•October 28, 2015•
Sullivan-Okaw Valley cross country competed in the Class 1A Regionals at Shelbyville this weekend. Ashlynd Risley scored a personal best time of 19:42 and placed seventh overall.
Both the boys’ and girls’ teams placed fourth qualifying them for a spot at the Class 1A Sectionals next Saturday in Decatur. The following athletes will be competing: Read More
Photo by Jeni Yantis
Okaw Valley High School volleyball seniors. Senior night was October 22 against Cerro Gordo. L-R - Kaylee Thomas, Charli Uhlrich, Megan Dash, Madison Fox and Nicole Miller.
•October 28, 2015•
It was senior night for the Okaw Valley volleyball team, and they celebrated with a win over Cerro Gordo October 15.
In two hard fought matches Okaw Valley came out on top 25-22 and 29-27. The team record is 10-14-0.
Megan Dash stepped up for nine kills, one ace, three digs and six block shots. Read More
•October 28, 2015•
It was senior night for Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond volleyball October 22. Arcola won in two games 18-25 and 24-26.
The ALAH junior varsity won their match in two: 25-11 and 25-17.
The varsity Knight record is 12-14 overall and 3-4 in the conference. Read More
•October 28, 2015•
The Redskins played Georgetown at Tuscola for the first regional match-up on October 27.
An exceptional effort in game two of the match pushed Sullivan to a 25-17 win. Georgetown won the other two 25-21 and 25-10.
“The Redskins played a hard match against Georgetown tonight. What was most exciting to see was the girls’ communication and celebration of small wins tonight,” coach Krista Smith said of the overall effort. Read More
Photo by Keith Stewart
Defense came alive as Knights gather for the stop during Friday’s game in Clinton.
ALAH gives Cumberland its best
•October 28, 2015•
by Keith Stewart
For the NP
This isn’t just a sportswriter trying to make fans happy.
Friday night’s 50-20 loss to Cumberland was as indicative as the rest of the Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond football season: get better, be resilient, and never give up.
The Knights’ squad, which has had its fair share of injuries strike its small 25 man roster, has had to play a different puzzle each week when it came to assignments. And week nine was no different.
“It’s been that way all year long,” said head coach Dale Schuring. “I don’t think it’s been the same lineup twice all year. It’s been, ‘throw them out there and hopefully someone can tell them what to do.’ They’ve been very adaptable and willing to go wherever we need them so we can have 11 on the field and have some semblance of order. Tonight was no different. Great credit to the kids and their willingness to do that and trying the best they can in spots they don’t know.”
Quarterback Teddy Poe was unable to throw the ball Friday and back-up sophomore Will Cohan was out with an injured quad. So starting at the quarterback position for the first time this year was sophomore Marcus Vanausdoll, who used his sheer athleticism at times to get the Knights down field and lead them for their final game of the year.
“He was in there in an emergency situation tonight, and he did well,” said Schuring. “He was very willing to try and do whatever he could. He’s played several positions in this offense, so he had a decent idea of what was going on some plays, and others he just used his athletic ability.” Read More
•October 21, 2015•
Arcola/Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond golfer Clayton Miller placed 20th in state competition Oct. 16-17 during the IHSA championships. Read More
Photos by RR Best
Blake Stewart takes the hand off for a nice gain in Senior Night action against Central A&M last Friday night.
SOV is Playoff Eligible
•October 21, 2015•
By Matt Kracht
NP Sports Reporter
Sullivan-Okaw Valley came out on top of a slugfest Friday night over conference rival Central A&M.
Ty Molzen threw for four touchdowns, and the Redskins’ defense shut out the Raiders in the second half.
Now playoff eligible at 5-4 SOV head coach Gerald Temples called the win a big step forward for the team. “I’m just happy for the kids, especially the way they battled in the second half. They got themselves playoff eligible, and that is a big step. The kids did a nice job; I am very happy with where they are.”
In a must win game for both teams the Raiders took a chance with an onside kick to start the contest. Thankfully, the Redskins recovered at midfield. Blake Stewart carried the load on the Redskins’ first drive, converting a pair of first downs on the ground. Facing third and one from the Raider one yard line, Ty Molzen connected Alec Ballinger on a slant for the game’s first score with eight minutes remaining in the first quarter. Read More
•October 21, 2015•
Okaw Valley volleyball played Meridian October 12 losing 16-25 and 29-31 in a marathon game. The Okaw Valley team record is 9-13-0.
Kristy Burford had three kills, three aces, five digs and one block shot; Kailyn Boyer provided two kills, one ace and three digs; Madison Fox had two kills, one ace, two pass returns, one dig, and one block shot. Read More
•October 21, 2015•
Okaw Valley volleyball lost to Argenta Oreana Tuesday, Oct. 13. Argenta won over Okaw Valley 25-18 and 25-9 giving the Timberwolves a 9-11-0 season record.
Kristy Burford had two kills, two aces, one pass return and seven digs; Kailyn Boyer had one kill; Madison Fox provided three kills, a pass return and one block shot. Read More
Photo by Darian Hays
Erin Wildman of the ALAH Knights volleyball team readys for her serve against Cerro Gordo on Oct. 15 in Arthur.
•October 21, 2015•
The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Knights volleyball team hosted Cerro Gordo Thursday, Oct 15 with the Bronco team winning two close games, 25-23 and 25-23. Knights varsity record is 11-12 and 2-3 in conference play.
Maykala Brown had one assist; Chelsey Chupp one assist; Hannah Leal one dig and Kalli Martin one assist.
Abby Foreman had one ace, six kills and two digs; Erin Wildman had one kill, two digs and five assists; Madison Brown had one ace, six digs and ten assists.
Janette Comstock had two aces, seven kills and six digs; Taylor Powell had one ace, five kills and four digs, Marissa Herschberger provided eight digs.