Stories from Thursday, April 1, 2010

Enid C. Axe, 91, of Indianapolis and formerly of Bloomfield, passed away at 9:27 a.m. Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at the Westside Retirement Village in Indianapolis. Born Aug. 1, 1918 in Greene County, she was the daughter of Vactor and Mary (McGinnis) Hasler...

The Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce will host a community meeting Monday night that will showcase the products and talents of an young entrepreneur and an artist/business owner who hail from Greene County. The special open meeting will be conducted at the Bloomfield Junior-Senior High School cafeteria at 6 p.m. with finger foods and light refreshments...

Golf cart inspections in Linton are now under way. April 1 was the first day to legally drive your golf cart in the city. In a Thursday afternoon interview Linton Police Chief Troy Jerrell explained, "It's going pretty good ... I've registered 14 (golf carts) so far. A lot of people are also coming in and getting a check list. It seems to be a pretty popular thing."...

Fitness was the name of the game for some local fourth graders who participated in an after-school program Wednesday. About 40 Linton-Stockton Elementary students showed up to play dodgeball, shoot hoops and even hula-hoop during the fitness program -- which is sponsored by the L-S High School Teen Student Leadership Academy (TSLA)...

Kevin S. Walton, 36, Linton, was arrested Wednesday by Indiana State Police Trooper Adam Davis on a warrant issued after a preliminary charge of theft was filed against Walton in Greene Superior Court. Walton is accused of shoplifting a bottle of children's cough medicine from the Dollar General Store in Linton...

GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Wednesday included two follow-up investigations, one incident of vandalism, one drug investigation, one school/foot patrol, three accidents with property damage, one medical/illness, one alarm, three harassment complaints, one attempted burglary, one theft-other, one fingerprint for a gun permit, one ordinance violation, one battery and three traffic stops...

The Graves name is synonymous with basketball in this part of southern Indiana. The Graves have also had a significant part raising the stature of collegiate basketball at Butler University for the past decade. Three Graves siblings -- Matthew, Andrew and A.J. -- completed successful basketball careers for the Bulldogs after making a name for themselves at their hometown high school -- White River Valley in Switz City...

LITTLE CINCINNATI -- The Eastern Greene boys track team might not rack up a huge amount of points this season, but according to head coach Bill Valentine, it will be more about individual successes. "I've got a lot of good athletes on the team and we're going to have some voids," Valentine said. "The events we are going to be strong in, we're going to do real well in conference."...

BLOOMFIELD -- After a 12-year absence from the local high school track scene, Steve Jones returns to take charge of the Bloomfield Lady Cardinals. And while he may be considered by some as one of the area track guru's, Jones still has the same problem most first-year coaches face, regardless of experience -- getting to know his team...

BLOOMFIELD -- There's just a baker's dozen on the Bloomfield boys track roster, so head coach Loren Hadley definitely has his work cut out for him. "We're down in numbers," he said. "We've got a little bit of experience in a couple of distance runners and a couple of sprinters, so we'll see what we can do."...

Derek Bradbury, Tom Jones and Chad House will be teaming up to the coach the 2010 edition of the Linton-Stockton High School boys golf team. Jones is excited about this group of two seniors, one junior, six sophomores and three freshmen, who will be trying for a 12th consecutive Tri-River Conference title and 11th straight Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference championship this spring...

BLOOMFIELD -- Including seven seniors and five freshmen, Bloomfield High School boys golf coach Monte McIntosh has had a great turnout for the 2010 season. "We have 17 players," said McIntosh. "That is more than I have ever had. "To tell you the truth, I am glad to see that many kids, but at times I don't know what to do with all of them. ...

JASONVILLE -- Brent Anderson has taken the reigns and will be leading the Shakamak High School softball team as they prepare for the 2010 season. Anderson, who has previously coached softball at Eastern Greene and baseball at Turkey Run, North Central and as an assistant at SHS, inherits a team that went 14-13 last season and won the Class A Clay City Sectional...

T.J. Hill went 3-3 with four runs scored, a double and a homer run, drove in five and picked up the win as the Shakamak Lakers posted a decisive 12-2 win in a game called after five innings by the 10-run rule Thursday night at Jasonville. "We had a pretty good night and T.J. Hill played awfully well," Lakers (1-0) coach Chip Sweet said. "He faced 10 batters and struck out six. And he also had a heck of a day at the plate just missing hitting for the cycle."...

Northeast Dubois scored in each inning as the host Jeeps defeated Bloomfield 14-3 in a high school baseball game Thursday night. The game was halted after 4 1/2 innings via the 10-run rule. Ryan Montgomery and Ben Montgomery had the lone hits for the Cardinals (1-1)...

Bloomington North scored eight runs in their final four at bats as the visitors from Monroe County defeated White River Valley 11-2 in a high school softball game Thursday night. "That was their third game and it was our first," said WRV coach Ruan Fougerousse. "That pretty much said it all...

Mariah Gilley struck out 19 and tossed a perfect game to lead Edgewood to a 9-0 victory over host Eastern Greene in a high school softball game Thursday night. It was the season opener for the Lady Thunderbirds, who committed four errors. "We actually went seven innings against a really good team," said Eastern Greene coach Gina Ingram. "We made some plays defensive, especially in the last couple of innings. For our first game, four errors was not too bad...

Rural Switz City residents Rick and Melonie Graves are proud parents who just happen to be avid Butler University basketball fans. Understandably, they are especially proud of their oldest son, Matthew, this weekend. Matthew, a former standout at White River Valley High School and Butler, serves as head assistant coach for his alma mater Bulldog squad that is competing for a national championship against Michigan State in Indianapolis...