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Linton senior Lincoln Hale is still earning recognition for his record setting performance in Saturday’s win over South Decatur. Hale was named player of the week by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association. Hale is one of six honored this week as he represents District 3 for the boys...

No. 1 Linton-Stockton wanted to see how it could handle three games in the three days against quality teams and the Miners passed the test with flying colors. “Our girls want to play and the best thing for us is playing, Lets give us as much adversity as we can and see how we handle it,” Linton coach Jared Rehmel said...

Boys basketball Saturday Eastern Greene 44, South Knox 43 Eastern Greene bounce back from a tough loss to Bloomfield to beat South Knox 44-43 Saturday. “After getting down 15-0 at the start of the game, we came back to being down by 2 at the end of the first quarter. ...

No. 3 Linton in Class 2A had another record broken by senior Lincoln Hale this season as Hale had 48 points in Linton’s win over South Decatur. The Miners won 97-68 to move to 14-2 in a game that took place in the Battle at the Memorial Showcase at Southridge High School...

The brackets are out in girls basketball as the five Greene County schools now know who they will face. No. 1 Linton-Stockton, defending Class 2A champions, will open with Mitchell on Feb. 2 at North Knox. The Miners are 20-1 and are ranked No. 5 in the state in the coach’s poll. Linton won three games in three days to close the regular season. Linton will play Vincennes Rivet if it beats Mitchell. The Lady Miners have beaten both teams this season...

No. 4 Bloomfield moved to 8-2 on the year with a 53-49 win at Eastern Greene Friday night. The visiting Cardinals trailed for the first half of the game but obtained the lead in the third quarter maintained it to beat Eastern Greene (7-7) for the second time in two weeks. Bloomfield defeated Eastern Greene at the Greene County Invite on Jan. 8, 55-40...

Friday’s game with North Daviess was more than a basketball game for the White River Valley community. In a dark Switz City gym, the clock shows 23 seconds...signifying the 23 years that Teddy York served as the Wolverine’s timekeeper. The clock counted down and at the buzzer the goals lit up signifying the farewell to York, who passed away this week. The Wolverine players and fans wore grey, the color that signifies brain cancer awareness, to honor his life...

By Nathan Pace Sports Editor Not many have been able to attend a high school basketball game in person this year but those who have may notice the intensity towards referees gets cranked up with a smaller crowd. With just parents in the stands, each foul call is taken personally more than ever...

Girls basketball Tuesday Bloomfield 55, West Vigo 34 The Lady Cardinals defeated the Vikings of West Vigo 55-34 after trailing at halftime 18-17. Kylee Shelton led with 20 points, four steals and six rebounds. Brianna Bucher had 14 points and four steals. Delaney Richardson had nine and Jaeden Mietus with four. Gracie Lowry, Kinley Moody, Jacenyia Godoy and Ilana Horning all had two points each...

Bloomfield senior Kylee Shelton signed her letter of intent to play Vincennes University Wednesday and will be ready to start a new chapter once her time at Bloomfield is done. Shelton knew early on in high school career that she wanted to go to Vincennes...

The No. 1 Lady Miners played their final county foe for the season in the Cardinals of Bloomfield Thursday night and ran away to a 69-27 win. The victory completes a sweep for Linton against SWIAC and county opponents as games set for next week with White River Valley and Eastern Greene were cancelled due to virus issues in their programs...

Bloomfield junior Gracie Lowry has a new volleyball jersey only 31 other athletes in the state earned this past season. Lowry received her Junior All-Star jersey this week to go along with other accolades she earned this year. Lowry was named to the All-State team on Class A level and made All-District and All-SWIAC as well and led the Cardinals in kills with 331 with a .333 attack percentage. ...

White River Valley secured its first win of the year Tuesday evening when they met Washington Catholic at home. Not only did the WRV boys win, but they won big with a final score of 60-10. The Wolverines came out strong in the first quarter with Ellett scoring eight and Hostetter scoring five. Sluder put up two baskets underneath and English nailed a 3-pointer...

By Nathan Pace Sports Editor For the most part, Linton’s win over Bloomfield Friday night unfolded in a similar fashion to how the Miners prevailed against the Cardinals on Jan. 9. The Miners defeated the Cards 62-53 Friday night as senior Lincoln Hale had another big game...

Boys basketball Saturday Shakamak 68, Bloomington Lighthouse 48 The Lakers earned their third win in four games Saturday with a win at Bloomington Lighthouse to move to 5-6 on the year. Friday Shakamak 41, North Daviess 55 North Daviess down Shakamak to improve to 3-0 in SWIAC play. Lakers are 0-2 in conference action...

Photo courtesy of Linton Volleyball Linton’s Gentry Warrick was named to the Junior All-Star volleyball team back in November and her jersey arrived in Linton this week. Warrick is the first Miner in program history to be named to the Junior All-Star team. Warrick was named as an All-State hitter in Class 2A for the second year in a row and was also named to the All-District team. She led the Miners with 345 kills with an excellent hitting percentage of .357...

The Wolverines gave the Eagles of Evansville Day a battle Saturday but ran out of fuel in the fourth quarter as WRV fell 75-63. WRV was hoping a trip to Evansville Day could result in its first win of the season and the score was tied at 52 to start the fourth quarter. The Wolverines will have to wait a little longer for the elusive first victory as the Eagles controlled the fourth quarter 23-11. The Eagles shot 12-13 from the line in the final period and 18-22 for the game to secure the win...

Local teams are battling through mid-point of the season or even gearing up for sectionals. At Dugger Union though they are just happy to be playing sports. “It’s amazing, we are excited to play. Love being out here on the floor with my buddies. It’s just nice to be back together,” junior guard Brennan Martin said...

Clay City took the floor inside the Eel Dome for its first home game – in mid-January – while also celebrating their seniors on Senior Night. The festivities that took place prior to tip off turned out to be the highlight of the night for the hosts as they suffered a 66-39 at the hands of Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference foe Eastern Greene...

For a week of three-straight impressive performances, senior Vanessa Shafford was named as player of the week by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association. Officially, Shafford is the IBCA/Franciscan Health Player of the Week for District 3. The Miners went 3-0 last week with a win over rival Sullivan on Jan. 5. Linton defeated Vincennes Rivet on Jan. 7 and earned an impressive win over No. 1 in class 3A Evansville Memorial Saturday in overtime 48-43...

Eastern Greene senior Caleb Lindsey was surprised during the Greene County Invite last week that he had received an award through the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. The Southwest Indiana chapter of FCA presented the award to Lindsey on Jan. 6 prior to the game with Pike Central. ...

White River Valley girls basketball is in quarantine until Jan. 26 as games with North Central, Eminence, Wood Memorial are all cancelled. The Lady Wolverines are 6-7 on the season. Bloomfield had Thursday’s game with Clay City cancelled due to virus issues in the Clay City program...

It has been irregular season at Bloomfield due to virus issues but it appears the Cardinals are finding their stride. Bloomfield earned a win in Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference action Tuesday night with a 62-53 victory over Clay City. Bloomfield led 33-20 at the half but a Clay City charge in the third tied the game at 45 going into the fourth. The Cardinals grabbed the led in the fourth though and made their foul shots to secure the win...

The achievements keep growing for the No. 1 Linton-Stockton Lady Miners as they can now add beating a Class 4A team to the list this season Tuesday night. Terre Haute North is not on the weaker end of Class 4A either as the Patriots entered 10-4. The Miners controlled the first quarter, however, and kept any Patriot counterattacks at bay, to win 58-45...

The Linton-Stockton Lady Miners proved they could tangle with the best teams in higher classes Saturday afternoon with a fantastic victory over Evansville Memorial 48-43. “If I could put it in one word it would be toughness. If you watch that game it would come down to they were gritty and they refuse to lose,” Linton coach Jared Rehmel said...