•October 3, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports
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
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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
NP Sports
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
•October 3, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports
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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]
•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
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OVMS Sweeps Classic
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.
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Senior Golfers
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]
•September 26, 2018•
The Sullivan boys’ and girls’ cross country teams competed in the Spartan Classic hosted by St. Joseph Ogden High School Saturday.
For the boys’ team, Sullivan placed 23rd place with a combined score of 649.
Chase McClure placed 61st with a time of 17:12.1, and Colin Chappel ran an 18:28.0 for 131st place.
Other Sullivan times include Spencer Johnson’s 19:41.52, Coen Foster’s 20:15.49 and JJ Standerfer’s 20:22.66. Read More
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SHS Girls’ Golf Senior Night
Sullivan Girls Golf had senior night Wednesday with a match against Effingham. Pictured left to right: Alexis Britton, Esther Miller, Ally Elzy, Coach Andy Wagner, Madison Atchison, Addison Darush and Irie Dulin.
•September 26, 2018•
The Sullivan girls’ golf team participated in two meets this past week.
The Redskins hosted senior night last Wednesday and triangular meet with Champaign Central and Mattoon last Tuesday.
Against Effingham, seniors Madison Atchison, Alexis Britton, Addison Darush, Irie Dulin, Ally Elzy, and Esther Miller were honored before their final home match.
Though Effingham spoiled Sullivan’s senior night with a win, Sullivan played well.
“This was the first year in many years, or if ever, there were six seniors that played and got to be recognized,” said Andy Wagner. “Unfortunately, we weren’t able to come away with a victory.” Read More
•September 26, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
From the first game of the season, Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond head football coach Ryan Jefferson has said his offense has not lived up to its potential.
Since the loss to Arcola which set the Knights’ record to 1-3 to start the season, Jefferson has emphasized finishing drives without penalties or turnovers.
In the first two games of the season, ALAH scored a combined 20 points, and in the third game of the season against Martinsville, the Knights scored 33 points but left many more opportunities on the field because of self-inflicted wounds.
But Jefferson knew after the second half of the Arcola game, in which the Knights played Arcola even, that Knights’ had potential to score on any team left on the schedule.
Friday night at Niantic, ALAH showed its offensive potential in a 34-15 Little Okaw Valley Northwest Division win against Sangamon Valley.
The win improved the Knights’ record to 2-3 and put them back in the hunt for a playoff spot. Read More
•September 26, 2018•
The Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg volleyball team won three straight games this past week.
WSS defeated Shelbyville Monday, Lexington last Tuesday and South Central last Monday.
The Hatchets won in straight sets, 25-16, 25-14, against the Rams.
Mackenzi Tabbert tallied three aces, 14 assists and seven digs, and Megan Schlechte added eight kills and six digs.
Carson Cole had a team-high 10 digs, and Jessic Rauch served three aces and had two digs. Read More