•April 11, 2018•
At the Sullivan-Okaw Valley Swimming Banquet on March 21, the following awards were received: Brodie Goss: Team Captain and High Point Sectional; Justin Helmuth: Most Improved; Anna Wooters: Most Improved and Sectional High Point; Natalie Drury and McKenna Kull: Co-Captains.
•April 11, 2018•
The Sullivan baseball team dropped a Central Illinois Conference game against St. Teresa in Decatur last Thursday.
Sullivan took the lead in the first inning with a run and added on a run in the third inning, but the Bulldogs scored three runs in the third to take the 3-2 lead.
St. Teresa scored four in the bottom of the sixth inning to win the game 7-2. Read More
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Okaw Valley’s Austin Harshman rounds first base while ALAH’s Marcus Vanausdoll covers first base.
•April 11, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports
Despite the rain, high winds and snow, the Okaw Valley baseball team slipped in two games last week.
The Timberwolves toppled rival Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond 10-0 in Bethany and knocked off Greenfield 10-5 Saturday.
The two wins extended OV’s winning streak to 7-0 to start the season.
Against ALAH, OV scored three runs in the first inning and three in the fourth inning to take a 7-0 lead.
The Timberwolves tacked on two runs in the fifth inning and a run in the sixth to end the game.
Trey Yarnell and Austin Harshman each three hits, and Hutson Dickens had two hits for Okaw Valley.
Yarnell also had two RBIs as did Tanner Coleman. Read More
•April 11, 2018•
The Sullivan softball team split a pair of games this past week.
The Redskins defeated St. Teresa last Thursday but lost to Windsor-Stewardson Strasburg, Saturday, April 7.
Against St. Teresa, Sullivan took the lead early and did not look back.
The Redskins scored seven runs in the first inning, four runs in the second inning and four runs in the third inning. Read More
Photo by Jason Brown
Hannah Wallen laughs it up with teammate Hannah Rutledge of Unity on the bench.
•April 11, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports
The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond’s basketball program was well represented at the News Gazette’s 7th Annual All-Area Game at Parkland College’s Dodds Athletic Center in Champaign Sunday afternoon.
Seniors Hannah Wallen and Colton Romine participated in the all-star game with a focus on having fun.
“I expected to come and have fun, and it’s obvious these are tough girls; they’re good, players to be invited to play here,” said Wallen. “It was a lot of fun.”
Wallen scored eight points in the game, including a last-second deep 3-pointer to end the third quarter to help her gold team defeat the black team 62-47.
“Somebody started counting down and the clock said 1.7, so I just chucked it, and it went in,” she said. Read More
Photo by R.R. Best
Hatchets Mackenzi Tabbert runs around second base with Gwen Diepholz behind her.
•April 11, 2018•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports
Unlike many of the area schools, the Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg softball team has been squeezing in games during the most improbable weather.
But why not? It’s working.
The Hatchets won four more games this past week to improve their record to 10-0 on the season.
“The weather has been a challenge that all teams are dealing with,” said coach Craig Moffett. “The players have been mentally tough in practice and games, even when it’s cold and windy. The parents are awesome and have brought blankets, hot chocolate and heaters for the dugout in some games.”
WSS defeated Neoga, Sullivan, Effingham, Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond and Pana. Read More
•April 4, 2018•
The Sullivan girls’ track and field team took first place in the Macon Meridian Quad last Wednesday at Meridian High School.
The Redskins scored 59 points to defeat Meridian, Warrensburg-Latham and Athens.
Katherine Kite took first place in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 13:20.02, and she placed second in the 800-meter run at 2:48.92.
Haley Rose placed first in the 300-meter hurdles at 50.58 and third in the 100-meter hurdles at 18.56. Read More
•April 4, 2018•
The Sullivan boys’ track and field team competed in the Macon Meridian Quad last Wednesday at Meridian High School.
Several Redskins placed in the top three spots.
Luke Bowman placed second in the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.23 and fourth in the 200-meter dash at 11.88. Read More
•April 4, 2018•
The Sullivan Okaw Valley junior football league registration is approaching for fourth - eighth graders.
Registration dates are 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, April 7 at the Sullivan American Legion; 6-8 p.m. Thursday, April 12 at the Bethany Firehouse; 10 a.m.-1 p.m. April 21 at Bethany Firehouse and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, May 1 at Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library in Sullivan. Read More
•April 4, 2018•
The Champaign News Gazette announced its 2017-18 boys’ all-area swim teams this past week.
Sullivan’s Brodie Goss, a junior, earned second team honors.
Goss placed in the top four spots in the area in the 100-yard butterfly and the 100-yard breaststroke.
He finished third in the area in the 100-yard butterfly with a best time of 56.56. Read More