Errors compound for Sullivan defense
by Kirk Whitaker
Arthur/Sullivan Reporter
It looked so good so quickly.
Then in the blink of an eye, it was gone.
It was night and day for the Lady Redskins softball team in the 20 minute time span that was the home half of the fourth and visiting half of the fifth inning Saturday afternoon against Windsor/Stew-Stras. Read More
Photo by Keith Stewart
Logan Kauffman tries to evade the tag at first Tuesday afternoon.
Offense ignites after deadlocked third inning
by Kirk Whitaker
Arthur/Sullivan Reporter
That was fast.
Eight pitches to be exact.
Lancers senior Katie Wildman struck out two and snagged a liner for the first three outs of the visitor’s half of the first—on her way to an eight strikeout performance—and at first look of the Maroon’s pitching, it looked as if ALAH would clobber Champaign Central.
“Katie pitched really well today,” Lancers head coach Matt Darling commented. “She got some more speed than she has recently and got them to swing. Our defense wasn’t what we wanted, but it worked out for us.” Read More
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Sullivan’s Liz Inman prepares to throw her pitch Saturday. Inman finished what fellow pitcher Heidi Clements started, going two innings to close out Decatur MacArthur.
Mercy given after five innings
by Kirk Whitaker
Arthur/Sullivan Reporter
Some things just don’t require many words to explain.
After Taylor Gottfriedt went 2-3 with a single, double and 2 RBI, along with scoring a run herself in her return from a knee injury, Redskins head coach Ben Richter simply said, “It’s great to have her back.”
After a nine pitch half inning in the field, Elissa Stewart and Christina Brown both worked walks—Stewart scored on a wild pitch—and Liz Inman was hit by a pitch, setting up Gottfriedt with runners on second and third. Gottfriedt sent a liner past third base, bringing in Brown for what would be the last run of the inning.
If nobody else would have scored, it would have been just fine for the Redskins because Heidi Clements was on as always. The sophomore ace struck out two, walked zero, and allowed only one hit in three innings of work Saturday morning. Senior Liz Inman came in for the final two innings and was just as good, striking out four, walking one, allowing one hit, and working out of a bases loaded one out situation in the top of the fifth. Read More
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SOV’s Annie Hogan hands off to Amy Monroe during the 4x8 relay.
Both now set sights on Arthur Invite Friday
by Keith Stewart
keith@newsprogress.com
Competing for the first time outdoors this track season, both the SOV boys’ and girls’ teams took first overall in a triangular meet at home.
For the boys, they compiled 91 points, besting second place Tuscola by 27 points and third place Cerro Gordo by 67 points.
Those taking first place for the boys included Zach Devore in the 400m dash (58.46 seconds), Dalace Ray in the 110m hurdles (21.87), Gage Duran in the long jump (5 feet, 6 inches), Adam Davis in the pole vault (10-00), Ethan Lehman in the triple jump (36-10), Trey Schlieker in the discus (122-06), and the 4x200 relay of Calen Landrus, Jacob Cameron, Zane Uphoff, and Davis (1:42.50). Read More
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Mycaela Miller makes contact during last Friday’s 9-3 win over Decatur LSA. Miller went 3-4 on the day including two doubles, a triple, and three RBIs.
Miller goes 3-4, batting in three
by Kirk Whitaker
Arthur/Sullivan Reporter
After a 5-4 loss to Tuscola and a surprising 7-2 loss at Argenta, Arthur head softball coach Matt Darling knew there needed to be a switch in the lineup. So before Friday’s game against LSA, Arthur brought freshman Mycaela Miller up to lead off from fifth, junior Brooke Tabb went from leadoff to second, and freshman Logan Kauffman dropped from second to eighth in the order.
The change worked. Read More
ALAH’s Goodman earns first in shot put
by Keith Stewart
keith@newsprogress.com
SOV’s nucleus of four girls (Emily Neuhauser, Amanda McClain, Mollie Bowman, and Ashlynd Risley), qualified for six events at the indoor state track meet last Saturday in Bloomington. And while the meet did not, this year, tally team scores, head coach Kali Taylor says, according to her math, the team would have finished near fourth place overall. Read More
Let-down in the fourth spells demise
by Kirk Whitaker
Arthur/Sullivan Reporter
There was only one inning that went totally awry for the ALAH Knights last Wednesday vs St. Teresa in a non-conference matchup on the diamond. But one inning is all that is needed.
Atwood junior Ross Ryan held the Bulldogs in check through the first three innings of play.
“Ross did a great job for us today,” Knights head coach Craig Moffett commented. “He threw a lot of strikes for us early, and these were his first innings of the year. He stepped up with runners in scoring position—second and third in the first with two out and in the second with a runner on third and no outs—and he put us in a place where we could have done something.” Read More
Tough conference tests later this week
by Keith Stewart
keith@newsprogress.com
After losses to both Windsor/Stew-Stras and Maroa-Forsyth last week, the Okaw Valley softball team rebounded with two strong performances to improve to 3-2 on the year.
First taking on Argenta last Wednesday, the Lady Timberwolves blew open a close game in the bottom of the fifth with four runs to help solidify their 8-5 win. Read More
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Sullivan’s Kailyn Boyer goes to bunt Monday evening against Altamont’s Deidre Ledbetter, who struck out 14 Lady Redskins.
One hit surrendered, 14 K’s from Altamont’s Ledbetter
by Kirk Whitaker
Arthur/Sullivan Reporter
Sullivan played the first 5 2/3 innings of softball perfectly in the field against Altamont Monday.
Zeros were on the scoreboard for both sides, no errors either way, and sophomore Heidi Clements looked as if she could throw all night.
Then there was the one that got away. Read More
