BY FRED KRONER
fred@mahometnews.com
Heritage Volleyball
The Hawks rallied from a one-set deficit on Monday and improved to 4-2 for the season in three-set matches, winning at Chrisman 20-25, 25-22, 25-15.
Olivia Sorensen had 28 assists to go with six digs, four kills and two aces.
Bri Struck posted a double-double with 13 kills and 11 digs. Bree Buck contributed nine kills and five digs.
Malani Smithenry also landed four kills.
On Tuesday, Buck hammered five kills to spark the Hawks to a sweep over Sangamon Valley in Niantic, 25-15, 25-19.
Struck and Smithenry had four kills apiece. Sorenson handed out 15 assists to go with four digs and three aces.
Struck and Anna Sanders contributed four digs apiece. Struck also served three aces.
Heritage (13-3) returns to action today at home against Cumberland. The Hawks have won five of their last six matches.
In conference play, the team is 4-1 with all four wins in two-set sweeps.
Villa Grove Volleyball
Madison Burwell slammed 12 kills on Tuesday, but the Blue Devils (7-7) dropped a 19-25, 25-16, 25-14 decision to Cumberland.
Villa Grove/Heritage Cross-Country
The Blue Devils finished third in a three-school meet on Tuesday at the UI Arboretum.
In the boys’ race, meet winner Urbana Uni High had a score of 15, followed by Tuscola (52) and VG/H (81).
In the girls’ race, Uni’s top tally was 15. Tuscola (56) was second, followed by the Blue Devils (70).
Villa Grove/Heritage Golf
Zach Buesing’s career-best 33 earned him medalist honors on Tuesday in a dual meet at Arcola’s Kaskaskia Country Club.
Buesing won medalist honors by five strokes.
On Monday at Danville’s Wolf Creek Golf Club, Buesing’s 42 captured medalist honors by two shots in a meet against Salt Fork.
