Photos: Sentinel/Clark Brooks
St. Joseph-Ogden volleyball players Emerson Williams and Hadley McDonald celebrate a point for SJO during the third set of their regional championship game against the Unity Rockets. After a dominating 25-14 victory in the first set, the Spartans battled to the end in the final two sets, losing 25-21, 25-22. The volleyball team finished a tough campaign with a 13-21 record. Here are a dozen more photos from their best performance of the season.
This season's Spartan Volleyball Team included seniors Adelyn Childers, Katie Ericksen, Emma McKinney, Ally Schmitz, and Emma Wells. Juniors on this year's squad were Brynn Ikemire, Alivia Learned, Hadley McDonald, Addi Stevens and Emerson Williams. The roster rounded out with five sophomores, including Ava Alexander, Megan Kearney, Atleigh Miller, Vivian Smith and Raegan Wheatley.
2025 Season Schedule & Results
8/25 @ Maroa-Forsyth (L) 2 - 0 8/28 @ Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin (L) 2 - 0
9/2 Mahomet-Seymour (L) 2 - 0
9/3 @ Armstrong (L) 2 - 0
9/4 @ Teutopolis (L) 2 - 1
9/6 Centralia (L) 2 - 0
9/6 Pana (W) 2 - 1
9/6 Taylorville (L) 2 - 0
9/6 Neoga (W) 2 - 1
9/6 Pana (L) 2 - 0
9/9 @ Casey-Westfield (W) 2 - 1
9/10 Oakwood (L) 2 - 0
9/15 Hoopeston (W) 2 - 0
9/16 @ St. Teresa (W) 2 - 0
9/17 Danville (W) 2 - 0
9/22 @ Marshall (L) 2 - 1
9/23 Tuscola (W) 2 - 1
9/25 @ Tolono Unity (L) 2 - 0
9/30 Monticello (L) 2 - 1
10/1 Cissna Park (L) 2 - 0
10/2 @ Prairie Central (L) 2 - 0
10/7 Paxton-Buckley-Loda (W) 2 - 0
10/8 @ Salt Fork (L) 2 - 1
10/9 @ Pontiac (L) 2 - 0
10/14 Bloomington Central Catholic (L) 2 - 0
10/15 Villa Grove (W) 2 - 0
10/16 @ Rantoul (W) 2 - 0
10/18 Kankakee (W) 2 - 0
10/18 Newark (L) 2 - 0
10/18 Beecher (L) 2 - 1
10/18 Rock Island (W) 2 - 1
10/21 @ St. Thomas More (W) 2 - 1
10/23 Illinois Valley Central (L) 2 - 0
10/28 Tolono Unity (L) 2 - 1
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