By Mike Monahan ARGENTA–Arcola fell to 4-20 overall and 2-6 in the Lincoln Prairie Conference as they fell to Argenta-Oreana Monday in a LPC game, 10-0 in six innings. The Lady Riders did manage five hits, including two by Briseida Condarco, but the Bombers, who improved to 6-2 in the conference, had at least one…

By Mike Monahan SULLIVAN – Neither team had a hit through three innings of Monday’s Lincoln Prairie Conference baseball game, but Sullivan led 3-0 taking advantage of some control problems by the starting Arcola pitcher. On May 6 Arcola scored at least one run in every inning in a 17-0 LPC win over Blue Ridge.…

By Mike Monahan ASSUMPTION – On a perfect Saturday in the IESA Class 2A 16-team seventh and eighth grade boys and girls sectional five Arcola student-athletes qualified for the state track meet Friday and Saturday at East Peoria’s EastSide Centre in three events. In the seventh grade boys, Aiden Lugo, a sixth grader, qualified by…

Ana Nadolny delivered a huge day at the plate driving in five runs to lead ACS to a dominant 15-0 victory over Okaw Valley Timberwolves last Thursday at home. She did most of her damage during a massive first inning for the Conquering Riders as she ripped a bases-clearing triple and later added a two-run…

By Mike Monahan ARTHUR – Scoring at least two runs in all of the three innings, the Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond baseball team extended its winning streak to seven games Monday with an 18-0 win over Unity Christian. The Knights improved to 17-6 overall and are in first place in the Lincoln Prairie Conference a…

By Mike Monahan NEOGA – For the second straight game the Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond softball team scored in double digits. Monday in a non-conference game the Knights scored 15 runs in a 15-4 non-conference win over Neoga. In ALAH’s last game, which was May 1, the Knights scored 16 in a 16-10 win over…

By Mike Monahan SHELBYVILLE – The 17 team Shelbyville girls’ track sectional is set for May 13 with the field events starting at 4:30 p.m. and the running events at 5:30 p.m. Teams competing are Arcola, Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond, Okaw Valley, Cerro Gordo/Bement, Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, Tri-County, Meridian, Marshall, Central A&M, Neoga, Nokomis, Pana, Shelbyville,…

By Sally McCarthy The Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond jr. high Knights’ track and field teams had their IESA Class 2A Sectional at Central A & M on Saturday, May 9. The sectional is the meet that advances athletes to the IESA State Track and Field Championships on Friday and Saturday, May 15 and 16. The…

By Sally McCarthy The annual Jr. High Okaw Conference track and field meet was held at Okaw Valley High School on Monday, May 4. This meet started in 1981 and has gone through several changes over the years but continues to be held annually on a rotating basis at the schools with all weather tracks.…

By Sally McCarthy On Monday, May 4, the Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond jr. high girls’ track and field teams traveled to Okaw Valley High School for the annual Jr. High Okaw Conference track and field meet. The eighth grade Knights scored 84 points to capture the conference championship. Sullivan received the second place plaque scoring…