•April 6, 2016•
The Sullivan Lady Redskin softball team beat Neoga April 4, 17-3.
Madison Wall got her first win of the year after a solid performance on the rubber. Read More
Category Archives: Sports
Redskin Baseball Team Keeps the Hits Coming
•April 6, 2016•
Sullivan Redskins baseball finished March with a 4-3 record and three players hitting over .500.
Alec Ballinger’s 25 at bats yielded 16 hits, 16 runs and six RBIs for a .640 batting average. Ballinger added 10 stolen bases to the offense.
Brett Tuttle had 26 at bats for 18 hits and 13 runs with nine RBIs for a .692 batting average. Tuttle stole seven bases. He had one win as a pitcher. Pitching nine and a third innings Tuttle allowed 15 hits, six earned runs and had eight strikeouts for a 4.5 earned run average.
Zach Hrvol got a .583 average from 14 hits in 24 at bats for 10 runs. Hrvol had one home run and nine RBIs with two stolen bases. Read More
Sullivan Hosts Invitational Meet
•March 30, 2016•
Girls results: Sullivan High School track teams hosted a meet March 22 with Arcola, Arthur-Lovington/Atwood -Hammond, Teutopolis and Village Grove Heritage invited.
Girls’ 100 meter dash:ALAH Abby Foreman first with 13.96 tied with teammate Lexi Burnett; Sullivan Okaw Valley’s Ashlynd Risley was third with 14.28 followed in fourth by Julia Hardiek of Teutopolis.
Girls’ 200 meter: ALAH Hannah Wallen was first with 28.56, Julia Hardiek of Tuetopolis second with 29.49, SOV’s Risley was third with 29.78.
Girls’ 400 meter dash: Hannah Wallen was first with 1:02.87, Kara Weichman from Teutopolis was second with 1:07.21, Arcola’s Sophia Fishel was third with 1:09.88.
Girls’ 800 meter run: Sophia Fishel of Arcola first with 2:39.19, SOV Alyssa Marshall ran second with 2:39.76 and Shanna Niebrugge from T-town third with 2:46.74. Read More
Shelbyville Takes Knights
•March 30, 2016•
Marcus Vanausdoll went 3-3 but it wasn’t enough against the Shelbyville Rams 13-3 win over the ALAH Knight baseball team on March 28.
Those three hits netted two RBI’s for Vanausdoll, with Shandon Herschberger hitting 1-3 with one RBI. Tyler Emberton also had one hit for ALAH.
Cory Griffin was the losing pitcher with Emberton relieving. Read More
SHS Hosts Boys’ Invitational Meet
•March 30, 2016•
Sullivan High School hosted Arcola, Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammpmd, Teutopolis and Villa Grove Heritage boys’ teams March 22.
Boys’ 100 meter dash: Mario Cortez Arcola first 12.15, SOV took second, third and fourth with Payton Westjohn second 12.65, Cody Carlson third 13.09 and Leighton Burcham fourth 13.24.
Boys’ 200 meter dash: SOV’s Zane Uphoff first 24.37, Blake Stewart second 24.62, VG-H Gage Knoll was third 25.50.
Boys’ 400 meter dash: VG-H Gage Knoll first 55.87, ALAH Kobe Wells second 56.50, VG-H Manny Crafton third 58.43.
Boys’ 800 meter run: Teutopolis Scott Isley first 2:13.20, Arcola Sam Crane second 2:15.74, ALAH Justin Laughlin third 2:16.01.
Boys’ 1600 meter run: SOV JT Bland first 5:00.17, T-town Scott Isley second 5:01.51, SOV Isaiah Plank third 5:21.99.
Boys’ 3200 meter run: VG-H Gage Knoll first 11:11.63, SOV JT Bland second 11:28.84, ALAH Austin Romine third 12:06.34. Read More
Knight Baseball Faces Monticello and Tuscola
•March 30, 2016•
Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Knights baseball team traveled to Monticello March 22 with the Sages hitting their way to a 17-0 five inning win.
ALAH was held to one double by Marcus Vanausdoll.
Bradley R. Miller was the starting pitcher who was relieved by Cory Griffin.
Wittig got the win for Monticello with Myers also on the mound for the Sages. Read More
Invitational Championships for Local Taekwondo Students
•March 30, 2016•
Taekwondo Master Roberts along with 22 of his students competed in the Southern Illinois Taekwondo Invitational Championship in Olney March 12. The team won 40 medals and two grand champion trophies.
Pictured are Taekwondo Invitational Participants: Aubree Olmstead, Brett Matusas of Neoga, Mia Bianca Roberts, Lillian Daniels of Mattoon, Amaya Queitzsch of Effingham, Alex Corrie, Logan Corrie of Windsor, Reeze Bok of Mattoon, Caden Loew of Effingham, Ayla Schilling of Mattoon.
Seth Rakestraw of Windsor, Toby Cline of Mattoon, Josie Roberts of Windsor, Joshua Reside of Charleston, Damien Coney of Bethany and Natalie Zakowski of Mattoon.
Jack Nacke of Arcola, Paul Olmstead, Ethan Olmstead and Brooklyn Matusas of Neoga, Lahiru Perriyannan of Charleston, Kyle Meyer and Master Kevin Roberts of Mattoon.
Sullivan Baseball Beats Heritage Hawks at Home
Photo by Mike Brothers
Brett Tuttle dives safely back to second after stretching a long single in a 4-3 win in Sullivan baseball action against Heritage last week.
•March 30, 2016•
Sullivan Redskins baseball team topped the Heritage Hawks 4-3 in Sullivan action March 23.
Tom Schibur was the winning pitcher for Sullivan varsity allowing three earned runs and throwing 10 strikeouts in seven innings.
Alec Ballinger scored one run, getting two hits in four at bats.
Brett Tuttle had two hits and two runs in four trips to the plate. He was left on base twice.
Zach Hrvol had two at bats and was walked twice, getting left on base one time. Bryce Farris had one hit and one RBI in four trips to the plate. Read More
2016 Timberwolves Baseball Follows Own Path
2016 Okaw Valley Timberwolves Varsity Roster: Taylor Coleman, Hayden Francisco, Drew Fruchtl, Dylan Park, Justin Johnson, Ian Tiarks, Alex Martin, Connor Cloyd, Tanner Coleman, Jared Bunfill, Trey Yarnell, Garrett Fritz, Sam Hagerman, Stewart Morgan, Hutson Dickens, Austin Hill, Cody Drake, Austin Sutton, Kam Roley.
•March 23, 2016•
By Matt Kracht
News Progress Sports
Timberwolves baseball fans have been looking out the window waiting for spring ever since last season’s team finished as one of four state finalists in Peoria. Now the sun is out, the grass is kind of green and it’s time for another season of Timberwolves baseball!
Returning head coach Andrew Hagerman has produced back to back conference championships including a 20 plus game winning streak during last year’s Cinderella run.
This year Hagerman sees a group of seniors who know what they are playing for. “All of our seniors have displayed leadership in practice. They’ve been a part of something special here and want to keep a good thing going. Really, everyone returning from last year has come in ready to compete and help others.”
Okaw Valley’s home opener versus Central A&M scheduled for March 14 was cancelled due to conditions. The Timberwolves will instead start with three consecutive road games 3/16 at Mt Pulaski, 3/18 at Stew-Stras Windsor (at Stew-Stras High School) and 3/22 in Ramsey. The first game back at home will be March 23 and the de facto opener versus Brownstown/St. Elmo. Read More
OV Softball Team Opens with Win
•March 23, 2016•
Okaw Valley Timberwolves softball team opened their season last week.
Varsity players won 3-1 over Paris.