•October 9, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Okaw Valley girls’ volleyball team won its first ever Lincoln Prairie Conference Tournament match Monday night.
Then OV won the next one as well.
In pool play, the Timberwolves defeated Arcola 25-12, 25-9 in the first round of the LPC Tournament, and they knocked off Argenta-Oreana 25-15, 25-15 in the second match.
Kate Jeffers hit 11 kills to lead OV, and Paige Coleman collected five kills and six digs.
Grace Bunfill finished with 18 assists and four digs, and April Decesaro led the team with nine digs.
Macie Fleshner followed with four digs and three kills, and Avery Bruns added three kills. Read More

•October 9, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

“We told ourselves last week that was going to be the start of a 5-0 run to end the season,” ALAH coach Ryan Anderson said. “We’re 2-0 in that stretch now.”
Last week, ALAH defeated Blue Ridge 51-0, and Friday, the Knights shut out Cerro Gordo-Bement 46-0.
The Knights scored early and often to combine for its 46 points.
Kaden Feagin ran the opening kickoff 82-yard for one of his two touchdowns, and the Knights did not look back. Read More

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Raegen Sims (#6) watches as Lilly Null bumps the ball against Clinton at home Thursday.

•October 9, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Sullivan volleyball team split a pair of matches this past week.
The Redskins defeated Neoga but lost to Clinton.
Monday night in a nonconference matchup at home, the Redskins knocked off the Indians in three sets, 24-26, 25-19, and 25-22.
Avery Still led the team with 14 kills and three blocks, and senior Gwen Diepholz had nine kills and seven digs.
Raegen Sims and Zoe Walton each had five kills and junior, Jerra Goad had eight digs.
Lilly Null led the team with 12 digs, and Emily White had 32 assists.
At home Thursday (3rd), Sullivan lost to Clinton in straight sets 25-21 and 25-11.
Avery Still had three kills and a block, and Diepholz tallied six kills and six digs.
White dished out 10 assists, while Null had five digs.
Sullivan is scheduled to host Central A&M Thursday (10th), then host Stewardson-Strasburg Tuesday.

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Dillon Wallace crosses the goal line to tie the game at 7-7 with 5:05 left to play in the first quarter at Victory Field in Sullivan Friday night.

•October 9, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Sullivan-Okaw Valley football team dropped its Homecoming game against Tuscola 56-13 Friday night.
The Warriors scored first on a 49-yard run with 9:54 left in the opening period to take a 7-0 lead.
The Redskins tied the scored at seven with 5:05 left to play in the first quarter when Dillon Wallace punched in a 1-yard run.
From there, Tuscola rattled off the next 49 points.
Late in the fourth quarter, Luke Vanderburgh scored on a 1-yard run for SOV’s last six points.
SOV is scheduled to travel to Decatur on Friday to take on St. Teresa at 7 p.m.[/s2If]