By Fred Kroner For the fourth time in the past seven years, the St. Joseph Junior High baseball team has qualified for the IESA Class 2A state tournament. The Panthers secured their berth on Saturday (Sept. 25) with a 7-0 win at home over Hoopeston Area in the sectional championship […]
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Panther baseball advances to State tournament
By Fred Kroner For the St. Joseph Panthers junior high baseball team, the IESA Class 2A regional semifinal game looked a lot like the regional championship contest. Both were wins for the Panthers. Both were by 12-0 shutouts. Both were games where the St. Joseph pitchers didn’t issue a walk. […]
St. Joseph baseball picks up third consecutive win
By Fred Kroner The St. Joseph Panthers collected a 9-1 baseball win on Monday (Aug. 23) over Champaign Edison, the team’s third straight win. Bryson Houchens picked up the win. In six innings, he allowed five hits, no walks and struck out seven. Gary Page pitched the final inning to […]