•May 18, 2016•
The Monday night scramble at Timberlake Golf Course May 16 had 14 participating teams.
First with six under par winning playoff hole: Aaron Fruchtel, Jim Plunkett, Steve Nickerson and Chad Palmer Read More
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Ballinger Rounds Third
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Sullivan Redskin Alec Ballinger rounds third, checking defense before making a dash for home.
OV Softball Earns Runner up at Sullivan Invitational
•May 18, 2016•
By Matt Kracht
News Progress Sports
On a brisk Saturday four of the area’s best softball teams battled for the top spot in the Sullivan Invitational.
Mt. Zion impressed with a 12-1 win over Cumberland in the tourney opener followed by a 14-4 win over Okaw Valley in the championship. Sullivan dropped their first game 10-0 to the Lady Timberwolves; then fell against Cumberland 13-8.
Okaw Valley head coach Dave Benning celebrated the 100th win of his career in the first game. Afterwards Benning said he was pleased with the team’s overall performance considering the quality of their opponents. “All in all I am pleased with the effort. We hadn’t played in eight days, and I was really impressed with how our bats came out in these conditions. I am really happy for the girls.”
Okaw Valley relied on a pair of terrific performances offensively to prevail over Sullivan.
Kaylin Boyer and Natalie Jeffers had career days at the plate. Boyer set the tone against Sullivan with a stand up triple on a line drive just over the outstretched hand of the right fielder in the top of the first. Jeffers followed with a single to drive home her first of five RBIs in the contest. Read More
AO Bombers Take ALAH Softball Team
•May 11, 2016•
The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond softball team faced Argenta-Oreana on May 6 with the Bombers coming out on top 14-3.
Logan Kauffman got one hit in four at bats. Shelby Frederick got two hits including one double and a base on balls. Madison Corum scored following Frederick’s double in the sixth.
Mycaela Miller had two hits with one double and one RBI while scoring one run.
Taylor Powell got a home run, two hits, two RBIs and one run. Read More
Ballinger is Millikin Bound
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Ballinger is Millikin Bound
SHS athlete Alec Ballinger signed a letter of intent to play football for the Millikin University Big Blue with teammates and students attending. Pictured from left: father Ed Ballinger, Alec, brother Aiden Ballinger and Sullivan High School head football coach Gerald Temples.
Shelbyville Team Wins Redskin Invitational
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SOV’s Ross Metzger takes the hurdles during the Redskins Invitational track meet held May 3.
•May 11, 2016•
The Redskin Invitational was held in Sullivan Tuesday, May 3 with Shelbyville winning the male team score with 89 points.
Following Shelbyville in second was Tuscola, Warrensburg-Latham, Sullivan Okaw Valley SOV, St. Teresa, Cumberland, Arcola, Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond ALAH, Meridian, Central A&M CEAM.
Individual scoring for boys:
100 meter dash: first Jason Duncan St. Teresa 11.48, second Zane Uphoff SOV 11.87, third Luke Schinzler CEAM 11.88, fourth Tony Salinas Arcola 11.91.
200 meter dash: first Zach Jarrett St. Teresa 23.86, second Blake Stewart SOV 24.08, third Zane Uphoff SOV 24.19, fourth Noah Woods Tuscola 24.75.
400 meter dash: first Diondre Lewis WALA 51.14, second Dillon Howard Cumberland 52.52, third Alex Hein St. Teresa 52.94, fourth John Hill Tuscola 55.15.
800 meter run: first Drake Baker MERI 2:00.14, second Marcus Skinner Shelbyville 2:00.64, third Preston Henze Shelbyville 2:01.36, fourth Justin Laughlin ALAH 2:05.31. Read More
SOV Girls’ Track Places at Conference Meet
•May 11, 2016•
The Sullivan Okaw Valley girls’ track team finished in sixth place with 41 points at the Central Illinois Conference Meet held in Sullivan May 6.
Second places-Ashlynd Risley in the 400 in 1:03 and the 4 x 400 relay of Anne Hogan, Laine Cameron, Alyssa Marshall and Risley in 4:21.
Cameron finished fifth in both the 100 and 300 hurdles in times of 17.9 and 51.3. Also finishing fifth was the 4 x 100 relay of Cameron, Risley, Zoe Ray and Danielle Hill in 54.8.
The 4 x 200 relay of Hogan, Ray, Hill and Carlin Nuzzo was sixth in 1:58. Seventh places to Hill in long jump at 15-5, Nuzzo pole vault 8’0, Marshall 800 in 2:35, Risley in 100 at 13.6. Eighth places to Ally Elzy in discus at 93-1 and Ray in long jump 15-5.
Overall results at the CIC meet had St. Teresa first with 169.5 points, Central A&M second 154, Clinton third 110, Warrensburg Latham fourth 88, Tuscola fifth 65, SOV sixth 41, Shelbyville 33.5 and Macon Meridian eighth 32. Read More
Argenta Oreana Too Much for ALAH Baseball
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ALAH Knight Brad R. Miller beats the throw during the Argenta Oreana home game last week.
•May 11, 2016•
Arthur-Lovington/Atwoo-Hammond baseball played Argenta Oreana May 6 at home, with the Bombers getting the upper hand with a 20-1 score.
The first inning was 3 to 1 with Waylon Schlabach hitting a home run for the Knights. That was the last ALAH score.
The Argenta Oreana team came up with 10 runs in the second inning, two in the third, and five in the fourth.
Brown got the the win pitching five innings, allowing five hits and one run with eight strikeouts.
Cory Griffin took the loss pitching 1.1 innings, allowing three runs off six hits. Read More
Okaw Valley Senior Timberwolves 2016
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Okaw Valley Senior Timberwolves
OV baseball held senior night Monday, May 9. Pictured are Austin Sutton, Ian Tiarks, Dylan Park, Justin Johnson, Drew Fruchtl and Alex Martin.
Redskins Host Nine Invitational Track Teams
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ALAH sophomore Abi Duzan participated in the 800 meter run at the Redskin Invitational.
•May 11, 2016•
The Redskin Invitational track meet in Sullivan May 3 hosted 10 schools with Central A&M finishing first among the female teams with 129.5 points.
Warrensburg-Latham WALA was second, Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond ALAH finished third, Tuscola fourth, Sullivan Okaw Valley SOV finished fifth followed by St. Teresa, Shelbyville, Meridian, Cumberland and Arcola.
Individual event results:
100 meter dash: first, Taylor George WALA 12.70, second Isabella Newingham Meridian 12.87, third Ashlynd Risley SOV 14.12, fourth Anna Wooters SOV 14.46.
200 meter dash: first Taylor George WALA 26.52, second Abby Forlines CEAM 29.43, third Ashley Bartley Tuscola 30.05, fourth Lexi Burnett ALAH 30.82.
400 meter dash: first Emma Henderson Tuscola 1:01.95, second Haylee Virden CEAM 1:04.25, third Ashlynd Risley SOV 1:04.71, fourth Morgan Powers Shelbyville 1:05.95.
800 meter run: first Morgan Powers Shelbyville 2:30.41, second Abby Forlines CEAM 2:33.44, third Alyssa Marshall SOV 2:34.94, fourth Kara O’Hearn Tuscola 2:35.70.
1600 meter run: first Makenna Green ALAH 5:58.99, second Jordyn Bernson Shelbyville 6:11.25, third Allison Butler Meridian 6:12.88, fourth Kate Edwards ALAH 6:21.88. Read More