•January 15, 2020•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
The Okaw Valley girls’ basketball team finished the week 1-3 with a win against Nokomis and a lost to Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond and Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg.
OV fell to Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond 62-34 Monday at Bethany. For results, see the ALAH article.
Saturday, the Timberwolves knocked off Nokomis 29-28 when senior Kate Jeffers hit the go-ahead bucket with 28 seconds left in the game. Read More
•January 8, 2020•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports EditorThe Okaw Valley boys’ basketball team defeated Meridian to place third in the 48th annual Vandalia Holiday Tournament last Monday.
OV took third by knocking off the Hawks 57-52.
Timberwolves’ senior Cameron Sharp earned all-tournament team honors and became the 31st player in tournament history to score more than 100 points in the tournament. Read More
•January 8, 2020•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
The Okaw Valley girls’ basketball team wrapped up it fall break with a tough 60-52 overtime road loss to Mt. Pulaski Friday.
OV had the lead most of the game, including a 41-31 heading into the fourth quarter.
The Hilltoppers outscored the Timberwolves 18-8 in the fourth quarter to tie the game. Read More
•January 8, 2020•
After finishing fourth in the Decatur St. Teresa Christmas Tournament last week, the Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond boy’s basketball team lost to LeRoy 76-51.
No other stats were made available.
The Knights (6-5) are scheduled to host Tri-County Friday and then travel to Argenta-Oreana Tuesday.
•January 1, 2020•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
The Sullivan boys’ basketball team placed fourth with a 2-2 record in the Dieterich Holiday Tournament last week.
Saturday, the Redskins fell to Arcola in the third place game 58-32.
The Purple Riders extended a five-point lead into a 29-15 halftime score.
Arcola broke open the game with a 21-8 third-quarter run.
For Sullivan, Colin Chappel led the team with six points to go with two rebounds.
Leyton Ellis and Ryan Batman each scored four points. Ellis also ripped down four rebounds.
Friday against Red Hill, Sullivan completed a fourth-quarter comeback to send the game to overtime. Read More
Photo by Jason Brown
Mackinzie Bowles (#32) protects the ball during the Knights Classic Holiday Tournament in Arthur Friday. Bowles was named to the seven-member all-tournament team.
•January 1, 2020•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
The Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond girls’ basketball team placed third in its own Knights Classic Holiday Tournament in Arthur Saturday.
The Knights finished 3-1 with wins over Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg, Chrisman and Shelbyville.
ALAH’s one loss was to eventual tournament champions Mt. Zion.
To earn third place, ALAH ran over the Rams 49-36.
The Knights more than doubled Shelbyville in the first quarter on their way to a 30-16 halftime lead.
Mackinzi Bowles lead the team with a team-high 18 points, four blocks and 11 rebounds. Read More
•January 1, 2020•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
The Okaw Valley boys’ basketball team finished the Vandalia Holiday Tournament 2-2 this week with the chance to play for third place.
The Timberwolves defeated Cumberland and Patoka but lost to Flora and Pana.
To open tournament action Thursday, OV overwhelmed Cumberland 49-37.
Okaw Valley held a four-to-six point lead in the first half and extended that lead to 38-28 in the third quarter.
Cameron Sharp scored a game-high 21 points, including ten points in the first quarter. Read More
•January 1, 2020•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
The Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond boys’ basketball team placed fourth in the Decatur St. Teresa Christmas Tournament, Saturday.
After defeating Heyworth in the first game of the tournament last week, the Knights lost to Riverton last Monday, knocked off Hartsburg-Emden Friday and lost to Mt. Pulaski Saturday.
Against Hartsburg-Emden Friday, ALAH outscored the Stags 9-4 in overtime to win the back-and-forth game 50-45.
The Knights took a six-point lead in the first, but Hartsburg-Emden took the lead in the second with a 16-6 run for a 25-21 halftime score. Read More
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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
•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