By Fred Kroner Rylan White twirled the first shutout thrown by a Heritage pitcher this season in the team’s regular-season finale on Friday (Sept. 10). Pitching at Chrisman, White permitted one hit, walked one and struck out seven in a 12-0, four-inning triumph over the home team. He was supported […]
By Fred Kroner Parker Fitch fired his second consecutive no-hitter and helped the Prairieview Ogden Junior High baseball team increase its winning streak to nine. Fitch pitched 4 1/3 hitless innings on Tuesday (Sept. 7) at home against Gifford in a 5-0 win. The game was called at that juncture […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood started postseason play in softball on Wednesday (Sept. 8) by matching its season-high for runs scored in a 15-4 IESA Class 1A regional quarterfinal win at fourth-seeded Shiloh. Sophia Hart was 4-for-5 to lead the Knights’ 14-hit attack. Teammates with at least two hits were Brooklynn […]
By Fred Kroner The Oakwood Knights were limited to two hits on Friday (Sept. 10) in a 13-0 baseball loss at home. Carsen Dudley had a single and Cam Harris a double for Oakwood. On Monday (Sept. 13), the Knights dropped a 9-1 decision at home to Schlarman Academy in […]
By Fred Kroner The St. Joseph Panthers opened IESA regional tournament play with back-to-back victories to advance into the championship game at home. The Panthers shut out Paxton-Buckley-Loda 15-0 in the quarterfinals on Wednesday (Sept. 8). Amelia Huckstat yielded one hit in three innings while striking out nine batters. Timera […]
In the final week of the regular season, St. Joseph won four games in five days, including three wins in a row by shutout. The shutout streak started on Tuesday (Sept. 7) in the home finale, 10-0, over Champaign St. Matthew. On Wednesday (Sept. 8), the Panthers blanked Urbana 19-0 […]
By Fred Kroner Three juniors set the pace on Saturday (Sept. 11) for the Villa Grove girls’ cross-country team in the Shelbyville Trails Invitational. Emma Buesing placed 14th in the 81-runner field. She toured the 3-mile layout in 22 minutes, 3.8 seconds. Madison Logan was 37th in 24:17.1 and Kyleigh […]
By Fred Kroner The Blue Devils were led by two freshmen in the Saturday (Sept. 11) Shelbyville Trails Invitational cross-country meet. Kurt Zimmerman was 11th in the 98-runner field. He ran the 3-mile course in 17 minutes, 50.3 seconds. Chase White was the second VG finisher, entering the chute in […]
By Fred Kroner Kayln Cordes distributed 21 assists on Thursday (Sept. 9), but Villa Grove dropped its second three-set loss of the season, losing at Argenta-Oreana, 23-25, 25-20, 25-21. Maci Clodfelder landed seven kills and Logan Lillard had six kills. The Blue Devils (3-5) return to action on Monday (Sept. […]
By Fred Kroner Villa Grove’s football team bounced back from a loss the previous week to record a season’s high for points scored on Friday (Sept. 10) in a 42-35 win at home over Cerro Gordo/Bement in the Lincoln Prairie Conference opener. The Blue Devils amassed a season-high 460 yards […]
