•July 13, 2016•
The Mo-Co Rush will be adding 9U/10U baseball to their program for the 2017 season. Leading the 10U baseball coaching staff will be Jeff Thomas of Arcola who played for Baylor University.
Thomas pitched for the Bears and played on the team that went 41-19 and won a conference championship. After college, he played six seasons of professional baseball. Read More
•July 13, 2016•
Monday night scramble at Timberlake results for July 11: fist place with five under par: Clint Marshall, Shane Russell, Josh Bushue and Justin Skinner.
Second place with four under par: Doug DeLong, Luke DeLong, Jake Haegen and Jason Moody.
•July 6, 2016•
By Kirk Whitaker
NP Sports Reporter
Tyler Schuring, Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond class of 2015, Lake Land Basketball.
In his high school career ALAH grad Tyler Schuring took the area by storm with his shooting and athleticism.
After graduating, the Knight continued on at nearby Lake Land College and saw success in his freshman campaign.
Schuring saw ample minutes starting out and hit a season high five 3-pointers, scoring 15 in one game. Read More
•June 29, 2016•
Kirk Whitaker
NP Sports
Noah Yantis Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond class of 2014, golf, Illinois College
Football, basketball, volleyball, baseball, softball.
Those are the sports that normally get the limelight in the summer at any level, but who could forget it is prime golfing season?
ALAH 2014 grad Noah Yantis sure hasn’t forgotten.
The Knight turned to-be junior at Illinois College has seen steady improvement and is looking to improve off a low score of 81, a 3-1 record in match play and a highest individual finish of third. Read More
Blue Dolphin Food Drive Does Well
Blue Dolphins coach Jason Drury once again set a goal for the Dolphins, and once again they went beyond his expectations. SBD set a summer food drive challenge of 600 cans. The total cans is 795. Not only are the Dolphins filling the Food Bank shelves this summer, they are also helping Relay for Life.
The Relay for Life team uses the cans to hold the luminaries and then turns them over to the Food Bank. Relay for Life Food Bank Donation
Back Row: Brodie Goss, Coach Jason Drury, Brynna Sentel, Natalie Drury, Charlie Goss, Tyler Homann, Addison Graham, Ryan Schodlatz, Noah Kersten;
3rd Row: RFL Jessi Jess, Natalie Turnbaugh, Anna Wooters, Allison Oligschlaeger, McKenna Kull, Nicole Homann, Gabby Spain, Jessica Renfro, Mackenzie Erixon, CEFS Director Kristy Dawson; 2nd Row: RFL Diane Waggoner, Sofia Nuzzo Front Row: Calista Clark, Lilly Graham, Emily Crosier, RFL Jamie Crosier
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•June 22, 2016•
Alec Ballinger from the Sullivan Redskins football team played in the Shriners All Star game held at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington Saturday, June 18.
Ballinger and Ty Molzen combine forces in Decatur in the Eastern Star game June 25.
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National Drive Chip and Putt Competitors (left to right) Jordan Bardfield of Mt. Zion, Lane Ludwig of Effingham and Brett Bushue of Sullivan.
•June 22, 2016•
The first leg of local qualifying for the 2017 Drive, Chip & Putt Championship was held Friday, June 17 at Effingham Country Club. Brett Bushue of Sullivan won first place overall in the 10-11 year old age group; Kate Bushue won first place in the 7-9 year old age group.
A joint initiative founded in 2013 by the Masters Tournament, United States
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Girls’ National Drive Chip and Putt competitors (left to right) Frank Chieppa who is employed with the PGA of America as Regional Manager of Player Development, Makenna Mayhood of Effingham, Kate Bushue of Sullivan and Elizabeth Hirtzel of Effingham.
Golf Association and The PGA of America, the Drive, Chip and Putt Championship is a free nationwide junior golf development competition aimed at growing the game by focusing on the three fundamental skills employed in golf. By tapping the creative and competitive spirit of girls and boys ages 7-15, the Drive, Chip and Putt Championship provides aspiring junior golfers an opportunity to play with their peers in qualifiers around the country. Participants who advance through local, sub-regional and regional qualifying in each age/gender category earn a place in the National Finals, which is conducted at Augusta National Golf Club the Sunday before the Masters Tournament and is broadcast live by Golf Channel.
•June 15, 2016•
Okaw Valley High School softball players are among the 2016 Class 1A Illinois Coaches Association all state team players.
OVHS sophomore teammates Grace Harlin and Natalie Jeffers were named Third Team All-State. Read More
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Pictured above is the 10U after winning the championship in Terre Haute. Front Row L-R: Breanna Gray-Decatur, Charley Condill-Arthur, Bailey Bennett-Bethany, Alaina Moore-Sullivan, Ayla Condill-Arthur, Mackenzie Condill-Arthur, Kacie Sisk-Arcola, Reese Nichols-Findlay . Middle Row L-R: Ella Kinkelaar-Mode , Alisha Frederick-Arthur, Kailee Otto-Arthur, Kaitlyn Drew-Villa Grove, Kayla Schnippel-Mt. Zion. Back Row L-R: Coaches Kurt Schnippel, Wes Frederick, Dru Bennett and Ginny Condill.
•June 15, 2016•
The Mo-Co Rush 10U completed their fall and winter seasons with a record of 23-5 and has continued their winning ways to start the spring/summer season, going 28-2 to bring their record to 51-7 overall. In nine tournaments they have four second place and five first place finishes.
Their most recent tournament saw them go 9-0 in three days at the Terre Haute Memorial Weekend Blowout.
Leading the way at the plate so far this season are Kayla Schnippel (.509 avg, four HR, 61 RBI), Kailee Otto (.456. avg), Charley Condill (.436 avg, 50 RBI), Alisha Frederick (.414 avg) and Kaitlyn Drew (.409 avg, 4 HR). Four pitchers have shared time on the mound for the 10U this season: Kaitlyn Drew (21-5, 1.82 era, 214 Ks), Kayla Schnippel (13-1, 4.85 era), Bailey Bennett (9-0, 2.31 era) and Alisha Frederick (8-1, 3.87 era). Read More
•June 15, 2016•
The Ramp-Builders Classic tees off at 8 a.m. Friday, June 24 on the Sullivan Country Club golf course.
Registration for the Sullivan AmBuc four-person charity golf scramble starts at 7:30 a.m.
Trophies will be awarded for first, second and third places.
There is a drawing for raffle and 50/50 winners. Read More