•May 26, 2021•
Softball
The Okaw Valley softball team played one game this week, and it was a doozy.
The Timberwolves hosted Arcola Wednesday, May 19, in Bethany.
The Purple Riders scored a run in the third inning, but Okaw Valley countered with a run in the fourth inning to tie the game.
The Timberwolves plated two more runs in the sixth, but Arcola scored two runs in the top of the seventh to send the game into extra innings tied at three.
The game ended when the Timberwolves walk-offed a run in the bottom of the eighth for the 4-3 victory.
Grace Bunfill recorded three of the Timberwolves six team hits, and Avery Bruns had one RBI.
Bunfill pitched 7 1/3 innings and struck out 15. Lana Ashley pitch for two outs of the game. Read More

•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

•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

•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

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