•October 18, 2023•

by E. Scott England

It would be hard to script a regular season finale as perfect as this one. Heading into week nine of the football season, two undefeated powerhouses, separated by only 11 miles, will clash for four quarters and 48 minutes to determine who the conference champion will be.

Undefeated and Playoff Experience

Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond officially became ALAH for the 2014-2015 season. While they haven’t had an undefeated regular season in that time, they have made the playoffs four times, including the last two years. Knights head coach Ryan Jefferson says he “believes that [playoff] experience, for a lot of our kids who will be playing, will be helpful” when it comes to facing off against the Redskins. The last time an undefeated season was recorded for the Knights, it was when it was just Arthur-Lovington, guided by head coach Dale Schuering who led the team to back-to-back undefeated regular seasons in 2003-2004 and 2004-2005. Read More

•October 11, 2023•

by E. Scott England

Brett Bushue and Shae Ellis each earned a spot in the two-day state golf tournament held at Red Tail Run Golf Course in Decatur for the girls and Prairie Vista Golf Course in Bloomington for the boys. The two day format includes a cut score that golfers must be under in order to advance to the second day. Bushue shot an 86 on Friday, which was under the cut score by two strokes. Ellis, too, advanced to the second day of golfing shooting a 91 on Friday, six strokes below the cut score.  Read More

•October 11, 2023•

by E. Scott England

The Sullivan Redskins volleyball team had a busy week with the Lincoln Prairie Conference tournament last week. They opened up the tournament on Monday with back-to-back matches against Cumberland and Unity Christian. They concluded their tournament play on Wednesday against Tri-County and Blue Ridge.

Sullivan came out with strong serving in the first match against Cumberland. The team had a total of eight aces with Aeralyn Thrasher and Paige Conner leading with two apiece. Emily Miller, Isabelle Stone, Kiley Dyer, and Mayci Strauf combined for the other four. Strauf and Miller led the team in kills with four each. Tessa Seeley added another three. Mae Dawkins, Conner, and Thrasher each recorded one kill. Sullivan fell to Cumberland 18-25, 21-25. Read More

•October 4, 2023•

by E. Scott England

The boys golf season came to an end in regional play last Tuesday. With the top three teams advancing to sectionals, the Redskins placed sixth out of 13 teams. Brett Bushue was the regional champion and advanced to the sectionals as an individual. Drew Woolen ended up in a three-way playoff but came up one shot short.

The boys also played a round against Teutopolis on Monday. Bushue shot a team low of 40 with Woolen, Caden Saul, and Camden Watkins all tying with a 49. The solid effort fell short though against a strong Teutopolis team. The team finished 8-9 on the year.

Bushue competed Monday at the Edgewood Golf Club in Auburn. Results will be provided in next week’s News Progress.

•October 4, 2023•

by E. Scott England

The Redskin volleyball team had three matches last week. The week began with two conference matchups, first on the road against Argenta-Oreana and then at home against Cerro Gordo/Bement. They finished the week with a matchup against Chrisman in non-conference play.

The matchup with the Bombers saw two close sets, with the Redskins falling 19-25, 21-25. Aeralyn Thrasher recorded five of the 14 team kills for the evening. The sophomore would also lead the team in serving with three aces. Senior Paige Connor had four kills with one ace. Senior Tessa Seeley and junior Mayci Strauf combined for five kills. Read More