Prep Sports

Spartans open up postseason after earning share of SVC title by outlasting Sabers in 12 innings

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 12:16pm

By MATT DANIELS
mdaniels@news-gazette.com

CHAMPAIGN — The path to a regional baseball title for St. Joseph-Ogden might have to go through St. Thomas More.
So did a share of the Sangamon Valley Conference title.

Spartans clinch conference title, prepare for regional

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 12:14pm

By ALAN PATTON
FOR THE LEADER

The St. Joseph-Ogden High School softball team got ready for the postseason last week by racking up a 5-1 record, clinching a Sangamon Valley Conference championship in the process.

Panthers head into postseason

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 12:12pm | Nora Maberry-Daniels

Heading into the postseason, teams exude extra confidence by ending the regular season with wins.
Which is what the East Central baseball team did.

Good prep for Spartans at Bulldog Invite

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 12:07pm

The St. Joseph-Ogden boys track and field team spent its final weekend before the postseason going up against bigger schools.
And the Spartans fared particularly well at the 19-school Bulldog Invitational at Mahomet-Seymour, which featured mainly Class 2A teams.

Illinois Marathon results

Tue, 04/30/2013 - 4:08pm

Participants are listed under the town they registered under. Their race place, name, town, age, gender and time are listed.

5K Results
Ogden
273 Austin Rein Ogden IL 12 Male 22:52
385 Nike Olson Ogden IL 26 Female 23:59
977 Brad Monti Ogden IL 45 Male 27:28
1049 Susan Smith Ogden IL 43 Female 27:50
1299 Colton Breitenfeldt Ogden IL 15 Male 28:53

Spartans lose first game of season, bounce back to win

Tue, 04/30/2013 - 4:06pm

By Alan Patton
For the Leader

The St. Joseph-Ogden softball team suffered their first loss of the season on Monday, April 22, by dropping a 6-0 decision to a state-ranked team from Mattoon, but recovered to win three of their four remaining games during the week.

Hawks defeat Okaw Valley

Thu, 04/18/2013 - 1:36pm | Nora Maberry-Daniels

Lisa Boyer doesn’t think the rain is effecting her players.
“We have only had two games canceled because our field holds water so well,” Boyer said. “We actually need some practices to work on some defensive and baserunning skills. It looks like we will have that time this year.”
The Heritage Hawks took on Centennial on April 5. The Hawks fell to the Chargers 5-1.

East Central dominates Arcola

Thu, 04/18/2013 - 1:35pm | Nora Maberry-Daniels

The East Central Panthers didn’t play much last week.
The Panther’s had games against Georgetown-Ridgefarm High School, Okaw Valley High School and Cerro Gordo High School canceled due to weather.
Head coach Mike Taylor said the cancellations do prove challenging for the team.

Spartans sweep PBL

Thu, 04/18/2013 - 1:32pm | Nora Maberry-Daniels

Jake Stewart had a big game on April 12.
The St. Joseph-Ogden junior went 3 for 3 with two runs and three RBI at PBL.
“Jake gave us a kick start by leading off the game with a double,” said coach Josh Haley. “He also had a big 2 out 2 RBI Hit in the second inning. It’s nice to have a guy like Jake hit leadoff that can put the ball in the gap when the lineup turns over.”

Softball Streak reaches twelve

Thu, 04/18/2013 - 1:29pm

By ALAN PATTON
FOR THE LEADER

Even with one game rained out and another moved back a day because of the weather, the St. Joseph-Ogden softball team still had time to play (and win) four games in the past week.