Stories from Saturday, April 28, 2018

JASONVILLE -- The roof fell in on the Lady Lakers in the first night Friday night. Visiting North Knox (7-5) erupted for six runs in the first inning to post a 7-1 win over the Lady Lakers (7-4). The Lady Warriors rapped out five of their seven hits in their initial at-bat and took advantage of two Shakamak errors...

JASONVILLE -- Shakamak took an early lead Friday night and held off visiting Eastern to win a conference showdown 3-2. The Lakers (8-4, 3-0 in the Southwest Indiana Athletic Conference) led 3-0 after three innings, then held off a determined Thunderbird nine to win. ...

Staring defeat in the face, the North Central Ladybirds struck down the Linton-Stockton Lady Miners with some last-chance thunder. “We were one pitch away,” Linton-Stockton softball coach Ruan Fougerousse said. North Central -- the fifth-ranked team in Class 1A -- trailed the Lady Miners 4-3 with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning. With two runners aboard North Central’s Marissa Miller was at the plate facing a full count...

Donald “Eugene” Strauser, 83, of Bloomington passed away Thursday April 26, 2018 at his residence. He was born November 15, 1934 in Greene County, to Wilfred A. and Beulah Marie (Turpin) Strauser. Eugene married the love of his life, Kathryn Grace Bailey, on November 27, 1954...

SOFTBALL Staring defeat in the face Friday night, the North Central Ladybirds struck down the Linton-Stockton Lady Miners with some last-chance thunder. “We were one pitch away,” Linton-Stockton softball coach Ruan Fougerousse said. North Central -- the fifth-ranked team in Class 1A -- trailed the Lady Miners 4-3 with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning. With two runners aboard North Central’s Marissa Miller was at the plate facing a full count...