SJO holds off comeback to defeat ALAH 49-39 at Country Financial Shootout

SJO's Katie Ericksen passes the ball during second quarter action against ALAH. The sophomore finished the game with four points.

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ST. JOSEPH - Jumping out to a quick 10-point lead in the first quarter, senior Addisyn Martinie hit back-to-back treys near the end of the second to give the Spartans a 15-point advantage, their largest lead of the game at 29-14 over Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond. By halftime, Martinie had scored 15 points, and SJO was up 29-18 on the scoreboard.

Hats off to the Lady Knights, who fought with every ounce of athleticism they could muster, giving St. Joseph-Ogden a fourth-quarter scare before winning the Country Financial Shootout game, 49-39.

Aided by SJO's best players in foul trouble and a streak of missed shots, the momentum shift put the Spartans on their heels.

"We weren't hitting shots we would normally hit," said St. Joseph-Ogden head coach Drew Arteaga. "We got in some foul trouble, too, and had to put girls on the bench."

By the end of the third quarter, ALAH had cut their deficit down from 11 points to six thanks to senior Clair Seal, who lit up the scoreboard with nine points. With under four minutes to play, the Lady Knights trailed by one, 39-38.

"In the third quarter we weren't totally locked on defense," senior Addison Seggebruch said, explaining ALAH's fourth-quarter rally. "We found a way to keep going, fight through it, and stay positive. We got the 'dub'."

Fouled with 3:25 remaining, SJO's Addison Seggeburch drained a clutch free throw, giving her team a short-lived 40-38 lead. ALAH clawed back and earned a trip to the free-throw line, converting to put SJO up by one again.

It was as if someone flipped a switch, when the Spartans hit three unanswered three-point shots to go up 49-39. Katie Ericksen hit a trey, then Frick dropped a long ball through the rim, followed by a three-pointer from Martinie with one minute and six seconds to go.

"We just had a little bit of a drought, and that happens. That's basketball," Arteaga said. "Our girls found a way to come back, compete, and found a way to win."

Martinie, a senior, hit five treys to finish the game with 21 points. The Lady Knight tried desperately to keep the ball out of her hands.

Kayla Osterbur hold up an exhausted Addisyn Martinie after the post-game handshakes.

Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks

"She is really having a great senior year," Arteaga said. "We are really proud of her. She put in the work during the off-season, and it is showing up. She's been a great senior leader."

Addisyn Martinie takes a shot in the first half over Lady Knights Sara Herschberger. Martinie hit both the game's opening and final bucket, draining three-pointers on each.

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Seggebruch added 13 points to her season total, Frick chipped in 11, and Ericksen completed the SJO scoring effort with four points.

Seal finished the contest with a game-high 23 points for the Lady Knights. Teammates Sara Herschberger and Lindsay Rohacs contributed five points each.

The shootout win was satisfying for Arteaga because of his team's lack of success in closing out recent games. After a three-game losing streak was laid to rest with a dominating 55-26 victory over Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin on Thursday, Saturday's finish was the second of newly formed win streak.

"We haven't been able to get over the hump in a lot of close games here as of late," he said. "We finally got over the hump tonight even though we struggled to score. It was good."

He was proud of his players and their effort on Saturday. His senior class and their leadership continues to impress him.

"You win with seniors. I think our core senior three are really good right now," Arteaga disclosed, referring to Martinie, Seggebruch, and Frick - all coincidentally with the first named Addison/Addisyn. "With those three, as they go, we go. When those three are going full speed, we are going to be hard to beat."

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Martinie scores team-high ten in SJO loss

Pleasant Plains - Hoping to extend their 1-game winning streak to two, the St. Joseph-Ogden girls basketball team came up short after this afternoon's road game at Pleasant Plains. Addisyn Martinie led the Spartans' in scoring with 10 points in the 55-26 loss to the host Cardinals.

Addisyn Martinie looks for an open teammate to pass the ball during the Spartans' Turkey Tournament game against Mahomet-Seymour. The junior led all SJO scorers on Saturday in the team's away game at Pleasant Plains. Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks

SJO struggled on offense, scoring just five points in each of the first two quarters. Martinie knocked down a pair of field goals, and Taylor Hug kicked in five points with one shot inside and one outside the arc. Junior Addison Seggebruch hit one of her two free throw attempts in the team's first half scoring effort. Seggebruch's first quarter trip to the line was the Spartans' only opportunity for free points.

Freshman Addie Brooks came off the bench in the fourth quarter to hit two treys for six points to finish as the second-leading scorer for SJO. Addison Frick chipped-in four points in the third quarter to sum up Saturday's offense.

Meanwhile, Pleasant Plains (8-3) was paced by Jaycee Smith's 15 points and frosh Anna Weber's seven points.

St. Joseph-Ogden is back in action on Monday with a home contest against Cissna Park and travels to Oakwood to face the Comets on Thursday this week.


Box Score

Final: Pleasant Plains 55 - St. Joseph-Ogden 26

St. Joseph-Ogden  5 -  5 - 10 -  6 - -26
Pleasant Plains    13 - 15 - 12 - 15 - -55

St. Joseph-Ogden: Uden 0(0)-0-0--0, Seggebruch 1(0)-0-0--2, Baltzell 0(0)-0-0--0, Ericksen 0(0)-0-0--0, Frick 2(0)-0-0--4, Baker 0(0)-0-0--0, Brooks 0(2)-0-0--6, Blackburn 0(0)-0-0--0, Kearney 0(0)-0-0--0, Martinie 5(0)-0-0--10, Osterbur 0(0)-0-0--0, Ward 0(0)-0-0--0.

Pleasant Plains: Frasse 2(0)-2-0--4, Morley 0(0)-0-0--0, Taft 0(0)-0-0--0, Cameron 0(0)-0-0--0, Derrick 3(0)-0-0--6, Leach 3(0)-0-0--6, Hiltabrand 0(0)-3-3--3, Lynch 0(0)-0-0--0, Smith 5(1)-2-2--15, Burke 1(0)-0-0--2, Hadley 3(0)-0-0--6, Weber 1(1)-2-2--7, Long 0(0)-0-0--0, Redmon 1(0)-2-2--4, Sebatka 1(0)-0-0--2.

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Prep Sport Notebook | Catching up on area scores and performances

Undefeated St. Joseph-0gden basketball top seed at State Farm tournament

BLOOMINGTON - The SJO boys basketball team is seeded #3 in this year's edition of the State Farm Holiday Classic basketball tournament. Last year's small school champs was one of six schools that received #1 seed votes. The Spartans (5-0) open tournament play on December 27 against East Dubuque at Normal West.

The top seed went to Aurora Christian with four first-place votes. Normal University High secured one vote and is the #2 seed. El Paso-Gridley, the #4 seed, received one vote. St. Joseph-Ogden received three first-place votes from a poll of head coaches, the media, and committee members.

Spartan girls draw tough first round seed

BLOOMINGTON - The St. Joseph-Ogden girls basketball team is back in the field of competition at the State Farm Holiday Classic. Senior Addison Frick and the Spartans (2-3) play their first game 20 days from today against #4 seed Bishop McNamara (7-1) at Normal Community.

This year's top small-school girls seeds are Camp Point Central/Augusta Southeastern in the #1 position and Paris at #2. The Panthers beat the Tigers in last year's championship game, 36-32. Galena earned the #3 spot, and Bishop McNamara was voted #4 in the poll given to coaches, media around the state, and committee members.

SJO is scheduled to play at 10:30 am on the Wednesday after Christmas.

Cornjerkers post second win of the season

Hoopeston Area 52 - Armstrong Potomac 45
GIBSON CITY - Owen Root scored 14 points in Bismarck-Henning's win over Armstrong-Potomac. Mason Rush and Kendrick Sigerill scored 11 points each. Root and Sigerill led the team on the boards with six rebounds apiece. Wyatt Eisenman chipped in eight points and tallied three of the team seven steals at the GCMS Thanksgiving Tournament.

Spartan girls suffer home loss

Paris 44 - St. Joseph-Ogden 38
ST. JOSEPH - Three SJO players tallied double figures in the scorebook, but it was enough to surpass their extended meeting with the visiting Tigers on November 11.

Junior Katie Erickson led the Spartan effort with 12 points in the overtime effort. Addison Frick connected drained three treys and a jumper for ll points and Addisyn Martinie contributed ten points in the loss.

Tigers' season starts with road loss

OLYMPIA FIELDS - The Urbana boys' varsity basketball team lost their road opener to Manley at Rich Central, 76-72.

Seggebruch leads Spartans in first win of the season

St. Joseph-Ogden 61 - Tuscola 47
ST. JOSEPH - SJO's A-Team came together rolling over the visiting Warriors for their first win of the season. Addison Seggebruch scored a team-high 14 points on her home court on November 11. Addisyn Martinie finished with 12 points, and Addison Frick rounded out the top three scorers with 10 points. The Spartans made nearly half their total points from outside the arc, hitting nine three-pointers in the non-conference game.

Sicily Moss led Tuscola's effort with 16 points across all four frames. The loss broke a four-game win streak for the Warriors and remains their only loss as of today.

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Pleasant Plains evades loss to SJO

Timera Blackburn-Kelley and Addisyn Martinie playing basketball at SJO
SJO's Timera Blackburn-Kelley and Addisyn Martinie try to wrestle the ball away from Pleasant Plains' Anna Weber during second-half action of their non-conference game on Saturday. St. Joseph-Ogden (0-1) lost their home season opener 48-41 to the visiting Lady Cardinals. The Spartans play their next two contests at home, starting with the Paris Tigers on Tuesday, and take to the court again after Thanksgiving to face the Tuscola Warriors on Monday, November 27. Pleasant Plains improved to 2-1 after the road win.
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    Prep Sports Notebook | Area weekend wrap-up

    Hoopeston Area falls to St. Anne

    HOOPESTON - Kendrick Sigerill scored 22 points against St. Anne, but it wasn't enough for the Cornjerkers to slip past visiting St. Anne on Saturday. The Cardinals used a third quarter 17-10 burst to surge ahead of Hoopeston in a 68-60 finish.

    Three other Conjerkers finished with double figures in the stat book. Owen Root tallied 14 points, Wyatt Eisenman had 11 points, and Mason Rush chipped in 10 more in the non-conference match-up.

    Hoopeston Area (10-4) looks to rebound from the loss on the road in their final game of the year tonight at Iroquois West.

    SJO girls win shootout game

    ST. JOSEPH - Addisyn Martinie buried five three-pointers to finish with a team-high 21 points in St. Joseph-Ogden's 49-39 win over Arthur-Lovington-Atwood Hammond at the Country Financial Shootout on Saturday.

    Martinie sunk the first bucket from behind the arc, and SJO never relinquished the lead, at one point by as may as 15 points, the entire game.

    The Spartans utilized three other scorers besides Martinie in the victory. Senior Addison Seggebruch finished with 13 points, Addison Frick contributed 11 points, and Katie Ericksen rounded out the squad's scoring effort with four points.

    URBANA - Coming off a huge 83-71 win over Sacred Heart Griffin last Tuesday, the Urbana boys' basketball team dropped a conference barnburner on the road to Normal West 53-49 in overtime.

    Seniors Isaiah Robinson and Nate Moore led the Wildcats (3-6) with 15 and 16 points, respectively.

    The Tigers dropped to 1-6 after the loss.

    7-0 Rockets are all-systems-go

    Pleasant Plains - The Unity basketball team continues to fly high above the competition this season, picking up their seventh win cruising past Pleasant Plains 56-33.

    Unity out-rebounded the Cardinals 27-24 and logged 12 steals, remaining undefeated. The Rockets are on the road with six more games to play before the new year.

    Rockets misfire at Mt. Zion

    MT. ZION - Raegen Stringer scored Unity's only field goal in the second quarter during their road game with the Lady Braves on Saturday. The hiccup allowed Mt. Zion to prevail, 41-28.

    Stringer then went on to score 11 points in the second half, finishing with 15 points. Addison Ray chipped in six points, Reagan Little hit two buckets in the first quarter for four points, and Lauren Haas coverted three free throws to round out the Rockets' scoring effort.

    Little led the team's rebounding effort with seven boards.

    Tigers win two on Saturday

    Carbondale - The Urbana basketball team started a two-game win streak on Saturday at the Carbondale Showcase. Despite a 29-point spree by Commanche freshman Donald Collier, the Tigers won their opener over Cahokia, 78-68.

    Later, Urbana knocked off Carbondale, 68-66. Terriers' Decarl Payne led his team's scoring effort with 31 points against the Tigers (3-5).

    The Urbana boys basketball team plays their next game on January 5 when they host Bloomington High School in a Big 12 match-up.

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    Martinie leads SJO in post-season opener over Prairie Central

    Clifton - The St. Joseph-Ogden girls basketball team held Clifton Central to just 13 first-half points on their way to a 43-29 regional semifinal win on Monday. As expected, the Spartans will face McNamara on Thursday in the Regional title game.

    Addisyn Martinie, who shot 50% from the free-throw line, led SJO's scoring effort with 20 points. Usually working her magic from inside the paint, the senior showcased her talent, sinking three shots from outside the arc.

    Stepping up in her new role as a starter, Addison Brooks dropped eight points in the first quarter and was the second-leading scorer at the intermission. The sophomore was the second leading scorer ahead of teammate Addison Frick, who hit three treys for nine points.

    Timera Blackburn-Kelley and Katie Ericksen rounded out the Spartans' scoring effort with one basket each.

    On Friday, Martinie & Co. look to avenge their loss to the Fightin' Irish on December 27 at the State Farm Holiday Classic. SJO dropped the tournament opener in their worst outing of the season, 50-18. Running the table in the Chicagoland Christian League, McNamara (20-6) beat regional host Clifton Central, 48-19.

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    Martinie's 21 points seals SJO win over ALAH at shootout

    ST. JOSEPH - Spartans' Addisyn Martinie goes up for a shot in front of Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond's Sarah Herschbrger during the second half action in their Country Financial Shootout game on Saturday. Draining five treys and going 2-for-2 from the free-throw line, Martinie finished the day with 21 points. The St. Joseph-Ogden senior earned the game's Player-of-the-Game award.

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    St. Joseph-Ogden juniors make first-quarter Honor Roll

    St. Joseph-Ogden High School Honor Roll St. Joseph -- At the end of October, St. Joseph-Ogden High School announced the first Honor Roll and High Honor Roll of the academic year. Seventy-two students in the junior class earn a spot on the first-quarter list.

    To receive honor roll recognition at SJO, students must earn a grade point average of 3.25 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Students whose GPA soared above 3.74 are recognized as High Honor Roll students.

    High Honor Roll

    Edward Alewelt
    Logan Allen
    Aden Armstrong
    Owen Baltzell
    Samantha Beetz
    Chloe Burkhalter
    Payton Carter
    Garrett Denhart
    Rachel Divan
    Sadie Ericksen
    Joseph Frasca
    Mia Frederick
    Addison Frick
    Grace Getty
    Logan Haake
    Chloe Harper
    Rachel Harris
    Brody Hausman
    Annabelle Hueber
    Tanner Jacob
    Kya Jolley
    Helene Jones
    Tori Kibler
    Lauren Lannert
    Hayden Lewis
    Quinn Lewis
    Taylyn Lockhart
    Carson Maroon
    Addisyn Martinie
    Shannon McMahon
    Talan Miller
    Isaiah Mock
    Rowan Musselman
    Caleb Ochs
    Macy Reed-Thompson
    Addison Roesch
    Addison Ross
    Daniel Santiago
    Lucas Skelton
    Logan Smith
    Dylan Smoot
    Drew Thurman
    Emma Thurman
    Braxton Waller
    Elissia Ward
    Colin Wayland
    Corbin Wells
    Hayden Williams

    Honor Roll

    Chloe Allen
    Kaden Allinger
    Mya Bott
    Kyler Brown
    Tyler Buss
    Maya Chahine
    Grace Goldenstein
    James Harbourt
    Jayci Hayes
    Rylee Huson
    Holden Jones
    Luke Landrus
    Grace Mabrey
    Seth McBride
    Ethan McElroy
    Cole Pruitt
    Addison Seggebruch
    Aescton Slowikowski
    Madison Stevens
    Addisyn Swope
    Brody Weaver
    Justice Wertz
    Nicholas Wetzel
    Spencer Wilson
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    St. Joseph-Ogden first quarter Honor Roll

    Earlier this week, St. Joseph-Ogden High School announced their list of students who earned high honor roll status during the first quarter.

    To receive honor roll recognition at SJO students must earn a grade point average of 3.25 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Students whose GPA soared above 3.74 are recognized as High Honor Roll students.

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    Prep Sports Notebook | Spartans, Rockets post wins on the hardcourt

  • St. Joseph-Ogden 50, Cissna Park 41: Spartans Taylor Hug, Addison Frick, and Addisyn Martinie finished the night in double-digits taking down the 10-2 Timberwolves. Hug, a senior, drained 21 points, 15 from three-point range. Frick contributed 14 points, and Martinie, who was 2-for-2 from the free throw line, scored 10 in the upset non-conference win Monday night. St. Joseph-Ogden (5-7) look to extend their win streak to two games tonight at Oakwood.

    Mikayla Knake led the Lady T'Wolves with 16 points.


  • Unity 59, Warrensburg-Latham 52: Bouncing back from Saturday's loss at Mt. Zion, the Unity girls' basketball team (8-3) ground out a hard-earned road victory over the Cardinals. Raegan Stringer led the Rockets with 24 points and five assists. Addison Ray delivered a 12-point effort and had a pair of assists. Both Stringer and Ray snagged four rebounds apiece.

    Meanwhile, Reagan Little, who is averaging seven rebounds per game, just missed a double-double performance contributing 10 points and nine boards. However, the leader in the paint was Lauren Miller, who hauled in a team-high 13 rebounds and tallied seven points in win #8 this season.

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    Prep Sport Notebook | Unity stays undefeated, SJO too much for Oakwood

    Unity 70 - Amstrong 20

    Thirteen players contributed to a 50-point win over the host Trojans on Thursday for the still-undefeated Rockets (9-0). Henry Thomas was the game's leading scorer with 12 points. Dalton O'Neill finished with ten points, and sophomore Tre Hoggard rounded out the top scorers with eight points.

    Kollin Asbury led Armstrong's effort with 12 points. The 6-foot-5 senior was two-for-four from the free-throw line.

    The Rockets are back in action as the #1 seed at the Williamsville Holiday Tournament on Wednesday after Christmas. They face the #16 seed Havana at 9 am.

    Spartans win at home, Martinie scores 17

    The St. Joseph-Ogden girls basketball team kept a lid on Oakwood's offense on Thursday to pick up their fifth win of the season. The Comets (4-9), who average 34 points per game, fell 53-23 to the Spartans.

    Addisyn Martinie finished with 17 points, nine in the third quarter. Addison Frick added another 12 points on the scoreboard, and Addison Brooks drained three treys for nine points.

    Gracie Hanner scored five points to lead Oakwood's scoring effort. Jaydah Arrowsmith, Nikita Taylor, Luci Morris, and Taylor Smoot contributed four points each in the non-conference loss.

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    SJO girls stay undefeated in conference race, Martinie scores 22 in rout over Sages

    ST. JOSEPH - The St. Joseph-Ogden girls basketball team held visiting Monticello to just seven points in the first half on the way to a 46-33 win on Thursday. The victory moves SJO to 12-8 on the season and remains undefeated in conference play with a 5-0 record.

    Addisyn Martinie drained three treys in the first half and added a fourth in the third quarter to lead all scorers with 22 points.

    Fellow senior Addison Frick went 3-for-3 from the free-throw line, finishing with ten points and seven rebounds.

    Kayla Osterbur and Timera Blackburn-Kelley came off the bench, contributing four points each to the Spartan cause. Meanwhile, Addison Brooks finished the night with one three-pointer, Sara Kearney scored a field goal in the fourth quarter, and Katie Ericksen rounded out SJO's effort with a solo free throw and a team-high six assists.

    The Spartans have the weekend off and travel to Matton on Monday to take on the 17-5 Green Wave.

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    Prep Sports Notebook | Area basketball teams post losses
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  • Owen Root and fellow junior Wyatt Eisenmann hauled in four rebounds apiece in win over Horizon Science Academy Southwest.
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  • Unity snagged 21 rebounds and tallied eight assists in the 2-point overtime loss to Pleasant Plains.
  • Senior Abbie Piecaynski knocked down six fourth-quarter points, but it wasn't enough to close the gap with the generous Lady Braves' lead.
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    Pleasant Plains - Hoping to extend their 1-game winning streak to two, the St. Joseph-Ogden girls basketball team came up short after this afternoon's road game at Pleasant Plains. Addisyn Martinie led the Spartans' in scoring with 10 points in the 55-26 loss to the host Cardinals.
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