By Fred Kroner The Spartans were held scoreless on Wednesday (Oct. 13) in a Class 1A regional semifinal match at St. Thomas More by Monticello, which secured a 7-0 triumph. SJ-O ends the season with a 13-9-1 overall record. Five squad members netted at least five goals for the year: […]
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Spartan soccer advances in IHSA tournament
By Fred Kroner Senior Jared Emmert and freshman Collin Thomey produced hat tricks on Saturday (Oct. 9) as St. Joseph-Ogden opened postseason play at home with an 8-0 shutout at home over Unity in an IHSA Class 1A regional quarterfinal soccer match. Emmert also had two assists. Jackson Greer had […]
Monticello shuts out SJO Soccer
By Fred Kroner Monticello expanded a 1-0 halftime lead on Tuesday (Oct. 5) with six second-half goals and recorded a 7-0 soccer triumph at St. Joseph-Ogden. Spartan goalkeeper Hunter Ketchum was peppered with shots and ended with 27 saves. SJ-O (11-8-1) returns to action on Thursday (Oct. 7) at home […]
Spartan Soccer defeats Rantoul
By Fred Kroner Owen Baltzell scored two goals and Jackson Greer distributed two assists on Thursday (Sept. 30) as the St. Joseph-Ogden soccer team won at home over Rantoul, 5-3. Also netting goals for SJ-O were Greer, Jared Emmert and Collin Thomey. Teammates with assists were Will Page and Spencer […]
BCC outscores SJO Soccer
By Fred Kroner Will Page scored the lone goal for the St. Joseph-Ogden soccer team on Tuesday (Sept. 28) in an 8-1 loss at Bloomington Central Catholic. The Spartans trailed, 4-1, at halftime. Hunter Ketchum produced a season’s high 26 saves. SJ-O (10-7-1) returns to action on Thursday (Sept. 30) […]
Spartans end Senior Night with win over Georgetown-Ridge Farm
By Fred Kroner The Spartans played their fourth 1-0 soccer match of the season on Thursday (Sept. 23) and came out on the winning end when sophomore Spencer Wilson netted a second-half goal. His game-winning shot followed an assist by senior Jared Emmert. Hunter Ketchum totaled six saves. The Spartans […]
SJO Soccer gets victory over Unity
By Fred Kroner Aiden Cromwell netted two first-half goals and Spencer Wilson added a goal and an assist before intermission, leading St. Joseph-Ogden to a 6-1 soccer victory over Tolono Unity. SJ-O led 4-0 at halftime. Brennan Haake, Collin Thomey and Charlie Schmitz had the Spartans’ other goals. Garrett Siems, […]
Greer leads Spartans over Blue Ridge
By Fred Kroner Junior Jackson Greer scored two goals and had one assist on Friday (Sept. 17) as the St. Joseph-Ogden soccer team edged Blue Ridge at home, 4-3. Greer’s first goal accounted for the only scoring in the first half. Aiden Cromwell netted a goal and teammate Brennan Haake […]
SJO Soccer gets two consecutive shut-outs
By Fred Kroner Junior Aiden Cromwell scored two goals on Wednesday (Sept. 15) as the St. Joseph-Ogden soccer team shut out its second consecutive opponent, winning 3-0 at Stanford Olympia. SJ-O led, 1-0, at halftime on a goal by Cromwell, assisted by Garrett Siems. Brennan Haake also netted a goal […]
SJO-Soccer defeats Iroquois West at Cornjerker Classic
By Fred Kroner The Spartans’ soccer team won one of three matches in the two-day Cornjerker Classic, in Hoopeston, which ended on Saturday (Sept. 11). SJ-O was shut out by Grant Park, 2-0, and Monticello, 1-0. The Spartans edged Iroquois West, 1-0, on a Collin Thomey goal which was assisted […]