Photo by Keith Stewart
2014 graduate Mary Singer is seen in stride during a race at Sullivan’s Tabor Park last fall. She is trailed by returning runner Kate Edwards.

August 20, 2014

With four boys so far, ALAH still searching for extra member

by Keith Stewart
keith@newsprogress.com

In his 14th year, head coach Ryan Whelan has, so far, seven athletes out for the fall cross country season, which is tied for the most participants he’s had in the program. What’s more, Whelan is still hopeful in preseason that his team will pick up another male runner, which would allow a boys’ team to score in a meet, which has only happened one other time during Whelan’s tenure.

“I’m trying to get the boys to talk one more into coming out,” said Whelan. “I said to them, ‘If you can find one more kid, we can have a scoring group, which has only been the case once ever.’ That’s one meet ever, that’s what I mean. I’ve had four of one gender plenty of times, but only at one meet ever did we have five together. So there is a kid or two that they’re going to try convincing to come out here.” Read More

July 30, 2014

To take effect this school year

by Keith Stewart
keith@newsprogress.com

Board members approved a formal swim co-op between Sullivan and Shelbyville schools a week ago Monday.

Citing the request from the current Sullivan Blue Dolphins swim club, the Sullivan school board approved the co-op, which will go through the 2015-2016 school year.

But approval for the co-op didn’t go without caution, as Superintendent Brad Tuttle, invoking the memory of the previously failed wrestling co-op with Shelbyville that brought increased transportation costs, clarified that such costs would not be incurred. Read More

July 23, 2014

Jr. team to play Eureka Saturday

by Keith Stewart
keith@newsprogress.com

The Moultrie-Douglas Jr. Legion Team advanced to the third round of the division tournament after a win this past Saturday, while their senior counterparts finished the year at 7-15.

After finishing their regular season at 29-8, the jr. team, which earned the no. 1 seed in the division tournament, took on Macon County Saturday at Tuscola’s Ervin Park, and won 11-1. Read More

Photo by RR Best
Pictured is one of two batting cages at Wyman Park. The one above, located near the far north diamond, is in the final stages of being completely renovated, while the second batting cage, located near the Leon Lane baseball diamond is ready for use.

June 18, 2014

Also selling Cardinal tickets as latest fundraiser

by Keith Stewart
keith@newsprogress.com

Volleyball warm ups, middle school track equipment, swimming gear, weight room equipment, a softball pitching machine, a tackling sled, an indoor pitching mound, trophies for athletics…

The list goes on and on, and it’s just a portion of what the Sullivan Sports Boosters have purchased in recent years. But more recently, the organization,along with Sullivan Youth Baseball, footed the cost to completely renovate the batting cages at Wyman Park, a cost of around $8,000. Read More

Submitted by Jamie Woodcock
Pictured are Sullivan Middle School’s state track qualifiers, from left to right: Luke Bowman, Logan Pedigo, Ally Elzy, Zoe Ray, Natalie Drury, Brooke Tuttle, Chloe Riley, Haley Rose, Bailey Turnbaugh, Elizabeth Green, Laine Cameron, and Jordan Bassett.

Sullivan’s Bowman atop with 2nd place

by Keith Stewart
keith@newsprogress.com

Competing in East Peoria May 23 and 24, the Sullivan middle school and Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond jr. high boys’ and girls’ track teams saw several athletes finish in the top 10 of the IESA state track meet.

Eighth grader Luke Bowman finished highest with a second place medal in the high jump, an event he took first in last year as a seventh grader. Read More