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 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 […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com For the second time in seven days, the Hawks suffered an overtime loss. The most recent setback came in Friday’s road game against Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond. The teams were tied 62-62 after regulation, but A-L/A-H scored all nine of the points in the extra session to capture the […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com In a rematch between teams that played on Saturday, the Hawks gained revenge for the earlier two-point defeat by edging Cumberland 55-53 on Tuesday at Heritage High School. Jake Eversole tallied a team-high 21 points. Carson Howard made 15 points, Logan Nohren added 10 points and […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Hawks won’t need to wait long for revenge to the opponent they lost to in Saturday’s Lincoln Prairie Conference Tournament championship game. Sixth-seeded Cumberland handed fifth-seeded VG/H a 63-61 overtime loss in the finals at Arcola. The same two schools will play on Tuesday at […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Hawks avenged a regular-season loss to Okaw Valley by 12 points by garnering a 60-57 triumph on Tuesday at Arcola in the semifinals of the Lincoln Prairie Conference Tournament. Logan Nohren bettered his previous high game by a point, sinking a game-high 33 points. Carson […]
