Okaw Valley Overpowered in Moultrie Matchup

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November 26, 2014 Lady Redskins rout Timberwolves in one-sided affair By Joe Wheeler Reporting in Sullivan It was all Sullivan Thursday evening as the Okaw Valley Lady Timberwolves could not muster enough defense to stop Sullivan’s offensive attacks. On top of the defensive woes, OV struggled to get balls to fall and calls in their favor. Sullivan would grab the lead early and never trailed over the course of the competition that eventually ended 57-32. “Our shots weren’t falling,” said Okaw Valley head coach Don Gardner. “Sullivan’s defense was pretty stout. They are a very quick team whose overall speed … Read More

Lady Knights Bounce Back With Win over Rams 57-44

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November 26, 2014 High-intensity defense makes game difficult for Shelbyville By Matt Kracht NP Sport Reporter The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Lady Knights put forth another strong performance on Monday night defeating the Shelbyville Rams by a 13-point margin pushing their record to 3-1 on the season. Led by the strong play of their guards, once again the Lady Knights jumped out to an early lead and used a 16-2 run to help seal the victory. After the game head coach Craig Moffet spoke about a team defense that keyed the victory. “I would love for our defense to be relentless consistently. I … Read More

Marshall’s 17 Helps Sullivan to Win Over Arcola

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November 24, 2014 Redskin victory falls on Stiff’s 1,000th career game by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com When you see the stat, “five 3-pointers” is attributed to the Sullivan girls’ basketball team, one might at first conclude it belongs to Emily Neuhauser or Elissa Stewart. But Monday night, that stat, in fact, belonged to junior point guard Alyssa Marshall, who finished with 17 points, one of three lady Red to score double digits in their 59-30 win over Arcola. “I didn’t expect Alyssa Marshall to have 17 points. I don’t know what happened this evening with her, but I told her, whatever she … Read More

Propane Heater Found to be Source of Wednesday’s Fire

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November 26, 2014 Sullivan home suffers extensive heat and smoke damage by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com A fire left a Sullivan home badly damaged Wednesday evening. According to Sullivan fire chief Mike Piper, the home located at 115 W. Mattox caught fire from a propane heater that was being used temporarily to heat the house since the furnace had previously gone out and was waiting to be replaced. Piper said other than pinning the fire to the heater, which was located in the southwest room near the front of the house, his department is unsure what exactly caused the heater to … Read More