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Purple Rider-Knights Remain Strong on the Season

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Sullivan takes third in triangular

by Keith Stewart
keith@newsprogress.com

Improving to 13-3 on the season, the Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond/Arcola golf team shot a combined 167 at home Monday evening, easily ousting second place Altamont, who shot a 201, and third place Sullivan, who shot six strokes back at 207.

Photo by Keith Stewart Arthur/Lovington-Atwood/Hammond-Arcola golfer Noah Yantis eyes his drive during Monday evening’s contest. Yantis shot a 41, the second lowest team score and was runner up medalist behind teammate Chris Davis, who shot a 39.

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Arthur/Lovington-Atwood/Hammond-Arcola golfer Noah Yantis eyes his drive during Monday evening’s contest. Yantis shot a 41, the second lowest team score and was runner up medalist behind teammate Chris Davis, who shot a 39.


The Purple Rider Knights’ Chris Davis was the triangular’s medalist with a 39 after nine holes. Teammate Noah Yantis was just two strokes back with a 41, followed by Clayton Miller’s 42, Cole Drake’s 45, and Robert Hill and Shandon Herschberger’s 48s. Read More

Tri-County “Pokes the Bear”; Lancers Hand Them First LOVC Loss in Five Years

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Kirk Whitaker
Arthur/Sullivan Reporter

After Arthur/Lovington’s two-set win over Atwood-Hammond Monday night, Lancers head coach Val Cornwell said her girls were ready for rival Tri-County.

The Lady Titans finished third in the state in class 1A last year and hadn’t lost an LOVC match in five years.

In the first set, the Lancers proved their preparedness.

AL started out 3-0, but after that, the majority of the first set was back and forth. With the game tied at 14, the Titans set up an attack that Lancer senior Hannah Schrock blocked to give the Lancers the lead and the momentum for the rest of the match.  Read More

OV Unable to Improve on First Set Win, Falls in Three

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Photo by Keith Stewart OV’s Amy Orris prepares to receive a volley as libero Shelby Dash provides support.

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OV’s Amy Orris prepares to receive a volley as libero Shelby Dash provides support.

Chances of making it three wins in a row dashed

by Emily Scott
Bethany Reporter

The Okaw Valley Timberwolves volleyball team lost in a conference matchup on Tuesday to the Bement Bulldogs in a 25-19; 17-25; 21-25 match.

The Lady T-Wolves started out ahead in the first game by executing their plays well despite a few rotation and miscommunication errors. After an OV timeout, Bement began to gain momentum and the two teams battled back and forth. But OV made some more strong plays to cause Bement to trail as they made their way to a win, taking the game 25-19. Read More

SOV Hosts Real Men Wear Pink Game

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Sullivan Okaw-Valley will be supporting breast cancer awareness during its varsity football game at 7 p.m. Friday. 

Football players and supporters will wear pink at the game in order to encourage their mothers, aunts, grandmothers, and other female friends and family members to get biennial mammograms once they reach the age of 50. SOV is supporting the cause in other ways as well: “Paint the Stands Pink” for Friday night’s varsity football game. Survivors, family members or anyone who knows someone who has been touched by breast cancer, should unite in the end zone by 6:45 to form a “Pink Tunnel” through which the varsity boys may run as they take to the field. There will also be donation buckets and pink items at the entrance of the game.

This is the seventh year for Real Men Wear Pink, a breast cancer awareness campaign carried out by St. Mary’s Hospital. Men, as well as women, are encouraged to wear pink each Friday during the month of October.

Lancers Sweep Own Tournament to Improve to 8-0

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Third straight accomplishment for Cornwell and company

by Kirk Whitaker
Arthur/Sullivan Reporter

For the third straight year the Arthur-Lovington Lancers swept their home tournament, defeating Deland-Weldon, Cowden-Herrick, Villa Grove, and Atwood-Hammond.

The Lancers exhibited dominance at times throughout the day but weakness at others.

The biggest challenge for the Lancers came in the 8 a.m. opener against Deland-Weldon, who incidentally forgot some jerseys and had to wear the Lancers’ basketball uniforms to play.  Read More

Weekly Sports Roundup September 18

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Volleyball

9/12 Charleston def. Sullivan 25-15, 25-19
M. Plank 9 digs; C. Brown 1 ace, 5 assists, 1 kill; B. Boyer 7 digs, 1 block, 1 assist, 9 kills; E. Neuhauser 2 aces, 9 digs, 9 assists, 4 kills; T. Floyd 1 ace; N. Grohler 4 digs, 1 kill; H. Payton 4 digs; T. Booker 2 blocks. Read More

ALAH Run Over By Broncos In First LOVC Contest

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Photo by Darian Hays The Knights’ offensive line gets set against the Broncos defense Friday night in Cerro Gordo.

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The Knights’ offensive line gets set against the Broncos defense Friday night in Cerro Gordo.

Weak tackling exploited by Dee and Isbell

by Kirk Whitaker
Arthur/Sullivan Reporter

It was virtually all running from the start. For one team, it worked, but for the other, not so much.

For Cerro Gordo-Bement, running back Steve Isbell amassed more than 200 yards while fullback Dee Woods rumbled long and hard for the Broncos and went over the century mark. The vaunted Bronco rushing attack played keep away from the Knights’ offense which put up 99 points in their first two contests. Read More

AL Makes Easy Work of OV in LOVC Matchup

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Tale of Two Sets Still in Favor of Lancers

by Kirk Whitaker
Arthur/Sullivan Reporter

The game was a story of two sets, one close, one not so much.

In the first set, Okaw Valley came out scrappy and played well for the most part against Arthur- Lovington. The Lady Timberwolves gave the Lancers all they could handle in the opening of the first set, holding leads multiple times early on before the Lancers came together and pulled away for the first set victory 25-16.  Read More