Photo by R.R. Best
Sullivan batter Ian Hill takes a look at this pitch during the Meridian game, Monday.

•April 25, 2018•

By Jason Brown
NP Sports

After three straight losses, the Sullivan baseball team swept Meridian in a double header Monday, April 25.

In the first game of the double header against Meridian, Sullivan plated three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to complete an improbable 5-4 comeback win.

Sullivan had a 2-1 lead after the first inning, but the Hawks tied the game at two in the second inning.

Meridian took the lead with a run in the fifth inning, then extended that lead to 4-2 with a run in the sixth inning.

Ian Hill and Luke Harlin recorded two hits each, and Harlin also added two RBIs and a run scored.

Hill also had a run scored and drew two walks.

Spencer Johnson stole two bases and scored two runs, and Dalton Rogers reached base three times. Read More

•April 25, 2018•

By Jason Brown
NP Sports

The Okaw Valley softball team won three-straight games before dropping a doubleheader to Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond in Arthur Monday, April 23.

Saturday, OV knocked off Fisher 6-1 in the first game of a doubleheader and Westville 5-4 in the second game.

In the first game, OV jumped out early to take a 3-0 lead after the first inning against Fisher.

The Timberwolves plated two more runs in the fifth inning and tacked on one more run in the seventh.

Fisher scored its lone run in the bottom of the seventh inning.

Grace Harlin recorded three hits (including a home run) three RBIs and two runs scored. Read More

•April 18, 2018•

By Jason Brown
NP Sports

The Sullivan baseball team finished the week 2-1 with wins against Arcola and Central A&M and a loss to Shelbyville.

Last Friday the Redskins waited until the last half inning to make their move, but with five runs in the bottom of the seventh, Sullivan tied the score at five.

In the bottom of the eighth, Sullivan walked off the game to complete the 6-5 comeback.

Sullivan pounded out 10 hits and played errorless in the field.

After giving up a run in the second inning and four runs in the third inning, Redskins’ pitchers settled down and held CAMs scoreless, until Sullivan could plate late runs. Read More

•April 18, 2018•

By Jason Brown
NP Sports

Once the weather cleared, the Sullivan girls’ and boys’ track teams wasted no time this week.

Girls Track

The girls’ team competed in the Tolono Unity Invite, the Shelbyville Open, the Arthur Invite a quadrangular against Central A &M, Warrensburg-Latham and Cerro-Gordo-Bement.

The girls finished 16th place with 12 points at the 21-team Tolono Unity Girls’ Invite last Friday.

Emily White led the way with a tie for third place in the high jump at 4 feet 10 inches.

Esther Miller placed fourth in the 400-meter dash with a new personal record time of 1:04.24. Read More

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Sullivan High School graduate Brynna Sentel winning one of the relays at the Liberal Arts Championships in Iowa.

•April 18, 2018•

Brynna Sentel was a Blue Dolphin team leader in Sullivan inspiring many to push themselves to achieve swimming goals.

Sentel has achieved a few goals of her own since leaving Sullivan for

Franklin College in Indiana.

The daughter of Lori Sentel of Sullivan was named NCAA Liberal Arts Championships Female Swimmer of the Year.

She scored a perfect 60 points at the conference championship, the most ever by a Franklin female swimmer, won all three individual events, placing first in the 200 free, 500 free, and 100 back, achieved the NCAA National B cut in 100 back, swam on four gold-medal-winning relays and broke Franklin team records in the 100 back, 500 free and 200 free style. She also won the Franklin College Female Rookie of the Year Award as well as the Swimming & Diving Female Athlete of the Year Award.[/s2If]