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Undefeated WSS Softball Team Takes Three Game Sweep

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

The Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg softball team stayed undefeated on the season after sweeping three games to win the Ramsey Tournament Saturday.
WSS defeated Ramsey, Hillsboro and Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond.
Against the Knights in the last game of the day, WSS plated three runs in the fourth inning which was the difference in the 3-0 pitchers’ duel.
Hatchet Karlie Bean pitched a one-hit shutout in seven innings with no walks. She struck out 18.
Addi Tinkle had the Knights’ lone hit. Read More

Three Straight Wins for Baseball Timberwolves

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

The Okaw Valley baseball team rattled off three straight wins this past week.
OV defeated Shelbyville 9-1, Cerro Gordo/Bement 11-0 and Neoga 5-0.
Saturday against Shelbyville, OV took advantage of six runs in the second inning to help pull away from the Rams.
The Timberwolves tacked on three more runs in the next two innings for the eventual 9-1 win.
Kadan Miller and Cale Roley each recorded two hits, and Dalton McGill, Camden Coleman and Roley each walked twice.
Cameron Sharp and Roley each had two RBIs and McGill had one.
Eli Hagerman pitched six and 2/3 innings and struck out seven. Read More

Knights Bring Big Bats to Beat Arcola

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

The Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond baseball team defeated Blue Ridge and Arcola but lost two to Casey-Westfield in a doubleheader Saturday.
Against Arcola on a windy day, the Knights blew a 5-4 game open with seven runs in the top of the seventh inning for the eventual 12-4 win.
Ryan Yeakley picked up the win in relief, pitching two 2/3 innings. He gave up no runs on two hits and no walks. He struck out five.
Dario Ayala pitched four and 1/3 innings and gave up three earned runs on four hits and three walks. He struck out eight.
Ten Knights recorded at least one hit. Read More

ALAH Softball Knocks Off MacArthur in Five

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•April 10, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond softball team finished the week 2-1 and started the season 1-0 in the Little Okaw Valley Conference this past week.
ALAH defeated MacArthur 11-1 in five innings Saturday to improve it record to 7-3 overall.
The Knights scored runs in the second, third, fourth and fifth innings, including four runs in the fourth and fifth innings.
Makenzie Brown was 3-for-3, including a triple, with three runs scored and a stolen base, and Shelby Frederick went 3-for-3 with four RBIs and a run scored.
Addi Tinkle and Maria Garza each had two hits and Tinkle added two RBIs.
Kirsten Corum had a hit and scored two runs, and Cheyenne Chupp recorded two hits. Read More

Sullivan Boys’ Track Ties for Second at Quadrangular Meet

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Jayden Troxell is pictured.

•April 10, 2019•

By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Sullivan boys’ track and field team competed in the 49th annual Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond Boys Invite Saturday and a quadrangular at Shelbyville last Tuesday.
The Redskins placed ninth out of 15 teams in the ALAH Invite with 25 points.
Tuscola won the meet with 86 points.
Five Redskins placed in the top ten.
Brodie Goss finished second in the 300-meter hurdles and third in the 110-meter hurdles with time of 43.81 and 17.61, respectively.
Leighton Burcham placed top ten in three events.
He long jumped 19 feet 5 inches for second place and triple jumped 36 feet 8 inches for sixth place.
He also ran the 100-meter dash in 12.32 for tenth place. Read More

Sullivan Girls’ Track Wins Quadrangular Meet

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•April 10, 2019•

By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Sullivan girls’ track team placed eighth in the Shelbyville Invitational Friday and won a quadrangular meet at Shelbyville last Tuesday.
Friday at the Shelbyville Invite, seven Redskins scored 28 points for eighth place.
Zoe Walton high jumped five feet for first place, and Alaya Bolin tossed the shot put 33 feet 5 inches for second place.
Emily White high jumped 4 feet 10 inches for fourth place and ran the 300-meter hurdles in 52.63 for fifth place.
Ally Elzy threw the discus 92 feet 7 inches for fifth place, and Keelie Fleener long jumped 14 feet 4 inches for sixth place. Read More

OV Girls’ Track Takes Fourth

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•April 10, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Okaw Valley girls’ track and field team took fourth place with 63.33 points in the 28th annual Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond Invite Saturday.
Several Timberwolves scored points.
Mia Harris ran the 1,600 meter in 6:09.54 for second place, and Karlie Stauder took third in the 400-meter run at 1:05.41. Read More

Two Wins for OV Baseball Last Week

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•April 10, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Okaw Valley baseball team won two games and lost one this past week.
OV defeated Tolono Unity last Tuesday and Argenta-Oreana last Wednesday but lost to Greenfield Saturday.
Against Tolono Unity, OV scored one run in the first for the early 1-0 lead.
The Timberwolves took advantage of five Tolono errors to score runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth inning for the eventual 5-1 win.
Talon Russell and Eli Hagerman each recorded a hit and a walk, and Hagerman and Camden Coleman each pitched three innings in the win.
Hagerman finished with two RBIs, and Hank Yowell knocked in one run.
The following day, OV defeated Argenta Oreana 2-0 behind a 2-hit shutout pitching performance from Dalton McGill.
He pitched seven innings and walked four. He struck out nine. Read More

Second for ALAH Girls’ Track Team at Invitational Meet

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•April 10, 2019•

The Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond girls’ track and field team placed second with 79 points in the 28th annual Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond Invite Saturday.
Tuscola won with 98 points.
Kenli Nettles scored most of the points for ALAH.
Nettles won the 300-meter dash with a meet-record time of 26.09, and Alexa Miller placed third at 27.73.
Miller also placed third in the 100-meter dash at 13.32 Read More

Tuscola wins ALAH Boys’ Track Invite

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•April 10, 2019•
The Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond boys’ track team placed seventh out of 15 teams with 32 points in the 49th annual Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond Boys Invite Saturday.
Tuscola won the invite with 86 points.
Austin Romine took first place in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:05.58. Read More