September 11, 2025 Local Stories in and Around St. Joseph, Illinois

Category: <span>Athletics</span>


SJO girls’ tennis delivers historic win

August 25, 2021

August 25, 2021

The newest sport at St. Joseph-Ogden High School made a bit of history on Tuesday afternoon.The Spartans’ girls’ tennis team...

Wilson delivers dramatic game-winning goal for SJO soccer

August 25, 2021

August 25, 2021

The St. Joseph-Ogden High School soccer team jumped out to a commanding lead during Tuesday afternoon’s nonconference home match against...

Cromwell, Page tally goals as SJO soccer wins season opener

August 24, 2021

August 24, 2021

Close soccer matches can swing on one or two plays. Or one or two goals. For the St. Joseph-Ogden High...

Burnett, Steinbach lead SJO volleyball to season-opening win

August 24, 2021

August 24, 2021

The St. Joseph-Ogden High School volleyball team opened its season Monday night with a solid win. The Spartans went on...

Taylor reflects on SJO coaching tenure

August 16, 2021

August 16, 2021

Kevin Taylor realized he needed to make a change. But stepping aside from coaching the St. Joseph-Ogden High School girls’...

SJO grad Hartman keeps reeling ‘em in with pro fishing career

August 16, 2021

August 16, 2021

Jordan Hartman fell in love with fishing at a young age. The 2014 St, Joseph-Ogden graduate would go with his...

St. Joseph Pony League wins tournament championship

July 13, 2021

July 13, 2021

By Jim Cotter —-URBANA—- In baseball, as is usually the case with most other sports, finishing a season better than...

Pence looks to the future with scholarship offers

July 6, 2021

July 6, 2021

By Jim Cotter Growing up in the shadows of the University of Illinois, it was always a dream for Ty...

SJO heading to state in boys track and field

June 17, 2021

June 17, 2021

By Jim Cotter After not having any kind of a season in 2020, the St. Joseph-Ogden boys track and field...

SJO wins sectional title

June 14, 2021

June 14, 2021

By Jim Cotter Good baseball teams find ways to keep their opponents at bay and then, at the opportune moment,...