By Fred Kroner Sophomore Layne Rund caught two touchdown passes and ran for one score on Friday (Oct. 8) as Villa Grove’s football team dealt visiting Tri-County a 55-6 loss. “He is confident in his routes and is coming on strong at the right time,” Villa Grove coach Heath Wilson […]
By Fred Kroner A 12-match winning streak came to an end for the Heritage Hawks in the championship match of the Lincoln Prairie Conference volleyball tournament on Thursday (Oct. 7) at Villa Grove. For the second time this season, Heritage suffered a three-set loss to Toledo Cumberland. The title match […]
By Fred Kroner The Comets dropped two road matches last week in volleyball. Oakwood fell to Cissna Park, 25-16, 25-18 on Tuesday (Oct. 5) and to Westville on Thursday (Oct. 7), 25-18, 25-12. Sophomores Luci Morris and Nikita Taylor collected four kills apiece at Westville with Karsen Rupp handing out […]
By Fred Kroner Both of the Oakwood/Salt Fork girls who participated in the 80-runner Cumberland Invitational fashioned top-10 finishes. Sophomore Macie Russell placed third with a 3-mile time of 20 minutes, 26.24 seconds. Junior Allie Morris was seventh in 21:07.07. The Comets didn’t have enough runners to be scored as […]
By Fred Kroner Grant Powell started the postseason with a hat trick on Saturday (Oct. 9) as the Oakwood/Salt Fork soccer team turned back visiting Georgetown-Ridge Farm 7-1 in a Class 1A IHSA regional quarterfinal match. In addition to his three goals, Powell had one assist. Reef Pacot had two […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood High School endured yet another close football loss on Friday (Oct. 8) when visiting Hoopeston Area/Armstrong-Potomac pulled out a 29-27 triumph in overtime. The loss was the third of the season for Oakwood by two points, or less. “It’s like we’re living in ‘Groundhog Day,’” Oakwood […]
By Fred Kroner Senior Jared Emmert and freshman Collin Thomey produced hat tricks on Saturday (Oct. 9) as St. Joseph-Ogden opened postseason play at home with an 8-0 shutout at home over Unity in an IHSA Class 1A regional quarterfinal soccer match. Emmert also had two assists. Jackson Greer had […]
By Fred Kroner Shayne Immke and Addie Roesch each produced eight kills on Thursday (Oct. 7) as the St. Joseph-Ogden volleyball team dispatched Salt Fork 25-17, 25-20, in Catlin. Immke and Roesch also had two blocks apiece. Kennedi Burnett slapped six kills and collected a team-high 12 digs. Immke had […]
By Fred Kroner Villa Grove split its two matches on Monday (Oct. 4) in the Lincoln Prairie Conference volleyball tournament. The Blue Devils opened the tournament with a 25-17, 25-27, 25-23 conquest over Cerro Gordo/Bement. Vanessa Wright slammed 11 kills. Ava Vollmer chipped in with five kills and Jobella Crafton […]
By Fred Kroner Third-seeded Heritage extended its winning streak to 12 matches on Tuesday (Oct. 5), overpowering second-seeded Blue Ridge 25-14, 25-15 in the semifinals of the Lincoln Prairie Conference volleyball tournament at Villa Grove. Bri Struck socked 18 kills and added five digs. Kiley Knoll contributed eight digs and […]
