New galleries, new publication

Hello PhotoNews fans. We have a quick update to inform you about a couple of new galleries that are up as well as our special edition publication from the PhotoNews coverage of the Argenta Regional meet. Click on any of the photos to visit the meet photo gallery. Want to see our newest 48-page publication dedicated to this meet, click the sample pages at the bottom of this post.

160-lb quarterfinal match action between St. Joseph-Ogden's Austin Upton and Monticello's Charlie Stevenson. Upton took 1:28 to pin Stevenson, a senior member of the Sages' wrestling squad, and later went on to take the division title.







Wrestleback action between St. Joseph-Ogden's Josh Poulter and Auburn's Caleb Putman in the 170-pound bracket. Putman, a freshman, defeated Poulter with a pin at the five minute mark on his way to a fourth place finish at the Argenta Regional Wrestling Meet on Saturday.







St. Joseph-Ogden's Kenny Lindsey, who has over 100 career wins, defeated Oakwood's Hunter Tharp one minute and 13 seconds into their match on his way to a second consecutive regional champion title. Tharp will also advance to the sectional meet after finishing in third place in the 195-pound division.








Monticello's Zach Armstrong and Warrensburg-Latham's Brandon Gibbs roll during action in their 195-pound wrestleback match. Armstrong prevailed to win by pin at 1:35.







This is the cover of Takedown! a PhotoNews special edition dedicated to photo coverage from the Argenta regional wrestling meet on February 4th. The 48 pages publication, available in digital format for the iPad or traditional print format, can be found here: LINK







A sample page from Takedown!








Another sample page from the Takedown! magazine

Legislation sought to change IHSA's 12-day practice rule

Earlier this week, the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) came out urging member schools and the communities to oppose Illinois Senate Bill 2550. The bill, which was filed by 53^rd District Senator Shane Cultra (R) on January 11, would allow for a local school board to provide a waiver for a student-athlete to participate in a high school football contest, even if that the student-athlete has failed to meet the IHSA mandated 12 practices prior to the first contest due to involvement in military training. 

“This is very dangerous and counterproductive legislation,” said IHSA Executive Director Marty Hickman in a released statement. “First and foremost, this is an issue of student health and safety, not an issue of patriotism. We all applaud and support young people who choose to serve our country.”

Former St. Joseph-Ogden football standouts Joe Peters and Tom Rohl both now serving in the United States Army agree with the 12-day rule.

“In BCT (Basic Combat Training), going to the gym wasn't an option for PT. We did military exercises and conditioning,” said PFC Peters, a lineman that helped the Spartans to a 9-0 season and a record-setting Class 3A state title game his senior year. “It’s a different kind of workout than ... 

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Urbana Wrestling Tournament photo gallery online

First of two installment of photos from yesterday's Urbana Wrestling Tournament. You can see, read & share more photos here --> Urbana Tournament Gallery



Click on individual photos to see all the photos from each of the matches show below.







Centennial's Austen Schott (21-1) and Glenbard East's Angelo San Juan (19-3) in their 113-pound championship match at the 2012 Urbana Wrestling Tournament. San Juan handed Schott his first loss of the season with his 5-1 title win Saturday evening.








220-pound consolation bracket wrestling action between St. Thomas More's Luc Bequette and Schlarman's Joe Cahill (16-5). Cahill stuck Bequette at 4:53 on his way to a sixth-place finish this year.







Wrestling action between St. Joseph-Ogden's Rowdy Randall (4-13) and Bloomington's Brandon Farmer (4-2) in the 126-pound third-place match at the 2012 Urbana Wrestling Tournament. Farmer stuck Randall 47 seconds into their bout.







Springfield's Christen Hunt (16-5) tosses Glenbard East's Dayton Olson (12-10) to the mat in their 120-pound championship match at the 2012 Urbana Wrestling Tournament. Hunt won the match and this year's title in a 4-3 decision.








Podium photograph of the top five 182-pound place winners at the 2012 Urbana Wrestling Tournament. The winners were: 1. Archie Williams (Centennial), 2. Matt Chlebek (Glenbard East), 3. Nathan Ames (Schlarman), 4. Landon Dorn (Morton) and 5. Javonte Burnett (Glenbard East).







Here are the top five place winners in the 285-pound weight class at the 2012 Urbana Wrestling Tournament. The winners were: 1. Andrew Marion (Bloomington), 2. Nick Schreifer (Centennial), 3. Brandon Hart (Glenbard East), 4. Grahmn Vose (Springfield) and 5. Jake Crouk (Glenbard East).

St. Joseph-Ogden vs St. Thomas More Girls Basketball Photo Gallery

St. Thomas More erased a first half deficit to come back and win this important Sangamon Valley Conference game by three over the Spartans, 42-39. Lexi Wallen scored a game-high 16 points while St. Joseph-Ogden's Josey Fruhling paced SJO with 12. Check out the entire gallery here: LINK Below are a few sample photos from the gallery.





January 9, 2012 - Champaign, IL - Sabers' Erica Wallen boxes out Spartans' Josey Fruhling in their regular season Sangamon Valley Conference game on Monday night. Making up a first half deficit, St. Thomas More fought back to a 42-39 win over visiting St. Joseph-Ogden. Fruhling led SJO with 12 points and finished with three rebounds while Wallen finished as STM's third leading scorer with six points and had three rebounds.









Sabers' Courtney Wax and Jade Brinkoetter go up fighting for a rebound against Spartan's Hannah Graham. Graham had two steals, two points and tied teammate Hannah Gaylord with 10 team-high rebounds on the night. Brinkoetter finished with 11 points and a team-high six rebounds in the victory.










Sabers' Lexi Wallen goes up for a shot around Spartans' Josey Fruhling. Wallen scored a game-high 16 points, snagged three rebounds and stole the ball three times to lead her team to a crucial conference win over the Spartans. Fruhling led SJO with 12 points and finished with three rebounds.









January 9, 2012 - Champaign, IL - Spartans' Elizabeth Everingham makes a pass against the Sabers. Everingham, who cranked up the intensity in the second half, finished with nine points, a team-high 4 steals and six rebounds.









Spartans' Elizabeth Everingham goes for a steal.










Spartans' Hannah Gaylord tries to fight her way past Sabers' Erica Wallen. Gaylord scored eight points and tied teammate Hannah Graham with 10 team-high rebounds in the loss.







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Nate Michael assist Spartans in Conference win

January 6, 2012 - Watseka, IL – Shooting 57% from behind the arc, St. Joseph-Ogden’s Nate Michael delivered his best scoring performance of the season with 14 points on the road at Watseka on Friday night. The Spartans improved to 11-4 on the season after taking the W from the Warriors.

The two-game win streak could be the start of what will make the three-game slide at this year’s State Farm Holiday Classic nothing more than a faded memory.


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