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Fruchtl Shuts Out Arcola for Timberwolves’ Seventh Win

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•May 11, 2016•

By Matt Kracht
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Okaw Valley won their ninth straight contest Friday beating the Purple Riders 9-0.  Senior Drew Fruchtl tossed a complete game gem to stay a perfect 7-0—the best record in the area.

Now 18-2 overall the Timberwolves have a week of conference contests to decide who sits atop the Little Okaw Valley Northwest.  Head coach Andrew Hagerman commented the team was just happy to be playing again after a wet start to May, “It’s 75 and sunny; these kids wanted to come out and swing today. We haven’t played a lot of these days. We have been playing two game weeks instead of four. The conference games we will make up, so we have five or six games this week.”

Arcola threatened to take an early lead in the first after a two out infield single was followed by a double off the fence in right center. Faced with runners on second and third with two outs, Fruchtl bounced back with a clutch strikeout to end the threat.

Timberwolves’ leadoff man Taylor Coleman started a three run rally in the bottom of the first with a single to the gap in right center. Fruchtl then helped his own cause with a double to left, setting up second and third with no outs.   Read More

Maroons Edge Redskins at Home in Final At-Bat

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•May 11, 2016•

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Sullivan baseball took a disappointing 5-3 loss at home versus Clinton Thursday.

Brett Tuttle pitched four strong innings and departed with a one run lead in the fifth. Zach Sowers looked dominant in relief of Tuttle until the top of the seventh when Clinton managed three runs.

Head coach Troy Rogers said the team right now is battling. “We just got to get some confidence back. We owe Pana for last year so we got some fuel there. But we need to remember to play this game with intensity and let it happen. We have got some guys pressing a little bit.”

Clinton jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning after a pair of two out infield singles were followed by a double in the gap to right center. Sullivan has bounced back after early deficits numerous times this season, but being in a hole early makes it tough. “We are struggling getting rid of that one bad inning that gives them a couple runs. We have had one of those it seems like the past three conference games. It was not a blow up inning, but we gave them a couple outs, and they took advantage of it. When you are playing tight ball games those extra outs tend to hurt.” Read More

Knights Softball Show Strong Stats for Season

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•May 11, 2016•

Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Knights softball program has a 12-7 overall record as of last week with one player, Mycaela Miller hitting .600.

Pitching for the Knights has Macy Hollingsworth with a 4.22 ERA after pitching 58 innings. Macy has 13 strikeouts, allowing 94 hits and 57 runs for a 5-4 record.

Shelby Frederick has a 3.99 ERA, pitching 47.33 innings with 41 strike outs. She allowed 57 hits with 32 runs for a 5-3 record.

Miller leads hitting with 36 hits for 23 runs and 36 RBIs. She has four home runs, five triples, and 12 doubles in 60 at bats. Read More

The Challenger League 2016

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Photo furnished On Saturday, May 7 the Okaw Valley baseball team defeated Paris 6-3. What followed the game was the real victory. The baseball players from the Okaw Valley team stayed after the game to help with the Challenger League. The Challenger League is based out of Paris and gives special needs and disabled children a chance to learn baseball, this time with some extra help from experienced high school players. It was a great experience for the Timberwolves to volunteer, without even knowing this was happening after the game. 

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On Saturday, May 7 the Okaw Valley baseball team defeated Paris 6-3. What followed the game was the real victory. The baseball players from the Okaw Valley team stayed after the game to help with the Challenger League. The Challenger League is based out of Paris and gives special needs and disabled children a chance to learn baseball, this time with some extra help from experienced high school players. It was a great experience for the Timberwolves to volunteer, without even knowing this was happening after the game.

ALAH Track Team Wins

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Photo furnished ALAH Track Team Wins The Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond track team participated in the LOVC meet in Arcola on May 9 bringing home a first place conference win.

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ALAH Track Team Wins
The Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond track team participated in the LOVC meet in Arcola on
May 9 bringing home a first place conference win.

Hitting Consistent for Redskin Baseball Team

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•May 4, 2016•

By April 27 the Sullivan Redskins baseball team is 12-7 under head coach Troy Rogers.

Cumulated team statistics so far for the season:

Alec Ballinger hit 34 out of 63 at bats. Ballinger scored 32 runs and had 12 RBIs. He hit one home run and stole 27 bases sporting a .540 batting average.

Blake Stewart was 15-49 with 17 runs and nine RBIs. Stewart added 12 stolen bases with a .306 batting average. Read More

ALAH and OV Split Double Header

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•May 4, 2016•

The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond softball team is 11-6 following a split double header with Okaw Valley, April 29.

ALAH lost 3-0, and won 17-5.

Macy Hollingsworth pitched six innings for ALAH with two strikeouts, allowing seven hits and five runs in the win.

Mycaela Miller used her three times at bat to get three hits, steal four bases, score four times and get two RBIs for the Knights. Shelby Frederick got three hits, three runs and three RBIs. Read More

ALAH Edged Out by Decatur LSA

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•May 4, 2016•

Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond and the Decatur Lutheran Association baseball teams faced off in Arthur April 29 with LSA’s Lions getting a 4-3 edge.

Marcus Vanausdoll took the bulk of ALAH pressure on the mound for six innings. Vanausdoll had eight strikeouts and allowed five hits that netted four runs for LSA . He walked five. Turner Emberton came in for one inning of relief. Read More

ALAH Softball Hits Big for Win over Arcola

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•May 4, 2016•

The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond softball team combined hard hitting and good pitching for a 19-3 win over Arcola Thursday, April 28.

This win brings the ALAH 11-6 overall and 6-1 in conference play.

Knights pitcher Macy Hollingsworth shut out the Arcola team until the fifth inning. She allowed three earned runs on five hits with two strikeouts and one base on balls.

For the ALAH team Logan Kauffman was 3-5 with two RBIs. Shelby Frederick went 4-5 on the day, hitting a triple and racking up six RBIs.

Mycaela Miller was 4-5, hitting a double and two triples, with three RBIs.  Read More