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All conference basketball teams announced

The 2021 Illini Prairie Conference Girls Basketball All Conference Team has been announced. Junior Taylor Wells from St. Joseph-Ogden was named to the first team. Junior Ella Armstrong was named to the second team.

Sophomore Ty Pence was named to the Boys Basketball All Conference first team. Junior Evan Ingram was named to the second team and Junior Andrew Beyers was named an honorable mention.

By Nora Maberry April 16, 2021

in Athletics

Athletics

Hamilton, relay team place first at conference meet for Spartans

May 2, 2019 Nora Maberry

The intensity of a postseason meet is right around the corner for the St. Joseph-Ogden High School girls’ track and...

Athletics

Hard work key to Gaskin’s success

April 30, 2019 Nora Maberry

St. Joseph-Ogden senior track athlete Lane Gaskin is a hard worker. Boys track coach Jason Retz said Gaskin is willing...

Athletics

Jacob, Cramer and Barnes help SJO girls’ basketball top Prairie Central

January 20, 2020 Nora Maberry

Needing a big win, the St. Joseph-Ogden High School girls’ basketball team delivered last Thursday night. The Spartans stopped a...

Athletics

Pence, Ingram lead SJO boys’ basketball off to superb start

February 19, 2021 Nora Maberry

After having the season delayed more than two months and then missingthe first week of the condensed season while dealing...

Athletics

SJO girls’ track and field wins Spartan Classic, prep for postseason

May 8, 2019 Nora Maberry

Winning meets on their own track has become a consistent theme for the St. Joseph-Ogden High School girls’ track and...

Athletics

McDonald on cusp of 400th win as SJO volleyball continues success

September 11, 2023 Nora Maberry

A historic night is potentially on tap Monday at St. Joseph-Ogden High School.SJO volleyball coach Abby McDonald, in her 16th...

Athletics, People

SJO to name football field in Duval’s honor

May 26, 2020 Nora Maberry

Like most people who have ever known Dick Duval, Brian Brooks can remember their first-ever meeting. It happened 17 years...

Athletics

Wells, defense shine as balanced SJO girls’ basketball team wins regional title

February 22, 2022 Nora Maberry

The high school girls’ basketball season has taken St. Joseph-Ogden High School all across the state of Illinois. With plenty...

Athletics

Knott, sprint relay shine at GCMS Invitational

April 24, 2019 Nora Maberry

The St. Joseph-Ogden High School boys’ track and field team went two weeks in between competitions. Blame Mother Nature for...

Athletics

Spartans look for successful 2019 season

July 26, 2019 JIm Cotter

Although the calendar may still say July, the St. Joseph-Ogden high school football team has been busily preparing for the...

Athletics

SJO volleyball shines in first week

August 28, 2023 Nora Maberry

High expectations surround the St. Joseph-Ogden volleyball program every fall. That’s what happens when regular-season success and postseason success seem...