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OV Baseball Scores Big in Two Wins

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OVHS Varsity Baseball first row - Talon Russell, Eli Hagerman, Austin Harshman, Anthony Jones, Sam Hagerman. Second row- Dalton Milligan, Hayden Fransisco, Cameron Sharp, Cody Drake, Camden Coleman, Dalton McGill. Third row - Ethan Macklin, Garrett Fritz, Tanner Coleman, Austin Hill, Hutson Dickens, Tyson Brown, Trey Yarnell.

•March 21 2018•

By Jason Brown
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Okaw Valley senior Garrett Fritz tallied five hits, including two home runs, and 10 RBIs in wins against Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg Friday, March 16, and Mt. Pulaski Wednesday, March 14.

Against WSS, Fritz homered twice, scored three runs and had four RBIs to help the Timberwolves to a 10-0 win in six innings.

OV scored two in the first inning, three in the third inning, then scored five more runs in the next two innings.

Trey Yarnell was 2-for-3 with RBIs, and Austin Harshman had a hit, a run, a stolen base and one RBI. Read More

Sullivan HS Softball Faces Cumberland

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•March 21 2018•

The Sullivan softball team dropped a non-conference game to Cumberland 7-1 Friday, March 16.

The Pirates are ranked 13th in Class 1A in the Illinois Coaches Association poll.

Cumberland jumped out early with a 2-0 first inning lead, then tacked on four more runs in the fourth inning. Read More

Cameron Nickerson Officially Signs with Illinois College

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Cameron Nickerson Officially Signs with Illinois College
Okaw Valley High School senior Cameron Nickerson committed to Illinois College in Jacksonville to continue his academic and athletic career. He will play golf for the Blueboys. He is the son of Steve and Tara Nickerson.

Sullivan Softball Opens Season

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•March 14, 2018•

The Sullivan softball team was no hit in its 10-0 to season opener loss to Maroa-Forsyth Monday evening.

The Redskins are set to travel to Cerro Gordo Tuesday, then to Cumberland Friday, March 16.

OV’s Bunfill and Hill  Play in All-Star Game

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•March 14, 2018•

The 25th annual boys’ basketball Central Illinois All-Star game is set for March 24 in Cumberland. There is a three-point contest at 7:05 p.m., and tip-off of the game involving senior players from the LOVC against senior players from the NTC is set for 7:30. Jared Bunfill and Austin Hill will represent Okaw Valley and the LOVC in that game.

Area Players Earn OV Division Honors

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•March 14, 2018•

Several area basketball players earned all-Little Okaw Valley Conference Northwest Division honors this past week.

For Okaw Valley, senior Jared Bunfill was named to the 7-member 2017-18 all-Little Okaw Valley Conference Northwest Division boys basketball team.

Bunfill averaged a team-high 11.9 points per game. Read More

Boyer to Mexico in May

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•March 14, 2018•

Britton Boyer of Sullivan along with her teammates of Trevecca Nazarene University’s basketball team will travel to the Chiapas region of Mexico May 8-15 to help rebuild housing in the area heavily impacted by the recent earthquakes.  Read More

Central Illinois Crush Organizes

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Central Illinois Crush Organizes
Central Illinois Crush baseball team was recently organized by Sullivan native Josh Wright, his wife, Dana Rose and Jeff Rose. Central Illinois Crush 11U Baseball team is a newly founded baseball team that is based out of Sullivan with 13 players and four coaches.
The team met March 11 with one of the team sponsors Courtyard Estates in Sullivan. The entire team and coaches had lunch and photograph sessions with Courtyard residents and talked baseball.