SOV Girls Finish Regular Season in Urbana

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McClain completes record setting achievement May 20, 2015 by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com Rounding out their regular season prior to the state track meet Thursday, the SOV girls’ track and field team left Urbana after leaving a big mark. In particular, Amanda McClain broke the 30 year old meet record of 58.5 seconds in the 400. The SOV senior ran a 57.85. As if that itself wasn’t impressive enough, the record setting feat also marked a personal achievement for McClain. “It was the only meet she hadn’t set a record at,” said Taylor, referring to all outdoor meets over McClain’s career. … Read More

OV Baseballers Celebrate Seniors in Style

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Hagerman tallies 15 strikeouts in win May 20, 2015 by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com Last Thursday’s Okaw Valley senior night game saw masterful play on the mound by Peyton Hagerman, who had Meridian missing the ball just about all evening long as he and his fellow teammates cruised to a 7-0 victory. The one of six seniors went all seven innings, throwing a one-hit shutout on the back of a 15-strikeout performance. “He was really locked in,” said his father and head coach Andrew Hagerman. “He had one rough outing this year at LSA a few weeks ago, and since then … Read More

Redskins Back to their Ball in Senior Night Win Over Pana

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Sullivan’s staple defense shows up in victory May 20, 2015 by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com It was back to Sullivan baseball Thursday night as the Redskins’, celebrating their eight seniors, took care of Pana in five innings winning 10-0. Sullivan was coming off just their fifth loss of the year after falling to underdog Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Tuesday, who was then celebrating their own seniors. “I think that woke them up,” said Rogers. “They didn’t want to have another game like that. The seniors were ready today from the start. You could tell. They came out with a different mindset. It was great.” … Read More

Lady T-Wolves Win Two on the Fly this Week

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Now prepare for LOVC division championship opportunity May 15, 2015 by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com The Okaw Valley softball team won two games this week to further improve to 19-3 on the year. Both games were scheduled on the fly due to scheduling conflicts with original opponents’ schedules. As a result, OV, rather than facing Neoga Wednesday, traveled to play Central A&M and came away with a 4-2 win. “A&M is a tough opponent,” said head coach Dave Benning. “They play a predominantly 2A schedule, and they’re in a tough conference.” Amanda McClain went all seven innings allowing two runs on … Read More