•August 29, 2018•

By Jason Brown
NP Sports

In her second year as Okaw Valley volleyball head coach, Sarah McDowell is looking to build on last year’s successes with every starter but one returning to this year’s squad.
OV returned nine varsity players and six seniors to a club that had a 15-14 overall record and a 4-3 Little Okaw Valley Conference record.
Leading up to the team’s first match, OV has been able to spend less time on skill development and incorporate more drills that focus on running multiple hitting routes and tailoring the defense to fit the player’s strengths.
“I believe our greatest strength is our number of players with varsity experience,” said McDowell. “We only lost one senior (Natalie Jeffers) last year, which has given us the opportunity to build upon what we accomplished last season.”
The team has also been working to improve block coverage by incorporating drills that put the girls in game-like situations and teach them to balance the court at all times. Read More

•August 29, 2018•

The Sullivan cross country teams hosted Arthur-Lovington/Atwood Hammond, Bement, Tuscola, and Teutopolis at Tabor Park Thursday, Aug. 23.
The Sullivan girls’ team finished in second place with 43 points, and the boys’ team finished in fifth place with 95 points. Read More

•August 29, 2018•

The Sullivan boys’ golf team won two meets and placed third in the 15-team John Macek Invitational this past week.
Thursday (Aug. 23), the Redskins defeated Arcola, Shelbyville and Meridian with a low score of 149.
Caden Ellis was medalist with a score of 33 (3 under).
Leighton Burcham followed with a 36, and Drew Rogers, Tim Lawyer and Logan Westjohn each shot a 40.
Leyton Ellis rounded out the Redksins’ scoring with a 41. Read More

Photo by R.R. Best
Adam Collins (#18) makes a tackle.

•August 29, 2018•

By Jason Brown
NP Sports

The Sullivan/Okaw Valley football team was looking for its first win in nearly two years during its season opener at Nokomis/Ramsey Friday night.
SOV finished 3-6 in 2016 and winless in 2017, but despite playing a tough first three quarters, the Redskins could not overcome a strong 15-0 third quarter run in a 22-7 nonconference loss at Nokomis.
“Overall we did some good things but far too many mistakes on both sides of the ball,” Myers said. “On a positive note, our kids played their tails off. Would have been easy to let up once we got down two scores in the fourth, and they just kept battling. Couldn’t be more proud of their effort.”
Nokomis scored first on a 20-yard pass to Wayden Brown, who ran a cross-and-up route for the touchdown in the second quarter.
SOV answered later in the second quarter when sophomore Ian Plank caught a pass from junior Luke Harlin for a touchdown.
Plank kicked the extra point to tie the game at seven. Read More

•August 29, 2018•

The Sullivan girls’ golf team has started the season undefeated at 3-0 this year.
The Redskins knocked off St. Teresa at Southside Country Club. Read More