*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 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 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. […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Kyleigh Block hit for a game-high 22 points Thursday night as Villa Grove/Heritage won its third game in a row with a 61-46 triumph at Arcola. Block netted eight of her points in the opening stanza as VG/H vaulted into a 17-6 lead. Three teammates joined […]
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 Dan Sappenfield made his debut in coaching the way many others have gotten their starts. He was a dutiful dad. As his children started showing an interest in sports, he volunteered to help with the programs in which they were involved. “T-ball, Little League and you […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Against an opponent it had lost to 14 days earlier, the Hawks salvaged a 55-54 opening-round win on Friday in the Lincoln Prairie Conference Tournament at Arcola. Blake Smith matched his season’s high with 22 points. His total included hitting four three-point shots. Logan Nohren scored […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Aliya Holloman scored 16 points and Kyleigh Block added 12 on Saturday, but VG/H was unable to keep up with top-seeded Tri-County and suffered a 62-49 loss in the championship game of the Lincoln Prairie Conference Tournament at Villa Grove. The Titans led 16-12 after one […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Second-seeded Villa Grove/Heritage jumped into a 19-6 lead after one quarter on Monday and went on to dispatch Okaw Valley 55-23 at home to move into a semifinal game of the Lincoln Prairie Conference Tournament. Aliya Holloman tallied 13 of her game-high 25 points in the […]
