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The St. Joseph-Ogden volleyball team rallied from a one-set deficit on Monday (Aug. 23) to earn a three-set win at Maroa-Forsyth.

The Spartans prevailed 23-25, 25-20, 25-18.

Becca Steinbach handed out 32 assists for SJ-O to go with nine digs and two blocks.

Hannah Fox posted a team-high 16 digs. Addie Roesch was the leader at the service line with three aces.

Kennedi Burnett pounded 13 kills and added five digs. Shayne Immke ended with nine kills and six digs.

On Wednesday (Aug. 25), Immke slammed eight kills and Burnett landed six kills as SJ-O overpowered Georgetown-Ridge Farm, 25-14, 25-3.

Taylor Hug collected 11 assists. Taylor Wells contributed three blocks and two kills. Burnett added three service aces.

SJ-O (2-0) returns to action on Thursday (Aug. 26) with the third of four consecutive road matches to start the season. The Spartans will play at Bismarck-Henning.

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Unbeaten and top-ranked Paris ended the girls’ basketball season for St. Joseph-Ogden on Monday with a 62-35 win in a Class 2A sectional semifinal game at Paris.

The Tigers scored all 62 of their points in the first three quarters. Paris led 18-13 after one quarter and 39-21 at halftime and had doubled the score (62-31) after three quarters.

Katie Cramer drained three three-point shots and made a team-high 11 points for SJ-O. Payton Jacob contributed 10 points.

Cramer netted a team-high 46 three-pointers for the season.

SJ-O ended the season with a 21-11 overall record.

Ten different squad members led the Spartans in scoring in at least one game this season.

Cramer was the leader in 11 games. She was followed by Ashlyn Lannert (six games), Payton Jacob (five games), Ella Armstrong (four games), Taylor Barnes (three games), Payton Vallee (three games), Atleigh Hamilton (two games), Taylor Wells (two games), Abby Behrens (one game) and Alyssa Hamilton (one game).

The team’s top individual scoring performances were by Jacob (19 points), Barnes (18 points) and Armstrong (17 points).

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The Spartans’ 10th loss of the season, Thursday’s 54-52 setback at Bloomington Central Catholic, was the team’s fifth loss settled by nine points, or less.

SJ-O led 29-24 at halftime, but attempted just two free throws in the Illini Prairie Conference encounter. Katie Cramer converted both attempts in the fourth quarter.

Taylor Wells netted a season-high 16 points and led SJ-O in scoring. Cramer chipped in with 12 points as did Ella Armstrong.

Wells hit 10 of her points in the second quarter, helping the Spartans open up a halftime lead.

The Spartans (19-10) return to action in their own Class 2A regional on Tuesday at 6 p.m. against either Tuscola or Clinton.

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The offensively balanced St. Joseph-Ogden girls’ basketball team received a season-high 12 points from Taylor Wells on Monday and remained unbeaten in Illini Prairie Conference games.

Wells became the 10th different squad member to lead – or share the team-lead – in scoring for a game this season.

In the 42-25 triumph over visiting St. Thomas More, Ashlyn Lannert chipped in with eight points and Payton Jacob contributed six points.

STM held a 19-16 halftime lead, but Wells scored six of her points in the third quarter as SJ-O pulled away. The Spartans yielded only one second-half basket and held a 35-21 lead after three quarters.

Jacob and Lannert also tallied four points apiece in the third quarter, a period where SJ-O scored 19 of the 21 points.

SJ-O is 15-4 overall and 2-0 in conference action. The Spartans, who have a four-game winning streak, return to action tonight at Stanford Olympia.

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The Spartans had their second-best defensive effort of the season on Saturday and opened Illini Prairie Conference play with a decisive 55-19 victory over visiting Chillicothe IVC.

Payton Jacob tallied 14 points for SJ-O. Katie Cramer hit 10 points. Both players converted two three-point shots.

Seven of Jacob’s points came in the first quarter as the Spartans jumped into a 17-6 lead.

SJ-O was sent to the free-throw line just twice and Jacob made both attempts in the third quarter.

Taylor Wells added eight points and Ella Armstrong netted six for SJ-O.

The Spartans’ lead was 29-10 at halftime.

The only opponent that was held to fewer points in a game this season by SJ-O was Iroquois West, which was limited to 16 points in the season’s second game.

SJ-O (14-4) has won six of its last seven games and returns to action tonight at home against St. Thomas More.

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Ella Armstrong led SJ-O with nine points. Atleigh Hamilton scored six points.

The Spartans attempted just two free throws, and both came in the first half. SJ-O managed just six second-half field goals.

Teutopolis was ahead 12-8 after one quarter and 23-18 at halftime.

On Saturday at home, the Spartans dropped a 62-27 decision to Morton, which pulled into a 22-9 lead after one quarter.

Ashlyn Lannert led SJ-O with 10 points. Taylor Wells added six points.

SJ-O (8-3) returns to action tonight at home against Paxton-Buckley-Loda, weather permitting.

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2 Ashlyn Lannert G 5’4″ 2022
4 Nora Walden F 5’6″ 2021
5 Taylor Campbell G/F 5’4″ 2021
10 Payton Jacob G/F 5’9″ 2022
11 Taylor Wells F/C 6’1″ 2022
12 Atleigh Hamilton G 5’5″ 2021
13 Kathryn Cramer G 5’5″ 2020
14 Abby Behrens G 5’4″ 2022
15 Taylor Barnes G/F 5’9″ 2020
21 Alyssa Hamilton G/F 5’8″ 2022
22 Payton Vallee F 5’10” 2021
23 Ella Armstrong G/F 5’9″ 2022
33 Anna Wentzloff F 5’7″ 2020

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