Okaw Valley Volleyball Splits Matches

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April Decessaro, and Paige Coleman team up on this dig during the Okaw Valley Volleyball match in Bethany Monday.

•August 30, 2017•

The Okaw Valley volleyball team split a pair of matches to open its season this past week.

OV defeated Cowden-Herrick Monday but lost to Tri-County last Tuesday.

Against Cowden-Herrick, the Timberwolves won in straight sets, 25-23 and 26-24.

Kate Jeffers recorded three blocks, two aces and eight kills to lead OV.

Paige Coleman led the team in kills with seven, and Bella Benning followed with six. Read More

Sulllivan Girls’ Golf Improves Record

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•August 30, 2017•

The Sullivan girls’ golf team improved its match record to 2-0 against St. Teresa at Monticello last Wednesday.

In the first time any of the Redskins played Monticello Country Club, the players combined for a 209.

Addison Darush shot 48 and finished one shot out from medalist. Read More

Sullivan Cross Country Hosts Meet last Thursday

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•August 30, 2017•

The Sullivan cross country team competed in two meets this past week.

The Redskins hosted Arthur-Lovington/Atwood Hammond, Bement, Tuscola and Teutopolis Thursday.

For the girls’ team, Katherine Kite led Sullivan runners with a fifth place finish and a time of 22:51.

Cameron Laine and Nichols Adalee placed seventh and eighth, respectively, with times of 23:40 and 24:24.

For the boys, Isaiah Plank placed eighth with a time of 18:31 to lead Sullivan. Read More

Sullivan Golfers Take Two

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•August 30, 2017•

The Sullivan boys’ golf team won two matches this past week to improve its undefeated record to 5-0 on the season.

The Redskins won a quad meet against Arcola, Meridian and Shelbyville Thursday and won the meet a Monticello Wednesday.

Sullivan won the quad meet at Moweaqua Golf Course with a score of 160, followed by Shelbyville’s 175.

Redskin Caden Ellis was medalist with a score of 35, one under par. Read More

ALAH Cross Country Places Third

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Pictured is ALAH runner Logan Hall (right).

•August 30, 2017•

Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond’s boys’ cross country team placed third with 71 points in a five-team meet in Sullivan Thursday and placed three runners in the top 20 at the Saber Kickoff Classic last Tuesday.

Thursday, brothers Logan Hall and Layton Hall grabbed the first two spots.

Logan Hall was meet champion with a time of 17:24, and Layton Hall followed with a time of 17:40.

Quentin Morgan placed 14th with a time of 19:51.

Last Tuesday at the Saber Kickoff Classic, Logan Hall again was meet champion with a run of 15:49, and Layton Hall placed fourth at 17:19. Read More

High School Sports Season Teams for 2017

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OVHS Golf team. Front row L to R: Cameron Nickerson, Austin Harshman, Beau Atchison; second row L to R: Trey Yarnell and Hayden Carlson; third row L to R: Addison Webner, Tanner Coleman, and Case Crawford (Not pictured Ethan Macklin and Grace Harlin)

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ALAH’s Makenna Green Places Fourth

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•August 30, 2017•

Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond’s lone female cross country runner Makenna Green placed fourth in a five-team meet in Sullivan Thursday and 17th in the Saber Kickoff Classic last Tuesday.

At the Sullivan meet, she ran a 22:37, and at the Saber Kickoff Classic, she finished in 22.43.

She is scheduled to enter the Chrisman Invite at 9 a.m. Saturday.

Okaw Valley Volleyball Numbers Up for the Season

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•August 30, 2017•

By Jason Brown
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With a complete new coaching staff and a young team, Okaw Valley volleyball head coach Sarah McDowell has had to shuffle several new situations before her team even took the court.

In her first year as head coach, McDowell has been joined with first-year junior varsity coach Kirsten Durflinger and first-year assistant coach Maggie Luckenbill.

“We have three new coaches to the high school program,” said McDowell, “so it has taken time for our players to get comfortable with our style of coaching. We are…challenging the players every day in practice to be leaders regardless of age and push them to ask questions and share their successes and failures from previous seasons with the coaching staff in order to better plan for this year.”

Despite the varsity being made up of a majority of underclassmen, the returning players do have experience, and some have been participating in club leagues around central Illinois and improving their skills all winter.

Plus, she has better overall numbers of players out this season than last. Read More

Lost Momentum Contributes to Knights’ First Loss

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Leading the way for the ALAH Knights in the home opener at Wilson Field August 25 was Marcus Vanausdoll who finished the game against Tri-County with 121 yards in 14 carries and scored a touchdown.

•August 30, 2017•

By Jason Brown
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The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond football team dropped its season opener 34-28 against Tri-County at home Friday night.

In the first quarter, a fresh ALAH team executed well and took a 14 point lead in the first quarter.

But in the second quarter, Tri-County scored 21 unanswered points to take the lead.

“We lost momentum when we started turning the ball over,” said ALAH coach Dale Schuring.

Tri-County added seven more in the third.

“Second and third quarters, we played undisciplined football and turned the ball over repeatedly,” said Schuring. The Knights battled back with 14 points in the fourth quarter, but it was not enough in the 34-28 loss. Read More