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Sullivan Girls’ Basketball Team Finishes Strong at Knights Classic

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Jerra Goad (#25) and Avery Still (#11) get into a scrum for the ball against Flanagan/Woodland in the Knights Classic Holiday Tournament in Arthur Friday.

•January 1, 2020•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Sullivan girls’ basketball team finished 3-1 in the Knights Classic Holiday Tournament and Emily White was named All-Tournament MVP.
“I thought Emily White played exceptionally well for us once again, and I am proud of her for being nominated All-Tournament MVP,” said Sullivan coach Sheri McCain. “It is well deserved. She has done an amazing job for us both offensively and defensively.”
The Redskins lost to Mt. Zion in the championship game 49-44 Saturday night.
After a first quarter tie at 5-5, Mt. Zion pulled ahead by five points in the second and extended that lead to nine at the end of the third quarter, 42-33.
Sullivan could not cut the lead to less than three in the fourth for a full comeback.
“Mt. Zion outplayed us tonight and wanted it more than we did,” said McCain. “They executed the little things and they played great team defense. Once again, you can’t beat good teams turning the ball over 21 times and shooting 59 percent from the free throw line.”
Emily White recorded a team-high 17 points, seven steals and two assists. Read More

ALAH Knights Put Away Shelbyville Rams

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•December 25, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond split a pair of games against Central Illinois Conferences teams last week.
The Knights hosted Shelbyville for a win Friday night but lost to Monticello last Tuesday.
Against the Rams at home, ALAH outscored Shelbyville 34-21 in the middle quarters to pull away for the eventual 67-53 win.
Freshman Kaden Feagin finished a team-high 16 points, and junior Jamison Rocke hit double digits with 13 points.
Feagin also collected seven rebounds and three blocks, and Rocke added two rebounds and a team-high four steals. Read More

OV Girls Pick Up Two Tourney Wins

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•December 25, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Okaw Valley girls’ basketball team lost to Sullivan Thursday, but picked up two wins in pool play to kick off the Meridian Holiday Tournament Saturday.
The Timberwolves defeated Martinsville and Meridian in the tournament to improve their overall record to 4-11.
Against Meridian, OV fell behind four points at halftime, 16-12, but outscored the Hawks 20-9 in the third quarter to pull away.
The Timberwolves held on the fourth quarter for the 44-37 win. Read More

ALAH Girls Basketball Team Split Games

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•December 25, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
The Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond girls’ basketball team split two nonconference games this past week.
The Knights knocked off Monticello last Tuesday but lost to St. Anthony Saturday.
Against the Sages, ALAH took an early lead in the first quarter and held on for the 60-32 win.
Mackenzi Bowles led the Knights with 19 points, seven rebounds and four blocks to go with two assists.
Makenzie Brown scored double digits with 11 points, and Alexa Miller collected four rebounds, three assists and two steals.
Kirsten Corum scored six points and freshman Charley Condill added four.
Saturday on the road, ALAH lost to St. Anthony in a close battle, 46-43. Read More

Sullivan Girls Basketball Improves Record with Win

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Avery Still earned WCIA Player of the Week honors and was presented with a plaque Thursday evening.

•December 25, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Sullivan girls’ basketball team beat rival Okaw Valley Thursday, but lost to Pana Saturday to set its record at 7-3.
Against Okaw Valley, the Redskins pressured its way to a 10-point first quarter lead, 23-13.
In the second half, Sullivan held the Timberwolves to eight points, while scoring 30, for the 60-24 win.
For Sullivan, Avery Still collected a game-high 23 points to go with seven rebounds, three steals and two blocks.
Lilly Null finished with seven points, three rebounds, five steals and five assists.
Emily White contributed 17 points, including three 3-pointers, eight rebounds, six assists and five steals.
For Okaw Valley, Kate Jeffers led the team with six points, and Mia Harris. Shyanne Harding and Bailey Bennett each scored four points.
Lexie Bartimus, Avery Bruns and Delaney Johnson each scored two points to round out OV’s scoring.
Against Pana Saturday, Sullivan played from behind most of the game, falling behind by four after the first quarter and five at the half. Read More

OVHS Boys Fall to Central A&M

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•December 25, 2019•
The Okaw Valley boys’ basketball team dropped a nonconference game 80-47 to a talented Central A&M team Friday.
Stats for early Christmas deadline were not available.
OV (4-4) is scheduled to enter the Vandalia Holiday Tournament from Thursday-Saturday.

Comeback Win for Sullivan Redskins at Eureka

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•December 25, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Sullivan boys’ basketball team picked up its first win of the season Friday but lost its first game in the Eureka College Shootout Saturday.
The Redskins completed a huge comeback in the fourth quarter to defeat Decatur Lutheran 45-44 on the road.
Sullivan fell behind by ten points, 29-19, in the first half.
After a close third quarter, the Redskins outscored Lions 18-8 in the fourth to pull off the comeback. Read More

Blue Dolphins Host Sanctioned Meet

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•December 18, 2019•

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The Sullivan Blue Dolphins hosted a Time Trial Sanctioned Swim Meet for their team of 88 swim athletes, of which 77 swimmers competed.
This was the first home meet in 11 years for the team. Previously, SBD has been unable to host meets in Sullivan due to the lack of equipment needed to accommodate traveling swim teams, such as a scoreboard, touch pads and adequate seating, according to Head Coach Jason Drury. Even so, SBD continues to make record breaking impacts in swim athletics with the continued growth of athletes from around Central Illinois joining the team and parent volunteers achieving Meet Official certification.
High Point Winners for the event are as follows.  Read More

OVHS Girls Fall to Argenta Oreana

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•December 18, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Okaw Valley girls’ team lost a close Lincoln Prairie Conference game against Argenta-Oreana 59-53 Thursday.
In a back-and-forth game, OV fell behind four points at halftime, but cut the lead to two by the fourth quarter.
In the final period, AO outscored OV 18-14 to pull away for the victory. Read More

OV Timberwolves Take Sullivan

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•December 18, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Okaw Valley boys’ basketball team defeated rival Sullivan 54-38 last Tuesday in its only game of the week.
Sullivan took the lead 11-9 after the first quarter, but OV gained the lead in the second quarter with a 19-6 run.
In the second half, the Timberwolves held off Sullivan for the 54-38 win. Read More