Stories from Saturday, November 7, 2015

As if 15 straight sectional game wins all adding up to five consecutive sectional championships is not impressive enough, the fashion in which the Linton-Stockton football team is winning is nothing short of remarkable. Entering Friday night, the Miners were just one of five teams in the entire state to rank in the Top 10 in offensive average, defensive average and margin of victory...

Esther Marie Harp, 89, of Doans, passed away at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, November 6, 2015 at Ketcham Memorial Center in Odon. Born April 4, 1926 in Doans, she was the daughter of Charles and Annie (Johnson) Bennett. She was a homemaker and a member of the Scotland United Methodist Church. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star...

For two seasons Emily Bucher was a part-time player for the Bloomfield volleyball team. She played as an outside hitter for the Lady Cards and recorded 239 kills during her freshman and sophomore season. But last year, Lady Cardinals coach Ashlea Dunkerly saw something in Bucher and decided to make her into an all around player on the court. The move payed off as she registered a career-best 339 kills and set a then school record for most digs in a single season with 359...

The Eastern Greene Lady Thunderbirds started the new season on the right foot with a 44-19 win over Oldenburg Academy at the Morristown Tournament Saturday. Eastern Greene jumped out to a 15-2 first-quarter lead and never looked back. The lead grew to 24-7 at the half and the Lady T-Birds tacked on 10 points in both the third and fourth quarter to pull away...

The Indiana High School Athletic Association moved up the start of the girls basketball season by one week this season. For teams like Bloomfield, who the majority of its players came from volleyball, the early start could put them behind the eight ball. But the Lady Cards showed little signs of being at a disadvantage on Saturday as they knocked off visiting Owen Valley, 66-49...

DUGGER - An 8-0 run to start the fourth quarter staked the Dugger Union Bulldogs to a 14-point cushion and the Bulldogs held on for a 73-60 win over the visiting Living Water Marlins Saturday. DUCS coach Jim Springer said, "We had a nice turnaround tonight. The kids played hard. We hit some good shots and had a lot of nice rebounds."...