•October 2, 2019•
Arcola placed first in the LPC Tournament Saturday that was held at Eagle Creek Golf Resort.
Arcola/ALAH came in with a score of 369 which was 39 strokes clear of 2nd place Okaw Valley.
Two Arcola/ALAH players tied for low round of the day with an 86. Senior Dallas Sisk beat his teammate Jacob Butler in a sudden death playoff to take first place honors. Read More
Category Archives: Sports Section
Sullivan Cross Country Teams Run in Classic
McClure Wins at Shelbyville
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
The Sullivan cross country teams competed in two meets this past week.
Saturday, the boys’ team placed 21st in the St. Joseph Ogden High School Spartan Classic.
The Redskins times and places included
Chase McClure’s 53rd (17:13.99), Peyton Pool’s 115th (18:41.59), Noah Bates’ 117th (18:46.64), Coen Foster’s 134th (19:29.61), JJ Standerfer’s 135th (19:30.78), Paul Bates’ 138th (19:32.76) and Dakota Freese’s 140th (19:38.89).
The girls did not place a team, but Tori Turnbaugh place 36th with a time of 19:46.90 Read More
First Place for OV Seventh Team
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First Place for OV Seventh Team
The Okaw Valley seventh grade basketball team took first place at the Connie Casey Tournament for the second straight year.
Knights Win Big in Homecoming Match
•October 2, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
For the first time since 2014, the Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond football team won its homecoming game.
And the team did it convincingly.
The Knights scored in every quarter of the game to overwhelm Blue Ridge/DeLand-Weldon 51-0.
ALAH scored 14 points in the first quarter and tacked on 21 points in the second to take a 35-0 halftime lead. Read More
Lady Timberwolves Take Care of Arcola
•October 2, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
After three weeks of match after match, the Okaw Valley volleyball team competed in only one match this week.
Last Tuesday, the Timberwolves took care of Arcola in straight sets, 25-10, 25-18, to win another Little Prairie Conference matchup.
Kate Jeffers led OV with four blocks to go with four kills, and Macie Fleshner tallied six kills, three digs and two blocks.
Grace Bunfill dished out 21 assists, two aces and had six digs, and April Decesaro had seven digs. Read More
OV Boys’ Golf Places at Lincoln Prairie
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The Okaw Valley boys’ golf team placed second in the Lincoln Prairie Conference Golf Championship Saturday.
•October 2, 2019•
The Okaw Valley boys’ golf team placed second in the Lincoln Prairie Conference Golf Championship Saturday.
Senior Addison Webner shot an 88 for third place.
Monday night, OV lost to Meridian 187-192.
Addison Webner was medalist with a score of 43.
Other OV scored included Miles Harlin 44, Dalton Milligan 52, Trey Hall 53, Caleb Hildebrandt 54 and Seth Webner 59.
The OV boys’ golf team is scheduled to host regional action at 8 a.m. Monday at Eagle Creek.
SOV Football’s Two TDs Not Enough to Beat Meridian
Photo by R.R. Best
Meridian Hawks proved too much for the SOV Redskins.
•October 2, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
The Sullivan-Okaw Valley football team dropped its fifth-straight game of the season to Meridian Friday night.
The Hawks scored first on a short run up the middle with 7:43 left first quarter to take an early 7-0 lead.
At the start of the second quarter, SOV began its first scoring drive from deep in its own territory.
A short pass advanced the Redskins to the 16-yard line, and a similar pass to the opposite side of field progressed Sullivan to the 40-yard line.
After a third down run, Sullivan went for it on fourth down with one to go for the first. Read More
ALAH Volleyball Wins Two in Invitational
•October 2, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
The Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond volleyball team competed in the Arcola Invitational, as well as two Little Prairie Conference matches this past week.
Saturday, ALAH finished the Arcola Invitational with a 2-2 record.
ALAH defeated Armstrong-Potomac and Arcola but lost to Urbana and Central A&M.
In the four games, Mackenzi Bowles finished with 23 kills, four aces and eight digs.
Addi Tinkle totaled seven aces, 12 kills, 13 digs and two assists, and Alisha Frederick compiled 51 assists, seven digs and two kills.
Cheyenne Chupp recorded 19 kills and 11 digs, and Kaylee Yeakel contributed 10 kills. Read More
Two Wins for Okaw Valley High School Volleyball Team
•September 25, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
The Okaw Valley volleyball team bookended the St. Anthony Invitation with two wins and loss in another busy week.
Monday night, the Timberwolves defeated Edinburg in straight sets, 25-14, 25-21.
Kate Jeffers recorded four kills and three aces, and Paige Coleman collected five kills, six digs and three aces.
April Decesaro added six digs, and Grace Bunfill dished out nine assists.
Macie Fleshner hit five kills, while Avery Bruns recorded two blocks.
Saturday in Effingham, OV finished the St. Anthony Invitation with a 2-3 record.
The Timberwolves defeated Sullivan and host St. Anthony but lost to Shelbyville, Newton and Pana.
In game one, Shelbyville beat OV in three sets (25-23, 3-25, 11-150). Read More
Sullivan Girls Golf Competes at Southside
•September 25, 2019•
The Sullivan girls’ golf team traveled to Southside Country Club to compete against Mt. Zion, St. Teresa, and Tuscola Thursday (19th).
Erin Wallace led the team in scoring, followed by Lara Herschberger, Miriah Booker and Abby Kirkwood. Read More