19 earn spots on ISU Dean's List

College students from four of our area villages completed the fall 2020 semester with outstanding grades points at Illinois State University. The students below who earned Dean's List honors were required to take 12 or more undergraduate graded hours during the semester.

Students whose grade point average placed them among the top ten percent of those majoring within their college from area include:

Philo:
Shelby Hatchel

St. Joseph:
Elena Cotter
Joshua Sexton
Tyler Haake
Makenzie Pence
Sydney Kelso
Kalli Ingram
Abigail Izard

Sidney:
Nathan Shotton

Tolono:
Elizabeth Hughes
Briley Ackerman
Nicole Bagwell
Elijah Miller
Gabrielle Moore
Brianna Woodworth
Briley Smith
Keaton Eckstein
Noah Marvin
Logan Flesch

*Students who chose to restrict access to Illinois State University directory information will not appear on this list.

Basketball player of the week

February 28 - March 6, 2021

~ Boys ~ Ty Pence St. Joseph-Ogden SJO may have went 1-3 during the week as a team, but Pence's point production was pure gold. The sophomore averaged 29.75 points per game after collecting 39 game-high against BCC and chilled with 24 points in the Spartans' 81-58 win over Olympia. Honorable Mention: Andrew Beyers, SJO Blake Kimball, Unity Nate Drennan, Unity

~ Girls ~ Chloee Reed Unity Reed put up 23 points for the Rockets in their 57-20 win over Illini Prairie foe Rantoul. Despite the non-conference loss to a good Warrior squad, she led Unity once again on the following Saturday with a team-high 10 points against Tuscola. Honorable Mention: Ella Armstrong, SJO Payton Jones, SJO Katy Moore, Unity