In a little bit of revenge from their loss to Sullivan in the OVC Tournament earlier this month, Monticello defeated the Redskins Tuesday night 50-42. Read More
Why Not Sullivan?
Photo by Keith Stewart
Sullivan’s boys’ basketball team reacts after earning the Okaw Valley Conference tournament championship trophy Saturday night.
Redskins battle through OV Tourney, defeating host in Championship Saturday
by Keith Stewart
keith@newsprogress.com
“Why not us.”
What had been a rhetorical question and even mantra became a simple statement Saturday night when Sullivan, the no. 5 seed, upended no. 7 seed and host Meridian in the Okaw Valley tournament championship.
After 12 long years, the trophy came back to Sullivan in what is the final year of the Okaw’s existence. Sullivan last won the conference tourney in 2002 when they defeated Monticello 51-43. But it was 14 years ago that a young Chester Reeder, then a junior on the basketball team, was a part of the ‘99 Sullivan group to win the trophy. Read More
Knights roll Tri-County 51-33 on Team Alayna Night
Plank brothers combine for 12
Photo by RR Best
There was a lot of visible support Friday for Alayna Plank, the sister of Curtis and Jeremy Plank and who was diagnosed with leukemia several months ago.
by Kirk Whitaker
Arthur/Sullivan Reporter
This past week of the Arthur-Lovington Knights basketball season was a pretty good one.
The team went 3-0, defeating Georgetown-La Sallete Monday—in which senior Curtis Plank scored his 1,000th point, and his junior brother Jeremy added 17, Tri-County Friday, and LSA on Saturday. But of the three wins, the one against the Titans was perhaps the most special. Read More
Area Girls’ Basketball Begins Regional Play
Photo by Keith Stewart
OV’s Chloe Weybright looks for a pass Tuesday night.
OV ousted in semifinals; ALAH and Sullivan to meet Thursday in championship
by Kirk Whitaker,
and Keith Stewart
Two area teams, Sullivan and Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond each began their class 2A regional play Tuesday in Arthur, while Okaw Valley travelled to Toledo Monday and Tuesday for their respective regional. Read More
OV Can’t Overcome State Ranked Shiloh on Senior Night
Photo by Jeni Yantis
Okaw Valley’s girls’ basketball team recognized its seniors Saturday afternoon during their game against Shiloh. Pictured left to right are: Shelby Dash, Mollee Decesaro, Abigail Weybright, and Brooke Whitrock.
Still wrap up best regular season record in nine years
by Emily Scott
Bethany Reporter
Though they fought hard the whole game, the Lady Timberwolves were not able to get a win on their senior night Saturday, instead falling 60-32 to the no. 4 state ranked Shiloh.
The Raiders’ big advantage was starting out with a full court press and scoring 21 points in the first quarter while OV scored only six. Most of their points came from Bethany McGinness and the 6’1” center Lauren Moses, who was the obstacle to get past the entire game and eventually went 13 for 16 at the free throw line. Read More
Lancers Compete for Three Quarters, Then Fall to Arcola 47-32
Purple Riders Zone Trouble for Lancers
by Kirk Whitaker
Arthur/Sullivan Reporter
Early on it looked as if AL-AH would give then no. 8 ranked in Class 1A and LOVC foe Arcola a run for their money. The Lancers maintained their pace, and Arcola star junior Taylor Edwards started the game a little cold. Arthur-Lovington held an 11-7 lead after a quarter of play with Karly Goodman scoring five and Emily Seegmiller four, and Brianna Morgan adding two free throws for Lancer scoring. Read More
Lady Red Earn Three-Way Tie for OVC Championship
Taking on Tolono-Unity in their last regular season game, which also doubled as their last conference game, the Sullivan Lady Redskins came away with a 48-26 win and a third of the Okaw Valley Conference Championship, tying both Clinton and Central A&M. Read More
T-Wolves Lose to Neoga Saturday
The Okaw Valley boys’ basketball took two straight losses last week, falling to Neoga Saturday 47-62 and to Arcola the night before 59-68.
Junior Peyton Hagerman led his team in both games with 18 points against Arcola and 16 against Neoga.
“We struggle to be consistent,” said head coach Tony Sparks. “We played one of our best games of the year against Arcola. Then we played Neoga Saturday and struggled to bring much energy.”
OV will host Tri-County Friday and then Windsor Saturday for senior night.
“We will continue to get better,” added Sparks. “Hopefully a couple of the younger kids can give us the spark we need over the last three weeks, and we can end the season strong.”
Singers Take Third Runner-Up at Troy Buchanan Show Choir Competition
by Kirk Whitaker
Arthur/Sullivan Reporter
The recent snow has caused one reverse humdinger of a situation for the Sullivan Singers.
For the Singers, that effect has been seen in out-of-class rehearsal time taken by the snow days.
“All of our out-of-school practices seem to keep falling on snow days,” Singers director Connie Mulligan said. “We have done some good things to this point in our competition season, but we really needed the repetition and class time we have missed.” Read More
AL Dominates LSA 82-48 in Rough Game
by Kirk Whitaker
Arthur/Sullivan Reporter
Arthur came into the week holding the 10th slot in the Class 1A polls, and Saturday they faced Decatur LSA, who beat the Knights when they were ranked 10th last season.
This season would be much different thanks in large part to Curtis Plank.
“In warm-ups my shot was just falling,” Plank explained. “It was just one of those nights I guess you could say. Coach called some plays for me, and I made those shots.” Read More