•January 11, 2017•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond girls’ basketball team picked up a non-conference win at home against Tuscola Monday night.
Liz Shipman scored a game-high 19 points to help the Knights overcome Tuscola 55-50.
Hannah Wallen followed with 11 points, including two 3-pointers, and Megan Fifer hit double-digits with 10 points. Fifer also made 3-of-4 from the free throw line. Read More
•January 11, 2017•
The Little Okaw Conference has announced the girls’ Little Okaw Valley (Northwest) Tournament schedule for this week.
The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond and Okaw Valley girls’ teams earned a first-round bye in the tournament hosted by Cerro Gordo.
The Knights (13-3) captured the No. 1 ranking and Okaw Valley (11-7) followed with a No. 2 ranking. Read More
Photo by RR Best
Lizzie Green (#2), Laine Cameron (#22) and Chloe Riley (#24) trap a Cowden-Herrick player during a Redskin home game Thursday.
•January 11, 2017•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
The Lady Redskins’ basketball team finished the week 2-1 with wins against Cerro Gordo and Cowden-Herrick and a loss to Neoga.
Against Cerro Gordo Monday, Sullivan blanked the Broncos in the first quarter 15-0 and didn’t look back, holding Cerro Gordo to less than nine points in each quarter for the eventual 63-17 win.
“It was a great team effort tonight, especially defensively,” said Sullivan coach Sheri McCain. “We caused 42 turnovers as a team.”
Ester Miller tallied a game-high 21 points and 14 rebounds, and Tatum Ellis followed with 13 points, including three 3-pointers.
Haley Rose’s defense caused a team-high seven steals, and Elizabeth Green dished out a team-high five assists and scored three points.
Chloe Riley and Josie Orris scored nine and eight points, respectively, and Kirsten O’Neal and Avery Still each added three points
Laine Cameron rounded out the Lady Redskins’ scoring with a bucket.
Against Cowden-Herrick Thursday, Sullivan again jumped out to an early lead. Read More
•January 4, 2017•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
The Okaw Valley boys’ basketball team defeated Arcola 51-35 and placed fifth in the Dieterich Holiday Tournament Thursday.
The Timberwolves also knocked off Christ our Rock Lutheran and Tuscola but lost to Oblong and host and No. 1 seeded Dieterich.
Against Arcola, Okaw Valley took a three-point lead into the half but lost the lead 32-31 by the end of the third quarter.
The Timberwolves locked down defensively and allowed only three points in the fourth quarter, while scoring 20, to put the game away.
Connor Cloyd led with a game-high 13 points, making 5-for-5 at the charity stripe. Read More
•January 4, 2017•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
The Lady Redskins defeated MacArthur and lost to Galesburg, Salem and Vandalia.
In the second game against MacArthur, the Lady Redskins used a 21-6 third-quarter run to take the lead that propelled them to a 59-42 win.
“We started out slow in the first quarter, but I was very proud of the girls who came in off the bench to give us a spark defensively,” said coach Sheri McCain. “We stepped up our defense in the third quarter which I thought changed the game quite a bit.”
Three Lady Redskins scored in double digits.
Elizabeth Green and Brooke Tuttle each scored 11 points, and Chloe Riley added 10.
Tuttle also dished out four assists. Read More
•January 4, 2017•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
The Knights defeated Martinsville but lost to Westville, Windsor/Stew-Stras and Paris.
Against Martinsville Thursday, the Bluestreaks scored seven of the first nine points to start the game.
ALAH used an 11-1 third-quarter run to come back from a 22-15 halftime deficit to take the 26-23 lead.
Marcus Vanausdoll tied the score in the middle of the third quarter, and the game was back-and-forth from there.
With 1:10 remaining in the fourth quarter, Will Cohan hit a 3-pointer to take a 37-35 lead.
Up one point with six seconds left in the game, Cohan made a free throw for the 39-36 final. Read More
•January 4, 2017•
The Sullivan boys’ basketball team defeated Blue Ridge for its first win of the season and finished seventh in the Team Soy Capital Christmas Tournament at St. Teresa High School Thursday.
With help from Bryce Farris’ 22 points, Sullivan defeated Blue Ridge 72-47.
The Redskins took a five-point lead after the first quarter then stretched that into a 32-19 halftime lead.
Sullivan extended that lead to 20 points, 54-34, by the end of the third quarter. Read More
•December 28, 2016•
The Lady Redskin basketball team entered the Mattoon Holiday Tournament this week. Read More
Photo by R.R. Best
Isabella Benning passes the ball against Tuscola Thursday night in Bethany.
•December 28, 2016•
By Jason Lee Brown
NP Sports Editor
The Okaw Valley girls’ basketball finished a busy week of action at home, playing four games in four days.
For the second straight year, the Okaw Valley girls’ basketball team placed third in the Okaw Valley girls’ basketball Holiday Tournament with a 3-1 record.
The Lady Timberwolves defeated Blue Ridge Monday, lost to Unity on Tuesday and beat Altamont Wednesday.
The Lady Timberwolves carried that tournament momentum into their game Thursday at home and defeated Tuscola, 40-32.
OV took a five-point lead into the second quarter, but Tuscola came back and cut the lead to three, 21-18, at half.
The Lady Timberwolves tacked on four more points to their lead, 31-24, heading into the fourth quarter and held on for the win.
Paige Robinson scored a team-high 18 points, including four 3-pointers.
Natalie Jeffers scored nine, and Jesse Robinson added six. Read More
•December 28, 2016•
The Okaw Valley boys’ basketball team entered the Dieterich Holiday Tournament this week.
The Timberwolves opened their first game against host Dieterich yesterday and are scheduled to play Christ Our Rock Lutheran at 1 p.m. today. Read More