•May 9, 2018•
The Sullivan boys’ track and field team competed in the Redskin Invitational last Tuesday. The Redskins placed sixth with 44 points.
Jadon Nuzzo pole vaulted 13 feet for first place, and Logan Pedigo vaulted 12 feet 6 inches for second place.
Luke Bowman ran the 200-meter dash in 24.57 for third place, and Isaiah Plank ran the 1,600-meter run in 4.57.57 for third place. Read More
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•May 9, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports
The Okaw Valley baseball team surpassed 20 wins and won the Little Okaw Valley Northwest Conference during a busy week.
OV knocked off Arcola, Argenta-Oreana, Decatur Lutheran and Tri-County to stay undefeated in the LOVC but lost a non conference game to Paris.
“Winning the LOVC is one of our main goals every season,” said OV coach Andrew Hagerman. “Going undefeated in conference play is really quite an accomplishment. There are some really good teams in our conference, and I feel all of the teams in the LOVC Northwest are very well-coached right now.”
Monday, the Timberwolves topped Tri-County 11-1.
OV scored in every inning but the third and totaled 11 hits. Read More
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Sullivan softball seniors were recognized along with their parents: Players from left: Madison Wall, Montana Roberts, Sarah Green, Abby Cravatta and Jordan Bassett.
•May 9, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports
The Sullivan softball team dropped four games this week, including a 12-inning marathon against Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond.
Friday, Sullivan lost a doubleheader to Clinton.
The Redskins lost the first game 13-3 and the second game 6-5.
In the second game Sullivan scored three runs in the third inning, but Clinton scored in every inning but the second.
Gwen Diepholz and Madison Wall each record two hits, and Wall had three RBIs. Read More
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•May 9, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports
The Sullivan girls’ track and field team finished fifth with 60 points at the Central Illinois Conference meet hosted by Central A&M in Moweaqua Friday.
They placed second with 97 points in the Redskin Invitational last Tuesday.
“We had several season best performances as we wrap up our regular season meets and now prepare for the sectional that we are hosting next Thursday,” said coach Kali Taylor.
In the CIC meet, Keelie Fleener won the 200-meter dash with a time of 30.60, and Mallory Nichols followed in second at 31.13.
Haley Rose ran the 100-meter dash in 14.45 for third place, and she placed fifth in the 300-meter hurdles at 51.30 Read More
•May 2, 2018•
The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond boys’ track team competed in the St. Joseph-Ogden Boys’ Spartan Classic at Joseph-Ogden High School last Thursday.
The Knights had five top-five finishers.
Logan Hall won the 1,600-meter run with a time of 4:25.86, and Kobe Wells high jumped 6 feet 5 inches for first place.
Wells also triple jumped 40 feet 5 inches for second place. Read More
•May 2, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports
The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond softball defeated Cerro-Gordo Bement but lost to Mattoon this past week.
Friday, April 27 against CGB, the Knights knocked off the Broncos 7-2 with a solid pitching performance from Shelby Frederick.
ALAH scored one run in the second inning, but the Broncos plated two runs in the third inning to take a 2-1 lead.
The Knights scored a run in the bottom of the third inning to tie the game and took a 3-2 lead with a run in the fourth inning.
From there ALAH took over the game, scoring three runs in the fifth inning and one in the sixth for the final 7-2 score.
Frederick (5-1) picked up her fifth win on the season. She pitched seven innings. Read More
•May 2, 2018•
The Sullivan girls’ track and field team finished in 13th place with 12 points at the 20-team Monticello Girls’ Invite Friday and second with 60 points in a Pana triangular last Tuesday.
At Monticello, Esther Miller placed second in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:04.05. Miller teamed up with Zoe Walton, Haley Rose and Laine Cameron to finish fourth in the 1,600-meter relay with a time of 4:24.26.
In the Pana meet, Emily White won the high jump at 4 feet 10 inches, and Miller won the triple jump at 32 feet 8.5 inches. Read More
•May 2, 2018•
The athletes from the Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond girls’ track and field team placed well in the Monticello Lady Sages Invitational Friday, April 27.
Kenli Nettles placed top three in four events, and Tyra Wingler placed in the top five.
Nettles won the high jump and triple jump, and she placed third in the 100-meter hurdles and the 300-meter hurdles. Read More
•May 2, 2018•
The Sullivan boys’ track and field team placed third in a triangular at Pana Monday and competed in the St. Joseph-Ogden Boys’ Spartan Classic Friday.
In the Pana triangular, the Redskins scored 26.5 points.
Leighton Burcham took first place in the long jump and triple jump, and Jadon Nuzzo won the pole vault competition. Read More
•May 2, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports
Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg softball team, which is ranked No. 7 in Class 1A, earned a top seed in the National Trail Conference Tournament and blew out three teams by at least 10 runs this past week.
The Hatchets shellacked Dieterich Monday, St. Elmo/Brownstown last Friday and Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City Thursday, April 26.
WSS outscored its opponents 42-2 those three games.
In the first round of the National Trail Conference Tournament on the West Diamond at Evergreen Park in Neoga, WSS took out Dieterich 15-0.
The Hatchets scored seven runs in the first inning and seven runs in the second inning to take a quick 14-0 lead.
WSS tacked on one more run in the third to end the game in three innings.
Madision Everett was 2-for-3 with three runs scored and five RBIs, and Hannah Hayes was 3-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBIs. Read More