April 12, 2026 Local Stories in and Around St. Joseph, Illinois

5 questions with TREVOR AMES

How would you describe this team?
This team is special.

What is a lesson you have learned this season?
Having a chip on your shoulder is great thing to have sometimes.

What was your favorite moment from this season?
My favorite moment is after beating Unity.

Do you have any superstitions before games?
I don’t have any superstitions.

What has the fan support been like this season?
The fan support has been great and is part of the reason we’re doing what we’re doing.

By Nora Maberry March 1, 2024

in Athletics

Athletics

‘Genuine excitement’ for SJO football heading into 2019 season

August 29, 2019 Nora Maberry

Lofty expectations are attached to the St. Joseph-Ogden High School football team every year. This season is no different for...

Athletics

SJO soccer ties Comets, plays Danville close

September 2, 2019 Nora Maberry

Four matches in, the St. Joseph-Ogden High School soccer team is still searching for its first victory. But the Spartans...

Athletics

SJO dances through adversity and earns date at state

January 22, 2019 Nora Maberry

On Friday afternoon, the St. Joseph-Ogden dance team thought its season was finished. Not because of how they performed. But...

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

5 Question Friday with SJO Football Head Coach Shawn Skinner

October 21, 2022 Nora Maberry

How has the team improved since the first game?I think the team has been as committed as you can as...

Athletics

Expectations remain high for SJO baseball in 2019 season

March 28, 2019 Nora Maberry

For a program that has accomplished everything in the last decade except win a state championship, the goals veteran St....

Athletics

Blackburn soars on Friday nights

September 6, 2019 JIm Cotter

Kaylee Blackburn isn’t afraid of heights. In fact, the St. Joseph-Ogden High School cheerleader is known as a high-flyer. Blackburn,...

Athletics

DeJarnette to lead soccer program at SJO

May 21, 2020 JIm Cotter

Bill DeJarnette is no stranger to the St. Joseph-Ogden soccer program. DeJarnette was the first coach of the SJO soccer...

Athletics

Showdown at BHRA on tap for SJO boys’ basketball

December 16, 2024 Nora Maberry

The St. Joseph-Ogden and Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin boys’ basketball teams are familiar with each other. That’s because the two tradition-rich programs typically...