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CONSOLIDATED ELECTION RESULTS FOR 4/1/2025
Results will be updated as they come in.

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School records fall at St. Teresa Invitational

News Progress Posted on May 21, 2025 by webmasterMay 21, 2025

The SHS boys track team finished in 5th place out of 26 teams at the St. Teresa Invitational last Friday night. The big highlight was Johnny Iacobazzi setting a new school record in the 1600m with a time of 4:21.28. His time beat the previous record of 4:23.1 set in 1986 by Derik Eaton. Another highlight was Mason Booker resetting his own school records in the 110m Hurdles with a time of 14.76 and in the 300m Hurdles with a time of 39.98. 

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Six earn trip to state for Lady Redskins

News Progress Posted on May 21, 2025 by webmasterMay 21, 2025

•May 21, 2025•

SHS Girls Track had a fantastic night on the track last Thursday (May 15) at the 17 team Tuscola Sectional. The Lady Redskins finished 4th as a team with 61 points and are sending six individuals in four events onto the Class 1A State Finals in Charleston next Thursday at EIU. 

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OVHS softball senior night

News Progress Posted on May 21, 2025 by webmasterMay 21, 2025

Senior night for Okaw Valley softball was held on May 13 with McKenna Phelps being honored as the only 2025 senior.

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OVHS baseball senior night

News Progress Posted on May 21, 2025 by webmasterMay 21, 2025
Okaw Valley held baseball senior night on May 15.  Seniors honored were Dalton Vanausdoll, Alex Ravellette, Ulrich Harshman, Seth Forlines and Rase Bennett.
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OVHS track seniors honored

News Progress Posted on May 14, 2025 by webmasterMay 14, 2025
Okaw Valley held their senior track night on Tuesday, May 6 to recognize the contributions of the class of 2025. Front row: Reese Nichols, Julia Schrock, Foreign Exchange Student Annika Schrele and Lindsey Ozier. Back row: Seth Forlines, Alex Ravellette, Ulrich Harshman, Camden Mitchell, Grey Brault, Erick Keeling, Maddox Petrucha, Chase Creviston and John Cook.
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SHS Cameron Crowe Signs with Greenville

News Progress Posted on May 14, 2025 by webmasterMay 14, 2025
On April 23rd, Cameron Crowe signed his letter of intent to continue his baseball career at Greenville University this Fall. Said Cameron, “I am most looking forward to pitching at Greenville for the next four years and seeing where that takes me in the future.” Cameron is currently ranked 10th in State 2-A baseball and ranked 2nd in the Lincoln Prairie conference for an ERA of .64. Cameron will be studying Sports Management. Pictured L-R, Father Jason Crowe, Cameron Crowe, and Mother Melissa Crowe.
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SHS Taylar Mercer Signs with Lake Land

News Progress Posted on May 14, 2025 by webmasterMay 14, 2025
On Friday, May 9th in the Sullivan High School Commons, Taylar Mercer signed her letter of intent to continue her trap shooting career at Lake Land this Fall. Said Taylar, “I am looking forward to meeting a new community. My favorite quote: “Good things come to those who wait.” Taylar has not yet declared or decided on her major. Pictured L-R, Father Jerod Mercer, Taylar Mercer, and Mother Nichole Mercer.
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Lady Redskins take 3rd at LPC Meet

News Progress Posted on May 14, 2025 by webmasterMay 14, 2025

•May 14, 2025•

SHS Girls Track finished in 3rd place with 82 points at the LPC Meet on Friday in Arcola. They also had 5 athletes garner All Conference accolades and several new season personal records.

Riane Bear is the new LPC Champion in the High Jump with an outstanding 5’4” 1st place performance, an inch shy of the school record. The 4 x 400 relay of Bear, Julia Moody, Kaylee Smith, and Avery Renfro ran a huge season PR of 4:28 to finish the meet with another LPC championship. Renfro ran an amazing anchor leg of 1:02 to come from behind to clinch the win for the Lady Redskins. The 4 x 100 relay of Mya Dyer, Grace Crothers, Renfro, and Kelsie Hodge also ran a season PR of 52.12 to finish 2nd in the race. 

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Redskins win championship

News Progress Posted on May 14, 2025 by webmasterMay 14, 2025

•May 14, 2025•

Last Friday night, the SHS Boys Track team won the Lincoln Prairie Conference Championship for the second year in a row. With three of their top senior athletes out with injuries this season, competing for another championship was a very tough challenge, but they had a lot of guys step up with huge performances to help finish on top. 

A big highlight was Mason Booker running a 40.04 in the 300m Hurdles to set a new LPC record and also reset his SHS record, and a 15.44 in the 110m Hurdles to set another new conference record. 

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SHS Cameron Crowe Signs with Greenville

News Progress Posted on May 7, 2025 by webmasterMay 7, 2025
On April 23rd, Cameron Crowe signed his letter of intent to continue his basketball career at Greenville University this Fall. Said Cameron, “I am most looking forward to pitching at Greenville for the next four years and seeing where that takes me in the future.” Cameron is currently ranked 10th in State 2-A baseball and ranked 2nd in the Lincoln Prairie conference for an ERA of .64. Cameron will be studying Sports Management. Pictured L-R, Father Jason Crowe, Cameron Crowe, and Mother Melissa Crowe.
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SES Preschool carnival a hit



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On Thursday, May 15th SES and PTO sponsored a Preschool Carnival that included lunch, face painting, bounce houses, snow cone truck, playground activities, and games set up by sponsoring attendees. Pictured is Jasper Rhodes, age 5, who actively enjoyed everything on offer, including chasing bubbles.


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