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Strong First Half Not Enough for Lady Reds

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•December 9, 2015•

Sullivan’s Lady Redskins made a strong showing in the first half at Tuscola Dec. 3 but lost momentum and the game 39-32.

“I thought we played a solid first half defensively,” coach Sheri McCain began. “We held them to 14 points.

Tuscola outscored Sullivan 10-7 in the first quarter, but the Lady Redskins held the Lady Warriors to four points in the second quarter. Sullivan went into the half ahead 15-14.

“The only really major thing I think we didn’t do well was take care of the ball, especially in the second half,” she continued. “We had too many forced turn overs.”

Coach McCain pointed out that Brooke Tuttle stepped up with eight steals for the Lady Redskins as well as hitting three field goals for six points. Read More

A Good Night for the Lady Knights

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•December 2, 2015•

It was a good night for the Lady Knights who beat Oakwood 55-41 on their home court November 30 .

The first two quarters found the teams evenly matched with each scoring ten, sending the game into the half tied 20-20.

Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond scored 23 points in the third quarter to six points for Oakwood as the the Lady Knight defense pressure increased. By the end of the third it was 43-26 ALAH. Read More

Lady Braves Take Sullivan at Home

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•December 2, 2015•

Sullivan Lady Redskins met a tough Mt. Zion Lady Braves team at home November 30.

Mt. Zion won 50-37 over the Sullivan team.

Coach Sheri McCain pointed out the rebounding will have to improve.

“I do know the ones who start taking pride in rebounding will be our varsity starters,” Coach McCain said.

Lizzie Green was the leading rebounder with seven. She also contributed five field goals for 10 points. Green had two steals and led with assists at seven.

“Every time we did something well offensively, we would turn around and make mistakes defensively,” McCain continued noting the youth of the team showed. Read More

Monticello Lady Sages Top Knights

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•November 25, 2015•

The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Lady Knights faced Monticello at home Friday, losing 61-38.

An injury laden Lady Knights team was outscored the first quarter 22-10 but charged back during the second quarter keeping pace with Monticello in a 15-17 effort.

Down 39-25 at the end of the half, Monticello scored another 12 to ALAH’s eight. They added 10 to five in the final quarter to win the game. Read More

Lady Knights Win in Shelbyville

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•November 25, 2015•

Arthur-L/Atwood-Hammond Lady Knights traveled to Shelbyville November 23 winning 56-26.

Three ALAH team members scored in double figures during a game that had Janette Comstock leading ALAH with five field goals and four points from the free stripe for 14 points.

Megan Fifer had four field goals and a three pointer along with a 2-2 trip to the free throw line for 13 points. Read More

Lady Redskins Defeat Arcola

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•November 25, 2015•

The Lady Redskins defeated Arcola 42-33 at home November 23 picking up their second win of the season.

“I thought we came out and played a solid first quarter scoring 13 points and holding them to five,” coach Sheri McCain said.

“Although it was a win, we still have a lot to learn fundamentally,” she continued, pointing out Lizzie Green had a good night holding Arcola’s Rylee Fishel to two points.

“Tatum Ellis stepped up for us, scoring nine points and grabbing nine rebounds.” said McCain, noting the team improved from 42% to 78% in free throw shooting. Read More

ALAH Lady Knights Win Opener

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•November 18, 2015•

Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond girls’ basketball started off with a home win against Meridian Monday night,.

The Lady Knights topped the Lady Hawks 49-31. The junior varsity also won 41-23.

It was a strong first quarter with ALAH scoring 20 points to Meridian’s three. Second quarter held momentum for the Lady Knights as they outscored Meridian 14 to 8 this time, heading into the half ahead 34-11.

In the third quarter the paced slowed to a 10-6 score with Meridian coming back in the fourth quarter to score 14 to the ALAH five points. The final score was 49-31. Read More

Mo-Co Rush 10U Completes Fall Season with 18-2 Record

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Photo Submitted Front Row L-R: Mackenzie Condill-Arthur, Alaina Moore-Sullivan, Kailee Otto-Arthur, Kaitlyn Drew-Villa Grove, Alisha Frederick-Arthur, Charley Condill-Arthur, Kacie Sisk-Arcola. Middle Row L-R: Bailey Bennett-Bethany, Kayla Schnippel-Mt. Zion, Ayla Condill-Arthur, Ella Kinkelaar-Mode, Reese Nichols-Findlay, Breanna Gray-Decatur. Back Row L-R: Coaches Kurt Schnippel, Wes Frederick, Dru Bennett and Ginny Condill. Mo-Co Rush 10U Completes Fall Season with 18-2 Record The Mo-Co Rush 10U completed their fall season Halloween weekend by finishing 6-0 in the Olney Halloween Extreme Tournament. The Rush won three pool play games on Saturday and followed that up with three more victories in bracket play Sunday. On Sunday three different Rush pitchers tossed shutouts as the Rush won 12-0, 6-0 and 4-0 to take the title. The Rush finished with an 18-2 record this fall; finishing second twice, and first twice in four tournaments. They averaged 11 runs per game while allowing only 3.5 runs per game. The 10U season continues in January with an indoor tournament in Indianapolis followed by a busy spring and summer that could see them enter tournaments in Pekin, Evansville, Terre Haute, Springfield, Mattoon, Charleston, Effingham, St. Louis, Kankakee and elsewhere. For more information on all of the Rush teams go to www.mocorush.com.

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Front Row L-R: Mackenzie Condill-Arthur, Alaina Moore-Sullivan, Kailee Otto-Arthur, Kaitlyn Drew-Villa Grove, Alisha Frederick-Arthur, Charley Condill-Arthur, Kacie Sisk-Arcola. Middle Row L-R: Bailey Bennett-Bethany, Kayla Schnippel-Mt. Zion, Ayla Condill-Arthur, Ella Kinkelaar-Mode, Reese Nichols-Findlay, Breanna Gray-Decatur. Back Row L-R: Coaches Kurt Schnippel, Wes Frederick, Dru Bennett and Ginny Condill.
Mo-Co Rush 10U Completes Fall Season with 18-2 Record
The Mo-Co Rush 10U completed their fall season Halloween weekend by finishing 6-0 in the Olney Halloween Extreme Tournament.
The Rush won three pool play games on Saturday and followed that up with three more victories in bracket play Sunday.
On Sunday three different Rush pitchers tossed shutouts as the Rush won 12-0, 6-0 and 4-0 to take the title. The Rush finished with an 18-2 record this fall; finishing second twice, and first twice in four tournaments.
They averaged 11 runs per game while allowing only 3.5 runs per game. The 10U season continues in January with an indoor tournament in Indianapolis followed by a busy spring and summer that could see them enter tournaments in Pekin, Evansville, Terre Haute, Springfield, Mattoon, Charleston, Effingham, St. Louis, Kankakee and elsewhere.
For more information on all of the Rush teams go to www.mocorush.com.