Photo of the Day | Safe underneath

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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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TAGS: SJO baseball beats Tri-Valley in Normal, St. Joseph-Ogden baseball team faced Tri-Valley on the road, SJO three-sport athlete Ty Brown slides in baseball game, Tri-Valley Vikings fall to SJO in neutral site game,

Sentinel area softball scores for April 1

St. Joseph-Ogden picks up chilly win at Bismarck. The Spartans improve to 5-5-1 with Blackburn-Kelley pitching a complete game.

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St. Joseph-Ogden's Timera Blackburn-Kelley unwinds a pitch during St. Joseph-Ogden's first softball game at the newly renovated Randy Wolken Field back in 2024. Now a senior, she held Bismarck-Henning to one run in Wednesday's 8-1 road win.

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St. Joseph-Ogden 8, Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin 1

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
St. Joseph-Ogden	0	2	0	1	2	0	3	8	13	1
Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	2

GAME NOTES: Timera Blackburn-Kelley racked up 10 strike outs for the Spartans. The senior gave up five hits and run without a walk. She went 2-for-3 at the plate. Four other St. Joseph-Ogden batters also delivered two hits in the non-conference win. Hayden Dahl, Ella Buhs, AJ Jannusch, and Brynn Ikemier made noise on the four appearances in the batter's box. Ella Mohr scoreed three times and Buhs scored twice in Wednesday's road game.

BHRA pitcher Eva Ronto suffered the loss to the Spartans after giving up eight runs on 13 hits. To her credit she walked only two batters and struck out five. Senior Hope Grissom led the Blue Devils' offensive effort with two hits. Tinley Siddens, Giana Brown, and Mia Ohler - all freshman, contributed on hit each. Brown scored the team's only run in the bottom of the seventh.

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St. Joseph-Ogden softball wins road game at Bismarck, Timera Blackburn-Kelley earns pitching win, SJO beats Bismarck-Henning 8-1 in away game, Blue Devils' Hope Grissom notches two hits against St. Joseph-Ogden, Bismarck-Henning freshman tally three hits against St. Joe

Area baseball scoreboard for March 31

St. Thomas More 12, Salt Fork 2

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
St. Thomas More	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
Salt Fork	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-

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Paxton-Buckley-Loda 11, Oakwood 1

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Paxton-Buckley-Loda	0	1	0	0	0	-	-	1	5	4
Oakwood	0	4	3	1	3	-	-	11	11	0

GAME NOTES: Oakwood scattered five hits with Collin Furry scoring the team's only run on an hit from Grady Johnson in the second inning. Meanwhile, PBL tallied 11 hits against the Comets. Grant Marshall scored twice for the Panthers and Tyler Cole, who also earned the win on the bump, crossed the plate twice in the non-conference game.

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Marshall 29, Heritage 3

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Marshall	4	15	9	1	-	-	-	29	18	1
Heritage	0	0	0	3	-	-	-	3	1	9

GAME NOTES: The Hawks plated three runs thanks to Aron Cunningham, Lukas Miller and Anthony Happ. Their effort was a mere dent against the Lions, who collected 29 runs on 17 hits. Marshall's Reed Ramey bashed one home run and tallied four RBI. Going 4-for-4, he also scored a game-high four runs. Garrett Pugh, who also plays golf and basketball for the Lions, pounded two homers for four RBI, scoring three times.

Pugh earned the win, tossing 37 of Marshall's 49 pitches in two innings. Preston Welsh, pitched one inning, striking out two batters. With three different hurler seeing action, Heritage's Rylan White took the loss. The Hawks pitching staff threw a combined 162 pitches in the loss.

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TAGS: Marshall scores 29 runs in non-conference win, St. More defeats Oakwood Comets.

Area soccer scoreboard for Tuesday, March 31

Urbana 7, Rantoul 0

	1	2	FINAL
Urbana	4	3	7
Rantoul	0	0	0

Game Notes: Embattled freshman keeper Cadence Grundler made 15 saves for Rantoul in Tuesday's road match. The Eagles made seven shots on goal with Helen Leiva leading the charge with three. Juana Mendoza and Eulalia Domingo took two shots each.

Upcoming Games:The Urbana Tigers enjoy a nine-day break from match play before facing Manual in Big Twelve Conference action on Thursday, April 9. Rantoul is back on the pitch at home against the Danville Vikings next Monday.

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Mahomet-Seymour 3, Champaign Central 2

	1	2	FINAL
Mahomet-Seymour	2	1	3
Champaign Central	1	1	2

Game Notes: Paislee Welge, Ella Walk and Kennedy Davis scored goals for the Bulldogs. Hadley Grotelueschen, Isabel Lietz, and Marissa Thompson were credit with assists. Mahomet-Seymour keeper made seven saves in the non-conference win.

Upcoming Games: Improving their record to 3-1, the Bulldogs host Washington on Thursday and face Mt. Zion at home next Tuesday. The Maroons are back on the pitch at home on Thursday against the Senators of Springfield.

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Centennial 6, Urbana University 1

	1	2	FINAL
Centennial	2	4	6
Urbana University	0	1	1

Game Notes: Juniors Alicia Fernandez and Sam Doughty scored two goals each in Centennial's win over U-High. Fernandez also notched two assists and Doughty added one more. Alaina Kimble, a senior, chipped in an unassisted goal and Jennavieve Baker, who had two assists, also put one between the posts. Kate Pitcher deflected three attack on the Charger goal.

Upcoming Games: Centennial again today on the road at Monticello and faces their first Big Twelve opponent on Thursday at home, hosting the Bloomington Raiders. Uni-High travel Mattoon for their next contest tomorrow.

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Photo of the Day | No offense, Haley and Spartans crush Pioneers

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ST. JOSEPH - St. Joseph-Ogden catcher Will Haley runs down a Normal U-High baserunner in the Spartans' home baseball game on April 18, 2025. The Spartans won the non-conference game 16-4 with Haley delivering two hits, two runs, and two RBI. The Spartans finished the season 32-4 after falling in the regional title game against Unity later in May. Haley, now a senior, returns to the SJO lineup the 2025-26 season.

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TAGS: St. Joseph-Ogden baseball team wins, SJO catcher Will Haley makes a play, Sentinel photo of the day, 2025 SJO baseball, Spartan baseball team beats Pioneers 16-4 in 2025

Sentinel area softball scores for March 30

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After scooping up a ground ball, Adilynn Wilson throws a runner out at second in Unity's home softball game against Oakwood. The Rockets scored five runs in the second inning on the way to a 9-0 shutout on Monday. Want to see more photos from this game? Fill out our photo request form.

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Unity 9, Oakwood 0

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Unity	0	5	3	0	0	1	-	9	5	1
Oakwood	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2

GAME NOTES: Unity score five runs in the second inning in non-conference victory. Rockets' Reese Frye, Grace Bickers, Korina Finical, S Smith and Danika Eisenmenger finished with one hit each. Adilynn Wilson collected three RBI. Eisenmenger earned the win, striking out five batters and walking one.

Caydence Vermillion and Gracie Hanner combined for two hits for the visiting Comets. Vermillion threw 46 pitches in her two-inning appearance and Ashtyn Dailey unloaded 50 over the plate against the Rockets.

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Champaign Central 22, Hoopeston Area 1

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Champaign Central	10	5	3	4	-	-	-	22	24	1
Hoopeston Area	0	0	0	1	-	-	-	1	2	3

GAME NOTES: Champaign Central tallied 19 RBI with Haley Helm leading the way with six. Helm hit three triples in her four trips to the plate on Monday afternoon. Molly Kloeppel went 4-for-5 and drove in three runs, and classmate Emmy Pentti delivered three RBI on two hits. Helm, who pitched two innings, struck six batters. Freshman Avery Ellison faced nine hitters, striking out four.

Camilla Linder took the loss for the Cornjerkers. Offensively, Peyton Irons, who was 1-for-1 tallied Hoopeston's only hit.

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Fisher 12, BHRA 6

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Fisher	3	1	0	4	0	1	3	12	10	2
BHRA	0	0	5	0	0	1	0	6	8	5

GAME NOTES: BHRA scattered eight hits with eight different players. Junior Gentry Elson, who had two RBI, and Ella Acton delivered one double each in the loss. Eva Ronto gave up eight runs and six hit.

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Central Catholic 13, Mahomet-Seymour 1

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Central Catholic	8	0	2	0	3	-	-	13	9	0
Mahomet-Seymour	0	0	0	1	0	-	-	1	2	3

GAME NOTES: Central Catholic exploded with an eight-run outburst in the first inning. Saints' Mackenzie Owens her team's offensive charge with two hits on three trips to the plate, delivering four RBI on the day. Allowing two hits and striking out two, Maddi Welch earned the win after four innings for BCC.

Mahomet-Seymour's Kate Severns went 2-for-2 with Presley Cox crossing the plate for team's only run.

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TAGS: Unity softball team defeats Oakwood, Mahomet-Seymour suffers non-conference loss to BCC, Maroons win non-conference game on the road at Hoopeston

Area baseball scores for Monday, March 30

Teutopolis 5, Mahomet-Seymour 0

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Teutopolis	2	0	0	2	0	1	-	5	11	0
Mahomet-Seymour	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1

GAME NOTES:Mahomet-Seymour scattered five hits but couldn't manufacture the momentum needed put a run over the plate. Cole Henderson led the team's effort with two hits Paxton O'Malley, Austin Wike, and Ryan Pruitt contributed one hit each. Max Young absorbed pitching loss, throwing four innings. The junior threw 83 pitches, producing eight strike outs across four innings.

Davin Worman gave up just two hits in his five-inning command of the mound for the Wooden Shoes. He went 3-for-3, scoring three of Teutopolis' five runs. The senior pitched five innings, giving up two hits while striking out seven.

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Champaign Central 0, Westville 0

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Champaign Central	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Westville	-	-	-	-	-	--	-	-	-	-

GAME NOTES: Game in progress. Update to come.

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Urbana 13, Schlarman 3

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Urbana	10	3	0	0	0	-	-	13	9	0
Schlarman	2	0	0	0	1	--	-	3	4	1

GAME NOTES: Miguel Hernandez and Thomas Moss went 2-for-2 on the road against the Hilltoppers. Hernandez along with Isaac Armstrong and Alden Bridges delivered doubles in non-conference contest. Armstrong plated three runs and Hernandez added two more RBI.

Armstrong notched the pitching win for the Maroons.

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St. Thomas More 7, Cerro Gordo 3

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
St. Thomas More	1	0	2	1	0	3	-	7	11	0
Cerro Gordo	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	11	0

GAME NOTES: Cerro Gordo's Lucas Tirpak, Jack Hentz, and Lucas Walker crossed the plate in the non-conference loss to host St. Thomas More. Mickey Tirpak and Hentz finished with two hits. The Broncos were aggressive on the basepath, stealing four bases courtesy of Walker, Drew Larimore, Miller Giger and Kaydon Waterhouse.

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Hoopeston Area 5, Fisher 4

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Hoopeston Area	1	0	2	1	1	0	-	5	7	2
Fisher	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	9	3

GAME NOTES: Colt Daugherty settled for the loss on the mound after giving up five hits and four runs in the non-conference game on a beautiful March afternoon. Jesse Arndt and Colton Heweredine knocked in two runs each, with Daugherty scoring two of the four runs.

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Neoga 10, Heritage 3

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Neoga	5	3	0	2	0	1	-	11	10	2
Heritage	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	5	5

GAME NOTES: Kaden White, DeKarai Hill, Anthony Happ, Maddox Odum and Rylan White delivered one hit in Monday's non-conference road loss to the Indians. Kaden White contributed two RBI and Rylan added another as the Hawks fall to 1-4 for the season.

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Mahomet-Seymour 12, Urbana 0

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Mahomet-Seymour	1	0	4	0	2	5	-	12	8	1
Urbana	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	4

GAME NOTES: Both Corey Johnson and Miguel Hernandez delivered two hits each but it wasn't enough to put runs across the plate in Urbana's home stand against the visiting Bulldogs. Alden Bridges rounded out the Tigers' offense with one hit.

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Area baseball scores for March 28

Unity 4, Illinois Valley Central 8

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Unity	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	4	6	1
Illinois Valley Central	4	0	0	4	0	0	-	8	9	4

GAME NOTES: Keegan Schol led the Gray Ghost with three hits, two RBI, and a home run in the conference victory. Sam Bass also homered for IVC and Gabe Perez, who earned the pitching win, tallied three hits. Illinois Valley Central improves to 3-3 on the season, while the Rockets drop their first contest, moving to 4-1.

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Charleston 12, Centennial 1

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Charleston	3	2	4	0	3	-	-	12	7	0
Centennial	1	0	0	0	0	-	-	1	0	4

GAME NOTES: Chargers' Chris Miller scored the team's only run in the first inning of the non-conference game against the Trojans. Miller absorbed the loss on the mound, closing the game with one hit, three runs, and no K's to his credit.

Charleston's Russell Applegate earned the pitching win after strinking out four and giving up one run. The Trojan's offensive efforts were shared between Applegate and Rohan Walters, both with two hits. Walters scored three times and Applegate twice in the lopsided affair on Saturday.

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Champaign Central 23, Springfield 1

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Champaign Central	0	5	18	-	-	-	-	23	15	0
Springfield	0	1	0	0	-	-	-	1	1	5

GAME NOTES: Sophomore Jackson Jenkins tallied Springfield's only hit. The Senators put five pitchers on the bump, each giving up at least two run in the drubbing. Tre Cole went 4-for-4 at the plate the Maroons.

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Armstrong 3, Rantoul 1

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Armstrong	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	0
Rantoul	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	2

GAME NOTES: Aiden Cheek went 1-for-3, putting Levi Duitsman back in the dugout in the fifth inning for the Eagles' only run of the game. Rantoul is on the road Monday to face Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin.

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St. Joseph-Ogden 8, Oswego East 2

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
St. Joseph-Ogden	1	0	1	2	0	0	4	8	0	0
Oswego East	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0

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Mahomet-Seymour 13, Westville 0

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Mahomet-Seymour	5	3	4	0	1	0	-	13	11	0
Westville	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2

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TAGS: SJO loses season-opener, Mahomet-Seymour blasts St. Raymond Boys School, Central Maroons blank Rantoul Eagles

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