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Okaw Valley Timberwolves Team Up on Tuscola 

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Timberwolf Austin Hill drives to the basket against Shelbyville at Bethany Friday night.

•December 6, 2017•

By Jason Brown
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A tough schedule which included the St. Anthony Turkey Tournament has stifled Okaw Valley boys’ basketball team’s overall record this year, but coach Brooks Inman has seen improvement with each game and hopes the competition will pay off down the road.

This week the Timberwolves finished 1-1 with a win against Tuscola and a loss to Shelbyville in back-to-back games.

“We have played as tough a schedule as anyone our size,” said Inman. “We have yet to play a 1A school and have been challenged each and every game. I have seen improvement in every game except for one and have been encouraged by our play at times.”

Against Tuscola Saturday, three Timberwolves scored in double digits to help overcome the Warriors 61-55.

OV jumped out to a 15-5 first quarter lead and then fought off Tuscola the rest of the way. Read More

Knights Try to Regain Winning Momentum

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ALAH Knight Kobe Wells scored eight points, brought down six rebounds and had two steals.

•December 6, 2017•

By Jason Brown
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The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond boys’ basketball team finished a busy week with a 1-2 record.

ALAH defeated Martinsville but lost to Meridian and Oakwood.

“Overall, it was a difficult week with the amount of travel and the back-to-back games on Friday night and Saturday night,” said ALAH coach Dale Schuring. “We did make adjustments and improvements in some areas, but we continue to struggle in some areas that we need to fix quickly.”

The Knights knocked off Martinsville 54-40 last Tuesday.

ALAH jumped out to a 12-4 lead in the first quarter and kept that lead until the fourth quarter where the Knights outscored Martinsville 19-12.

“I thought we made great improvements from the first half to the second half verses Martinsville,” said Schuring. “We played much better team basketball and improved from our game verses Sullivan in defensive rebounding and many other areas of play.” Read More

Sullivan Boys Drop Two

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•December 6, 2017•

The Sullivan boys’ basketball team dropped two games this past week.

The Redskins lost to Jersey Community High School Saturday and St. Anthony last Tuesday.

The Sullivan boys’ basketball team ran across a talented St. Anthony team. Read More

Sullivan Girls’ Basketball Team Holds Off Knights

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•December 6, 2017•

By Jason Brown
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After dropping a game to Tuscola on a last second shot, the Sullivan girls’ basketball team bounced back to beat Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond at home Monday night.

Sullivan jumped out to a 7-2 lead to start the game and kept a 3-to-6 point lead for the next three quarters.

Senior Hannah Wallen had six steals which led to several transition layups to help the Knights climb back into the game, but Sullivan countered with baskets from Avery Still to keep the lead.

With just under a minute to play in the fourth quarter, Marissa Herschberger hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key to tie the game at 55.

From there, Redskin Esther Miller made two free throws to take the lead. Read More

National Hoop Shoot Open in Mattoon

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•November 29, 2017•

The Charleston Elks #623 will host the annual National Hoop Shoot Dec. 9.

The national contest is 47 years old and is a free throw competition for age groups 8-13 years. Three divisions each for girls and boys will shoot 25 free throws for best score.

The Hoop Shoot is at the Mattoon Middle School, 1200 S. 9th Street in Mattoon. The Charleston Elks area includes Oakland, Mattoon, Ashmore, Kansas, Casey, Greenup, Toledo, Sullivan, Windsor-Gays, Arcola, Tuscola, Newman and Hume. Read More

Redskins Rebound Their Way to Win Over Knights

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•November 29, 2017•

By Jason Brown
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The Sullivan boys’ basketball team opened its season with a tough 47-43 win against rival Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond

“Terrific team win,” said Sullivan coach Chester Reeder. “We have a long way to go and a lot of things to improve on, but it’s always good to get the first one.”

Sullivan was behind three points after the first quarter, and ALAH lost Colton Romine to a concussion early in the game which greatly affected Knights’ coach Dale Schuring’s strategy.

“The biggest difference in the game is we turned them over 24 times, and we got 23 offensive rebounds,” said Reeder.

The game was close all the way to the end. Read More

Sullivan Redskin Rosters

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Sullivan Redskins Varsity Roster

By No. Name, Year, Height, Position: 1 Zdenek Rosa, Senior 6-0 Forward; 3 Luke Harlin, Sophomore 6-0 Forward; 5 Isaiah Plank, Senior 6-0 Guard; 10 Zach Sowers, Senior 5-11 Guard; 12 Caden Ellis, Junior 6-2 Guard; 13 Josh Stutzman, Senior 6-4 Forward; 15 Ian Plank, Freshman 5-8 Guard; 21 Gabe McGregor, Junior 5-10 Guard; 23 Brycen Dalbey, Sophomore 6-0 Forward; 25 Dalton Rogers, Junior 5-10 Guard; 30 Seth Bricker, Senior 5-10 Forward; 31 Dominick Kimberlin, Freshman 6-2 Forward; 35 Jacob White, Senior 6-0 Forward. Head coach Chester Reeder; asst. coaches: Erik Van Pelt, Billy Manning, and Craig Toler. Pictured below. Read More

Panthers Pull Away from Sullivan in Third

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•November 29, 2017•

The Sullivan girls’ basketball team dropped a non conference game 41-30 against Pana Monday night at home.

Sullivan took a six-point lead after the first quarter and carried that lead into half, but the Panthers outscored the Redskins’ 13-2 in the third quarter to pull away.

“We started the game well, but unfortunately for us it is not how you start but how you finish,” said Sheri McCain. “We simply did not come out ready to play in the second half. It was our lack of effort that was so disappointing this evening. Pana simply wanted it more.” Read More

Comets Fourth Quarter Run Puts ALAH Away

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•November 29, 2017•

The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond girls’ basketball team dropped a non-conference game 57-53 against Oakwood (8-0) in Fithian Monday night.

Liz Shipman led the Knights with 17 points and 13 rebounds.

The Comets’ 20-16 run in the fourth quarter captured the win. Read More

All Area Honors

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Sullivan golfer Caden Ellis earned all-area second team honors this past week.
In his junior year, Ellis competed in the IHSA Class 1A State Golf Meet at Prairie Vista Golf Course in Bloomington.
In his first trip to state, he finished tied for 12th overall with a final 2-day score of 157.
“Caden has been our No. 1 golfer all year long,” said coach Ben Richter. “He finished the year with a 74 average on 18 holes which puts him top five in the area.”