•August 25 2021•
The Okaw Valley girls’ and boys’ golf teams competed in separate meets Thursday, Aug. 19.
The boys’ team played in a triangular against Villa Grove and Windsor Stewardson Strasburg.
The Timberwolves won the meet with the low score of 189. Villa Grove followed with 235, and WSS finished with 249. Read More
•August 11, 2021•
Boys and Girls Cross Country
8/24 vs Tuscola at Crowder Park 4:00 pm
8/28 @ Paris Invitational 8:30 am
9/4 @ Cowchip Classic in Chrisman9:00 am
9/7 @ Bement 3:00 pm Read More
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Ethan Schmohe recently competed at the Illinois Senior Championship meet in Westmont.
•August 11, 2021•
Submitted by Sara Cremeens
Ethan Schmohe represented the Sullivan Blue Dolphins at the Illinois Senior Championship meet August 30 and 31 in Westmont, Illinois at the new FMC Natatorium. Like many athletes Schmohe has had a rough year in his competitive sport. Between pool shutdowns, meets being canceled it has been a true challenge to stay in shape and at the competitive level it takes to qualify for the Illinois Championship meet. Read More
•August 11, 2021•
Sullivan-Okaw Valley Football
Boys Varsity
All games start at 7:00 pm
8/27 vs Nokomis High School (JFL Recognition Night)
9/3 @ Newton High School
9/10 @ Tuscola High School Read More
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Sullivan Blue Dolphins Swimmers Qualify For Regionals
Sullivan Blue Dolphins had 14 swimmers qualify for Regionals this summer. Unfortunately, they were not able to compete but their qualification deserves the accolades. Ethan Schmohe qualified in 4 events and participated in the Senior State Championship. Front row: Emerson Risley, Johnathan Iacobazzi, Logan Booker, Cadence Schmohe, Emily Crosier, Lian Donovan. Back row: Ethan Schmohe, Miles Keseten, Madalyn Booker, Matthew Wesselman, Mackenzie Erixon, Isaac Chambers, Mason Booker.
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Caysen Harminson and Schafer Ogle, both of Sullivan, with the 2021 13 year old State Championship banner that their team, the Mattoon Area All Stars, achieved recently. The team will be traveling to the Ohio Valley Regionals on Wednesday, July 28 for the 5 day tournament in the hopes of advancing to the Babe Ruth World Series in August.
•July 28, 2021•
Caysen Harminson and Schafer Ogle, both of Sullivan, are members of the Mattoon Area All Star Team which is part of the Babe Ruth Little League. They recently traveled with the team to Chicago where the team won the Northern Illinois Babe Ruth 13 year old State Championship. Their team played two games, during those games only one run was given up and in the first game there was only one hit.
The first game was against Evergreen Park Mustangs and the score was 6-0. The championship game was against the Sheridan Park Generals which was a score of 1-6 with the All Star Team coming out victorious.
On Wednesday, July 28 they will be traveling to Eau Claire, Wisconsin for the Ohio Valley Regionals. This is a five day tournament that will run from Thursday-Sunday and will involve 16 teams. Schafer plays the positions of catcher and third base. Caysen plays the positions of pitcher and third base.
If the Mattoon Area All Star Team succeeds in the Regionals they will travel to Jamestown, New York for the Babe Ruth World Series in August. The team is coached by Tony Sharp and Justin Young. Both boys have regularly played for the Illini Crush of Okaw Valley which is coached by Tim Montgomery and Brad Saul.[/s2If]
Photo by R.R. Best
SHS Football Practice
The Sullivan Redskins football team hit the field Monday, July 26. Pictured during practice is Jayden Troxell.
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Sullivan Blue Dolphins I "Can" Swim Challenge
Head Coach Jason Drury of the Sullivan Blue Dolphins set a challenge for the Blue Dolphins swim team to collect 3,000 cans of food for the local community food banks. The swimmers collect pledges of cans per laps and swim in an I “can” Swim Challenge. The challenge, swim for 20 minutes as many laps as you can. Then they had one week to hit the goal of 3,000 cans. Not only did they hit the goal this summer they broke the previous record of 4,018 cans in 2019. 6,891 cans were collected by the swimmers through lots of swimming and support of family and friends. Drury said, this was truly a team effort, and I am so proud of this group for stepping up to the challenge. SBD appreciates the community support we get, and this is our way of giving back. The Blue Dolphins have 100 swimmers on the roster, ranging in ages from 5 to 17. From beginning level swimmers to championship level swimmers.
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Sullivan Tumbler Competes At Nationals
Sullivan tumbler, Sylvia Dawkins, 9, competed at Nationals held in Rochester, MN on Saturday, June 19. She earned top 5 in both the floor and double mini competitions. Sylvia tumbles with Prairie Land Tumbling in Lovington.
•June 16, 2021•
Baseball
The Okaw Valley boys’ baseball team won another regional title this past week but could not parlay that momentum into a sectional win.
During the Class 1A IHSA Regional C, the Timberwolves knocked off Kansas 3-0 Friday, June 4, and then defeated Lincoln Prairie rival Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond 4-0.
The Timberwolves advanced to Sectional 6 but lost to Farina South Central 7-2
Against Farina South Central, the Timberwolves fell behind 3-0 in the third inning.
Farina South Central scored another run in the fifth inning. Okaw Valley countered with two runs in the bottom of the inning to cut the lead to 4-2. Read More