•November 3, 2021•
The Millikin women’s basketball team was picked to defend its College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) title in the 2021-22 CCIW Preseason Women’s Basketball poll released on October 28.
The Big Blue were 11-3 last season winning the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) Women’s Basketball Tournament.
Millikin received 63 points in the poll including seven first place votes. Wheaton College was picked second with 58 points and two first place votes. Illinois Wesleyan and North Park tied for third with 45 points. Voting for the poll is done by the conference’s nine head women’s basketball coaches. Each coach votes for the eight other schools in the conference in order of predicted finish. Points are assigned in reverse order of voting (eight points for first, seven for second, etc.). Coaches do not vote for their own teams. Read More

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Okaw Valley High School sectional cross country qualifiers. Sophomore Ryan Forlines and freshmen Lindsey Ozier, Julia Schrock and Aly Douglass.

•October 27, 2021•
Volleyball
The Okaw Valley volleyball team ended its regular season on a four-game winning streak and winning its last 6-of-7 matches by defeating Meridian Monday, Oct. 18.
The Timberwolves won the non-conference game in straight sets, 25-20, 28-26.
Okaw Valley ended its regular season with an overall record of 21-10 and 8-2 in the Lincoln Prairie Conference.
The Timberwolves entered the Class 1A Central A&M Regional at Moweaqua this week.
No. 5-seeded Okaw Valley took on No. 12-seeded Cerro Gordo/Bement Tuesday, Oct. 26.
Winner took on the winner of Match 2 (Meridian or Arcola) Wednesday.
The championship match is set for Thursday, Oct. 28 at 6 p.m. Read More

•October 20, 2021•
Sullivan Volleyball
After rattling off wins in 4-of-5 matches, Sullivan’s volleyball team stumbled in its next three matches.
In its last two matches, Sullivan lost a Central Illinois Conference match and a non-conference match.
The Redskins dropped a match to St. Teresa and Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg this past week.
In a Central Illinois Conference match up on the road against St. Teresa, the Bulldogs dropped Sullivan in straight sets last Thursday.
St. Teresa won the first set 25-9 but had a harder time winning the second set at 25-21.
For the Redskins, Landry Hall had four kills, while Tessa Seeley and Maddie Probus each had three. Read More

•October 20, 2021•
Golf
Boys
During a tough fall sports season for Sullivan High School, the Sullivan boys’ golf team has given fans more than expected.
After winning the Central A&M Boys Golf Regional with a score of 314 at Moweaqua two Wednesdays ago, the Redskins placed fifth in the Boys Golf Sectional at Beecher Monday.
Sullivan finished with a team score of 350 in the 12-team sectional. Host Beecher won the sectional meet with a score of 323.
Camden Dwyer led the Redskins with a score of 82, and Del Diepholz followed with an 86.
Brett Bushue and Ben Bushue carded an 89 and 93, respectively.
Will Haegen shot a 96, and JJ Standerfer rounded out Sullivan’s scoring with a 107. Read More

•October 6, 2021•
Volleyball
After winning its first two games of the year, the Sullivan volleyball team lost at home to Clinton in a Central Illinois matchup Thursday.
The Redskins won the first set 25-18, but the Maroons battled back to win the next two sets, 25-7, 25-18.
The loss was Sullivan’s 20th on the season.
The Redskins are scheduled to host Central A&M in another CIC matchup Thursday, Oct. 7, before hosting Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg in a nonconference match Tuesday, Oct. 12.

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