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OV Golfer is Medalist
Okaw Valley golfer Grace Harlin was individual medalist at the Little Okaw Valley Conference Championship at Eagle Creek Golf Course Saturday.
Harlin scored a low of 96.
Harlin will set her sights on regional action next week for a chance to earn a trip to sectionals.
Photo by RR Best
Quarterback Luke Bowman escapes tackle during SOV homecoming game Friday.
•September 27, 2017•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports
The Sullivan-Okaw Valley football team took an early lead for the first time this season but could not hold on in the second half against Meridian during homecoming Friday night.
After scoring 21 points in the first half, SOV showed its youth and lack of depth and eventual lost 52-21.
“We played well defensively and offensively in the first half,” said SOV coach Andy Kerley. “The kids came out very motivated to play well for homecoming, and we executed very well in the first half.”
SOV scored first on a 5-yard run by Luke Harlin with 5:54 left in the first quarter. Read More
•September 27, 2017•
The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond boys’ cross country team placed 13th out of 26 teams in the Joseph-Ogden Spartan Classic Saturday.
Logan Hall was meet champion with a personal record time of 14:24.2. Read More
•September 27, 2017•
Sullivan boys’ golf team finally dropped its first match of the year and ended its regular season with a 19-1 overall record.
Last Wednesday, Effingham defeated the Redskins by only two strokes 174-176.
Caden Ellis led Sullivan with a low of 39, and Leighton Burcham scored a 44. Read More
•September 27, 2017•
The Sullivan cross country team competed in a five-team meet last week in Shelbyville.
The boys’ team placed first above Shelbyville, Cowden-Herrick-Beecher City, Pana, and Piasa Southwestern. Read More
•September 27, 2017•
The Sullivan girls’ golf team placed second in a triangular against Effingham and Altamont and third in a triangular against Mattoon and Champaign Central this past week.
Last Wednesday at Effingham, Addison Darush, Irie Dulin, Alexis Britton, and Esther Miller led the Redskins in scoring. Read More
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ALAH Knights show improvement in defense during the Friday homecoming game with Argenta Oreana.
•September 27, 2017•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports
The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond football team dropped a Little Okaw Valley (Northwest) Conference game against Argenta-Oreana 53-13 in Arthur Friday.
“I was pleased with our effort and compete level which was not evident the week before versus LSA,” said ALAH coach Dale Schuring.
A-O jumped out to a 16-0 first quarter lead and put the game away in the third quarter, outscoring the Knights 28-6.
“I thought Marcus Vanausdoll was outstanding on defense,” said Schuring. “He was playing a new position and made plays all over the field.” Read More
•September 27, 2017•
The Okaw Valley volleyball team tallied two more wins this past week, including its first Little Okaw Valley (Northwest) Conference match up.
OC defeated Arcola Thursday and Ramsey last Tuesday.
The Timberwolves defeated Arcola 25-16, 25-22 to start the LOVC at 1-0.
During the match some players and fans wore green ribbons and Ws to show support for Mattoon after the recent school shooting. Read More
•September 20, 2017•
The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond boys’ soccer team split two matches this past week.
The Knights defeated Meridian 4-1 Thursday but lost to Warrensburg-Latham Saturday. Read More
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ALAH Knight Kobe Wells catches a pass with the goal in sight during the team’s loss to LSA last Friday.
•September 20, 2017•
The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond football team lost to LSA 52-0 at Decatur Friday.
“It was a disappointing evening in all aspects,” said coach Dale Schuring. “We did not come prepared to play at the level we needed to compete with a solid well coached team.”
LSA took 10-0 lead in the first quarter and blew the game open with 28 points in the second.
ALAH struggled moving the ball, and the Knights’ running back totaled only 24 yards offense.
Will Cohan completed 1-of-4 passes to Kobe Wells for four yards.
Marcus Vanausdoll recorded a team-high nine unassisted tackles, and Lucan Otto had six tackles. Read More