Buesing qualifies for IHSA Sectionals, Heritage Volleyball playing for conference championship
BY FRED KRONER
fred@mahometnews.com
Heritage Volleyball
With two wins on Monday and one on Tuesday, Heritage advanced into the championship match of the Lincoln Prairie Conference Tournament at Kansas
The Hawks (23-4) dispatched Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond 25-13, 25-23 behind a balanced offensive attack that featured six kills apiece from Bree Buck, Kiley Knoll and Bri Struck.
Olivia Sorensen handed out 24 assists. Struck had nine digs, Knoll had eight digs and Malani Smithenry had eight digs. Buck collected two blocks.
Against Cumberland – an opponent Heritage lost to two weeks ago – Struck pounded 15 kills in a 25-17, 13-25, 25-22 triumph.
Sorensen had 25 assists.
Other catalysts were Knoll with six kills, Anna Sanders with 14 digs, Smithenry with nine digs and Buck with two blocks.
On Tuesday, the Hawks dropped the first set before rallying past Cerro Gordo/Bement, 19-25, 25-22, 25-20 in the semifinals.
Struck stroked 15 kills to go with seven digs and five aces.
Sorensen handed out 27 assists as well as adding four digs and two kills.
Knoll collected five kills and nine digs. Torie Rothermel had matching totals of four kills and four digs. Smithenry added seven digs and Buck contributed two kills and three digs.
Heritage will face Okaw Valley in tonight’s championship match in Kansas.
Villa Grove Volleyball
The Blue Devils (10-10) lost twice on Monday in first-round action of the Lincoln Prairie Conference Tournament.
VG dropped a 25-18, 25-10 decision to Decatur Lutheran before falling to Blue Ridge 22-25, 25-12, 25-19.
Villa Grove/Heritage Boys’ golf
Junior Zach Buesing carded a 96 on Monday at a Class 1A regional tournament in Bethany and qualified for sectional competition next Monday at Eagle Creek, in Findlay.
He tied for seventh individually.
Buesing will be the lone Villa Grove/Heritage entry at the sectional.
