The Sentinel: 01/08/24

This week's SJO sports calendar

SJO's Emmitt Holt is stone-cold after his second period pin over Oakwood's Steven Uden in their 106-pound match on December 5. Holt and the Spartans have a jammed-pack week of wrestling, starting with a home meet with South Vermilion High School from Indiana Tuesday at 6pm, followed by tri-meet at Centennial on Wednesday. Friday and Saturday, the St. Joseph-Ogden wrestling team will head to Tolono for the Illini Prairie Conference Meet.

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St. Joseph-Ogden Athletics this week

Tanner Jacob goes up for a shot around Pinckneyville's Ty Laur and Riley Bauersachs in the second half of their Christie Clinic Shootout game on Saturday. Jacob led SJO's scoring effort with 20 points, three assists, and one steal. His output was not enough to help St. Joseph-Ogden past the Panthers, who won the contest 75-57. The Spartans take to the floor again tomorrow night at Teutopolis and are at home Friday to host the Pontiac Indians for an Illini Prairie Conference game.

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This week's Unity athletics calendar

Unity's Raegen Stringer goes up for shot

Raegen Stringer goes up for a shot between two Mahomet-Seymour players during the Rockets' home game on December 11. The Unity girls basketball team dive into Illini Prairie Conference play tonight with a road trip to St. Thomas More and host Rantoul at the Rocket Center on Thursday.

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15-0 and still on a roll: Unity punish Raiders at shootout

Henry Thomas goes up for a shot in the second half of Unity's game against Quincy Notre Dame. The Rockets took control of the game early and walked away with their record untarnished at 15-0 at the Christie Clinic Shootout at St. Joseph-Ogden High School on Saturday. Unity is back in action this Friday in East Peoria, where they will face 2-12 Limestone High School.

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Five earn Player-of-the-Game recognition at Christie Clinic Shootout

St. Joseph - After each of the seven games at the Christie Clinic Shootout at St. Joseph-Ogden High School on Saturday, the best player in each contest was awarded a player-of-the-game plaque. Here's a look at the seven recipients and how they did.

Christopher Benning

Streator

Christopher Benning poses with his Player-of-the-Game award with St. Joseph-Ogden tournament and athletic director Justin Franzen. Benning scored 11 points in the fourth quarter to fuel Streators' come from behind victory in the first game of day at the Christie Clinic Shootout. Tallying 23 points, his last quarter effort resulted in 60-53 win over Normal Community West on Saturday.

Miles Kirin

Normal U-High Normal University High's Miles Kirin

Going 6-for-6 from the free-throw line, Normal University Miles Kirin led all scorers with 18 points in his team's decisive 68-42 win over Carterville in Game 2. The 6-foot-1 senior drained eight of his total points in the fourth quarter.

Trey Welter

Monticello

Monticello improved their record to 8-8 after a 19-point performance from 5-foot-5 senior Trey Welter against New Berlin (11-4). Behind Welter's second through third quarter outburst and a solid team defensive effort, the Sages defeated the Pretzels, 57-26.

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Nick Allen

Bradley-Bourbonnais Bradley-Bourbonnais' Nick Allen

Nick Allen hit ten field goals and drained four free throws, finishing with 22 points in Boilermakers' 62-61 win over the Maroons of Belleville West (7-8). Down 16-9 at the end of the first quarter, Bradley-Bourbonnais (12-4) continued to trail on the scoreboard through the first three quarters to later pull out the W thanks Allen's six 4th-quarter points.

Andrew Thomas

Unity

Unity's Andrew Thomas was named Player-of-the-Game after he finished with 13 points. The team's relentless defense and attacking offense paid dividends against Quincy Notre Dame (9-7). Thomas, a senior starter, collected all of his points in first half. After 15 games and the 58-35 win, Thomas and the Rockets are still undefeated.

AJ Keith

Pinckneyville

Panther AJ Keith was the top shooter of the day, finishing with a game-high 33 points against shootout host St. Joseph-Ogden (13-3). The 6-foot-4 Pinckneyville shooting guard made 13 of his 14 free-throw attempts to defeat the Spartans, 72-57.

JC Anderson

Mt. Zion

After scoring 18 points in the first half, Mt. Zion's JC Anderson received the nod as player-of-the-game in the final game of the day. Anderson added another four to his total in the second half, finishing with 22 points in the Braves 64-49 win over Washington. Like Unity, Mt. Zion came, saw, and conquered the Panthers (9-7) to remain undefeated at 17-0.

Recent study suggests childhood trauma could haunt Illinois adults for life

New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed 75% of U.S. high school students said they have had at least one adverse childhood experience, or ACE.

Research has shown ACEs can alter a child's brain chemistry and produce a prolonged toxic stress response. Experiencing at least one ACE as a child is linked to having alcohol and substance use problems in adulthood, and chronic diseases such as diabetes and obesity.