•October 24, 2018•
The Sullivan volleyball team’s season ended in the IHSA Class 2A Pana Regional Monday night.
The No. 11 seeded Sullivan lost in straight sets 25-12 and 25-22 to the No. 8 seeded Vandalia Vandals. Read More
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OVHS Seniors Recognized
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OVHS Seniors Recognized
Okaw volleyball seniors Sidney Zimmerman, Sadie Zimmerman, Shelby Harding, Kailynn Bobbett, Madison Voegel and Bella Benning.
Wimple Park Hosts Area Cross Country Competitors
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OV freshman Karlie Stauder placed 40th with a time of 22:04.47 to qualify for sectionals.
•October 24, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports
Several area runners competed in the boys’ and girls’ IHSA Class 1A Cross Country Regional at Wimple Park in Tuscola Saturday.
One team and one individual advanced to the St. Teresa Sectional meet in Decatur this Saturday.
For the boys’ meet, the Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond team advanced to the St. Teresa Sectional meet in Decatur this Saturday.
ALAH placed seventh with a score of 187. Urbana won the meet with a score of 54. All other teams in-between also advanced including Monticello, St. Joseph-Ogden, Tolono Unity, Tuscola and Champaign St. Thomas More.
For the Knights, sophomore Layton Hall placed fourth with a time of 16:17.14, and senior Austin Romine placed 44th at 18:32.68.
Freshman Jace Green finished 46th with a time of 18:45.91, and junior Justin Miller ran an 18:51.59 for 49th place. Read More
Knights Volleyball Still Going Strong
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ALAH Senior night against Okaw Valley: Taylor Powell, Marissa Herschberger, Maria Garza, Kara Yoder and Emma Harris.
•October 24, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports
The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond volleyball team won two Little Okaw Valley Conference Northwest Division matches this past week.
The Knights knocked off Okaw Valley Thursday (18th) and Arcola last Tuesday.
Against Okaw Valley, ALAH won both sets 25-22 to end the regular season and LOVC action for both teams.
For the Knights, Taylor Powell recorded 13 kills, two aces and 11 digs, and Marissa Herschberger had 20 assists and nine digs. Read More
WSS Volleyball Team Finishes Second at Mt. Pulaski
•October 24, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports
The Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg volleyball team finished second in the Mount Pulaski tournament Saturday.
The Hatchets lost one match in pool play but battled back to reach the championship match against Mt. Zion.
WSS lost the championship match in thee sets.
WSS lost a long grueling first set 31-29 but battled back to win a close second set 25-23.
The Braves won the third set 15-10 for the title. Read More
Sullivan Cross County Competes in Clinton
•October 17, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
Sullivan cross country runners competed in the Central Illinois Conference meet at Weldon Springs State Park in Clinton Thursday, Oct.11.
The boys’ team finished last with 137 points, but several runners finished with personal-best times.
Chase McClure ran a personal-record time of 17:49.67 for 13th place, and Noah Bates ran a 19:08.06 for 26th place.
Gunyr Fitzgerald ran a 19:38.64 for 32nd place, and Coen Foster placed 36th with a personal-best time of 20:06.00.
Peyton Pool ran a 20:11.94 for 39th place, and Spencer Johnson ran a 20:19.90 for 42nd place. Read More
Big Plays Boost Bombers By ALAH Knights
•October 17, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond football team could not upset the undefeated Argenta-Oreana Bombers at Arthur Friday night.
AO, which stands atop the Little Okaw Valley Conference at 5-0, scored 38 first half points on mostly big passing plays.
“Argenta is a good team,” said ALAH coach Ryan Jefferson. “They have speed, strength, but I think the difference this year for most teams is their aggressiveness in the trenches, both offensively and defensively. It isn’t matched by many other teams. Most of their scores came from big plays where we had guys to the football, but we just didn’t tackle, and they broke it long.” Read More
SOV Football Team Recognizes Seniors on Victory Field
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Cullen Dyer finds a hole in the line to run through.
•October 17, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
The Sullivan/Okaw Valley football team could not find its first win of the year on Senior Night against Clinton at Victory Field Friday night.
“Defensively we played better than we had the previous two weeks,” said Sullivan coach Jeff Myers. “Played better assignment football most of the time. The offense didn’t do the defense any favors by continually giving them a short field. Offensively, we continue to lose at the line of scrimmage.”
Clinton scored on a 36-yard pass in the first quarter and scored 14 more points in the second quarter to take a 21-0 halftime lead. Read More
ALAH Volleyball Knocks off Heyworth
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•October 17, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond volleyball team competed in the St. Thomas More Tourney Saturday and bookended the tournament with two close matches.
During the tournament, ALAH defeated New Berlin and Heyworth but lost to Cerro Gordo, St. Thomas More and Mt. Pulaski.
Before the tournament last Tuesday, ALAH lost to Blue Ridge and after the ALAH knocked off Arthur Okaw Christian Monday night.
There is one more game to be played in the tournament. ALAH’s current record is 19-10.
In the first match of the tournament, the Knights knocked off Heyworth 25-21, 25-23.
Taylor Powell corralled 12 kills and seven digs, and Emma Harris followed with six kills and a clock. Read More
Sullivan Volleyball Plays Broncos Senior Night
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Senior Zoe Ray bumps the ball against St. Teresa.
•October 17, 2018•
The Sullivan volleyball team could not pick up its first win of the season with losses to St. Teresa Thursday and Cerro Gordo on Senior Night Monday.
Thursday, Oct. 11, the Redskins lost a Central Illinois Conference match against St. Teresa in straight sets, 25-8, 25-6.
In a non-conference game Monday night, Cerro Gordo played spoiler to Sullivan’s Senior Night by defeating the Redskins 25-14, 25-22.
Sullivan honored four seniors including Zoe Ray, Esther Miller, Ally Elzy and Jessica Voyles.
For results from the Windsor-Stewardson/Strasburg, see the WSS article.
This loss puts Sullivan’s record at 0-29 and 0-6 in conference play.
Sullivan is scheduled as the No. 11 seed in the Pana Regional next week.
The Redskins are set to play No. 8 seeded Vandalia at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 22.