•September 13, 2017•
The Sullivan cross country teams competed in two meets this past week.
The boys placed sixth in the Shelbyville Trail Invitational and second in a Tuscola meet.
At Shelbyville, Logan Pedigo placed 10th with a time of 17:30.37, and Parker Perrine placed 20th at 18:02.72.
Isaiah Plank placed 32nd with a personal record time of 18:55.92, and Canaan Christensen’s personal best time of 19:03.43 was good enough for 33rd. Read More
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NFL Player at OVHS
Steve Grant, former NFL linebacker, speaking to Okaw Valley students Monday morning about setting goals and making positive choices. He spoke to Sullivan High School and Middle School students on Sept 13. Grant was a linebacker with the Indianpolis Colts and a graduate of West Virginia University.
•September 13, 2017•
The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond soccer team defeated Meridian and Decatur Christian but lost to Oakwood and Newton this past week.
ALAH knocked off Meridian 5-3.
Collin Budd scored all five goals. Read More
•September 13, 2017•
The Sullivan boys’ golf team stayed undefeated (11-0) by defeating Okaw Valley, Shelbyville and Meridian on Senior Night Thursday.
The Redskins scored the low of 169, one stroke better than OV’s 170.
Okaw Valley tallied a 170 for second place, and Shelbyville had 201.
Meridian finished with 206.
For the Redskins, Leighton Burcham was medalist with a 39. Read More
Photo by Martin Call
Shelbyville Downs SOV Football
The Sullivan-Okaw Valley football team suffered its third loss Friday.
Shelbyville spoiled Okaw Valley’s homecoming game by defeating SOV 58-7.
Shelbyville took a 34-0 lead in the first quarter and a 58-0 lead into the half.
Sullivan is scheduled to travel to Warrensburg-Latham for a 7 p.m. start Friday. The team now stands at 0-3 on the season and 0-1 in conference play. They will resume action this Friday at Warrensburg-Latham.
Photo courtesy Wurtsbaugh Photography
Sullivan JV Volleyball
Back Row (left-right): Avery McGregor, JerraLee Goad, Zoe Walton, Carsyn Seeley.
Middle Row (left-right): Coach Davis, Coach Floyd, Mallory Nichols, Alexis Wallace, Alysse West, Coach Young.
Front Row (left-right): Brea Farris, Summer Cooley, Erin Wallace, Lauren West
•September 6, 2017•
Okaw Valley golf team won a triangular at Eagle Creek meet this week against Shelbyville and Mt. Pulaski.
The Timberwolves scored the low of 173, followed by Shelbyville’s 196. Read More
•September 6, 2017•
The Sullivan boys’ golf team picked up two more wins to improve its record to 6-0 this week.
The Redskins defeated Clinton last Tuesday and Teutopolis Thursday.
Sullivan defeated Clinton with the low score of 171 to Clinton’s 182. Read More
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Millikin Wide Receiver Bryce Farris.
A Growing Experience
•September 6, 2017•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports
The transition from high school to college is often a difficult one, especially before the reward of playing the first game of the year.
Freshman Millikin wide receiver and Sullivan graduate Bryce Farris has found this out first hand, but with help, he has been able to overcome the full-time schedule to start in the first game against Greenville College Thursday night.
The Big Blue won by a score of 76-3.
Farris caught four passes for 35 yards and scored a touchdown at the end of the first quarter. Read More
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OV runner Connor Wood kicks in to pass competitors finishing third for Okaw Valley at Kickapoo Classic.
•September 6, 2017•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports
The Okaw Valley cross country program made history this week competing in its first ever meet as a team last Tuesday.
The Timberwolves ran in the St. Joe Kickapoo Kickoff Classic to kick off its own program.
“Starting up cross country at Okaw Valley is a dream come true,” said coach Brennon Baker. “This is something that has been talked about around here for a long time. It’s definitely a rewarding feeling to watch these guys compete and represent Okaw Valley cross country.”
Baker doesn’t expect his team to set the cross country world on fire, but he does expect his runners to keep improving.
He would also like to have more attention to this team and this sport within the OV community. Read More