OV Ousted Monday
by Keith Stewart & Kirk Whitaker
keith@newsprogress.com
Okaw Valley, Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond, and Sullivan each began play in the Okaw Valley girls’ holiday tournament this past Saturday. Two teams secured wins, while one took a loss, thus entering the consolation bracket. Read More
ALAH snaps OV’s win streak
by Kirk Whitaker
Arthur/Sullivan Reporter
It was déjà vu for Okaw Valley.
Last season Arthur senior forward Karly Goodman scored 24 points en route to a Lancers blowout win, and Monday night in Arthur, the senior dropped 25 more on the Timberwolves.
With the score 13-9 in favor of the Lancers at the end of the first, Goodman started out the quarter white hot, scoring the first nine points of the quarter, giving ALAH a 22-9 lead with 3:34 left in the half when she was replaced. Read More
Will remain on as athletic director
by Kirk Whitaker
Arthur/Sullivan Reporter
Five years ago Charlie Brown left Rochester—a team who would win four consecutive state championships and produce two Division I caliber quarterbacks in Sean Robinson and Wes Lunt—to rebuild a Sullivan Okaw Valley football program that had eight wins in its previous 10 seasons. On top of the lack of winning, SOV was coming off back-to-back 0-9 seasons and two coaches in the last two seasons.
“Really, the key to my taking the job was getting to be the athletic director as well as being the head football coach,” Brown stated. “Being athletic director was something I wanted to take as my next step, and it also had to be something for me to look forward to in order to leave Rochester.” Read More
Allow 0-13 run in fourth for lackluster finish
by Keith Stewart
keith@newsprogress.com
It was apparent from the reaction to her team’s win Monday night over Warrensburg-Latham that Sheri McCain is all for creating an elite team, not just a winning one. For most coaches a 53-39 victory would be seen as a good night, but for McCain, it fell short of what are increasing expectations. Read More
Improve to 6-1 on the season
by Emily Scott
Bethany Reporter
It was a tough match-up of two nearly equal teams on Thursday when the Okaw Valley Lady Timberwolves faced off against Altamont.
But due to their intensity and defensive press in the second half, OV was able to nab their fifth win in a row, winning 50-42.
Altamont came out with good ball movement whereas Okaw Valley lacked in it. Nevertheless, it was a back-and-forth game from the start. Read More
Thanks be to Williams’ 11 fourth quarter points
by Kirk Whitaker
Arthur/Sullivan Reporter
In the fourth quarter of Tuesday night’s non-conference bout between St. Teresa and Arthur-Lovington, St. Teresa senior Christian Williams showed why he already has a scholarship offer to a Division I school under his belt and is garnering interest from multiple top-tier Division one schools, including the University of Illinois, after leading his team in the fourth quarter to a 51-48 comeback victory. Read More
Competing in the 54th annual St. Elmo Holiday Tournament Tuesday, Okaw Valley's boys' basketball team defeated South Central 60-40.
Peyton Hagerman led the game with 23 points, 12 of which came off of 3-pointers.
Okaw Valley is the no. 4 seed and will next face no. 1 seed Altamont Thursday, beginning, tentatively, at 7:45 p.m.
Stats: C. Sroka 3-0-6; P. Hagerman 9-2-23; G. Walker 1-0-2; A. Martin 0-1-1; D. Still 9-0-19; T.J. Pieschalski 1-0-2; J. Jeffer 0-3-3; D. Fruchtl 1-0-3.
OV’s shooting unable to catch up
by Kirk Whitaker
Arthur/Sullivan Reporter
Okaw Valley against Sullivan has been a heated rivalry in any sport the two teams aren’t co-opped in during recent seasons. The Timberwolves came into Tuesday night’s contest off a loss against Central A&M while Sullivan earned its first win of the young season at Windsor in which the ‘skins held the Blue Devils to 28 percent shooting.
Yet, in the beginning of the game both teams shot atrociously—from the 6:30 mark to 2:41 to go in the first quarter, neither team scored. Read More
Both post and perimeter shooting key for Raiders
by Keith Stewart
keith@newsprogress.com
Coming off a win against Shelbyville Friday night in Findlay, the Okaw Valley boys’ basketball team wanted to make it two in a row, hosting Central A&M Saturday in Bethany.
“That was the highlight of the night–that’s what we put on the board before the game, being mentally tough enough to turn around twice and play two good back to back games,” said OV head coach Tony Sparks. “And we just didn’t do it.” Read More
Victory off double-double from Boyer, 20 from Neuhauser
by Kirk Whitaker
Arthur/Sullivan Reporter
Coming into Saturday’s matchup between AL-AH and Sullivan both teams were on hot streaks: the Lancers were undefeated to date, and the Lady Redskins were on a four game win streak after being crushed by Teutopolis on opening night.
Early on the two teams played back and forth, but Sullivan held a 12-10 advantage. The Redskins got to the foul line early and often, but the free throws didn’t fall as often as Sullivan hoped. Read More