St. Joseph-Ogden third quarter High Honor Roll

ST. JOSEPH - Earlier this week, St. Joseph-Ogden High School announced the recipients of the third quarter Honor Roll and High Honor Roll. To be recognized on the Honor Roll at SJO, students must achieve a grade point average (GPA) of 3.25 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Those with a GPA exceeding 3.74 are honored as High Honor Roll students.

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Freshman High Honor Roll

Sydney Abernathy
Charlene Barbee
Callie Barnett
Reid Bewley
Brady Blunier
Allie Bott
Tabbitha Brown
Ella Buhs
Sophia Chahine
Charlotte Christians
Luke Dunn
Sydney Farber
Brock Franzen
Madelyn Garrett
Ella Gerdes
Avery Haley
Braelyn Ikemire
Brynn Jones
Carson King
Alissa Knight
Ashton Kuchenbrod
Jamin MacAdam
Darby Manion
Ella Mohr
Riley Mohr
Owen Olson
Ava Overstreet
Arianna Pecchenino
Karter Peoples
Alea Rash
Easton Ray
Caylah Roberts
August Rosser
Ryan Schmitz
Abigail Sebree
Kyler Smith
Reagan Smith
Leah Stephenson
Caleb Taylor
Taylor Vaughn
Malayna Wilson
Makala Wisehart

Sophomore High Honor Roll

Kira Aase
Ava Alexander
Tyler Bonny
Ava Bronowski
Patrick Clark
Carly Coffey
Avarie Dietiker
Ainsley Dirksmeyer
Trey Divan
Connor Eaton
Olivia Edington
Eli Franklin
Isabella Frerichs
Ava Gallo
Conlan Gill
Jackson Good
Brandon Grindley
Colton Heidel
Nathan Hinkel
Kellyn Irwin
Ashlee Jannusch
Lilyah Jones
Isabel Kates
Megan Kearney
Lillyan Kelley
Addison Knight
Royce Loschen
Charles Martin
Landon May
Aiden McBride
Henry McCannon
Lane McKinney
Connor McMahon
Michaela Morrison
Hannah Nirider
Mason Osterbur
Cameron Palmisano
Marissa Perkins
Hailey Phillips
Evan Potter
Airin Rash
Kenley Ray
Abigail Reynolds
Isaiah Reynolds
Roisin Rice
Alyssa Robinson
Alexis Smith
Vivian Smith
Nayeli Steele
Brooklyn Stevens
Ethan Suchor
Mataya Thaman
Korinne Travis
Evelyn Valentine
Viviene Vliet
Owen Wall
Lucas Waters
Samson Zadeh

Junior High Honor Roll

Lillian Ahart
Zhou Barbee
Abigail Bello
Zachary Benoit
Alec Bowlin
Colin Burnett
Brenda Castro
Elizabeth Clark
Abigail Crider
Hayden Dahl
Iris Davis
Nickolas Ditchfield
Madison Farber
Nathaniel Farney
Nolan Franzen
Leah Gaines
Skyler Graham
Mark Harbourt
Nicholas Harris
Tyler Hess
Maggie Hewkin
Brynn Ikemire
Mia Jones
Alivia Learned
Avrianna Lyttle
Chase Mabry
Finnegan Miller
Maddux Musselman
Tripp Palmer
Mason Ramm
Peighton Reim
Kiah Riesel
Sophie Schmitz
Ava Smoot
Adeline Stevens
Ani Stine
Isabella Turner
Brayden Waller
Shelby Warns
Jack Wear
Emerson Williams
Declan Yohnka

Senior High Honor Roll

Kylie Barrowman
Lexie Barrowman
Adalyn Bell
Kaitlyn Beyers
Emily Bird
Tim Blackburn-Kelley
Timera Blackburn-Kelley
Addison Brooks
Sara Bytnar
Jacob Carlson
William Carlson
Rudra Chaudhary
Adelyn Childers
Caleb Dwyer
Katherine Ericksen
Abigail Getty
Camden Getty
Brandon Goodwin
Erica Hardimon
Zachary Harper
Claire Hartman
Bryanna Hood
Amelia Huckstadt
Lydia Huckstadt
Adalyn Jannusch
Kaelyn Jolley
Sophia Kasper
Malachy Kates
Madilyn Kelley
Samantha Kelso
Alexis Lackey
Ryker Lockhart
Mackenzie Loschen
Michael McDaniel
Danny McGinnis
Kodey McKinney
Patrick McMahon
Ava Midkiff
Ashlyn Miller
Hannah Mock
Delaney Nekolny
Allison Ochs
Brennan Oleynichak
Kayla Osterbur
Colton Overstreet
Branson Pearman
Kaleb Peoples
Lily Rice
Landon Roberts
Amber Ruppel
Cameron Schluter
Allison Schmitz
Lucas Smith
Tao Smith
Karleigh Spain
Quinn Stahl
Sydney Steinbach
Hadley Sweet
Carlee Taylor
Hayden Utley
Sophia Vliet
Madeline Wells
Wyatt Wertz
Logan Xiao
Cyrus Zadeh

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SJO Sports

St. Joseph-Ogden third quarter Honor Roll

ST. JOSEPH - This week, St. Joseph-Ogden High School announced the recipients of the third quarter Honor Roll and High Honor Roll. To be recognized on the Honor Roll at SJO, students must achieve a grade point average (GPA) of 3.25 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Those with a GPA exceeding 3.74 are honored as High Honor Roll students.

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Freshman Honor Roll

Ramsay Arnold
Asher Bell
Adam Bello
Teagan Blacker
Bailey Blakley
Nora Buckley
Ava Buhr
Aiden Eldridge
Gatlin Finfrock
Ainsley Freeman
Jade Gains
Kelsie Harms
Eli Hendry
Allison Marschke
Bentley McCarthy
Emma O'Herron
Brylee Ramm
Lauren Risley
Kiptyn Rosenthal
Jasper Snyder
Lucas Stevens
Brendan Sussen
Taylynn Tapia
Landyn Thomey
Emma Wilson

Sophomore Honor Roll

Miles Atwood
Audrey Barber
Coleton Beckett
Liam Carter
Alivia Combs
Tessa Cox
Hunter Dilley
Holden Hausle
Averie Helfrich
Novella Herrin
Avery Lappin
Leigha Larson
Gavin Little
Pete Martin
Atleigh Miller
Mara Perkins
Miranda Perkins
Leah Pruitt
Gage Ramm
Samantha Ryan
Jaylin Seal
Marissa Smith
Dalton Trotter
Logan Umbarger
Sorena Welsh
Ian Wolken

Junior Honor Roll

Yadiel Acosta-Reyes
Samuel Albrecht
Willis Canamore
Justin Downs
Mary Evans-Baker
Leyah Griffin
Anna Hammond
Audrie Helfrich
Faith Jackson
Jaydon Lewis
Garrett Loschen
Hadley McDonald
Mason Olinger
Jaxon Potts
William Ricketts-Royer
Dennis Rineberg
Lilly Sollars
Cameron Wagner
Kaden Wedig
William Yeazel
Dalton York

Senior Honor Roll

Loren Althoff
Trevor Ames
McKenzie Atwood
Isabella Brooks
Shelby Campbell
Parker Fitch
Charles Hale
William Haley
Coy Hayes
Justice Heidel
Bryson Houchens
Jordan Johnson
Cooper Kietzman
Kylan Kincaid
Vance McComas
Emma McKinney
Grace Preston
Asher Pruemer
Graham Ray
Lance Retz
Ainsley Rhoton
Logan Rosenthal
Ethan Sanders
Trevor Sexton
Emma Wells

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SJO Sports

Photo of the Day | Safe underneath

Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks

NORMAL - Tri-Valley's third baseman falls after a leaping throw that forced St. Joseph-Ogden's Ty Brown to slide under him. The Spartans traveled to Duffy Bass Field for a neutral site doubleheader on April 16, 2016, facing the Vikings and Normal University. SJO dropped the opener to the Pioneers 13-3, regrouping to knock off the Tri-Valley 12-5. Finishing the season 33-4, St. Joseph-Ogden's baseball program went on to finish second in the state after 7-6 loss in the 2016 2A title game against Reed-Custer.

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Ready to hit the links? Tips to avoid common golf injuries at the beginning of a season

As golf season begins, OSF HealthCare physical therapist Michael Hahndorf recommends beginning with home stretching routines and practice swings before visiting the driving range, starting with small buckets rather than large ones. Key elements of injury prevention include proper swing posture and daily stretching routines.

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That first swing of golf season can come with risk if your body isn't ready. Tips for preventing injuries include stretching routines and practice swings maintaining proper posture throughout your swing.

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by Paul Arco
OSF Healthcare

Every year, more than 500 million golf rounds are played on courses across the country. And while anxious golfers are racing to local courses for a quick round, that first swing of the season can come with a risk if your body isn’t ready.

“I think about the low back, especially the population that plays golf tends to be a little bit older sometimes,” says Michael Hahndorf, a physical therapist with OSF HealthCare. The lower back, the shoulders. You think about the arms and wrists are important, but you don't want to forget about your foundation as well – your legs, your ankles, your knees, your hips, all that is important too. It goes back to just stretching and being more prepared for what's coming when you do play.”

Hahndorf recommends starting a stretching routine. Before starting any round, give yourself at least 10-15 minutes to properly stretch your back, hamstrings, abdominals, arms and shoulders to stay flexible. And make sure to get plenty of practice swings in before you head over to the first tee. Start with the smaller irons and work your way up to the driver and not just on the first hole with the first swing.

Walking nine or 18 holes can be challenging, especially if you’ve been mostly sedentary for the past several months. Even carrying a golf bag can cause back and shoulder pain.

Start walking to warm up

“Start to walk nice and easy. Get your body used to kind of physical activity again, taking some swings at home without even going to the driving range,” Hahndorf says. “It could be something as simple as going to the driving range and hitting a small bucket versus large, and then kind of working your way into nine holes for a little bit, and then slowly transitioning to those 18 holes. Because it's going to be a big change of pace from nine to 18 over the course of time.”

Photo: Sentinel/Clark Brooks

Walking after months of inactivity can be challenging. To get back into top form, start with stretching and work up gradually to prevent early-season golf injuries.

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For the most part, golf is a relatively safe sport, but injuries can happen, especially because of not using proper form or technique. The keys of a good swing include good posture, a stable lower back, and a slow relaxed swing. An early-season injury, especially during cooler temperatures, can really set back a golfer for a few days to weeks.

“When it comes to a good golf swing, you think about having good posture and having a flat back,” Hahndorf says. “Have your hips tucked underneath you, have your knees bent a little and those arms straight down. Posture plays a role importantly there, because it's going to allow for that rotation.”

And remember to spend some time stretching again following when the round is over. “It's important to stretch before to warm up but also afterwards, so you can kind of get ahead of some of that soreness. Because it can be tough for the first couple rounds,” says Hahndorf. “Just maintain just a gentle stretching routine for five to 10 minutes a day to keep that low back, hip, shoulder mobility kind of where it was when you ended.”

A little soreness is expected early in the golf season. But any pain that lingers or gets worse might call for physical therapy. Touch base with your medical provider with any nagging concerns.

“Just take care of your body. If something hurts, pay attention,” Hahndorf says. “You know how things are supposed to feel. So, if it feels off make sure you're reaching out if you need to.”

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