Volleyball
9/5– Georgetown Ridgefarm def. Arthur-Okaw Christian 25-10, 25-22 Read More
Redskin Defense Proves Too Much for Meridian
Run game produces, but O-line loses yet another
by Keith Stewart
keith@newsprogress.com
Do you want the good news or the bad news first?
SOV’s home opener was in fact marked with the “W” this past Friday, as they defeated Meridian 14-8, evening up their record at 1-1.
As for the bad?
SOV lost yet another offensive/defensive lineman, their third of the year as well as their fourth senior in Brock Cook, who went down on Meridian’s first drive of the game, with an apparent knee injury and would later be taken to the hospital. Read More
Knights Drop 40 on Oakwood for Win
Photo by RR Best
ALAH’s quarterback Tyler Schuring tries to escape an Oakwood defender. Schuring passed for 153 yards and four touchdowns.
LOVC title implications this week as Broncos loom
Kirk Whitaker
Arthur/Sullivan Reporter
The first two weeks of football have been eventful to say the least for the Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Knights.
But here’s some food for thought: two games; 99 points; two opening kickoffs taken back to the house; two games in which senior Jordan Faegin scored at least two touchdowns, and junior quarterback Tyler Schuring had over 150 yards of total offense; two games of running clock, JV-in-by-the-end-of-the-third-quarter-football.
You should get the picture by now.
The Knights drubbed Oakwood-Fithian/Armstrong-Potomac 40-7 last week, and the beat down started early and continued often throughout the game.
As at Hoopston the week before, the Knights received the kickoff and returned it for the opening score—this time senior wideout Curtis Plank was the beneficiary of the lanes set up by the AL-AH kickoff return team—and Schuring added the PAT for a 7-0 lead 13 seconds into the game.
With the home crowd in frenzy, Schuring kicked the ball away, and and the Knights kickoff team stormed down the field. Senior linebacker Logan West lit up the Oakwood returner at the 30 yard line. Read More
Lancers Pass Through Villa Grove with Ease to Start Conference Slate
Solid passing leads to fluid attacks
by Kirk Whitaker
Arthur/Sullivan Reporter
If history were to predict anything last Thursday, it was that the Lancers would pull out their first LOVC victory with relative ease.
They didn’t disappoint.
AL won in straight sets, 25-6, 25-13, in Villa Grove Thursday behind five Aces and 13 assists from Sherelle Coller, five kills from Emily Seegmiller, and four kills from Karly Goodman.
“I thought our passing was better tonight than it has been before, and that helped us get a smoother offense going,” said head coach Val Cornwell.
The Lancers started off the first game hot, obtaining a 9-2 lead before consecutive points from Villa Grove. The Blue Devils tried to get back into the contest and brought the deficit to four at 10-6. The advantage was stretched to six and when the score was 12-6, Coller came to serve for the Lancers.
Read More
Lady Red Drop Five Matches at Mattoon Tourney
Photo by Keith Stewart
Sullivan’s Brittin Boyer dives for the ball during Saturday’s tournament at Mattoon. Her effort during the five matches earned her a spot on the all-tournament team.
Poor showing Saturday all but erases strong start
by Keith Stewart
keith@newsprogress.com
After going 3-0 to start the season, the Sullivan volleyball team fell to 3-5 all in one day while competing at the 33rd Annual Mattoon Tournament this past Saturday.
All but one of their losses came in two set matches, with their final match against St. Elmo-Brownstown going to three sets. Sullivan won the first 25-22 but then fell in the next two sets 15-25, 12-15.
“I was pleasantly surprised to see our ‘refuse to lose’ attitude in the first two matches of the season especially, and I saw nothing of that attitude in our team as a whole in the tournament,” said head coach Heather Lindenmeyer.
Sullivan first faced Warrensburg-Latham but lost a close first set 25-23 followed by a 25-17 loss.
The Redskins next faced Heyworth, who had the same morning defeated host and reigning tournament champion Mattoon, in three sets. Read More
Lancers Knock Off Warriors for Third Straight Season
Coller's 15 assists and Seegmiller's 6 aces, just a few highlights in win
by Kirk Whitaker
Arthur/Sullivan Reporter
“Everyone was pumped for the game,” Arthur senior Sherelle Coller commented, “We all wanted to get off to a good start, not only for each other, but to get Coach’s last season started off well.” Read More
Lady Red Makes it Three in a Row to Start Season Off Right
OV falls to 0-2 after two set loss Tuesday night
Photo by Keith Stewart
Sullivan head coach Heather Lindenmeyer tells her team to get focused during a second set timeout Tuesday night. The Redskins did just that, cruising to a 25-19 win.
by Emily Scott
Bethany Reporter
In an anticipated intra-county rivalry, the Sullivan Redskins volleyball team earned a 25-8, 25-19 win against the Okaw Valley Timberwolves Tuesday night.
Sullivan started out with a lead in the first game and continued with it strongly. Okaw Valley created a few chances to score but had trouble executing plays. As OV began to trail with errors accumulating, Sullivan came out on top 25-8.
Attempting to come back in the second game, Okaw Valley saw better plays and execution as they kept a tighter hold on their opponent, who came right back with the same intensity. After a couple of time outs, which only increased the tension between the two rival teams, Sullivan struck back to defend their lead. Sullivan’s Emily Neuhauser and Brittin Boyer led the team in well-timed blocks and kills in the last half of the game to finish strong at 25-19 to win the match. Read More
Knights Run Over, Through, and Around Cornjerkers For Opening Win
Friday night lightning reschedules game for Tuesday night
by Kirk Whitaker
Arthur/Sullivan Reporter
Atwood senior Jordan Feagan and the rest of the Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond kickoff return team brought new meaning to the phrase, ‘it was over before it started’ Friday night, when the senior scooped up the opening kickoff and scampered 75 yards untouched for the first score of the season, 13 seconds into the game.
“It set a good tone for us and gave us confidence and it showed we could score,” Knights Head Coach Dale Schuring said, “We were ready to play and anytime we can get an early seven points it’s a good feeling and if the kids weren’t already motivated it gave them even further motivaton.” Read More
SOV Girls Edge T-Town in Home Meet Opener
Photo by RR Best
SOV’s Tori Murphy tries to cool off during the three mile run at Tabor Park last Thursday. The SOV girls’ cross country team was hot on the trail, beating both T-Town and Tuscola for first place.
Boys take third behind Tuscola and Wooden Shoes on hot opening day
by Keith Stewart
keith@newsprogress.com
Opening the season at home last Thursday, the SOV cross country team hosted Teutopolis and Tuscola, as well as several runners from Riverton.
The SOV ladies took the quad meet with 30 points, followed by T-town with 43, and Tuscola with 65.
Minus the top three finishes, the Lady Red rounded out the rest of the top 10 with sisters Cadisen and Carlin Nuzzo finishing fourth (24:41) and fifth (24:42) respectively. Junior Elissa Stewart took sixth with a time of 24:55 and was followed by Bailee Pratt (25:24), Annie Hogan (25:13), Drew Lehman (25:26), and Holly Lamb (25:31). Read More
Narrow Week One Loss Leaves Redskins Fuming
Hot and humid Friday night a battle in and of itself
Photo by Keith Stewart
SOV senior linebacker Kainan Bushert goes to strip the ball from Tuscola quarterback Zach Bates Friday night. Bushert’s defensive showing included one fumble recovery.
by Keith Stewart
keith@newsprogress.com
Failing to convert on their second two-point conversion late in the third quarter, SOV stood just two points behind heading into the fourth quarter Friday night in Tuscola. But it was a combination of a hot night, cramping muscles, and a diligent fourth quarter Warrior run game, which chiseled away at the clock that paved the way to a 23-14 Tuscola win.
“You put your next person in, and you hope that you’ve prepared them well, and we did. What we got hurt on is something we don’t have, an incredible amount of speed,” said SOV head coach Charles Brown. “That’s not a shocking thing; everyone can see that. But we’ll work better on stopping some of those sweeps, but when they were able to manage the clock, that’s what they were doing, and we just don’t have the speed to counteract that. That’s not faulting effort, that’s not faulting the kids, that’s not faulting anything but the fact that they found something they were a little bit better at than we were defensively.” Read More