November 24, 2024 Local Stories in and Around St. Joseph, Illinois

Category: <span>Athletics</span>


Franzen, Burkhalter impress early on for SJO girls’ cross-country

September 13, 2022

September 13, 2022

Savanna Franzen established herself on the high school cross-country scene as a freshman last fall. Now a sophomore, Franzen is...

A numbers game: Interest in golf, girls’ tennis at SJO increase, but both aren’t
board-approved sports

September 9, 2022

September 9, 2022

 St. Joseph-Ogden High School doesn’t want to be mediocre. To Athletic Director Justin Franzen that means making sure student athletes...

10 things you don’t know about me… SJO Quarterback Logan Smith

September 2, 2022

September 2, 2022

We asked St. Joseph-Ogden quarterback Logan Smith to tell us 10 interesting things about himself. Here are his answers. My...

5 Question Friday with senior Jackson Greer

September 2, 2022

September 2, 2022

Every Friday we are asking an SJO junior or senior athlete five questions. This week we talked to Jackson Greer....

Team effort sparks SJO football to win at Monticello

September 2, 2022

September 2, 2022

On paper, the start of the St. Joseph-Ogden High School football schedule appeared daunting.Open up on the road against Monticello,...

Cafarelli, Kern help SJO golf start strong

August 31, 2022

August 31, 2022

The sport to begin during the fall season, the St. Joseph-Ogden High School golf team is off to a rousing...

Close matches highlight SJO volleyball’s opening week

August 29, 2022

August 29, 2022

The results of the first week of the season don’t determine how the rest of a two-month season will play...

Lockhart help SJO soccer get off to solid start

August 29, 2022

August 29, 2022

Win, lose or draw. Those are the three outcomes a high school soccer team can have, and those three differentresults...

5 Question friday

August 26, 2022

August 26, 2022

Each Friday we will ask some SJO athletes five questions. Up first, junior football player Ethan McElroy. What made you...

Pence finds future home with Illinois State men’s basketball

August 4, 2022

August 4, 2022

Folks in St. Joseph have seen Ty Pence grow up before their eyes. From a literal standpoint to his development...