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Blue Dolphin Makes Wisconsin Cut

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Blue Dolphin Makes Wisconsin Cut
The Sullivan Blue Dolphin swim team competed at the Senior Championship meet in Kenosha, Wisconsin. (Pictured) Gabrielle Spain of Shelbyville represented the Sullivan Blue Dolphins at the 2019 Senior Championship. The Senior Championship meet is an open competition for swimmers aged 15 and older. Spain qualified in the 200 Butterfly. Head Coach Jason Drury noted, “Many people do not realize swimming is not a division sport, it is all in for the whole state. Spain making the cut is a representation of the effort and hard work she consistently does.”

National Championship for Sullivan Tumbler

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National Championship for Sullivan Tumbler
Seven-year-old Sylvia Dawkins of Sullivan won the National Championship on Floor Pass at the 2019 USTA Nationals.
The national event held in Charleston, West Virginia over the course of a week earlier in June had Sylvia competing in five different flights with nine girls in each flight.
Sylvia will be in second grade at Sullivan Elementary School in the fall. Competing since she was four years old, she is a student at Prairieland Tumble and Trampoline in Lovington. She is the daughter of Alice and Bret Dawkins of Sullivan.

New Table Tennis Club Plays at Sullivan Civic Center

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Bryce King (L) and Greg Brandt prepare for a game of table tennis.

•June 26, 2019•
By Ellen Ferrera
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Greg Brandt is forming a table tennis club at the Sullivan Civic Center. The club is open to ages 16 and above and meets on Tuesday evenings at 5:30 in the racquet ball court.
“The goal of the club,” Brandt began, “is to develop leagues at all ages and skill levels, hopefully, with some of the businesses forming teams.”
The league and teams would compete in intercity competitions.
Brandt grew up in West Salem and has been playing table tennis (or ping pong as it is known in the U.S.) since sixth grade.
“I played intramural at Ohio State and in city leagues there. I have always enjoyed playing,” he said of the game.
He pointed out some of the health benefits of playing table tennis:
1. Develops mental acuity. Practiced players are highly skilled in both creating and solving puzzles. Read More

Trophy for Blue Dolphin Team

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Trophy for Blue Dolphin Team
The Blue Dolphins Swim Team traveled to Terre Haute June 7-9. The team took home the second place swim meet trophy. High point achievements were Ethan Schmohe first place high point winner boys 13-14 division; Matthew Wesselman second place high point 13-14 boys; Gabby Spain open division high point first place. Several Dolphins have qualified for the Regional Championship meet including Mackenzie Erixon, Johnathan Iacobazzi, Alivia Melvin, Emerson Risley, Gabrielle Spain and Matthew Wesselman. Schmohe has qualified for Regional Events and Age Group State Championship events. The Blue Dolphins travel next to the Quincy Sheridan Firecracker Meet later this month.

Winning Golf Team

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Winning Golf Team
The winning team of the Denny Hutchings Memorial Golf Outing shot an amazing 57 which is 15 strokes under par for 18 holes. The outing was held June 14 at Sullivan Country Club.
Team members were left to right: Troy Rogers, Rieck Kendall, Drew Rogers and Alex Wood. The AmBucs golf outing was in remembrance of Hutchings and an AmBucs fund-raising event to provide Amtrykes, scholarships for therapy students and building of wheelchair ramps in the local area.

All Conference Little Okaw Teams

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•June 5, 2019•
The Little Okaw Valley Conference announced 2019 all-conference softball teams last week.
In the Northwest Division, several athletes from Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond and Okaw Valley teams earned honors.
For the Knights, senior pitcher Shelby Frederick and senior Regan Miller were unanimous selections to the first team.
Sophomore Mackenzie Brown, junior Addi Tinkle and senior Marissa Herschberger were also selected to the first team.
Freshman Ryli Kauffman earned second-team all-conference honors. Read More

ALAH Softball Awards 2019

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ALAH Softball Awards:
Bottom row: Makenzie Brown - Defensive Player of the year and First Team All-Conference ; Reagan Miller - Offensive Player of the year and First Team All-Conference ; Kirsten Corum - Knights Player of the year ; Ryli Kauffman - Rookie Player of the year and Second Team All-Conference. Top Row: Shelby Frederick - Most Valuable Player of the year and First Team All-Conference; Addi Tinkle - Most improved Player of the year and First Team All-Conference; Marissa Herschberger - First Team All-Conference.

Sullivan Softball Team Awards Presented

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Sullivan Softball-Addison Darush, Abigail Kirkwood, Alexis Britton and Irie Dulin hold awards during the softball banquet last Wednesday.

•June 5, 2019•

The Sullivan softball team hosted its year-end banquet last Wednesday with several Redskins earning awards. Read More