BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com Life is full of unexpected twists and turns. After the 2018-2019 St. Joseph-Ogden High School girls’ basketball team placed third in the IHSA 2A State tournament, Hannah Dukeman set her sights on leading the Spartans as point guard during her senior year. But by the time […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph-Ogden Girls’ basketball The Spartans won three of four games at the State Farm Classic, taking fifth place in a tournament where none of the games were decided by more than eight points. In Saturday’s fifth-place game at Bloomington High School, SJ-O (13-4) trailed after […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Comets were unable to hang onto a double-figure first-half lead on Thursday at home and dropped a 36-34 decision to Salt Fork. Oakwood led 10-2 after one quarter and 18-7 at halftime. Salt Fork managed just three first-half field goals. Katelyn Young led the Comets […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Spartans started strong on Tuesday at Champaign Central, scoring all eight of the first-period points, but suffered a 43-39 loss to the Maroons. SJ-O held a 31-21 second-half lead before Central (5-5) took control with a 15-0 run. The Maroons’ first lead of the game […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The St. Joseph-Ogden girls’ basketball team put up 58 points in successive home games to start the week while snapping a two-game losing streak. On Monday, SJ-O overpowered Paxton-Buckley-Loda 58-47. On Tuesday, the Spartans topped Urbana 58-40. Four players scored in double figures against PBL. Abby […]
