•September 12, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports
The Sullivan boys’ and girls’ cross country team competed in two larger meets this past week.
The boys’ team placed third with a score of 102 points in the Bement Bulldog Classic at Allerton Park in Monticello, and Chase McClure led the Redskins with a time of 19:23.38, and Noah Bates followed at 20:36.34.
Spencer Johnson ran a 22:16.11, and Colin Chappel ran a 22:28.52.
Coen Foster rounded out the times at 22:42.07. Read More
•September 12, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports
The Sullivan-Okaw Valley football team fell behind early and could not recover in its 40-0 loss to Warrensburg-Latham Friday night at Victory Field.
“We didn’t play to our ability in any aspect of the game,” said coach Jeff Myers. “Hats off to Warrensburg-Latham. They came out with a much higher energy level and sense of urgency than we did. We took a big step back in terms of our effort from the previous two weeks.” Read More
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Knights Classic Champs
For the second straight year, Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond junior varsity volleyball team wins the Knights Classic.
•September 5, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports
The Okaw Valley volleyball team knocked off Sullivan and Neoga last week to improve its record to 3-1 on the season.
Last Thursday, the Timberwolves defeated Neoga in three sets.
OV lost the first set 26-24 but battled back to take the next two sets, 25-22, 25-10.
Madison Voegel recorded four blocks, four kills and two aces.
Paige Coleman tallied three blocks, 10 kills, two aces, two assists and 13 digs.
April Decesaro finsihed with 15 digs and six assists, and Sadie Zimmerman had team-leading 23 assists.
Kate Jeffers added four blocks and 14 kills, and Bella Benning had 10 digs, five kills and two aces.
Kailynn Bobbett recorded five kills and five aces. Read More
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Team photo: Left to right. Leyton Ellis, Leighton Burcham, Caden Ellis, Drew Rogers, Logan Westjohn and Aiden Short.
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Duo: First place individual Caden Ellis and fifth place Drew Rogers.
•September 5, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
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Hole in one: Gary Herschberger playing in the junior varsity match scored his first ever hole in one on the fourth hole.
The Sullivan boys’ golf team continues to roll.
A 10-0 roll.
The Redskins won a triangular against St. Teresa and Clinton last Tuesday, then knocked off Teutopolis Thursday (Oct. 28), before winning the 11-team Olney Invitational, Friday.
At the Richland Country Club in Olney, the team finished with a low score of 330.
Caden Ellis was the medalist with a two-over par, 73.
Drew Rogers shot an 82 for fifth place.
The teams third and fourth scorers were Leighton Burcham with an 85 and Leyton Ellis with a 90.
This 18-hole invite did not go towards the regular season record, but Sullivan is still undefeated at 10-0.
Ellis was medalist in the other two meets as well.
He won the Teutopolis match with a 36 and won the triangular with a 38.
Sullivan defeated T-town 158-208.
Leighton Burcham shot a 38, and Drew Rogers scored a 40.
Ellis finished with a 44, Logan Westjohn with a 46 and Tim Lawyer 47.
In the triangular, the Redskins shot a 171 for the win.
After Ellis’ 38, Burcham shot a 42, and Rogers scored a 45.
Ellis finished with a 46, Westjohn a 48 and Lawyer a 49.
Sullivan is scheduled to enter a triangular at Eagle Creek hosted by Okaw Valley Tuesday.
•September 5, 2018•
Okaw Valley boys’ golf placed second in a triangular meet at Eagle Creek last Tuesday.
OV scored 195 as a team, which was 18 points more than winner Shelbyville.
Mount Pulaski placed third with 212. Read More
•September 5, 2018•
The Sullivan volleyball team dropped two matches this past week.
The Redskins lost to Bement and Okaw Valley in back-to-back nights.
Last Monday, Sullivan lost to Bement in two sets, 25-23, 26-24. Read More
•September 5, 2018•
The Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg softball team picked up two more wins this past week to start the season 3-0.
The Hatchets knocked off Dietrich and Cumberland in straight sets.
Last Thursday, WSS defeated Cumberland 25-10, 25-1.
“The girls came out with a bang in the first set,” said WSS coach Ronda Schlechte. “Everything just flowed really well. We had a few more errors in set two but recovered nicely.” Read More
•September 5, 2018•
The Sullivan girls’ golf team split a pair of matches this past week and snaped its undefeated streak.
The Redskins defeated St. Teresa at the Red Tail Run Golf Course in Decatur last Tuesday, but lost Teutopolis last Thursday.
Against the Bulldogs, Addison Darush was medalist, and Alexis Britton, Erin Wallace, and Esther Miller rounded out the team scoring.
Last Thursday, Sullivan hosted Teutopolis in a 196-215 loss. Read More
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SOV quarterback Luke Harlin hands off to junior Dillon Wallace for 25 yards.
•September 5, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
Before the season started, Sullivan-Okaw Valley football coach Jeff Myers said, “Without question, the biggest weakness we have is depth. Staying healthy will be a key to our success.”
This was put to the test early on against Newton Friday night at Victory Field.
“Offensively it was hard to recover when our quarterback (Luke Harlin) went down with a shoulder injury on the second series,” said Myers. “Later in the half we lost our starting running back (Cameron Kesterson) to a concussion.”
Harlin and Kesterson accounted for 100 percent of the Redskins’ offense in week one.
Despite two long passes for touchdowns, Sullivan’s defense played well and kept them in most of the game.
“Defensively, we did some good things, led by some solid defensive line play in Leman Jones and senior Cullen Dyer, but we gave up some big plays through the air, and that’s an area we have to improve,” said Myers.
Sullivan scored its first touchdown of the game with just under 11 minutes left in the second quarter. Read More