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Playoff hopes dashed with best possible record of 4-5 on the year Kirk Whitaker Arthur/Sullivan Reporter Heartbreak has come again. This year it was dealt by rival Shelbyville on homecoming with three weeks left to go in the season. The Redskins needed to win out the rest of the season to make the playoffs for the first time in more than a decade. Instead, SOV fell short 14-12. The game was physical from the start, as both teams asserted their ground attacks early and often. Sullivan had three possessions in the first quarter but squandered each while Shelbyville also had … Read More

Final victory not as dominate as hoped for by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com After finishing disappointingly with two losses and one tie at the Mattoon soccer tournament the week before, the Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond soccer team rebounded by ending their regular season with back-to-back wins against Altamont and the Mattoon Green Wave JV team. The Knights travelled to Altamont a week ago Monday and got off to a slow start but managed to take a 2-1 lead going into the half. In the latter portion of the game, the Knights’ offense got a boost, scoring three goals. … Read More

OV junior earns trip after playoff by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com Four area golf teams competed at various post-season golf competitions this past week. Emerging from the dust to compete at the state series is lone female Paige Harlin of Okaw Valley High School. Area results are as follows: … Read More