Shin, Clampitt notch wins at Centennial tennis invitational

Madison Clampitt
Photo: Sentinel/Clark Brooks

St. Joseph-Ogden's Lilly Rice stretches to return a volley during the Spartans' tennis match against Urbana on September 3. Rice, along with partner MaKennah Hamilton, went 1-2 in the doubles division competition at the annual Charger Invite in August.
CHAMPAIGN - Central's Estell Shin and St. Joseph-Ogden's Madison Clampitt won one match and lost two to lead the area's girls at last month's Charger Invite.

In her first match, Shin defeated Urbana's Lillian Hall, 6-2, 6-1. She then lost her next two matches, falling to O'Fallon's Natalie Spihlman, 6-0, 6-0, and Conant's Elyssa Rojas Kantcheva by the same score.

Clampitt lost her tournament opener to Warrenville South's Anna Ittersagen, 6-0, 6-0. Recovering from the loss, she earned a convincing win over Central's Mary Kim, 6-2, 6-3.

In her final match of the day, Clampitt took the first set off Danville's Samantha Brown, 6-3. Brown won the second set without dropping a game, 6-0, forcing a third-set tie-break. Clampitt battled for every point but came up short in the breaker, 10-4.

SINGLES RESULTS:

  • Raina Maranan, Hoffman Estates (Conant) def. Ria Modi, Champaign (Centennial), 6-0 , 6-0
  • Nia Harris, Belleville (West) def. Ria Modi, Champaign (Centennial), 6-4 , 6-2
  • Lily Stortzum, Teutopolis def. Amani Brown, Urbana, 6-0 , 6-0
  • AnnMarie Wojcik, Darien (Hinsdale South) def. Amani Brown, Urbana, 7-5 , 7-5
  • Anna Greene, Effingham (St. Anthony) def. Samantha Kelso, St. Joseph-Ogden, 6-1 , 6-3
  • Chloe Goins, Darien (Hinsdale South) def. Samantha Kelso, St. Joseph-Ogden, 6-0 , 6-0
  • Elyssa Rojas Kantcheva, Hoffman Estates (Conant) def. Estelle Shin, Champaign (Central), 6-0 , 6-0
  • Natalie Spihlman, O'Fallon def. Estelle Shin, Champaign (Central), 6-0 , 6-0
  • Estelle Shin, Champaign (Central) def. Lillian Hall, Urbana, 6-2, 6-1
  • Anna Houpt, Danville def. Lillian Hall, Urbana, 6-0, 6-0
  • Taylor Jones, Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) def. Taylor Diep, Champaign (Centennial), 6-0, 6-0
  • Brooke Ittersagen, Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) def. Taylor Diep, Champaign (Centennial), 6-0, 6-0
  • Ivy Daiber, Effingham (St. Anthony) def. Mary Kim, Champaign (Central), 6-0, 6-0
  • Madison Clampitt, St. Joseph-Ogden def. Mary Kim, Champaign (Central), 6-2, 6-3
  • Samantha Brown, Danville def. Madison Clampitt, St. Joseph-Ogden 3-6, 6-0 , 10-4
  • Anna Ittersagen, Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) def. Madison Clampitt, St. Joseph-Ogden, 6-0, 6-0


    • DOUBLES RESULTS:

  • Reese Lepsi, Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) - Riley Lepsi, Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) def. Anna Williams, Champaign (Centennial) - Rachel Hartmann, Champaign (Centennial), 6-0, 6-0
  • Melaina Humbles, Dunlap - Maya Baman, Dunlap def. Rylin Zumwalt, Champaign (Centennial) - Krisha Patel, Champaign (Centennial), 6-0, 6-0
  • Hailey Goins, Darien (Hinsdale South) - Teodora Savic, Darien (Hinsdale South) def. Ananyah Tangmunarunkit, Urbana - Elianna Lee, Urbana, 6-0, 6-0
  • Thea Krachmarov, Hoffman Estates (Conant) - Noelle Koh, Hoffman Estates (Conant) def. Sara Kearney, St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden) - Olivia Getty, St. Joseph-Ogden, 6-0, 6-0
  • Annie Rogers, Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) - Noelani Hill, Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) def. Lily Kant, Champaign (Central) - Sophia Kalantzis-Cope, Champaign (Central), 6-2, 6-2
  • Kara Charney, Champaign (Central) - Fiona Leakey, Champaign (Central) def. Maya Towne, Danville - Lexi Foley, Danville, 6-2, 6-0
  • Ella Wermert, Teutopolis - Allie Ruholl, Teutopolis def. Gwen McLean, Urbana - Citlali Cotes-Alvarez, Urbana, 6-0, 6-0
  • Mia Kinkelaar, Effingham (St. Anthony) - Ellie Link, Effingham (St. Anthony) def. MaKennah Hamilton, St. Joseph-Ogden - Lily Rice, St. Joseph-Ogden, 6-1, 6-2
  • Annabelle Brunner, Belleville (West) - Abby Treadway, Belleville (West) def. Kara Charney, Champaign (Central) - Fiona Leakey, Champaign (Central), 7-6 (0), 6-2
  • Khloe Phillips-Dancer, Belleville (East) - Randi Bleich, Belleville (East) def. Anna Williams, Champaign (Centennial) - Rachel Hartmann, Champaign (Centennial), 6-0, 6-2
  • Anna Bath, Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) - Melody Graham, Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) def. Ananyah Tangmunarunkit, Urbana - Elianna Lee, Urbana, 6-0, 6-0
  • MaKennah Hamilton, St. Joseph-Ogden - Lily Rice, St. Joseph-Ogden def. Marisa Clark, Watseka - Skyla Buwalda, Watseka, 6-2, 6-3
  • Kara Charney, Champaign (Central) - Fiona Leakey, Champaign (Central) def. Anna Bath, Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) - Melody Graham, Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East), 6-4, 6-1
  • Morgan Bridgeman, O'Fallon - Loren Hoefle, O'Fallon def. MaKennah Hamilton, St. Joseph-Ogden - Lily Rice, St. Joseph-Ogden, 6-1, 6-1
  • Mia Kinkelaar, Effingham (St. Anthony) - Ellie Link, Effingham (St. Anthony) def. Kara Charney, Champaign (Central) - Fiona Leakey, Champaign (Central), 6-1, 4-6, 10-4
  • Lily Kant, Champaign (Central) - Sophia Kalantzis-Cope, Champaign (Central) def. Sarah Parsons, Watseka - Kiaria Wright, Watseka, 6-3, 6-1
  • Blair Bisso, Belleville (East) - Kimberly Irwin, Belleville (East) def. Gwen McLean, Urbana - Citlali Cotes-Alvarez, Urbana, 6-0, 6-2
  • Morgan Seagle, Belleville (West) - Gabrielle Patterson, Belleville (West) def. Sara Kearney, St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden) - Olivia Getty, St. Joseph-Ogden, 6-1, 6-0
  • Aliya Morgan, Danville - Olivia Scaggs, Danville def. Rylin Zumwalt, Champaign (Centennial) - Krisha Patel, Champaign (Centennial), 6-0, 6-0
  • Riley Pitts, O'Fallon - Claire Riepe, O'Fallon def. Lily Kant, Champaign (Central) - Sophia Kalantzis-Cope, Champaign (Central), 6-2, 6-2
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    Spartan tennis team comes up short in season opener against the Trojans

    URBANA - While the final team score was lopsided shutout, the St. Joseph-Ogden tennis team fought an uphill battle against their more experiened opponents from Maroa-Forsyth on Tuesday, August 15. The Spartans suffered losses on all nine courts, three doubles and six singles matches, to fall 9-0 to the visiting Trojans.

    Addison Seggebruch led the SJO's singles match effort, winning seven of her 19 games against Maroa-Forsyth's Katherine Nilles.

    Tennis player Addison Ross
    Addison Ross talks about her double match with partner Makennah Hamilton after their loss to Kristen Tuan and Katherine Nilles from Maroa-Forsyth. Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks

    "It was my first match. I thought I did pretty well," Seggebruch said after her match. "Overall, I thought I did a pretty good job hanging in there."

    Playing at #2 singles, the senior lost the first set 6-3 and capitalized as often as she could in the second, carding four more games using her serve as a weapon.

    "I felt like there were a few serves she (Nilles) wasn't able to return," she explained, talking about exploiting her opponent's obvious weaknesses. "I had a few really good forehands, and I feel like that threw her off a little bit.

    Despite dropping the second set, 6-4, Saggebruch, who started playing in 2022, gave a solid effort against her more seasoned opponent. One of her goals this season is to collect more W's.

    "This year, my goal is to win more matches, try to improve, and get better," she said.

    Later, MaKennah Hamilton and Addison Ross squared off against the Trojans' top doubles crew. The duo dropped their #1 doubles match in straight sets, 6-0, 6-0.

    "It didn't go the way we wanted, but we did learn a lot," said Addison Ross, a sophomore playing her second season for SJO. "They were much more experienced than us. They hit harder, but we did learn something from this.

    Playing her second year with Ross, Hamilton said despite the two-set shutout against Maroa-Forsyth veterans Kristen Tuan and Katherine Nilles, she believes they are improving.

    "I think we hustled more than we have in the past," she explained, recounting a few plays from the match. "They just kept hitting a lot of corners we couldn't get to."

    Not long after the loss, the pair had already figured out what the needed to work on this week to prepare upcoming matches. Unfortunately, the heatwave that started on Tuesday this week has kept a lid on training and match play for the Spartans due to heat protocols set by the IHSA.

    Ross said her plan was to work on returning serves. "It is kind of my weak spot."

    Meanwhile, Hamilton plans to work on her shot selection and placement.

    "More experienced teams are going take your shots and hit them down the line, and you can't get to them," she said. "Hitting them where they're not is definitely something we need to work on."

    Box Score

    Maroa-Forsyth - 9 - St. Joseph-Ogden - 0

    Singles:
    No. 1 - Ella Sandgren, Maroa-Forsyth def. Caroline Aden, SJO, 6-0, 6-0
    No. 2 - Katherine Nilles, Maroa-Forsyth def. Addison Seggebruch, SJO, 6-3, 6-4
    No. 3 - Isabella Griffiths, Maroa-Forsyth def. Madison Clampitt, SJO, 6-1, 6-3
    No. 4 - Briana Skouras, Maroa-Forsyth def. Lauren Lannert, SJO, 6-2, 6-2
    No. 5 - Jasmeet Kaur, Maroa-Forsyth def. Ella Dieteker, SJO, 6-2, 6-0
    No. 6 - Hana Qidan, Maroa-Forsyth def. Sonia Patel, SJO, 6-0, 6-2

    Doubles:
    No. 1 - Kristen Tuan/Katherine Nilles, Maroa-Forsyth def. MaKennah Hamilton/Addison Ross, SJO, 6-0, 6-0
    No. 2 - Isabella Nilles/Alexis Nilles, Maroa-Forsyth ef. Lily Rice/Samantha Kelso, SJO, 6-0, 6-0
    No. 3 - Aubra Timmons/Shokrea Qidan, Maroa-Forsyth def. Emma Thurman/Olivia Getty, SJO, 6-1, 7-5

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    SJO tennis program overflowing with players and positive energy

    St. Joseph-Ogden head coach Kevin Martlage talks to players during their first day of practice for the 2023-24 season. The Spartans' ranks have swollen to 29 players as the program enters its fourth competitive season.
    Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks
    URBANA - On Monday this, the St. Joseph-Ogden girls' tennis team took up three courts at Atkins Tennis Center for their first official practice of the 2023-24 season. The program continues to grow in popularity as a fall sport. SJO welcomes 11 newcomers to the sport, filling their roster of 29 to the brim.

    "We have 18 returning players this year. A lot of them took lessons over the summer and during the off-season," said head coach Kevin Martlage, who is entering his fourth season. "I'm looking forward to getting out there and seeing what we are capable of doing."

    This year's squad has eight seniors. Led by three-year veteran Lauren Lannert, the class of 2024 includes Maya Chahine, Grace Getty, Brianna Grant, Addison Ross, Addison Seggebruch, Emma Thurman, and Ellie Ward. Chahine and Ward are first-year players, while the rest of the class has seen two years of action for the Spartans.

    Addison Saggebruch returns to the SJO tennis program
    Senior Addison Saggebruch concentrates on a ball drill during opening day practice at Atkins Tennis Center on Monday. Last year's sectional qualifier hopes make another run toward competing at the IHSA state tournament in October. Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks
    The juniors represent the largest contingent of players, with ten student-athletes. Audrey Benoit, Sara Kearney, Audra Marshke, Haley Rudolph, and Alexis Wirth enter their first tennis season under Martlage. The other five players returning for their second season include Madison Clampitt, Ella Dietiker, Olivia Getty, Makennah Hamilton, and Sonia Patel.

    Martlage, overflowing with enthusiasm and an abundance of positive energy, is looking forward to the upcoming season.

    "I'm really excited about the team," he said on Monday while his players jogged laps around three courts at Atkin's Tennis Center for their warmup. "I just want to go out there and teach these girls the game of tennis and also be very competitive in the tough division we are in here in central Illinois."

    The Spartans have five home matches, the first on tap on August 17 at Atkins against Maroa-Forsyth. Then there are nine road matches lined up to played around central Illinois. Fans unable to catch a home match can watch the team play against local opponents on August 19 at the Charger Invitational (Atkins/Blair Park), on August 29 against Urbana, and on October 12 against Mahomet-Seymour (Illini Grove Tennis Courts).

    Martlage said he enjoys coaching the girls' team because of the abundance of raw enthusiasm from the players while watching their appreciation and skill in the sport mature.

    "This was never a sport [at SJO] before Covid," he explained. He recounted how a few students approached him to start the program during the pandemic. "Ten girls were like, 'Hey, want to play tennis because the IHSA says you can play tennis and nothing else.'"

    Now, starting the program's fourth season, participation in the newest sport at St. Joseph-Ogden has tripled.

    "The thing I like the most is the girls have the opportunity to learn a sport they probably would have never had the opportunity to learn, represent their school, and each other."

    Top left: Lily Rice and teammate Makennah Hamilton watch teamate execute a drill while waiting for their turn. The duo were sectional qualifiers last fall and look to make a repeat appearance in a bid to advance to the state tournament. Center: Addi Ross uses her racquet to bounce the ball during a team drill. Top right: Ella Dietiker focuses on bouncing the ball on the racquet during a team warm-up drill. Below: Totally in the zone, Caroline Aiden puts the ball back over the net with a backhand shot during the team's 3-on-3 hitting drill on Monday.

    Photos: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks

    St. Joseph-Ogden's top returning players include Saggebruch and sophomore Lily Rice, who won their opening match at sectionals in the previous season. Double partners and sectional qualifiers Ross and Hamilton also return to this year's lineup.

    Martlage is excited to see his top four players grow this season.

    "They will be coming back strong," he said. "There are a handful of others I'm excited about. There are even some players today I haven't seen since last season, and I am pretty impressed with. I asked if they had been taking lessons, and they said, 'Yes, Coach!'"

    The underclass has seven sophomores returning from 2022. Caroline Aden, Abby Getty, Claire Hartman, Samantha Kelso, Grace Preston, Ainsley Rhoton, and Lily Rice look to build on their success last season and help guide new classmates Sophia Vliet and Shelby Campbell, who join the team for their first season.

    The roster is complete with three freshman, which includes Madison Farber, Audri Helfrich, and Isabella Santiago, who joined the team this year.

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    Good spin for Tigers, Urbana tennis team downs St. Joseph at home

    Lillian Hall hits the ball back over the next during her match at #2 singles against St.Joseph-Ogden's Madison Clampitt. Hall, a senior, defeated Clampitt, 6-3 , 6-7, 7-4.

    Photo: Sentinel/Clark Brooks
    URBANA - The Urbana tennis team won five singles matches and all three doubles contests to defeat St. Joseph-Ogden at home Monday. The Tigers were dominant on all nine courts, winning the dual match 8-1.

    All but one of the four matches decided by a third-set tiebreaker ended in Urbana's favor. Lillian Hall won the first set 6-3 and dropped the second set 7-6 in her match at No. 2 singles against SJO's Madison Clampitt. Taking an early lead in the tiebreaker, Hall secured the win with a 7-4 finish.

    Coming off a 6-1, 6-1 loss to Danville’s Aliya Morgan, Urbana’s Ananyah Tangmunarunkit lost her first set against St. Joseph-Ogden’s Madison Farber at No. 3 singles, 6-3. Regrouping, she frustrated Farber with strong defensive play, running down good shots that could have been winners to take the second set 6-1. Tangmunarunkit, a sophomore, held on to an early lead to win 10-7 in the final set.

    The Tigers also won both doubles matches that required an extra set.

    Urbana’s Grace Coady and Lillian Hall pulled out the win at No. 1 doubles after defeating St. Joseph-Ogden duo Lily Rice and MaKennah Hamilton, 4-6, 6-2, 10-6.

    Ananyah Tangmunarunkit, a sophomore, lines up a short-angled shot during her doubles match with partner Elianna Lee. The Tigers' doubles duo beat St. Joseph-Ogden’s Ella Dieteker and Sara Kearney in a three-setter. Tangmunarunkit's singles matches was also decided after three sets.

    Photo: Sentinel/Clark Brooks

    At No. 2 doubles, Ananyah Tangmunarunkit and Elianna Lee played an exciting match against St. Joseph-Ogden’s Ella Dieteker and Sara Kearney. The Spartan pair won the first set 6-4, thanks to outstanding net play from Kearney. The Urbana duo regrouped, keeping the ball away from SJO’s best net player to win the second set 6-2. Tied at one set apiece, Urbana won the decider 10-5.

    The Spartans’ only victory came at No. 1 singles. In a contentious battle, SJO’s Sami Kelso defeated Urbana’s Grace Coady 3-6, 7-5, 10-5.

    The Tigers are back on the courts at Blair Park next Tuesday for their final home match of the season, hosting Central.


    Final Score:
     Urbana 8 - St. Joseph-Ogden 1

    Singles:
    Samantha Kelso, SJO def. Grace Coady, Urbana, 3-6, 6-5, 10-5; Lillian Hall, Urbana def. Madison Clampitt, SJO, 6-3 , 6-7, 7-4; Ananyah Tangmunarunkit, Urbana def. Madison Farber, SJO, 4-6, 6-1, 10-7; Elianna Lee, Urbana def. Ainsley Rhoten, SJO, 6-2, 6-2; Gwen McLean, Urbana def. Audrie Helfrich, SJO, 6-0, 6-4; Amani Brown, Urbana def. Avarie Dietiker, SJO, 6-4, 6-2.

    Doubles:
    Grace Coady - Lillian Hall, Urbana def. Lily Rice - MaKennah Hamilton, SJO, 4-6, 6-2, 10-6; Ananyah Tangmunarunkit - Elianna Lee, Urbana def. Ella Dieteker - Sara Kearney, SJO, 4-6, 6-2, 10-5; Catherine Bretl - Amani Brown, Urbana def. Audrey Benoit - Claire Hartman, SJO, 7-6, 6-0.

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    St. Joseph-Ogden 2nd-quarter Honor Roll

    St. Joseph-Ogden High School Honor Roll This week, St. Joseph-Ogden High School announced the second-quarter Honor Roll and High Honor Roll recipients. 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.

    High Honor Roll

    Freshmen

    Sophomores

    Juniors

    Senior

    Honor Roll

    Freshmen

    Sophomores

    Juniors

    Seniors

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    207 SJO students earn High Honor Roll recognition in the second quarter

    ST. JOSEPH - At the end of October, St. Joseph-Ogden High School announced the recipients of the second quarter Honor Roll and High Honor Roll. To be recognized on the Honor Roll at SJO, students must achieve a grade point average (GPA) of 3.25 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Those with a GPA exceeding 3.74 are honored as High Honor Roll students.

    Freshman High Honor Roll

    Kira Aase
    Tyler Bonny
    Ava Bronowski
    Patrick Clark
    Avarie Dietiker
    Ainsley Dirksmeyer
    Trey Divan
    Connor Eaton
    Olivia Edington
    Eli Franklin
    Isabella Frerichs
    Ava Gallo
    Conlan Gill
    Colton Heidel
    Nathan Hinkel
    Ashlee Jannusch
    Lilyah Jones
    Megan Kearney
    Lillyan Kelley
    Gavin Little
    Royce Loschen
    Charles Martin
    Landon May
    Henry McCannon
    Lane McKinney
    Connor McMahon
    Hannah Nirider
    Mason Osterbur
    Mara Perkins
    Marissa Perkins
    Hailey Phillips
    Evan Potter
    Airin Rash
    Kenley Ray
    Abigail Reynolds
    Roisin Rice
    Alyssa Robinson
    Vivian Smith
    Nayeli Steele
    Brooklyn Stevens
    Ethan Suchor
    Mataya Thaman
    Korinne Travis
    Evelyn Valentine
    Owen Wall
    Lucas Waters
    Sorena Welsh
    Ian Wolken
    Samson Zadeh

    Sophomore High Honor Roll

    Lillian Ahart
    Zhou Barbee
    Abigail Bello
    Zachary Benoit
    Olivia Berlatsky
    Colin Burnett
    Brenda Castro Gutierrez
    Elizabeth Clark
    Abigail Crider
    Hayden Dahl
    Iris Davis
    Madison Farber
    Nathaniel Farney
    Nolan Franzen
    Leah Gaines
    Skyler Graham
    Anna Hammond
    Mark Harbourt
    Nicholas Harris
    Tyler Hess
    Maggie Hewkin
    Brynn Ikemire
    Mia Jones
    Alivia Learned
    Avrianna Lyttle
    Chase Mabry
    Hadley McDonald
    Finnegan Miller
    Maddux Musselman
    Mason Ramm
    Kiah Riesel
    Dennis Rineberg
    Sophie Schmitz
    Adeline Stevens
    Ani Stine
    Isabella Turner
    Brayden Waller
    Jack Wear
    Emerson Williams
    Declan Yohnka

    Junior High Honor Roll

    Trevor Ames
    Kylie Barrowman
    Lexie Barrowman
    Adalyn Bell
    Kaitlyn Beyers
    Emily Bird
    Tim Blackburn-Kelley
    Aiden Bonny
    Addison Brooks
    Sara Bytnar
    Jacob Carlson
    William Carlson
    Rudra Chaudhary
    Adelyn Childers
    Christopher Coffey
    Caleb Dwyer
    Katherine Ericksen
    Abigail Getty
    Camden Getty
    Charles Hale
    William Haley
    Erica Hardimon
    Zachary Harper
    Claire Hartman
    Amelia Huckstadt
    Lydia Huckstadt
    Adalyn Jannusch
    Kaelyn Jolley
    Sophia Kasper
    Madilyn Kelley
    Sami Kelso
    Cooper Kietzman
    Alexis Lackey
    Ryker Lockhart
    Mackenzie Loschen
    Michael McDaniel
    Danny McGinnis
    Emma McKinney
    Kodey McKinney
    Patrick McMahon
    Ashlyn Miller
    Hannah Mock
    Delaney Nekolny
    Allison Ochs
    Brennan Oleynichak
    Kayla Osterbur
    Colton Overstreet
    Garrick Page
    Branson Pearman
    Kaleb Peoples
    Asher Pruemer
    Ainsley Rhoton
    Lily Rice
    Landon Roberts
    Logan Rosenthal
    Amber Ruppel
    Cameron Schlueter
    Allison Schmitz
    Gracyn Sjoken
    Lucas Smith
    Tao Smith
    Karleigh Spain
    Quinn Stahl
    Sydney Steinbach
    Hadley Sweet
    Carlee Taylor
    Sophia Vliet
    Madeline Wells
    Wyatt Wertz
    Logan Xiao
    Cyrus Zadeh

    Senior High Honor Roll

    Jared Altenbaumer
    EJ Beckett
    Audrey Benoit
    Macie Blakley
    Landon Brown
    Arely Castro Gutierrez
    Richi Chimal
    Preslee Christians
    Madison Clampitt
    Lauren Dewese
    Ella Dietiker
    Luke Ditchfield
    Andrea Dominguez
    Jackson Ennis
    Savanna Franzen
    Addison Funk
    Kaiden Gaines
    Tayton Gerdes
    Olivia Getty
    Makennah Hamilton
    Lauren Harris
    Haley Hesterberg
    Maebree Houston
    Paige Johnson
    Sara Kearney
    Amilliya Kindle
    Jeffrey Kuchenbrod
    Gabriel Mata
    Logan Mills
    Gabriel Mortlock
    Grace Osterbur
    Chayse Palmer
    Sonia Patel
    Nathan Phillips
    Haley Rudolph
    Audrey Ruppel
    Charles Schmitz
    Tanner Siems
    Corbin Smith
    Kyler Swanson
    Coy Taylor
    Collin Thomey
    Samantha Uden
    Reese Wheatley
    Madison Wolken
    Charley Wright
    Fiona Xiao

    Here are the recipients from St. Joseph-Ogden's first quarter High Honor and Honor Roll.

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    Five Urbana players looking for a spot in the tennis state finals

    DANVILLE - After the first day of competition at the Danville High School sectional, five area tennis players are in position to earn a spot in this year's IHSA Tennis State Finals.

    Both of Urbana High School's doubles pairs advanced to the semifinal round on Friday.

    Alisa Tangmunarunkit and Luna Morales, who earned the #1 seed, won both first-day matches in straight sets. The duo notched their first win 6-0, 7-6, over Watseka's Moriah Pueschell and Sarah Parsons. The two seniors then crushed Paris' Bella Moreschi and Myah Bartos, 6-1, 6-3.

    Urbana's Lorelie Yau puts the ball away at the net during a doubles match against Centennial on August 30 at the beginning of the season. The senior, along with doubles partner Eisla Madigan (not pictured), won their first two matches at the Danville Tennis sectional on Friday. A semifinal win Saturday morning will guarantee a trip to the IHSA Tennis State Finals in Barrington next week.
    Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks

    Meanwhile, Tigers' teammates Lorelie Yau and Eisla Madigan, who also won their quarterfinal bout, defeated Emerson Barrett and Graci Watson in the quarterfinals, 7-5, 6-3. Yau and Madigan will face Mahomet-Seymours Savannah Amatyleon and Emily Young on Saturday, hoping to punch their ticket to the sectional title match.

    Saturday, Tangmunarunkit and Morales take the court against Mahomet-Seymour's Adella Bird and Holland Martin, who are the #4 seed and have dropped just three out of 27 of their sectional tournament games.

    Still alive in the singles bracket, University High's Kruthi Ramanath will play #3 seed Reese Rundle from Danville in a semifinal match. Ramanath served notice to all challengers, double bageling Paris' Ava Barrett in her second-round match and doing the same in the quarterfinal to Mahomet-Seymour's Emmie Flores.


    Season ends for many talented players
    Tiger's Grace Cody enjoyed a first-round bye in the singles bracket. Unfortunately, she ran into the #2 seed in her second-round match, falling quickly in straight sets, 6-0, 6-0, to Vikings' Anna Houpt.

    After winning her first match decisively, 6-0, 6-0, St. Joseph-Ogden senior Addison Seggebruch's prep tennis career came to a close after she fell 1 & 1 to Schlarman's Maya Jenny.

    University High's Charlotte Lin started out on fire, cruising past Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley's Audrey Iverson in straight sets in her opening match, 6-1, 6-1. In her next match, Lin fell to Schlarman's Jenny, 6-0, 6-0, to the Hilltoppers' #4 seed.

    Urbana's Alicia Garcia went 1-1 on opening day. She won her first-rounder over Schlarman's Anna Lehman, 6-1, 6-0. Her second-round match didn't go her way. Unable to notch a single game, she fell to Danville's Reese Rundle, 0 & 0.

    Addison Ross' second-round match against Mahomet-Seymour's Emmie Flores was the only contest requiring a third set and a set tie-breaker to determine who advanced to the next round. After losing the first set, 6-3, Ross battled furiously to take the second set of the match 6-1. The St. Joseph-Ogden sophomore was narrowly defeated in the third set, falling 7-6 to Flores.


    Doubles duo finished for the season
    St. Joseph-Ogden sophomore duo Lily Rice and Caroline Aden fell 6-2, 6-1, to Mahomet-Seymour's Savannah Amatyleon and Emily Young.

    Like Rice and Aden, SJO juniors Ellie Ward and MaKennah Hamilton saw their season end in the second round. After winning their opening match 6-0, 6-1, the pair lost a heartbreaker 7-6, 7-6, to Danville's Lexi Foley and Aliya Morgan.

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    SJO tennis falls short in season opener at Maroa-Forsyth

    MAROA - St. Joseph-Ogden's Ainsley Rhoten won eight games in her match at #4 singles against Maroa-Forsyth's Addison Stacey. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough to post an opening day win for the Spartans at the Fairview Park Tennis Complex in Maroa on Thursday.

    SJO SPORTS Rhoten, who lost 6-4, 6-4, led SJO in the 9-0 loss to the host Trojans.

    "The team played absolutely great, but we fell short," said head coach Kevin Martlage. "There's a lot to build upon from tonight, and I was extremely happy with our efforts and what I saw."

    SJO's Sonia Patel won five games in her match against the Trojans' Emma Knecht, while Madison Farber secured four games in her match against Maroa-Forsyth's Riley Hackleman, three in the first set and one in the second.


    FINAL RESULTS

    Singles:
    No. 1 - Ella Sandgren (MF) def. Samantha Kelso (SJO) 6-0 , 6-0
    No. 2 - Isabella Griffiths (MF) def. Madison Clampitt (SJO) 6-2 , 6-1
    No. 3 - Emma Knecht (MF) def. Sonia Patel (SJO) 6-3 , 1-2
    No. 4 - Addison Stacey (MF) def. Ainsley Rhoten (SJO) 6-4 , 6-4
    No. 5 - Saarah Qureshi (MF) def. Ella Dieteker (SJO) 6-1 , 6-0
    No. 6 - Riley Hackleman (MF) def. Madison Farber (SJO) 6-3 , 6-1

    Doubles:
    No. 1 - Katherine Nilles/Alexis Nilles (MF) def. Olivia Getty/Sara Kearney (SJO) 6-0 , 6-1
    No. 2 - Shokrea Qidan/Isabella Griffiths (MF) def. MaKennah Hamilton/Lily Rice (SJO) 6-2 , 6-1
    No. 3 - Pearlpreet Ghotra/Gurleen Kaur (MF) def. Audrie Helfrich/Audrey Benoit (SJO) 6-1 , 6-3

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