Pleasant Plains evades loss to 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.

Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks

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Seventy-seven 8th graders make St. Joseph Middle School Honor Roll

St. Joseph - Seventy-seven 8th-grade students at St. Joseph Middle School made the first-quarter 2023-24 Honor Roll. Those students receiving recognition for their outstanding academic performance are listed below.

8th Grade High Honor Roll

Ava Alexander
Ava Bronowski
Liam Carter
Patrick Clark
Carly Coffey
Tessa Cox
Avarie Dietiker
Hunter Dilley
Ainsley Dirksmeyer
Connor Eaton
Olivia Edington
Eli Franklin
Ava Gallo
Holden Hausle
Colton Heidel
Nathan Hinkel
Ashlee Jannusch
Megan Kearney
Lillyan Kelley
Addison Knight
Mason Osterbur
Miranda Perkins
Hailey Phillips
Evan Potter
Alyssa Robinson
Nayeli Steele
Owen Wall
Samson Zadeh

8th Grade Honor Roll

Kira Aase
Miles Atwood
Lucas Barton
Coleton Beckett
Draven Black
Blake Cavanaugh
Hunter Cler
Alivia Combs
Caleb Courter
Emily Cross
Trey Divan
Conlan Gill
Kenneth Gonzalez
Jackson Good
Brandon Grindley
Averie Helfrich
Sonya Hixson
Lilyah Jones
Isabel Kates
Avery Lappin
Gavin Little
Charles Martin
Pete Martin
Aubrey Matheny
Landon May
Aiden McBride
Henry McCannon
Michaela Morrison
Keegan Page
Cameron Palmisano
Lyla Patton
Mara Perkins
Marissa Perkins
Kenley Ray
Mitch Riesel
Samantha Ryan
Jaylin Seal
Alexis Smith
Marissa Smith
Vivian Smith
Brooklyn Stevens
Ethan Suchor
Mataya Thaman
Logan Umbarger
Ryder Van Meenen
Vivene Vliet
Addison Walsh
Benjamin Wells
Sorena Welsh