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Urbana's Rickasia Ivy makes strong showing at state

Urbana sophomre Rickasia Ivy finished 2-2 at the 2025 IHSA Girls Individual State Wrestling Tournament back in February. She is back on the roster on the prowl for another chance at a state title with the 5th-ranked Tigers. Here is a look back at her first state match.
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Urbana's Rickasia Ivy (right) looks to get head control on New Trier's Jillian Giller during their 140-pound match on at the Illinois High School Association's Girls Individual Wrestling State Finals in Bloomington on Friday, February 28, 2025. Ivy, a sophomore, lost the match by fall at 5:04. She finished the state tourament 2-2 after a 3-1 loss to Karen Canchola in the wrestleback. Giller, a senior, ended her high school career with pin to finish 5th.

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Rockets set to return to girls' shootout at SJO

Unity will be without last year's senior standout Lauren Haas this Saturday at the 2025 Country Financial Shootout at St. Joseph-Ogden High School. The Rockets take the court at 5:30 p.m. hoping to beat 8-1 Tri-Valley.

Unity senior Lauren Haas looks for an open teammate under the basket

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Lauren Haas looks for an open teammate to pass the ball during the Unity's 2024 Country Financial Shootout game against Watseka. Scoring consistently across all four quarters, Haas led the Rockets' offense with 12 points in the team 52-46 loss to the Warriors. Both teams return to this year's installment with Watseka (8-1) facing shootout host St. Joseph-Ogden (5-1) at 4 p.m. Unity (4-5) will take on the 8-1 Tri-Valley Vikings in the nightcap starting at around 5:30 p.m. at St. Joseph-Ogden High School.

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Going fishin'

Under the dome of the State Farm Center in Champaign, Yahya Thomas and Baylor Fernandes wrestler for third place at the 2017 IHSA state wrestling meet.

2017 wrestling match between Yahya Thomas and Baylor Fernandes

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Lockport Township sophomore Baylor Fernandes wrestles Mt. Carmel's Yahya Thomas during their third place match at the IHSA Individual State Wrestling Tournament on February 18, 2017 at the State Farm Center in Champaign. After scoring on two first-period takedowns, Thomas, a senior, went on to win the match by way of a 7-2 decision over Fernandes.

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Turn the other cheek

Mercer County's Justin Carey wrestles Illiana Christian's Isaac Lyzenga at the 2017 IHSA State Wrestling tournament in Champaign.

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CHAMPAIGN - Mercer County senior Justin Carey (43-4) wrestles Illiana Christian junior Isaac Lyzenga (29-9) during their 182-pound Class 1A championship quarterfinal match at the IHSA Individual State Wrestling Finals. Up in points in the second period, Carey suffered a match-ending injury giving Lyzenga the win on Friday, February 17, 2017. Lyzenga, on the right, went on to finish sixth in the weight class. See more photo of the day features from The Sentinel weekly.


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The Keegan krush, Germano delivering the hits

Keegan Germano lays a big hit on Monticello's Maddox Utley
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TOLONO - Unity's Keegan Germano lays out Monticello's Maddox Utley in a play in the first quarter during their IHSA second-round playoff game on November 8, 2025. The Rockets defeated the Sages at Hicks Field in an exciting matchup between two Illini Prairie teams 21-20. Advancing to the quarterfinals, Unity went on the road to face Williams and cruised to victory in the first half, setting up a semifinal showdown with St. Joseph-Ogden. Germano's defensive effort all season has been the cornerstone to the Rockets' 11-1 season.

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Aggressive rebound, SJO falls in first trip to state

Ashley [Runck] Krisman playing basketball for St. Joseph-Ogden
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Normal - St. Joseph-Ogden's Ashley Runck snatches a loose ball away from Breese Central's Lauren Budde during their Class 1A state quarterfinal game at Redbird Arena on January 23, 2007. In the final year of the girls' two-class system, the Spartans fell to the eventual state champion Cougars 56-39 in the state quarterfinals. It was deepest post season run for SJO since the start of the girls' basketball program in 1973. Runck led the Spartans (29-4) in the loss with 12 points. Twelve years later, the St. Joseph-Ogden girls' basketball program returned to Redbird, finishing third in Class 2A.


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Takedown season underway

Loyola junior Kai Calcutt
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CHAMPAIGH - Loyola Academy's Kai Calcutt tries to avoid a takedown on a shot by Joliet Central's Charles Walker during their 215-pound Class 3A title match at the IHSA Boys Wrestling State Final back in February. Calcutt, a junior and the defending champion, lost the match by a 7-5 decision. Heading into the title match, Calcutt rolled through the bracket, spending just five minutes on the mat total against his first three opponents. The IHSA wrestling season started a week ago Monday. Look for him back in title contention after finishing with a 40-2 record last year. The match season for IHSA wrestling starts this Monday around the state.

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Ironmen dominate the 2nd half to win the Chili Bowl

Normal West battled early, but Normal Community’s strong finish delivered a 35-22 win in the Chili Bowl, one of Illinois’ top prep rivalries.

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NORMAL - Ironman Nico Salvati tries to fight his way past a Wildcat offensive lineman to bring down Noah Gulley during their Big Twelve game in Week 2. Normal Community used a dominant second half to top Normal West 35-22 in the latest edition of the Chili Bowl. After a close first half, the Ironmen found their rhythm, capitalizing on turnovers and converting key possessions. The Wildcats battled but couldn’t keep pace as Community’s defense tightened in the final minutes. The Ironmen left the field with bragging rights in one of the area’s most cherished rivalries. See more photos from this game.

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Photo-of-the-Day | Hallowell starts varsity wresting career

St. Joseph-Ogden's Khaden Hallowell looks for a shot in on Danville's Kamarion Miles during the 215-pound match at the St. Joseph-Ogden Quad Meet on December 2. Hallowell, a freshman making his high school debut, went the distance, losing on 5-0 decision after three periods. The loss didn't stop the Spartans from winning the dual, 52-26.
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Photo of the Day | Dishin' the licks, McDonald can hit

Urbana's Tyreece McDonald flattens Central's Tyriss Hines while returning a kickoff during their regular season game on Friday, September 22. The Tigers (0-9) lost their Homecoming game, 58-6.
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Photo of the Day | Spartans open season with a TDC victory

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St. Joseph-Ogden senior Payton Cain goes up for a shot over a Georgetown-Ridge Farm-Chrisman junior Justis Arthur during their Toyota of Danville Basketball Tournament opener on December 3, 2019. The Spartans won the tournament pool play game and season opener after piling on 44 second-half points for the 'W', 65-37. SJO went on to win the conference title that season (8-1 Illini Prairie) and finished the season with 23 wins stacked against nine losses.
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Photo of the Day | High-valued resource: RSO helps cheer Spartans to victory on Saturday

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St. Joseph - While spectators enthusiastically clap behind him, St. Joseph-Ogden School Resource Officer Shawn Hallett readies a hardy high-five for a student fan after leading Saturday's spectators to cheer louder for the Spartan football team during their Class 3A first-round playoff game. Some might say the effort paid off handsomely as SJO went on to win the day, 38-15. The 8-2 Spartans travel to Roxana to take on the undefeated Shells this Saturday. The Roxana athletic department provided a through gameday guide for fans and spectators that can be found here. More photos from this game are on they way later this week.
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Photo of the Day | Big trouble in little St. Joe

SJO's Drew Coursey
Linebacker Drew Coursey fights his way into the Pontiac backfield during St. Joseph-Ogden's home game on September 27, 2019. Coursey made two tackles, one for a loss, and credited with one assist in SJO's 19-0 win. The senior also recovered one fumble in conference game on Friday. Improving to 4-1, the Spartans could only muster just one more regular season victory, finishing the regular season 5-4 and drawing Williamsville for first-round playoff opponenty. The undefeated Bullets rolled to 54-26 win over SJO on their way to the Class 3A state title.
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Photo-of-the-day | Trimble and Spartans win at home in straight sets

St. Joseph-Ogden's Bree Trimble pops up a dig in their regular season home volleyball match against Maroa-Forsyth. The Trojans fell in two sets 25-18 and 25-14 to the Spartans on September 25, 2018. (PhotoNews Media/Photo by Clark Brooks)

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