Photo by Mike Brothers
Dominican Bound
Sullivan High School senior athlete Dalton Rogers signed a letter of intent March 27 to play baseball at Dominican University. Pictured are from left brother, Drew, mother Kari, Dalton and father Troy Rogers. Dominican is a Catholic University located in River Forest with an enrollment of 4000.
•March 27, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
The Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond boys’ and girls’ track teams competed in the Illinois Top Times meet at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington March 22-23.
For the girls’ team, Kenli Nettles placed in four events, including three first places.
She won the 400-meter run in 58.74 and the 6-meter hurdles in 8.94.
She high jumped 5 feet 6 inches for first place and ran the 60-meter dash in 8.01 for fourth place.
For the boys’ team, Layton Hall ran the 3,200 in 9:52.95 for ninth place. Read More
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Morgan Wallace gets the win.
•March 27, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
The Sullivan softball team finished the week 3-2 with wins against Mulberry Grove, Pana and Cerro Gordo and losses to Argenta-Oreana and St. Anthony.
Last Tuesday, Sullivan exploded for a 20-5 win over Cerro Gordo/Bement to open its season.
Irie Dulin was 3-for-3 with two doubles and a stolen base.
Katie Honchell also was 3-for-3 with a double, and Addison Darush was 2-for-3 with a triple.
Alexis Britton was 2-for-4, and Caprice Smith was 2-for-3.
Morgan Wallace got the win in the circle.
Thursday Argenta-Oreana dropped Sullivan 14-4.
Argenta-Oreana scored two runs in the first inning, but Sullivan battled back to take the lead in the top of the fourth with three runs.
AO answered with four runs in the fourth inning and eight runs in the sixth to put the game away.
Irie Dulin went 3-for-4 with two runs scored, and Alexis Britton, Caprice Smith and Destiny Mills each recorded a hit.
Alyssa Shriver took the loss. She allowed one hit and one earned run in the first third of an inning. Read More
•March 27, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
The Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond softball team defeated Shelbyville, Heritage and Meridian and lost to Cumberland.
Against the Hawks, Knight Makenzie Brown pitched a one-hit shutout to help the Knights knock off the Hawks Monday night 2-0.
Natalie Frederick knocked in a run, and Marissa Hershberger and Reagan Miller each scored a run and had a hit.
The Knights shellacked Heritage 21-3 in four innings at Heritage.
Miller was 3-for-5 with two doubles and six RBIs, and Mackenzie Brown was 1-for-4 with four RBIs.
Kirsten Corum was 3-for-4 with a double and three RBIs. Read More
•March 27, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
The Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond baseball team finished last week with a 3-1 record with wins against Neoga and Central A&M and a close loss to Monticello.
The Knights swept Neoga in a double header at home Saturday.
ALAH won the first game 4-3 by scoring a run in the first two innings, then tacking on a needed two more runs in the fifth.
Neoga scored three runs in the top of the seventh inning but could not plate the tying run.
Dario Ayala picked up the win for the Knights. He pitched 4 1/3 innings and allowed no runs. He walked one and struck out five.
Logan Brough pitched in relief for 2 2/3 innings.
At the plate, Brough was 1-for-1 with a double, and Luca Otto went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Nik Miller, Cody Miller and Kade Hershberger each scored a run, and Kolby Schable was 1-for-1. Read More
•March 27, 2019•
The Champaign News Gazette announced its all-area swim and dive teams this past week.
Brodie Goss was selected First Team All-Area in boys swimming.
Goss broke the Sullivan High School 100-meter breaststroke record with a time of 59.61 and placed 24th in the IHSA State Swimming Meet at New Trier High School in Winnetka.
During the season he also broke the 100-yard butterfly school record with a time of 53.13.
•March 27, 2019•
The Okaw Valley softball team dropped its third straight game to Morrisonville Thursday.
Morrisonville scored three in the third inning and tacked on another run in the fourth to answer OV’s lone run.
Each team recorded five hits. Read More
•March 27, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
A week after helping the Okaw Valley girls’ basketball team place fourth in the IHSA Class 1A State Tournament last year, Paige Robinson signed to play basketball for coach Molly Miller and the Drury Panthers, a Division II University in Springfield, Missouri.
This season for the Panthers, Robinson has been the Panthers’ best player off the bench.
Last week, Robinson earned GLVC Freshman of the Year and First Team All-Conference honors.
“It’s truly an honor to receive freshman of the year,” said Robinson. “There is some good competition in the GLVC, and so I’m even more blessed to get first team as a freshman.
Robinson is the only freshman named to the first team and becomes the fourth Panther in Drury history to earn the award.
“Roll Acceptance is huge,” Miller tweeted. “Paige Robinson earned freshman of the year and first team all conference…coming off the bench, not because that’s where she belongs but because that’s where she was needed. She bought in and is now being rewarded.”
When Robinson signed to play for Miller, her goal was not to be a starter.
Her goal was to win a national championship, and the team is well on its way. Read More
•March 27, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
The Okaw Valley baseball team started its season 1-1 with a win against Ramsey and a loss to St. Elmo/Brownstown.
Last Tuesday, OV opened the season with a 12-2 drubbing of the Rams.
Ramsey jumped out early with a 2-0 lead, but OV exploded for six runs in the third inning, then added three more in the fourth to blow the game open.
OV scored in the last two innings to end the game in six. Read More
•March 27, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
The Sullivan boys’ track and field team placed second with 78 points in the Arcola meet last Tuesday.
Several Redskins took first place in the meet.
Leighton Burcham took first in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.67 and long jump at 20 feet 1.25inches.
Corentini Bernard placed first in the 400 run at 56.88, and Ian Plank placed first in the 1,600 run with a time of 5:18.18.
Brodie Goss won the 110 and 300 hurdles in 18.49 and 44.94, respectively. Read More