Stories from Saturday, September 1, 2018

Bloomfield Junior High began its cross country season Wednesday night with two wins and a new record. Not only did both teams beat WRV in a dual meet, Justin Beard of Bloomfield set a new course record by winning in 10 minutes, 47 seconds. He broke the previous record of 11:01 set by Dylan Richardson in 2014...

LITTLE CINCINNATI -- Eastern’s defenders stood like stone and their receivers zipped like deer Friday night as the Thunderbirds pummeled visiting North Daviess 35-6. The Thunderbirds (3-0, 2-0) limited North Daviess (1-2, 0-2) to 146 yards of total offense, just 22 of it on the ground, and scored three passing touchdowns to beat their Southwest Football Conference rivals...

A portion of Interstate 69 was closed Friday afternoon after an accident sent two men to the hospital. According to an accident report filed by Indiana State Police Master Trooper John Yung, the accident happened northeast of the 88.5 mile marker on Interstate 69 at 4:50 p.m. Friday...

DUGGER – The Dugger Union Bulldogs started strong Saturday evening at Dugger. But over the long haul the Bulldogs weren’t able to keep pace with the Flying Jets from Anderson Preparatory Academy. Anderson Prep broke open a tie ballgame, answering a Dugger Union drive with a touchdown of its own, then adding a late score just before the half. The Jets found the end zone three more times in the second half and buzzed the Bulldogs 46-8 at Bulldog Field...