The Sullivan Independent News

The Sullivan Girls Softball Association will open their 2012 summer season on Apr. 27-28, with a Pre-season Warm-Up tournament. This year, the tournament will benefit the Tianna Stockley Scholarship Fund. The SGSA is selling t-shirts, wristbands and bracelets with all proceeds from these items going to the Scholarship Fund. If you are interested in a t-shirt or wristband, please go to www.sullivansoftball.com and download a form from the website. T-shirts are $10 and wristbands are [...]

By Ryan Storz Pacific’s boys took first place to lead the 12-team field at the Union Relays last Tuesday. The Indians had 124.5 points, with Union (103), St. Clair (102), Washington (83.5) and Sullivan (57) rounding out the top five. Sullivan won two events at the meet, both by Uriah Heady. Heady took first in the 1,600-meter and 3,200-meter run. Potosi (49) was sixth, while Owensville (46.5) finished seventh, St. Francis Borgia (38) took eighth, [...]

By Ryan Storz Washington took first place at the Union Relays last Tuesday, with Sullivan settling for third at the event. The Lady Jays (116 points) led the field ahead of Affton (101), Sullivan (94), Union (88) and St. Francis Borgia (82.5). Owensville (64) was sixth, St. Clair (62) took seventh, Potosi (27.5) finished eighth, St. James (23) was ninth, New Haven and Hermann (15) tied for 10th and Pacific (14) came in last. Sullivan [...]

Representative Dave Hinson, (R) St. Clair, announces that the House of Representatives passed the House Resolution 677 to proclaim the annual Coaches vs. Cancer basketball game and ceremony, which is held at the St. Clair High School, be named for and in memory of the beloved coach, role model and mentor, Dr. Lee McKinney.  Dr. McKinney was a 1952 St. Clair High School graduate, longtime Fontbonne University athletic director, and former Griffins head men’s basketball [...]

By Ryan Storz Brad Reiker was near unhittable. Following up a terrific performance by his teammate, Seth Mesey, just three days earlier, Reiker struck out 16 in Sullivan’s 5-0 win over the Owensville Dutchmen last Monday. Like Mesey, Reiker yielded just one hit, but Owensville batters struggled to even put the ball in play. It was Reiker’s first shutout of the season and continued a pattern of dominant starting pitching by the Eagles. Since allowing [...]

By Ryan Storz Seth Mesey breezed through the Hillsboro Hawks on Friday, Mar. 30 at the Bank of Sullivan Ballpark, leading the Eagles to a 6-0 non-conference win. Mesey allowed just one hit and it came with one out in the sixth inning. Hillsboro’s Jake Fletcher reached on an infield hit that could have just as easily been ruled an error and preserved the no-hitter. But after giving up the hit, Mesey induced a 4-6-3 [...]

By Ryan Storz Sullivan took third at the Union Tri-Meet on Thursday, finishing 7.5 points behind the host Lady Wildcats. St. Clair was second with 62.5 points. Sullivan took first place in six events, with Bria Bartolotta, Chantel Dean, Macy Ritter and the Lady Eagles 4×400-meter relay team of Bartolotta, Ritter, Brianna Winistoerfer and Sierra Pryor all winning. Bartolotta took first in the triple jump, followed by freshman Dana Schatz finishing third. Ritter won the [...]

By Ryan Storz Five Sullivan Eagles were named to the Four Rivers All-Conference wrestling team, announced last week by SHS activities director, Sean Erwin. Andrew Witt (106 – 2nd Team), Travis Mogab (132 – 2nd Team), Josh Howell (138 – 1st Team), Casey Philpot (170 – 2nd Team) and Danton Creek (182 – 2nd Team) were the recipients. Sullivan had a record-breaking season, with the program sending five wrestlers to state. Of the five All-Conference [...]

By Ryan Storz Sullivan’s girls soccer program took a huge step forward last season, and the team is expected to make an even bigger leap in 2012. Head coach Grady O’Dell returns for his third season at the helm of the program, which won seven games last season. “We are returning all of our varsity starters from last season,” said O’Dell. “Many of the girls have played indoor soccer throughout the year and have improved.” [...]

Sullivan High School will unveil the name of its newly developed student spirit group. SHS activities director, Sean Erwin, in conjuction with the newly established Sullivan Sports Leadership Council have been working on the project for the last several weeks. The student spirit group has been established to increase Eagle spirit, improve game-day atmosphere, promote sportsmanship, and create new traditions at SHS. The student spirit group will be the official student fan group of Sullivan [...]