September 17, 2014 Kiwanis International will be holding an organizational meeting 5:30-6:30 p.m. next Thursday, September 25 at the Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library in Sullivan. The public and those interested in joining a new local Kiwanis club are encouraged to attend. For more information on Kiwanis, visit www.kiwanis.org. or email David Butler at dbutler@tuscolakiwanis.org. … Read More
September 17, 2014 SBL Lincolnland Home Care and Lincolnland Hospice will conduct a free blood pressure clinic from 8:30-9 a.m. Thursday, October 16 at the Senior Center in Sullivan. For more information, call Lincolnland Home Care at 1-800-879-3212. … Read More
September 17, 2014 Lake Land College will soon hold Financial Aid Nights throughout the various communities in the Lake Land College district. At the event, Lake Land’s financial aid staff will present information on the 2015-2016 application process, including information on state, federal, institutional and local financial aid programs. Parents, high school seniors or anyone planning to attend Lake Land or any two- or four-year college during the 2015-2016 school year are encouraged to attend. … Read More
September 17, 2014 Ball handling an issue as Lady T-Wolves fall in three sets by Joe Wheeler Bethany Reporter The Okaw Valley Lady T-Wolves dropped to 2-7 Monday, breaking a two game win streak that rounded out the varsity LSA Volleyball Invitational. OV couldn’t muster enough defense to ward off Heritage’s fast-paced attack Monday evening. After dropping their first game in the LSA Tournament to Tolono Unity 8-25, 13-25 OV had trouble against Warrensburg Latham 12-25, 14-25. Head coach Jody McCormick said the girls just couldn’t get things going right away on Saturday. … Read More
September 17, 2014 Sullivan forces third set, wins big By Matt Kracht NP Sports Writer First year head coach Krista Smith had the Lady Redskins ready to play Monday night taking on cross county rivals Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond. A matchup that saw records thrown out the window, the Lady Redskins came from one set down to pull off an impressive 23-25, 25-22, 25-15 upset. Coming into action at just 1-8 on the season, the Lady Redskins gave a high flying Knight squad all they could handle and more. With the match all square at one set a piece and the Lady Redskins … Read More
September 17, 2014 For the first time since the Shelbyville Trail Invitational began, Sullivan-Okaw Valley boys’ and girls’ teams both earned a trophy, each finishing in second. Shelbyville girls won the race, but SOV finished in a dominant second beating third place Neoga by an average of 50 seconds per runner. The girls were led by Laine Cameron and Ashlynd Risley, finishing in 20:54 and 20:56, good for seventh and eighth place. Other solid races were run by Carlin Nuzzo, Elissa Stewart, Abby Cravatta, Cadisen Nuzzo, and Alyssa Marshall. … Read More
September 17, 2014 Better second half solidifies ALAH win by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com Friday night’s 33-13 victory over Oblong may sound like a commanding win for the Arthur-Lovinton/Atwood-Hammond Knights, but things could have been just the opposite given a slew of penalties and a poor second quarter. In all, ALAH accrued a loss of 90 yards on 12 penalties, most of which dealt with illegal procedure or holding, and four of the the seven that were in the first half took place in a second quarter riddled with ALAH miscues. After trailing 12-0, Oblong got on the board with just … Read More
September 10, 2014 A&M consistency keeps OV on their heels by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com Okaw Valley’s 25-12, 25-13 loss at the hands of Central A&M Tuesday night was more a result of hits going too deep, serves going too shallow, and at times miscommunication plaguing the defense than it was the Raiders’ own doing. However, when Central A&M did produce its own scoring, it relied more on well-placed tips into the holes of the OV defense than hard hits, given 5-11 junior middle hitter Megan Dash blocking what few kill attempts the Raiders had. … Read More