•September 23, 2015•
Okaw Valley volleyball played in the Lutheran School Invitational Saturday losing 9-12. Okaw Valley volleyball record stands at 2-2.
In the first match Okaw Valley won over Tolono 2-1; 12-25, 27-26 and 15-11. Okaw Valley lost the next match to Central A&M 0-2; 20-25 and 17-25. Read More
•September 23, 2015•
Sullivan-Okaw Valley cross country team traveled to Tuscola Sept 19. The results from the Tuscola Invitational on Saturday were: the girls’ team placed 11th out of 16, Ashlynd Risley placed 23rd out of 155 female runners, earning her a trophy. Both Laine Cameron and Cadisen Nuzzo received medals for being in the top 75. Read More
Photo by Mike Brothers
Tyler Smith creates a path for quarterback Teddy Poe on an end run during the Sangamon Valley Storm ALAH Knight game Friday at Niantic.
•September 23, 2015•
By Mike Brothers
Sangamon Valley’s Storm was more than the Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Knights could handle Friday in Niantic. In a game interrupted by a storm, the home team prevailed 40-6.
“We were not ready to play,” Knights’ coach Dale Schurling said. “We were not mentally prepared to execute the plan we had practiced. We made too many mistakes on assignments.”
Sangamon Valley took off running and was ahead 19-0 in the first quarter before a thunderstorm moved in with lightning. The game stopped at 1:18 in the first quarter and resumed shortly after 8 p.m.
By the end of the first half the Storm was leading 40-0.
ALAH stopped the first series of downs by the Storm in the third quarter.
Marcus Vanausdoll caught the Storm punt and returned it 60 yards for a touchdown. This ended as the final score 40-6.
The Knight defense continued to work the second half Sangamon Valley team with sacks behind the line from Isaac Kitchen, Kolby Rickman and Rick Davis toward the end of the game. Read More
Photo by Mike Brothers
ALAH Quarterback Teddy Poe worked on the ground Friday against an aggressive Oblong defense. Poe scrambled for 38 yards during the evening.
•September 16, 2015•
by Mike Brothers
The Oblong Panthers started strong, and the Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Knights never quite recovered in Friday’s 40-8 loss in Oblong.
“We made too many mental mistakes and committed too many turnovers to give ourselves a chance at winning,” ALAH coach Dale Schuring said.
The Knights ignited periodically during the night. At the 5:04 mark in the second quarter Jordan Rettig intercepted a Panther pass at the 42 yard line.
Marcus Vanausdoll broke loose for a 25 yard touchdown run on the next play.
Knights wide receiver Will Cohan caught a Teddy Poe pass for the bonus, placing the ALAH team as close as they would get to the Panthers at 19-8.
The Oblong team scored again before the half, sending the Panthers to the locker room with a 26-8 lead.
The Knights emerged from the second half with a new defensive focus. Within the first minute of the second half Knight Kyle Thomas hammered Avery Imboden of Oblong turning the tide of the game for awhile. Read More
•September 16, 2015•
Arcola/Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond traveled to The National Golf Course at Eagle Creek to take on Okaw Valley. Arcola/ALAH pulled out the victory shooting a 188 to Okaw Valley’s 190. Clayton Miller continued his great season shooting a one under par 35. Shandon Herschberger was runner up shooting a 43. Arcola/ALAH improves their record to 7-1. They will be back in action tomorrow at home vs. Windsor. Read More
Photo by Darian Hays
The Knights’ Abby Foreman is good for one of her seven kills on the night against the Sullivan Redskins.
•September 16, 2015•
Sullivan’s volleyball Redskins came out strong against the Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Knights in Arthur, Sept 14 with a 26-24 win. The tide turned for the Knights in the second game 21-25, with the ALAH squad putting away the match 18-25.
“Tonight the varsity Redskins came out ready to play,” coach Krista Smith said of the effort. “We did not close the win. A big thanks to our fans for traveling to Arthur and supporting us.”
Smith pointed out that middles Chloe Riley and Ally Elzy provided powerful hits and well-timed blocks. Riley and Elzy had two blocks apiece.
Setters Abby Elzy and Esther Miller picked up passes becoming assets to a stronger offense, Smith said.
Tiffany Wallis had five kills and Ally Elzy three; Abby Elzy had five assists and Miller four.
Seleste Smith provided three aces and 18 digs; Alyssa Marshall had ten digs. Read More
•September 16, 2015•
Okaw Valley volleyball traveled to Central A&M Sept 8 to lose a couple of games. Read More
•September 16, 2015•
Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Knights volleyball added a win to the season after traveling to Martinsville Sept. 8.
The Knights took the first game 25-22, lost the second 24-26 and rallied in the third game winning 25-21. The varsity record is 2-3 with a 1-0 conference record. Read More
•September 16, 2015•
It was a sweet victory for Knights soccer on Sept. 10. On the Newton home field the Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Knights prevailed 3-2.
Scoring goals for the ALAH team were Bradley Miller, Eusebio Briseno and Javi Briseno. Read More
•September 16, 2015•
Sullivan Okaw Valley Ladies’ Cross Country team finished first at the Sept 8 Quad Meet held in Tabor Park.
The ladies final was 35 followed by Central A&M with 41 and Tuscola 44.
In the individual times Salena Sloan of Central A&M was first with a 22:06.
SOV runner Ashlynd Risley was second with a 22:48 followed by teammate Cadisen Nuzzo at third with a 23:44.
Morgan Day and Megan Quick of Tuscola ran fourth and fifth respectively with 24:29 and 24:38 times.
Erin Forlines (CAM) was sixth with 24:47. Mariah Lemay from Tuscola was seventh at 25:02. Read More