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More records broken, Sullivan boys’ track keeps trucking

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•May 15, 2024•

by E. Scott England 

The Sullivan boys’ track team had two meets last week in what was their final regular meets of the season. The first one was a smaller meet held in Sullivan last Tuesday. They traveled to Decatur for the second annual St. Teresa Invite.

Last Tuesday was the Sullivan Triangular. Two other teams - Meridian and Monticello - joined Sullivan for the small meet. It is a fun meet for Sullivan as they often shift around the event participants to give athletes the opportunities to try other events they normally wouldn’t do.  Read More

Sullivan girls track season concludes; Four advance to State

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•May 15, 2024•

by E. Scott England  

The IHSA Class 1A Sectional was held last Thursday in Moweaqua. This season the girls on the Sullivan track team have consistently improved throughout the months. They gave everything they had last week with several coming up just short. While the team did not advance, four individuals over two events did advance. Read More

Seeley signs on to continue volleyball career with Lakers

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Seeley signs on to continue volleyball career with Lakers
Middle hitter Tessa Seeley signed last week to attend and play volleyball at Lake Land College next year. Seeley joined the varsity squad full time her sophomore year. Over those three years she accumulated over 350 kills. She also racked up close to a hundred blocks.
The Lakers are returning all but four players from last year. The team was 13-18 overall and 6-10 in their conference. Head coach Lainey Jackson looks to have a competitive team with the experience of returning players and the addition of key recruits.

OV Senior honored 2024

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Okaw Valley High School celebrated senior track night on April 30. Garrett Ferguson was the only senior track member. Garrett is pictured here with his parents Mick and Julie Ferguson.

OV Baseball Seniors recognized 2024

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Okaw Valley High School Baseball held Senior Night last week to recognize seven seniors. Pictured are Ryan Forlines, Exchange Student Christian Reddavide, Aiden Williams, Dylan Miller, Gabe Benning, Gibson Dickens and Kaleb Burns.

Sullivan softball split a pair; Webb perfect against Hawks

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•May 8, 2024•

by E. Scott England 

Sullivan softball had a light week last week with just two games. They started on the road against Monticello before hosting Heritage on Thursday. 

Fall to Sages on the Road

The bats were alive for Sullivan against Monticello. They just couldn’t get the runners around the bases. Tabitha Webb and Taylar Mercer led the team in hitting with each going two for three. Nevaeh Dovell and Kylee Freese each added another hit. Webb would also score the team’s only run. Read More

Sullivan boys track easily capture Conference Championship

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•May 8, 2024•

by E. Scott England 

Sullivan boys track were heavily favored to win the Lincoln Prairie Conference track meet, and at the end of the night last Friday, it was easy to see why the odds were in their favor. They finished with 170 points. The second place finisher, Villa Grove, had just 76 points.

On top of many personal records set throughout the night, several conference records were broken as well. Mason Booker, who has been dominant all year in the 110m hurdles, did what he has done all year which is leave all the competitors behind him. His 16.90 is not his fastest this year, but it was enough to become the new LPC record. Brett Bushue also set the LPC record in pole vault with 3.80m.  Read More

Girls track have strong showing, captures second place conference win

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•May 8, 2024•

by E. Scott England 

Eleven teams gathered in Argenta last Friday for the Lincoln Prairie Conference track meet. The ladies scored in all but five of the events, earning 77 points and placing them in second place. ALAH won the meet with 123 points.

Freshman Julia Moody made her presence known in both the 1600m and 3200m, winning both and setting the conference record in the 3200m. The 4x200m Devon Richardson, Mya Dyer, Kelsie Hodge, and Kharli Kelly also broke the conference record for that relay by 5 seconds.  Read More

Sullivan baseball drops two, loses another one to rain

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•May 8, 2024•

by E. Scott England 

After taking off several days, Sullivan baseball struggled to get their bats going again last week. The first game of the week was supposed to be a conference matchup against Tri-County. Once that game fell victim to Mother Nature, the boys had to wait until Friday to be back in action.

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Sullivan track sweep their own invitational

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•May 8, 2024•

by E. Scott England 

Sullivan track hosted their annual Sullivan Invitational last week. Sullivan and eight other teams competed for invitational bragging rights. At the end, it was both boys and girls track teams from Sullivan who claimed overall victory. Girls had 115 points with Warrensburg second with 94. The boys had a landslide victory with 197 points. The next closest team was St. Teresa with 92.

In field events for the girls, Paige Connor earned a point with her sixth place finish in discus. Riane Bear won the high jump with Kharli Kelly finishing fourth. Eiley Poe and Mya Dyer went back to back in the long jump finishing third and fourth, respectively. Devon Richardson finished fourth in the triple jump. Read More