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Knights Volleyball Team Knocks Down Four Wins for the Week

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ALAH Volleyball team won their eighth straight match for 16-6 record.

•October 3, 2018•

By Jason Brown
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The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond volleyball team won its eighth straight match this weekend to improve its record to 16-6 overall and 4-1 in the Little Okaw Valley Conference.
The Knights knocked off four teams this past week alone.
ALAH defeated Bement last Tuesday, Argenta-Oreana Thursday, Blue Ridge and Sangamon Valley/Tri-City in the LOVC tournament Saturday.
In the LOVC tournament at Argenta Saturday, ALAH knocked off Sangamon Valley/Tri-City in straight sets, 25-7, 25-18.
Taylor Powell finished with three aces, five kills and eight digs, and Kara Yoder had two aces, two kills and three digs.
Marissa Herschberger dished out 12 assists, and Makenzie Brown hit four kills.
In the second game of the LOVC tournament, ALAH defeated Blue Ridge 25-22, 25-14.
Powell totaled a game-high 14 kills and 13 digs, and Yoder finished with six kills and six digs. Read More

Tough Night in Tuscola for SOV Football

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Senior quarterback Cameron Kesterson throws a pass.

•October 3, 2018•

By Jason Brown
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The Sullivan-Okaw Valley football team dropped its sixth straight game of the year in a 61-0 loss to the Warriors at Tuscola Friday night.
Tuscola made sure they had a happy homecoming by scoring 28 points in the first quarter, including a fumble recover in the end zone, and taking a 38-0 lead at halftime.
For SOV senior quarterback Cameron Kesterson was 8-for-12 passing for 72 yards, and he ran the ball 12 times for 40 yards.
Senior Cullen Dyer ran the ball 21 times for 50 yards, and junior Eric Boomer ran the ball once for 10 yards.

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Senior running back Cullen Dyer bulls his way through Warrior defenders Friday night at Tuscola.

Sophomore Ian Plank caught five passes for 42 yards, and Dillion Wallace had 30 yards receiving on two catches.
Defensively, sophomore Terrence McRill collected a team-high seven total tackles, and senior Leman Jones had four total tackles and a sack.
Sophomore Dominick Kimberlin, sophomore Luke Vander Burgh, senior Jon Mathias and Dyer each had three total tackles.

SOV will look for its first win of the year during Sullivan’s homecoming at Victory Field against St. Teresa Friday.

Girls’ Golfers Earn All-Conference Honors

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CIC Girls’ Golf All-Conference Team: Left to right: Esther Miller, Emily Naber, Addison Darush, Alexis Britton and Claire Ring.

•October 3, 2018•

Three Sullivan female golf players earned all-Central Illinois Conference honors at Ironhorse Golf Course in Tuscola last Tuesday.
The Redskins shot a combined team score of 412.
Addison Darush, Alexis Britton, and Esther Miller were all-conference selections.
Darush and Britton each shot a 94 to tie for second place, and Esther Miller carded a 107 for fifth place.
In addition, Irie Dulin shot a 117, Erin Wallace a 122 and Alyssa Shriver a 131.
Sullivan is scheduled to enter the Charleston Class 1A Regional this week.

OV Golf Team Plays at St. Elmo

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•October 3, 2018•

The Okaw Valley boys’ golf team lost a dual meet against Altamont 181-190 at the St. Elmo Golf Club Thursday.
Case Crawford and Altamont’s Grant Schmidt were co-medalists with a low of 41.
For OV, Beau Atchison and Addison Webner each shot a 46.
The OV golf team is scheduled to enter the Windsor Class 1A Regional this week.

Sullivan Cross Country Competes at Invite

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•October 3, 2018•

By Jason Brown
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The Sullivan cross country teams competed in the Robinson High School Invitational Thursday.
The boys’ team placed 15th out of 23 teams with a score of 460 while Robinson won the meet with the low score of 88.
For Sullivan, Chase McClure finished in 48th place with a personal best time of 17:52.82.
Noah Bates placed 90th with a personal best 18:47.44, and Colin Chappel 95th with a personal best time of 18:53.40. Read More

ALAH Knights Homecoming Game Goes to Decatur Lutheran

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Ridge Ryan (#54) and Logan Waller (#74) warm up with drills before the game Friday night in Arthur.

•October 3, 2018•

By Jason Brown
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On Homecoming night Friday, the Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond football team suffered a tough 40-11 loss against Decatur Lutheran in Arthur.
Against Decatur Lutheran, ALAH kept the game close in the first half.
The Knights fell behind 6-0 in the first quarter and went into halftime behind 8-3.
Decatur Lutheran pulled away in the second half, scoring 18 points in the third quarter and 14 in the fourth for the final score.
“The game was another one that just got away from us. It was an 11-14 ball game at one point, after we scored our touchdown,” head coach Ryan Jefferson said. “The next play they scored on a long touchdown pass and instantly we forgot that we were still in the game.” Read More

Cross Country Runners Step it Up at Conference Meet

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•October 3, 2018•

By Jason Brown
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Okaw Valley cross country runners Parker Perine (first) and Preston Ozier (second) start the Little Okaw Valley Conference meet Saturday in Bethany.

Area cross country runners placed well in the Little Okaw Valley Conference meet in Bethany Saturday, including Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond boys’ medalist Layton Hall.
Hall ran a meet best time of 16:15.40.
Other Knights’ times include Austin Romine’s 18:16.80, Quentin Morgan’s 18:48.30, Justin Miller’s 19:21.80, Jace Green’s 19:26.10 and Jack Rollyson’s 22:07.20.

Submitted Photo OV Freshman Karlie Stauder finished second with a time of 21:10 to earn all-Little Okaw Valley Conference honors.

For the Okaw Valley girls’ cross country team, freshman Karlie Stauder’s personal-best run of 21:10 earned her all-Little Okaw Valley Conference honors for her second place finish.
Other OV girls’ runners include Kylie Stauder and Mia Harris, who ran personal best times of 22:30 and 22:38, respectively.

All four OV girl runners and all three OV boy runners finished with personal best times.

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Layton Hall earned medalist in the Little Okaw Valley boys’ cross country meet Saturday in Bethany.

For the boys’ team, Parker Perrine beat his best by seven seconds with a time of 18:43.
Preston Ozier ran a personal-best time of 18:45.60, beating his old time of 19:02, and Canaan Christenson ran a best 19:41.
Damien Coney ran 28 seconds faster than his best time at 21:42.
Cumberland won the meet with a low score of 30, and ALAH placed second with 51 points.
The OV and ALAH cross country teams are scheduled to enter the Cumberland Invitational at Lake Land College at 9 a.m. Saturday.[/s2If]

OV Golfers Earn Honors

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•September 26, 2018•

Okaw Valley golfers Case Crawford and Addison Webner earned All-Little Okaw Valley Conference honors in the conference meet last Saturday, and the team defeated Meridian Monday.
At the LOVC Tournament, Crawford shot an 83, and Webner fired an 88.
Last Thursday, OV lost to Tri-County 164 to 198. Read More

OVMS Sweeps Classic

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The Okaw Valley seventh and eight grade basketball teams swept the Connie Casey Classic Saturday. The eighth grade team defeated Argenta-Oreana 42-38 and Cerro Gordo 22-20 to win the championship. The seventh grade team knocked off Argenta-Oreana 20-14 and Cerro Gordo 26-18 to win the championship. Both teams are now 3-1 on the season.

Sullivan Golfers Place Second

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Senior night for Sullivan High School golf. Seniors pictured from left - Tim Lawyer, Leighton Burcham, Dalton Rogers and Caden Ellis.

•September 26, 2018•

The Sullivan boys’ golf team took second place with a 327 in the Stan Atkins Classic in Charleston Saturday, and Caden Ellis again earned medalist with a low score of 70.
“Caden has been phenomenal this year,” said Sullivan coach Ben Richter. “He is averaging two under par for the season which makes him the best individual golfer in the area according to the Champaign News Gazette. He leads by example by always putting forth his best effort in practice and in matches.”
Sullivan was the only Class 1A team at the meet and was defeated by Charleston, a team that won the Class 2A state championship last season.
Other Redskins scores included
Leighton Burcham’s 80, Leyton Ellis’s 88, Aiden Short’s 89 and Drew Rogers’s 91.
Last Wednesday, Sullivan also defeated Effingham 167 to 189.
Caden Ellis shot a 38, and Burcham scored a 42.
Rogers shot a 43, and Leyton Ellis carded a 44.
Tim Lawyer also shot a 46.
The team is 21-0 and is scheduled to enter the Central Illinois Conference meet this week. [/s2If]