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For the second time in a week, sixth-seeded Argenta-Oreana defeated second-seeded Heritage in a high school volleyball match.

The latest win occurred on Wednesday (Oct. 25) in a semifinal match of the LeRoy Class 1A Regional, 25-17, 25-9.

Heritage finishes the season with an overall record of 17-16-2, but lost its final five matches.

According to Maxpreps, three of the team’s four seniors led the Hawks in at least one statistical category.

Mary Roland was the leader in assists (637) and service aces (47). Lilli Montgomery had the most digs (412) and Riley Miller was tops in kills (202).

The fourth Heritage senior was Destanee Morgan, who was second in digs (223) and fourth in kills (97).

The team-leader in blocks was junior Loran Tate (21), who was also second in kills (172) and fourth in aces (29).

Montgomery was second in both aces (43) and assists (40). Miller was second in blocks (19), and Roland was third in blocks (10) as well as fourth in digs (166).

Other team leaders were junior Gracie Tate (third in kills, 122; third in digs, 216; and third in aces, 35) and junior Bailee Lubben (third in assists, 12).

A-O (18-19) will face fifth-seeded LeRoy in the Thursday (Oct. 26) championship match.

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In its home finale, the Heritage volleyball team suffered a three-set loss to Argenta-Oreana on Thursday (Oct. 19), 18-25, 25-23, 25-15.

A-O has an overall season record of 15-18.

The Hawks (17-15-2) return to action on Wednesday (Oct. 25) in a semifinal match of the LeRoy Class 1A Regional against sixth-seeded Argenta-Oreana or 10^th-seeded Fisher. Heritage is the No. 2 seed.

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Undefeated Judah Christian dealt Heritage a 25-20, 25-13 setback on Monday (Oct. 16) in Champaign.

Lilli Montgomery led the Hawks with 14 digs.

Riley Miller posted six kills and Gracie Tate landed four kills. Tate also contributed five digs and two service aces. Miller had one block.

On Tuesday (Oct. 17), the Hawks took a 25-21, 25-17 loss at Arcola (15-8).

Heritage (17-14-2) plays its regular-season finale at home on Thursday (Oct. 19) against Argenta-Oreana. Judah Christian has a 24-0 season record.

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Playing short-handed, the Heritage volleyball team suffered a 25-14, 25-20 loss on Thursday (Oct. 12) at Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond.

Mary Roland handed out a team-best 16 assists. Gracie Tate smashed six kills.

The Hawks were playing without defensive specialist Lilli Montgomery, who was at her Senior Night cross-country meet, and the injured Bailee Lubben.

Heritage (17-12-2) returns to action on Monday (Oct. 16) in Champaign against undefeated Judah Christian (23-0).

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Playing at home against the Lincoln Prairie Conference tournament champions, Decatur Unity Christian, on Tuesday (Oct. 10), Heritage held its own, but was unable to pull off the upset.

The Hawks dropped a narrow 25-23, 25-22 decision to the visitors.

Lilli Montgomery had 14 digs and one service ace for Heritage.

Mary Roland collected 10 assists and eight digs. Gracie Tate had five digs and four kills while Riley Miller ended with three kills and one block.

Addi Hopper finished with five service aces.

On Wednesday (Oct. 11), the Hawks recovered from a first-set loss to rally past Meridian, 23-25, 25-20, 25-20, in Macon.

Roland notched 27 assists and six digs.

Montgomery recorded 23 digs. Miller ended with 12 kills and three service aces. Destanee Morgan produced nine digs and seven kills.

Loran Tate registered seven kills to go with one block. Gracie Tate totaled six digs and five kills.

Heritage (17-11-2) returns to action on Thursday (Oct. 12) at Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond.

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Villa Grove knocked off Heritage on Thursday (Oct. 5) in the third-place match of the Lincoln Prairie Conference Volleyball Tournament. 25-12, 25-18, at Argenta-Oreana.

Mary Roland posted 17 assists for the Hawks.

Riley Miller swatted six kills and Gracie Tate landed five kills. Tate totaled nine digs and Lilli Montgomery contributed seven digs.

Heritage (16-10-2) returns to action on Tuesday (Oct. 10) at home against Decatur Lutheran.

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The three teams assigned to the Heritage site on Monday (Oct. 2) for first-round pool play matches in the Lincoln Prairie Conference Tournament took turns beating each other.

Tri-County defeated Heritage, 25-20, 24-26, 25-23, but then lost to Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond, 25-23, 25-9. Heritage ended the day by sweeping A-L/A-H, 25-21 25-22.

When all the results had been tabulated, Heritage moved on to the semifinals based on winning the most sets during the evening (three of five). A-L/A-H moved into the consolation bracket after going 2-2 in sets. Tri-County was 2-3 in sets and was assigned to the ninth-place bracket.

Mary Roland handed out 25 assists against Tri-County. Lilli Montgomery posted 34 digs. Gracie Tate landed nine kills and Loran Tate totaled eight kills.

Against A-L/A-H, Montgomery recorded 21 digs and contributed six service aces. Roland distributed 17 assists.

Gracie Tate registered seven kills, Loran Tate had six kills and Riley Miller collected five kills. Gracie Tate served five aces and Loran Tate accumulated two blocks.

Heritage was the No. 3 seed. A-L/A-H was the No. 6 seed and Tri-County was the No. 11 seed.

On Tuesday (Oct. 3), second-seeded Cerro Gordo/Bement edged the Hawks, 25-23, 25-23, in a semifinal showdown.

Roland posted a double-double with 19 assists and 11 digs.

Montgomery (17 digs), Gracie Tate (15 digs) and Destanee Morgan (nine digs) led the defensive effort.

The offensive firepower came from Morgan and Gracie Tate (five kills apiece) as well as Loran Tate and Miller (four kills each).

Addi Hopper registered three service aces and Loran Tate put up two blocks.

The Hawks (16-9-1) return to action on Thursday (Oct. 5) at Argenta-Oreana in the third-place match against Villa Grove.

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Lilli Montgomery recorded 16 digs and Mary Roland totaled 15 assists on Thursday (Sept. 28) as the Heritage volleyball team continued its winning ways with a sweep at home over Okaw Valley, 25-17, 25-17.

Gracie Tate had five kills, Riley Miller had four kills and Loran Tate had four kills to spark the offensive attack.

Gracie Tate registered 11 digs, Loran Tate had four digs and Roland finished with three assists. Miller ended with one block.

Third-seeded Heritage (15-7-2) returns to action on Monday (Oct. 2) at home in the Lincoln Prairie Conference Tournament against sixth-seeded Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond and 11^th-seeded Tri-County.

On Saturday (Sept. 30), the Heritage junior varsity team (13-9) record won three of four matches to finish second in the eight-school Judah Christian Tournament in Champaign.

Heritage lost to Cornerstone Christian (25-18, 18-25, 17-15) and Judah (25-21, 25-16), but defeated Cornerstone Christian (20-25, 25-15, 15-10) and Cerro Gordo/Bement (20-25, 27-25, 15-12) in the third-place match.

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Senior Mary Roland distributed 22 assists on Monday (Sept. 25) as the Heritage volleyball team won in a sweep,  25-10, 25-17, at home over Tuscola.

Roland also totaled four digs, three kills and two service aces.

Lilli Montgomery contributed 14 digs as well as three aces and one assist.

Providing an offensive spark were Riley Miller (nine kills), Destanee Morgan (five kills), Loran Tate (five kills), Gracie Tate (three kills) and Madi Wilson (two kills).

Gracie Tate finished with five digs and an ace. Loran Tate had five digs and two aces. Morgan added four digs and one ace while Bailee Lubben contributed three digs and one assist.

On Tuesday (Sept 26), the Hawks earned a comeback win at Villa Grove, 15-25, 25-22, 25-21, for the team’s fourth consecutive victory.

Montgomery and Morgan both totaled 12 digs. Roland collected 22 assists to go with two aces.

The offense was fueled by 10 kills from Miller and four from Gracie Tate. Miller also ended with two blocks. Addi Hopper contributed four digs and three aces.

Heritage (14-7-2) returns to action on Thursday (Sept. 28) at home against Okaw Valley.

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