•March 27, 2019•
The Champaign News Gazette announced its all-area swim and dive teams this past week.
Brodie Goss was selected First Team All-Area in boys swimming.
Goss broke the Sullivan High School 100-meter breaststroke record with a time of 59.61 and placed 24th in the IHSA State Swimming Meet at New Trier High School in Winnetka.
During the season he also broke the 100-yard butterfly school record with a time of 53.13.
•March 27, 2019•
The Okaw Valley softball team dropped its third straight game to Morrisonville Thursday.
Morrisonville scored three in the third inning and tacked on another run in the fourth to answer OV’s lone run.
Each team recorded five hits. Read More
•March 27, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
A week after helping the Okaw Valley girls’ basketball team place fourth in the IHSA Class 1A State Tournament last year, Paige Robinson signed to play basketball for coach Molly Miller and the Drury Panthers, a Division II University in Springfield, Missouri.
This season for the Panthers, Robinson has been the Panthers’ best player off the bench.
Last week, Robinson earned GLVC Freshman of the Year and First Team All-Conference honors.
“It’s truly an honor to receive freshman of the year,” said Robinson. “There is some good competition in the GLVC, and so I’m even more blessed to get first team as a freshman.
Robinson is the only freshman named to the first team and becomes the fourth Panther in Drury history to earn the award.
“Roll Acceptance is huge,” Miller tweeted. “Paige Robinson earned freshman of the year and first team all conference…coming off the bench, not because that’s where she belongs but because that’s where she was needed. She bought in and is now being rewarded.”
When Robinson signed to play for Miller, her goal was not to be a starter.
Her goal was to win a national championship, and the team is well on its way. Read More
•March 27, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
The Okaw Valley baseball team started its season 1-1 with a win against Ramsey and a loss to St. Elmo/Brownstown.
Last Tuesday, OV opened the season with a 12-2 drubbing of the Rams.
Ramsey jumped out early with a 2-0 lead, but OV exploded for six runs in the third inning, then added three more in the fourth to blow the game open.
OV scored in the last two innings to end the game in six. Read More
•March 27, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
The Sullivan boys’ track and field team placed second with 78 points in the Arcola meet last Tuesday.
Several Redskins took first place in the meet.
Leighton Burcham took first in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.67 and long jump at 20 feet 1.25inches.
Corentini Bernard placed first in the 400 run at 56.88, and Ian Plank placed first in the 1,600 run with a time of 5:18.18.
Brodie Goss won the 110 and 300 hurdles in 18.49 and 44.94, respectively. Read More
•March 27, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
After defeating Neoga last Tuesday, the Sullivan baseball team dropped its next three games.
Sullivan lost 11-1 to Casey-Westfield Saturday, 14-2 to St. Anthony Thursday and 5-3 to Heritage Wednesday.
Against Neoga, Austin Scott pitched a two hitter to help Sullivan win 2-1.
The Redskins bookended the game with a run in the first inning and a run in the top of the seventh.
Neoga scored one run on 11 hits.
Sullivan had six hits. Read More
•March 27, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
Sullivan senior Esther Miller placed fourth in the 400-meter run with a time of 1:02.48 at the Illinois Top Times Meet at Illinois Wesleyan Friday, and the Sullivan track and field team won a four-team meet at Arcola March 19.
At Arcola the Redskins placed first with 91.5 points and had several point scorers.
Four Redskins won their events; the triple jumpers swept the first three spots.
Miller triple jumped 34 feet 4.25 inches for first, and Mallory Nichols jumped 29 feet 1.5 inches for second.
Miller also placed second in the 400-meter run with a time of 1:04, and Josie Orris took third at 1:12. Read More
•March 27, 2019•
Sullivan coop swim team hosted its awards banquet Wednesday, March 13 in the high school commons.
The following athletes were honored.
For the girls’ team, Anna Wooters and McKenna Kull earned the high points award with 34 points each. Read More
Photo by Mike Brothers
Greenville Signs Ray
On Tuesday, March 12 Zoe Ray signed a letter of intent to participate in the Greenville University track and field program. Pictured above are front row: mother Rikki Ray, Zoe, father Quentin Ray. Back row are high school coach Kali Taylor and middle school coach Don Typer. Her main events will be long jump and sprinting. In addition, she will learn to triple jump and pole vault.
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OV Eighth Grade Semifinalists
OV eighth grade players are: Lexie Bartimus, Karson Park, Bailey Bennett, Reagan Reedy, Abbey Luckenbill, Avery Bruns, Kaydence Kennedy, Danielle Simpson, Kayla Fleshner and Brie Williams.
Photo by Jason Brown
Reagan Reedy, Abbey Luckenbill, Lexie Bartimus and Avery Bruns celebrate after scoring a point.
•March 20, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
The Okaw Valley eighth grade volleyball team defeated Pontiac St. Mary’s 25-19, 25-21 to advance to the semifinals of the IESA State volleyball tournament in Pana Friday.
After losing to Peoria Limestone Walters (25-22, 25-3) in the semifinals, OV eighth grade volleyball defeated Royal Prairieview Ogden (25-14, 25-15) to place third in the state volleyball tournament.
The trip to state was the eighth grade team’s first.
The players are Lexie Bartimus, Karson Park, Bailey Bennett, Reagan Reedy, Abbey Luckenbill, Avery Bruns, Kaydence Kennedy, Danielle Simpson, Kayla Fleshner and Brie Williams.
OV finished the season with a record of 17-4.