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Okaw Valley Softball Team Wins Two for the Week

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Grace Harlin catches the ball before tagging the runner against Cerro Gordo Friday.

•April 19, 2017•

By Jason Brown
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The Okaw Valley softball team finished the week 2-2 with wins against Arcola and Cerro Gordo/DeLand-Weldon and losses to Heyworth and Meridian.

Monday against Arcola, Maddie Perrine shut out the Purple Riders 5-0, striking out 14 batters.

OV scored three runs in the first inning and tacked on a run in the third and fourth innings.

Paige Coleman, Paige Robinson and Grace Harlin each recorded two hits, and Paige Robinson and Natalie Jeffers each drove in a run.

The Timberwolves played errorless ball in the field.

Against Cerro Gordo/DeLand-Weldon Friday, the Timberwolves scored four runs in the fourth inning to take a 6-1 lead.

OV scored two more in the sixth for the 8-3 win. Read More

Sullivan Baseball Wins Two for the Week

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Bryce Farris prepares for hot throw from Tommy Schibur in weekend Redskin action.

•April 19, 2017•

By Jason Brown
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The Sullivan baseball team finished the week 2-3 with wins against Clinton and Arcola and losses to Altamont, Central A&M and Shelbyville.

Clinton Monday

It took eight innings, but the Redskins defeated Clinton 4-3 on a walk off single by Jon Gavin. Sullivan bookended scores with two runs in the first and two in the eighth. Gavin was 2-for-4, and Tommy Schibur was 2-for-3.

Schibur pitched six innings and allowed one earned run on two hits and five walks. He struck out four. Queintan Britton pitched two innings and struck out two. He allowed one earned run on four hits and no walks.

Arcola Wednesday

Sullivan scored two runs in the first inning, five runs in the third and two runs in the fifth for a 10-0 win.

Sullivan recorded 13 hits and played errorless ball in the field.

Zach Sowers tallied three hits and three RBIs. Brett Tuttle and Schibur each had two hits, and Britton knocked in two runs. Sowers pitched seven innings and struck out five.  Read More

Three Win Weekend for Okaw Valley Timberwolves

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Knights’ Cody Miller slides into second out, while the Timberwolves’ Hayden Francisco completes the double play in Friday action.

•April 12, 2017•

By Jason Brown
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The Okaw Valley baseball team picked up three more wins and improved its record to 10-1 overall and 2-0 in the Little Okaw Valley Conference.

this past week.

The Timberwolves defeated Argenta­ Oreana Monday, Greenfield Saturday and Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Friday.

Against ALAH, OV busted the game open early, scoring seven runs in the top of the first inning.

The Timberwolves added a run in the third inning, two in the fourth, and two more in the fifth for the final 12-0 score.

Tanner Coleman got the win. He pitched three innings and gave up five hits of scoreless ball. He struck out and walked two.

Hayden Francisco pitched two innings and struck out one. Read More

Top Finishes for Five Knights at Invite

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•April 12, 2017•

Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond boys’ track team hosted the 15-team ALAH Boys Invite April 7.

Five Knights finished in the top three spots.

Logan Hall won the 1,600 meter run with a time of 4:21.26, and Austin Romine followed in second at 4:49.44. Read More

SOV Girls Get Top Three Finishes

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•April 12, 2017•

The SOV girls’ track and field team competed in two meets in Shelbyville this week.

SOV scored eight points at the Shelbyville Girls’ Invite April 7.

Top finishers included Natalie Drury who took third place in the high jump at 4’10” and Laine Cameron with a fifth place finish in the 300 hurdles with a time of 53.09.

SOV also competed in the Shelbyville Quad Meet last Tuesday. Read More

Players Drive Program for New Varsity Football Coach

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New SOV head varsity football coach Andy Kerley.

•April 12, 2017•

By Jason Brown
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Sullivan-Okaw Valley announced that Andy Kerley has been hired as the new head varsity football coach.

“Sullivan is a community I’ve always had great experiences with as a visiting coach,” said Kerley. “From the other sideline the support levels have always seemed good. The town, the administration, everyone seems to support the programs of the school, and that is a great positive when looking at a place as a potential working environment. The infrastructure is mostly in place already to allow the program to blossom.”

Kerley spent seven years as the Cerro Gordo-Bement Broncos head coach with four playoff berths (2011, 2012, 2013, and 2015) and a 42-28 record.

He coached at Shelbyville for a year before taking the Cerro Gordo position.

At Cerro Gordo-Bement, he was selected as the Decatur Herald and Review Macon County Coach of the Year in 2011 and 2013, and he also was named as the ESPN 1050 Decatur Coach of the Year in 2013.

This summer should be very important to Kerley, and he cannot wait to start. Read More

Strong Showing for ALAH Girls at Invite

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•April 12, 2017•

Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond girls’ track team hosted the 12-team ALAH Girls’ Invite April 7.

ALAH had several athletes finish in the top three.

Kenli Nettles high jumped 5-4 for first in her finals section, and Hannah Wallen long jumped 16-7 for first. Read More

SOV Boys’ Track Team Wins at Shelbyville

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Josh Ernst tosses the discus.

•April 12, 2017•

The SOV boys’ track and field team won the Shelbyville meet with 88 points Friday, defeating St. Teresa (74), Shelbyville (73), and Central A&M (32).

SOV had several top three finishers.

Isaiah Plank won the 800 meter with a time of 2:14.0, and J.T. Bland ran the 1,600 meter in 5:10.

Logan Pedigo pole vaulted 12’9” for first, and Luke Bowman high jumped 5’7” for first.

Bowman also took second in the 100 meter and third in the 200 with times of 11.46 and 23.44, respectively.

Jadon Nuzzo pole vaulted 12 foot for second place, and Brodie Goss ran the 110 hurdles in 19.08 for second. Read More

OV Softball Starts Strong in Paris Win

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Maddie Perrine watches a pitch against ALAH Friday.

•April 12, 2017•

By Jason Brown
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The Okaw Valley softball team finished the week 1-2 with a win against Paris and losses to Effingham St. Anthony and Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond.

Saturday against Paris in game one of a double header, the Timberwolves scored three runs in the first inning and two in the third and fourth innings to take a 7-1 lead.

Paris scored two and OV tacked on another for the 8-3 win.

“I was impressed with how we started the game with a strong rally,” said Dave Benning. “We had contributions up and down the lineup and built on our lead throughout the game. I thought we could have added more in the sixth and seventh innings when we left the bases loaded.”

In the first, Grace Harlin led off the game with a double to right center.  Read More

Four Straight Wins for Redskin Baseball

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•April 12, 2017•

By Jason Brown
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The Sullivan baseball team won four straight games this past week to improve its overall record to 7-3.

Sullivan was winning its fifth game Monday against Warrensburg-Latham when the game was stopped after the top of the third inning because of rain.

Saturday, the Redskins bookended two big innings in the first and seven for a 5-3 win over Salt Fork.

Payton Taylor homered and had two RBIs for the Storm.

Sullivan scored three in the first to take a 3-1 lead and two in the seven.

Bryce Farris and Tommy Schibur each had two hits and scored two runs. Read More