As Predicted, Lancers Advance to Regional Championship Game for Third Consecutive Season

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Photo by Darian Hays Junior Jessica Davis tips the ball over Tuesday night against Atwood-Hammond.

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Junior Jessica Davis tips the ball over Tuesday night against Atwood-Hammond.

Inherits Windsor once again Thursday

by Kirk Whitaker
Arthur/Sullivan Reporter

After Atwood-Hammond defeated Okaw Valley in two sets, they gave top seeded Arthur-Lovington a run for their money. But the Lancers finished off the Rajenes 25-23, 25-19, in their final volleyball match before Atwood-Hammond annexes with Arthur-Lovington next school year.

In the first set, the Lancers had eight unforced errors including service errors and missed kill opportunities.

The set initially was back and forth, but with the score 21-16 in favor of Arthur, things took an interesting turn.  Read More

After Dominant First Set, Sullivan Crumbles, Falls

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Warriors get revenge from earlier loss, ousts Sullivan from regionals

by Keith Stewart
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As stellar as Sullivan was in their crushing first set victory over Tuscola, 25-14, they were just the opposite in their next two sets, as they ultimately lost 20-25, 23-25, getting an early boot from the first round of the Meridian regional Monday. Read More

SOV Girls Advance as Team to Decatur Sectionals Saturday

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Boys send Lehman, Waldhoff

by Keith Stewart
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After advancing to sectionals last year for the first time in 10 years, the Lady Red cross country team advanced again Saturday after competing in the Shelbyville regional.

Finishing seventh with a score of 170, SOV was led by sophomore Carlin Nuzzo (20:51), who finished 23rd overall. Rounding out the Lady Redskins’ top seven were Ashlynd Risley (20:56-25th), Cadisen Nuzzo (21:40-36th), Alyssa Marshall (22:01-42nd), Mollie Bowman (22:27-44th), Holly Lamb (22:53-48th), and Annie Hogan (23:07-51st). Read More

OV Falls to Atwood-Hammond in Opening Round of Regionals

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Mistakes compound, ending OV’s season

by Kirk Whitaker
Arthur/Sullivan Reporter

Okaw Valley volleyball will have to wait to contend in the LOVC and against the rest of the area again next year.

In the first game of play in the Arcola Regional, the Lady Timberwolves squared off with Atwood-Hammond—whom the Timberwolves defeated last week in three sets—but fell in straight sets 25-20, 25-12. Read More

AL Falls on Senior Night, Cornwell’s Last Home Game

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Photo by Kirk Whitaker Arthur-Lovington celebrated senior night Tuesday with (left to right) Hannah Schrock, Karly Goodman, and Sherelle Coller.

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Arthur-Lovington celebrated senior night Tuesday with (left to right) Hannah Schrock, Karly Goodman, and Sherelle Coller.

Poor passing and third set lifts get the best of AL

by Kirk Whitaker
Arthur/Sullivan Reporter

It was supposed to be the last hurrah.

Tuesday night’s game between Arthur-Lovington and Heritage in Arthur was the final home game in the 34 year career of Lancer head coach Val Cornwell and the Lancers (22-3) looked primed and ready to send their coach off with a bang against Heritage, whom the Lancers had easily put away in two sets in the LOVC Tournament. Read More

SOV falls 42-7 at St. Teresa

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Final game against Clinton Friday

by Kirk Whitaker
Arthur/Sullivan Reporter

The big play was not the friend of SOV when they traveled to Decatur to face St. Teresa Friday.

The Bulldogs scored on pass plays of 67, 52, and 50-yards to down SOV 42-7 in the next to last regular game of the season. The Redskins dropped to 2-6 on the season which, at the beginning, was supposed to be a statement season for the Redskins’ program. Read More

SOV Runners Compete in OVC Meet

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At SOV’s last appearance in the Okaw Valley Conference cross country meet before they begin competition next year in the Central Illinois Conference, the girls pulled away with a fourth place finish behind no. 1 and no. 2 state-ranked St. Teresa and Monticello, as well as state-ranked Unity. The girls edged out A&M for fourth by a score of 137 to 140.  Read More

Sullivan Can’t Carry Momentum Against Hawks, Fall in Two

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Photo by Keith Stewart Sullivan’s Brittin Boyer goes up for the block against Meridian’s Maggie Comerford, who was a force on the front line last Thursday as she helped lead her team to a 25-12, 25-17 win over the Lady Red.

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Sullivan’s Brittin Boyer goes up for the block against Meridian’s Maggie Comerford, who was a force on the front line last Thursday as she helped lead her team to a 25-12, 25-17 win over the Lady Red.

Inconsistency continues to plague Lady Red

by Keith Stewart
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After having one of their best games of the year at Monticello the Tuesday prior, Sullivan’s volleyball team had, what head coach Heather Lindenmeyer referred to, as their worst.

“We just played awful tonight,” said the Sullivan coach. “We had a wonderful match against Monticello. We came out so aggressive. We were in system. It was just amazing to see that, so this loss is much more disappointing, because it’s probably one of the worst.”

But signs of this worst-to-come match didn’t surface at the beginning.

Sullivan took an early 2-0 lead, but Meridian responded with four unanswered points. A Brittin Boyer kill would provide the side out and just a one-point deficit, but the Lady Hawks’ Maggie Comerford had her first of many kills on the night. Meridian tallied another four unanswered points, two of which thanks to unforced Sullivan errors. Despite stringing together three straight points and cutting Meridian’s lead to two, Sullivan fell back after the Hawks got back out to a four point lead at 8-12. Read More

Lady T-Wolves Defeat AH

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After losing to Atwood-Hammond the Thursday prior, the Okaw Valley volleyball team hosted the Rajenes Monday night and made use of the home court advantage, winning in three sets 25-11, 20-25, 25-19.

Shelby Dash had 14 digs for the Lady T-Wolves, while Mollee Decesaro made 20 assists. Amy Orris also posted 12 digs, while Megan Dash recorded nine kills. Read More

Knights Do Enough Early to Keep Arcola at Bay

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Photo by Keith Stewart Tyler Schuring takes off Friday night. This was a common sight last week when ALAH took on Arcola in Atwood, as Schuring ran for three touchdowns. The junior quarterback also threw for one touchdown and returned an interception for another in his team’s 42-14 victory.

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Tyler Schuring takes off Friday night. This was a common sight last week when ALAH took on Arcola in Atwood, as Schuring ran for three touchdowns. The junior quarterback also threw for one touchdown and returned an interception for another in his team’s 42-14 victory.

27-7 first half lead too much for catch up

by Keith Stewart
keith@newsprogress.com

The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Knights may have beaten neighbor Arcola 42-14 for Atwood/Hammond’s last homecoming this past Friday, but that didn’t stop head coach Dale Schuring from being critical of his team, especially the defense, which struggled to stop the Purple Riders from moving the ball and controlling the game.

“We have responded well to adversity and when other teams get things going, but the simple fact is they dominated us tonight,” said Schuring. “I don’t care, you can look at the scoreboard all you want, but they had the ball the whole game. They pounded the ball at us, threw it when they needed to; they completed every time they wanted to throw it. Hats off to them. They beat us everywhere but the scoreboard.” Read More