Ten runs make 42 in last three games for ALAH
by Kirk Whitaker
Arthur/Sullivan Reporter
In wins against Ramsey and St. Thomas More Saturday and Monday ALAH put up 16 runs a piece—the most in a two game stretch the Lancers have put up in recent history—and in six innings Tuesday the Lancers posted a 10 spot on Paris.
ALAH didn’t wait long to get on the board. Read More
Photo by Keith Stewart
Emily Neuhauser lunges forward as she takes first in the 100m dash. (Left) Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond’s Abby Foreman finishes in fourth.
Lady Red again edged out, take third,
ALAH boys finish fourth in front of SOV
by Keith Stewart
keith@newsprogress.com
Even despite picking up extra points in both the 300m hurdles and the pole vault, the SOV girls’ track team fell behind Neoga and Central A&M to take third in Tuesday’s bi-county meet.
SOV earned 110 points, five-and-a-half out from Neoga, and 15 out from the first place Lady Raiders.
Emily Neuhauser took first in the 100m dash (12.78 seconds), as well as fourth in the 200m (27.43). Amanda McClain tripled up individually taking first in the long jump (17 feet, 2 1/2 inches), 200m dash (25.83), and 400m (1:01.00). Read More
Sixth inning letdown spells loss for Sullivan
by Kirk Whitaker
Arthur/Sullivan Reporter
“Walks killed us today, and it was our entire pitching staff, not just one player,” Redskins baseball head coach Troy Rogers said. “Anytime you walk a batter, that person tends to score, especially leadoff walks or one-out walks. We had limited that as a staff pretty well lately, but not today, and that gave them their big inning.”
The inning alluded to—the top of the sixth—in Sullivan’s non-conference matchup against Charleston was not just big, it sealed the game. Read More
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Dylan Park takes off for first base last Wednesday.
No. 1 & 3 hitters combine for six hits, five runs
by Keith Stewart
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In just three at-bats, senior leadoff Colton Sroka and no. 3 Peyton Hagerman combined to produce half of Okaw Valley’s 12 hits on the day against Arcola.
“Colton Sroka set the stage by hitting the ball off the wall at his first at bat. Peyton and him then just hit line-drive after line-drive throughout the day,” said OV coach Andrew Hagerman. “Then there were some other guys in the order. Ian (Tiarks) had a nice hit. Taylor Coleman stepped up with a nice hit late in the game as a freshman. Devon (Still) had three hits himself. But Sroka and Hagerman really launched the baseball today.” Read More
Girls edge Central A&M by 11
by Keith Stewart
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After finishing behind the Lady Raiders last Friday at a meet in Shelbyville, the SOV girls track team answered back with a first place finish at home Tuesday evening and were joined by the boys who landed a persuasive first place over Warrensburg-Latham and the Raiders. Read More
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Brody Elder makes his way to second after doubling deep to center field in the third inning. Elder would later get batted in by Jacob Piper, giving Sullivan its first of two runs in their 2-1 win over Central A&M Tuesday.
Final inning nearly provides comeback for Raiders
by Kirk Whitaker
Arthur/Sullivan Reporter
Pitching has been pretty good recently for the Redskins baseball team.
Saturday Nick Frerichs two-hit Danville Schlarman en route to a 14-0 win, and Tuesday Shane Atchison returned the favor with a complete game two-hit gem of his own against Central A&M, striking out nine and walking three along with the two hits.
“Shane has been solid all season,” Redskins head coach Troy Rogers said. “He knows how to pitch, he’s a bulldog on the mound—he’s out there with no sleeves because he’s crazy—he worked ahead in the count with a relatively small and low strike zone. In the last inning specifically he kept his composure and finished exceptionally well.” Read More
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Sherelle Coller eyes her deep shot to left field in the fifth inning of Wednesday’s game against OV. The senior, along with teammate Katie Wildman, celebrated her birthday with an 8-5 win.
Lady Wolves out strong but can’t sustain
by Kirk Whitaker
Arthur/Sullivan Reporter
It’s not often that in one inning with one hit, a team can score five runs. But that’s exactly what happened last Wednesday in Arthur as Okaw Valley’s softball team stumbled with two errors to let Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond take a lead they wouldn’t give up.
“If you take away the one inning where we gave Arthur-Lovington five runs off one hit and two errors, we played them well,” said OV head coach Dave Benning. “You can’t give a team five runs in an inning, especially a good team like Arthur-Lovington. We were outplayed defensively in two innings, and that is what cost us.” Read More
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SOV’s Megan Dash clears the bar during the high jump last Wednesday at the Arthur Invite. The sophomore cleared five feet to take first place.
ALAH girls, boys each finish in top five, Redskins take 11th
by Keith Stewart
keith@newsprogress.com
With more than 10 area teams for both boys and girls, the annual Arthur Invite last Wednesday saw SOV’s girls take second place, while the host’s two groups finished in closely contested top five spots.
McClain Can’t Complain
Amanda McClain didn’t just walk away with three first place individual medals Wednesday evening. She also took with her two new meet records, breaking teammate Emily Neuhauser’s 2012 200m dash record of 26.40 by running a 26.21 and then doing her own 2012 400m dash record (1:00) a few seconds better, running 57.94. Read More
Edge 13 other teams out for closely contested top three finish
Submitted by Kali Taylor
At the 16-team Unity Girls Invite, SOV finished a strong third place with 68 points, behind A & M's 70 points and St. Teresa's 74 points. Read More
Errors compound for Sullivan defense
by Kirk Whitaker
Arthur/Sullivan Reporter
It looked so good so quickly.
Then in the blink of an eye, it was gone.
It was night and day for the Lady Redskins softball team in the 20 minute time span that was the home half of the fourth and visiting half of the fifth inning Saturday afternoon against Windsor/Stew-Stras. Read More