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Sullivan Bass Fishing Competes at Sectional
The Sullivan Bass Fishing team competed at Sectionals recently. They finished weighing in at 4 lbs 10 oz, but did not advance to state. Front row l to r: Zaden Hussong, Brett Bushue, Will Dawkins, Aiden Ballinger, Owen Smith, Aiden Burgess. Back row l to r: Elijah Beeler, Gage Simmons, Austin Steinhour, Konnor Randol, Kaden Guest, Dirk Lane.
•May 10, 2023•
The SHS Girls Track Team had a very successful CIC meet on Thursday, May 4 hosted by Central A & M. They won 5 events and had 6 athletes that received All Conference Accolades for the first time in over 15 years. As a team they finished in 4th place with 115 points, losing to the defending State Champions of Tuscola and a very talented group of ladies from Shelbyville. First place finishes went to Cassidy Short in the Long Jump, Izzy Hay in the Triple Jump, Kharli Kelly in the High Jump, and the 4 x 100 and 4 x 200 relays of Madalyn Booker, Cassidy Short, Alaina Moore, and Jalexis Bennett. They had a lot of double points come from our younger athletes, as it is a bright future for our Girls Track Team. The team will finish up their season in Bethany on Thursday at the OV Sectional. Conference point scorers are listed below. Read More
•May 10, 2023•
SHS Girls Track finished in 1st place with 134 points at the 10 Team Redskin Invite Monday, May 1. They had some outstanding performances to finish off their regular season heading into Conference on Thursday, May 4. Riane Bear finished 1st in the High Jump, along with Izzy Hay picking up wins in the Triple Jump and 100 Hurdles. Sofia Nuzzo also won the Pole Vault, while the 4 x 100 and 4 x 200 relays of Madalyn Booker, Cassidy Short, Alaina Moore, and Jalexis Bennett dominated the field picking up two more wins. Bennett and Booker also swept the sprints with 1st place finishes in the 100 and 200. Point scorers are listed below. Read More
Photo by Jeni Yantis
OV Track Senior Night
Okaw Valley had senior night for senior track members on Tuesday, May 2. Front row: Brett Lybarger, Chris Menard and Brie Williams. Back row: Dawson Keeling, Owen Miller, Trey Hall, Evan Waldrop, Hudson Ruppert, Jace Rickey, Ben Ravellette and Blayne Ryherd.
Photo by Jeni Yantis
OV Softball Senior Night
Okaw Valley had their softball senior night on Friday, April 28. There was only one softball senior this year and none on the baseball team. Pictured is Avery Bruns, OV softball senior.
•May 3, 2023•
SHS Girls Track had a pretty successful night in Monticello on Friday, as they finished in 6th place with 28 points at the very competitive 17 Team Monticello Girls Invite. The meet featured many all state athletes and several large 2A schools. Read More
•May 3, 2023•
SHS Girls Track won a triangular meet on Wednesday, April 26 against Pana and Rochester. Team scores were Sullivan 61.33, Rochester 52.33, and Pana 27. Listed below are individual results.
Triple Jump- 1. Hay 9.45, 2. Richardson 9.17m
Long Jump- 2. Poe 3.99, 3. Miller 3.98 Read More
•May 3, 2023•
Submitted by Jaime Perrott
At a banquet held on April 12th, the following swimmers were recognized for their accomplishments throughout the season:
Girls team: Madalyn Booker, Audrey Summers, Zoe Conlin, Emily Crosier, Alivia Tippit
Boys team: Ethan Schmohe, Matthew Wesselman, Isaac Chambers, Liam Donovan, Johnathan Iacobazzi
The girls team Captain Madalyn Booker earned the High Point Award, and Alivia Tippet was recognized for being Most Improved female swimmer. Read More
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Dawson Foster College Signing
Sullivan High School senior Dawson Foster committed to play baseball at Sauk Valley Community College on Thursday, April 27.
•April 26, 2023•
SHS Girls Track had a very successful night on Monday, April 17 as they finished in 2nd place with 113 points at the 10 Team Tri-County meet. The 4 x 100 and 4 x 200 relays of Madalyn Booker, Cassidy Short, Alaina Moore, and Jalexis Bennett picked up two first place finishes with PR times of 51.97 and 1:50. Booker also won the 200 in 27.8, Bennett won the 100 in 13.50, and Short tied in the Long Jump for first at 5.15 meters. Point scorers are listed below: Read More