•May 1, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

Sullivan baseball lost to Maroa-Forsyth last Tuesday, then went on a four-game winning streak against Clinton, Central A&M, Okaw Valley and Clinton again.
Monday evening in Sullivan the Redskins defeated Clinton for the second time in five days.
Sullivan jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning and tacked on another run in the third for a 4-0 lead.
Clinton scored one run in the fifth inning, but the Redskins rallied for six runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to take a 10-1 lead.
Clinton battled back with seven runs in the seventh inning but could not plate the tying runs in the 10-8 loss.
Sullivan recorded only three hits but drew eight walks including Drew Rogers who walked three times and scored three times.
Dalton Rogers recorded three RBIs and scored a run, and Leman Jones doubled in three runs.
At home against Okaw Valley Saturday, Sullivan’s Spencer Johnson pitched a two-hit shutout to help the Redskins to a 2-0 win.
Johnson pitched seven innings, striking out six and walking two. Read More

•April 24, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Sullivan girls’ track and field team won the Tri-County Invitational at Sullivan High School last Tuesday and placed third in the Tuscola Open Saturday.
In the Tri-County Invite, Sullivan scored 126 points, which was eight points better than second-place Shelbyville.
Four Redskins won events. Read More

•April 24, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Sullivan baseball team dropped three straight games before defeating Meridian Monday.
The Redskins lost to Warrensburg-Latham 6-5 Friday, Shelbyville 8-2 last Wednesday and Warrensburg-Latham again 5-2 last Tuesday.
Monday against Meridian, Redskins Tim Lawyer had two hits, and Ian Hill knocked in a run to help Sullivan to a 2-0 win.
Spencer Johnson pitched five innings and struck out 12, and Dalton Rogers pitched two innings and struck out two for the win.
Against Warrensburg-Latham Friday, Dalton Rogers recorded two hits and two RBIs, but WL walked it off on the bottom of the seventh inning for the 6-5 win. Read More

•April 24, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

After the Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond softball team won three straight games, Knight pitcher Mackenzie Brown no-hit Okaw Valley in an 8-0 Little Okaw Valley Conference win Monday night.
In seven innings, Brown walked two and struck out 17.
ALAH scored two runs in the second inning, a run in the third and five runs in the fourth inning for the 8-0 win.
Shelby Frederick was 2-for-4 with a run scored and one RBI, and Kauffman was 2-for-3 with three RBIs and a run scored.
Brown, Reagan Miller and Addi Tinkle each recorded a hit. Brown scored two runs, and Tinkle and Miller each knocked in a run.
Timberwolves’ pitcher Grace Bunfill suffered the loss, pitching six innings and giving up six earned runs on seven hits and four walks. She struck out nine.
Saturday ALAH swept a double header at LeRoy.
The Knights knocked off Havana 17-0 and LeRoy 8-0. Read More

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•April 24, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Okaw Valley baseball team picked up two more wins this past week to improve to 8-4 overall and 4-0 Little Okaw Valley Conference record.
The Timberwolves shutout Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond 4-0 Monday and throttled Arcola 18-1 last Tuesday.
Against the Knights Monday, OV scored first in the top of the fourth inning to take a 2-0 lead, but ALAH answered when Dario Ayala homered in the bottom of the fourth.
In the sixth inning the Timberwolves plated two more runs then held on for the win.
For OV, Cameron Sharp was 3-for-3 with two RBIs and stolen base, and Dalton McGill was 3-for-3 with two runs scored, one RBI and a stolen base.
Sam Hagerman was 2-for-2 with two runs scored, and Eli Hagerman, Camden Coleman, Cale Roley and Talon Russell each recorded a hit. Read More