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Linton’s prized basketball recruit found a home Thursday when senior guard Joey Hart announced his commitment to the University of Central Florida. The Knights were among the schools that recruited Hart the hardest as Head Coach Johnny Dawkins made the trip from Orlando, Florida to Linton to visit Hart last summer...

LINTON – Replacing an All-State attacker at small school like Linton might sound impossible but the Miners are in a position to possibly pull that off in 2022. Gentry Warrick graduated and took her team-high 446 kills with her to Miami University. For Coach Scott Vanderkolk, the solution is to spread the attack at the net...

BLOOMFIELD – Rivals of the Bloomfield volleyball team have been waiting for a while for Bloomfield to have a down year after four consecutive sectional titles. The Cardinals, however, think those teams will have to keep on waiting. “We’re underrated right now,” senior Lucy Allen said. “We’re the underdogs but I think we can be good if we keep up with the practices like we have been.”...

JASONVILLE – The Laker volleyball team sports a team of 22 girls this season as senior Lauren Landry has seen the roster grow from her freshman season. “I’ve joke about not having enough room on the bus for us all,” Landry said. To put the 22 players into perspective, Shakamak graduated 28 kids last year as the volleyball team almost matches the departed class of 2022...

CINCINNATI Ind. – Chances are casual volleyball fans in the county will look at Eastern Greene and squint really hard to try and find faces they know. That’s because the 2022 iteration of the Thunderbird volleyball team will look almost completely different from its predecessor...

DUGGER – The 2022 season is finally here for Dugger Union volleyball as the players and coaches have been preparing for this moment for years. The Bulldogs will be in a good position to compete in its first sectional since the school reopened nearly a decade ago...

SWITZ CITY – The 2021 version of the WRV varsity volleyball team is something the 2022 edition of the Wolverines would like move on from. The good news is the talent is there for WRV to set a new standard this season. “My girls are scrappy,” Coach Angie York said. “You want to see a team that is scrappy come watch us.”...

The Linton-Stockton Athletic Department would like to announce its ticket plans for the 2022-2023 seasons. All tickets will be sold online through EventLink at https://sites.eventlink.com/s/linton-stockton-jr-sr-high-school. Tickets and passes will be scanned at the gate and can be printed or held on your electronic device. ...

SWITZ CITY – It has been over five years since WRV won a sectional title. That’s a sectional title in any sport as the soccer team knows the pressure is on them to deliver a trophy this season. “Our school needs it. We need to have some winning teams again,” Boys Soccer Coach Matt Settles said. “We’re putting the pressure on ourselves to get that done for the school. Let’s make that happen this year.”...

SWITZ CITY – A new year and new growth for WRV girls soccer as the high school program is now two years old. April Settles, coaches the girls soccer team with her husband Matt. “Compared to year one our numbers are much better. Year one, in that first game we were hoping to just put 11 girls out on the field. We were very tight. This year we are looking at 16 or 17 girls,” Settles said. “We are very excited that we’re going to have subs. I think our talent level is also higher this year.”...

DUGGER – It’s been five years since Dugger saw its football team play a full schedule and nine since it last played in the postseason. All that will change in the 2022 season as the Bulldogs are eager to take the next step. “I do feel that the culture is starting swing a little bit,” Coach Levi Lumn said. “Guys are getting more committed. We are starting to get more buzz and excitement in the locker room about it. A lot more motivation and dedication. We just want to continue to grow in that.”...

CINCINNATI Ind. – Cross country can be a tough sport to recruit runners for but Eastern Greene seems to have stumbled on a pipeline of young athletes to its team. The girl’s team will be favored to win the county meet later this month at WRV. “The girls are doing really well this season,” Coach Bill Valentine said. “We’re going to have a really strong five.”...

LINTON – Losing 12 seniors to graduation at the Class 2A level is typically a guarantee the following year will be a regression but Linton football is not your typical Class 2A program. The Miners still have enough returners with a robust freshman class to resume where they left off...

CINCINNATI Ind. – You would think it would be a safe assumption that Eastern Greene football is down after three consecutive 1-9 seasons but players believe good things are on the way. The Thunderbirds have four seniors as they like the direction the new coaching staff is pointing the team in...

One of the most sought after recruits in southern Indiana is down to four colleges for his post high school destination. Linton senior guard Joey Hart announced on Twitter Monday that he has elevated Ball State University, University of Central Florida, University of Evansville and the University of Toledo as his top four selections...

With practices for fall sports getting underway here are a few themes to look out for. 6. Peyton Smith vs. everyone Linton’s cross country ace in junior Peyton Smith is coming off of an appearance in the state finals last year. She broke distance records in track in the spring and is the person everyone will be chasing in cross country. ...

CINCINNATI Ind. – After a three year stop at Evansville North, Travis Wray is enjoying the challenge of restoring football at Eastern Greene. It is his third stint coaching the Thunderbirds as either a head coach or an assistant. Wray liked what he saw from his team in a scrimmage this past week with Dugger Union, Tell City and West Vigo...

It has been a few months of transition for Greg Burton as he is now at Eminence after four years at Eastern Greene. At one point, Burton thought the 2022-23 season would be a year he would take off. “It all happened so fast. I’m thrilled. I was kind of in limbo for a little bit,” Burton said. “I didn’t know what I was going to do but when the opportunity at Eminence presented itself, I took it. I’m excited to get started.”...

SWITZ CITY – It is hard to find someone more passionate about White River Valley athletics than April Settles who is now coaching two sports with the Wolverines. Settles is running a girls basketball camp this upcoming week with practice starting up in August for girls soccer...

LINTON – Football schedules typically stick to tradition but Linton’s schedule will look very different in 2022 than what it did even just two years ago. On top of the regular season changes, the Miners will be in a new sectional when the postseason begins in October. When Coach Brian Oliver learned about the sectional realignment in May, he thought it was unexpected...

LINTON - For a third consecutive year, Linton volleyball received another Team Academic Award from the United States Marine Corps and American Volleyball Coaches Association. The USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award is given to volleyball teams that featured a cumulative GPA of at least 3.3 on a 4.0 scale...

LINTON – Periods of heavy rain did not stop local golfers from competing at the Greene County Open at Phil Harris Golf Course Sunday. Despite slick greens and muddy portions, all flights got their Sunday round in as Brett Dunkerly won the event. Dunkerly shot a 70 Sunday after taking the lead with a 67 Saturday. His combined score of 137 edged out Brian Brinegar who shot 138...

JASONVILLE – Over 125 triathlon runners descended on Shakamak State Park Saturday for the annual triathlon. The Kickapoo Triathlon brought in participants from hours away. Mia Renna made the two-hour drive from Urbana, Illinois for the triathlon. “I’ve done triathlons since 2015. I’m not the fastest but their fun. It’s just a fun thing to do,” Renna said...