•September 27, 2017•
The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond boys’ cross country team placed 13th out of 26 teams in the Joseph-Ogden Spartan Classic Saturday.
Logan Hall was meet champion with a personal record time of 14:24.2. Read More
Category Archives: Sports Section
Sullivan Boys’ Golf Maintains Winning Record
•September 27, 2017•
Sullivan boys’ golf team finally dropped its first match of the year and ended its regular season with a 19-1 overall record.
Last Wednesday, Effingham defeated the Redskins by only two strokes 174-176.
Caden Ellis led Sullivan with a low of 39, and Leighton Burcham scored a 44. Read More
ALAH Volleyball is on a Streak
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•September 27, 2017•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports
The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond volleyball team checked another goal off the list this week.
“I am very proud of the girls so far this season,” said ALAH coach Emily Crossman. “They had some lofty goals set for themselves at the beginning, and they are focused on checking them off the list.”
The Knights extended its unbeaten streak to 13-0 by winning the Arcola Invitational Saturday and defeating Argenta-Oreana in its first Little Okaw Valley Conference match Thursday. Read More
Sullivan Cross Country Takes First
•September 27, 2017•
The Sullivan cross country team competed in a five-team meet last week in Shelbyville.
The boys’ team placed first above Shelbyville, Cowden-Herrick-Beecher City, Pana, and Piasa Southwestern. Read More
Sullivan Girls’ Golf Places
•September 27, 2017•
The Sullivan girls’ golf team placed second in a triangular against Effingham and Altamont and third in a triangular against Mattoon and Champaign Central this past week.
Last Wednesday at Effingham, Addison Darush, Irie Dulin, Alexis Britton, and Esther Miller led the Redskins in scoring. Read More
Knights Key to Improving Continues to be Consistency
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ALAH Knights show improvement in defense during the Friday homecoming game with Argenta Oreana.
•September 27, 2017•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports
The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond football team dropped a Little Okaw Valley (Northwest) Conference game against Argenta-Oreana 53-13 in Arthur Friday.
“I was pleased with our effort and compete level which was not evident the week before versus LSA,” said ALAH coach Dale Schuring.
A-O jumped out to a 16-0 first quarter lead and put the game away in the third quarter, outscoring the Knights 28-6.
“I thought Marcus Vanausdoll was outstanding on defense,” said Schuring. “He was playing a new position and made plays all over the field.” Read More
OV Volleyball Wins Conference Match
•September 27, 2017•
The Okaw Valley volleyball team tallied two more wins this past week, including its first Little Okaw Valley (Northwest) Conference match up.
OC defeated Arcola Thursday and Ramsey last Tuesday.
The Timberwolves defeated Arcola 25-16, 25-22 to start the LOVC at 1-0.
During the match some players and fans wore green ribbons and Ws to show support for Mattoon after the recent school shooting. Read More
ALAH Soccer Defeats Meridian
•September 20, 2017•
The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond boys’ soccer team split two matches this past week.
The Knights defeated Meridian 4-1 Thursday but lost to Warrensburg-Latham Saturday. Read More
OVHS Volleyball Wins Two
•September 20, 2017•
The Okaw Valley volleyball team finished the week with a 2-1 record.
The Timberwolves defeated Arthur Christian and Villa Grove but lost to Edinburg.
Thursday against Villa Grove, OV won in two sets, 25-14 and 25-22.
Natalie Jeffers tallied eight kills, 12 assists, four blocks and four digs.
Kate Jeffers recorded six kills, four aces and three blocks.
Paige Coleman had five kills and 15 digs, and Kailynn Bobbett had four kills and four blocks.
Sadie Zimmerman totaled 13 assists, four aces and three digs. Read More
ALAH Football Falls to LSA
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ALAH Knight Kobe Wells catches a pass with the goal in sight during the team’s loss to LSA last Friday.
•September 20, 2017•
The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond football team lost to LSA 52-0 at Decatur Friday.
“It was a disappointing evening in all aspects,” said coach Dale Schuring. “We did not come prepared to play at the level we needed to compete with a solid well coached team.”
LSA took 10-0 lead in the first quarter and blew the game open with 28 points in the second.
ALAH struggled moving the ball, and the Knights’ running back totaled only 24 yards offense.
Will Cohan completed 1-of-4 passes to Kobe Wells for four yards.
Marcus Vanausdoll recorded a team-high nine unassisted tackles, and Lucan Otto had six tackles. Read More