By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Aliya Holloman didn’t get a chance to make a final impression on college coaches this spring. The Heritage High School softball season was canceled – as were all spring sports throughout the state – by the COVID-19 virus. Turns out the senior didn’t need any more […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Blue Devils’ Kyleigh Block finished in a tie for 10th in the Class 2A three-point shooting contest on Thursday at Illinois State University’s Redbird Arena. A total of 32 finalists participated at state. Block, a junior, hit 8 of her 15 attempts at Redbird. During […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The regional drought continues for Villa Grove/Heritage. The Blue Devils dropped a 50-34 decision to St. Joseph-Ogden in Thursday’s Class 2A girls’ basketball regional finals on the Spartans’ court. The last regional crown for a Villa Grove girls’ basketball team came in 1999. For Heritage, the […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Blue Devils took down the 2019 Class 1A state champions in a semifinal regional game on Tuesday at St. Joseph. VG/H ousted Schlarman Academy (17-7) in a Class 2A regional semifinal game 57-49. Kyleigh Block nailed three first-quarter three-point shots, helping VG/H take a 17-14 […]
*photo from Villa Grove Facebook page BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Senior Aliya Holloman scored 20 of her season-high 33 points in the opening quarter Thursday night as the Blue Devils blitzed Argenta-Oreana 80-34 on Senior Night at Villa Grove. Villa Grove/Heritage led 37-0 after the opening eight minutes. The team’s […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Dan Sappenfield made his debut in coaching the way many others have gotten their starts. He was a dutiful dad. As his children started showing an interest in sports, he volunteered to help with the programs in which they were involved. “T-ball, Little League and you […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Second-seeded Villa Grove/Heritage jumped into a 19-6 lead after one quarter on Monday and went on to dispatch Okaw Valley 55-23 at home to move into a semifinal game of the Lincoln Prairie Conference Tournament. Aliya Holloman tallied 13 of her game-high 25 points in the […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Tri-County halted a five-game winning streak for the Blue Devils (16-4) on Thursday at Kansas with a 67-61 triumph. VG/H carried a 48-46 lead into the final quarter, but the Titans rallied thanks to hitting 11 of 14 free throws down the stretch. For the fourth […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Samantha Campbell scored nine first-quarter points on Monday, staking the Blue Devils to an early 19-11 lead in a game they won at Cerro Gordo 67-41. Aliya Holloman hit a team-high 28 points. Campbell put up 15 points, just shy of her season-high of 16. Madie […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com For the fifth time this season, the Blue Devils on Tuesday held an opponent to fewer than 30 points in a game, overpowering Uni High 52-25 in Urbana. Aliya Holloman scored 18 points and for the 11th time this season was the top VG/H point-maker. She […]
