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Ben Carroll rushes down the sideline in the Knights 23-0 win.

•October 30, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond football team went into the half against Villa Grove/Heritage tied at 0-0.
The winner of the game would earn its sixth victory and an automatic playoff berth.
After a first half filled with penalties and sloppy play by both teams, the Knights’ coach Ryan Jefferson told his players in the locker room what they needed to do to win the second half.
“Both teams played evenly bad the first half,” said Jefferson. “I told our team we needed to do three things to win the game: one) tackle better, two) less penalties, three) do something on offense. We did those three things much better the second half and never looked back.”
ALAH came out in the second half and scored three touchdowns and a field on its first four possessions.
“Starting the second half, it was like it was a new game,” Jefferson said.
The Knights put the first points on the board in only three plays.
A 52-yard kickoff return by Ben Carroll led to a Kaden Feagin 18-yard run and then a 10-yard touchdown run by Finn Davison.
Aaron Likens kicked the extra point to take a 7-0 lead.
Feagin finished with seven rushes for 38 yards and two catches for nine yards, and Davidson added 50 yards rushing on four carries.
ALAH’s second score came on their next possession after Brady Borntereger competed a 29-yard pass to Jamison Rocke to help put Likens in position for a 32-yard field goal. Read More

•October 23, 2019•
The Sullivan-Okaw Valley football team scored 38 points against Clinton High School High but lost 66-38 for its eighth-straight loss of the year.
Sullivan is set to end its season on Senior Night against Central A&M Friday at Victory Field.

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Katherine Kite, Chase McClure, and Tori Turnbaugh were honored.

•October 23, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

Three Sullivan cross country runners earned All-Central Illinois Conference honors in the sixth annual championship meet Thursday (17th).
For the girls’ team, freshman Tori Turnbaugh placed sixth with a time of 20:38.89, and senior Katherine Kite ran a 21:08.38 for eighth place to earn all-conference honors.
For the boys’ team, Chase McClure placed eighth with a time 17:57.95 to earn the honor.
The boys’ team placed fifth overall with 95 points. Clinton won the meet with a score of two.
Other Redskin times included Peyton Pool’s 14th place at 18:48.64, Canon West’s 26th at 19:49.07, Paul Bates’ 28th at 19:58.22, Coen Foster’s 30th at 20:20.52 and Dawson Foster’s 45th at 23:29.28.
Sullivan, Bethany and Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond are scheduled to enter the Shelbyville Regional Saturday.

•October 23, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Sullivan boys’ golf team placed 11th with a score of 353 at the IHSA Class A State Golf Tournament at the Prairie Vista Golf Course in Bloomington Friday and Saturday.
“Going to state as a team is a great accomplishment,” Coach Ben Richter said. “I am very proud of all the hard work these guys have put in this year.
“At the state tournament we had a really good practice round and they had a lot of confidence going into the round on Friday,’ he continued.
One problem was at the tournament the team had a lot of trouble making putts. Read More