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Okaw Valley Senior Boys Basketball
Okaw Valley High School held their basketball senior nights recently. Boys basketball senior are Luke Vander Burgh, Eli Hagerman and Kobi Weaver.
Okaw Valley Senior Boys Basketball
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Okaw Valley Senior Girls Basketball
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Okaw Valley Senior Girls Basketball
Okaw Valley High School held their basketball senior nights recently. Girls basketball senior are Foreign Exchange Student Meike Zenker and seniors Delaney Johnson and Miaya Lehman.
Sullivan and Okaw Valley Boys’ Basketball Wrap Up Their Seasons
•March 17, 2021•
by Jason Brown
NP Sports
The Sullivan and Okaw Valley boys’ basketball teams wrapped up their seasons this past week.
Though there is no post season for this year, the two teams had successful seasons in their own ways.
Okaw Valley finished at the top of the Lincoln Prairie Conference with only one loss that came at the hands of rival Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond.
The Sullivan boys’ basketball team (in a full season) would have at least doubled its win totals from the last two years.
Sullivan lost its last two games of the season, including to rival Okaw Valley Friday night.
The Redskins lost to St. Teresa, Tuesday, March 9, and Friday night against Okaw Valley. Read More
Sullivan Girls’ Basketball Knocks Off Rival Okaw Valley 50-21
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•March 17, 2021•
by Jason Brown
NP Sports
The Sullivan girls’ basketball team ended the season by winning its final Central Illinois Conference and knocking off rival Okaw Valley.
The Redskins also said goodbye to four seniors who recorded impressive high school careers: Jerra Goad, Taylor Orris, Zoe Walton and Emily White.
These four seniors finished their careers with a record of 78 wins and 25 losses. They have been a part of two regional titles, two Sweet 16 appearances, and have won the conference outright twice and were co-champs once.
In four years, they finished with a CIC record of 23-5
“It was a very emotional start to tonight’s game,” said McCain, “but I am glad they played hard to finish out a great season. I wish they could have had a post season so we could have seen just how far this group of girls could have went … They did a great job leaving their legacy behind, and we wish them all the very best in their future endeavors.”
The Redskins ended this season with a 14-1 overall record.
Sullivan took advantage of a 17-7 second-quarter run for a 26-14 halftime lead.
The Redskins came out in the third quarter and put the game away with a 21-4 run for the eventual 50-21 victory. Read More
Okaw Valley Senior Cheerleaders
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Okaw Valley Senior Cheerleaders
Okaw Valley High School held their basketball senior night recently. Senior cheerleaders are Macie Fleshner, Autumn Burns, Julia Hildebrandt, Marissa Bell, Haven Caulfield and Danae Nave.
ALAH Boys’ Basketball Finishes Season
•March 17, 2021•
by Jason Brown
NP Sports
The Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond boys’ basketball team finished the season with five-straight wins for a league-leading 8-1 Lincoln Prairie Conference record and a 12-2 overall record to end the season.
The Knights knocked off Clinton Tuesday, March 9, Cerro Gordo/Bement the following night and then defeated Warrensburg-Latham 84-54 Friday to end the season.
Against the Broncos, the Knights cruised to a relatively easy win.
For ALAH, Jamison Rocke scored a game-high 29 points to go with five rebounds, three assists and three steals.
Wyatt Romine contributed 20 points and ripped down a team-leading eight rebounds.
Austin Plank drained eighteen points and had a game-leading seven steals. Read More
Sullivan Boys’ Basketball Finishes the Week 1-2
•March 10, 2021•
by Jason Brown
NP Sports
The Redskins knocked off Villa Grove/Heritage Saturday but lost to Tuscola in overtime last Tuesday and Cerro-Gordo-Bement last Monday.
In a nonconference matchup against Villa Grove/Heritage Saturday, Sullivan outscored the Blue Devils by five points in the first quarter and five points in the second quarter for a 30-20 halftime lead.
Sullivan extended the lead ten more points in the third quarter on its way to a 59-37 win.
Senior Ian Plank scored a team-leading 21 points, seven steals and four assists to go with three rebounds.
Leyton Ellis followed with 20 points, three rebounds and three steals.
Ben Bushue collected a team-high seven rebounds to go with four points. Read More
Sullivan girls’ basketball captures CIC championship
•March 10, 2021•
by Jason Brown
NP Sports
The Sullivan girls’ basketball team picked up a nonconference win against rival Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond and two conference wins to capture the Central Illinois Conference championship.
In a season without IHSA playoffs, Sullivan zeroed in on the CIC championship, and after defeating Meridian 64-30 Wednesday, March 3 they accomplished that goal.
“The girls clinched the CIC title tonight and I am so proud of them,” said Sullivan coach Sheri McCain. “With no post season, this was our only goal, and they accomplished that. This senior class now owns two CIC titles and one co-championship.”
Sullivan did not leave any doubt from the start. The Redskins jumped out to a 27-7 first-quarter lead did not look back.
Emily White scored a game-high 26 points and 10 steals to record a double-double. Read More
OV Girls’ Basketball Wins One, Drops One
•March 10, 2021•
by Jason Brown
NP Sports
The Okaw Valley girls’ basketball defeated Blue Ridge Saturday and LSA Friday but fell to Tri-County last Monday.
Against Blue Ridge Saturday, the Timberwolves took a 16-7 first quarter lead and then extended that lead to 34-16 halftime lead.
Okaw Valley outscored the Knights 14-5 in the third quarter on its way to a 59-29 win.
Mia Harris scored a team-leading 17 points for the Timberwolves.
Bailey Bennett hit double-digit scoring with 11 points, and Rissa Montgomery followed with nine points.
Lexi Bartimus contributed six points, and Megan Roley, Evelyn Ashley and Delaney Johnson each scored three points.
For Blue Ridge, Tatem Madden and Jaclyn Pearl each scored seven points. Read More
Okaw Valley Boys’ Basketball Wins Two, Drops One
•March 10, 2021•
by Jason Brown
NP Sports
The Okaw Valley boys’ basketball team defeated Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond last Tuesday and Cerro Gordo/Bement Friday to stay atop the Lincoln Prairie Conference, but the Timberwolves lost to Meridian on a nonconference game Saturday.
On the road Friday against Cerro Gordo/Bement, the game was back-and-forth in the first quarter and for the first half of the second quarter.
Then the Timberwolves went on 14-2 run late in the second quarter to take a 14-point lead into halftime, 41-27.
From there, the Timberwolves held on in the third quarter and extended the lead for the eventual 76-52 win. Read More