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SHS Boys’ Swim Team
Addison Graham, Brodie Goss, Ryan Schodlatz, Luke Bowman, Julian Poston. Not pictured Justin Helmuth, also awarded Most Improved.
SHS Boys’ Swim Team
Category Archives: Sports
Knights Softball Team Comes Back Strong in Sixth
•March 28, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports
The Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond softball team handed Cumberland its first loss of the year in Arthur last Thursday.
The Knights jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the third inning when Marissa Herschberger and Reagan Miller scored in the third inning.
Cumberland tied the game in the fifth inning 3-3, but ALAH took back the lead in the bottom of the inning when Herschberger and Macy Hollingsworth scored.
Cumberland took the lead 6-5 in five in the top of the sixth inning, but the Knights battled back and scored three runs in the bottom of the inning for the 8-6 lead and eventual win. Read More
Windsor Stew/Stras Softball Dominated Arcola in Five
•March 28, 2018•
The Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg softball team overwhelmed Arcola 18-1 in five innings last Wednesday.
The Hatches scored in all five innings, busting out for five runs in the fourth inning and eight runs in the fifth inning to put the game away.
WSS totaled 15 hits in the game and played errorless in the field.
Madision Everett led WSS with three hits, two runs and two RBIs. Read More
Honored Swimmers
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Honored Swimmers
Anna Wooters - Most Improved and High Point Sectional Winner. Natalie Drury and McKenna Kull selected as Co-Team Captains.
High Points
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High Points
Brodie Goss selected team captain and high point winner at Sectional.
ALAH Track Teams Compete at Top Times
•March 28, 2018•
Athletes from the Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond girls’ and boys’ track and field team competed in the Illinois Top Times meet at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington Saturday.
Athletes from 312 schools were represented. Read More
Local Players Make All Conference Honors
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
Photo by RR Best
Grace Bunfill pitched 8 innings.
•March 28, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports
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
•March 28, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports
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
•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