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At the 18-team Monticello Girls Invite on Friday, the SOV Girls finished in first place with 68.5 points. Read More
OV Senior Dashes Off to Iowa for Collegiate Volleyball Career
Central College recruits Dash
by Emily Scott
Bethany Reporter
Shelby Dash
For any college-bound high school senior, the transition from high school to college life is a big one. For Okaw Valley senior Shelby Dash, this transition will be even more significant since she has signed on to play volleyball at Central College in Pella, Iowa.
It all started when her club volleyball team, Twin City, played in a tournament where coaches from Central College saw her play and got in contact with her. She then visited the college campus this past November and made her decision in December. Dash will receive a yearly $14,000 academic scholarship and is enrolled in their four-year nursing program. Read More
Lady Redskins Rail Raiders 15-5 in 5
Marks second OVC 10-Run Mercy Rule Win for Sullivan
by Kirk Whitaker
Arthur/Sullivan Reporter
The calm before the storm Tuesday night was full of hits, hits, and more hits for Sullivan.
Fourteen in five innings produced 15 runs for the Lady Redskins (6-10, 2-5 OVC), who downed OVC foe Central A&M 15-5. The mercy rule has been a part of Sullivan’s two OVC wins—the first coming against St. Teresa—and Tuesday night Sullivan scored two or more runs each frame. Read More
Lady T-Wolves Earn Four Straight Wins
Four games in four days didn’t dissuade the Okaw Valley softball team from winning all four matchups last week.
Beginning with a newly scheduled game at St. Elmo last Tuesday, OV fell down 2-0 after the top of the first but then came alive in the top of the third with four runs. Read More
Knights Routed by Comets With Poor First Inning
Photo by Keith Stewart
ALAH’s Noah Yantis warms up at the mound during the first inning of Saturday’s game as Windsor head coach Mike Taylor (right) and WSS’s Christian Vonderheide (left) each watch from third base.
Windsor/Stew-Stras Takes Advantage of early miscues
by Keith Stewart
keith@newsprogress.com
All Windsor/Stew-Stras had to do at the plate Saturday consisted of one big inning–the first to be exact.
The Comets took advantage of a poor start at the mound by Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond’s Jeremy Plank–six walks and four earned runs in 2/3 an inning–to score nine of their 14 runs on the day, en route to a 14-1 five inning victory.
“You have to throw strikes,” said ALAH coach Craig Moffett. “If pitchers don’t throw strikes, you don’t really have a chance to do anything defensively.” Read More
With Four Errors, Three Unearned Runs Account for Sullivan Loss Mon.
Photo by RR Best
Nick Frerichs stands at first base Monday evening. Despite the junior leading Sullivan 3-4 from the plate, including two RBI doubles, Sullivan fell to Warrensburg-Latham 4-3.
Frerichs’ two RBI doubles overshadowed by mistakes
by Kirk Whitaker
Arthur/Sullivan Reporter
It didn’t matter who was throwing for Warrensburg or what pitch was thrown, Nick Frerichs hit the ball, and hard.
Although the Cardinals jumped out to a 2-0 lead after a half inning, Frerichs sent a shot down the left field line that rolled to the wall, scoring Alec Ballinger who was off with the pitch.
It was also Frerichs in the home half of the seventh who started the Redskin rally from down 4-1 with a double to the left centerfield gap, scoring Atchison who walked. Read More
Lady Red Take Second at Tuscola Open, Boys Earn 10th
ALAH boys, girls take 8th, 10th
At the 11 team Tuscola Open, SOV’s girls’ track team finished second with 87 points, finally beating Neoga by 13 points but losing to Central A & M by 27. Read More
Lancers Sweep Riders in Dramatic Fashion
Seegmiller’s grand slam wins game one, Miller’s delayed steal seals the second
by Kirk Whitaker
Arthur/Sullivan Reporter
Kauryn Karmazinas batted in her sister Klaire for the first run of the game in the home half of the first for Arcola in game one of their double-header against ALAH, but the Rider defense fell apart in the top of the third.
Mycaela Miller led off with an infield single, but the next three batters reached base on error before Brooke Tabb batted Katie Wildman home. Read More
OV Girls Drop Two Straight in Heyworth Tourney
Photo by Keith Stewart
Amy Orris makes the tag-out attempt at second Saturday.
Inconsistencies continue to plague Lady T-Wolves
by Keith Stewart
keith@newsprogress.com
Hosting the Heyworth tournament Saturday at Overlot Field in Bethany, the Okaw Valley softball team dropped both of their games, though battled in their second after being down by 10 runs.
First inheriting undefeated Meridian in the morning, OV trailed 5-0 going into the top of the fifth and let a dropped infield flyball with two outs spell utter disaster. Read More
Byers On to Big Blue Football Next Year
Photo by Keith Stewart
SOV middle linebacker Walker Byers (center) signs his letter of intent to play football at Millikin University as his mother Melanie (left) and father, Luke (right) in addition to former head football coach Charles Brown (standing) watch during the April 9 ceremony at Sullivan High School.
SOV linebacker heads to Decatur come fall
by Keith Stewart
keith@newsprogress.com
Sullivan senior and SOV middle linebacker Walker Byers thought he might want to continue football in college a year ago. So following the end of his senior season last October, he asked then head coach Charles Brown if he could see if any colleges might be interested in his talents.
Two came knocking but only one caught Byer’s attention–Millikin University in Decatur.
“I was hoping it would happen, but I didn’t know if it would or not,” said Byers, who also received a substantial academic scholarship from the university. “I’m happy it is though.” Read More