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SHS Football Practice
The Sullivan Redskins football team hit the field Monday, July 26. Pictured during practice is Jayden Troxell.
SHS Football Practice
Sullivan Blue Dolphins I “Can” Swim Challenge
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Sullivan Blue Dolphins I "Can" Swim Challenge
Head Coach Jason Drury of the Sullivan Blue Dolphins set a challenge for the Blue Dolphins swim team to collect 3,000 cans of food for the local community food banks. The swimmers collect pledges of cans per laps and swim in an I “can” Swim Challenge. The challenge, swim for 20 minutes as many laps as you can. Then they had one week to hit the goal of 3,000 cans. Not only did they hit the goal this summer they broke the previous record of 4,018 cans in 2019. 6,891 cans were collected by the swimmers through lots of swimming and support of family and friends. Drury said, this was truly a team effort, and I am so proud of this group for stepping up to the challenge. SBD appreciates the community support we get, and this is our way of giving back. The Blue Dolphins have 100 swimmers on the roster, ranging in ages from 5 to 17. From beginning level swimmers to championship level swimmers.
Sullivan Tumbler Competes At Nationals
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Sullivan Tumbler Competes At Nationals
Sullivan tumbler, Sylvia Dawkins, 9, competed at Nationals held in Rochester, MN on Saturday, June 19. She earned top 5 in both the floor and double mini competitions. Sylvia tumbles with Prairie Land Tumbling in Lovington.
Okaw Valley Sports Briefs
•June 16, 2021•
Baseball
The Okaw Valley boys’ baseball team won another regional title this past week but could not parlay that momentum into a sectional win.
During the Class 1A IHSA Regional C, the Timberwolves knocked off Kansas 3-0 Friday, June 4, and then defeated Lincoln Prairie rival Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond 4-0.
The Timberwolves advanced to Sectional 6 but lost to Farina South Central 7-2
Against Farina South Central, the Timberwolves fell behind 3-0 in the third inning.
Farina South Central scored another run in the fifth inning. Okaw Valley countered with two runs in the bottom of the inning to cut the lead to 4-2. Read More
Sullivan Blue Dolphins Now Able To Compete
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Open division
Ethan Schmohe, Matthew Wesselman, Miles Kersten, Max Kersten, Isaac Chambers, Madalyn Booker, Mackenzie Erixon, Deanna Clark.
•June 16, 2021•
Sullivan Blue Dolphins Swim Team under the guidance of USA Swimming and Illinois Swimming is now able to attend swim meets under strict COVID requirements. In May, forty-six Dolphins attended a dual competition with the Terre Haute Torpedoes. The weekend of June 5, fourteen swimmers were able to compete at the Capital City Classic meet in Springfield which hosted some of the top swimmers in the state.
Top results from the Terre Haute meet:
8 & Under girls
5th place Ana Kean 100 backstroke
8 & Under boys
3rd place Tyler Blickensderfer 100 IM
4th place Mack Pogue 100 IM Read More
Sullivan Sports Briefs
•June 16, 2021•
Boys’ Track
and Field
The Sullivan boys’ track and field team competed in the IHSA Class 1A Track and Field Sectional #10 at Tuscola Friday, June 11.
The Redskins placed seventh out of 17 teams with 27 points.
Redskin Terence McRill won the long jump to qualify for the IHSA State Track Meet next Thursday at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.
McRill leaped a personal record distance of 6.13 for first place.
The 400-meter relay team of Colin Chappel, Cody Browne, Cooper Browne and McRill placed third with a time of 45.36.
Chappel also placed fourth in the 200-meter dash at 25.44 and fifth in the 100-meter dash with a personal-best time of 11.65.
Girls’ Track and Field Read More
Sullivan Boys’ Track Wins Last Home Meet Of Season
•June 2, 2021•
by Jason Brown
NP Sports
The Sullivan boys’ track and field team won its last home meet of the season by defeating Shelbyville, Warrensburg-Latham and St. Teresa in Sullivan.
Sullivan scored a meet best 79.5, which was only three points better than second-place finisher Shelbyville. Warrensburg-Latham took third with 60 points and St. Teresa placed last with 47 points.
Sullivan had a three first place winners, including Davis Diepholz, Terence McRill, Jayden Troxell and a relay team.
Diepholz ran the 3,200 meters in 13:17.54, and Terence McRill long jumped 6.06 meters.
Troxell tossed the shot put a personal-best distance of 11.24 meters. Read More
OV Sports Briefs
•June 2, 2021•
Baseball
The Okaw Valley baseball team shut out Argenta-Oreana 12-0 to pick up another Lincoln Prairie Conference win Wednesday, May 26.
On the road against the Bombers, Okaw Valley scored eight runs in the first two innings to jump out early.
In the fifth inning, the Timberwolves plated four more runs to end the game at the end of the inning.
Okaw Valley pounded out 13 total hits.
Jacob McQuire recorded three hits, and Eli Hagerman and Kadan Miller each had two hits.
Hagerman batted in four runs, and Miller plated three.
Three Timberwolves combined for the shutout.
The win improved Okaw Valley’s overall record to 10-6. Read More
Sullivan Girls’ Track Places Third, Nuzzo Breaks Pole Vault Record
•June 2, 2021•
by Jason Brown
NP Sports
The Redskins girls’ track and field team finished out its regular season this week and ended on a record-breaking note.
Sullivan girls team placed third in its final home quadrangular meet of the season, and Sofia Nuzzo broke the pole vault record.
Sullivan scored 49 for third, and Shelbyville won the meet with 90 points. Warrensburg-Latham took second with 80 points, and St. Teresa placed last with 22 points.
Not only did Sofia Nuzzo break the record with a vault of 9 feet 25 inches but she broke her sister Carlin’s record.
She placed first in the pole vault with a personal-best height of 2.75 meters. Read More
Sullivan Track Teams Perform Well In Home Meet
•May 26, 2021•
by Jason Brown
NP Sports
The Sullivan girls’ and boys’ track and field teams hosted senior night before a meet against several other schools Friday.
Seniors from both teams were winners at their last regular-season home meet.
The girls’ team defeated Arcola, Cerro-Gordo, Cumberland and St. Teresa with a score of 96, which was 21 points better than Cerro Gordo. Arcola placed third with 36 points.
Several Redskins placed first in their events, and all four relay teams took first.
Cassidy Short won three events, including the long jump, triple jump, and the 100-meter dash.nShe long jumped a personal-best 4.91 meters, triple jumped 9.93 meters and ran the 100 meters in 13.99. Read More