June 14, 2026 Local Stories in and Around St. Joseph, Illinois

SJO to host first-round playoff game

The St. Joseph-Ogden football team (6-3) will host Robinson (6-3) in the first round of the IHSA Class 3A football playoffs on Saturday at 3 p.m.

Other Illini Prairie Conference teams that qualified for the playoffs include conference champion Prairie Central (9-0) who will host conference member Paxton Bucky Loda (5-4), Unity (8-1) who will host Harrisburg (5-4), Monticello (5-4) who will travel to Mt. Carmel (8-1) and Bloomington Central Catholic (6-3) who will travel to Mercer County (7-2).

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