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All-Tourney Honors for OVHS Girls at Meridian

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Kate Jeffers and Mia Harris earned all-tournament team honors.

•January 1, 2020•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Okaw Valley girls’ basketball team finished runner up to Warrensburg-Latham in the Meridian Holiday Tournament Saturday, and Kate Jeffers and Mia Harris earned all-tournament team honors.
To reach the championship game, the Timberwolves finished pool play with a 3-0 record.
OV defeated Meridian, Martinsville and Blue Ridge.
Friday, the Timberwolves defeated Blue Ridge 43-36 with a strong second-half comeback. Read More

ALAH Knights Put Away Shelbyville Rams

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•December 25, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond split a pair of games against Central Illinois Conferences teams last week.
The Knights hosted Shelbyville for a win Friday night but lost to Monticello last Tuesday.
Against the Rams at home, ALAH outscored Shelbyville 34-21 in the middle quarters to pull away for the eventual 67-53 win.
Freshman Kaden Feagin finished a team-high 16 points, and junior Jamison Rocke hit double digits with 13 points.
Feagin also collected seven rebounds and three blocks, and Rocke added two rebounds and a team-high four steals. Read More

OV Girls Pick Up Two Tourney Wins

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•December 25, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Okaw Valley girls’ basketball team lost to Sullivan Thursday, but picked up two wins in pool play to kick off the Meridian Holiday Tournament Saturday.
The Timberwolves defeated Martinsville and Meridian in the tournament to improve their overall record to 4-11.
Against Meridian, OV fell behind four points at halftime, 16-12, but outscored the Hawks 20-9 in the third quarter to pull away.
The Timberwolves held on the fourth quarter for the 44-37 win. Read More

ALAH Girls Basketball Team Split Games

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•December 25, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
The Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond girls’ basketball team split two nonconference games this past week.
The Knights knocked off Monticello last Tuesday but lost to St. Anthony Saturday.
Against the Sages, ALAH took an early lead in the first quarter and held on for the 60-32 win.
Mackenzi Bowles led the Knights with 19 points, seven rebounds and four blocks to go with two assists.
Makenzie Brown scored double digits with 11 points, and Alexa Miller collected four rebounds, three assists and two steals.
Kirsten Corum scored six points and freshman Charley Condill added four.
Saturday on the road, ALAH lost to St. Anthony in a close battle, 46-43. Read More

OVHS Boys Fall to Central A&M

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•December 25, 2019•
The Okaw Valley boys’ basketball team dropped a nonconference game 80-47 to a talented Central A&M team Friday.
Stats for early Christmas deadline were not available.
OV (4-4) is scheduled to enter the Vandalia Holiday Tournament from Thursday-Saturday.

Comeback Win for Sullivan Redskins at Eureka

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•December 25, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Sullivan boys’ basketball team picked up its first win of the season Friday but lost its first game in the Eureka College Shootout Saturday.
The Redskins completed a huge comeback in the fourth quarter to defeat Decatur Lutheran 45-44 on the road.
Sullivan fell behind by ten points, 29-19, in the first half.
After a close third quarter, the Redskins outscored Lions 18-8 in the fourth to pull off the comeback. Read More

OVHS Girls Fall to Argenta Oreana

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•December 18, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Okaw Valley girls’ team lost a close Lincoln Prairie Conference game against Argenta-Oreana 59-53 Thursday.
In a back-and-forth game, OV fell behind four points at halftime, but cut the lead to two by the fourth quarter.
In the final period, AO outscored OV 18-14 to pull away for the victory. Read More

OV Timberwolves Take Sullivan

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•December 18, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Okaw Valley boys’ basketball team defeated rival Sullivan 54-38 last Tuesday in its only game of the week.
Sullivan took the lead 11-9 after the first quarter, but OV gained the lead in the second quarter with a 19-6 run.
In the second half, the Timberwolves held off Sullivan for the 54-38 win. Read More

ALAH Knights Split a Pair of Games

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•December 18, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond boys’ basketball team split a pair of games this past week.
The Knights knocked off Arthur-Okaw Christian in Arthur Friday, 67-40.
ALAH jumped out to a five-point lead in the first quarter, then added to that lead each every other quarter.
The Knights overwhelmed AOC with a balanced offense. Three Knights scored in double digits.
Freshman Kaden Feagin led the team with 12 points and seven rebounds to go with two assists. Read More

ALAH Girls’ Basketball Team Defeats Pirates of Cumberland

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•December 18, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond girls’ basketball team defeated Cumberland Thursday but lost to Mattoon Saturday.
Monday’s game again Monticello was cancelled because of inclement weather.
Against the Pirates of Cumberland, ALAH took advantage of strong third and fourth quarters to pull away for the 51-32 win.
After a three point halftime lead, the Knights outscored the Pirates in the third 20-13 and in the fourth 13-4 for the win.
Junior Mackenzi Bowles scored a team-high 18 points to go with eight rebounds, two assists and four steals.
Sophomore Mallory Nichols, freshman Charley Condill and junior Makenzie Brown each scored six points. Read More