By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Villa Grove/Heritage Girls’ basketball The Blue Devils (13-3) won four of their five games in the BSN Classic, at Bismarck, and placed second. VG/H capped its performance with a final-game 52-33 triumph over a Unity team it had lost to earlier in the month by four […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Twenty years ago, I was tasked with a challenge that was nothing less than daunting. My superiors at The News-Gazette asked me to select an all-decade team. They limited the choices to those individuals who had attended high school or junior college in Vermilion County. As […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Hawks used a 28-point third-quarter on Friday to pull away from Arthur Okaw Christian, 65-40, in a non-conference game at Heritage. VG/H carried a 26-23 lead into halftime, but built its lead to 54-31 after three quarters. Blake Smith netted a season-high 21 points to […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Logan Nohren scored a season-high 24 points on Tuesday, but the Hawks were beaten at Tuscola 64-43. Ierik Sorenson scored five points for VG/H (6-3), which trailed 35-18 at halftime. Tuscola has a 5-0 season record. The Hawks return to action on Friday with a game […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Blue Devils dropped a 56-52 non-conference at home on Tuesday to Unity. Kyleigh Block and Aliya Holloman each scored 13 points to lead VG/H. Teammates Jordyn Ray (nine points), Samantha Campbell (eight points) and Madie Burwell (seven points) were also major contributors. The Blue Devils […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Blake Smith scored 12 points on Saturday and Logan Nohren added 10 points as Villa Grove/Heritage held on at home to beat Sullivan, 36-34. VG/H held a 21-10 halftime lead. Issac Mahoe scored six points for the Hawks. VG/H (6-2) returns to action on Tuesday at […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Kyleigh Block hit a game-high 25 points on Thursday as the Blue Devils doubled up visiting Blue Ridge, 62-30. Samantha Campbell scored 13 points for VG/H, which has a seven-game winning streak. Kaylee Arbuckle and Jordyn Ray each contributed six points. The Blue Devils put up […]
The 2019 BSN Classic, which begins on Dec. 26, 2019, has released the boys’ schedule. At Heritage Salt Fork vs. Lexington 10:00 Georgetown-Ridgefarm vs. Heritage/Villa Grove 11:30 Judah Christian vs. Blue Ridge 1:00 Lexington vs. Georgetown-Ridgefarm 4:00 Blue Ridge vs. Salt Fork 5:30 Heritage/Villa Grove vs Judah Christian 7:00 At […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Five players made three-point shots on Tuesday as the Hawks won at Westville, 66-30. Jake Eversole matched his season’s high with a 22-point performance. Logan Nohren swished 15 points and Blake Smith reached double figures for the first time this season, with 11 points. Issac Mahoe […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Blue Devils won twice to end the week and raise their winning streak to five games. On Thursday, VG/H won at home over Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond, 67-27. On Saturday, the Blue Devils earned a 50-30 victory at Salt Fork. VG/H jumped into a 25-3 lead after one […]
