St. Joseph-Ogden to host eight-team girls basketball shootout Dec. 13
The court will be buzzing Dec. 13! The SJO Girls Basketball Shootout brings top programs like Pleasant Plains, Eureka, and Unity to town.
Photo: Sentinel/Clark Brooks
St. Joseph-Ogden's Kayla Osterbur hauls in a rebound during the Spartans' 2023 Country Financial Shootout game. The event returns to SJO for a third time on December 13.
by Clark Brooks
Sentinel Sports
ST. JOSEPH - St. Joseph-Ogden High School will host an eight-team girls basketball shootout on Saturday, Dec. 13. Pleasant Plains returns to kick off the action at 1 p.m., facing Cissna Park. Paris also returns for the one-day event and will take on Eureka, back again after missing the 2024 season. Another new addition this year, Tri-Valley, joins the field and will face Unity in the nightcap.
Admission is $6 for adults and $3 for students with valid student IDs.
All JV and varsity games will feature eight-minute quarters, with about a 12-minute warm-up before each contest.
The Spartans, who will dress nine seniors this season, tip off at 4 p.m. against the Watseka Warriors.
This is the third installment of the shootout sponsored by The Arteaga Insurance Group in St. Joseph started in 2023.
2025 Country Financial JV/VARSITY Girls Basketball Shootout Schedule
Varsity (SJO HS Main Gym)
1:00 PM: (NE Locker Room) Pleasant Plains vs. Cissna Park (SW Locker Room)
2:30 PM: (NW Locker Room) Paris vs. Eureka (SE Locker Room)
4:00 PM: (NE Locker Room) Watseka vs. St. Joseph-Ogden (SW Locker Room)
5:30 PM: (NW Locker Room) Tri-Valley vs. Unity (SE Locker Room)
Junior Varsity (SJO PRACTICE GYM)
11:00 AM: (NE Locker Room) Pleasant Plains vs. Cissna Park (SW Locker Room)
12:30 PM: (NW Locker Room) Paris vs. Eureka (SE Locker Room)
2:00 PM: (NE Locker Room) Watseka vs. St. Joseph-Ogden (SW Locker Room)
3:30 PM: (NW Locker Room) Tri-Valley vs. Unity (SE Locker Room)
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