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ALAH Knights Winning Streak is Broken

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•February 5, 2020•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

After winning seven straight games, the Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond boys’ basketball team dropped two Lincoln Prairie Conference Tournament games.
The Knights lost to Okaw Valley 45-40 Saturday and Cumberland last Tuesday to place fourth in the LPC Tournament.
Despite defeating the Pirates 53-46 a week earlier, the Knights lost to Cumberland 59-55. The game was back and forth. The Knights took a 26-20 first half lead, but the Pirates cut the lead to two in the third quarter.
In the fourth, Cumberland was able to tie the game at 55 to send it to overtime. Read More

ALAH Girls Team Dominates Decatur Lutheran

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•February 5, 2020•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

After dropping games to Central A&M and Tri-County, the Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond girls’ basketball team throttled Decatur Lutheran.
Against the Lions on senior night Monday, the Knights jumped out early with an 18-8 lead and did not look back.
ALAH held Decatur Lutheran to five or less points in each of the last three quarters for the 56-19 win.
Kirsten Corum totaled 13 points, three rebounds and two steals, and Jolynn Barbee contributed 11 points and three rebounds. Read More

Sullivan Girls Bounce Back Beating St. Teresa

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Senior Night at SHS
Sullivan celebrated senior night recognizing Kirsten O’Neill (left center) and Avery Still along with their families prior to Sullivan’s win over St. Teresa Monday night.

•February 5, 2020•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

After losing to St. Teresa in overtime in the championship game of the Central Illinois Conference Tournament Thursday, the Sullivan girls’ basketball team bounced back to defeated the Bulldogs in a regular-season CIC matchup on senior night Monday.
After a back-and-forth first quarter, the Redskins went into the half trailing 21-19.
The Bulldogs extended that lead to 35-31 heading into the fourth quarter.
Unlike in the championship game where Sullivan was able to grab the lead for good, the Redskins took a 41-39 lead after Lilly Null hit two layup drives.
St. Teresa tied the game with 2:10 left in the game.
Emily White knocked down a 3-pointer with just less than two minutes to play to retake the lead 44-41. Read More

Senior Night Win for OV Girls Team

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Timberwolves senior Kate Jeffers protects the ball against Cerro-Gordo/Bement in Bethany Thursday. Senior Jeffers finished with 11 points on senior night.

•February 5, 2020•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Okaw Valley girls’ basketball team split two Lincoln Prairie Conference games this past week.
OV defeated Cerro Gordo/Bement on Senior Night Thursday, Jan. 20, but lost to Tri-County, Monday.
Against the Broncos Thursday, OV came out on top of a back-and-forth game during Senior Night.
The lead changed several times in the first half, but a 14-7 third quarter run for OV gave them breathing room. Read More

Tough Week for Sullivan Basketball Team

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•February 5, 2020•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Sullivan boys’ basketball team dropped three games last week.
The Redskins lost to Charleston, Central A&M and Warrensburg-Latham.
Saturday against Central A&M, the Raiders doubled Sullivan 66-33 for the win.
CAM outscored Sullivan 25-10 in the first quarter and continued its lead from there.
Ian Plank totaled 17 points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals to lead the Redskins. Read More

ALAH Knights Hit Stride Entering Conference Tournament

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•January 29, 2020•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond boys’ basketball team extended its winning streak to six games with wins over Tri-County and Cumberland last week.
Friday, the Knights knocked off Tri-County 68-50 in Lincoln Prairie Conference Tournament at Arcola.
ALAH held the Titans to one basket in the first quarter for a 20-3 lead and held on from there.
Jamison Rocke and Austin Plank each scored 16 points. Plank also had four steals, and Rocke collected five rebounds. Read More

OVHS Boys Basketball Team Win Seven Straight

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•January 29, 2020•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Okaw Valley boys’ basketball team is coming together at the right time.
The Timberwolves have won seven straight games to improve their overall record to 13-6
OV picked up a regular-season Lincoln Prairie Conference win against Decatur Lutheran last Tuesday, then four days later played Decatur Lutheran again in the first round of the LPC Tournament. Read More

Blue Dolphins Break Team Records at Champaign Winter Heat

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Picture of Dolphins in 9-10 and 11-12 age divisions who qualified for finals.
Front row: Johnathan Iacobazzi, Aidan Melvin, Logan Booker, Cadence Schmohe, Emily Crosier Back row: Logan Booker, Kaiden Smith, Kennedy Fultz, Libby Henry, Alivia Melvin
Blue Dolphins Break Team Records at Champaign Winter Heat
The Blue Dolphins Swim Team competed at the Champaign Winter Heat 2020.
Ethan Schmohe broke four team records at the meet in the 13-14 age division. 50 freestyle new record 22.76, 100 freestyle 50.27, 100 backstroke 55.67, 100 butterfly 54.81.
The 13-14 boys relay team of Miles Kersten, Isaac Chambers, Matthew Wesselman and Ethan Schmohe broke the 200 Medley Relay with a new time of 1:52.05 and the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:40.98.

SHS Girls Basketball Strong in CIC Tournament Play

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•January 29, 2020•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Sullivan girls’ basketball team improved its Central Illinois Conference record to 5-0 against Central A&M last Thursday, then entered the CIC Tournament Saturday with a win against Meridian.
Against the Hawks in Macon, the Redskins won its first game of the CIC Tournament 61-37.
Sullivan wasted no time taking a lead with a 23-7 first-quarter run and never looked back.
“The ladies started off really well tonight,” said Sullivan coach Sheri McCain. “I think we relaxed a little bit in the third quarter when Lilly went out with an injury. They did a nice job pushing the ball up the floor in transition and causing turnovers on defense.”
Emily White exploded for 27 points, including three 3-pointers, nine rebounds and six steals. Read More

Two Strong Wins and a Cold Start for ALAH Girl’s Basketball Team

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•January 29, 2020•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond girls’ basketball team defeated Cerro Gordo/Bement twice but lost to Villa Grove/Heritage this past week.
Monday night, the Knights took down the Broncos for the second time in two days
In a regular-season LPC game, ALAH defeated CGB in Arthur.
After taking an 18-6 first quarter lead, the Knights held on for the 44-29 win.
Mackenzi Bowles scored a team-high 14 points and 11 rebounds to go with three assists. Read More