By Fred Kroner The Heritage Hawks reached the 20-win mark on Monday (Oct. 18) with a two-set sweep at Champaign Judah Christian. Bri Struck registered a double-double (11 kills and 10 digs) as the Hawks edged Judah, 25-23, 27-25. Kiley Knoll contributed four kills and eight digs. Lily Ploense chipped […]
By Fred Kroner Despite 17 kills by Bri Struck and 11 digs by Kiley Knoll, Heritage suffered a 25-11, 15-25, 25-16 volleyball loss to Decatur Lutheran on Thursday (Oct. 14) in the Hawks’ final home match. Struck also had seven digs and Knoll contributed three service aces. Lilli Montgomery connected […]
By Fred Kroner For the second time in a week, the Heritage volleyball team knocked off Blue Ridge in a two-set sweep. The win on Tuesday (Oct. 12) came on the Knights’ home court, 25-15, 25-15. Bri Struck powered the Heritage offense, ending with 10 kills. Lilli Montgomery contributed eight […]
By Fred Kroner Kiley Knoll registered a double-double on Thursday (Sept. 23), but two teammates broke school records as the Heritage volleyball team topped Okaw Valley in Broadlands. The new single-match record-holders are Mary Roland, with 44 assists, and Bri Struck, with 22 kills. Struck matched the 2012 record for […]
By Fred Kroner With multiple players providing key contributions, the Heritage Hawks registered a two-set volleyball sweep on Monday (Sept. 20) at Chrisman. Bri Struck pounded 16 kills and teammates Kiley Knoll and Torie Rothermel each landed five kills as the Hawks dispatched Chrisman, 25-11, 25-22. Knoll and Lilli Montgomery […]
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 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 DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com Coming into his sixth-grade year at Heritage Junior High in 2017, Zach Ruwe thought he was a sprinter. That school year, during track season, he had his sights set on crossing the finish line of short-distances races first. The goal was not lofty or short-sighted. It’s […]
