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Early on it appeared Linton and Owen Valley were in for a tight contest Wednesday night as the visiting Patriots led 11-10 after the first quarter. The No. 1 Class 2A Lady Miners began the game 0-7 from field and shot just 2-11 in the first quarter. The second quarter though was a different story as Linton outscored Owen Valley 32-4 and coasted in the second half for a 64-33 win...

The Wabash Valley Classic had its annual draw today with as Linton and Shakamak are on the same side of the bracket. The Miners and Lakers are the only two county schools in the field. The Wabash Valley Classic consists of 16 teams as additional Indiana schools were invited to make up for the Illinois schools unable to play. ...

It only took eight points in the first quarter for senior Lincoln Hale to break the career scoring record of the Miners Saturday morning in the opener against North Knox. “I knew about it but I was more concerned about the win. It’s a great honor to break a great player’s record here at Linton but to know we came out and got the job done today. It’s a great honor to be on that record board up there. I am going to keep that with me for the rest of my life,” Hale said...

For Linton coach Joey Hart, getting wins over North Knox and Park Heritage Saturday in the Linton Classic showed just how well Linton can compete against talented 2A teams. “It was a very good classic for us because we played two hardnosed, competitive, well-coached teams. We got better today,” Hart said. “I didn’t like things we did in the first game. Thought we were too casual. I really liked how engaged we were to start the game tonight.”...

By Nathan Pace Sports Editor One thing became evident in Shakamak’s season opening win over Vincenness Rivet Saturday night. The Lakers will be extremely fun to watch this season. The Lakers hit eight, 3-point baskets in the first half over the Patriots and scored other points in transition. The result was a 43-18 led for the Lakers at halftime as Shakamak went on to win 69-42...

Before the season has even started the Shakamak Laker boys varsity basketball team is already dealing with injuries, but that is not an excuse for Coach Nate O’Neall to have a down season. “The expectations are still high. They are a hard working group of kids. We always expect their best every day and usually, they come in every day and they work hard. They get after each other,” O’Neall said...

By Nathan Pace Sports Editor No. 1 Linton-Stockton in Class 2A tangled with Class A No. 6 Tecumseh Tuesday night and the game did not disappoint. Host Linton overcame poor shooting in the first half and turnovers in the second to stay undefeated with a 66-55 win...

Girls basketball Saturday Linton-Stockton 67, North Daviess 20 No. 1 Linton kept their undefeated season rolling with its first SWIAC win of the season. The visiting Miners controlled the Cougars from start to finish with Senior Vanessa Shafford leading the way with 23 points. Haley Rose had 15 points and Aubrey Burgess finished with 11 points...

Entering his third season at WRV, coach James Floyd expects to see the program at a level where it can compete for years to come. The Wolverines got a glimpse of where the program could go last season, advancing to the sectional final and winning over 10 games for the first time in six seasons...

Every basketball team in the state is on the lookout for the Linton-Stockton boys basketball team once more as the Miners will get an early-season measuring stick with the Linton Classic Saturday. “It’s a good test right away because we got a good North Knox team. Played us tough in the sectional and they returned everybody. They are an up and coming team in our sectional,” Coach Joey Hart said. “Parke Heritage returns four starters and they were a top 10 team in 2A last year.”...

Bloomfield’s zone defense forced a few pivotal turnovers in the fourth quarter as the Cardinals defeated North Knox 52-44 Saturday. Senior Kylee Shelton led Bloomfield with 18 points. She scored six of her 18 in the first quarter as Bloomfield trailed 12-11 going into the second. The Cardinals led 19-14 in the second quarter but North Knox shifted its defense to a full-court trap to get the Warriors some points. Bloomfield only led 28-27 at the half...

Eastern Greene athletics was informed today that a player from Loogootee who played against Eastern Greene in the girls basketball game Tuesday tested positive for COVID-19. As a result, the Lady Thunderbird varsity and junior varsity teams will be quarantined via recommendation of the Greene County Health department...

Bloomfield has won three-straight sectional titles but if the Cardinals are going to achieve it for a fourth-year Coach JB Neill will have to do so with one of his younger teams. The Cardinals lost four seniors from the 2019-20 team and have no seniors going into this season...

The host Wolverines had a chance to beat a bigger school in the Golden Arrows Tuesday but the upset bid faltered with missed shots. Unofficially, the Wolverines shot 16% from the field leading to a 51-32 victory for the Arrows. Sullivan had only had four players score points but it was enough to survive WRV. Senior Jailyn Lundy led the Wolverines in scoring with seven points as she finished with just one field goal. Unofficially, WRV had just eight field goals on 48 shot attempts...

Gentry Warrick and Gracie Lowry earn another volleyball honor Staff report Linton-Stockton junior Gentry Warrick and Bloomfield junior Gracie Lowry each earned a spot on the Junior All-Star team. Only 32 high school juniors across the state make the team and over 6% of the roster is from Greene County...

Edgewood came out firing early on against No. 1 Linton-Stockton Saturday night and took an 8-0 lead in the first quarter. From that moment on though Linton outscored the host Mustangs 54-29 to win the game 54-37 to move to 3-0 on the year. “This is good. ...

Eastern Greene stayed unbeaten in this season with a 40-26 win over Shoals Saturday. The Thunderbirds are 3-0 for the first time since 2004. Coach Greg Burton is happy for the win but admits his team did not play to its potential. “It was an ugly basketball game all the way around. ...

Eastern Greene is excited to see an improved boys basketball team this year, but they will have to wait 11 days longer for the first game. The Thunderbirds are currently quarantined and will not play until Dec. 5 at least, causing three games to be postponed...

With a small crowd, mostly masked, the Bloomfield Lady Cardinals hasketball team showed Shoals how it's done Thursday evening at Bloomfield. With a final score of 62-38, Coach Ron Knepp said the team still isn't 'together' yet. "We've had injuries and quarantines--we're not fluid at all yet. We aren't together. We're late on cuts and passing, weak on defense, we've got a lot of work to do," Knepp said...

About 18 months ago, Shakamak senior Emma Booher did not think college volleyball was in the cards for her. Today, she signed on to play at Saint Mary of the Woods College at Shakamak’s gym. “I’m excited to keep on playing. Saint Mary’s is a four-year school so I know I will be able to play for four years as well as get a degree in nursing because they have a good nursing program,” Booher said...

Shakamak 50, Washington Catholic 45 Shakamak won its season opener Tuesday with a 50-45 victory over Washington Catholic. Laker seniors Morgan Yeryar and Emma Booher led the team with 17 and 15 points each. The Lakers will host the Clovers of Cloverdale 1-1 Saturday night...

The Indiana High School Volleyball Coaches Association released its All-District and All-State honors. Linton-Stockton once again has an All-State Class 2A middle hitter in junior Gentry Warrick. Warrick also joins her teammate, senior Haley Rose, on the All-District team. Warrick finished the year with 345 kills at an efficient hitting percentage .357. Warrick had the 66th most kills of any player in the state and her hitting percentage was 22nd. Rose was second on the team with 277 kills...

Linton-Stockton rolled North Knox Thursday to move to 2-0 on the season. The Miners were led by a team-high 24 points by senior Vanessa Shafford 10-16 shooting. Senior Haley Rose had a highly efficient night of 20 points on 9-10 shooting. Senior Aubrey Burgess was also in double figures with 18...

It is not every year at a relatively small school in Linton where multiple athletes sign to play sports in college but that was the 2020 National Signing Day for the Miners Wednesday night. Lincoln Hale signed to play basketball for Coach Greg Lansing at Indiana State...

In the home opener for White River Valley, the smaller Wolverines hung around early with the 3A Knights of Northview but the bigger school eventually pulled away for a 56-43 win. The Wolverines trailed 10-7 after first quarter despite shooting just 2-11 from the field. WRV was still in the game at the half down 22-14 as shooting woes continued to 5-23...