BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Spartans (7-1) continue to flourish in close games. SJ-O followed up on a seven-point Thursday win at Danville (52-45) with a one-point triumph (41-40) on Saturday at Oakwood. For the season, five of the team’s seven wins have been by margins of seven points, or […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph-Ogden’s boys’ basketball team capped a perfect first week by winning all five games by double-digit margins and capturing the team title in the 31st Toyota of Danville Classic. On Friday, the Spartans handed Cissna Park its lone loss of the week, 65-49 before winning […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph-Ogden’s boys’ basketball team opened its season with a win on Tuesday, despite missing 9 of 17 free throws in the opening round of the 31st Spartan Classic. SJ-O upended Georgetown-Ridge Farm, 65-37. Chance Izard scored 19 points and Jordan Kelly added 12 points for […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com There was a time in the late 1980s that St. Joseph-Ogden had a leg up on the competition and it had nothing to do with the quality of the boys’ basketball program. The advantage was the timing for the school’s annual holiday tournament. It came after […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Spartans (4-1) dropped their home-opener on Tuesday, 65-44, to Paris. Taylor Barnes scored a team-high nine points. Finishing with six points apiece were Alyssa Hamilton, Payton Jacob and Ashlyn Lannert. Paris jumped into a 14-6 lead after one quarter. Lannert and Katie Cramer were picked […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com What does it take to realize your dreams? Like many successful athletes, St. Joseph-Ogden’s Hannah Dukeman learned early on that a dream is only a dream without dedication and hard work. “When I was younger, I wanted to play some sport at the professional level, I […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Blue Devils captured third place in the Lady Falcon/Lady Bunny Tournament on Friday at Gibson City, upending Monticello 56-48. Aliya Holloman netted her fourth straight 20-point game to start the season, firing in a game-high 25 points. Kyleigh Block totaled 12 points. In Thursday’s semifinal […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph-Ogden’s girls’ basketball team won the championship in the Lady Falcon/Lady Bunny Tournament on Friday at Fisher. SJ-O (4-0) pulled out close wins in both the semifinals and the finals. The Spartans edged Villa Grove/Heritage 46-43 in Thursday’s semifinal contest. Katie Cramer drained four three-point […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph-Ogden’s girls’ basketball team opened the season with two wins in two nights this week and had different scoring leaders in each game. On Monday, the Spartans handed Fisher a 39-22 setback in the first round of the Lady Falcon/Lady Bunny Tournament at Fisher. Alyssa […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The St. Joseph Middle School seventh-grade boys’ basketball team started the season off with five consecutive wins. Three different squad members have led the team in scoring during the early-season contests. Tanner Siems scored eight points in a 35-22 win over Oakwood. Against Tuscola, in a […]
