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WSS Shut Out Two More

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

The Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg softball team shut out two more teams to stay undefeated on the year at 25-0-1.
Monday night, Megan Schlechte pitched a no-hitter and hit a grand slam to help the Hatchets shutout St. Elmo/Brownstown 15-0.
In the second inning, the Hatchets score 12 runs to blow the game open.
Schlechte finished with two hits, two walks, five RBIs and two runs scored, and in the circle she walked one and struck out six in four innings. Read More

OVHS Softball Faced a Week of Strong Hitting Teams

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

The Okaw Valley softball team dropped four straight games this past week.
The Timberwolves lost to Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond Monday, Westville Saturday, Fisher Saturday and Arcola last Tuesday.
In the first game of the doubleheader Saturday, OV lost to Fisher 16-1, after scoring its lone run in the first inning.
Grace Bunfill was 2-for-3 and Bella Benning was 1-for-2 with a run scored.
Madison Vogel suffered the loss. She pitched 3 1/3 innings and gave up nine earned runs on 11 hits and six walks. She struck out five.
In the second game of the doubleheader, Westville plated the winning run in the top of the seventh inning for the 3-2 victory.
Vogel homered for one of the Timberwolves’ runs, and Kate Jeffers doubled twice and scored the other OV run. Read More

Redskins Baseball Team Defeats Central A&M

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A back and forth season so far.

•April 17, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Sullivan baseball team defeated Central A&M but lost to Altamont and St. Teresa this past week.
Against St. Teresa Friday, a pitchers’ duel put the Redskins ahead 1-0 heading into the bottom of the seventh inning when the Bulldogs plated three runs for the eventual 3-1 win.
For Sullivan, Dalton Rogers pitched six innings in the loss. He gave up two earned runs on five hits and two walks. He struck out 10.
Kanin Elder was 2-for-3 with a run scored, and Tim Lawyer, Austin Scott and Colin Wickiser each had a hit.
Scott knocked in the Redskins’ lone run.
Last Tuesday, the Redskins pounded CAM 16-0. Read More

Twin Meet Week for Sullivan Girls’ Track Team

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•April 17, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Sullivan girls’ track and field team competed in two meets this past week.
The Redskins placed tenth in the Unity Girls Invite at Tolono Friday and second in a quadrangular at Warrensburg last Tuesday.
Sullivan placed tenth out of 20 teams with 19.5 points in the Unity Girls Invite.
Three Redskins scored points.
Esther Miller triple jumped 34 feet 4.5 inches to take first place, and she ran the 400 meters in 1:03 for fourth place.
In the high jump, Zoe Walton took fourth with a leap of five feet, and Emily White placed fifth at 4 feet 10 inches.
Last Tuesday, Sullivan finished second with 78 points in a quadrangular at Warrensburg.
Several Sullivan athletes scored points, including six first-place finishers. Read More

Three Win Week for ALAH Softball Team

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•April 17, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond softball team defeated Neoga, Arcola and Cerro Gordo/Bement but lost to Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg this past week.
Against Neoga last Tuesday, Addi Tinkle hit a 3-run homer in the fifth inning to help the Knights win 7-6.
Tinkle finished with five RBIs, and Marissa Herschberger recorded three hits, a walk and two runs scored.
Shelby Frederick got the win in the circle. Read More

Sullivan Softball Team Takes St. Teresa Bulldogs

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•April 17, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Sullivan softball team knocked off St. Teresa but lost to Central A&M this past week.
Friday against the Bulldogs, Sullivan plated five runs in the fourth inning and five runs in the fifth to extend its lead to 10-4.
St. Teresa scored two in the bottom of the fifth, but the Redskins answered with four runs in the top of the sixth inning for the 16-6 win.
Destiny Mills recorded four hits and six RBIs, and Irie Dulin totaled four hits and four RBIs. Read More

OV Boys’ Track Team Places at Cumberland Meet

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•April 17, 2019•
The Okaw Valley boys’ track and field team placed third out of five teams in a meet at Cumberland last Tuesday.
Marshall scored 149, Casey-Westfield 78, Cumberland 37 and Oblong 12.
Several Timberwolves scored points.
Luke Vander Burgh long jumped 16 feet 1 inches for second place and took third in the 200-meter dash at 25.73.
Parker Perrine placed second in the 1,600-meter run with a time of 5:14.87, and Eric Boomer placed third in the long jump at 16 feet 7 inches. Read More

Sullivan Boys’ Track Fields Third in Quadrangular Meet

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•April 17, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Sullivan boys’ track and field team placed third with 29 points in a quadrangular meet against Warrensburg-Latham, Cerro Gordo-Bement and Central A&M at Warrensburg last Tuesday.
The host Cardinals won with 79 points, and CGB took second with 68 points.
Several Redskins earned points.
Brodie Goss won the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 43.74 and placed second in the 110 hurdles at 17.89.
Leighton Burcham won the long jump at 19 feet 5 inches and placed second in the triple jump at 37 feet 7 inches.
Cooper Browne ran the 100-meter dash in 11.99 for second place and triple jumped 35 feet 11 inches for third. Read More

OVHS Girls’ Track Team Wins Cumberland Meet

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•April 17, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Okaw Valley girls’ track and field team won a meet at Cumberland with 98 points.
OV defeated Cumberland (86), Marshall (70), Casey (62) and Oblong (14).
Several Timberwolves scored points, including three relay teams taking first place.
Mia Harris high jumped 4 feet 10 inches for first place and took second in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:50.97.
Julia Hildebrandt scored in three events. Read More

OV Softball Team Picks Up Win over CG/Bement

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•April 17, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Okaw Valley softball team picked up its second win of the season by defeating Cerro Gordo/Bement last Wednesday but lost three other games last week.
Saturday, OV lost a morning game against Meridian 12-2 and the follow up game to Heyworth 14-0.
Last Tuesday, Tolono Unity defeated the Timberwolves 17-1.
Against Cerro Gordo/Bement, OV took an early 6-2 lead after two innings. Read More