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Sullivan Boys’ Track Wins Last Home Meet Of Season

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•June 2, 2021•
by Jason Brown
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The Sullivan boys’ track and field team won its last home meet of the season by defeating Shelbyville, Warrensburg-Latham and St. Teresa in Sullivan.
Sullivan scored a meet best 79.5, which was only three points better than second-place finisher Shelbyville. Warrensburg-Latham took third with 60 points and St. Teresa placed last with 47 points.
Sullivan had a three first place winners, including Davis Diepholz, Terence McRill, Jayden Troxell and a relay team.
Diepholz ran the 3,200 meters in 13:17.54, and Terence McRill long jumped 6.06 meters.
Troxell tossed the shot put a personal-best distance of 11.24 meters. Read More

OV Sports Briefs

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•June 2, 2021•
Baseball
The Okaw Valley baseball team shut out Argenta-Oreana 12-0 to pick up another Lincoln Prairie Conference win Wednesday, May 26.
On the road against the Bombers, Okaw Valley scored eight runs in the first two innings to jump out early.
In the fifth inning, the Timberwolves plated four more runs to end the game at the end of the inning.
Okaw Valley pounded out 13 total hits.
Jacob McQuire recorded three hits, and Eli Hagerman and Kadan Miller each had two hits.
Hagerman batted in four runs, and Miller plated three.
Three Timberwolves combined for the shutout.
The win improved Okaw Valley’s overall record to 10-6. Read More

Sullivan Girls’ Track Places Third, Nuzzo Breaks Pole Vault Record

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•June 2, 2021•
by Jason Brown
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The Redskins girls’ track and field team finished out its regular season this week and ended on a record-breaking note.
Sullivan girls team placed third in its final home quadrangular meet of the season, and Sofia Nuzzo broke the pole vault record.
Sullivan scored 49 for third, and Shelbyville won the meet with 90 points. Warrensburg-Latham took second with 80 points, and St. Teresa placed last with 22 points.
Not only did Sofia Nuzzo break the record with a vault of 9 feet 25 inches but she broke her sister Carlin’s record.
She placed first in the pole vault with a personal-best height of 2.75 meters. Read More

Sullivan Track Teams Perform Well In Home Meet

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•May 26, 2021•
by Jason Brown
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The Sullivan girls’ and boys’ track and field teams hosted senior night before a meet against several other schools Friday.
Seniors from both teams were winners at their last regular-season home meet.
The girls’ team defeated Arcola, Cerro-Gordo, Cumberland and St. Teresa with a score of 96, which was 21 points better than Cerro Gordo. Arcola placed third with 36 points.
Several Redskins placed first in their events, and all four relay teams took first.
Cassidy Short won three events, including the long jump, triple jump, and the 100-meter dash.nShe long jumped a personal-best 4.91 meters, triple jumped 9.93 meters and ran the 100 meters in 13.99. Read More

Darush Competes At NJCAA Golf National Championship

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Addison Darush (center), a 2019 SHS graduate competed at the National Junior College Athletic Association Golf National Championships May 10-14 in Ormond Beach, Florida. She is pictured with Nalin Lee of Mesa Community College (left) and Pawinee Sukasem of Barton Community College (right).

•May 26, 2021•
by Crystal Reed
NP Writer

Addison Darush, a 2019 SHS graduate, competed in the National Junior College Athletic Association Women’s Golf National Championship from May 10-14 at Plantation Bay Golf and Country Club in Ormond Beach, Fla. Darush recently graduated from John A. Logan College with an associates’ degree in science. Read More

OV Sports Briefs

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•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

Sullivan Sports Briefs

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•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

Sullivan Sports Briefs

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•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

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•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

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•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