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ALAH Volleyball Camp
The ALAH volleyball program hosted camp for third graders through freshmen last week.
ALAH Volleyball Camp
Category Archives: Sports
Top Area Track and Field Athletes Compete in Honor Roll Meet
•June 6, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports
Area’s top track and field athletes competed in the News Gazette Honor Roll Meet Monday in Urbana.
For the Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond boys’ track team, Logan Hall took second in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:57.96, and Layton Hall took second in the 3,200-meter run at 10:14.95.
Kobe Wells placed second in the high jump at 6 feet 5 inches and in the triple jump at 42 feet 2.5 inches.
Austin Romine placed sixth in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:05.82. Read More
St. Jude 3 on 3 Winners
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St. Jude 3 on 3 Winners
Winners of the St. Jude Dash n Bash 3 on 3 basketball tournament were the Ball Hogs” L to R: Kyle Corkill, Brett Bushue, Owen Hussong
Legion Post Team Holds off Alton
•June 6, 2018•
The Post Moultrie Douglas Sr. and Jr. Legion teams competed last week.
The Post Moultrie Douglas Jr. team split two games with a win against Alton and a loss to Charleston.
Against Alton, PMD Jr. Legion scored two runs in the second inning to take a 2-1 lead.
PMD tacked on a much needed insurance run in the fifth, because Alton scored a run in the seventh. Read More
OV Baseball Rolls to Sectional Championship in Extra Innings
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High fives all around from OV catcher Garrett Fritz following Sectional Championship win.
•May 30, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports
The Okaw Valley baseball team finished a roller coaster of a week by winning the Class 1A Danville Sectional in extra innings Saturday and losing a heartbreaker in the super-sectional, Monday, May 28.
Super-Sectional
At the super-sectional game against Ottawa Marquette in Bloomington’s Jack Horenberger Field on the campus of Illinois Wesleyan, the Timberwolves were two outs away from advancing to the Final Four for the second time.
“We didn’t make it to state, but we belonged at state,” said OV coach Andrew Hagerman. “You have to earn it, and we didn’t quite earn it. I have coached for 12 years, and I can say that about two teams.”
In heat that reached mid-nineties and following a nearly 90-minute lightning delay, OV let its one-run lead slip away and lost 10-9 on a walk-off hit in the bottom of the seventh inning.
The Timberwolves scored first by taking advantage of a Crusaders’ error for a run, then Camden Coleman singled in a run with two outs to take a 2-0 first inning lead. Read More
SEA Track Meet Gives Back
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SEA Track Meet Gives Back
The annual track meet for Sullivan Elementary School students sponsored by Sullivan Education Association was held May 17.
The first SEA track meet was held during the 1985-1986 school year. The SEA president at the time was Carolyn Boblitt (grade school teacher) who helped create this event as a way to give back to the students.
The entire SEA came together to make this year’s competition happen, working all the events and cheering on the kids. A photo collage of the meet: Top left: Will Miller, Kent Lehman, Liam Crouch, Liam Cole, Charlie Conlin and Teagan Born; Top Right: Kiely Grooms, Mackenzie Cole and Tenley Campbell: Middle left: Landon Jesse, Colten Wilson, Kaylee Smith, Navaeh Wilson, Kharli Kelly, Shaolin Hunter and Khyli Kelly; Third row of the middle pic: Joshua Cremeens, Katilyn Kirby, Jade McKee, Mason Booker, Devon Richardson and Emerson Risley; fourth row of middle pic: Brighton White, Caleigh Dyer, Linnea Graham and Amya Dyer; Bottom left: Collin Shain; Middle bottom: Colten Wilson and Rikki Ray; Bottom right: Drew Campbell and Rowdy Fayhee.
Okaw Valley Softball Players Recognized
•May 30, 2018•
The Okaw Valley softball team handed out season awards and recognized All-Little Okaw Valley Northwest players this past week.
Five Timberwolves earned LOVC Northwest All-Conference honors.
Grace Harlin and Natalie Jeffers were unanimous selections for first team infielders.
Infielder Bella Benning earned second team honors, and pitcher Grace Bunfill also was named to the second team. Read More
Area Athletes Compete
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Sullivan’s Jadon Nuzzo (center) is pictured.
•May 30, 2018•
Four area athletes competed in the Class 1A Boys’ State Track and Field meet at Eastern Illinois University’s O’Brien Field in Charleston Saturday.
The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond boys’ track and field team placed eighth in state with 26 points, and Sullivan tied for 49th with five points.
ALAH’s Logan Hall, who is to run at the University of Illinois next school year, was state champion in the 1,600-meter run with a time of 4:22.45, and he was runner-up in the 3,200-meter with a time of 9:25.14.
Freshman Layton Hall placed 18th in the 3,200-meter at 10:13.93.
Senior Knight high jumper Kobe Wells cleared 6 feet 6 inches for second place.
For Sullivan, junior Jadon Nuzzo pole vaulted 14 feet for fifth place and five points.
Sullivan Girls Finish Season
•May 23, 2018•
The Sullivan girls’ track and field team competed in the IHSA Class 1A State Track and Field Meet at Eastern Illinois University last weekend.
Esther Miller finished in 29th place in the triple jump with a leap of 32 feet 8.5 inches and in 30th place in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:03.64. Read More
ALAH Track Girls Jump at State
•May 23, 2018•
Two athletes, sophomore Kenli Nettles and senior Hannah Wallen, from the Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond girls’ track and field team competed in the Class 1A State Track and Field meet at Eastern Illinois University’s O’Brien Field in Charleston. Read More