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Sullivan Softball Team Takes St. Teresa

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OVHS’s Gwen Diepholz makes the tag as Jordan Bassett looks on.

•May 2, 2018•

By Jason Brown
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The Sullivan softball team finished the week 1-3 with a win over St. Teresa and losses to Shelbyville, Tuscola and Okaw Valley.

Against St. Teresa at Sullivan, both teams scored two runs in the first inning, but Sullivan put up five more runs in the second inning to take a 7-2 lead.

After the Bulldogs scored a run in the third, Sullivan plated two runs in the fourth inning and four more in the fifth inning to take a 13-5 lead.

Sullivan tacked on two more runs in the six for the final.

Madi Wall earned the win from the circle, pitching six innings and striking out four with no walks. Read More

ALAH Baseball Scores Conference Win over CGB

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•May 2, 2018•

By Jason Brown
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The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond baseball team split a pair of games this past week.

ALAH lost to St. Anthony Saturday but knocked off Cerro Gordo-Bement 8-3 in a Little Okaw Valley Conference Northwest division game Friday, April 27.

Against CGB, the Knights scored four runs in the second inning to take the lead and tacked on another run in the fourth inning for a 5-0 lead.

In the top of the fifth inning, CGB scored three runs to cut the lead to two, but the Knights answered with a run in the bottom of the fifth and two more runs in the sixth for the final 8-3 score. Read More

Tough Week for Sullivan Softball Team

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•April 25, 2018•

The Sullivan softball team finished a tough week 0-5 with losses to Meridian twice, Warrensburg-Latham twice and Tuscola.

Monday night Sullivan dropped both games in a double header to Meridian.

Meridian scored two runs in the second inning, three runs in the fourth inning and five runs in the fifth inning for the 10-0 win in the second game.

Gwen Diepholz and Sarah Green each had one hit.

Madison Wall pitched four innings and struck out three in the loss. Read More

OV Baseball has a Three for Four Kind of Week

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Austin Harshman takes an inside pitch.

•April 25, 2018•

By Jason Brown
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Now that the weather has warmed up, the Okaw Valley baseball team played four games this week and won three of them to improve its record to 14-1 on the season.

“I’m very happy with how we have played so far this season,” said OV coach Andrew Hagerman. “The pitching and defense have been solid, except for the game at Effingham where we couldn’t do anything right.”

The Timberwolves knocked off Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond, Judah Christian, Decatur Lutheran and Arcola but lost its first and only game of the year to Effingham.

Against ALAH in an Okaw Valley Conference Northwest Division matchup, OV jumped out early with a run in the first inning, six runs in the second inning and three runs in the third inning.

Neither team scored after that, so the game ended in a 10-0 shutout in five innings. Read More

ALAH Softball Team Scores Big Wins Over Week

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•April 25, 2018•

By Jason Brown
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Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond softball team finished a strong week of play with a 4-1 record.

The Knights knocked off Arcola, Leroy and Okaw Valley twice but lost to Argenta-Oreana.

ALAH used huge scoring innings to help sweep the doubleheader against Okaw Valley Monday evening.

In the second game, ALAH plated nine runs in the fourth inning to blow the game open for the eventual 13-2 win.

Every starter for ALAH scored a run, and Marissa Herschberger scored three times, including twice in the fourth inning.

She also had two hits and two RBIs, and Reagan Miller was 2-for-4 with three RBIs and a runs scored. Read More

Hatchets Knock Down Three Wins; Hillsboro Slips Away

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•April 25, 2018•

By Jason Brown
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The Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg softball team finished with a 3-1 record on the week with one postponed game.

The Hatchets knocked off Dieterich, St. Anthony and Altamont but lost a hard-fought game in extra innings to Hillsboro.

“It was a good week,” said coach Craig Moffett. “The Hillsboro game slipped away due to some mistakes, but we’ll learn from that and continue to improve.”

Saturday against Hillsboro, WSS took an early lead with a run in the first inning and tacked on a run in the fourth for a 2-0 lead.

Hillsboro tied the game in the fifth inning with two runs, but the Hatchets answered with a run in the bottom of the inning to retake the lead 3-2.

The Hilltoppers tied the game at four with a run in the top of the seventh to send it into extra innings. Read More

A Two Game Sweep For Sullivan Redskins Baseball

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Sullivan batter Ian Hill takes a look at this pitch during the Meridian game, Monday.

•April 25, 2018•

By Jason Brown
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After three straight losses, the Sullivan baseball team swept Meridian in a double header Monday, April 25.

In the first game of the double header against Meridian, Sullivan plated three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to complete an improbable 5-4 comeback win.

Sullivan had a 2-1 lead after the first inning, but the Hawks tied the game at two in the second inning.

Meridian took the lead with a run in the fifth inning, then extended that lead to 4-2 with a run in the sixth inning.

Ian Hill and Luke Harlin recorded two hits each, and Harlin also added two RBIs and a run scored.

Hill also had a run scored and drew two walks.

Spencer Johnson stole two bases and scored two runs, and Dalton Rogers reached base three times. Read More

Sullivan Boys’ Track Gets Third In Meet

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Jadon Nuzzo set a new Sullivan High School record in pole vault at 14 feet 6 inches in the Tri-County Track Invitational.

•April 25, 2018•

By Jason Brown
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The Sullivan boys’ track team placed third in the Tri-County Track Invitational last week, then 11th in the Tuscola Open Friday, April 20.

The Redskins scored 73 points for third in the Tri-County Track Invitational, and Jadon Nuzzo set a new Sullivan High School record in pole vault at 14 feet 6 inches

He topped the previous record by six inches.

Luke Bowman placed second in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.13 and fifth in the 200-meter dash at 25.14, and Leighton Burcham long jumped 20 feet 3 inches for second

Isaiah Plank and Jacob White placed third in the 1,600-meter run and 400-meter run, respectively, with times of 5:00.9 and 4:56.95.

Brodie Goss placed fourth in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 46.14 and fourth in the 110-meter hurdles at 18.38.

Isaiah Plank ran the 800-meter in 2:11.87 for fourth place, and Logan Pedigo pole vaulted 12 feet 6 inches for fourth place. Read More

Solid OV Softball Team Wins Three Straight

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•April 25, 2018•

By Jason Brown
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The Okaw Valley softball team won three-straight games before dropping a doubleheader to Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond in Arthur Monday, April 23.

Saturday, OV knocked off Fisher 6-1 in the first game of a doubleheader and Westville 5-4 in the second game.

In the first game, OV jumped out early to take a 3-0 lead after the first inning against Fisher.

The Timberwolves plated two more runs in the fifth inning and tacked on one more run in the seventh.

Fisher scored its lone run in the bottom of the seventh inning.

Grace Harlin recorded three hits (including a home run) three RBIs and two runs scored. Read More

Sullivan Girls’ Track Team Wins Tri-County Meet

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Sullivan girls’ track team celebrating the Tri-County Meet win.

•April 25, 2018•

By Jason Brown
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The Sullivan girls’ track and field team won the nine-team Tri-County Meet and then placed sixth in the 16-team Tuscola Open on Friday.

In the Tri-County Meet Tuesday, April 17 Sullivan scored 103 points for the win.

Zoe Walton high jumped five feet for second place and Katherine Kite ran the 1,600 in 6:02 for second place.

Kite also placed fourth in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:46.94.

Madalyne McPheeters placed third in the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash with times of 13.92 and 29.16, respectively.

Emily White high jumped 4 feet 10 inches for third place, and Esther Miller triple jumped 32 feet 11 inches for third place and placed third in the 400-meter run with a time of 1:03.94.

She also high jumped 4 feet 8 inches for fourth place. Read More