•August 11, 2021•
Sullivan-Okaw Valley Football
Boys Varsity
All games start at 7:00 pm
8/27 vs Nokomis High School (JFL Recognition Night)
9/3 @ Newton High School
9/10 @ Tuscola High School Read More
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Sullivan Blue Dolphins Swimmers Qualify For Regionals
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Sullivan Blue Dolphins Swimmers Qualify For Regionals
Sullivan Blue Dolphins had 14 swimmers qualify for Regionals this summer. Unfortunately, they were not able to compete but their qualification deserves the accolades. Ethan Schmohe qualified in 4 events and participated in the Senior State Championship. Front row: Emerson Risley, Johnathan Iacobazzi, Logan Booker, Cadence Schmohe, Emily Crosier, Lian Donovan. Back row: Ethan Schmohe, Miles Keseten, Madalyn Booker, Matthew Wesselman, Mackenzie Erixon, Isaac Chambers, Mason Booker.
Sullivan Boys Head To Wisconsin Ohio Valley Regionals
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Caysen Harminson and Schafer Ogle, both of Sullivan, with the 2021 13 year old State Championship banner that their team, the Mattoon Area All Stars, achieved recently. The team will be traveling to the Ohio Valley Regionals on Wednesday, July 28 for the 5 day tournament in the hopes of advancing to the Babe Ruth World Series in August.
•July 28, 2021•
Caysen Harminson and Schafer Ogle, both of Sullivan, are members of the Mattoon Area All Star Team which is part of the Babe Ruth Little League. They recently traveled with the team to Chicago where the team won the Northern Illinois Babe Ruth 13 year old State Championship. Their team played two games, during those games only one run was given up and in the first game there was only one hit.
The first game was against Evergreen Park Mustangs and the score was 6-0. The championship game was against the Sheridan Park Generals which was a score of 1-6 with the All Star Team coming out victorious.
On Wednesday, July 28 they will be traveling to Eau Claire, Wisconsin for the Ohio Valley Regionals. This is a five day tournament that will run from Thursday-Sunday and will involve 16 teams. Schafer plays the positions of catcher and third base. Caysen plays the positions of pitcher and third base.
If the Mattoon Area All Star Team succeeds in the Regionals they will travel to Jamestown, New York for the Babe Ruth World Series in August. The team is coached by Tony Sharp and Justin Young. Both boys have regularly played for the Illini Crush of Okaw Valley which is coached by Tim Montgomery and Brad Saul.[/s2If]
SHS Football Practice
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SHS Football Practice
The Sullivan Redskins football team hit the field Monday, July 26. Pictured during practice is Jayden Troxell.
Sullivan Blue Dolphins I “Can” Swim Challenge
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Sullivan Blue Dolphins I "Can" Swim Challenge
Head Coach Jason Drury of the Sullivan Blue Dolphins set a challenge for the Blue Dolphins swim team to collect 3,000 cans of food for the local community food banks. The swimmers collect pledges of cans per laps and swim in an I “can” Swim Challenge. The challenge, swim for 20 minutes as many laps as you can. Then they had one week to hit the goal of 3,000 cans. Not only did they hit the goal this summer they broke the previous record of 4,018 cans in 2019. 6,891 cans were collected by the swimmers through lots of swimming and support of family and friends. Drury said, this was truly a team effort, and I am so proud of this group for stepping up to the challenge. SBD appreciates the community support we get, and this is our way of giving back. The Blue Dolphins have 100 swimmers on the roster, ranging in ages from 5 to 17. From beginning level swimmers to championship level swimmers.
Sullivan Tumbler Competes At Nationals
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Sullivan Tumbler Competes At Nationals
Sullivan tumbler, Sylvia Dawkins, 9, competed at Nationals held in Rochester, MN on Saturday, June 19. She earned top 5 in both the floor and double mini competitions. Sylvia tumbles with Prairie Land Tumbling in Lovington.
Okaw Valley Sports Briefs
•June 16, 2021•
Baseball
The Okaw Valley boys’ baseball team won another regional title this past week but could not parlay that momentum into a sectional win.
During the Class 1A IHSA Regional C, the Timberwolves knocked off Kansas 3-0 Friday, June 4, and then defeated Lincoln Prairie rival Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond 4-0.
The Timberwolves advanced to Sectional 6 but lost to Farina South Central 7-2
Against Farina South Central, the Timberwolves fell behind 3-0 in the third inning.
Farina South Central scored another run in the fifth inning. Okaw Valley countered with two runs in the bottom of the inning to cut the lead to 4-2. Read More
Sullivan Sports Briefs
•June 16, 2021•
Boys’ Track
and Field
The Sullivan boys’ track and field team competed in the IHSA Class 1A Track and Field Sectional #10 at Tuscola Friday, June 11.
The Redskins placed seventh out of 17 teams with 27 points.
Redskin Terence McRill won the long jump to qualify for the IHSA State Track Meet next Thursday at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.
McRill leaped a personal record distance of 6.13 for first place.
The 400-meter relay team of Colin Chappel, Cody Browne, Cooper Browne and McRill placed third with a time of 45.36.
Chappel also placed fourth in the 200-meter dash at 25.44 and fifth in the 100-meter dash with a personal-best time of 11.65.
Girls’ Track and Field Read More
Sullivan Boys’ Track Wins Last Home Meet Of Season
•June 2, 2021•
by Jason Brown
NP Sports
The Sullivan boys’ track and field team won its last home meet of the season by defeating Shelbyville, Warrensburg-Latham and St. Teresa in Sullivan.
Sullivan scored a meet best 79.5, which was only three points better than second-place finisher Shelbyville. Warrensburg-Latham took third with 60 points and St. Teresa placed last with 47 points.
Sullivan had a three first place winners, including Davis Diepholz, Terence McRill, Jayden Troxell and a relay team.
Diepholz ran the 3,200 meters in 13:17.54, and Terence McRill long jumped 6.06 meters.
Troxell tossed the shot put a personal-best distance of 11.24 meters. Read More
OV Sports Briefs
•June 2, 2021•
Baseball
The Okaw Valley baseball team shut out Argenta-Oreana 12-0 to pick up another Lincoln Prairie Conference win Wednesday, May 26.
On the road against the Bombers, Okaw Valley scored eight runs in the first two innings to jump out early.
In the fifth inning, the Timberwolves plated four more runs to end the game at the end of the inning.
Okaw Valley pounded out 13 total hits.
Jacob McQuire recorded three hits, and Eli Hagerman and Kadan Miller each had two hits.
Hagerman batted in four runs, and Miller plated three.
Three Timberwolves combined for the shutout.
The win improved Okaw Valley’s overall record to 10-6. Read More