OVHS Baseball Team Topples Knights on Senior Night

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Kayden Miller takes out a runner at first base.

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

The Okaw Valley baseball team toppled the Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond baseball team 5-1 in Bethany on senior night Friday but lost to LeRoy in the last regular season game of the year Monday.
The Timberwolves finished their last year in the Little Okaw Valley Conference 10-2 for their sixth-straight conference championship.
OV took a 1-0 lead with a run in the third inning, but it was OV’s four runs in the fifth inning that extended the lead and put the game away for eventual 5-0 win.
ALAH totaled seven hits, while OV had only three in the errorless game.
For ALAH, Logan Brough and Brayden Fay each went 2-for-3, and Cody Miller and Brady Borntreger each had a hit.
Ryan Yeakley was the losing pitcher for the Knights with 4 1/3 innings pitched, giving up four earned runs on two hits and six walks. He struck out five.
Borntreger closed out the game, pitching with 1 2/3 innings pitched and giving up one earned run on two hits. He struck out one.
For OV, two pitchers combined for the shutout.
Camden Coleman pitched 5 1/3 innings and totaled seven hits and six strikeouts. Read More

ALAH Boys Track Ninth in Shelbyville

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•May 15, 2019•

The Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond boys’ track team competed in the Shelbyville Open Saturday.
The Knights placed ninth out of 23 teams with a score of 34.
Layton hall took first place in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 9:45.11 and second in the 1,600-meter run at 4:40.14.
Austin Romine placed third in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:02.00.
ALAH is set to enter the Sullivan sectional meet Thursday, May 16.

Macon Speedway Driver Spotlight I

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Macon Speedway Driver Spotlight I
Driver: Brian Dasenbrock; Hometown: Decatur; Age: 43; Family: Wife, Stephanie Dasenbrock, three boys, two girls; Day job: Concrete Foreman; Car Model and Number: Monte Carlo 08; How did your racing career start? Watching his uncle;
Racing history & accomplishments? Track Champion in 2017, been racing over 15yrs; Racing idol & why? Shannon Babb, cause he’s a good driver, and has many fans; Who’s your biggest fan? My wife; Can’t miss TV show?: Simpsons; Favorite movie? Six Pack; Any hobbies in addition to racing? Bowling, and hunting.

ALAH Girls’ Track Team Finishes Fifth

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•May 15, 2019•
The Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond girls’ track and field team placed fifth with 48 points in the 15-team in the IHSA Class 1A Central A&M Sectional at Moweaqua Thursday, May 9.
Junior Kenli Nettles qualified for the state track meet in four events.
She placed first in the high jump, 100-meter hurdles, 300-meter hurdles and 200-meter dash.
She ran a personal-record time of 44.08 in the 300-meter hurdles and ran the 100-meter hurdles in 14.56. Read More

Four Top Ten Finishes for Sullivan at Shelbyville Open

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

he Sullivan boys’ track and field team competed in the Central Illinois Conference meet and the Shelbyville Open last week.
At the Shelbyville Open Saturday, Sullivan placed 14th out of 29 teams.
Four Redskins had top-ten finishes.
Jadon Nuzzo won the pole vault with a height of 14 feet 3 inches.
Brodie Goss took second in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 42.93 and eighth in the 110-meter hurdles at 16.95.
Leighton Burcham long jumped 19 feet 8.5 inches for fifth place and triple jumped 36 feet 8 inches for eighth place.
Ian Plank placed eighth in the 1,600-meter run with a time of 4:57.47. Read More

Sullivan Girls’ Track Team Places in Sectional Meet

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Zoe Walton, Esther Miller, Natalie Drury and Emily White advanced to the state track meet in the 1,600-meter relay team.

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

The Sullivan girls’ track and field team placed seventh place with 40 points in the 15-team in the IHSA Class 1A Central A&M Sectional at Moweaqua Thursday, May 9, and four Redskins competed in the News Gazette’s Honor Roll Meet meet Monday.
At the Honor Roll Meet Monday, Esther Miller took first place and broke the Sullivan school record in the triple jump with a leap of 35 feet 6.75 inches.
She also finished third in the 400-meter dash in 1:02.36.
Zoe Walton tied for second in the high jump at five feet, and Emily White tied for fifth at at 4 feet 10 inches.
The Redskins’ 1,600-meter relay team of Zoe Walton, Esther Miller, Natalie Drury and Emily White finished fourth with a season-best time of 4:20.90.
In the sectional meet Thursday, the same four Redskins advanced to the state track meet.
Miller advanced in three events.
She triple jumped 34 feet 9.5 inches to surpass the state qualifying distance of 33 feet 9 inches and place second. Read More

ALAH Baseball Team Hits Away for a Win

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

The Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond baseball team defeated Sullivan last Tuesday and lost to Decatur LSA in a Little Okaw Valley Conference Northwest division game, Monday.
Against LSA, ALAH had seven hits but could not plate a run in a 1-0 pitchers’ duel.
LSA recorded only two its but scored the winning run in the fourth inning.
Jake Hollingsworth suffered the loss, pitching 2 2/3 innings and giving up one earned run on two hits. He struck out one. Read More

OV Bass Fishermen Win Pins

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OV Bass Fishermen Win Pins
Okaw Valley High School bass fishermen Isaac Tipsword and Eric Boomer finished fourth and received pins in the Shelbyville Bass Fishing Sectional. Their fourth place finish qualifies them as alternates for the State Series if a top three team is unable to compete. They finished just ounces behind third place.

Knights Softball Team Score Two Big Wins

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•May 8, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond softball team dropped Champaign Central on senior night Monday and Villa Grove in a Little Okaw Valley Conference matchup Friday.
Against the Maroons, the Knights plated five runs in the sixth inning and held on for the 5-1 win.
Against Villa Grove, the Knights had to come from behind late in the game.
Down 2-0, ALAH scored four runs in the top of the seventh inning for the 4-2 win. Read More