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Photo of the Day | Big trouble in little St. Joe

Linebacker Drew Coursey fights his way into the Pontiac backfield during St. Joseph-Ogden's home game on September 27, 2019. Coursey made two tackles, one for a loss, and credited with one assist in SJO's 19-0 win. The senior also recovered one fumble in conference game on Friday. Improving to 4-1, the Spartans could only muster just one more regular season victory, finishing the regular season 5-4 and drawing Williamsville for first-round playoff opponenty. The undefeated Bullets rolled to 54-26 win over SJO on their way to the Class 3A state title.

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Photo Gallery | Spartans posts road win at Unity

St. Joseph-Ogden senior Hayden Lewis goes wild for the camera after his team's upset victory over the heavily favored Unity Rockets at Hicks Field.

Williams leads SJO over Fisher with 12 kills, Roesch collects seven aces

The St. Joseph-Ogden volleyball team posted their 25th win ...

Beating Rantoul 2-0, seniors pace Rockets in volleyball victory

Unity's Reagan Little passes the ball to the front row during her team's road game at St. Joseph-Ogden. On Monday, Little chalked up 12 kills against the Rantoul Eagles during the Rockets' Senior Night contest.

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TOLONO - Unity extended its current win streak to three matches after defeating visiting Rantoul on Tuesday in straight sets, 2-0.

Seniors Reagan Little and Ruby Tarr shined on Senior Night in the Illini Prairie Conference matchup that ended the first set 29-27 and securing the win with a 25-21 advantage.

Little blasted the Eagles with 12 kills and pounded three aces from the backline. Tarr distributed 13 assists and notched a pair of kills. The duo tallied nine digs and two more, respectively.

Hoping to post their 16th win this season and level out their season record at .500, the varsity volleyball team will play their final regular season match on the road at Olympia tonight.

Unity opens their postseason play at the Rocket Center, hosting Warrensburg-Latham, Meridian, and three IPC teams, all seeded higher than the #9 Rockets. Monticello (21-11, 5-3), St. Thomas More (21-12, 4-4), and conference champions Bloomington Central Catholic (25-7, 8-0) are all in the hunt for the Tolono regional title. The winner of the regional title advances to the St. Joseph-Ogden sectional semifinal on Monday, October 30.

The five seniors honored at Tuesday night's home match included Little, Tarr, McKayla Schendel, Jocelyn LeFaivre, and Piper Steele.