The St. Joseph-Ogden boys’ soccer team closed the regular season with a dominating home win, while the Spartans’ girls’ tennis team picked up a win as well in their regular-season finale. Here is a recap of what happened on Tuesday with the Spartans:
In boys’ soccer Stevens, Hess stand out
St. Joseph-Ogden capped the regular season in resounding fashion, with the Spartans defeating Watseka/Milford 11-2 on Tuesday in a nonconference match at Dick Duval Field in St. Joseph.
The Spartans are now 14-6-2 on the season and have won their last two matches. Sophomore Lucas Stevens led the offensive output by scoring six goals and adding two assists.
Senior Tyler Hess also had a hat trick, scoring three goals and supplying four assists. Senior Nico Harris also joined in on the fun with three assists, while senior Waylon Jones, senior Yadi Acosta and sophomore Caleb Taylor each handed out an assist as well.
SJO will now turn its attention to the Class 1A playoffs. The Spartans begin postseason play at 4 p.m. on Oct. 20 with a regional semifinal match against Oakwood/Salt Fork in Monticello. The two teams met in the season opener for both teams, with SJO winning 2-1 on Aug. 24.
In girls’ tennis Spartans cruise by Falcons
St. Joseph-Ogden did not drop a set in singles play, allowing the Spartans to post a 9-0 win against Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley on Tuesday at the Atkins Tennis Center in Urbana.
Senior Sophie Schmitz, sophomore Alissa Knight and junior Aubree Profancik did not even lose
a game in their singles matches, with Schmitz winning 6-0, 6-0 at No. 2 singles, Knight winning
6-0, 6-0 at No. 3 singles and Profancik winning 6-0, 6-0 at No. 5 singles.
Junior Avarie Dietiker prevailed 6-1, 6-2 at No. 1 singles and freshman Laney Wied won 6-1, 6-2
at No. 4 singles for the Spartans, while the No. 6 singles match was not completed.
In doubles play, juniors Leah Pruitt and Alyssa Osterbur teamed up to win 8-2 at the No. 1 slot,
while sophomore Sophia Chahine and freshman Joselyn Daniel won’t 8-2 at the No. 2 spot. The
No. 3 doubles match did not finish.
SJO now turns its attention to IHSA postseason play. The Spartans will compete in the Class 1A
Centennial Sectional that begins Friday at Lindsay Tennis Center in Champaign.
In volleyball Spartans fall at BCC
St. Joseph-Ogden lost its second straight Illini Prairie Conference match, with host Bloomington Central Catholic sweeping the Spartans 25-20, 25-19 on Tuesday night in Bloomington.
Senior Emerson Williams posted a team-high three kills for SJO (14-11, 2-4 Illini Prairie), while senior Hadley McDonald, junior Vivian Smith and junior Raegan Wheatley each had two kills. Junior Megan Kearney (six assists) and senior Alivia Learned (five assists) directed the Spartans’ offense, while Williams (eight digs), McDonald (seven digs), Kearney (six digs) and
junior Ava Alexander (five digs) led the defensive efforts.
SJO returns to the court on Thursday night when it hosts Rantoul in another Illini Prairie match.
First serve is set for 7 p.m.
The Spartans also learned their IHSA postseason assignment late last week. SJO is a No. 3 seed in Class 2A and will head to Bismarck to begin regional play on Oct. 27. The Spartans will face either sixth-seeded Unity or 11th-seeded Uni High at 7 p.m. in a regional semifinal match on Oct. 27. The regional tournament starts on Oct. 26 with eighth-seeded Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin playing 10th-seeded Hoopeston Area at 6 p.m. in a regional quarterfinal match before Unity and Uni High play at 7 p.m. The winner of the BHRA-Hoopeston Area match takes on second-seeded Westville at 6 p.m. on Oct. 27 in the first regional semifinal match. The two regional semifinal winners will meet at 6 p.m. on Oct. 29 in a regional championship match, with the winner moving on to the Pontiac Sectional the following week.
You must be logged in to post a comment.