•February 19, 2020•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
The Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond boys’ basketball team won two road games last week against Blue Ridge and Oblong, then lost at home to Arcola Saturday.
Against the Knights of Blue Ridge last Tuesday, ALAH fell behind in the first half 21-19, but came back with a huge 17-5 third-quarter run that put ALAH up 36-26 heading into the fourth quarter.
In the fourth quarter, ALAH held off Blue Ridge for the 53-44 win. Read More
Photo by Jason Brown
Players on the bench cheer during the championship game of the IHSA Class 1A Arthur Regional Thursday night.
•February 19, 2020•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
After knocking off Arcola in a come-from-behind victory, the Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond girls’ basketball team could not overtake Central A&M in the IHSA Class 1A Arthur Regional Thursday night.
In the championship game, the Raiders went on a 12-3 run during the end of the first quarter and the beginning of the second to take a 27-21 halftime lead.
The Knights kept the game within ten points for the rest of the third but in the fourth Central A&M eventually pulled away for the 63-39 win.
Mallory Nichols, who advanced to Casey for the Three-Point Contest, recorded 10 points and three rebounds, and Makenzie Brown had six points and six rebounds.
Kailee Otto added seven points, three rebounds and two assists, while Charley Condill contributed four rebounds and four points. Read More
•February 19, 2020•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
The Okaw Valley boys’ basketball team picked up two more Lincoln Prairie Conference wins to stay undefeated at 8-0 this past week.
The Timberwolves defeated Arcola Friday and Sangamon Valley Saturday.
Against Arcola, the Timberwolves fell behind two points after the first quarter, but in the second quarter, OV outscored Arcola 13-6 for a 23-18 halftime lead.
OV continued the pressure in the third quarter with a 14-9 run.
The Timberwolves held on in the fourth quarter for the 51-40 win. Read More
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Local Tumbler Competes
Sullivan tumbler Sylvia Dawkins competed at Macon High School earning a third place finish on the double mini (pictured). Dawkins is a second grader at Sullivan Elementary School and has competed on the Prairieland Tumbling team since she was four years old.
•February 12, 2020•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
The Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond girls’ basketball team split its last two games of the regular season.
The Knight defeated Arcola in a close game on the road Thursday and lost to Marshall on the road Tuesday.
Against the Purple Riders, ALAH nipped Arcola 37-31 in a low scoring but tight game.
The Knights took a 12-8 lead into halftime, but in the second half, the Riders stuck around until the end. Read More
•February 12, 2020•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
The Okaw Valley boys’ basketball team picked up two wins to stay undefeated at 5-0 in the Lincoln Prairie Conference last week.
The Timberwolves knocked off Tri-County Friday and Cerro Gordo/Bement last Tuesday. Read More
•February 12, 2020•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
The Sullivan boys’ basketball team slipped by Clinton in the seventh-place game of the Central Illinois Conference Tournament Saturday.
Sullivan took a 12-8 first quarter lead and added two more points to that lead before halftime. Read More
Undefeated in LPC
•February 12, 2020•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
The Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond boys’ basketball team picked up two more wins to stay undefeated in the Lincoln Prairie Conference last week.
The Knights knocked off Decatur Lutheran last Tuesday and Villa Grove/Heritage Friday for a perfect 6-0 LPC record.
Friday night against Villa Grove/Heritage, ALAH had to comeback in the fourth quarter and win it in overtime to beat the Blue Devils. Read More
Photo by R.R. Best
OV’s Kate Jeffers.
•February 12, 2020•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
The Okaw Valley girls’ basketball team won its last regular-season game against Decatur LSA Thursday and carried that momentum into a win in the first round of the IHSA Class 1A Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond Regional Monday.
In Arthur Monday, OV defeated Meridian to advance in regional action this week.
To knock off the Hawks, the Timberwolves outscored Meridian 7-4 in each of the first two quarters.
The Hawks cut the lead to four points heading into the fourth quarter, but OV outscored Meridian 17-11 for the 42-32 win.
Mia Harris led OV with 15 points, and Bailey Bennett and Kate Jeffers followed with nine points each. Read More
•February 12, 2020•
The Sullivan swim team competed in a meet last week.
Ethan Schmohe placed first in the 100 freestyle, 200 backstroke, 100 backstroke, 50 freestyle and 100 fly.
He placed second in the 200 freestyle, 200 IM and 400 IM.
Matthew Wesselman took first place in the 500 freestyle with a personal-best time of 5:15.91.
Clayton Schmohe dropped four seconds in his 100 backstroke time.