By Fred Kroner The Heritage seventh-grade girls’ basketball team dealt Chrisman a 23-2 loss on Thursday (Oct. 14), at Homer. The eighth-grade squad dropped a 31-10 decision to Chrisman. The seventh-graders won their second consecutive game on Monday (Oct. 18), prevailing over Shiloh 32-2 in Homer. The Heritage eighth-graders picked […]
By Fred Kroner The Hawks have struggled in the early portion of the junior high girls’ basketball season. The Heritage seventh-graders have a 1-4 overall record, with a 26-6 win at home against Rossville-Alvin. The losses were to Schlarman (42-16), Armstrong-Ellis (39-10), Westville (18-11) and Georgetown-Ridge Farm (20-11). The eighth-grade […]
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 Two juniors were recognized on the postseason Lincoln Prairie Conference all-league team. Jake Eversole was a member of the six-player first team and Logan Nohren was chosen for the six-player second team. Of the 12 total players selected to the first or second teams, five were […]
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 Villa Grove/Heritage boys’ basketball season ended in Wednesday’s semifinal round with a 56-40 loss to the host Spartans. After three lead changes in the early minutes, SJ-O shot ahead 5-4 as part of a 16-0 run. The Hawks were unable to recapture the lead although […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Hawks completed the regular season with a season-best four-game winning streak following Friday’s 56-34 triumph on the road against Sangamon Valley. Jake Eversole hit a season’s high for points (32) and three-pointers (seven) to lead VG/H. Blake Smith contributed nine points and Logan Nohren added […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Hawks built a 46-12 halftime lead on Wednesday in a makeup home game at Heritage against Argenta-Oreana and went on to overpower the Bombers 63-28. Senior Sam Reno and junior Jake Eversole shared the VG/H scoring lead with 14 points apiece. Reno reached his season’s […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Jake Eversole hit the 20-point mark for the fourth time in his last five games, tossing in 23 on Friday in the Hawks’ 55-38 verdict over Blue Ridge at Heritage. Eversole canned 23 points and raised his team-high total of three-pointers to 26 by sinking two […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Jake Eversole scored 16 points and Blake Smith had 10 Tuesday night as the Hawks overcame a slow start to defeat Decatur Lutheran 46-33 at Heritage High School. VG/H trailed 13-8 after one quarter, but shot into a 21-20 lead at halftime. Carson Howard contributed nine […]
