Gold Medals for Nettles

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•May 22, 2019•

Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond junior track and field sensation Kenli Nettles took home three gold medals before the Class 1A state track and field meet ended last weekend.
She placed first in the 100-meter hurdles, 300-meter hurdles and high jump for the medallion hat trick
Nettles ran the 100-meter hurdles in 14.29 and the 300-meter hurdles in a personal best time of 43.68.
She high jumped a season-best height of 5 feet 7 inches.
She also placed fifth in the 200-meter dash with a personal best time of 25.39.

Nuzzo’s First at Sullivan Hosted Sectionals Earns State Ranking

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Up and away with Jadon Nuzzo at the state track meet held at Eastern Illinois University. Nuzzo ranked second in pole vault, Class 1A in the state.

•May 22, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Sullivan boys’ track and field team hosted the Class 1A Sectional last Thursday.
The Redskins placed 10th out of 14 teams with 26 points, while Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond placed eighth with 40 points.
Pana won the meet with 87 points.
For Sullivan, Jadon Nuzzo pole vaulted 15 feet for first place to qualify for the state track and field meet at Eastern Illinois University.
Nuzzo’s best height ranks him second in Class 1A.
Brodie Goss broke Sullivan’s school record in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 16.79, and Leighton Burcham long jumped 20 feet 5.5 inches for fourth place.
“Overall our young team ended the season on a very positive note, with 12 more personal records set that night,” said coach John Bertetto.
For the Knights, Austin Romine qualified for state in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:03.20. Read More

Hatchet Shut Out Wins Regional Championship

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•May 22, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

Calla Roney pitched a 1-hit shutout to help the Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg softball team down Morrisonville 10-0 to win the Class 1A Regional Championship at Pawnee Friday.
After a 1-0 lead, the reigning state champions scored six runs in the third inning and three more in the fourth.
Roney struck out 11 batters and allowed a walk in five innings.
At the plate, she was 1-for-3 with a run scored and a stolen base, and Karlie Bean doubled twice and scored two runs.
Carson Cole doubled in a run, and Natalie Hayes doubled in two runs and stole a base. Read More

ALAH Baseball Ends Season in Pana

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•May 22, 2019•
The Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond Knights’ season ended against Shelbyville in the Pana Class 2A Regional Thursday.
After taking a 4-1 lead, the Rams plated seven runs in the fifth inning to end the game at 11-1.
Dario Ayala was 1-for-2 with one RBI, and Logan Brough and Brady Borntreger each were 1-for-2.
Quentin Day scored the Knights’ lone run. Read More

It Was A Single Loss Season for WSS Softball Team

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•May 15, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg softball team’s 32-game winning streak ended in the last regular season game against Mt. Zion, Friday.
The Hatchets finished the regular season with an overall record of 32-1-1.
Earlier in the week, WSS defeated Cowden-Herrick/Beecher 20-0 on Thursday and Cumberland last Tuesday 4-1.
Against Mt. Zion Friday evening, the Braves plated five runs in the first inning and four runs in the second inning for an early 9-0 lead.
The Hatchets answered with three runs in the third inning and two runs in the fourth inning to cut the lead to 9-5.
The teams traded runs from there for the final 12-8 score.
Megan Schlechte suffered her first loss of the year, lasting only 2/3 inning. Read More

Sullivan Softball Season Ends at Teutopolis

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•May 15, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Sullivan softball team’s season ended against Shelbyville in the Teutopolis Regional, Monday.
Sullivan took a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning when Addison Darush knocked in Alexis Britton.
Shelbyville scored two runs in the bottom of the fourth inning and held on for the 2-1 win.
Morgan Moll was 2-for-3 at the plate, and Alexis Britton was 1-for-3.
Morgan Wallace took the loss in the circle. Wallace allowed two runs on five hits and one walk in six innings. She struck out one.
Moll went 2-for-3, and Wallace was 1-for-3.
Before the regional, the Redskins defeated St. Teresa but lost to Cumberland and Clinton. Read More

Okaw Valley Softball Ends Season at Nokomis

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•May 15, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Okaw Valley softball team ended its season against Nokomis in the Okaw Valley Regional at Nokomis, Monday.
Nokomis plated two runs in the second inning, and OV scored its lone run in the fifth inning when Paige Coleman batted in Kailyn Walker.
Grace Bunfill suffered the loss in 2-1 pitchers’ duel. She allowed two unearned runs on three hits in six innings and struck out eight.
Both teams recorded three hits.
Last week, before the regional, OV lost to Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond twice and to Blue Ridge on a walk off hit.
In the Blue Ridge game Thursday, OV ended up on the wrong end of a slugfest. Read More

Eleven Straight Wins Close Regular Season for ALAH Softball Team

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•May 15, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond softball team won its 11th straight game to end its regular season with a 22-6 overall record.
The Knights knocked off Okaw Valley in a regular season game last Tuesday and again in the Sullivan Invitational, Saturday.
In its last game of the regular season, ALAH defeated the Timberwolves 17-3 in a 5-inning game before the Sullivan Invite was cancelled due to inclement weather.
The Knights exploded for nine first inning runs, then tacked on more runs in each of the other four innings.
At the plate, ALAH recorded nine hits. Read More