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Third at Dieterich for OV Boys

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•January 3, 2018•

By Jason Brown
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The No. 4 seeded Okaw Valley boys’ basketball team placed third in the 33rd annual Dieterich Holiday Tournament, and Jared Bunfill earned all-tournament honors this past week.

OV was in Pool A with Christ Our Rock, Cowden Herrick-Beecher City and Newton.

In the tournament the Timberwolves defeated Christ Our Rock Lutheran, Cowden Herrick-Beecher City and Arcola but lost to Newton.

To take third place, OV defeated Arcola last Thursday.

OV doubled Arcola in the first quarter 8-4, and then added four more points to its lead to take a 19-12 half time lead. Read More

Sullivan Girls Place Fifth at Mattoon Tournament

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•January 3, 2018•

By Jason Brown
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The Sullivan girls’ basketball team placed fifth in the Mattoon Holiday Tournament this past week.

The team finished 3-2 and Esther Miller earned all-tournament team honors.

Sullivan defeated St. Anthony and Salem twice but lost to Altamont and Galesburg.

“With the exception of the Galesburg game, I thought we played well the entire tournament,” said Sullivan coach Sheri McCain.

Sullivan took down St. Anthony 69-55 take fifth place. Read More

Okaw Valley Boys Roll Past WSS 

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•December 27, 2017•

The Okaw Valley boys’ basketball team rolled over Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg 43-36 last Tuesday night.

The game was tight throughout.

After a first-quarter 4-4 tie, OV took a 1-point lead into half, 15-14.

The Timberwolves took advantage of a 17-12 fourth quarter run to put the game away. Read More

Wallen Breaks 1000 at Knights Classic

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•December 27, 2017•

By Jason Brown
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The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond girls’ basketball team placed second in the Knights Classic Holiday Tournament this past week, and senior Knight Hannah Wallen scored her 1,000th career point against Cumberland Friday.

During the Knights Classic Holiday Tournament, ALAH defeated Cumberland and Chrisman to reach the championship game against Decatur St. Teresa.

In the championship game, though, the Knights lost to the Bulldogs 65-61.

St. Teresa jumped out to a 13-7 first-quarter lead and took a 32-23 lead at the half.

The Knights outscored the Bulldogs 19-13 in the third quarter cutting the lead to three points, 45-42.

St. Teresa held on in the fourth for the eventful 65-61 win. Read More

OV Girls’ Basketball Team Wins Holiday Tournament

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•December 27, 2017•

By Jason Brown
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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, 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.

Danielle Hill and Kate Jeffers each scored eight points, and Clara Perry had seven points. Read More

Rams Put Away the Knights

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•December 20, 2017•

The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond boys’ basketball team dropped a nonconference game 69-51 against Shelbyville Friday.

“We started very well getting great shots, and defensively, we were very active and did a great job competing on the boards and for loose balls,” said ALAH coach Dale Schuring.

The Rams took a 30-21 halftime lead, but it was a 25-14 third quarter run that put the game away.

“Our downfall was turnovers,” Schuring said. “The second half they dictated the game at both ends of the floor.” Read More