By Fred Kroner Lilli Montgomery was the team-leader for the Blue Devils in a girls’ cross-country meet on Monday (Oct. 6) at Sullivan’s Tabor Park. She placed fifth. Montgomery’s 3-mile time was 21 minutes and 56 seconds. Teammate Hailey Stutz was 19th with a season-best time of 24:29. Other VG/Heritage […]
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St. Joseph Girls Cross Country finishes 5th at Illini Prairie Conference meet
The team order of finish on Saturday (Oct. 10) in the Illini Prairie Conference girls’ cross-country meet at the St. Joseph Community Park matched the latest version of the milesplit.com state rankings. Top-ranked Monticello won the IPC title with 29 points. Second-ranked Tolono Unity was the runner-up with 45 points. […]
Brandon Mattsey places fourth at Illini Prairie Conference meet
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Spartans had three top-10 runners in the Saturday (Oct. 10) Illini Prairie Conference boys’ cross-country meet at the St. Joseph Community Park. Senior Brandon Mattsey placed fourth overall among 65 competitors with a 3-mile time of 16 minutes, 7.43 seconds. Two teammates finished less than […]
VGH girls’ golf season ends in Charleston regional
By Fred Kroner The Blue Devils placed 10th in the 12-school Charleston Class 1A girls’ golf regional on Wednesday (Oct. 7). Team champion Charleston (377) and Paris (392) reserved berths in next week’s Rochester Sectional by virtue of their top two finishes. VG/Heritage had a team composite of 491. Besides […]
Villa Grove’s Zach Buesing qualifies for IHSA Sectionals
By Fred Kroner Zach Buesing qualified for the sectional after shooting an 84 on Tuesday (Oct. 6) in the Central A&M Class 1A boys’ golf regional at the Moweaqua Golf Course. The sectional will be held on Tuesday (Oct. 13) at Ironwood, in Tuscola. Buesing tied for 10th overall. The […]
Comets golf season ends in Danville Schlarman Class 1A regional
By Fred Kroner The Comets placed fifth in the nine-school Danville Schlarman Class 1A regional boys’ golf tournament on Tuesday (Oct. 6) at Harrison Park. Oakwood had three top-20 placers in a field of 58 competitors. Senior Reed Sperry fired a 90 and ended in a tie for seventh individually. […]
St. Thomas More hands SJO Tennis a 9-0 decision
By Fred Kroner The Spartans dropped a 9-0 decision to St. Thomas More on Monday (Oct. 5) in Champaign. Included in the loss was a tough setback at No. 3 doubles by the SJ-O duo of Abbey Dow and Grace Schmitz. They won the first set against STM’s Molly Hergenrother […]
Sophomore Taylor Hug finishes golf season
By Fred Kroner The Spartans’ lone regional competitor, Taylor Hug, placed 11th overall on Wednesday in a 60-person Class 1A field at Shewami Country Club, in Sheldon. She was a near-miss for advancement for the sectional. The top four individuals not on an advancing team moved on to sectional. Among […]
Jacob Kern advances to IHSA Sectional match
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Sophomore Jacob Kern shot an 88 on Tuesday (Oct. 6) and tied for fourth individually in the Danville Schlarman Class 1A boys’ regional golf tournament at Harrison Park. Kern had rounds of 47 and 41. On his third-from-last hole, Kern drained a shot from more than […]
Villa Grove’s Hayden Thomas finishes third at Heritage Invitational
By Fred Kroner All of the school’s three entries placed among the top seven on Tuesday (Oct. 6) in the girls’ junior high Heritage Cross-Country Invitational at Homer. Hayden Thomas completed the 2-mile course in 16 minutes and 22 seconds. She was third overall. Teammates who followed her were Eva […]