•May 26, 2021•
Softball
The Sullivan softball team dropped 3-of-4 Central Illinois Conference games this past week.
The Redskins lost to Arcola 9-1 Saturday.
For Sullivan, Annabella Brownlee recorded two hits and drove in the team’s lone run.
Friday, May 21, Tuscola knocked of Sullivan 12-0.
The Warriors scored eight runs in the second inning to pull away.
Sullivan recorded three hits. Read More
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Sullivan Sports Briefs
•May 19, 2021•
Softball
The Redskin softball team finished the week with a 1-3 record.
Sullivan defeated Central A&M but lost to Clinton, Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond and St. Teresa.
The Redskins plated three runs in the sixth inning to defeated Central A&M last Wednesday 9-6.
For Sullivan, Morgan Moll recorded two singles, a double and three RBIs. Mikaela Moore and Maddie Probus each had two hits and two RBIs.
Friday, St. Teresa shut out Sullivan 15-0 in a four-inning game. Read More
Okaw Valley Sports Briefs
•May 19, 2021•
Baseball
The Timberwolves baseball team knocked off Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond and Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg but lost to LeRoy this past week.
Against ALAH, OV fell behind 4-2 after two innings but battled back to score a run in each of the next three innings to take a 5-4 lead.
The Timberwolves tacked on two more runs in the sixth for the 7-5 Lincoln Prairie Conference win.
For ALAH, Nik Miller was 3-for-3 with two RBIs, and Wyatt Hilligoss was 3-for-5 with two runs scored.
Clay Seal was 2-for-3, and Brayden Fay and Aaron Seegmiller each drove in a run.
For OV, Eli Hagerman was 3-for-3 with three runs driven in, and Kadan Miller had two RBIs. Read More
Sullivan Sports Briefs
•May 12, 2021•
Girls’ Track and Field
The Sullivan girls’ track and field team competed in two meets this past week. The Redskins won a quadrangular at Cumberland and took first place in a Central Illinois Conference quadrangular.
“It was a great first meet for both boys and girls,” said Sullivan track and field coach Kali Taylor. “On the girls side, I have a lot of sophomores that hadn’t participated in a high school track meet yet, and they were very nervous, but performed very well. Overall, it was a great team effort to open the season!” Read More
Okaw Valley Sports Briefs
•May 12, 2021•
Baseball
The Okaw Valley baseball team dropped three games this past week.
The Timberwolves lost to Charleston 10-0 Friday, May 7.
The Trojans put up crooked numbers each of the first three innings to pull away.
Aiden Williams recorded OV’s lone hit in the game.
Thursday, May 6, OV lost to Neoga in a close 5-4 game.
After a 1-1 tie, each team scored three runs in the third inning. Read More
OV Baseball Posts Wins Over Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg and North Clay
•April 28, 2021•
by Jason Brown
NP Sports
For the past several years, Okaw Valley baseball playoff hopes loomed large. This year is a bit different.
With no Illinois High School Playoffs scheduled, Okaw Valley coach Andrew Hagerman and other coaches in the area have to focus on winning each and every game of the season.
The Okaw Valley team started this season 2-1 with wins against Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg and North Clay and a loss to St. Anthony.
For its second win of the season, Okaw Valley defeated North Clay with a last-inning comeback.
The Timberwolves scored two runs in the seventh inning to overtake North Clay 5-4.
Okaw Valley had taken the lead in the third inning 3-1, but North Clay tied the game in the fourth inning and took the lead in the fifth inning. Read More
Sullivan Sport Briefs
•April 28, 2021•
SOV Football
The Sullivan/Okaw Valley football team finished its third straight season without a win with a loss to Warrensburg-Latham in Warrensburg Friday night.
Though the Redskins scored one of their highest offensive performances of the season, the Cardinals outscored Sullivan 41-27 for the Central Illinois Conference win.
With 2:06 left in the first quarter, Sullivan scored on a 52-yard screen pass from Luke Vander Burgh to Ian Plank to cut the lead to 8-6.
With 9:33 left in the first quarter, the Cardinals scored on a run play to take a 14-6 lead. Read More
County Sports Briefs
Photo by R.R. Best
SOV Senior Night Football
It was Senior Night for the SOV Redskins. The Maroons attempt to take down senior running back Cooper Browne.
•April 21, 2021•
Sullivan Football
The Sullivan-Okaw Valley football dropped its fifth straight game of the season with a 26-6 loss to the Maroons of Clinton Friday at Victory Field.
Clinton scored first on a one-run yard quarterback keeper. The snap of the point-after kick was mishandled, leaving the score 6-0.
On the kickoff return, Ian Plank returned the ball into Maroon territory.
After a first down, Luke Vander Burgh hit Terence McRill on a seem route for a 27-yard touchdown. The point-after pass attempt failed, leaving the score 6-6.
The scored stayed 6-6 until about eight minutes left with the second quarter when Clinton scored on a fly route down the sideline.
The Maroons scored the next 14 points for the 26-6 win. Read More
ALAH Sports Briefs
•April 21, 2021•
Volleyball
The Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond team dropped two Lincoln Prairie Conference matches this past week.
The Knights lost to Tri-County Tuesday, April 13, and to Decatur Lutheran Monday, April 12.
Against Tri-County, the Titans won in straight sets, 25-21, 25-19.
For the Knights, Mackenzi Bowles contributed nine kills and two digs, and Alisha Frederick finished with eight assists, three digs, two kills and one ace.
The day before, ALAH fell to Decatur Lutheran in three sets. Read More
Guyot Honored As IHSA 2020-21 Official Of The Year
•April 21, 2021•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports
On your marks! Set… Fans of track and field know exactly what sound follows those words. For 38 years Ben Guyot of Sullivan was the official who pulled the trigger on the starter’s gun. Last July Guyot was honored as the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) 2020-21 Official of the Year in Girls’ Track & Field. IHSA Officials of the Year are traditionally honored at a banquet during the IHSA Officials’ Conference each July. This year’s conference was moved to a virtual format. To be considered for this honor, an official must first be nominated by an Officials’ Association recognized by the IHSA. IHSA staff members then vote on the winners based on factors such as character, skill as an official, and levels worked in the IHSA State Series. Guyot admitted he was a terrible athlete in junior high and high school so the path to this honor was as expected. Guyot attended Murray State University which had a prominent track program in the early 1960s. “Over four years, I watched a bunch of great athletes in meets at MSU, since Big Ten teams showed up two-three times during the early spring for the ‘warm weather’ on the ‘Southern Circuit,’” Guyot said. “I watched and learned and began to become a good observer of processes and techniques of track and field.” When Guyot began teaching chemistry in Noble in 1966-67, he was drafted as a non-IHSA baseball umpire, a basketball timer during the winter and a “picker” in track. Read More