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OV Boys Cross Country Wins Bulldog Run

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•September 16, 2020•
By Jason Brown
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The Okaw Valley boys’ cross country team won the Bulldog Run Tuesday, Sept. 8, at Bement High School.
The Timberwolves combined for a team total time of 1:36:49 and 31 points..
Argenta-Oreana High School placed second with 51 points, and Sullivan had 63 points for third place.
Three Timberwolves placed in the top five.
Dominic Herold won the Bulldog Run with a time of 18:14.
Clayton Bone took fourth with a time of 18:18, and Ryan Forlines placed fifth at 18:29. Read More

Sullivan Boys Cross Country Places Third

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•September 16, 2020•
By Jason Brown
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The Sullivan boys’ cross country team competed in the Shelbyville Trails Invitational and the Bement High School Bulldog this past week.
Saturday, Sept. 12, for the boys’ teams, Sullivan placed sixth-out-of-six teams with a score of 158 in the Shelbyville Trails Invitational. St. Anthony won the meet with 36 points, and Shelbyville and Tuscola tied for second placed with 73 points.
Senior Chase McClure placed 24th with a time of 18:45.0 to lead the Redskins. Read More

Sullivan Girl’s Golf Wins Against Central A&M, St. Teresa

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•September 9, 2020•
The Sullivan High School girls’ golf team had highs and lows this past week.
The Redskins took first in a triangular meet last Tuesday but finished last in a triangular meet Thursday.
Tuesday, Sept. 1, the Redskins traveled to Clinton Country Club to compete against Central A&M and St. Teresa.
Sullivan won both Central Illinois Conference matches with the low score of 218. Read More

Sullivan Boys Golf Remains Undefeated

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•September 9, 2020•
By Jason Brown
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The Sullivan boys’ varsity golf team stayed undefeated by winning two quadrangular last week.
Thursday, Sept. 3, at the Sullivan Country Club, the Redskins competed with Effingham, Teutopolis and the Sullivan junior varsity team.
Sullivan swept the meet. The Redskins’ varsity team won the quadrangular with a team score of 170, and the Sullivan junior varsity team placed second with a score of 175.
Effingham scored a 185, and Teutopolis finished with a 212. Read More

Sullivan Girls Cross Country Competes

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•September 9, 2020•
By Jason Brown
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Though the Sullivan High School girls’ cross country team does not have enough runners to complete a team score, the Redskins’ runners competed in the Charleston Invitational Saturday and hosted five schools at Wyman and Tabor Park last Tuesday.
In the Charleston Invitational at Eastern Illinois University’s Panther Trail, three Redskin runners competed. Read More

Sullivan Boys Cross Country Takes Fourth At Home Meet

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•September 9, 2020•
By Jason Brown
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The Sullivan High school boys’ cross country team competed in the Charleston Invitational Saturday and hosted five schools at Wyman and Tabor Park last Tuesday.
In the highly-competitive Charleston Invitational at Eastern Illinois University’s Panther Trail Saturday, the Redskins placed last out of 13 teams with 370 points.
Mahomet-Seymour won the meet with 50 points, followed by Richland County’s 57. Read More

Sullivan Blue Dolphins Celebrate Swimmer’s Accomplishments

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Blue Dolphins of the Year Award winners Ethan Schmohe and Matthew Wesselman.

•September 9, 2020•
Sullivan Blue Dolphins celebrated their 2019/2020 swimmer’s accomplishments the week of August 10. Previously the SBD Board and Coaches would host a banquet for the athletes and family, but this year athletes were recognized over the course of a week. This allowed some parents to see awards being given without violating social distancing standards. Though we are proud of all the swimmers, we want to especially recognize the following for their hard work and accomplishments.
Dedicated Award recipients by age division: Mack Pogue (6 & under), Addalyn Hendry (8 & under), Tenley Stollard (10 & under), Mason Booker (11-12), Libby Henry and Isaac Chambers (13-14).
Newcomer awards were presented to Kara Chambers and Grant Martin. Read More

Sullivan Boys Golf Wins Against Monticello and St. T

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•September 2, 2020•
By Jason Brown
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The Sullivan boys’ golf team won a meet at the Moweaqua Golf Course but came as close as the team has come to losing a regular-season meet since Sept. 2017.
Friday at Hickory Point Golf Course, the Redskins tied with Monticello with 164 points, while St. Teresa placed third with 191 points.
To break the tie, the Redskins and Sages had to play to a fifth score tiebreaker before Sullivan won.
Each golfer on Sullivan’s team shot between a 40-45.
Drew Rogers and Logan Westjohn led the Redskins with a score of 40. Read More

ALAH Wins Sullivan Meet, Comes In Second At Saber Corn Classic

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Izabelle Hay of Sullivan High School and Mackenzi Bowles of ALAH High School compete in the Saber Corn Classic.

•September 2, 2020•
By Jason Brown
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The Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond cross country teams kicked off the season with strong performances in the Saber Corn Classic and a 5-team meet at Sullivan.
For the ALAH boys’ team, the Knights took second placed in the highly competitive 13-team Saber Corn Classic at St. Thomas More Saturday.
Olympia won the meet with 35 points, and ALAH had 55 points for second.
ALAH senior Layton Hall was medalist with a time of 14:53.1.
Logan Beckmier placed fourth with a time of 15:43.4, and Lyle Adcock crossed the finish line in 14th place with a time of 16:58.8.
Jace Green grabbed a 15th place finish at 17:23.0, and Jacob Adcock ran a 17:49.3 for 40th place.
Connor Edmonds rounded out the Knights’ times at 19:04.2 for 42nd place. Read More