By Fred Kroner The Hawks reached the .500 mark for the season by sweeping Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin on the Blue Devils’ court on Tuesday (Sept. 7), 25-10, 25-20. Seniors Bri Struck and Torie Rothermel were instrumental in the win. Struck pounded 12 kills and had five digs. Rothermel ended with four blocks […]
By Fred Kroner The Heritage Hawks finished 1-3-1 on Saturday (Sept. 4) at the Altamont Tournament. In Pool Play, Heritage lost to Altamont (21-9, 21-18) and Armstrong-Potomac (21-19, 21-19) and tied Cerro Gordo (19-21, 21-14). In Bracket Play, the Hawks topped Greenville (25-22, 25-15) before losing a rematch with Cerro […]
By Fred Kroner The Heritage Hawks rebounded from a one-set deficit on Tuesday (Aug. 31) to post a win at Oakwood, 22-25, 25-18, 25-22. The offensive assault was sparked by Kiley Knoll (11 kills), Adena Paul (nine kills) and Torie Rothermel (six kills). Mary Nolan handed out 29 assists to […]
By Fred Kroner Bri Struck hammered a season-high 20 kills on Thursday (Aug. 26), but Heritage dropped a 21-25, 25-18, 25-19 decision against Salt Fork in Catlin. Struck also had nine digs and one block. Mary Roland handed out 31 assists and Kiley Knoll collected 13 digs. Heritage (1-2) returns […]
By Fred Kroner Heritage opened the volleyball season on Monday (Aug. 23) with a non-conference sweep at home over Paris. The Hawks dispatched the visitors 27-25, 25-19. Senior Bri Struck led Heritage with 11 kills. She also totaled five digs, two blocks and two aces. Lily Ploense handed out 10 […]
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 Area high schools are in the process of preparing their athletes to return to competition. The IHSA permitted limited participation last week, allowing districts to conduct conditioning, agility and strength training exercises in small groups. Oakwood chose to wait until this week in order to get […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Olivia Sorensen started with a dream that transitioned into a goal. Now, it’s a reality. The Heritage High School senior setter will have the chance to play collegiate volleyball after signing a national letter of intent with Illinois College, in Jacksonville, last week. Sorensen’s interest in […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com We unveiled our winter-sport all-decade teams on Monday. Today, we check in for the fall-sport all-decade teams. Two of the Heritage/Villa Grove girls listed for fall-sport recognition received similar honors for the winter-sport season. They are Aliya Holloman and Micaela Childress. Keep reading, however, because there […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Heritage Volleyball The Hawks’ school-record season ended on Wednesday with a regional semifinal loss to Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg at Cerro Gordo High School. Windsor posted a 25-12, 25-22 decision. Bri Struck led Heritage with six kills. Bree Buck added three kills. Olivia Sorensen ended with a team-high 11 […]
