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#28 Alayna Plank backsets the ball to Maggie Benedict coming up from the back. Maggie would get the spike down for a point in the varsity match with Okaw Valley. #29 Hannah Carter and #12 Summer Melton are also on the court. The Knights won the match in two games, 25-16 and a very close…

#28 Alayna Plank backsets the ball to Maggie Benedict coming up from the back. Maggie would get the spike down for a point in the varsity match with Okaw Valley. #29 Hannah Carter and #12 Summer Melton are also on the court. The Knights won the match in two games, 25-16 and a very close…

Knight Rider Boys Golf—–5 Time Champions!!! For every year of existence of the Lincoln Prairie Conference, the Arcola/Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond boys golf team has won the title in the annual tournament. The boys shot 357 to claim the championship over Sullivan, 373; Okaw Valley, 386, Villa Grove, 415; Blue Ridge, 445; and Heritage, 478.…

#17 for ALAH Jonathan Burgin drives the ball up the field in the home soccer match with ACS on September 21. Other Knights on the field are #38 Zach Snyder, #7 Preston Gingerich, #39, behind Jonathan, Kaolin Morfey, and #25 Alek Stutzman. Jonathan had 4 steals in the game. ALAH Soccer September 21 ALAH defeated…

Ian Bettinger (#11) score the Broncos only touchdown on a pass from Caleb Weaver in Friday nights game and is congratulated by teammate Anthony Carver (#70) with ten minutes left in the third quarter. Football Chris Ridgeway, Head Coach September 22 @ Home CGB 7 Sullivan-Okaw Valley 59 Next games: September 29 @ Villa Grove,…

Makobi Adams rushing in a two-yard touchdown in a 35-14 win against Mattoon at Mt. Zion. By BLAKE FAITH Staff Writer Mt. Zion Braves’ quarterback on his second drive of the game with a two-yard rushing touchdown after absorbing contact to the head to send a message to the Green Wave. That message ended in…

Carter Bahls looks to pass in a 7-0 win against St. Teresa at Mt. Zion. By BLAKE FAITH Staff Writer The Mt. Zion boys soccer team went 3-0 last week defeating Charleston, St. Teresa and Bloomington. Against St. Teresa, the Braves didn’t get on the scoreboard till the seventh minute of the match despite their…

Maddie Doolin goes up for the serve in a 2-0 loss against Lincoln at home in Mt. Zion. By BLAKE FAITH Staff Writer The Mt. Zion Volleyball team went 0-2 last losing to Apollo Conference for Taylorville and Lincoln. Against Lincoln, at first the Braves battled with the Railers with a score of 3-3 to…