OV Falls to Nokomis

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•February 16, 2022•

The Okaw Valley Lady Timberwolves put up a good fight against Nokomis last Wednesday, February 9, but ultimately fell 61-41.
Two Timberwolves reached double digits in scoring. Rissa Montgomery led the team with twelve and Mia Harris dropped in eleven. Montgomery nailed three three pointers and went 3-4 from the line and Harris also drained a three and went 4-6 from the line. Lexi Bartimus hit two threes for her six points, Reagan Reedy contributed five, Bailey Bennett four and Megan Roley hit a three of her own.

SHS Girls Bball Falls to Mt. Zion

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•February 9, 2022•

The Lady Redskins lost to Mt. Zion by a score of 49-20. It was a very slow start for the Lady Redskins as they scored 7 points in the first half, but tied Mt. Zion 13-13 in the second half. Kiley Dyer led the team in scoring and rebounding as she had 6 points and 5 rebounds. Addison Minor and Chloe Smith each had 4 points. Emily Miller led in steals with 3.

Sullivan Holds on vs A&M

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•February 2, 2022•
The Lady Redskins took a 19-13 lead into the half against A&M last Thursday and found a way to hold on for the 47-43 win. The victory gave Sullivan 5th place in the CIC Tournament.
Alaina Moore led the team with 17 points in the matchup. Izzy Hay dropped in nine points to go with her scrappy defensive effort, coming up with four steals. Skyla Palmer led the Lady Redskins on the boards with seven rebounds to go with her two points. Kiley Dyer chipped in with seven points, Addison Minor five, Emily Miller four and Addison Stollard rounded it out with one.

Lady Redskins fall to Shelbyville

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•January 26, 2022•

In a very hard fought match-up last week with the Lady Rams, Sullivan just couldn’t quite come back in the fourth suffering a close 46-49 loss.
“I am so proud of the fight in this team. Every time Shelbyville made a run, we responded.” commented coach Sheri McCain.
Izzy Hay led the Lady Redskins with 15 while Shae Ellis and Skyla Palmer each reached double digit scoring with 11 each. Addison Stollard and Kiley Dyer each drained a three. Dyer also pulled down ten rebounds as did Hay.
“We had some key freshmen step up tonight for us late in the second half.” said McCain, “Even though it was a tough loss, these girls are getting better every game.”

Lady Timberwolves topple LSA

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•January 26, 2022•

Thanks to a strong third quarter, the Okaw Valley girls were able to come out with a tough 52-48 victory last Thursday in the LPC Conference Tournament. Mia Harris led the way with 24 points in the game.
Bailey Bennett reached double digits with 13, Megan Roley and Reagan Reedy each chipped in five, Rissa Montgomery scored four and Evelyn Ashley knocked down a free throw.
The Lady Timberwolves failed to take down Arcola in their Saturday night match-up of the tourney, dropping them to 9-15 on the season.

Dawkins completes first rudi pass

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Dawkins completes first rudi pass
Sylvia Dawkins,10, of Sullivan completed her first rudi pass in a competition over the weekend at a tumbling invitational held at Stephen Decatur Middle School.

Sullivan vs. Warrensburg-Latham

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Sullivan vs. Warrensburg-Latham
The Sullivan boys’ varsity basketball team played Warrensburg-Latham on Friday, January 14 at home. The Redskins lost to the Cardinals 60-38.

Sullivan Blue Dolphins compete

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Sullivan Blue Dolphins 11 years old and above gather together with their coaches following the award ceremony at the Seth Dunscomb Memorial meet held the weekend on January 7.

•January 19, 2022•
Sullivan Blue Dolphins competed at the Seth Dunscomb Memorial meet the weekend of January 7. The meet is held in memory of Seth Dunscomb, who passed away in 1997 while swimming for the University of Kansas. Read More

Millikin Women’s Basketball in First Place in CCIW

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•January 19, 2022•
The Millikin women’s basketball team turned in an outstanding defensive effort defeating Carthage College 62-42 on January 15 at the Griswold Center. The victory improved Millikin to 13-3 overall and 7-0 and in first place in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW).
The Big Blue held Carthage to one free throw in the first quarter jumping out to a 21-1 advantage. It was almost three minutes into the second quarter before the Firebirds scored its first field goal. Millikin lead 37-11 at halftime. Carthage was held to 4-22 from the field in the first half. For the game Millikin forced Carthage into 25 turnovers with the Big Blue recording 13 steals and five blocked shots. Read More