•September 11, 2019•
Sullivan girls’ golf team lost to Teutopolis in a dual meet and Clinton and St. Teresa in a triangular this past week.
Thursday, Sept. 5, against the Wooden Shoes, Alyssa Shriver led the Redskins’ scoring, followed by Erin Wallace, Abby Kirkwood and Lara Herschberger.
In the losses to Clinton and St. Teresa, Shriver again led Sullivan in scoring.
Erin Wallace, Herschberger and Abby Kirkwood followed.
The Redskins are scheduled to host senior night during a quad meet Thursday, Sept. 12, in which the team will be recognizing Wallace and Miriah Booker.
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OV Golf Team Competes at Eagle Creek
•September 11, 2019•
The Okaw Valley golf team finished 0-2 in a triangular against Mt. Pulaski (207-212) and Shelbyville (194-211) at OV Golf at Eagle Creek last Tuesday.
Miles Harlin finished with a score of 49, and Addison Webner shot a 50.
Cameron Sharp shot a 54, and Caleb Hildebrandt followed with a 58.
The Timberwolves are scheduled to travel to Arcola Monday then host Sullivan at Eagle Creek Tuesday.
SOV Football Redskins Put Up Good Fight Against Newton
•September 11, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
The Sullivan-Okaw Valley football team dropped its first road game of the season to Newton 31-21 Friday.
The Eagles put 14 quick points on the board to take a 14-0 first-quarter lead.
From there, SOV outscored Newton but could not make up the difference.
The Redskins and Eagles each scored 14 points in the second, to make it 28-14 at half.
Sullivan scored again and held Newton to a field goal in the third quarter to cut the lead but could not get any closer in a scoreless final period. Read More
ALAH Cross Country Team Returns with Competitors
•September 4, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
First-year Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond cross country coach Lyle Dorjahn has low numbers this season, but the runners he does have he believes can be good.
“Our top 3 will compete with the area’s best,” he said. “We need to see more improvement from 4-7 scoring positions. From what I see so far, our kids will work hard to make those improvements.
Dorjahn returned four letter winners in junior Layton Hall, senior Justin Miller, senior Cade Hendrickson and sophomore Jace Green.
Hall returns from an all-state performance at the state championships, and last year the team advanced out of regionals to the sectional.
“Our strengths include Layton Hall’s leadership both with his performance as well as his interaction and encouragement of his teammates, especially the underclassmen,” Dorjahn said. “Our freshman and sophomore are a strong point and I expect them to contribute immediately. This group has responded to a heavier workload and has been fun to work with. They are developing strong team chemistry.” Read More
Sullivan Drops Close Opener to Arcola
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•September 4, 2019•
The Sullivan volleyball team dropped its season opener against Arcola at home Thursday, Aug. 29.
Arcola took a close first set 26-24, but Sullivan battled back to win the second set 25-20.
The Redskins lost a close third game 25-23. Read More
ALAH Knights Win Season Opener
•September 4, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
Last season after the Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond football team took a 7-0 lead against Tri-County, the Titans scored 16-unanswered points to win the game.
Friday night in Oakland, Tri-County scored the first seven points, but it was the Knights who rattled off 41 points for a 41-1 victory.
“(One of the) keys to the game was the difference in ball security and turnover ratio,” said coach Ryan Jefferson. “We forced several.”
The Knights’ defense forced several fumbles and had an interception, while the offence did not turn over the ball once.
“We capitalized on offense almost every possession so we were able to keep pulling away from them,” Jefferson said. “We controlled the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball.” Read More
SOV Redskins Battle Nokomis at Victory Field
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Ian Plank lines up on defense.
•September 4, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
The Sullivan-Okaw Valley football team dropped its season opener to Nokomis 31-24 at Victory Field Friday night.
With 9:19 left in the first quarter, Luke Vander Burgh broke a couple of tackles and ran the ball from the Sullivan’s own 32-yard line into the end zone.
An Ian Plank kick gave Sullivan a 7-0 lead.
Around the seven minute mark in the second quarter Nokomis tied the game with a run up the middle.
Sullivan answered with a little more than three minutes left in the second quarter when Dillon Wallace scored on a 5-yard run.
The extra point kick was good and Sullivan took a 14-7 lead into the half.
Nokomis tied the game at the 4-minute mark in the third quarter with a screen pass from the 4-yard line. Read More
Okaw Valley Boys Golf Team Returns with Experience
•September 4, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
In his first year as Okaw Valley boys’ golf coach, Andrew Fultz returned top golfers Addison Webner, Miles Harlin, Hayden Carleson, and Seth Webner.
It will be difficult for OV to replace last season’s top scorer, Case Crawford, but the team did return several players with match experience.
“My hopes are that they are ready for the year a year older and a year wiser,” Fultz said. “They have been there before since there were only six by the end of the year last year. That experience will help us win matches early on in the year. We can build on that and it carries us and helps out the new golfers.”
For this season, Fultz is looking for solid scores out his top two golfers. Read More
Sports Briefs 9-4-2019
Knights’ Volleyball Team Falls to Tuscola
The Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond volleyball team fell to Tuscola 25-20, 25-20 in Arthur Thursday, Aug. 29.
Michaela Powell had two aces and five digs, and Mackenzi Bowles recorded five kills.
Sarah Rafferty dished out 10 assists and had three digs, and Kaylee Teakel had three kills.
Addi Trikle collected to kills and two digs and Charley Condil had four digs. Read More
Sullivan Volleyball Team Looks Forward to Season
•August 28, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
Sullivan volleyball personnel are hoping the third time is a charm.
In the spring, Sullivan hired Christy Molzen to return this season for her third stint as varsity volleyball coach.
Molzen coached Redskin’s volleyball from 1997-2003 and again in 2011, and she finished with an overall record of 138-117.
This season, though, might be her most challenging attempt.
Molzen replaced Jennifer Young, who combined for a 1-89 overall record during the last three seasons.
To reestablish Sullivan as a competitive team night in and night out, Molzen has returned to fundamentals and built from there.
“We have quite a few new players so we are working at becoming more confident with volleyball skills in general,” she said. “The goal is to get better as the season progresses.” Read More