By Fred Kroner Alex Brown pitched a one-hit shutout on Monday (March 28) as Villa Grove blanked visiting Salt Fork, 11-0, in a non-conference softball game. She was backed by an offense that put up two first-inning runs and swatted 11 hits in the five-inning contest. Alison Pangburn finished with […]
By Fred Kroner Villa Grove’s baseball team was held scoreless for the first time this season on Tuesday (March 29) and dropped a 14-0 decision at Westville. The Blue Devils were limited to four hits, singles by Jake Gilles, Gavin Kiser, Peyton Smith and Luke Zimmerman. Sam Bender pitched two […]
By Fred Kroner Salt Fork overpowered Heritage, 19-3, on Tuesday (March 29) in Catlin in a non-conference softball game. Heritage (0-3) returns to action on Friday (April 1) at home against St. Thomas More.
By Fred Kroner Kolton Junglas’ fourth-inning single accounted for the Heritage hit on Monday (March 28) in a 25-0 baseball loss at Neoga. Starting pitcher Brodie Meneely suffered the loss, though he didn’t allow an earned run in his 1 2/3-inning stint. Heritage (0-2) returns to action on Thursday (March […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood broke open a tie game with a six-run fourth inning on Tuesday (March 29) as the Comets won their first softball game of the season. Oakwood overpowered visiting Shiloh, 8-4. The teams were tied, 2-2, before Alaina Rothwell’s two-run single gave the Comets the lead for […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood tallied four seventh-inning runs on Monday (March 28) to overcome a 6-3 deficit and post a 7-6 win at Champaign Centennial. Dalton Hobick, Matthew Miller and Brody Taflinger all produced two hits for the Comets. Miller drove in three runs. Grant Powell, who picked up the […]
By Fred Kroner Shayne Immke slugged the second pitch of the game for a home run to provide St. Joseph-Ogden’s softball team with an early lead on Monday (March 28) at Normal West, but the Wildcats rallied to deal the Spartans an 11-6 loss. The teams were tied, 3-3, entering […]
By Fred Kroner Adam Price silenced Salt Fork on one hit during his four-inning pitching stint on Monday (March 31) as St. Joseph-Ogden overpowered the Storm, 13-2, in a non-conference baseball game. Price struck out eight batters and walked one. The SJ-O lead stood at 3-2 entering the bottom of […]
By Fred Kroner Villa Grove sophomore Layne Rund finished in a tie for 13th in the high jump on Friday (March 25) in the unofficial Class 1A boys’ state track and field indoor meet, The Top Times Invitational, at Illinois Wesleyan University’s Shirk Center. Rund’s leap was 5 feet, 8 […]
By Fred Kroner Villa Grove went 1-4 in a two-day softball tournament in Murfreesboro, Tenn., which ended on Saturday (March 26). The Blue Devils defeated Father Ryan, 11-6. Alison Pangburn had four hits, two of which were triples. She also scored three runs and drove in three runs. Kaylee Arbuckle […]
