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Local Players Make All Conference Honors

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Local Players Make All
Conference Honors
The Little Okaw Valley Conference and Central Illinois Conference announced its all-conference teams this past week.
In the Little Okaw Valley Northwest Division, three Okaw Valley and three Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond players earned honors.
For Okaw Valley, Jared Bunfill was voted unanimously to the first team, and Garrett Fritz and Austin Hill earned second-team honors.
For the Knights, Will Cohan and Colton Romine earned first-team honors, and Kobe Wells was named to the honorable mention team.
In the CIC, Sullivan junior Caden Ellis was named to the honorable mention team.

OV Softball Team Splits Pair of Games

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Grace Bunfill pitched 8 innings.

•March 28, 2018•

By Jason Brown
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The Okaw Valley softball team split a pair of games last week to set its overall record at 2-3 on the year.

The Timberwolves defeated Morrisonville last Thursday but lost to Central A&M last Wednesday.

Against Morrisonville, junior Bella Benning singled in the winning run on a 2-2 count in the bottom of the eighth inning for a 6-5 final.

OV took the lead in the first inning when Grace Bunfill knocked in a run.

Morrisonville took the a 4-1 lead in the sixth inning, but OV answered with two runs in the bottom of the sixth to cut the lead to 4-3.

Morrisonville extended the lead to 5-3 with a run in the seventh inning, but OV again answered with two runs in the bottom of the inning to tie the game at five. Read More

Sullivan Girls’ and Boys’ Track Host Meet

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•March 28, 2018•

By Jason Brown
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Athletes from the Sullivan girls’ and boys’ track and field teams competed in meets this past week.

The Redskins hosted four other teams to open its outdoor seasons last Tuesday.

The girls’ team tied Villa Grove for first with 88.5 points, and the boys’ team won the meet with 102 points.

For the girls’ team, Zoe Ray won the long jump at 16 feet 1inch, and Zoe Walton won the 40-meter dash in 1:34.34. Read More

Sullivan Redskins Baseball Battles Back but Falls Short

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•March 28, 2018•

The Sullivan baseball team dropped a close game to Villa Grove last Wednesday.

Each team scored in the first inning, and Sullivan took the lead in the second inning.

VG retook the lead in the top of the third inning with two run and added one in the fifth inning and two in the sixth for the 6-2 lead.

The Redskins battled back with a run in the bottom of the sixth inning and two runs in the seven, but eventually fell short in the 6-5 loss. Read More

First in Floor Exercise

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First in Floor Exercise
Sylvia Dawkins won first place for her floor exercise at the Prairieland Tumbling and Trampoline sponsored tumbling meet held in Pana over the weekend. Sylvia is the daughter of Bret and Alice Dawkins of Sullivan.

WSS Baseball Team Splits a Pair

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•March 21 2018•

The Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg baseball split a pair of games this week,

The Hatchets defeated Shelbyville last Thursday, but lost to Okaw Valley the following day.

Against Shelbyville, the Rams took the lead in the top of the second inning, but WSS scored two in the bottom of the inning to take the lead 2-1. Read More

Green Wave’s Second Inning Put Sullivan Baseball Team Away

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•March 21 2018•

The Sullivan baseball team dropped its season opener at home to Mattoon 12-2 Friday, March 16.

The Green Wave scored 11 runs in the second inning, and Sullivan could not recover.

Sullivan scored its first run in the second inning when Zach Sowers singled then scored on Ian Hill’s fielder’s choice.

The Redskins scored again in the third inning when two Green Wave errors led Spencer Johnson to reach base, then later score. Read More

Road Games Hinder ALAH Softball Team

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•March 21 2018•

The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond softball team dropped two road games this week to start the season at 0-3.

The Knights lost to Tuscola last Thursday and Monticello Friday, March 16.

Against Monticello, one rough inning doomed the Knights in a 5-1 loss.

The Sages scored five runs on four errors in the second inning but were held scoreless the rest of the game. Read More

WSS Opens Softball Season with Two Wins

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•March 21 2018•

The Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg softball team started the season by winning its first two games.

The Hatchets shutout Shelbyville 7-0 last Thursday and knocked off Central A&M 7-4 last Tuesday.

Against Shelbyville, the game was close until WSS scored two runs in the fourth inning.

The Hatchets followed with a run in the fifth inning and four runs in the sixth inning to pull away.

WS totaled eight hits, with Calla Roney hitting a home run. Read More

ALAH Track Grabs Seven of Eight Spots

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•March 21 2018•

The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond boys track team placed seven athletes in the top eight spots in the 74-team Charleston High School Indoor Boys’ Invitational Saturday at Eastern Illinois University.

Logan Hall and Billy Fifer were the Knights top performers.

Hall ran the 1,600-meter run in 4:21.16 for first place in his heat, and Fifer ran the 60-meter dash in 7.72 for first. Read More