•September 4, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

In his first year as Okaw Valley boys’ golf coach, Andrew Fultz returned top golfers Addison Webner, Miles Harlin, Hayden Carleson, and Seth Webner.
It will be difficult for OV to replace last season’s top scorer, Case Crawford, but the team did return several players with match experience.
“My hopes are that they are ready for the year a year older and a year wiser,” Fultz said. “They have been there before since there were only six by the end of the year last year. That experience will help us win matches early on in the year. We can build on that and it carries us and helps out the new golfers.”
For this season, Fultz is looking for solid scores out his top two golfers. Read More

•August 28, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

Sullivan volleyball personnel are hoping the third time is a charm.
In the spring, Sullivan hired Christy Molzen to return this season for her third stint as varsity volleyball coach.
Molzen coached Redskin’s volleyball from 1997-2003 and again in 2011, and she finished with an overall record of 138-117.
This season, though, might be her most challenging attempt.
Molzen replaced Jennifer Young, who combined for a 1-89 overall record during the last three seasons.
To reestablish Sullivan as a competitive team night in and night out, Molzen has returned to fundamentals and built from there.
“We have quite a few new players so we are working at becoming more confident with volleyball skills in general,” she said. “The goal is to get better as the season progresses.” Read More

•August 28, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

When 2019 volleyball practice began, Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond coach Emily Crossman knew she had to get everything she could out of the limited hours before the first match.
Unlike former years, Crossman saw this season’s starting positions as “up for grabs” because of the level of competition.
During preseason practice, she focused on coming together as a team.
“Finding the right combination of players,” Crossman said, “we have tried so many different line-ups. We are just seeing who clicks together and who can earn and keep a starting spot.” Read More

•August 28, 2019•
Game listings are by day, date, opponent, level, location,and time.

ALAH High School Football:
Fri 08/23/19 Red and Gold Varsity Home 7:00 pm
Fri 08/30/19 Tri-County Varsity Oakland 7:00 pm
Mon 09/02/19 Tri-County Jr. Varsity Oakland 6:00 pm
Fri 09/06/19 Decatur Lutheran Varsity Arthur 7:00 pm
Mon 09/09/19 St. Teresa Jr. Varsity Decatur 6:00 pm
Fri 09/13/19 Cumberland Varsity Arthur 7:00 pm
Mon 09/16/19 Cumberland Jr. Varsity Arthur 6:00 pm
Fri 09/20/19 Arcola Varsity Arcola 7:00 pm
Mon 09/23/19 Arcola Jr. Varsity Arcola 6:00 pm Read More

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Blue Dolphin family with Ethan Schmohe.

•August 28, 2019•
By Jamie Crosier
for The Blue Dolphins

Sullivan Blue Dolphin Ethan Schmohe finished out the summer swim season with three major weekends of swimming.
Head coach Jason Drury said, “Illinois swimming is one of the hardest states. Ethan started his three-week accomplishments at Peoria where he swam at the Regional Time Qualifying Meet. He has been working hard at practice and I knew he had the ability to hit his goals.”
At Regionals, he competed in four events. He had more qualifying events, but his goal was to get a state cut in all four. This is a lofty goal, but he came in focused and achieved the additional State cuts to advance to the State Meet with a full load of events. Schmohe not only got the needed cuts, he dropped time in all four events and took first and second in these four. Read More