Joyce Sharp Celebration of Life services for Joyce E. Sharp, 91, of Sullivan were held at 1 p.m. Saturday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan with the Rev. Fred Leeds officiating. Burial was in Findlay Cemetery. She died at 2 p.m. Wednesday April 1, 2015 in her residence. … Read More
Stewart’s in-the-park homer caps off performance April 8, 2015 By Matt Kracht NP Sports Reporter Heidi Clements and Maddie Wall combined to throw a perfect game Monday evening against Neoga. Facing the minimum over five innings without allowing a runner to reach base, the pair peppered the strike zone and trusted the defense to have their backs. Making sure the strong pitching performance did not go to waste the Lady Redskins scored nine runs in the first inning, three runs in the second, seven in the third, and one more in the fourth for good measure. Head coach Ben Richter … Read More
April 8, 2015 By Matt Kracht NP Sports Reporter Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond baseball lost back-to-back games Saturday, the first 6-3 followed by a 9-4 loss to the undefeated Indians from Neoga. Avery Schrock pitched the opener for the Knights, hurling five innings of two-run ball until a blown fair foul call cost the pitcher two runs and possibly the win. Chris Davis started the second game for the Knights and showed he can be unhittable at times with his curve but also struggled with control issues. Regardless of the outcomes in both contests, one thing is for sure, the Knights’ bats are … Read More
April 8, 2015 Competing in the Illinois Top Times meet in Bloomington March 27, the SOV girls’ track team had several strong finishes. Amanda McClain tied the meet record and set a new school record in the long jump with her first place jump of 18 feet, 4 3/4 inches. McClain didn’t stop there as she went on to win the 400m dash in a time of 57.52 seconds. She then made it three top medals with a win in the 200m dash (26.26). Just two … Read More
Brooke Tabb’s inside-the-park grand slam earns ALAH win April 8, 2015 By Matt Kracht NP Sports Reporter Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond softball was down to their last out versus Oakwood trailing 3-2 in the bottom of the seventh last Thursday. In their first year under head coach Jerry Lane the young Knights quad showed off some moxy and wisdom beyond their years. Seeing Oakwood’s pitcher tiring, the Lady Knights started to work the count, crowd the pate—anything to see more pitches. “We could tell that she was getting tired, and we were trying to do some things to get runners on and rattle … Read More