•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

•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

•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

•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

•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