Photo by Keith Stewart
ALAH celebrated their seniors last Thursday, including (from left to right): Thom Kongdetudomkul, David Emrick, Matthew Robinson, Blake Miller, Natalie Bicknell, Briana Morgan, and Cassandra Lambdin.

Final victory not as dominate as hoped for

by Keith Stewart
keith@newsprogress.com

After finishing disappointingly with two losses and one tie at the Mattoon soccer tournament the week before, the Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond soccer team rebounded by ending their regular season with back-to-back wins against Altamont and the Mattoon Green Wave JV team.

The Knights travelled to Altamont a week ago Monday and got off to a slow start but managed to take a 2-1 lead going into the half. In the latter portion of the game, the Knights’ offense got a boost, scoring three goals. Read More

Long third set finally ends 33-31

by Kirk Whitaker
Arthur/Sullivan Reporter

For the third time in the last month, Tri-County and Arthur-Lovington squared off in volleyball and just as in their prior meetings, there was something big up for grabs. Last time it was the championship game of the Arcola Invite, this time it was the LOVC tournament crown. Read More

Lancers advance to face Heritage in next round 

by Kirk Whitaker
Arthur/Sullivan Reporter

For the second time this season, Arthur-Lovington defeated Okaw Valley in volleyball, this time 25-6, 25-20.

OV junior Amy Orris started off the first set for the Timberwolves with an ace, but that would be their only lead of the set. OV would tie the first set again at 2-2 but then quickly decline thereafter. Read More

Titans put up fight, but ultimately fall

by Kirk Whitaker
Arthur/Sullivan Reporter

Just as they did in all their previous wins this season, AL-AH scored over 35 points on their victims Friday night.

The Knights opened the first quarter on a traditionally hot start as seems to be their forte but in what was also the most unorthodox way of doing it yet.

After junior running back Steven Wright ran in from six yards out on the Knights’ first drive of the game—in which they exclusively ran the ball down the Titans’ throats—AL kicked off and the ball hit a Tri-County player with the Knights recovering. Read More

Unity run game prevails

by Keith Stewart
keith@newsprogress.com

Friday’s game is so far, and likely to be, SOV’s worst game of the season, at least when looking at the score, a whopping 0-50 loss at the hands of perennial football powerhouse Tolono-Unity, who was ranked No. 7 in class 3A heading into the contest.

But if there was ever a score that was misleading, it was in fact Friday’s, for the game was not complete dominance as the scoreboard suggested.

After stopping Unity on fourth-and-one on their opening drive, the Redskins put together what would be their longest series of the game, consisting of six first downs, marching all the way to the Unity 18-yard line, before turning the ball over on fourth-and-12.

“That first drive, we came out with trying to run the ball right at them and develop the mentality that’s been successful for us and not making some very smart play calls,” said Unity head coach Scott Hamilton. “They got us off balance, had us jump a couple times but in the end, we made some big plays and got the stops when we had to and then we were able to move down the field.” Read More