•October 24, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports
The Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg volleyball team finished second in the Mount Pulaski tournament Saturday.
The Hatchets lost one match in pool play but battled back to reach the championship match against Mt. Zion.
WSS lost the championship match in thee sets.
WSS lost a long grueling first set 31-29 but battled back to win a close second set 25-23.
The Braves won the third set 15-10 for the title. Read More
•October 17, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
Sullivan cross country runners competed in the Central Illinois Conference meet at Weldon Springs State Park in Clinton Thursday, Oct.11.
The boys’ team finished last with 137 points, but several runners finished with personal-best times.
Chase McClure ran a personal-record time of 17:49.67 for 13th place, and Noah Bates ran a 19:08.06 for 26th place.
Gunyr Fitzgerald ran a 19:38.64 for 32nd place, and Coen Foster placed 36th with a personal-best time of 20:06.00.
Peyton Pool ran a 20:11.94 for 39th place, and Spencer Johnson ran a 20:19.90 for 42nd place. Read More
•October 17, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond football team could not upset the undefeated Argenta-Oreana Bombers at Arthur Friday night.
AO, which stands atop the Little Okaw Valley Conference at 5-0, scored 38 first half points on mostly big passing plays.
“Argenta is a good team,” said ALAH coach Ryan Jefferson. “They have speed, strength, but I think the difference this year for most teams is their aggressiveness in the trenches, both offensively and defensively. It isn’t matched by many other teams. Most of their scores came from big plays where we had guys to the football, but we just didn’t tackle, and they broke it long.” Read More
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Cullen Dyer finds a hole in the line to run through.
•October 17, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
The Sullivan/Okaw Valley football team could not find its first win of the year on Senior Night against Clinton at Victory Field Friday night.
“Defensively we played better than we had the previous two weeks,” said Sullivan coach Jeff Myers. “Played better assignment football most of the time. The offense didn’t do the defense any favors by continually giving them a short field. Offensively, we continue to lose at the line of scrimmage.”
Clinton scored on a 36-yard pass in the first quarter and scored 14 more points in the second quarter to take a 21-0 halftime lead. Read More
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•October 17, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond volleyball team competed in the St. Thomas More Tourney Saturday and bookended the tournament with two close matches.
During the tournament, ALAH defeated New Berlin and Heyworth but lost to Cerro Gordo, St. Thomas More and Mt. Pulaski.
Before the tournament last Tuesday, ALAH lost to Blue Ridge and after the ALAH knocked off Arthur Okaw Christian Monday night.
There is one more game to be played in the tournament. ALAH’s current record is 19-10.
In the first match of the tournament, the Knights knocked off Heyworth 25-21, 25-23.
Taylor Powell corralled 12 kills and seven digs, and Emma Harris followed with six kills and a clock. Read More
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Senior Zoe Ray bumps the ball against St. Teresa.
•October 17, 2018•
The Sullivan volleyball team could not pick up its first win of the season with losses to St. Teresa Thursday and Cerro Gordo on Senior Night Monday.
Thursday, Oct. 11, the Redskins lost a Central Illinois Conference match against St. Teresa in straight sets, 25-8, 25-6.
In a non-conference game Monday night, Cerro Gordo played spoiler to Sullivan’s Senior Night by defeating the Redskins 25-14, 25-22.
Sullivan honored four seniors including Zoe Ray, Esther Miller, Ally Elzy and Jessica Voyles.
For results from the Windsor-Stewardson/Strasburg, see the WSS article.
This loss puts Sullivan’s record at 0-29 and 0-6 in conference play.
Sullivan is scheduled as the No. 11 seed in the Pana Regional next week.
The Redskins are set to play No. 8 seeded Vandalia at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 22.
•October 17, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
The Okaw Valley finished the week 2-0 in Little Okaw Valley Conference Northwest division action with wins over LSA and Sangamon Valley and defeated Meridian Monday night in Moweaqua.
Thursday, Oct. 11, OV defeated LSA in straight sets, 25-18, 25-11.
Kate Jeffers recorded nine kills, one ace, four blocks and two digs.
Paige Coleman added six kills and seven digs.
Madison Voegel contributed three kills and an ace, and Bella Benning added nine digs. Read More
•October 17, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
After breaking its win streak last week, the Windsor-Stewardson-Strasburg volleyball team started a new one.
The Hatchets defeated South Central and Neoga in the Nation Trail Conference Tournament over the weekend and knocked off Sullivan last Tuesday.
Against Neoga, WSS won in two sets 25-16 and 25-10.
Megan Schlechte led WSS with 15 kills, 11 digs, two assists and an ace. Read More
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Historic Journey to State
The Sullivan High School boy’s golf team fought frigid weather to place fifth in the Class 1A state golf tournament at Prairie Vista Golf Course in Bloomington. Pictured: Coach Ben Richter, Leyton Ellis, Leighton Burcham, Tim Lawyer, Caden Ellis, Aiden Short, Logan Westjohn and Drew Rogers.
•October 17, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
It is not often a team sets several goals for the season and accomplishes every one of them.
But that was what the Sullivan boys’ golf team did this season.
Saturday the Redskins completed their last goal of the year: competing in the state golf meet.
“We started the season at the practice green at the country club,” said Sullivan coach Ben Richter, “and we said what were our goals: ‘We need to go undefeated.’ It was, ‘We need to win the conference.’ And then it was, ‘Win the regional, win sectional and go to state.’ They achieved all of their goals so I am really proud of them.”
Sullivan placed fifth with a score of 337 in the Class 1A state golf meet at Prairie Vista Golf Course in Bloomington Saturday. Senior Caden Ellis earned all-state honors with a tie for third place with a score of 76. Read More
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Dillon Wallace runs the ball against St. Teresa Friday night.
•October 10, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
The Sullivan-Okaw Valley football team’s homecoming was spoiled in a 66-0 loss to St. Teresa Friday.
The Bulldogs, who are ranked No. 4 in Class 2A, scored 37 points in the first quarter and 21 in the second.
Senior quarterback Cameron Kesterson was 3-for-8 for 14 yards passing, and he rushed the ball 15 times for 48 yards.
Junior Dillon Wallace had nine yards rushing on five carries, and sophomore Luke Vander Burgh ran the ball six times for 11 yards.
Sophomore Dominick Kimberlin, sophomore Ian Plank and junior Adam Collins each caught one pass. Collins’ and Kimberlin’s passes were for five yards each, and Plank’s catch was for four yards.
Senior Leman Jones led the team with eight total tackles and Vander Burgh had six.
Wallace and senior Cullen Dyer each recorded five total tackles.
Jones also caused a fumble, and Wallace recovered it.
Sullivan Okaw-Valley is scheduled to host another CIC matchup against Clinton Friday.[/s2If]