By Fred Kroner A 12-match winning streak came to an end for the Heritage Hawks in the championship match of the Lincoln Prairie Conference volleyball tournament on Thursday (Oct. 7) at Villa Grove. For the second time this season, Heritage suffered a three-set loss to Toledo Cumberland. The title match […]
By Fred Kroner Villa Grove split its two matches on Monday (Oct. 4) in the Lincoln Prairie Conference volleyball tournament. The Blue Devils opened the tournament with a 25-17, 25-27, 25-23 conquest over Cerro Gordo/Bement. Vanessa Wright slammed 11 kills. Ava Vollmer chipped in with five kills and Jobella Crafton […]
By Fred Kroner Third-seeded Heritage extended its winning streak to 12 matches on Tuesday (Oct. 5), overpowering second-seeded Blue Ridge 25-14, 25-15 in the semifinals of the Lincoln Prairie Conference volleyball tournament at Villa Grove. Bri Struck socked 18 kills and added five digs. Kiley Knoll contributed eight digs and […]
By Fred Kroner Vanessa Wright recorded six kills for Villa Grove on Thursday (Sept. 30) in a volleyball loss at home to Toledo Cumberland, 25-14, 25-19. Jobella Crafton delivered three kills. Molly Little ended with two kills and two service aces. Villa Grove (4-11) returns to action on Monday (Oct. […]
By Fred Kroner The Blue Devils placed second in the Saturday (Oct. 2) girls’ Lincoln Prairie Conference cross-country meet at Arthur. Argenta-Oreana won the team crown with 27 points. Villa Grove was next with 41 points. Junior Emma Buesing was the fifth-place finisher, completing the 3-mile course in 22 minutes, […]
By Fred Kroner Freshman Kurt Zimmerman was the lone top-10 placer for the Villa Grove boys’ cross-country team on Saturday (Oct. 2) in the Lincoln Prairie Conference meet in Arthur. Zimmerman ran to a seventh-place finish with a 3-mile time of 17 minutes, 42.35 seconds. Other teammates who competed at […]
By Fred Kroner Sophomore Zach Ruwe placed sixth and Heritage was the runner-up on Saturday (Oct. 2) in the boys’ Lincoln Prairie Conference cross-country meet in Arthur. Ruwe’s 3-mile time was 17 minutes, 7.29 seconds. He ended sixth in a 46-runner field. Heritage’s other participants were: Robert Holloman (13th in […]
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 […]
*photo from Villa Grove Facebook page BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Senior Aliya Holloman scored 20 of her season-high 33 points in the opening quarter Thursday night as the Blue Devils blitzed Argenta-Oreana 80-34 on Senior Night at Villa Grove. Villa Grove/Heritage led 37-0 after the opening eight minutes. The team’s […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Aliya Holloman led the Blue Devils in scoring for the 20th time this season on Tuesday, firing in a team-high 26 points in a 65-20 triumph over Judah Christian in Champaign. Holloman scored 12 points in the first quarter as VG/H opened up a 22-4 lead. […]
