Photo submitted by Kali Taylor
SHS Track is sending 7 to the IHSA State Finals in Charleston Thursday. Qualifiers are:
Izzy Hay- 1st place Triple Jump 10.36m
Cassidy Short- 1st Place Long Jump 5.32m
Sofia Nuzzo- 4th Place Pole Vault 2.77m
Riane Bear- 2nd Place High Jump 1.42m
4 x 100- 2nd place- Madalyn Booker, Cassidy Short, Alaina Moore, Jalexis Barrett 51.36
4 x 200- 2nd place- Booker, Short, Moore, Barrett 1:49.3
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Hay Signs with Millikin University
Izzy Hay signed her letter of intent to play basketball at Millikin University on Monday, May 8.
•May 17, 2023•
by Kali Taylor
SHS Girls Track will be continuing their season for another week as they are sending 7 athletes in 6 events on to the IHSA State Finals at Eastern Illinois University this week. As a team they finished in 4th place with 59 points in the toughest 1A Sectional in the State. Their Sectional usually produces the most sectional qualifiers, while also producing one of the top 3 teams in the State along with several state champions. Izzy Hay highlighted the meet with a huge Triple Jump win, right after running the 100 Hurdles. Cassidy Short also got a huge win in the Long Jump with a 5.32 meter jump. Read More
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Sullivan Bass Fishing Competes at Sectional
The Sullivan Bass Fishing team competed at Sectionals recently. They finished weighing in at 4 lbs 10 oz, but did not advance to state. Front row l to r: Zaden Hussong, Brett Bushue, Will Dawkins, Aiden Ballinger, Owen Smith, Aiden Burgess. Back row l to r: Elijah Beeler, Gage Simmons, Austin Steinhour, Konnor Randol, Kaden Guest, Dirk Lane.
•May 10, 2023•
The SHS Girls Track Team had a very successful CIC meet on Thursday, May 4 hosted by Central A & M. They won 5 events and had 6 athletes that received All Conference Accolades for the first time in over 15 years. As a team they finished in 4th place with 115 points, losing to the defending State Champions of Tuscola and a very talented group of ladies from Shelbyville. First place finishes went to Cassidy Short in the Long Jump, Izzy Hay in the Triple Jump, Kharli Kelly in the High Jump, and the 4 x 100 and 4 x 200 relays of Madalyn Booker, Cassidy Short, Alaina Moore, and Jalexis Bennett. They had a lot of double points come from our younger athletes, as it is a bright future for our Girls Track Team. The team will finish up their season in Bethany on Thursday at the OV Sectional. Conference point scorers are listed below. Read More
•May 10, 2023•
SHS Girls Track finished in 1st place with 134 points at the 10 Team Redskin Invite Monday, May 1. They had some outstanding performances to finish off their regular season heading into Conference on Thursday, May 4. Riane Bear finished 1st in the High Jump, along with Izzy Hay picking up wins in the Triple Jump and 100 Hurdles. Sofia Nuzzo also won the Pole Vault, while the 4 x 100 and 4 x 200 relays of Madalyn Booker, Cassidy Short, Alaina Moore, and Jalexis Bennett dominated the field picking up two more wins. Bennett and Booker also swept the sprints with 1st place finishes in the 100 and 200. Point scorers are listed below. Read More
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OV Track Senior Night
Okaw Valley had senior night for senior track members on Tuesday, May 2. Front row: Brett Lybarger, Chris Menard and Brie Williams. Back row: Dawson Keeling, Owen Miller, Trey Hall, Evan Waldrop, Hudson Ruppert, Jace Rickey, Ben Ravellette and Blayne Ryherd.
Photo by Jeni Yantis
OV Softball Senior Night
Okaw Valley had their softball senior night on Friday, April 28. There was only one softball senior this year and none on the baseball team. Pictured is Avery Bruns, OV softball senior.
•May 3, 2023•
SHS Girls Track had a pretty successful night in Monticello on Friday, as they finished in 6th place with 28 points at the very competitive 17 Team Monticello Girls Invite. The meet featured many all state athletes and several large 2A schools. Read More
•May 3, 2023•
SHS Girls Track won a triangular meet on Wednesday, April 26 against Pana and Rochester. Team scores were Sullivan 61.33, Rochester 52.33, and Pana 27. Listed below are individual results.
Triple Jump- 1. Hay 9.45, 2. Richardson 9.17m
Long Jump- 2. Poe 3.99, 3. Miller 3.98 Read More