•July 11, 2018•
Garrett Fritz was named Herald and Review player of the year and was joined on the all area team by several of his teammates.
Austin Harshman - First Team - Harshman was a dynamic leadoff hitter for the Wolves who hit .417 with a home run and 25 RBI. He showed off a strong arm in center field and pitched in relief while assuming occasional starts on the mound, going 7-0 with a 0.22 ERA in 32.1 innings with 39 strikeouts. Read More
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League Champions
The 9-10 year old Sullivan Youth Baseball team #3 won the 2018 Okaw League Championship. The team finished the season with a .320 team batting average, outscored their opponents 83-30 and were 9-0 this season. Pictured front: Brady Stollard, Jake Poyner, Aden Butler, Cannin Hall and Caden Saul; middle row: Carter Standerfer, Lane Nowlin, Aden Wallace, Bryton White, Tegan McRill and Addison Hullum and back row: coaches Luke Poyner, Brad Saul and Eric Stollard.
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Beacon Athletes Win Medals In Special Olympics
Coach, Debbie Hunter, and a group of athletes from the Moultrie County Beason competed in the statewide Special Olympics in Bloomington June 15-17.
Hunter said, “Thousands of athletes from all over the state came to compete. We are so proud of our young people who came home with medals.”
The Beacon medal winners are:
Chance Shuman – gold medal in softball throw and 4th in 50- meter run.
Laura Walter – silver in 100- meter walk
Elisa Whitehead – silver in standing long jump
Kim Fair – bronze in standing long jump
Richard McCabe – bronze in 800-meter walk race
John Whitehead – bronze in shot put
Becky Ellis ( Whitrock) – 4th in 100-meter walk
Kim Yeakel – 4th in standing long jump
Kailee French – participation ribbon in 100-meter walk
Jennifer Kenny - 7th in 100-meter walk
Photo by Grant Wade
Mustang Tournament Action
Tanner Seelow from Sullivan Youth Baseball #2 (Kevin Cremeens, coach) batting against the Atwood- Hammond team in Monday’s Mustang League Tournament in Villa Grove. Seelow hit a two run double to help win against the AH team. They proceeded to the next round on Tuesday and were defeated by the Sullivan #3 team (Brad Saul, coach).
Photo furnished. National Tumbler Six year old Sylvia Dawkins of Sullivan recently competed in the National Tumbling competition held in Florida earlier this month. Sylvia will be in the first grade at Sullivan Elementary School in the fall.
•June 27, 2018•
The News-Gazette announced its All-Area track and field teams last week.
Several area athletes earned honors.
For Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond boys’ team, senior distance runner Logan Hall earned all-area first team honors.
Senior high jumper Kobe Wells earned all-area second team honors.
Freshman distance runner Layton Hall and junior middle-distance runner Austin Romine were named to the honorable mention team.
For the ALAH girls’ team, sophomore hurdler and jumper Kenli Nettles earned first-team honors. Read More
•June 20, 2018•
The Little Okaw Valley Conference Northwest Division announced its softball all-conference teams last week.
Several area players earned honors.
For Okaw Valley seniors Grace Harlin and Natalie Jeffers were unanimously first team selections as position players. Read More
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Midwest Qualifiers from left are: Second place - Zach Williams, Caden Ellis of Sullivan winner and third place Kolten Bauer.
•June 20, 2018•
Caden Ellis, Sullivan High School golfer, won the Midwest Qualifier for the Optimist International Junior Golf Championship to be held July 29 through August 1 at PGA National Resort and Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. The Midwest Qualifier has been held in Decatur for more than 30 years, This year’s tournament was two days at Red Tail Golf Course, and Ellis shot a record - 3 (68, 73 - 141 total).
The Optimist International Junior Golf Championships continues to be one of the most recognizable junior tournaments in the world with more than 6,000 golfers attempting to qualify.
Annually more than 660 of the best junior golfers, representing more than 30 nations, 45 states and six Canadian provinces, converge for a week of unsurpassed competition and fellowship.
Since 1978, Optimist-sponsored golf tournaments have served as a springboard for many of golf’s greatest players.[/s2If]
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Sullivan V-Ball Camps
Sullivan volleyball camps hosted third, fourth and fifth grade participants last week.
•June 13, 2018•
The Central Illinois Conference officials have announced the boys’ and girls’ softball and baseball all-conference teams.
For softball, Sullivan sophomore Gwen Diepholz earned second-team honors. Read More