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

Both the seventh and eighth grade OVMS girls basketball teams defeated Shelbyville Thursday evening to begin the season 1-0.

The seventh grade squad got out to a quick 8-2 lead in the first, and proceeded to score seven points in the second followed by six in the third. They capped off the game with 14 points in the final quarter, all while holding Shelbyville to just one more point on their way to a 35-3 blowout.

Bella Benning went 5-of-20 from the field, scoring a team high of 11. Madison Voge went 4-of-11 for eight points, and teammate Kate Jeffers went 4-of-10, also for eight.
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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

The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond football team travelled a little over three hours Friday night to deliver a 45-0 walloping to Aurora Christian Academy. Read More