Jack Wesley Knott, 79, was carried away to heaven at 4:55 p.m. Saturday (June 13, 2020) in Urbana. He was the son of Hiram Wesley Knott Jr. and Marian Louise Wood Knott.
Born in Urbana on June 18, 1940, he grew up near Kolb Park in St. Joseph and spent countless hours playing along the Salt Fork River. Never afraid of work, he delivered newspapers as a young boy.
He graduated in 1959 from St. Joseph High School, where he had been a member of the choir and participated in the state vocal contest. After graduating, he attended Champaign Commercial College in 1962.
Jack served in the Illinois National Guard from 1963-1969 as a staff sergeant in the 1144th Transportation Battalion. He completed basic training at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri.
He worked as a computing supervisor in the Computing Service Office at the University of Illinois from 1963-1997. He also owned a jewelry store in the Lando Place Mall located on 6th Street in the heart of the University of Illinois campustown for several years.
Actively involved in the St. Joseph community, he was a member of the St. Joseph Civil Defense and St. Joseph Lions Club, including president; served on the St. Joseph Township Swearingen Memorial Library Board; and was co-chairman of the 1972 St. Joseph Centennial. He also was a member of the Mount Olive Cemetery Association board. He was a member of St. Joseph Church of Christ.
On Aug. 17, 1963, Jack married Barbara Gale Maddock at the St. Joseph Church of Christ; she survives him.
Also surviving are two sons, Gregory John Knott (Brooke) of St. Joseph and Kevin Wesley Knott (Julie) of Homer; and two grandchildren, Riley Knott and Hayden Knott of St. Joseph. Additionally, he is survived by numerous cousins that he was especially close to.
He was preceded in death by his parents; grandparents, John Bluford Wood and Ella Wood; one brother, James B. Knott; and sister-in law, Patricia M. Knott.
Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 17, 2020, at Mount Olive Cemetery, Mayview, with Dave Barcus officiating. Freese Funeral Home, 302 E. Grand Ave., St. Joseph, is handling arrangements.
Memorials may be given to the St. Joseph Township Library.
Prep Sports Notebook: Unity softball wins 2, SJO baseball rebounds for a conference win
Unity's Joop and Jones earn All-Conference accolades
Unity's Taylor Joop and Logan Jones learned last week that they are All-Conference Scholar Athletes for the 2020-21 academic year by the Illini Prairie Conference. Both received recognition at luncheon held at Illinois State University on April 29.

Rockets' Taylor Joop puts the ball in play during her team's home game against Central Catholic. Joop, who plans to continue her academic and athletic career at Heartland College, scored the game-winning run in Unity's 5-4 win on Saturday. Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks
Knott sets new school record in the shot
St. Joseph-Ogden senior Hayden Knott raised the bar in the shot put setting a new school record with a throw of 17.14 meters on Saturday at the Rantoul Invite. The toss was also good enough to secure a first place finish in the event with throwers from Hersher, Danville and Pleasant Plains among the field of 17 competitors.
Knott also placed first in the discus throw beating his nearest competition by nearly 2 meters. His winning throw went 53.70 meters.
Miller, Altenbaumer pile on RBIs
Together, St. Joseph-Ogden's Coby Miller and Tyler Altenbaumer tallied nine RBIs, four and five respectively, in the Spartans' 17-9 win over Monticello on Saturday.
Miller was 3-for-3 and Andrew Beyers (3 RBI) added a 3-for-5 performance from the batter's box.
Zach Martinie picked up the win for the Spartans while Monticello's Cole Dasher suffered the loss after the conference pairing.
SJO improves to 10-1 on the season following their 3-run loss to Mahomet-Seymour at home on Friday.
Unity softball picks up second conference win
Unity Taylor Joop scored the winning, go-ahead run on a fly ball from Ruby Tarr in the bottom of the 6th innning in the Unity softball team's conference game against Central Catholic on Saturday.
Pitcher Taylor Henry had 3 hits and on RBI. Hailey Flesch secured one hit in four trips to the plate and delivered a pair of RBI.
Facing 29 batters, Henry gave up 9 hits and 4 runs after 104 pitches.
Good Graces win for the Rockets
Grace Frye earned a pitching win after seven innings, allowing two runs on five hits, striking out five and walking one in a 6-2 softball decision over Newton.
Meanwhile, Gracie Renfrow was 3-for-3 and pushed 2 runs across the plate for the Rockets. She collected a triple on a fly ball to center on her third pitch in the bottom of the 3rd inning allowing Erica Steinman to score and homered two innings later on a solo shot to right field.
The win keeps Unity season untarnished at 6-0. Frye and Renfrow host Villa Grove on Monday at 4pm and have a game 2 rematch against Central Catholic on the road on Tuesday.
Spartan track team win Invite title
The St. Joseph-Ogden boys track team tallied 178 points to win this year's Rantoul Invite title.
Monticello finished in second place with 162 points and host Rantoul collected 106 points for a third place finish. Unity finished 6th (77 points) in the 12-team field.
SJO's Brady Buss took second in the 200-meter dash, Brandon Mattsey clocked a 4:53.12 in the 1600-meter run for the meet title and Hayden Knott won both throwing event to lift the Spartans on Saturday.
Unity baseball team drops first loss
After a dominating 2-0 start, the Rockets' baseball team fell 7-4 on the road to Illinois Valley Central (7-1) on Saturday.
Damian Knoll took the loss after a two-inning appearance scattering 4 hits and 3 walks.
Knoll (1 RBI) along with Blake Kimball scored one run apiece. Tyler Hensch, 1-for-3 from the plate, also had one RBI and double.
3 Spartan homers crush Sages
Sandwiched between two home runs by Shayne Immke, St. Joseph-Ogden's Kaylee Ward went deep in the seventh inning for one of her own. Immke put the first of two homers out of the park in the 1st inning and repeated her effort with another in the fifth.
The hot bats, which helped SJO to improve to a 7-4 season, allowed the Spartans to easily win, 12-6.
Scoring in five of their seven innings, St. Joseph-Ogden tacked on a pair of runs in each of the last three innings of the game to pull away on the scoreboard.
Pitching duties were shared with Alyssa Acton, who earned the win after five innings, and Sophia Martlage closed out the game with 20 pitches in the last 2 innings.
20 earn varsity track letters this season
It was a good season to be a Spartan for Hayden Knott. Earlier in the month he was named as the SJO's boys track team's Most-Valuable Player. He was also honored as field event MVP in addition to earning his second varsity track letter.
Knott, whose best marks in the shot put at 49 feet-3.25 inches and 145 feet-11 inches in the discus, set new personal records in both events this season. The sophomore won three meet event titles at two different events this season. He brought home two gold medals from the Rantoul Invite and one from a multi-school meet with Urbana, Monticello, Danville and Rantoul.
St. Joseph-Ogden's Lane Gaskin runs anchor leg in their preliminary race in the 4x200-meter relay at the Illinois High School Association's State track & field meet on Thursday. Despite their best effort the Spartans ran a 1:31.7 failing to qualify for Saturday's state finals. Gaskin was one of nine seniors who earned varsity track letters this season. Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks
Ethan Vanliew was named the fresh/soph MVP. Vanliew competed in the 60-Meter, 100-Meter and 400-Meter dashes. In addition to competing in the high jump his first season in the Spartan uniform, he was also a member of 100, 200 and 400 relay squads
Earlier this week, senior Aiden Meyers signed his National Letter of Intent to run track at Eastern Illinois University. Meyer, who was named Most-Improved Player, will join SJO alumni Riley Baker and Austin Earp on the Panther roster next fall.
Meyer was a top three finisher in seven of the five outdoor meets he competed in this season. In his first meet of the year, he PR his 100-Meter Dash time at 11.11.
Twenty members of the track team, which includes four freshman athletes, earned varsity letters.
Senior letter winners include Joel Branson, Dwight Colvin, Nathan Emmert, Lane Gaskin, Kaleb Harshbarger, Isiah McCune, Aiden Meyer, Hanson Rieches and Keanen Swanson. Juniors earning a varsity letter was Max Chatterton, Brayden Grimsey, Nolan Peacock and Eric Poe. Three sophomores, Brady Buss, Hayden Knott and Brandon Mattsey along with frosh runners Elijah Mock, Jonny Poulter, Luke Stegall and Ethan Vanliew.
Knott, whose best marks in the shot put at 49 feet-3.25 inches and 145 feet-11 inches in the discus, set new personal records in both events this season. The sophomore won three meet event titles at two different events this season. He brought home two gold medals from the Rantoul Invite and one from a multi-school meet with Urbana, Monticello, Danville and Rantoul.

Ethan Vanliew was named the fresh/soph MVP. Vanliew competed in the 60-Meter, 100-Meter and 400-Meter dashes. In addition to competing in the high jump his first season in the Spartan uniform, he was also a member of 100, 200 and 400 relay squads
Earlier this week, senior Aiden Meyers signed his National Letter of Intent to run track at Eastern Illinois University. Meyer, who was named Most-Improved Player, will join SJO alumni Riley Baker and Austin Earp on the Panther roster next fall.
Meyer was a top three finisher in seven of the five outdoor meets he competed in this season. In his first meet of the year, he PR his 100-Meter Dash time at 11.11.
Twenty members of the track team, which includes four freshman athletes, earned varsity letters.
Senior letter winners include Joel Branson, Dwight Colvin, Nathan Emmert, Lane Gaskin, Kaleb Harshbarger, Isiah McCune, Aiden Meyer, Hanson Rieches and Keanen Swanson. Juniors earning a varsity letter was Max Chatterton, Brayden Grimsey, Nolan Peacock and Eric Poe. Three sophomores, Brady Buss, Hayden Knott and Brandon Mattsey along with frosh runners Elijah Mock, Jonny Poulter, Luke Stegall and Ethan Vanliew.
Knott, Mattsey lead SJO at Rantoul Invite
Running against a solid field of competitors from Bloom Township, Herscher, Kankakee and 11 other schools, the St. Joseph-Ogden boys track team finished seventh out of a field of 15 schools at the 2019 Rantoul Invite on Saturday. Earning 55 points, SJO finished two points behind Mahomet-Seymour (57 points, 6th place) and a mere three below Urbana(5th place) in fifth place.
St. Joseph-Ogden's Isiah McCune runs to the finish line at the 2018 Illinois High School Association Cross Country State Finals on Saturday, November 3, 2018. The senior finished second in last Saturday's 3200 Meter run at the Rantoul Invite. He finished the Class 1A state race last fall in 44th place overall with a time of 15:50.19.
(Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks) (Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks)
Earning 20 points for the Spartans, Hayden Knott placed first in both the junior varsity discus and shot put competition.
Throws from Rantoul's Brandon Lord and Danville's Joseph Irons were nowhere near Knott's best throw of the day in the shot competition. The 2018 state-qualifier sent the heavy ball 44-6 3/4, which surpassed the meet record of 40-7 1/2 and his personal best going into the meet by 10 inches. He was the only underclassman to exceed 40 feet.
Knott also recorded a new personal record in the discus, launching it 152-4. His previous personal best was 139-1. The toss broke the old fresh/soph record of 108-04 established by St. Joseph-Ogden's Max Chaterton in 2017.
Brandon Mattsey won the Freshman/Sophomore 1600m Run with a time of 5:00.61. He clocked in three seconds ahead of Monticello's Ed Mitchell (5:03.43) and beat Nathan Rotundo, from McHenry, who finished third at 5:04.22. His time was just a little more than five seconds off his career best of 4:55.40.
Running with Lukas Hutcherson, Elijah Mock and Luke Stegall in the fresh/soph 4x800 race, Mattsey helped the team to four team points by way of a fourth place finish with a time of 09:23.81.
Other top performances included a great effort by senior Isiah McCune, who finished second in the 3200 Meter Run. Nolan Peacock cleared 12'6" to place fourth in the pole vault competition and Lane Gaskin took third in 200 Meter Dash.

Earning 20 points for the Spartans, Hayden Knott placed first in both the junior varsity discus and shot put competition.
Throws from Rantoul's Brandon Lord and Danville's Joseph Irons were nowhere near Knott's best throw of the day in the shot competition. The 2018 state-qualifier sent the heavy ball 44-6 3/4, which surpassed the meet record of 40-7 1/2 and his personal best going into the meet by 10 inches. He was the only underclassman to exceed 40 feet.
Knott also recorded a new personal record in the discus, launching it 152-4. His previous personal best was 139-1. The toss broke the old fresh/soph record of 108-04 established by St. Joseph-Ogden's Max Chaterton in 2017.
Brandon Mattsey won the Freshman/Sophomore 1600m Run with a time of 5:00.61. He clocked in three seconds ahead of Monticello's Ed Mitchell (5:03.43) and beat Nathan Rotundo, from McHenry, who finished third at 5:04.22. His time was just a little more than five seconds off his career best of 4:55.40.
Running with Lukas Hutcherson, Elijah Mock and Luke Stegall in the fresh/soph 4x800 race, Mattsey helped the team to four team points by way of a fourth place finish with a time of 09:23.81.
Other top performances included a great effort by senior Isiah McCune, who finished second in the 3200 Meter Run. Nolan Peacock cleared 12'6" to place fourth in the pole vault competition and Lane Gaskin took third in 200 Meter Dash.
SJO 3rd Quarter Honor Roll
Yesterday, St. Joseph-Ogden High School announced the third quarter honor roll students. Thirty-eight members in this year's freshman class earned High Honor Roll recognition. Another 13 earned Honor Roll status.
To receive honor roll recognition at SJO students must earn a grade point average of 3.25 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Students whose GPA soared above 3.74 are recognized as High Honor Roll students.
Freshman High Honor Roll
Logan Allen
Owen Baltzell
Samantha Beetz
Chloe Burkhalter
Rachel Divan
Sadie Ericksen
Addison Frick
Grace Getty
Logan Haake
Chloe Harper
Rachel Harris
Brody Hausman
Annabelle Hueber
Tanner Jacob
Kya Jolley
Helene Jones
Tori Kibler
Patrick LeVeck
Hayden Lewis
Quinn Lewis
Taylyn Lockhart
Addisyn Martinie
Talan Miller
Isaiah Mock
Rowan Musselman
Caleb Ochs
Cole Pruitt
Macy Reed-Thompson
Addison Roesch
Addison Ross
Lucas Skelton
Logan Smith
Drew Thurman
Emma Thurman
Colin Wayland
Corbin Wells
Hayden Williams
Peyton Williams
Owen Baltzell
Samantha Beetz
Chloe Burkhalter
Rachel Divan
Sadie Ericksen
Addison Frick
Grace Getty
Logan Haake
Chloe Harper
Rachel Harris
Brody Hausman
Annabelle Hueber
Tanner Jacob
Kya Jolley
Helene Jones
Tori Kibler
Patrick LeVeck
Hayden Lewis
Quinn Lewis
Taylyn Lockhart
Addisyn Martinie
Talan Miller
Isaiah Mock
Rowan Musselman
Caleb Ochs
Cole Pruitt
Macy Reed-Thompson
Addison Roesch
Addison Ross
Lucas Skelton
Logan Smith
Drew Thurman
Emma Thurman
Colin Wayland
Corbin Wells
Hayden Williams
Peyton Williams
Freshman Honor Roll
Aden Armstrong
Mya Bott
Tyler Buss
Garrett Denhart
Joseph Frasca
Jayci Hayes
Lauren Lannert
Carson Maroon
Seth McBride
Shannon McMahon
Daniel Santiago
Elissia Ward
Spencer Wilson
Mya Bott
Tyler Buss
Garrett Denhart
Joseph Frasca
Jayci Hayes
Lauren Lannert
Carson Maroon
Seth McBride
Shannon McMahon
Daniel Santiago
Elissia Ward
Spencer Wilson
Sophomore High Honor Roll
McGwire Atwood
Kaytlyn Baker
Olivia Baltzell
Tyler Burch
Maddux Carter
Yamilka Casanova
Ariana Chambers
Morgan Cramer
Aiden Cromwell
Zachary Dahman
Abigail Dow
Emily Elsbernd
Joselyn Frerichs
Kennedy Greer
Andrew Guelfi
Mikyla Haley
Maya Hewkin
Taylor Hug
Peyton Jones
Jacob Kern
Aaron Lane
Collin Livesay
Aidan McCorkle
Kyle Meccoli
Teagan Miller
Courtney Myren
Allegra Pearman
Ty Pence
Jack Robertson
Kirsten Schaefer
Johanna Schmitz
Jack Setterdahl
Paige Siegmund
Payton Vander Logt
Taylor Voorhees
Alayna Wagle
Mallory Wagner
Maggie Ward
Kaytlyn Baker
Olivia Baltzell
Tyler Burch
Maddux Carter
Yamilka Casanova
Ariana Chambers
Morgan Cramer
Aiden Cromwell
Zachary Dahman
Abigail Dow
Emily Elsbernd
Joselyn Frerichs
Kennedy Greer
Andrew Guelfi
Mikyla Haley
Maya Hewkin
Taylor Hug
Peyton Jones
Jacob Kern
Aaron Lane
Collin Livesay
Aidan McCorkle
Kyle Meccoli
Teagan Miller
Courtney Myren
Allegra Pearman
Ty Pence
Jack Robertson
Kirsten Schaefer
Johanna Schmitz
Jack Setterdahl
Paige Siegmund
Payton Vander Logt
Taylor Voorhees
Alayna Wagle
Mallory Wagner
Maggie Ward
Sophomore Honor Roll
Alyssa Acton
Canyon Alwes
Taylor Burch
Payton Carter
Gwen Chatterton
Bryce Collins
Madelynn Cook
Leah Finley
Jessica Gadbury
Hayden Henkelman
Shayne Immke
Emily Jeffries
Hunter Ketchum
Haleigh Maddock
Caleb Nemecz
Katelynn Oehmke
Emma Rydell
Isabel Sexton
Emma Ward
Payton Wendell
Canyon Alwes
Taylor Burch
Payton Carter
Gwen Chatterton
Bryce Collins
Madelynn Cook
Leah Finley
Jessica Gadbury
Hayden Henkelman
Shayne Immke
Emily Jeffries
Hunter Ketchum
Haleigh Maddock
Caleb Nemecz
Katelynn Oehmke
Emma Rydell
Isabel Sexton
Emma Ward
Payton Wendell
Junior High Honor Roll
Addison Allen
Tyler Altenbaumer
Kailyn Anderson
Ella Armstrong
Abigail Behrens
Andrew Beyers
Mara Burkhalter
Kennedi Burnett
Angela Chahine
Braden Clampitt
Anastasia Conerty
Deanna Cummins
Benjamin Cunningham
Sidney Davis
Zander Dressen
Ashley Eldridge
Jared Emmert
Hannah Fox
Mackenzie Fulk
Brennan Haake
Liam Hamer
Lauren Harper
Kailyn Ingram
Payton Jacob
Alison Kearney
Ava Knap
Ashlyn Lannert
Jacey Lewis
Wyatt Loghry
Kelsey Martlage
Sophia McDade
Ava Miller
Coby Miller
Conrad Miller
Elijah Mock
Jett Morris
Jessica Palmer
Jonathan Poulter
Hope Rajlich
Grace Schmitz
Taryn Sexton
Alyssa Shoviak
Luke Stegall
Rebecca Steinbach
Mackenzie Trame
Taylor Wells
Tyler Altenbaumer
Kailyn Anderson
Ella Armstrong
Abigail Behrens
Andrew Beyers
Mara Burkhalter
Kennedi Burnett
Angela Chahine
Braden Clampitt
Anastasia Conerty
Deanna Cummins
Benjamin Cunningham
Sidney Davis
Zander Dressen
Ashley Eldridge
Jared Emmert
Hannah Fox
Mackenzie Fulk
Brennan Haake
Liam Hamer
Lauren Harper
Kailyn Ingram
Payton Jacob
Alison Kearney
Ava Knap
Ashlyn Lannert
Jacey Lewis
Wyatt Loghry
Kelsey Martlage
Sophia McDade
Ava Miller
Coby Miller
Conrad Miller
Elijah Mock
Jett Morris
Jessica Palmer
Jonathan Poulter
Hope Rajlich
Grace Schmitz
Taryn Sexton
Alyssa Shoviak
Luke Stegall
Rebecca Steinbach
Mackenzie Trame
Taylor Wells
Junior Honor Roll
Madison Atwood
Alanna Bensyl
Ella Besson
Hailey Gaines
Avian Gerdes
Alyssa Hamilton
Claire Huffman
Olivia Klotz
Braden McElroy
Ava Meyer
Emma Parkinson
Griffin Roesch
Anna Snyder
Regan Uden
Ethan Vanliew
Alanna Bensyl
Ella Besson
Hailey Gaines
Avian Gerdes
Alyssa Hamilton
Claire Huffman
Olivia Klotz
Braden McElroy
Ava Meyer
Emma Parkinson
Griffin Roesch
Anna Snyder
Regan Uden
Ethan Vanliew
Senior High Honor Roll
Isabelle Brooks
David Bytnar
Kylie Duckett
Jacob Dwyer
Hanna Eastin
Dakota Franzen
Emmy Houston
Logan Ingram
Cailer Kellenberger
Shelby Kofoot
Ethan Lane
Alyssa Maddock
Tyson Madsen
Sophia Martlage
Garren Meeker
Samantha Naylor
Alec Painer
Erin Patton
Aidan Roberts
Indira Robinson
Mazie Ronk
Evan Schmitz
Max Shonkwiler
Tessa Smith
Payton Vallee
Nora Walden
Brayden Wendt
Mikayla Wertz
Logan Wolfersberger
David Bytnar
Kylie Duckett
Jacob Dwyer
Hanna Eastin
Dakota Franzen
Emmy Houston
Logan Ingram
Cailer Kellenberger
Shelby Kofoot
Ethan Lane
Alyssa Maddock
Tyson Madsen
Sophia Martlage
Garren Meeker
Samantha Naylor
Alec Painer
Erin Patton
Aidan Roberts
Indira Robinson
Mazie Ronk
Evan Schmitz
Max Shonkwiler
Tessa Smith
Payton Vallee
Nora Walden
Brayden Wendt
Mikayla Wertz
Logan Wolfersberger
Senior Honor Roll
Crayton Burnett
Brady Buss
Taylor Campbell
Rylee Clements
Sarah Dow
Britney Evans
Alex Frerichs
Emily Froman
Lucas Funkhouser
Isabella Getty
Kale Goff
Atleigh Hamilton
Lukas Hutcherson
Izabellah Innes
Hayden Knott
Spencer Lahners
Matthew Lilly
Aiden Livesay
Madigan Loman
Brock Loschen
Abigail Moberg
Jackson Rydell
Isabella Smith-Fawver
AJ Wagner
Rachel Wilson
Brady Buss
Taylor Campbell
Rylee Clements
Sarah Dow
Britney Evans
Alex Frerichs
Emily Froman
Lucas Funkhouser
Isabella Getty
Kale Goff
Atleigh Hamilton
Lukas Hutcherson
Izabellah Innes
Hayden Knott
Spencer Lahners
Matthew Lilly
Aiden Livesay
Madigan Loman
Brock Loschen
Abigail Moberg
Jackson Rydell
Isabella Smith-Fawver
AJ Wagner
Rachel Wilson
166 make 2nd quarter High Honor Roll at SJO

An additional 77 students who earned grade point average of 3.25 or higher on the school's 4.0 scale also made the honor roll.
High Honor Roll
Freshmen
Logan Allen
Aden Armstrong
Owen Baltzell
Samantha Beetz
Chloe Burkhalter
Rachel Divan
Sadie Ericksen
Joseph Frasca
Addison Frick
Grace Getty
Logan Haake
Chloe Harper
Rachel Harris
Brody Hausman
Annabelle Hueber
Tanner Jacob
Kya Jolley
Helene Jones
Tori Kibler
Hayden Lewis
Quinn Lewis
Taylyn Lockhart
Carson Maroon
Addisyn Martinie
Talan Miller
Isaiah Mock
Rowan Musselman
Caleb Ochs
Cole Pruitt
Macy Reed-Thompson
Addison Roesch
Addison Ross
Daniel Santiago
Lucas Skelton
Logan Smith
Drew Thurman
Emma Thurman
Elissia Ward
Colin Wayland
Corbin Wells
Hayden Williams
Peyton Williams
Aden Armstrong
Owen Baltzell
Samantha Beetz
Chloe Burkhalter
Rachel Divan
Sadie Ericksen
Joseph Frasca
Addison Frick
Grace Getty
Logan Haake
Chloe Harper
Rachel Harris
Brody Hausman
Annabelle Hueber
Tanner Jacob
Kya Jolley
Helene Jones
Tori Kibler
Hayden Lewis
Quinn Lewis
Taylyn Lockhart
Carson Maroon
Addisyn Martinie
Talan Miller
Isaiah Mock
Rowan Musselman
Caleb Ochs
Cole Pruitt
Macy Reed-Thompson
Addison Roesch
Addison Ross
Daniel Santiago
Lucas Skelton
Logan Smith
Drew Thurman
Emma Thurman
Elissia Ward
Colin Wayland
Corbin Wells
Hayden Williams
Peyton Williams
Sophomores
Alyssa Acton
McGwire Atwood
Kaytlyn Baker
Olivia Baltzell
Taylor Burch
Tyler Burch
Maddux Carter
Yamilka Casanova
Ariana Chambers
Gwen Chatterton
Morgan Cramer
Aiden Cromwell
Zachary Dahman
Abigail Dow
Emily Elsbernd
Joselyn Frerichs
Kennedy Greer
Andrew Guelfi
Mikyla Haley
Maya Hewkin
Taylor Hug
Shayne Immke
Peyton Jones
Cameran Kelley
Jacob Kern
Hunter Ketchum
Aaron Lane
Collin Livesay
Haleigh Maddock
Aidan McCorkle
Kyle Meccoli
Teagan Miller
Allegra Pearman
Ty Pence
Jack Robertson
Kirsten Schaefer
Johanna Schmitz
Jack Setterdahl
Isabel Sexton
Paige Siegmund
Trinity Tapia
Payton Vander Logt
VoorheesTaylor
WagleAlayna
WagnerMallory
WardMaggie
McGwire Atwood
Kaytlyn Baker
Olivia Baltzell
Taylor Burch
Tyler Burch
Maddux Carter
Yamilka Casanova
Ariana Chambers
Gwen Chatterton
Morgan Cramer
Aiden Cromwell
Zachary Dahman
Abigail Dow
Emily Elsbernd
Joselyn Frerichs
Kennedy Greer
Andrew Guelfi
Mikyla Haley
Maya Hewkin
Taylor Hug
Shayne Immke
Peyton Jones
Cameran Kelley
Jacob Kern
Hunter Ketchum
Aaron Lane
Collin Livesay
Haleigh Maddock
Aidan McCorkle
Kyle Meccoli
Teagan Miller
Allegra Pearman
Ty Pence
Jack Robertson
Kirsten Schaefer
Johanna Schmitz
Jack Setterdahl
Isabel Sexton
Paige Siegmund
Trinity Tapia
Payton Vander Logt
VoorheesTaylor
WagleAlayna
WagnerMallory
WardMaggie
Juniors
Addison Allen
Tyler Altenbaumer
Kailyn Anderson
Ella Armstrong
Abigail Behrens
Andrew Beyers
Mara Burkhalter
Angela Chahine
Braden Clampitt
Anastasia Conerty
Deanna Cummins
Benjamin Cunningham
Sidney Davis
Zander Dressen
Ashley Eldridge
Jared Emmert
Hannah Fox
Mackenzie Fulk
Brennan Haake
Liam Hamer
Lauren Harper
Kailyn Ingram
Payton Jacob
Alison Kearney
Ava Knap
Ashlyn Lannert
Jacey Lewis
Wyatt Loghry
Kelsey Martlage
Sophia McDade
Ava Miller
Coby Miller
Conrad Miller
Elijah Mock
Jett Morris
Jessica Palmer
Emma Parkinson
Jackson Place
Hope Rajlich
Grace Schmitz
Taryn Sexton
ShoviakAlyssa
StegallLuke
SteinbachRebecca
TrameMackenzie
WellsTaylor
Tyler Altenbaumer
Kailyn Anderson
Ella Armstrong
Abigail Behrens
Andrew Beyers
Mara Burkhalter
Angela Chahine
Braden Clampitt
Anastasia Conerty
Deanna Cummins
Benjamin Cunningham
Sidney Davis
Zander Dressen
Ashley Eldridge
Jared Emmert
Hannah Fox
Mackenzie Fulk
Brennan Haake
Liam Hamer
Lauren Harper
Kailyn Ingram
Payton Jacob
Alison Kearney
Ava Knap
Ashlyn Lannert
Jacey Lewis
Wyatt Loghry
Kelsey Martlage
Sophia McDade
Ava Miller
Coby Miller
Conrad Miller
Elijah Mock
Jett Morris
Jessica Palmer
Emma Parkinson
Jackson Place
Hope Rajlich
Grace Schmitz
Taryn Sexton
ShoviakAlyssa
StegallLuke
SteinbachRebecca
TrameMackenzie
WellsTaylor
Senior
Isabelle Brooks
Crayton Burnett
David Bytnar
Taylor Campbell
Kylie Duckett
Jacob Dwyer
Hanna Eastin
Britney Evans
Dakota Franzen
Isabella Getty
Kale Goff
Atleigh Hamilton
Emmyrson Houston
Lukas Hutcherson
Logan Ingram
Shelby Kofoot
Spencer Lahners
Madigan Loman
Alyssa Maddock
Tyson Madsen
Sophia Martlage
Garren Meeker
Samantha Naylor
Alec Painter
Erin Patton
Aidan Roberts
Indira Robinson
Mazie Ronk
Evan Schmitz
Max Shonkwiler
Tessa Smith
Payton Vallee
Nora Walden
Brayden Wendt
Mikayla Wertz
Logan Wolfersberger
Crayton Burnett
David Bytnar
Taylor Campbell
Kylie Duckett
Jacob Dwyer
Hanna Eastin
Britney Evans
Dakota Franzen
Isabella Getty
Kale Goff
Atleigh Hamilton
Emmyrson Houston
Lukas Hutcherson
Logan Ingram
Shelby Kofoot
Spencer Lahners
Madigan Loman
Alyssa Maddock
Tyson Madsen
Sophia Martlage
Garren Meeker
Samantha Naylor
Alec Painter
Erin Patton
Aidan Roberts
Indira Robinson
Mazie Ronk
Evan Schmitz
Max Shonkwiler
Tessa Smith
Payton Vallee
Nora Walden
Brayden Wendt
Mikayla Wertz
Logan Wolfersberger
Honor Roll
Freshmen
Edward Alewelt
Chloe Allen
Kaden Allinger
Kyler Brown
Maya Chahine
Garrett Denhart
Cameron Dressen
Grace Goldenstein
Brianna Grant
Amaya Gula
Jayci Hayes
Lauren Lannert
Jake LeVeck
Seth McBride
Shannon McMahon
Zoey Sweet
Braxton Waller
Spencer Wilson
Mitchell Wright
Chloe Allen
Kaden Allinger
Kyler Brown
Maya Chahine
Garrett Denhart
Cameron Dressen
Grace Goldenstein
Brianna Grant
Amaya Gula
Jayci Hayes
Lauren Lannert
Jake LeVeck
Seth McBride
Shannon McMahon
Zoey Sweet
Braxton Waller
Spencer Wilson
Mitchell Wright
Sophomores
Austin Kofoot
Canyon Alwes
Owen Birt
Ethan Blackburn
Payton Carter
Madelynn Cook
Leah Finley
Grace Flessner
Jessica Gadbury
Joseph Gherna
Hallie Harms
Hayden Henkelman
Aliya Jones
Courtney Myren
Katelynn Oehmke
William Page
Jackson Wetzel
Spencer Wilson
Mitchell Wright
Canyon Alwes
Owen Birt
Ethan Blackburn
Payton Carter
Madelynn Cook
Leah Finley
Grace Flessner
Jessica Gadbury
Joseph Gherna
Hallie Harms
Hayden Henkelman
Aliya Jones
Courtney Myren
Katelynn Oehmke
William Page
Jackson Wetzel
Spencer Wilson
Mitchell Wright
Juniors
Alessa Anzelmo
Nicolas Anzelmo
Madison Atwood
Alanna Bensyl
Ella Besson
Kennedi Burnett
Zella Fuqua
Hailey Gaines
Avian Gerdes
Alyssa Hamilton
Claire Huffman
Olivia Klotz
Ava Meyer
Jonathan Poulter
Griffin Roesch
Anna Snyder
Regan Uden
Ethan Vanliew
Elijah Weinmann
Nicolas Anzelmo
Madison Atwood
Alanna Bensyl
Ella Besson
Kennedi Burnett
Zella Fuqua
Hailey Gaines
Avian Gerdes
Alyssa Hamilton
Claire Huffman
Olivia Klotz
Ava Meyer
Jonathan Poulter
Griffin Roesch
Anna Snyder
Regan Uden
Ethan Vanliew
Elijah Weinmann
Seniors
Haven Atwood
Mason Behrens
Brady Buss
Raegan Crippen
Sarah Dow
Caleb Eads
Emily Fisher
Alexandra Frerichs
Emily Froman
Cailer Kellenberger
Hayden Knott
Ethan Lane
Matthew Lilly
Aiden Livesay
Brock Loschen
Abigail Moberg
Riley Myren
Jackson Rydell
Hannah Umbarger
Aaron Wagner-Dillman
Mitchell Whitlock
Rachel Wilson
Mason Behrens
Brady Buss
Raegan Crippen
Sarah Dow
Caleb Eads
Emily Fisher
Alexandra Frerichs
Emily Froman
Cailer Kellenberger
Hayden Knott
Ethan Lane
Matthew Lilly
Aiden Livesay
Brock Loschen
Abigail Moberg
Riley Myren
Jackson Rydell
Hannah Umbarger
Aaron Wagner-Dillman
Mitchell Whitlock
Rachel Wilson
St. Joseph-Ogden announces 1st quarter Honor Roll
Today, St. Joseph-Ogden High School announced its first quarter Honor Roll. One hundred and fifty-seven students earned High Honor Roll recognition for their academic efforts in the first quarter of the 2020-21 school year. The junior class led the way with 43 students who secured GPA above 3.74.
Despite the challenges of hybrid schooling, 239 students started the fall semester with a grade point average of 3.25 or higher on the school's 4.0 scale.
High Honor Roll
Freshmen
Edward Alewelt
Logan Allen
Aden Armstrong
Owen Baltzell
Samantha Beetz
Chloe Burkhalter
Rachel Divan
Sadie Ericksen
Joseph Frasca
Addison Frick
Grace Getty
Logan Haake
Chloe Harper
Rachel Harris
Brody Hausman
Annabelle Hueber
Tanner Jacob
Kya Jolley
Helene Jones
Tori Kibler
Hayden Lewis
Quinn Lewis
Taylyn Lockhart
Addisyn Martinie
Talan Miller
Isaiah Mock
Rowan Musselman
Caleb Ochs
Cole Pruitt
Macy Reed-Thompson
Addison Roesch
Addison Ross
Daniel Santiago
Lucas Skelton
Logan Smith
Drew Thurman
Emma Thurman
Elissia Ward
Colin Wayland
Corbin Wells
Hayden Williams
Peyton Williams
Logan Allen
Aden Armstrong
Owen Baltzell
Samantha Beetz
Chloe Burkhalter
Rachel Divan
Sadie Ericksen
Joseph Frasca
Addison Frick
Grace Getty
Logan Haake
Chloe Harper
Rachel Harris
Brody Hausman
Annabelle Hueber
Tanner Jacob
Kya Jolley
Helene Jones
Tori Kibler
Hayden Lewis
Quinn Lewis
Taylyn Lockhart
Addisyn Martinie
Talan Miller
Isaiah Mock
Rowan Musselman
Caleb Ochs
Cole Pruitt
Macy Reed-Thompson
Addison Roesch
Addison Ross
Daniel Santiago
Lucas Skelton
Logan Smith
Drew Thurman
Emma Thurman
Elissia Ward
Colin Wayland
Corbin Wells
Hayden Williams
Peyton Williams
Sophomores
McGwire Atwood
Kaytlyn Baker
Olivia Baltzell
Tyler Burch
Maddux Carter
Yamilka Casanova
Ariana Chambers
Morgan Cramer
Aiden Cromwell
Zachary Dahman
Emily Elsbernd
Joselyn Frerichs
Kennedy Greer
Andrew Guelfi
Mikyla Haley
Hayden Henkelman
Maya Hewkin
Taylor Hug
Emily Jeffries
Aliya Jones
Peyton Jones
Jacob Kern
Hunter Ketchum
Collin Livesay
Haleigh Maddock
Aidan McCorkle
Kyle Meccoli
Teagan Miller
Allegra Pearman
Ty Pence
Jack Robertson
Kirsten Schaefer
Johanna Schmitz
Jack Setterdahl
Paige Siegmund
Trinity Tapia
Payton Vander Logt
Taylor Voorhees
Alayna Wagle
Mallory Wagner
Maggie Ward
Kaytlyn Baker
Olivia Baltzell
Tyler Burch
Maddux Carter
Yamilka Casanova
Ariana Chambers
Morgan Cramer
Aiden Cromwell
Zachary Dahman
Emily Elsbernd
Joselyn Frerichs
Kennedy Greer
Andrew Guelfi
Mikyla Haley
Hayden Henkelman
Maya Hewkin
Taylor Hug
Emily Jeffries
Aliya Jones
Peyton Jones
Jacob Kern
Hunter Ketchum
Collin Livesay
Haleigh Maddock
Aidan McCorkle
Kyle Meccoli
Teagan Miller
Allegra Pearman
Ty Pence
Jack Robertson
Kirsten Schaefer
Johanna Schmitz
Jack Setterdahl
Paige Siegmund
Trinity Tapia
Payton Vander Logt
Taylor Voorhees
Alayna Wagle
Mallory Wagner
Maggie Ward
Juniors
Addison Allen
Tyler Altenbaumer
Kailyn Anderson
Ella Armstrong
Abigail Behrens
Andrew Beyers
Mara Burkhalter
Kennedi Burnett
Angela Chahine
Braden Clampitt
Anastasia Conerty
Deanna Cummins
Benjamin Cunningham
Sidney Davis
Zander Dressen
Jared Emmert
Hannah Fox
Mackenzie Fulk
Brennan Haake
Liam Hamer
Lauren Harper
Kailyn Ingram
Payton Jacob
Alison Kearney
Ava Knap
Jacey Lewis
Wyatt Loghry
Kelsey Martlage
Sophia McDade
Coby Miller
Conrad Miller
Elijah Mock
Jett Morris
Jessica Palmer
Emma Parkinson
Hope Rajlich
Grace Schmitz
Taryn Sexton
Alyssa Shoviak
Luke Stegall
Rebecca Steinbach
Mackenzie Trame
Regan Uden
Taylor Wells
Tyler Altenbaumer
Kailyn Anderson
Ella Armstrong
Abigail Behrens
Andrew Beyers
Mara Burkhalter
Kennedi Burnett
Angela Chahine
Braden Clampitt
Anastasia Conerty
Deanna Cummins
Benjamin Cunningham
Sidney Davis
Zander Dressen
Jared Emmert
Hannah Fox
Mackenzie Fulk
Brennan Haake
Liam Hamer
Lauren Harper
Kailyn Ingram
Payton Jacob
Alison Kearney
Ava Knap
Jacey Lewis
Wyatt Loghry
Kelsey Martlage
Sophia McDade
Coby Miller
Conrad Miller
Elijah Mock
Jett Morris
Jessica Palmer
Emma Parkinson
Hope Rajlich
Grace Schmitz
Taryn Sexton
Alyssa Shoviak
Luke Stegall
Rebecca Steinbach
Mackenzie Trame
Regan Uden
Taylor Wells
Senior
Isabelle Brooks
Crayton Burnett
David Bytnar
Taylor Campbell
Kylie Duckett
Makayla Duckwitz
Jacob Dwyer
Hanna Eastin
Nadirah Edwards
Dakota Franzen
Atleigh Hamilton
Emmyrson Houston
Lukas Hutcherson
Logan Ingram
Cailer Kellenberger
Shelby Kofoot
Alyssa Maddock
Tyson Madsen
Sophia Martlage
Garren Meeker
Samantha Naylor
Alec Painter
Erin Patton
Aidan Roberts
Indira Robinson
Mazie Ronk
Evan Schmitz
Max Shonkwiler
Tessa Smith
Payton Vallee
Nora Walden
Brayden Wendt
Mikayla Wertz
Logan Wolfersberger
Crayton Burnett
David Bytnar
Taylor Campbell
Kylie Duckett
Makayla Duckwitz
Jacob Dwyer
Hanna Eastin
Nadirah Edwards
Dakota Franzen
Atleigh Hamilton
Emmyrson Houston
Lukas Hutcherson
Logan Ingram
Cailer Kellenberger
Shelby Kofoot
Alyssa Maddock
Tyson Madsen
Sophia Martlage
Garren Meeker
Samantha Naylor
Alec Painter
Erin Patton
Aidan Roberts
Indira Robinson
Mazie Ronk
Evan Schmitz
Max Shonkwiler
Tessa Smith
Payton Vallee
Nora Walden
Brayden Wendt
Mikayla Wertz
Logan Wolfersberger
Honor Roll
Freshmen
Chloe Allen
Kaden Allinger
Mya Bott
Kyler Brown
Payton Carter
Maya Chahine
James Harbourt
Jayci Hayes
Holden Jones
Lauren Lannert
Jake LeVeck
Carson Maroon
Seth McBride
Shannon McMahon
Madison Stevens
Zoey Sweet
Braxton Waller
Spencer Wilson
Kaden Allinger
Mya Bott
Kyler Brown
Payton Carter
Maya Chahine
James Harbourt
Jayci Hayes
Holden Jones
Lauren Lannert
Jake LeVeck
Carson Maroon
Seth McBride
Shannon McMahon
Madison Stevens
Zoey Sweet
Braxton Waller
Spencer Wilson
Sophomores
Alyssa Acton
Madison Adams
Canyon Alwes
Taylor Burch
Payton Carter
Gwen Chatterton
Madelynn Cook
Abigail Dow
Leah Finley
Grace Flessner
Jessica Gadbury
Hallie Harms
Mary Hinrichs
Shayne Immke
Cameran Kelley
Jade Kelley
Aaron Lane
Blake Morgan
Courtney Myren
Caleb Nemecz
Jacob Newman
Ava Northen
Emma Rydell
Emma Ward
Jackson Wetzel
Madison Adams
Canyon Alwes
Taylor Burch
Payton Carter
Gwen Chatterton
Madelynn Cook
Abigail Dow
Leah Finley
Grace Flessner
Jessica Gadbury
Hallie Harms
Mary Hinrichs
Shayne Immke
Cameran Kelley
Jade Kelley
Aaron Lane
Blake Morgan
Courtney Myren
Caleb Nemecz
Jacob Newman
Ava Northen
Emma Rydell
Emma Ward
Jackson Wetzel
Juniors
Nicolas Anzelmo
Madison Atwood
Alanna Bensyl
Ella Besson
Allison Burnett
Ashley Eldridge
Carter Freeman
Zella Fuqua
Hailey Gaines
Avian Gerdes
Alyssa Hamilton
Claire Huffman
Olivia Klotz
Ashlyn Lannert
Ava Meyer
Ava Miller
Jackson Place
Jonathan Poulter
Griffin Roesch
Anna Snyder
Ethan Vanliew
Elijah Weinmann
Madison Atwood
Alanna Bensyl
Ella Besson
Allison Burnett
Ashley Eldridge
Carter Freeman
Zella Fuqua
Hailey Gaines
Avian Gerdes
Alyssa Hamilton
Claire Huffman
Olivia Klotz
Ashlyn Lannert
Ava Meyer
Ava Miller
Jackson Place
Jonathan Poulter
Griffin Roesch
Anna Snyder
Ethan Vanliew
Elijah Weinmann
Seniors
Brady Buss
Raegan Crippen
Caleb Eads
Britney Evans
Alexandra Frerichs
Emily Froman
Isabella Getty
Hayden Knott
Spencer Lahners
Ethan Lane
Matthew Lilly
Aiden Livesay
Madigan Loman
Abigail Moberg
Hannah Umbarger
Mitchell Whitlock
Rachel Wilson
Raegan Crippen
Caleb Eads
Britney Evans
Alexandra Frerichs
Emily Froman
Isabella Getty
Hayden Knott
Spencer Lahners
Ethan Lane
Matthew Lilly
Aiden Livesay
Madigan Loman
Abigail Moberg
Hannah Umbarger
Mitchell Whitlock
Rachel Wilson
Three SJO relay squads advance to boys state meet
Three St. Joseph-Ogden athletes and as many relay squads from the team qualified for this weekend's Illinois High School Association boys state meet in Charleston.
Nolan Peacock and Hayden Knott were the only two Spartans to advance to the state meet in the field events.
Peacock will compete against a talented group of 34 high flying vaulters in the Class 1A pole vault. The junior cleared 11 feet-9 inches, good for a second place sectional finish, to qualify for a spot in Thursday's preliminary round.
St. Joseph-Ogden's Aiden Meyer looks for running room after snagging a pass in the Spartans' first-round, road playoff game against Monticello in October last fall. Meyer, who suffered an injury during the meet, will continue his athletic career after high school electing to play football at St. Ambrose University. (Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks)
The competition for Peacock will be stacked pretty high at state. The top sectional qualifier, Kyle Kruhtoff from Erie-Prophetstown, has raised the bar even before he and his competitors has laid eyes on the Eastern Illinois University campus. After winning last year's state pole vault title at 15 feet-6 inches, he leads all entrants state-wide in the event at 16 feet-even.
This will be Knott's second consecutive trip to O'Brien Stadium to state. As a freshman he qualified for state in the discus throw, a feat he was unable to duplicate this season. Instead, he will be throwing the metal ball down range as far as he can with the hopes of making the cut into Saturday's shot put finals.
Knott earn fourth place finishes in both the shot and discus at the sectional meet hosted by the Spartans on Friday. He sent the discus 132 feet and 1 inch and chucked the shot 49 feet-3.25 inches for his best meet marks.
Lane Gaskin hopes end his SJO track career on a high note. The senior will run in Thursday's 200-Meter Dash and in possibly two of the three relay prelims on Thursday. He ran a 23 second-flat sectional time, which is the 19th best in the state, and will need to lop off about a half second to make the cut into Saturday's championship race.
With Gaskin in the mix, SJO turned the sixth best sectional 4x100-Meter Relay time at 43.39. Joined by Brady Buss, Aiden Meyer and Dwight Colvin, Gaskin & Co. will face speedy quartets from Pana, DuQuoin and Rushville-Industry and should medal in the event.
The relay to watch will be the 4x200. The speedy foursome of Colvin, Brady Buss, Kaleb Harshbarger and Gaskin from the four-by-one will have a bulleye on their backs and are one of two squads, coincidentally from the same area of the state, to beat. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley enter the event sharing the top sectional time of 1:31 heading into the Thursday prelims.
Later, Buss, Meyer, Ethan Vanliew, Keanen Swanson and Harshbarger combined for a time of 3:31.58 in the 4x400-Meter Relay. The group finished sixth in their sectional and will have to shave at least four seconds off their time to find a spot in the championship race on Saturday.
Despite finishing third in the 4x800-Meter Relay with Swanson, Eric Poe, Isiah McCune and Brandon Mattsey, the Spartans' 8:37.97 missed the cut.
SJO finished fourth in the team competition last Friday with 55 points behind Urbana University High School (3rd, 58 points), Maroa-Forsyth (2nd, 87 points) and meet champions Salt Fork. The Storm clearly dominated the day with 111 points.
Admission to this year's state meet is $10.00 per day and parking near the stadium is $5.00 per day. Tickets for Thursday's preliminary round go on sale at 9am at the O'Brien Stadium box office. Tickets for Saturday's finals will be available starting at 8am.
Correction: According to the results submitted to the IHSA, Gaskin, Meyer, Kaleb Harshbarger and Ethan Vanliew ran 3:31.58 in the 4x400-Meter Relay. The time was actually turned in by Brady Buss, Ethan Vanliew, Keanen Swanson and Kaleb Harshbarger. The 4x200 squad that ran the state qualifying time was made up of Dwight Colvin, Buss, Harshbarger and Lane Gaskin. Head coach Jason Retz confirmed that Aiden Meyer was injured and did not run in either race.
Nolan Peacock and Hayden Knott were the only two Spartans to advance to the state meet in the field events.
Peacock will compete against a talented group of 34 high flying vaulters in the Class 1A pole vault. The junior cleared 11 feet-9 inches, good for a second place sectional finish, to qualify for a spot in Thursday's preliminary round.

The competition for Peacock will be stacked pretty high at state. The top sectional qualifier, Kyle Kruhtoff from Erie-Prophetstown, has raised the bar even before he and his competitors has laid eyes on the Eastern Illinois University campus. After winning last year's state pole vault title at 15 feet-6 inches, he leads all entrants state-wide in the event at 16 feet-even.
This will be Knott's second consecutive trip to O'Brien Stadium to state. As a freshman he qualified for state in the discus throw, a feat he was unable to duplicate this season. Instead, he will be throwing the metal ball down range as far as he can with the hopes of making the cut into Saturday's shot put finals.
Knott earn fourth place finishes in both the shot and discus at the sectional meet hosted by the Spartans on Friday. He sent the discus 132 feet and 1 inch and chucked the shot 49 feet-3.25 inches for his best meet marks.
Lane Gaskin hopes end his SJO track career on a high note. The senior will run in Thursday's 200-Meter Dash and in possibly two of the three relay prelims on Thursday. He ran a 23 second-flat sectional time, which is the 19th best in the state, and will need to lop off about a half second to make the cut into Saturday's championship race.
With Gaskin in the mix, SJO turned the sixth best sectional 4x100-Meter Relay time at 43.39. Joined by Brady Buss, Aiden Meyer and Dwight Colvin, Gaskin & Co. will face speedy quartets from Pana, DuQuoin and Rushville-Industry and should medal in the event.
The relay to watch will be the 4x200. The speedy foursome of Colvin, Brady Buss, Kaleb Harshbarger and Gaskin from the four-by-one will have a bulleye on their backs and are one of two squads, coincidentally from the same area of the state, to beat. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley enter the event sharing the top sectional time of 1:31 heading into the Thursday prelims.
Later, Buss, Meyer, Ethan Vanliew, Keanen Swanson and Harshbarger combined for a time of 3:31.58 in the 4x400-Meter Relay. The group finished sixth in their sectional and will have to shave at least four seconds off their time to find a spot in the championship race on Saturday.
Despite finishing third in the 4x800-Meter Relay with Swanson, Eric Poe, Isiah McCune and Brandon Mattsey, the Spartans' 8:37.97 missed the cut.
SJO finished fourth in the team competition last Friday with 55 points behind Urbana University High School (3rd, 58 points), Maroa-Forsyth (2nd, 87 points) and meet champions Salt Fork. The Storm clearly dominated the day with 111 points.
Admission to this year's state meet is $10.00 per day and parking near the stadium is $5.00 per day. Tickets for Thursday's preliminary round go on sale at 9am at the O'Brien Stadium box office. Tickets for Saturday's finals will be available starting at 8am.
Correction: According to the results submitted to the IHSA, Gaskin, Meyer, Kaleb Harshbarger and Ethan Vanliew ran 3:31.58 in the 4x400-Meter Relay. The time was actually turned in by Brady Buss, Ethan Vanliew, Keanen Swanson and Kaleb Harshbarger. The 4x200 squad that ran the state qualifying time was made up of Dwight Colvin, Buss, Harshbarger and Lane Gaskin. Head coach Jason Retz confirmed that Aiden Meyer was injured and did not run in either race.
Prep Sports Notebook: Unity baseball wins opener, softball coach gets 100 wins
Knoll RBI forces 11-1, 5 inning decision

Unity coach gets 100th win
Head coach Aimee Davis picked up career win 100 after her Rockets beat visiting Mt. Zion on Saturday in their season opener, 13-3. The milestone happened a year later than anticipated thanks to COVID and the resulting gameless season last year. Davis, now in her sixth season at the helm, and the Unity softball team started the season with a #7 Class 2A preseason ranking by the Illinois Coaches Association.
SJO softball holds off Fisher's 7th innning rally

SJO pitcher Maggie Ward
Knott wins two of four firsts for Spartans
Last Thursday, field event specialist Hayden Knott won both throwing events in dual meet competition against Eureka.
Knott won the discus throw by just over 10 meters throwing the platter 47.93 meters further than runner-up Brock Trimble. The senior won the shot put competition with his best throw at 16.56 meters.
The Spartans also received first place performances from Brandon Mattsey in the 1600-meter run and Logan Wolfersberger in the 800.
Mattsey completed his four laps in 4 minutes and 43.62 seconds, moving closer to achieving the all-elusive sub-four-minute mile. Teammate Carson Maroon finished behind him second at 4:48.94.
Wolfersberger set a new personal record in the 800, finishing the two loops around the track in 2 minutes and 8.65 seconds.
75 SJO seniors named to 3rd quarter Honor Roll

Seventy-five seniors, 67 juniors, 57 sophomores and 69 freshmen earned recognition for academic excellence in the third quarter at St. Joseph-Ogden High School.
Students named to the High Honors earned GPAs of 3.75 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Those attaining GPAs of 3.25 to 3.74 are recognized as Honor Roll students.
High Honor Roll
Seniors: Gage Atwood, Cassidy Bagby, Erin Beyers, Kaylee Blanchard, Rebecca Campbell, Sarah Chahine, David Cummins, Emmy Daniels, Liam Davis, Abigail Dunham, Avery Edwards, Nathan Emmert, Emory Ericksen, Jasmine Febus, Emilie Fox, Adam Frerichs, Rachel Gherna, Zachary Hill, Kalli Ingram, Kenneth Lahners, Hannah Lewis, Nathan Logan, Erinn Miller, Caroline Moore, Eve Owens, Angela Palmer, Benjamin Reitmeier, Adam Rose, Madison Rubin, Abigail Schlueter, Elizabeth Schluter, Samantha Schmidt, Benjamin Setterdahl, Jacob Shaw, Kaitlin Shoviak, Grant Siegmund, Rylee Sjuts, Brianna Suits, Maclayne Taylor and Nathan Walden.Juniors: Lindsey Aden, Jenna Albrecht, Mallory Ames, Taylor Barnes, Katelyn Berry, Emily Bigger, Kaylee Blackburn, Ginny Bytnar, Payton Cain, Trevon Carr, Kristen Costa, Drew Coursey, Kathryn Cramer, Andrea Cunningham, Faith Dahman, Hannah Dukeman, Asjah Fonner, Jaiden Freeman, Robert Gebbink, Payton Grimsley, Lucas Grindley, Erica Guelfi, Emily Hardimon, Chance Izard, Cody Johnston, Lacey Kaiser, Danielle Kelso, Eliza Lewis, Nathan Maier, Sara Milioli, Ava Mills, Carson Mills, Alivia Norem, Nolan Peacock, Taddy Pettit, Eric Poe, Dyllan Price, Hannah Rajlich, Lexi Ribbe, Jenna Schaefer, Joshua Sexton, Rylee Stahl, Kenly Taylor, Stephanie Trame, Anna Tranel, Isabelle Vliet, Madie Warfel, Brayden Weaver, Sam Wesley, Zoey Witruk and Jackson Wooten.
Sophomores: Isabelle Brooks, Crayton Burnett, David Bytnar, Taylor Campbell, Kylie Duckett, Hanna Eastin, Nadirah Edwards, Emily Fisher, Dakota Franzen, Atleigh Hamilton, Emmy Houston, Lukas Hutcherson, Logan Ingram, Cailer Kellenberger, Shelby Kofoot, Spencer Lahners, Ethan Lane, Aiden Livesay, Alyssa Maddock, Tyson Madsen, Sophia Martlage, Brandon Mattsey, Flannery McCorkle, Garren Meeker, Abigail Moberg, Samantha Naylor, Alec Painer, Erin Patton, Aidan Roberts, Indira Robinson, Mazie Ronk, Evan Schmitz, Max Shonkwiler, Tessa Smith, Payton Vallee, Nora Walden, Brayden Wendt, Rachel Wilson and Logan Wolfersberger.
Freshmen: Addison Allen, Tyler Altenbaumer, Kailyn Anderson, Ella Armstrong, Madison Atwood, Abigail Behrens, Ella Besson, Andrew Beyers, Brandie Bowlin, Mara Burkhalter, Angela Chahine, Anastasia Conerty, Deanna Cummins, Benjamin Cunningham, Sidney Davis, Zander Dressen, Ashley Eldridge, Jared Emmert, Hannah Fox, Zella Fuqua, Brennan Haake, Liam Hamer, Alyssa Hamilton, Lauren Harper, Anthony Hoang, Claire Huffman, Payton Jacob, Alison Kearney, Ava Knap, Jacey Lewis, Kelsey Martlage, Sophia McDade, Coby Miller, Conrad Miller, Elijah Mock, Keaton Nolan, Jessica Palmer, Emma Parkinson, Hope Rajlich, JoLeena Reynolds, Kendra Riddle, Taryn Sexton, Alyssa Shoviak, Luke Stegall, Rebecca Steinbach, Mackenzie Trame, Ethan Vanliew and Taylor Wells.



Honor Roll
Seniors: Sullivan Alwes, Nicholas Boggs, Joel Branson, Makayla Buskirk, Brooke Butorac, Ripley Campbell, Kayla Cañas, Daniel Carlson, Amanda Craddock, Ashtyn Cromwell, Peyton Crowe, Chloe Duckett, Michael Foreman, Cole Franzen, Bryce Froeschl, Mikayla Harshbarger, Kaitlyn Hess, Michelle Jervis, Dylan Johnson, Shelby McElroy, Ryan Miller, Joel Orcutt, Karsyn Peters, Raymond Plotner, Kathryn Poulter, Hanson Rieches, Libby Rowland, Niko Russell, Clare Smith, Savannah Smith, Dillon Uken, Rylee Walsh, Jack Ward, Seth Wedig and Alyssa Whitlock.Juniors: Kendall Ayers, Kolton Batty, Erin Bridgewater, Payton Clements, Brendan Cooperider, Bailey Dowling, Tristan Fuqua, Ethan Hinrichs, Conner Hodge, Keegan McCarty, Mason McLain, Allison Monk, Luke Renfrew, Brodie Sullivan, Anna Wentzloff and Karsyn Wetzel.
Sophomores: Haven Atwood, Hunter Brooks, Joshua Buttjer, Raegan Crippen, Jacob Dwyer, Alex Frerichs, Emily Froman, Carter Huffman, Hayden Knott, Brock Loschen, Alyssa Lynch, Gunnar Olson, Brianna Reifsteck, Lizzie Reitmeier, Jackson Rydell, Lauren Trankina, Kaylee Ward and Mitchell Whitlock.
Freshmen: Nicolas Anzelmo, Jaden Barton, Alanna Bensyl, Kennedi Burnett, Braden Clampitt, Mackenzie Fulk, Hailey Gaines, Avian Gerdes, Kailyn Ingram, KayLeigh Kamphaus, Olivia Klotz, Ashlyn Lannert, Wyatt Loghry, Madelyn Mabry, Braden MeElroy, Ava Miller, Jett Morris, Nathaniel Nosler, Jonathan Poulter, Isabelle Scott and Karsten Wayland.
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