•March 15, 2023•
Two girls basketball players from Sullivan have been named to the CIC Girls Basketball All Conference team. Izabelle Hay, a senior. was named to the second team and Addison Minor, a sophomore, was named to honorable mention list.
Sullivan Blue Dolphins Kick Off Four Week Run of Championship Meets
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2023 Championship Team for the Sullivan Blue Dolphins
Bottom left to the top: Liam Donovan, Johnathan Iacobazzi, Nathan Rafferty, Bryce Badman, Lana Cremeens, Addy Hendry, Asher Hendry, Isaac Chambers, Cadence Schmohe, Mack Pogue, Tyler Blickensderfer, Miles Kersten, Matthew Wesselman, Ethan Schmohe, Madalyn Booker. Not pictured: Emily Crosier.
•March 8, 2023•
Submitted by Kim Drury
Sullivan Blue Dolphins kicked off a four week run of Championship meets the weekend of February 24th at the Regional Championship meet in Springfield. Fourteen swimmers started off the Championship season competing in 68 individual events at the Regional meet. Top 8 in each event make it to the podium. The Blue Dolphins went to the podium 51 times and of those 51 times 25 were with top 1-3 finishes.
Results by swimmer:
Bryce Badman, 10 and under division finished 1st in the 100 backstroke, 2nd 50 backstroke, 3rd 500 freestyle and 5th in 200 freestyle.
Tyler Blickensderfer 10 and under division finished 4th in the 100 breaststroke, 200IM, 5th 50 breaststroke, 6th 100 backstroke, 8th 500 freestyle
Isaac Chambers Open division 1st 200IM, 3rd 200 breaststroke, 5th 100 butterfly
Lana Cremeens 11-12 division 7th 400 IM Read More
SOV Football Athletes Compete in Lift-a-Thon
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SOV Football Athletes Compete in Lift-a-Thon
A group of SOV Football athletes competed in the Taylorville Lift-a-Thon Powerlifting Meet recently. SOV finished in 2nd place behind the host school Taylorville. Other competing teams included Lincoln, Pleasant Plains, and Nokomis. The athletes competed in Bench, Squat, and Power Clean, and the total weight lifted was calculated to determine medalists. A ton of personal records were beaten on Saturday and these athletes earned individual medals:
Mason Booker: 1st in Weight Class, 3rd Overall
Aian Fryman: 1st in Weight Class, 4th Overall
Anderson Crouse: 2nd in Weight Class
Kaden Dalponte: 2nd in Weight Class
Wyatt Poyner: 3rd in Weight Class
Landry Still: 3rd in Weight Class
Garet Martz: 3rd in Weight Class
Lucas Floyd: 3rd in Weight Class
Penberthy Signs with Eureka College
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Penberthy Signs with Eureka College
On February 6, 2023 Gabrielle Penberthy signed her letter of intent to play Golf and Basketball for Eureka College.
Probus Signs with Kaskaskia
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Probus Signs with Kaskaskia
Maddy Probus signed her letter of intent on Monday, February 27 to play softball at the collegiate level at Kaskaskia College. Some of her many accomplishments include the 2019 Joe Marks Award, 2021 Defensive Award Sullivan HS, 2022 Redskin MVP Award, 2022 CIC 2nd Team All Conference, 2022 Herald and Review Honorable Mention, 2022 News Gazette Honorable Mention. She is pictured with her father Mike Probus and mother Jennifer Dinger.
Sullivan Swimming Co-Op to Compete at State Competition
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Head Coach Jason Drury, Johnathan Iacobazzi, Ethan Schmohe, Matthew Wesselman, Isaac Chambers, Liam Donovan, Asst Coach Megan Zindel.
•February 22, 2023•
submitted by Kim Drury
Sullivan Swimming Co-Op competed at the IHSA Sectional meet in Champaign on Saturday, February 18th. The boys had a phenomenal day of swimming.
Started off with the 200 medley relay taking first place and confirming a trip to the State Competition. Relay members were Ethan Schmohe, Liam Donovan, Isaac Chambers and Matthew Wesselman.
Ethan Schmohe in the 100 backstroke took first place, heading to State, plus broke the Sullivan High School record, Champaign pool record and the IHSA Section meet record. Schmohe finished 2nd in the 50 freestyle and swam the state cut.
The boys all had great races and placed as follows. Matthew Wesselman, Senior, 200 freestyle 6th place, 500 freestyle 5th place. Isaac Chambers, Junior, 100 Breaststroke 2nd place, 100 butterfly 12th place. Liam Donovan, Freshman, 100 backstroke 4th place, 200 freestyle 7th place. Johnathan Iacobazzi, Freshman, 200 IM 6th place, 100 breaststroke 9th place.
Finished the day with the 400 freestyle relay and a 2nd place finish for Ethan Schmohe, Liam Donovan, Isaac Chambers and Matthew Wesselman.
The boy’s are headed to the FMC Natatorium in Westmont, Illinois for the IHSA State Championship meet.
Sullivan Blue Dolphins Collect Items for Veterans
Photo submitted by Kent Schmohe
The Blue Dolphin swimmers with representatives from the Legion. Seated row, Navy Veteran and Head Coach Jason Drury, Wendy Elzy Civic Center Director, American Legion Melanie Byers, Bob Sims, Greg Van Praag, Bob Ingram, Veteran Swim parents Jamie Rafferty and Jaime Perrott
•February 22, 2023•
Submitted by Kent Schmohe
Vice President
3,648 items, that is the number of items the Sullivan Blue Dolphins raised for the Danville VA Hospital in conjunction with the Sullivan American Legion. This marks the 15th year that Head Coach Jason Drury has challenged the team to give back to the community. The Dolphins collected three times more items than the challenge was set for. Drury said we are thankful for the support of the community every year and I tell the kids Veterans are not just Veterans in November. It is great as a team that we can have a learning moment while filling a year around need. The swimmers also invite Veteran parents or active-duty parents to attend the event. Assistant Coach Nichole Hendry whose husband, Craig, is a US Air Force Veteran said as a military family it is nice to see the Blue Dolphins giving back and at the same time acknowledging the military families. It just adds to the environment that we are more than a swim team, we are a swim family and proud of all members.
Millikin Women’s Basketball Clinches Share of CCIW Title
•February 15, 2023•
The 24th ranked Millikin women’s basketball team won 79-70 at Carthage College on February 11 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The win maintained Millikin’s two game lead in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) and clinched at least a share of the conference title. Millikin is now 13-1 in CCIW play and 19-4 overall. Read More
Sullivan Blue Dolphins Break Records During Meets in January
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Circle City Swimmers Front row: Johnathan Iacobazzi, Deanna Clark, Nathan Rafferty, Cadence Schmohe, Emily Crosier, Madalyn Booker. Back row: Matthew Wesselman, Ethan Schmohe, Miles Kersten, Liam Donovan, Isaac Chambers.
•February 15, 2023•
Sullivan Blue Dolphins had a busy weekend at the end of January. Head Coach Jason Drury took part of the team that qualified to Indianapolis for the Circle City Classic meet. Assistant Coach Megan Zindel took team members to Paducah, Kentucky for the Swimfest meet. From memory Drury said this was one of the best weekends of swimming in the history of the Blue Dolphins. Swimmers had time drops across the board and fourteen new team records were set. Read More
OV Sports Senior Night
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OV Boys Basketball Senior Night
Okaw Valley boys basketball Senior Night was held on Friday, February 3. Senior boys are Brett Lybarger, Hunter Reed, Evan Waldrop, Jace Rickey, Hudson Ruppert and Trey Hall.
Photo by Jeni Yantis
OV Senior Cheerleaders
Okaw Valley senior cheerleaders are Lauren Ray, Kayla Fleshner, Riley McPheeters and Grace Moeller.
Photo by Jeni Yantis
OV Girls Basketball Senior Night
Okaw Valley girls basketball senior night was held on Thursday, February 2. Senior girls are Bailey Bennett, Reagan Reedy and Lexi Bartimus.