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Hannah Righter took home the Most Improved Award during the girls’ golf team fall banquet last Tuesday.

•November 4, 2020•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports

The Sullivan boys’ and girls’ golf team hosted Awards Banquets at the VFW Hall in Sullivan last Tuesday.
Only team members and coaches attended in person because of current Illinois Department of Public Health limitations on gatherings.
Several athletes collected individual awards.
For the boys’ team, Drew Rogers won Most Valuable Player (Lowest Average) Award.
Logan Westjohn left with the Leadership Award, and Will Haegan earned the award for Most Improved Average Score.
Leyton Ellis earned the Redskin Award. Read More

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Paige Robinson slashes toward the basket during the 2018 Final Four in Normal.

•June 17, 2020•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports

When Okaw Valley alumnus Paige Robinson selected which collegiate basketball team she wanted to play for after high school, she wanted to join a university basketball team that had a chance to win a national championship.
Last season, in her freshman year, Robinson was part of a 35-0 Drury University that made it to the Final Four. She thought that she might have the opportunity for a dream season in her first year. But the Panthers lost 69-60 to Lubbock Christian in the NCAA-II semifinals to end their season.
This season, as the No. 1 ranked team in the NCAA-II, the Panthers defeated Lewis 77-55 for their fourth straight Great Lakes Valley Conference title and again headed into the NCAA-II undefeated (32-0). Read More

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Amanda Glazebrook is pictured.

IBCA Hall of Famer
By Jason Brown
NP Sports

While the Basketball Museum of Illinois in Elburn is currently closed because of the pandemic shutdown, the Museum’s Twitter account gave a shout out to Sullivan alumnus Amanda Glazebrook.
On May 11, the Museum’s Twitter account posted three photos of Glazebrook, who is an IBCA Hall of Famer, with the follow tweet.
“During the 1990-91 season, Amanda Glazebrook, playing pt. guard, led Sullivan H.S. to the State Title going 35-0. From 1987 -1991, Sullivan was 105 -14. Amanda attended ISU & had 239 assists. We are proud to call her an IBCA Hall of Famer.”
After playing at Illinois State University, Glazebrook returned to Sullivan to coach the high school varsity team.
In the 2001-02 season, an Amanda Glazebrook coached team lost to Teutopolis in the Decatur sectional. Read More

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Jamison Rocke jumps high in the air to catch a ball to break Okaw Valley’s full-court press.

•February 26, 2020•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

After winning an emotional home game to secure the regular-season Lincoln Prairie Conference championship Friday, the Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond boys’ basketball team could not carry that momentum into the semifinals and lost to Stewardson-Strasburg in the Meridian Regional, Monday.
Against Okaw Valley Friday, a team ALAH lost to 60-57 on Feb. 1, the Knights took the lead in the middle two quarters and held on to ten-point advantage until the fourth quarter.
OV battle back cutting the lead to three points several times in the final period but could not tie the game in the 54-49 win.
“I’m proud of these guys working so hard. We fought through it. These kids went through 3-23 last year to get where they are today is amazing,” said ALAH coach Brad McGill. Read More

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Senior Night at SHS
Sullivan celebrated senior night recognizing Kirsten O’Neill (left center) and Avery Still along with their families prior to Sullivan’s win over St. Teresa Monday night.

•February 5, 2020•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

After losing to St. Teresa in overtime in the championship game of the Central Illinois Conference Tournament Thursday, the Sullivan girls’ basketball team bounced back to defeated the Bulldogs in a regular-season CIC matchup on senior night Monday.
After a back-and-forth first quarter, the Redskins went into the half trailing 21-19.
The Bulldogs extended that lead to 35-31 heading into the fourth quarter.
Unlike in the championship game where Sullivan was able to grab the lead for good, the Redskins took a 41-39 lead after Lilly Null hit two layup drives.
St. Teresa tied the game with 2:10 left in the game.
Emily White knocked down a 3-pointer with just less than two minutes to play to retake the lead 44-41. Read More