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OV Girls’ Cross Country Take Honors
The Okaw Valley girls’ cross country team posed during the Lincoln Prairie Conference meet at Lake Land College Saturday. Sophomor Karlie Stauder finished fourth to earn All-Conference honors. The girls’ cross country team also placed fifth place out of 22 teams in the Decatur Fest.The Timberwolves are set to enter the Cumberland Invitational Saturday.
•October 2, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
The Sullivan girls’ golf team competed in several meets last week.
Thursday (26th), the Redskins lost to St. Teresa and Tri-Valley at Ironhorse in Tuscola.
Miriah Booker led the Redskins, followed by Erin Wallace, Alyssa Shriver and Lara Herschberger.
Wednesday (25th), the team competed in Effingham and again were led by Miriah Booker, followed by Erin Wallace, Alyssa Shriver and (tie bewteen) Morgan Moll and Lara Herschberger.
Last Tuesday, were defeated by Mattoon and Champaign Central. Read More
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Aiden Short stands over his par putt to finish his round with a 41 at Ironhorse in Tuscola.
•October 2, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
The Sullivan boys’ golf team finished the regular season 26-0 by knocking off Teutopolis 158-196 Monday.
Logan Westjohn was Medalist with a score of 39, and Leyton Ellis also shot a 39.
Drew Rogers and Aiden Short each followed with a score of 40.
Camden Dwyer shot a 42, and Gary Herschberger carded a 46.
Thursday (26th), Sullivan defeated Tuscola, Tri-Valley, and St. Teresa with a score of 161 at Ironhorse.
Rogers scored a 37, and Westjohn followed with a 39.
Short shot a 41, and Ellis and Dwyer each carded a 44.
Gary Herschberger round out the team score with a 45. Read More
•October 2, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
It has been awhile.
But the Sullivan volleyball team tasted a conference victory for the first time in more than two years.
The Redskins defeated Warrensburg-Latham 12-25, 25-13, 25-17 last Tuesday.
Avery Still led the team with 11 kills and two blocks.
Zoe Walton hit five kills, and Raegen Sims hit six.
Emily White finished with seven digs and 20 assists. Read More
•October 2, 2019•
Arcola placed first in the LPC Tournament Saturday that was held at Eagle Creek Golf Resort.
Arcola/ALAH came in with a score of 369 which was 39 strokes clear of 2nd place Okaw Valley.
Two Arcola/ALAH players tied for low round of the day with an 86. Senior Dallas Sisk beat his teammate Jacob Butler in a sudden death playoff to take first place honors. Read More
McClure Wins at Shelbyville
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
The Sullivan cross country teams competed in two meets this past week.
Saturday, the boys’ team placed 21st in the St. Joseph Ogden High School Spartan Classic.
The Redskins times and places included
Chase McClure’s 53rd (17:13.99), Peyton Pool’s 115th (18:41.59), Noah Bates’ 117th (18:46.64), Coen Foster’s 134th (19:29.61), JJ Standerfer’s 135th (19:30.78), Paul Bates’ 138th (19:32.76) and Dakota Freese’s 140th (19:38.89).
The girls did not place a team, but Tori Turnbaugh place 36th with a time of 19:46.90 Read More
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First Place for OV Seventh Team
The Okaw Valley seventh grade basketball team took first place at the Connie Casey Tournament for the second straight year.
•October 2, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
For the first time since 2014, the Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond football team won its homecoming game.
And the team did it convincingly.
The Knights scored in every quarter of the game to overwhelm Blue Ridge/DeLand-Weldon 51-0.
ALAH scored 14 points in the first quarter and tacked on 21 points in the second to take a 35-0 halftime lead. Read More
•October 2, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
After three weeks of match after match, the Okaw Valley volleyball team competed in only one match this week.
Last Tuesday, the Timberwolves took care of Arcola in straight sets, 25-10, 25-18, to win another Little Prairie Conference matchup.
Kate Jeffers led OV with four blocks to go with four kills, and Macie Fleshner tallied six kills, three digs and two blocks.
Grace Bunfill dished out 21 assists, two aces and had six digs, and April Decesaro had seven digs. Read More
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The Okaw Valley boys’ golf team placed second in the Lincoln Prairie Conference Golf Championship Saturday.
•October 2, 2019•
The Okaw Valley boys’ golf team placed second in the Lincoln Prairie Conference Golf Championship Saturday.
Senior Addison Webner shot an 88 for third place.
Monday night, OV lost to Meridian 187-192.
Addison Webner was medalist with a score of 43.
Other OV scored included Miles Harlin 44, Dalton Milligan 52, Trey Hall 53, Caleb Hildebrandt 54 and Seth Webner 59.
The OV boys’ golf team is scheduled to host regional action at 8 a.m. Monday at Eagle Creek.