•January 17, 2018•
The Sullivan boys’ basketball team defeated Cerro Gordo/Bement to win its Central Illinois Conference opener Friday night.
The game was close after the first quarter, 17-16, but Sullivan took its one-point lead and turned it into a double-digit lead at half, 28-18, by outscoring CBGD 11-2 in the second quarter.
Isaiah Plank hit the 2-pointer to grab the lead in the second quarter. Read More
•January 17, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports
The Sullivan girls’ basketball team dropped a Central Illinois Conference game against St. Teresa High School Thursday in Decatur.
“With only playing one game in 12 days we were a little stagnant offensively,” said Sullivan coach Sheri McCain
Down three 43-40 heading into the fourth quarter, Sullivan came close but could not close the gap and eventually lost 56-63. Read More
•January 17, 2018•
A poor second quarter doomed the Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond boys’ basketball team in a nonconference battle against Central A&M last Tuesday.
The Knights fell behind seven points in the first quarter, but it was a 20-8 second-quarter run for the Raiders that extended the lead to 39-20 at the half.
ALAH outscored A&M in the second half 28-26, but it wasn’t enough in the eventual 65-48 loss.
Colton Romine tallied a team-high 15 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks to lead the Knights. Read More
•January 10, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports
The Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond boys’ basketball team rolled Oblong on the road Friday night.
In a back-and-forth game, each team traded 1-point quarter leads in the first half.
ALAH led by one after the first quarter, and Oblong led by one at half, 21-20. Read More
•January 10, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports
Sullivan girls’ basketball team knocked off Neoga in a non-conference game at home Saturday.
The Redskins took advantage of a 16-1 run to start the game and did not look back.
Sullivan enjoyed a 29-10 halftime lead and added in the third and fourth quarters for the eventual 51-25 victory.
“We have found a way to finally play together and distribute the ball,” Sullivan coach Sheri McCain said. “The girls played pressure defense and caused quite a few turnovers. We got the ball up the floor and looked to attack the basket.” Read More
Photo by RR Best Redskin Caden Ellis brings the ball up against tight defense from Tuscola. Ellis finished with nine, including a free throw to ice the game with 11 seconds to play.
By Jason Brown
NP Sports
The Sullivan boys’ basketball team took care of Tuscola 40-32 in a Central Illinois Conference game at home Friday night.
The Redskins went on a 10-1 run in the first quarter and then took a 15-4 lead into half.
Tuscola battled back, outscoring Sullivan 19-9 in the third quarter to cut the lead to one.
In the fourth quarter, up five points, Sullivan scored underneath, and Caden Ellis stole the ball and was fouled during his drive to the hoop.
He made both free throws to extend the lead to 37-26. Read More
Photo by RR Best
The Timberwolves’ Cole Nichols dives for a loose ball during action last week. The Timberwolves are scheduled to host Ramsey this Saturday.
•January 10, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports
The Okaw Valley boys’ basketball team dropped two games this past week.
OV lost to Cumberland Friday on the road and Neoga in Bethany, Saturday.
Against Neoga, OV fell behind quickly and trailed 13-3 after the first quarter.
The Timberwolves battled back in the second quarter, outscoring Neoga 13-5 to cut the lead to 18-16.
Okaw Valley took the lead heading into the fourth quarter 26-23 but could not hold on down the stretch for the 38-33 loss.
Jared Bunfill led the team with 10 points, including two 3-pointers.
Ty Nichols followed with nine points, and Sam Hagerman added four. Read More
•January 10, 2018•
The Timberwolves’ Thursday night home game against Windsor/Stew-Stras was cancelled because of inclement weather and has been rescheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 23.
Monday night’s game against Cumberland also was cancelled and rescheduled for Saturday Jan. 27 at 10 a.m. in Bethany.
•January 10, 2018•
The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond girls’ basketball team lost on the road to Tuscola 50-29 Monday night.
The Warriors jumped out early with a 16-5 lead and added on to that lead at half to make it 29-14.
Tuscola added on five more points to its lead in the third and held on for the win. Read More
•January 3, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports
The Okaw Valley girls’ basketball team gave the fans a great Christmas gift by winning the 17th annual Okaw Valley Holiday Tournament Friday.
OV won two games Friday, defeating Decatur LSA and Martinsville.
In the championship game OV defeated Martinsville 59-24 to finish the tournament with a 5-0 record.
Paige Robinson scored a game-high 23 points including 15 points in the first quarter. Read More