•October 10, 2018•
The Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg volleyball team took the long way but eventually won the Shelbyville/Pana Invitational Saturday.
The Hatchets defeated Pana in straight sets, 25-21, 25-23 but lost its first match in 11 games 25-16, 25-19 against Rochester.
WSS knocked off Newton 25-22, 25-12 in pool play, then beat St. Thomas More 25-14, 25-24 to earn their way back to the championship game. Read More
•October 10, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond football team’s playoff hopes slipped away in a heartbreaking overtime loss to Cerro Gordo/Bement Friday in Cerro Gordo.
After hosting its homecoming last week, ALAH could not play spoiler for CGB’s Homering in a back-and-forth game.
“Most fun game I’ve been a part of in my young career,” said ALAH coach Ryan Jefferson. “These are the types of games I enjoy the most, the ones where both teams battle hard for 48 minutes. Even without the win, I am so proud of our kids because of the fact that this was the first game where we battled through adversity and fought back. We have had a terrible habit of letting an opponent’s big play or a two score margin get to us mentally, and it gets us out of the grinding gear when that happens.”
The Knights scored first on a 6-yard run in the first quarter to take a 7-0 lead.
The Broncos battled back in the second quarter with a 28-yard touchdown run. The kick failed, leaving the score at 7-6. Read More
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SHS Golf Team advances: (from left) Alexis Britton, Alyssa Shriver, Esther Miller, Coach Andy Wagner, Addison Darush, Irie Dulin and Erin Wallace.
•October 10, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
For the fifth time in school history, the girls’ golf team advanced to a sectional meet by placing third in the IHSA Class 1A Charleston Regional at the Charleston Country Club last Wednesday.
“I am very proud of all our girls in the golf program this year,” said Sullivan coach Andy Wagner. “Out of all the teams I’ve coached, this team deserves to be at sectionals more than any. Very, very proud of their competitiveness”
Sullivan scored a combined 392 to finish second place behind winner Charleston’s 370.
Monticello placed third with 418 and Pana fourth with 430.
On a windy and hot day, Sullivan placed four golfers in the top 15 places. Read More
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Sectional Meet Champions: (Left to right) Drew Rogers, Logan Westjohn, Aiden Short, Caden Ellis, Leighton Burcham, Tim Lawyer, Leyton Ellis and coach Ben Richter.
•October 10, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
The Sullivan sports program had not celebrated a sectional title in any sport since an Amanda Glazebrook led team won a basketball sectional in 2002.
Earlier in the year, the boys’ team won the Little Okaw Valley Conference for the fourth time in five years, then finished the regular season a perfect 21-0.
Last Tuesday, the boys’ golf team won its third golf Class 1A Regional championship in the last four years.
And Monday at the Danville Country Club, the Sullivan boys’ golf team won its first sectional championship in school history and qualified for the state meet for the first time since 1979.
“They are really proud of their accopmlishment,” Coach Ben Richter said. “It was a tough day in tough conditions and with the added pressure of being the number 1 seed in the sectional they played a little above their average but still hung on for the win.”
The boys’ team shot a combined low of 339 to win the Danville (Schlarman) Sectional title Monday. Read More
•October 10, 2018•
For the second straight year, the Okaw Valley boys’ golf team qualified for the sectional meet.
To qualify, the Timberwolves scored a combined 374 for third place in the Windsor Regional at Fox Prairie Golf Course last Tuesday.
Sullivan won the meet with a score of 319, followed by Farmer City’s 364. All three teams advanced.
OV defeated fourth-place Leroy by one stroke. Read More
•October 10, 2018•
The Sullivan volleyball team suffered two more losses this past week.
The Redskins lost a Central Illinois Conference match to Central A&M Thursday at Moweaqua and a non-conference match Against Neoga last Monday.
Against CAM, the Raiders won both sets 25-17. Read More
•October 10, 2018•
The Okaw Valley volleyball team dropped a nonconference game against Arthur Christian Monday night.
OV lost the first set 25-15 but battled back to win the second set 25-22.
Arthur Christian took the third set 25-20 and the match.
For OV, Sadie Zimmerman had 10 digs and 21 assists, and Paige Coleman totaled three blocks, 17 digs and eight kills. Read More
•October 3, 2018•
The Okaw Valley volleyball team defeated Arcola in the Little Okaw Valley Conference Consolation Championship Monday night.
OV started the tournament with a loss to Argenta-Oreana Saturday morning but bounced back Monday to defeat Arcola in straight sets.
The Timberwolves won 25-20, 25-15 over the Purple Riders.
Kate Jeffers had 14 kills and two digs, and Paige Coleman had 12 kills and eight digs. Read More
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Central Illinois Conference Champions.
•October 3, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports
Not only has the Sullivan boys’ golf team finished the season with an undefeated 21-0 record but the Redskins also rolled right through the Central Illinois Conference meet at Ironhorse Golf Course in Tuscola last Tuesday.
“We have been conference champs three-out-of-four years and with our current roster we should see that continue for the next few years,” said Sullivan coach Ben Richter
In the second year in a row as CIC champions, four Redskins earned all-conference honors and placed golfers in each spot from second to sixth.
The Redskins combined team score was 317.
Caden Ellis finished second with a score of 77, and Leyton Ellis followed in third with a 78. Read More
•October 3, 2018•
The Windsor-Stewardson-Strasburg volleyball stayed undefeated at 6-0 in the National Trail Conference winning over Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City last Tuesday.
WSS won in straight sets, 25-12, 25-4.
Megan Schlechte collected eight kills, two aces and two digs, and Mackenzi Tabbert had four aces, six digs and 19 assists. Read More