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Sullivan-Okaw Valley-Shelbyville Swimmers Win Relay

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Swim Winners
The Sullivan, Okaw Valley, Shelbyville High School Swim Coop had two swimmers with wins. Pictured are McKenna Kull, first place and Anna Wooters, second place.

•November 1, 2017•

The Sullivan-Okaw Valley-Shelbyville girls’ swim competed in a meet in Terre Haute Saturday.

The relay team of Anna Wooters, Natalie Drury, Allison Oligschlaeger and McKenna Kull took first place in the 200 medley relay and the 200 freestyle relay.

The relay team also broke the pool record in the 200 medley, by thee seconds with a time of 1:56.76.

Kull took first place in the open division. She took second place in the 200 IM, 50 Free, 100 free, 100 fly and 200 free and placed fourth in the 500 free and the 200 backstroke,. Read More

Mattoon Wrestlers Score Wins

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•November 1, 2017•

The Mattoon Youth Wrestling team had an excellent season scoring first place wins throughout the area.

Lovington wrestlers include Brady Foster, eighth grade, son of Chad Foster and Chastity Judy, and Lincoln Scroggins, second grade, son of Amanda Scroggins and Chad Scroggins.

Scroggins won firsts at the Mt. Zion Kids Open, Spartan Rumble, O’Fallon Panther Pummel, IKWF Central Regionals and Mattoon Kids Open. Read More

Adult Tennis Team Wins Tiebreaker

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•November 1, 2017•

The Sullivan/Okaw Valley adult women’s tennis team played Effingham Oct. 15 and won two out of three matches. The scores were 6-3 6-2, 6-1 4-6 (10-8 tiebreaker) and 2-6 1-6. The tiebreaker match sealed the deal for the ultimate win.  Read More

Knights Volleyball Upset by Heritage at Regionals

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•November 1, 2017•

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The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond volleyball team set several goals at the beginning of this season.

The expectations only grew when the team won the Arcola tournament and stayed undefeated in the Little Okaw Valley Conference.

This senior-led team anticipated a deep run into the IHSA Class 2A Westville Regional, which was why it was heartbreaking for the Knights when they were upset by Heritage last Tuesday. Read More

Knights Post Top Ten Winners at Carlinville Sectional

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ALAH cross country’s Logan Hall was meet champion in Carlinville with a 15:17.87 time.

•November 1, 2017•

On a cold and windy day, Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond boys’ cross country team placed 13th with a score of 313 in the Class 1A Carlinville Sectional in Loveless Park Saturday.

The Knights had two top-10 finishers who earned all-sectional honors and a trip to the state track meet.

Logan Hall was meet champion with a time of 15:12.87.

Layton Hall placed 10th with a personal-record time of 15:49.18. Read More

Okaw Valley Honors Seniors

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Okaw Valley Honors Seniors
Senior athletes honored at Okaw Valley High School were Grace Harlin, Trey Yarnell, Cameron Nickerson, Ethan Macklin, Tanner Coleman and Austin Harshman. 

Big Bass Wins

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Big Bass Wins
Max Doris wins the big bass award with this 5.09lb catch at the Sangamon Valley Open hosted at Clinton Lake on Sunday, October 22. Max is a freshman at Okaw Valley High School. Sophomore Eric Boomer also attended as a member of the Okaw Valley Fishing Team.

Sullivan Volleyball Falls to Wooden Shoes

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•October 25, 2017•

The Sullivan volleyball team dropped its last three matches, including a first round loss to Teutopolis in the Class 2A Shelbyville Regional Monday night.

The regional loss against the Wooden Shoes (25-10, 25-13) ended the Redskins’ season.

Madi Wall and Maddie Dickens combined 17 for passes, and the team recorded three kills. Read More

Lake Shelbyville Eco-Meet

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•October 25, 2017•

The 41st Annual Lake Shelbyville Eco-Meet, coordinated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was held at Camp Camfield Ecological Study Area October 12.

The Eco-Meet is an environmental competition for school students that are in junior high and high school. Junior varsity teams are comprised of four students from grades seven and eight. Varsity teams are made up of four high school students from grades nine through 12. A total of 140 students from 35 schools competed in this year’s event. Read More