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OV Senior Swim and Cross Country
Sullivan Blue Dolphin OV senior Anna Wooters and Cross Country senior Parker Perrine.
OV Senior Swim and Cross Country
OV Takes Martinsville in Regional Play
•October 31, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
The No. 4 seeded Okaw Valley volleyball team defeated Martinsville in the Hutsonville Class 1A Regional, but lost to the No. 1 seeded Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg in the title match.
Last Tuesday in the semi-finals match, OV downed Martinsville in strait sets, 25-22, 25-19.
Paige Coleman contributed 10 kills and 16 digs, and Madison Voegel added six kills, two digs and three blocks. Read More
Swim Team Competes at Olympia
•October 31, 2018•
The swim team participated in the Olympia swim meet this past week.
Senior Anna Wooters had six first place finishes and one second place finish.
Natalie Drury placed first in one event and second in four events.
Wooters brought home second place in the open division while Drury brought home a fifth place finish. Read More
Knight Runner Hall Advances to State
•October 31, 2018•
The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond cross country team competed in the Decatur St. Teresa Class 1A Sectional meet at the Hickory Point Golf Course Saturday.
Although the team did not advance to the state meet at Detweiller Park in Peoria, Knight runner Layton Hall did. Read More
SOV Football Closes Season
•October 24, 2018•
The Sullivan/Okaw Valley football team finished its second straight year without a win.
SOV lost its last game of the season 48-0 to Central A&M in Moweaqua Friday night.
The Raiders scored 28 points in the first on four running touchdowns, including three runs of at least 30 yards.
Central A&M scored 20 points in the second quarter and held on from there.
SOV finished the season 0-9 overall and 0-7 in the Central Illinois Conference.
ALAH Knights Finish Season Against Cumberland
•October 24, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports
The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond football team finished its season on senior night with a 35-7 loss against Cumberland Friday.
Cumberland scored first on an 86-yard run that ended the first quarter, but linebacker Lucas Otto blocked the extra point kick, leaving the score 6-0.
The Knights answered and on a fourth-down play with 1:03 left in the second quarter when Caleb Nettles ran for a 28-yard touchdown, and Aaron Likens kicked in the extra point to take a 7-6 lead.
But with less than a minute before halftime, Cumberland ran a trick play that started as a sweep play to a lateral pass from the back to Cumberland quarterback Myles Gerhardt, who tossed it for a touchdown.
Cumberland took a 14-7 lead with 55 second in the half. Read More
Sullivan Ends Volleyball Season
•October 24, 2018•
The Sullivan volleyball team’s season ended in the IHSA Class 2A Pana Regional Monday night.
The No. 11 seeded Sullivan lost in straight sets 25-12 and 25-22 to the No. 8 seeded Vandalia Vandals. Read More
OVHS Seniors Recognized
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OVHS Seniors Recognized
Okaw volleyball seniors Sidney Zimmerman, Sadie Zimmerman, Shelby Harding, Kailynn Bobbett, Madison Voegel and Bella Benning.
Wimple Park Hosts Area Cross Country Competitors
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OV freshman Karlie Stauder placed 40th with a time of 22:04.47 to qualify for sectionals.
•October 24, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports
Several area runners competed in the boys’ and girls’ IHSA Class 1A Cross Country Regional at Wimple Park in Tuscola Saturday.
One team and one individual advanced to the St. Teresa Sectional meet in Decatur this Saturday.
For the boys’ meet, the Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond team advanced to the St. Teresa Sectional meet in Decatur this Saturday.
ALAH placed seventh with a score of 187. Urbana won the meet with a score of 54. All other teams in-between also advanced including Monticello, St. Joseph-Ogden, Tolono Unity, Tuscola and Champaign St. Thomas More.
For the Knights, sophomore Layton Hall placed fourth with a time of 16:17.14, and senior Austin Romine placed 44th at 18:32.68.
Freshman Jace Green finished 46th with a time of 18:45.91, and junior Justin Miller ran an 18:51.59 for 49th place. Read More
Knights Volleyball Still Going Strong
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ALAH Senior night against Okaw Valley: Taylor Powell, Marissa Herschberger, Maria Garza, Kara Yoder and Emma Harris.
•October 24, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports
The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond volleyball team won two Little Okaw Valley Conference Northwest Division matches this past week.
The Knights knocked off Okaw Valley Thursday (18th) and Arcola last Tuesday.
Against Okaw Valley, ALAH won both sets 25-22 to end the regular season and LOVC action for both teams.
For the Knights, Taylor Powell recorded 13 kills, two aces and 11 digs, and Marissa Herschberger had 20 assists and nine digs. Read More