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A Few More Runs Needed for OV Softball Team

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•April 10, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Okaw Valley softball team dropped four games this past week.
The Timberwolves lost to St. Anthony and Paris Saturday, Argenta-Oreana last Wednesday and Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg last Tuesday.
Against St. Anthony, OV fell behind 6-0 in the third inning and then 12-0 in the fourth inning for the eventual 13-2 loss.
Madison Vogel, Bella Benning each Kailey George recorded a hit, and Benning batted in two runs.
Grace Bunfill walked and scored a run, and Vogel scored a run.
Bunfill suffered the loss, pitching three innings. She gave up three earned runs on three walks and six hits. She struck out three.
Vogel pitched two innings in relief. She gave up one run on four walks and two hits. She struck out one.
OV committed 10 errors in the field.
Earlier that Saturday, Paris defeated OV 19-4 in four innings. Read More

Conference Formed

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•April 10, 2019•

Okaw Valley High School and Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond High School joined 13 schools in forming the Lincoln Prairie Conference.
“We are all excited to move forward with the new conference,” LPC President and OVHS principal Matt Shoaf said. “We look forward to providing excellence in academics and athletics.” Read More

Salt Fork’s Seven Run Sixth Inning Too Much for Redskins

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•April 10, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Sullivan baseball team dropped three games this past week.
The Redskins lost to Salt Fork Saturday and Rantoul Friday in the Tuscola Showcase at Ervin Park in Tuscola, and the Redskins lost to Meridian last Tuesday.
Against Salt Fork Saturday, Sullivan took a late lead only to watch it disappear in a 10-5 loss. Read More

Dominican Bound

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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.

ALAH Track Teams Compete at Meet

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•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

Sullivan Softball Has Three Big Wins

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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

Three Wins for ALAH Softball Team

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•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

Knights Sweep Double Header at Home

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•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

Goss is All-Area Swimmer

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•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.

Morrisonville Tops OV

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•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