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SMS State Track Participants
Sullivan Middle School eighth grade students Ian Hill and Madalyne McPheeters participated in the state track and field finals in East Peoria on May 21. Hill competed in the discus throw, recording a 111 foot effort. McPheeters ran the 200 meter dash in 28.6 seconds.
•June 1, 2016•
Plagued by two days of rain delays the 1A sectional baseball tournament in Danville had a dismal end to the Okaw Valley Timberwolves season.
Even with the 4-0 loss to Salt Fork, denying a second Sectional championship to the Timberwolves, coach Andrew Hagerman’s teams have a 51-12 record over the past two seasons.
Okaw Valley faced Crete Illinois Lutheran in first round Sectional play Saturday afternoon, after a two day rain delay.
Senior Drew Fruchtl set the tone for a tournament of strong pitching backed by good defense, as he used five strike outs over six innings, to shut out the Chargers 10-0. Frutchtl allowed two hits. Read More
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SOV Track Awards Banquet
Award winners from the SOV girls’ track banquet are from left to right: Co-Captain-Ashlynd Risley, Co- Captain- Hannah Elzy, Co-Captain & Lady Redskin Award- Alyssa Marshall, High Points- Laine Cameron.
•May 25, 2016•
Okaw Valley Timberwolves took the regional baseball title in a 10-0 win over Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg Comets in the Class 1A St. Teresa tournament May 21.
A five-hit fifth inning topped off with a one out single from Taylor Coleman drove in the 10th run, icing the cake for the Regional win.
This sets up a Sectional face off with Crete Illinois Lutheran in Danville Thursday, May 26.
It’s the third Regional championship for Timberwolves head coach Andrew Hagerman, who took the team to a fourth place state finish last year. Read More
•May 25, 2016•
By Matt Kracht
News Progress Sports
Postseason wins over Pana and regional host Warrensburg Latham propelled Sullivan to the Regional championship game versus Maroa Forsyth on Saturday.
The Trojans scored four runs in the first three innings and held on for a 5-1 victory. The Redskins finished the season 15-14 and have several returning starters to fill big holes left by six graduating seniors.
Sullivan entered the Class 2A Regional as the eight seed.
Pitcher Zach Hrvol for Sullivan earned a win over nine seeded Pana 4-1 last Monday. The Regional play in game at Leon Lane Memorial Field let the Redskin hosts get sweet revenge for a brutal loss to Pana in last year’s regional. Hrvol was dominant from start to finish in the complete game win. Sullivan scored four runs in the first inning, and Hrvol’s wicked over the top curveball made it stand up. Head coach Troy Rogers complemented Hrvol’s performance afterward. “Zach was dominant he looked good; he was really able to mix it up, and they were not able to square much up on him. I think he ended up with 14 K’s on the day so he really pitched a solid outing. He stayed low; pitch count he was in the 80’s and really dominated.”
The top of Sullivan’s order set the tone in the first inning with back to back leadoff hits. A dying quail and error then brought home the game’s first runs. Read More
•May 25, 2016•
Okaw Valley softball team’s 13-0 win over Beecher City/Cowden was behind a perfect game pitched by Maddie Perrine.
Perrine struck out five batters in five innings. Read More
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Okaw Valley high school softball team celebrates back-to-back Regional titles.
•May 25, 2016•
Okaw Valley Timberwolves softball team won the Regional championship in a 12-2 win over Edinburg in Bethany May 21.
Head coach Dave Benning has led the Timberwolves to two straight Regional titles.
This set up the Tuesday, May 24 Sectional match with Casey-Westfield in Altamont.
Edinburg scored two in the first inning. The Timberwolves responded with two in the second, four in the third, two in the fourth and four in the fifth innings for the win.
Maddie Perrine was on the mound five innings for the win, allowing four hits, two runs and striking out five. Read More
•May 25, 2016•
Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Knights softball scored a 14-6 win over Tri-County at Catlin May 18.
Macy Hollingsworth pitched five innings for the Knights, striking out three, while allowing six hits.
In the ALAH batter’s box Mycaela Miller went 2-3, hitting a home run, two doubles, scored two runs and got two RBIs.
Logan Kauffman was 2-3 at the plate, scoring three runs on two hits and a base on balls, with one RBI.
Shelby Frederick was 4-4 with two RBIs. She had four hits and scored three times. Read More
•May 25, 2016•
The Arthur-L/Atwood-Hammond Knights softball team under head coach Jerry Lane ended the season with a 14-10 record, following Regional tournament play at Catlin-Salt Creek.
Macy Hollingsworth pitched 69 innings for the Knights with a 6-5 record and 4.77 ERA. She allowed 73 runs, 114 hits, of which 16 were doubles, three triples and a home run, while fanning 16 players.
Shelby Frederick pitched 53 innings for the Knights with a 5-6 record and 3.96 ERA. Of 85 hits 53 runs were scored, 18 were doubles, one triple and two home runs allowed as she struck out 47 batters.
Logan Kauffman had 39 hits in 78 at bats with two triples. She scored 30 times, had eight RBIs and stole eight bases for a .500 batting average.
Frederick had 42 hits in 81 at bats with two doubles, a triple and a home run. She scored 18 runs, had 27 RBIs and stole one base. She finished with season with .519 average. Read More
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Regional Champion Timberwolves move on to sectionals Thursday in Danville.
•May 25, 2016•
By Kirk Whitaker
News Progress Sports
Nohitter.
When a pitcher allows no hits, that normally spells success for his team.
Beat down would be a more appropriate term for this one.
Behind a homer and triple by catcher Garrett Fritz, two inning endingdoubleplays, Drew Fruchtl’s no hitter propelled Okaw Valley past Arthur- Lovington/Atwood-Hammond 15-0 Tuesday night at the St. Teresa Regional semifinals.
This set up the chance for a repeat Regional championship Saturday against one of the only three teams who had defeated them to date in Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg.
“I thought Drew came out really well mixing his pitches up early,” Timberwolves head coach Andrew Hagerman said. “We also gave him some good run support too. We didn’t hit bad, we didn’t hit great, but it was enough today.”
After a four run first, the ‘wolves hung a seven spot in the second, chasing Knights’ starter Marcus Vanausdoll from the contest and all hope of a Knight comeback as well. Read More