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Sullivan Sports Briefs

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•April 14, 2021•
SOV Football
The Sullivan-Okaw Valley football team could not find its first win against perennial powerhouse Central A&M Friday night.
SOV lost 48-6 and is scheduled to play Clinton High School at 7 p.m. at Victory Field Friday.
Ian Plank scored SOV’s lone touchdown on a reception from quarterback Luke Vander Burgh with 10:35 left in the fourth quarter.
Central A&M led SOV 41-0 at halftime and 14-0 after the first quarter.
Sullivan is now 0-4 and will look for its first win in three years against Clinton Friday or Warrensburg-Latham the following week.

Sullivan Volleyball
The Sullivan volleyball team hosted St. Teresa High School Thursday night in a Central Illinois Conference matchup.
The Redskins lost in straight sets, 25-18, 25-9. Read More

ALAH Drops Game Against Arcola

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•April 14, 2021•
by Jason Brown
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The Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond football team traveled to Arcola for a Lincoln Prairie Conference matchup Friday “Was a tale of two halves,” said ALAH coach Ryan Jefferson. “We played tough and more disciplined in the first half. Our defense forced a fumble, blocked a field goal and had some other key stops.” The Knights had momentum, and late in the second half took the lead. “We were up 10-7 to go with two minutes to go in the half,” Jefferson said, “and then unfortunately gave up a late score in the last few seconds of the half, so we went into halftime down 14-10, which was still manageable.” Read More

ALAH Football Posts Win Against Cerro Gordo/Bement

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•April 7, 2021•
by Jason Brown
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The Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond Knights football team took advantage of a 21-0 second quarter run to gain control of the game against the Cerro Gordo/Bement Broncos Friday night in Arthur.
In the second half, Cerro Gordo/Bement was able to drive down and score on a short pass but not muster much else again the Knights’ defense.
ALAH scored 16 more points in the second half to solidify the 37-6 win.
Knight sophomore Kaden Feagin rushed for all three touchdowns in the second quarter and added another touchdown run in the fourth quarter.
Feagin finished with eight rushes for 196 and four touchdowns.
Billy Fifer also scored a touchdown in the fourth quarter and finished with 83 yards on 12 carries.
Finn Davison ran the ball 12 times for 107. Read More

ALAH Volleyball Wins Three, Drops One

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•April 7, 2021•
by Jason Brown
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The Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond volleyball team finished a busy week with a 3-1 record.
The Knights knocked off Sangamon Valley, Argenta-Oreana and Arcola but lost to Warrensburg-Latham.
Against Warrensburg-Latham in a nonconference game Saturday, the Knights lost in straight sets, 25-17, 25-22.
For the Knights, Cheyene Chupp recorded six kills and six digs, and Alisha Frederick had ten digs
Charley Condill dished out ten assists. Read More

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•April 7, 2021•

Sullivan Volleyball
Redskins Volleyball suffered a loss at the hands of Shelbyville last Monday. The Rams won in straight sets, 25-20, 25-23, for the Central Illinois Conference win.
For the Redskins, Zoe Walton recorded seven kills, and Raegan Sims and Emily White each had three kills.
Landry Hall led the team with 11 assists, and Jerra Goad contributed nine digs, while Sydni Waidelich recorded three.
Sullivan is scheduled to host St. Teresa Thursday. Read More

Sullivan-Okaw Valley Posts Loss to Shelbyville

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Sullivan vs. Shelbyville
Sullivan-Okaw Valley quarterback Luke Vander Burgh throws a pass during last Friday night’s game against Shelbyville.

•April 7, 2021•
by Jason Brown
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The Sullivan/Okaw Valley football team looked poised to win its first game in more than three years, but a late comeback by Shelbyville spoiled the Redskins plans in a hard fought game at Shelbyville Friday.
SOV scored first in the first period. On fourth-down and ten yards to go, Ian Plank lined up as running back and ran a wheel route up the left sideline. Quarterback Luke Vander Burgh lofted a fade pass for a 15-yard touchdown connection.
Plank kicked the point after for a 7-0 lead.
Shelbyville scored the next ten points to take a 10-7 lead in the first quarter.
SOV drove the ball down to the Rams three-yard line to end the first quarter.
On the first play of the second quarter, SOV retook the lead when Vander Burgh rolled out to his right and under pressure hit Plank running a flat route for the touchdown. Read More

Sullivan Vball Loses

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•March 31, 2021•
by Jason Brown
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The Sullivan volleyball team competed in two Central Illinois Conference matches and one nonconference match this past week.
Sullivan lost all three matches.
Thursday night, March 25, Sullivan traveled to Clinton to take on the Maroons in a CIC matchup.
Sullivan lost the first set 25-22 but battled back to win a close second set, 26-24.
The Maroons fought back to take the third set 25-22 and win the match for their first win of the season.
Tuesday, March 23, Sullivan hosted Maroa-Forsyth for another CIC matchup.
Maroa-Forsyth won the match in straight sets, 25-14, 25-19. Read More

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Sullivan High School Homecoming
Football Game
The Redskins huddled with 10 yards to go to try and score against the St. Teresa Bulldogs.

•March 31, 2021•
Football
The St. Teresa Bulldogs spoiled Sullivan-Okaw Valley football team’s homecoming game Friday night at Victory Field.
Sullivan fell behind 27-0 in the first quarter and 48-0 at halftime. The Redskins eventually lost 68-0.

Volleyball
The Okaw Valley volleyball team split a pair of Lincoln Prairie Conference games this past week. The Timberwolves knocked off rival Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond but lost to Tri-County.
Against ALAH, at Arthur, the Knights took the first set 25-23.
Okaw Valley battled back to take the second set 25-22, and then won the match by taking the third set 25-18.
For ALAH, Cheyenne Chupp led the team with 12 kills, and Charley Condill followed with six kills.
Mackenzi Bowles and Kaylee Schrock each recorded five kills, and Michaela Powell recorded 11 digs.
Alisha Frederick dished out 17 assists, and Sarah Rafferty added 13 assists.
Okaw Valley’s loss came against Tri-County. The Titans swept both sets. The first set was back-and-forth with both teams pushing the set until Tri-County won 30-28. Read More

Sullivan Loses to Meridian in Football, Posts Win in Volleyball

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Quarterback Luke Vander Burgh hands off the ball to Cody Browne.

•March 24, 2021•
by Jason Brown
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This past week, the Sullivan/Okaw Valley football and volleyball teams kicked off what should have been their fall season sports.
The Redskin football and volleyball teams each competed against a Central Illinois Conference foe, the Meridian Hawks.

Football
The football team hosted Meridian at Victory Field Friday night.
Sullivan fell behind 6-0 with about five minutes left in the first quarter when the Meridian quarterback kept the ball for a seven-yard rushing touchdown.
The Hawks extended their lead to 22-14 at halftime.
Sullivan/Okaw Valley battled back and cut the lead to 28-21 with a score in the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter with about 5:30 left in the game, on first down and goal at the four-yard line, quarterback Luke Vander Burgh kept the ball and scored on a run up the middle. The extra point tied the game at 28-28. Read More

ALAH Loses to Cumberland 21-16

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•March 24, 2021•
by Jason Brown
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After nearly 16 months of waiting, Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond Knights football coach Ryan Jefferson could not wait to start the football season.
The Knights kicked off their season with a 21-16 loss to a tough Cumberland team at Toledo Friday.
ALAH took a 3-0 lead with a 33-yard field goal by Aaron Likens, but Cumberland scored on the next two possessions for 14-3 lead in the second quarter.
The Knights scored again to cut the lead to 14-10, and then both teams traded touchdowns for the final score. Read More