A Good Day at the Plate for the Okaw Valley Softball Team

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•May 1, 2019•

By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Okaw Valley softball team defeated Cerro Gordo/Bement but lost to Sullivan last week.
Friday OV scored two runs in each of the first two innings for a 4-1 lead.
The Broncos scored a run in the top of the fourth inning, but the Timberwolves answered with two runs to extend their lead to 6-2.
CGB scored two more runs in the fifth, but OV held off the Broncos in the last two innings for the 6-4 win.
For the Timberwolves, Madison Vogel and Grace Bunfill led the team with two hits.
Vogel added two runs scored and one RBI, and Bunfill had two RBIs and one run scored.
Bella Benning knocked in a run and scored a run, and Paige Coleman scored a run.
Miaya Lehman also knocked in a run.
Bunfill went seven innings in the circle, allowing four runs on six hits and striking out 10.
OV lost to Sullivan on Saturday 6-5.

Sullivan Girls Place at Invitational Meet

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•May 1, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Sullivan girls’ track and field team placed seventh with 29 points in the 20-team Monticello Girls’ Invitational on Friday.
“We continue to see new personal records achieved each meet as we prepare for conference later this week,” said coach Kali Taylor.
Esther Miller took first in the triple jump at 34 feet 6 inches and second place in the 40-meter dash with a time of 1:02.35.
Emily White cleared 4 feet 10 inches in the high jump to finish in fourth, and Zoe Walton cleared 4 feet 8 inches for fifth place.
Katherine Kite placed sixth in the 1,600-meter run with a time of 5:49, and the Redskins’ 1,600-meter relay team of Natalie Drury, Josie Orris, White and Miller took fourth place with a time of 4:27.79. Read More

Conference Record and NCAA All-American Honors for Sullivan Swimmer

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•May 1, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

Brynna Sentel finished out her sophomore on the Franklin women’s swimming and diving team competing in the NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving National Championships in Greensboro, NC, March 20-23.
Sentel, a Sullivan High School graduate, placed 12th in the 100 backstroke with a time of 56.27.
The time was a personal best, a Franklin school record and Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) record.
She was ranked 36th in going in, and after prelims she was in 15th place. Read More

Sullivan Baseball Hits a Four Game Winning Streak

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•May 1, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

Sullivan baseball lost to Maroa-Forsyth last Tuesday, then went on a four-game winning streak against Clinton, Central A&M, Okaw Valley and Clinton again.
Monday evening in Sullivan the Redskins defeated Clinton for the second time in five days.
Sullivan jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning and tacked on another run in the third for a 4-0 lead.
Clinton scored one run in the fifth inning, but the Redskins rallied for six runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to take a 10-1 lead.
Clinton battled back with seven runs in the seventh inning but could not plate the tying runs in the 10-8 loss.
Sullivan recorded only three hits but drew eight walks including Drew Rogers who walked three times and scored three times.
Dalton Rogers recorded three RBIs and scored a run, and Leman Jones doubled in three runs.
At home against Okaw Valley Saturday, Sullivan’s Spencer Johnson pitched a two-hit shutout to help the Redskins to a 2-0 win.
Johnson pitched seven innings, striking out six and walking two. Read More

OVHS Track Competes at Spartan Classic

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•May 1, 2019•
Four Okaw Valley High School boys’ track and field athletes finished in the top 20 at the St. Joe Spartan Classic Meet Friday.
Michael Patterson placed seventh in the discus with a personal-best throw of 124 feet 2 inches, and Caleb Hildebrandt placed 17th in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 48.99. Read More

Sullivan Girls’ Track Wins Invitational

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•April 24, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Sullivan girls’ track and field team won the Tri-County Invitational at Sullivan High School last Tuesday and placed third in the Tuscola Open Saturday.
In the Tri-County Invite, Sullivan scored 126 points, which was eight points better than second-place Shelbyville.
Four Redskins won events. Read More

Sullivan Boys’ Track Places Fourth at Tri-County

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•April 24, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Sullivan boys’ track and field team placed fourth in the Tri-County Invitational at Sullivan High School last Tuesday.
The boys’ team set a total of 16 new personal records and two first-place finishers.
Leighton Burcham long jumped 19 feet 11 inches for first place and took third in the triple jump at 37 feet 9.5 inches.
Jadon Nuzzo pole vaulted 15 feet for first place, and Brodie Goss took second place in the 300-meter hurdles at 42.86 and fourth in the 11-meter hurdles with a time of 18.03. Read More

Redskins Baseball Bounces Back to Defeat Hawks

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•April 24, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Sullivan baseball team dropped three straight games before defeating Meridian Monday.
The Redskins lost to Warrensburg-Latham 6-5 Friday, Shelbyville 8-2 last Wednesday and Warrensburg-Latham again 5-2 last Tuesday.
Monday against Meridian, Redskins Tim Lawyer had two hits, and Ian Hill knocked in a run to help Sullivan to a 2-0 win.
Spencer Johnson pitched five innings and struck out 12, and Dalton Rogers pitched two innings and struck out two for the win.
Against Warrensburg-Latham Friday, Dalton Rogers recorded two hits and two RBIs, but WL walked it off on the bottom of the seventh inning for the 6-5 win. Read More

Sullivan Softball Falls to Shelbyville

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•April 24, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Sullivan softball team dropped four straight games last week.
The Redskins lost to Meridian 15-2 Monday, Warrensburg-Latham 14-1 Friday, Shelbyville 8-7 last Wednesday and Warrensburg-Latham again 10-0 last Tuesday.
Against Shelbyville, Sullivan took an early 2-0 lead in the first inning but fell behind 7-2 in the fourth inning. Read More