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 […]
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Happ leads Hawks against Westville
By Fred Kroner The Heritage Junior High Hawks’ baseball team was held to three hits on Tuesday (Sept. 7) and were shut out at home by Westville, 12-0. Anthony Happ belted two of the Hawks’ three hits and also walked once. Happ had a double. Destin Nickle swatted the team’s […]
White leads Heritage baseball against Hoopeston
By Fred Kroner Rylan White went 3-for-3 – accounting for half of the hits for Heritage Junior High – on Tuesday (Aug. 31) in a 17-4 baseball loss at Homer against Hoopeston Area. White belted two doubles and scored three runs. He also stole two bases. Kale McComas and Lukas […]
Bensal, Nickle, White and Happ lead Heritage in last three games
By Fred Kroner For the second time in the last three games, the Heritage Junior High baseball Hawks dropped a 9-8 decision on a walkoff hit. Oakwood scored six unearned runs in the bottom of the sixth inning on Monday (Aug. 23) to edge the Hawks, 9-8. Alex Bensal and […]
Armstrong-Potomac edges out Heritage Baseball
By Fred Kroner The junior high Homer Heritage Hawks baseball team dropped a narrow 9-8 decision at Armstrong-Potomac on Tuesday (Aug. 17). Destin Nickle and Anthony Happ stroked three hits apiece for Heritage. They each had an extra-base hit and knocked in three runs. Kale McComas also belted a double […]
Kroner’s Picks: VGH All-Decade Team (Spring), Holloman and Hubbart named Athletes of the Decade
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The final installment in our series on all-decade athletic teams concludes today with the release of the elite spring-sport athletes. Before we get to the particular sports, we will recognize two athletes. The designation is for Male and Female Athlete of the Decade. In a sense, […]
VGH softball/baseball seasons come to end in Regional play
By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaily.com Villa Grove/Heritage was knocked out of the baseball postseason on Wednesday, losing a 3-2 decision to St. Joseph-Ogden in a semifinal game of the Tolono Class 2A Regional. Evan Wilson pitched a complete game for VG/H, allowing six hits and only one earned run. Wilson struck out […]
Heritage softball continues mid-season surge, Baseball wins over Martinsville
By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaily.com Heritage softball continued its mid-season surge on Monday, topping Martinsville 3-1 in a game at Broadlands. The Hawks are 7-12 overall, but have won six of their last 12 games. Kenzie Davison hit a triple, Gracyn Allen had a double and Kyley Rothermel, Aliya Holloman and Bri […]
Wyant throws shutout, Hawks defeat Schlarman Academy and Hutsonville
By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaily.com Mason Wyant pitched a five-inning one-hit shutout on Tuesday as Villa Grove/Heritage overpowered visiting Schlarman Academy, 21-0. Wyant fanned 11 and walked one. He is the team’s fourth pitcher with a shutout victory this spring. Kane Davison and Carson Howard paced the 15-hit attack with three hits […]