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Better D and a quick start will be needed this week when Eastern hosts North Knox at 7:00 p.m. Friday. Springs Valley shredded Eastern’s defense for 44 points last week in the Thunderbirds’ 68-44 win over the Blackhawks. Springs Valley scored six TDs, five of them on plays of 30 or more yards...

LITTLE CINCINNATI -- The sets proved to be close Tuesday night, but long rallies enabled host Eastern to sweep White River Valley . The Lady Thunderbirds (2-4 overall) won their first Southwest Indiana Athletic Conference game of 2017, beating WRV (1-4, 0-1) 25-21, 25-22, 25-20. Eastern coach Whitney noted WRV swept Eastern 25-15, 18-25, 15-10 Saturday in the Eastern Round Robin, and that match gave her a chance to make some defensive adjustments against WRV...

It’s that time again - the annual Sullivan-Linton rivalry game takes place Friday at Roy Williams Field. Fans on both sides of the Greene-Sullivan county lines circle this date on their calendars every year. And it doesn’t seem to matter if Sullivan is good and Linton-Stockton isn’t, or vice versa...

Sullivan football week is here. I thought I would bring you some history and anecdotes about the series which began in 1904. I think it is the oldest football series in Indiana but not the longest. Linton and Sullivan have played every year beginning in 1926. The game this year will mark the 92nd consecutive year the two teams have met...

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Two current and one former Linton resident experienced one of the premier events in professional golf worldwide this past weekend. Gayle and Jerry Margraf - owners of the local McDonald’s franchise for over 28 years - along with Rachael Pruett attended the 15th edition of the Solheim Cup at Des Moines Golf and Country Club in West Des Moines, Iowa...

It did not come easy for the Linton-Stockton Lady Miners Tuesday evening at Linton. The Lady Miners had to scratch and claw for every point they could get against a tough Loogootee Lady Lions team. Trailing two sets to one Linton-Stockton rallied to win a nip-and-tuck fourth set, then finished off the visiting Lionesses in the fifth for a hard-fought 26-24, 11-25, 20-25, 26-24 and 15-11 win...

For the second straight match the White River Valley soccer team battled a bigger-school program to a scoreless tie on the soccer pitch. WRV goalie Blaine Patterson picked up his second straight shutout as the Wolverines battled to a stalemate against the visiting Owen Valley Patriots Tuesday...

The White River Valley tennis team fell to 0-2 on the season after losing 5-0 to visiting North Daviess Tuesday. “It was a tough match,” WRV coach Jimmy Beasley, Sr. said. “Hats off to North Daviess. They came ready to play and we did not. At No. 1 singles, North Daviess’ Jeff Mayfield bested Alex Wolfe 6-1, 6-2. WRV’s Cooper Banning fell 1-6, 0-6 to the Cougars Garrett Neff in the two spot...

JASONVILLE -- The Lady Lakers finally ran out of holes to dig themselves out of Monday night. Shakamak (2-5) played well to win its first set in volleyball, but fell behind in the other three sets to fall to visiting Riverton Parke 25-21, 19-25, 17-25, 17-25. ...

VOLLEYBALL Lady Cards close week with split The Bloomfield Lady Cardinals volleyball team went on the road Thursday at Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference opponent North Daviess and won handily in three sets, 25-9, 25-11 and 25-10. “It was a good night for the Lady Cardinals,” coach Laura Rose said...

The Cardinals pummeled Borden Saturday for their first win in tennis, but got swept in the championship of the Bedford Invitational. Bloomfield (1-4) blitzed Borden 4-1 in the first match. Bedford-North Lawrence pummeled the Cards 5-0 to win the championship match...

Shakamak and Bloomfield couldn’t catch the bigger schools Saturday morning at the Early Bird Meet hosted by Terre Haute North. Both boys and girls’ teams competed against larger schools like the hosts, Bloomington North, Martinsville, and Northview. The Lady Lakers delivered the best performance, placing seventh in the girls’ meet...

LITTLE CINCINNATI -- They all got a win Saturday. White River Valley, Shakamak, and host Eastern all notched wins at the Eastern Greene Round Robin Saturday. Sullivan also played in the round robin. Eastern defeated Shakamak 25-20, 18-25, 15-10 for the Lady Thunderbirds’ first victory of the season...

DUGGER -- Dugger Union football coach Kyle Foli was pleased with the improvement his Bulldogs have shown since last weekend’s scrimmage against Riverton Parke. But Saturday’s regular season opener against the Noblesville Home School Lions was simply a matter of too much Caleb Feree...

The Bloomfield Lady Cardinals volleyball team went on the road Thursday at Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference opponent North Daviess and won handily in three sets, 25-9, 25-11 and 25-10. “It was a good night for the Lady Cardinals,” coach Laura Rose said...

FRENCH LICK – They broke 100 Friday night. Visiting Eastern (1-0) romped over Springs Valley (0-1) 68-44 in the first football game of the season for both teams as the squads generated more offense than American politics. The Thunderbirds pumped out 635 total yards while Springs racked up 507 as they combined for 1,142 yards...

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The Southridge Raiders came to Linton Friday intent on plundering and pillaging. And the Raiders headed home to Huntingburg with the spoils of victory. But the Raiders didn’t leave without a fight. The Miners staunchly defended the fortress that is Roy Williams Field, taking a 16-10 lead into the final quarter...

LITTLE CINCINNATI -- Eastern’s volleyball team pulled off several late rallies Thursday night, but could not prevail against visiting Monrovia. The Lady Bulldogs fought off several Eastern comebacks to sweep Eastern (0-2) 25-18, 25-17, 25-21. In the first set, Monrovia took a 24-14 lead. Cheyanne Sims served four points, two coming on kills by Timber Falin and Jordan Shaw, to narrow the gap to 24-18. However, her next serve landed out of bounds and the Lady Thunderbirds lost 18-25...

Union’s football team will be tested early this season as the Bulldogs host the Noblesville Lions at 6:30 p.m. this Saturday. The ‘Dogs took on a powerful Noblesville club in 2013 and fell 36-14. Foli noted Noblesville sent seven players to Division 1 that year...

The Bloomfield Lady Cardinals volleyball team went on the road Thursday at Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference opponent North Daviess and won handily in three sets, 25-9, 25-11 and 25-10. “It was a good night for the Lady Cardinals,” coach Laura Rose said...

The Linton-Stockton Lady Miners golf team was in action Wednesday and Thursday this week. Wednesday the Lady Miners hosted Terre Haute South at Phil Harris Golf Course. The Lady Braves were 60 shots better than the Lady Miners, 176-236. Nonetheless, Linton-Stockton coach was happy with the girls’ performance...

Shakamak visited SWIAC foe North Central Thursday and came away with its first win of the season. The Lady Lakers took a four-set win from the Ladybirds 25-20, 19-25, 25-22, 25-20. It was a balanced team effort as nearly every player had a solid all-around performance...

Panthers top Lady Miners The Linton-Stockton Lady Miners volleyball team traveled to Bloomington South Thursday. The South Panthers defeated the Lady Miners in three sets, 25-12, 25-16 and 25-18. Ryleigh Fidler led the Lady Miners with 12 kills. Brantli Lannan had seven digs and Mallorey Frye six. Aubrey Walton handed out 25 assists...