Heritage Volleyball continues to win, Villa Grove Volleyball defeats Oakhaw, Buesing medals at Blue Ridge
BY FRED KRONER
fred@mahometnews.com
Heritage Volleyball
The Hawks won their 10th match in their last 11 outings on Thursday, sweeping DeLand-Weldon on the Eagles’ court, 25-18, 25-23.
Olivia Sorensen had 24 assists and two aces.
Bri Struck pounded 14 kills and added seven digs. Anna Sanders had seven digs. Teammate Malani Smithhenry had matching totals for kills and digs with six apiece.
Heritage (10-2) returns to action on Tuesday at home against Okaw Valley.
Villa Grove/Heritage Football
Blake Smith’s touchdown pass to Lerik Sorenson in the final minute of the first half on Friday accounted for the only points for Villa Grove/Heritage in a 41-6 loss to state-ranked Arcola in Villa Grove.
Smith completed 8 of 17 passes for 90 yards. Kehm Shirley had three receptions. Sorenson caught two passes as did Carson Howard. Shirley rushed for a team-high 65 yards on 11 carries.
Sorenson had 90 yards on kickoff returns.
Arcola is ranked eight in Class 1A.
VG/H (1-2) returns to action on Friday at Sangamon Valley.
Heritage Golf
Zach Buesing finished in fourth place, two strokes behind the medalist in Saturday’s Blue Ridge Invitational at Woodlawn Country Club.
Buesing fired an 80 for VG/Heritage, which didn’t have enough competitors to be scored as a team.
Villa Grove Volleyball
The Blue Devils (6-4) completed a comeback on Thursday and handed Okaw Valley a 16-25, 25-14, 25-21 loss.
Jordyn Ray led the way with three kills and three aces for VG, which is unbeaten in Lincoln Prairie Conference matches.
The win snapped a three-match losing streak.
