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Okaw Valley High School senior Grace Harlin has committed to Fontbonne University in St, Louis, Mo. She will have the opportunity to play golf and softball there.
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Category Archives: Sports
Midwest Youth Team Tennis Offered In Sullivan
•February 7, 2018•
Midwest Youth Team Tennis gives kids the opportunity to have fun and play on a team, and the Okaw Valley Tennis Association (OVTA) is offering a Midwest Youth Team Tennis program.
The USTA/Midwest Section(United States Tennis Association), OVTA partnership uses the USTA Youth Tennis play format with age appropriate equipment, court dimensions and scoring. Read More
Blue Dolphins Qualify at Circle City
Photo by J.D. Graham
Dolphin 12 and under swimmers giving smiles to the head coach before warming up. In line order Madalyn Booker, Ethan Schmohe, Johnathan Lacobazzi, Mason Booker, Devon Richardson and Alivia Melvin.
•February 7, 2018•
Submitted by J.D. Graham
Sullivan Blue Dolphins had 19 swimmers qualify to compete at the 35th annual Circle City Classic meet in Indianapolis. In order to attend swimmers had to meet a qualify time in the events. SBD took the largest number of qualifying swimmers this season.
Swimmers representing the Dolphins were Madalyn Booker, Mason Booker, Calista Clark, Emily Crosier, Natalie Drury, Mackenzie Erixon, Brodie Goss, Johnathan Iacobazzi, McKenna Kull, Alivia Melvin, Sofia Nuzzo, Allison Oligschlaeger, Jessica Renfro, Devon Richardson, Ethan Schmohe, Ryan Schodlatz, Gabrielle Spain, Natalie Turnbaugh and Anna Wooters.
Head coach Jason Drury, while proud of his swimmers’ success in having the largest numbers qualify, said the experience they get walking into this level of competition is what he is excited for.
The Dolphins next compete at Illinois Wesleyan in Bloomington before finishing out the short course season with the championship meet season.
Sullivan Girls Knock Off Meridian in Regional
Photo by Darian Hays
Chloe Riley tallied eight points for Sullivan in the 61-34 Regional tournament win over Meridian.
•February 7, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports
The Sullivan girls’ basketball team dropped a game to Clinton Thursday but defeated Cerro-Gordo in the last regular season game, then won its first-round game in the IHSA Class 2A Arthur Regional Monday night.
Monday night in Arthur, the No. 5 seeded Sullivan knocked off the No. 10 seeded Meridian 61-34.
The Redskins took over from the start, outscoring Meridian 17-2 in the first quarter and 15-8 in the second quarter.
Sullivan extended that lead by 10 in the third quarter for a 48-16 lead.
“I thought we played a great game defensively until the fourth quarter,” said Sullivan coach Sheri McCain. “We held them to just 13 points for three quarters, but the girls who came off the bench were a little complacent defensively and allowed more points than I would have liked.”
Esther Miller scored a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Read More
ALAH Girls Win First Round Regional Matchup
Photo by Darian Hays
ALAH Freshman Jolynn Barbee (pictured) along with, senior Abi Duzan, junior Marcy Petersheim and senior Callie Schable each scored four points in the 59-27 win over Villa Grove.
•February 7, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports
Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond girls’ basketball team defeated Cerro Gordo/Bement in a Little Okaw Valley Conference Northwest Division game Thursday and then won its first-round matchup in the IHSA Class 2A Arthur Regional against Villa Grove Monday night.
In regional action at Arthur, the No. 7 seeded ALAH fell behind the No. 6 seeded Villa Grove 10-7 in the first quarter but bounced back in the second quarter to outscore the Blue Devils 21-9 to take a 28-19 halftime lead.
ALAH kept up the pressure in the third quarter by again scoring 21 points, but this time, Villa Grove scored only six.
The Knights added eight points in the fourth for the eventual 59-27 victory.
Junior Marissa Herschberger scored a team-high 16 points and five steals, and senior Hannah Wallen, back from injury, recorded 12 points and eight rebounds, eight assists and four steals.
Senior Kyla Carson contributed nine points, and Janette Comstock added six points, four rebounds and two steals. Read More
OV Girls Win LOVC Division Championship
•February 7, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports
Okaw Valley girls’ basketball team hit another season goal by winning the Little Okaw Valley Northwest Division with a perfect 5-0 record Thursday.
On senior night in Bethany, the Timberwolves topped Argenta-Oreana 66-36 to win their first outright LOVC championship since 2004-05.
But now the IHSA Class 1A Chrisman Regional has started, and OV is poised to compete for a regional title.
“Right now our focus is on the regional and advancing as far as possible,” said OV coach Brad Ackers. “There are a lot of good basketball teams out there. We will not be overlooking anyone.” Read More
OVHS Girls Win Four, Remain Undefeated in Divison
•January 31, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports
Okaw Valley girls’ basketball team improved its overall record to 23-5 and stayed undefeated at 4-0 in the Little Okaw Valley Northwest Division this past week.
In a busy week of games, the Timberwolves defeated Windsor-Stewardson-Strasburg last Tuesday, Arcola last Thursday, Cumberland Saturday and Decatur LSA Monday.
Against LSA Monday night, OV jumped out to a 24-5 first quarter lead and kept the pressure on from there for the eventual 59-27 win.
Paige Robinson scored a game-high 23 points, including five 3-pointers.
Ciera Perry followed Robinson with 11, and Madison Vogel added eight. Read More
Sullivan Redskins Post Win Over Meridian
•January 31, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports
The Sullivan boys’ basketball team finished the week 1-3 with losses to Warrensburg-Latham, Charleston and St. Teresa and a win against Meridian.
Against Meridian last Wednesday, which was rescheduled from Jan. 16, Sullivan had to make a second-half comeback to win 54-48.
The Redskins were down 21-6 in the first quarter but battled back to cut the lead to 27-20 at halftime.
In the third period, Sullivan cut the lead to two points, then pulled away in the fourth quarter 15-7. Read More
Sullivan Girls Face Some Tough Opponents
Photo by R.R. Best
Senior night (L to R) Lizzie Green, Chloe Riley, Laine Cameron and Haley Rose.
•January 31, 2018•
The Sullivan girls’ basketball team finished 1-2 overall and lost the third place Central Illinois Conference Tournament game to St. Teresa last Thursday and then dropped a home game against Central A&M Monday night.
Against A&M, Sullivan fell behind 15-8 in the first quarter but hung around to make a final push in the fourth quarter.
Late buckets by Avery Still and Chloe Riley cut the lead to 55-53 with under 20 seconds to play, but Sullivan could not get any closer in the eventual 57-53 loss.
“The girls played exceptionally hard the entire game,” said Sullivan coach Sheri McCain. “It was a close game, but A&M just capitalized on our turnovers tonight at key moments. We were 13-for-21 from the free-throw line, and they were 15-for-18 (9-for-12 in the fourth quarter).” Read More
Strong Showing for ALAH Girls in LSA Game
•January 31, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports
The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond girls’ basketball team split a pair of games this past week.
The Knights knocked off Decatur LSA last Thursday but lost to Argenta-Oreana Monday night at home.
ALAH picked up another Little Okaw Valley NW Division Conference game by defeating LSA 64-25.
The Knights jumped up early, 21-11 in the first quarter and then put the game away with a 20-2 second quarter run.
Marissa Herschberger scored a season-high 30 points to go with seven assists. Read More