Photo by R.R. Best
OV’s Kate Jeffers.

•February 12, 2020•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Okaw Valley girls’ basketball team won its last regular-season game against Decatur LSA Thursday and carried that momentum into a win in the first round of the IHSA Class 1A Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond Regional Monday.
In Arthur Monday, OV defeated Meridian to advance in regional action this week.
To knock off the Hawks, the Timberwolves outscored Meridian 7-4 in each of the first two quarters.
The Hawks cut the lead to four points heading into the fourth quarter, but OV outscored Meridian 17-11 for the 42-32 win.
Mia Harris led OV with 15 points, and Bailey Bennett and Kate Jeffers followed with nine points each.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.