Spartans vs Rockets photo gallery

Hey, sports fans! We just finished putting 20 photos from last night's basketball game between Tolono Unity and St. Joseph-Ogden. Here's a small sample of what you will find on the PhotoNews website.

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December 6, 2011 - St. Joseph, IL - Spartans' Logan Carr takes control of the paint while getting into position under the basket on second period Unity free throw. St. Joseph-Ogden defeated visiting Unity, 74-63. SJO improved to 4-0 on the season while Unity evens out their season at 1-1 with the loss.

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December 6, 2011 - St. Joseph, IL - Spartans' Dalton Walsh and Rockets' Derek Hooker collide on a sideline while both were going after a loose ball. Walsh went on to finish the game with a team-high 17 points thanks to five treys for the night.

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December 6, 2011 - St. Joseph, IL - Rockets' Alex Throson takes a towering shot over Spartans' Dylan Troyer in the first half of their game.

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December 6, 2011 - St. Joseph, IL - Deny a loose ball to Rockets' Taylor Black, Spartans' Blake Hoveln looks to pass after scooping up the ball while sliding across the floor during first half action.

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December 6, 2011 - St. Joseph, IL - Sailing high over Spartans' Blake Hoveln, Rockets' Aaron Larson puts the ball up for two of his first half 14 points in the first half. Larson went on to finish with a game-high 25.

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New Leader Classic fan page on facebook

We just created an unofficial Leader Classic Basketball Tournament fan page on facebook.

The Leader Classic was the brainchild of The Ogden Leader founder Scott Hunter and then St. Joseph-Ogden High School Athletic Directer Dale Doehring more than 20 years ago. Each year the week before Christmas, eight area basketball teams play for the coveted title. Like our fan page if you will be following this year's tournament and visit the PhotoNews website for game summaries and photos.

Fruhling leads SJO with double-double

December 5, 2011 – St. Joseph, IL – The seniors on this year’s St. Joseph-Ogden girls’ basketball team floated like butterflies and didn’t need to sting their opponent Monday night with threes in their latest display of hard court domination. For a third consecutive game, the Spartans defeated an opponent by 15 or more points this season in their 48-28 Sangamon Valley Conference win over Watseka.

In the photo above, on her way to game-high 17 points, St. Joseph-Ogden's Josey Fruhling puts up a shot in the second half.  The Spartans defeated the visiting Warriors, 48-28.

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Out of the seven games played this season, only two, Schlarman (11/14) and Paxton-Buckley-Loda (11/18), presented much of a challenge to well-condition, lighting quick squad. Monday night’s contest was a rerun of the past couple with five senior starters all doing their thing … no, make that ‘thang’ – simply because their performance was so good against Watseka.

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December 3, 2011 – Champaign, IL – The St. Thomas More girls’ basketball team probably have a little more … no check that … an enormous glide in their strides and pep in their steps after toppling the Lady Irish of Bishop McNamara at Parkland College Saturday evening. The Sabers, who in all previous meetings suffered losses to the Kankakee area Catholic School powerhouse, won the annual meeting by five, 55-50.

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Spartans' Fruhling outscores opponent

December 3, 2011 – St. Joseph, IL – The Westville girls’ basketball team managed to score just 12 points against St. Joseph-Ogden in their non-conference game Saturday afternoon. The Spartans, behind the smooth shooting of senior Josey Fruhling, scored 32 in the first half on their way to a 47-12 win.

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St. Joseph-Ogden tumbles in dual at Champaign Central

Central's Nate Volk is declared winner after his match against St. Joseph-Ogden's Austin Hedrick. Volk won the match for the Maroons with a second period pin at 3:31.  Central went on to win the dual meet, 62-9.

St. Joseph-Ogden's Andy Bensyl shoots in on Central's Toby Rivera.  Bensyl won the match 6-3.

St. Joseph-Ogden's Skylar Pumphrey is lifted off the ground by Central's Tate Long.  Long pinned Pumphrey 1:17 into the first period of their 145-pound match.


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St. Joseph-Ogden rolls over Westville with complete team effort

December 3, 2011 – St. Joseph, IL – While it was an unseasonably warm December day outside, the entire St. Joseph-Ogden basketball team saw playing time against visiting Westville in their non-conference game Saturday afternoon. All but one of the 14-member team contributed at least two points on the way to a final score of 68-30.

Junior Chase Patton led the team in scoring and rebounds with 18 points and seven boards. Notching a second consecutive double figure performance, Brent Schluter was 5-for-8 from the field finishing with 10 points. Dylan Troyer led the team in steals with five.

 

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St. Joseph-Ogden's second win meaningful victory

December 2, 2011 – St. Joseph, IL - Whenever Paxton-Buckley-Loda pulled away on the scoreboard, host St. Joseph-Ogden managed to tug their way back into their Sangamon Valley Conference game Friday night. The Spartans, who were playing their second game of the season and the underdogs to the visiting five-game veteran Panthers, the win was meaningful.

“It was a big win early in the season, especially for our group. We have a lot of guys without varsity experience,” said SJO head coach Brian Brooks. “It was a really good win against a very good team.

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Maroons' wrestlers roll over Spartans

December 1, 2011 – Champaign, IL – Andy Bensyl was the lone winner in the Spartans road meet at Champaign Central on Thursday evening. St. Joseph-Ogden tallied just six other points – a double forfeit at 195 and a forfeit at heavyweight.

The Maroons dominated the match with four first period five first period pins at 120, 126, 132, 145 and 225.

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Lexi Wallen leads Sabers to 6-1 record in win over CPCI

December 1, 2011 - Champaign, IL - Lexi Wallen notched her first conference double-double of the season last night in a heavily lopsided victory over Cissna Park-Crescent-Iroquois.  Leading The High School of St. Thomas More to a 67-10 victory over the Timberwolves, Willen scored a season-high 22 points in the regular season Sangamon Valley Conference game.

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