Looking Back | Unity loss sets up 5-game win streak

With the hectic 2022-23 season behind us, we want to use the summer to catch up publishing some of the great moments we captured this season but didn't have the time or resources to publish. Here is The Sentinel's next installment of our summer feature called Looking Back. Visit our website weekly for more photo features.
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Unity's Andrew Thomas tries to dribble past Normal U-High Christian Mckee during their Christie Clinic Shootout game on Saturday, January 7. The Rockets fell 56-48 to the Pioneers. See more photos from the game.

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Rockets' Henry Thomas goes up for a shot on Pioneers' Christian Mckee. Unity was unable to recover from a nine-point, first-half deficit in the shootout at St. Joseph-Ogden.

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Unity's Dalton O'Neill tries to dribble past Normal U'High's Jonah Harms. The Rockets dropped to 8-7 on the season after the loss.

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Junior Dalton O'Neill bobbles the ball in front of Pioneers' Mason Hooper.

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Unity head coach Matt Reed yells instructions to players on the floor in the second half. The Rockets went on to win the next five games on the sechedule after the 56-48 loss to the Pioneers. See more photos from the game.



Looking Back | St. Joseph-Ogden basketball team rolls over Nashville 24 points

With the hectic 2022-23 season behind us, we want to use the summer to catch up publishing some of the great moments we captured this season but didn't have the time or resources to publish. Here is The Sentinel's next installment of our summer feature called Looking Back. Visit our website weekly for more photo features.
Ty Pence has his shot blocked in the Nashville game
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Nashville senior Aidan Heiman tries to block a shot under the basket by Ty Pence. The Spartans defeated the visiting Hornets, 59-35. See more photos from this game here. Heiman finished the game with 4 points and 6 rebounds.

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SJO's Coy Taylor tries to get around Nashville's Carter Schoenherr during a first-half free throw.

Rylan Hammer and Maddux Carter
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Nashville's Rylan Hammer brings the ball down the court to a waiting St. Joseph-Ogden senior Maddux Carter playing defense in first half.

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McGwire Atwood pulls down a rebound in the second half. Atwood helped the Spartans break a two-game skid with their first win of 2023.

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Spartan senior Ty Pence looks for an open path into the lane during in the fourth quarter.

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St. Joseph-Ogden cheerleaders lead student fans in a cheer during a timeout.

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SJO sophomore Tanner Siems barrels his way into the paint against Nashville sophomore Isaac Blazier in the team's 59-35 win. See more photos from this game here.


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