By Fred Kroner Senior Carson Howard caught four touchdown passes and sophomore Kurt Zimmmerman rushed for two additional TDs on Friday (April 9) as Villa Grove/Heritage more than doubled its point total for the season with a 42-18 victory at home over Sangamon Valley. Howard hauled in seven receptions from […]
For the second time in three days, Heritage scored a two-set sweep of a volleyball opponent at home. On Thursday (April 8), the Hawks powered past Villa Grove, 25-12, 25-17. Junior Bri Struck continued her recent series of stellar performances, pounding a match-high 13 kills. In her last three matches, […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood dropped its second three-set match of the week on Thursday (April 8), losing at Georgetown-Ridge Farm, 25-20, 20-25, 25-13. Aaliyah Denius hammered a team-high 13 kills. Madison Doan wound up with five kills. Karsen Rupp totaled 15 assists. Oakwood (3-7) returns to action on Tuesday (April […]
By Fred Kroner Senior Brady Tevebaugh broke the Oakwood/Salt Fork career scoring record on Saturday (April 10) with a goal at home, accounting for the lone tally in a 1-0 soccer win over Champaign Centennial. The goal was his 21st of the season and 40th of his career. The previous […]
By Fred Kroner Brevin Wells tossed his second touchdown pass on a fourth-down play with 15 seconds remaining to snap a 22-22 deadlock and lift Oakwood to a Vermilion Valley Conference football victory at Salt Fork. Josh Young hauled in the 5-yard scoring strike from Wells, sending Oakwood ahead 28-22 […]
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden completed a two-match sweep of Unity this spring by defeating the Rockets 3-1 on Thursday (April 8) in Tolono. SJ-O scored twice in the first half on goals by Spencer Wilson and Mason Behrens. Will Page added a second-half tally. Goalkeeper Hunter Ketchum posted 14 […]
By Fred Kroner The Spartans kept their home record unblemished in volleyball on Thursday (April 8), overpowering Pontiac 25-22, 25-11 in an Illini Prairie Conference match. SJ-O is 7-0 at home this season and all seven wins have been in two-set sweeps. Kennedi Burnett, Shayne Immke and Payton Vallee were […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Spartans’ football record dropped to 1-3 following a 48-16 loss at Tolono Unity on Friday (April 9). The state-ranked Rockets (No 8 in Class 3A) built a 28-0 lead before SJ-O reached the end zone. “Need to recognize the fact that Unity made plays that […]
By Fred Kroner Kyleigh Block stuffed the stat line on Monday (April 5) for Villa Grove, which suffered a heartbreaking volleyball loss at home to Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond, 29-31, 25-20, 26-24. Block collected 10 assists, eight kills, six digs, five service aces and one block for the Blue Devils. Maci Clodfelder added […]
By Fred Kroner Junior Bri Struck pounded a season-high 16 kills on Monday (April 5), but Heritage dropped a non-conference volleyball decision at home to Chrisman, 22-25, 25-15, 25-20. Struck also had six digs. Mary Roland handed out 27 assists to go with three digs and two aces. Anna Sanders […]
