Photo of the Day - December 28, 2020


JC Ducey, Tyler Johnson and Lukas Graves enjoy an SJO football game

Tres grandes sonrisas

Former Spartan athletes JC Ducey, Tyler Johnson and Lukas Graves flash million dollar smiles as they show a little love to their favorite sports photographer from the back of a truck bed in 2013 during St. Joseph-Ogden's home football game against Marshall. The trio, who played in a state football title game together in 2006, also were teammates on the baseball field. Johnson, a three-sport athlete, played basketball while Graves wrestled his way to state finals appearances during the winter seasons. Later that evening the entire Spartan nation wore smiles as SJO rolled to a 47-0 shutout over the visiting Lions in the season opener on August 30.

Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks

Photo of the Day - December 12, 2020


St. Joseph-Ogden's JC Ducey dives over the Mattoon catcher Lyle Seaman in a spectacular to finish their 2-1/2 hour exhibition game on May 9, 2007. Ducey was called out on the play at home in the final play of the game at home plate. The Green Wave beat the Spartans 8-2 in their non-conference meeting at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. (Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks)

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