•August 29, 2018•

By Jason Brown
NP Sports

The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond volleyball team returned five seniors to this year’s squad, but the Knights are a relatively short team.
“It will be hard for us to overpower some teams with our small size,” said ALAH coach Emily Crossman. “We will have to use our block to funnel the ball, as the first line of defense, rather than depending on the stuff block. Our hitters have to be smart and play with a purpose.”
But one thing that Crossman can count on is that she has a smart team.
“We have a strategy and know where to place the ball,” she said. “The girls work together tremendously well and support one another in everything.”
For the last few weeks, the team has been trying to perform every play with a purpose. Read More

•August 29, 2018•

The Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg volleyball team won its season opener against Central A&M last Thursday.
WSS won in straight sets, 25-19, 25-18.
Megan Schlechte led the Hatchets with 10 kills, and Calla Roney had six. Read More

•August 22, 2018•

The SHS Varsity boys golf team finished 3rd at the John Macek Invitational at the orange course in Champaign. We shot a 325 as a team falling behind Charleston with a 297 and St. Anthony with a 319. Caden Ellis got 2nd place overall with a 3 under 69 for the day!
Scoring: Caden Ellis 69, Leighton Burcham 82, Drew Rogers 85, Leyton Ellis 89, Logan Westjohn 89, Tim Lawyer 100.

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SOV coach Jeff Myers has 15 returning lettermen.

•August 22, 2018•

By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

Usually, a high school football coach does not return youth and experience in the same year.
But that was exactly what Sullivan-Okaw Valley football coach Jeff Myers inherited in his first year as head coach.
Myers returns 15 lettermen but only six seniors.
This leaves the Redskins little room for injury this season.
“Without question the biggest weakness we have is depth,” said Myers. “Staying healthy will be a key to our success.”
Even with a young squad that has learned three offense and defenses in the last three years, Myers believes his varsity experience will help provide a balanced offense in terms of run to pass.
His expectations are pretty simple.
“We expect to win football games,” he said, “compete for a CIC championship and be a playoff team.”
For this to happen, the Redskins’ quarterback Luke Harlin will have to play a huge role for the offense to be successful.
“We require a lot of the quarterback in this system” said Myers. “He has to be a thrower, a runner, a leader, an orchestrator, and a coach on the field. This far Luke has exceeded my expectations in all those areas, and I am really excited to see what kind of season he puts together.” Read More

•August 22, 2018•

The Strasburg Lions club will host a slow pitch softball tournament September 8 in the Strasburg Park. Teams may have up to 15 players and a minimum of eight players. Cost to participate is $200 per team. The Lions will serve hamburgers and porkburgers for lunch and ribeye and tenderloin sandwiches for supper. All teams must be signed up and paid by September 1. For questions or to register, contact Lion Mike Antonacci at 217-343-9789.