Sports

On Friday, Dec. 1, the Eastern Greene boys basketball team hosted Brown County, with the T-Birds pulling out a 57-54 victory in overtime. The T-Birds are now 1-3 on the year after falling to Mitchell 64-38 on Saturday. Against Brown County, the T-Birds led 31-14 after the first half before the Eagles mounted a 19 point third quarter to narrow the Eastern Greene lead to 43-33 heading into the final quarter...

On Friday, Dec. 1, the Linton Miners boys basketball team started their season knocking off conference foe and previously undefeated Clay City with a 63-47 victory. The Miners are now 1-0 and host their home opener on Friday, Dec. 8 against Mitchell...

On Saturday, Dec. 2, the White River Valley boys fell 67-35 to North Central. The Wolverines are now 1-2 on the year. The Wolverines were held scoreless in the first quarter as North Central built a 17-0 lead that WRV couldn’t come back from. Trailing 31-11 after halftime, the Wolverines were outscored 21-12 in the third quarter as North Central pulled away for the conference victory...

On Friday, Dec. 1, the Shakamak boys basketball team hosted 1A No. 1 Bloomfield Cardinals as both teams were looking to remain undefeated early in the season. The Lakers came into the game 1-0 while Bloomfield was 2-0. Thanks to a layup by senior J.T. May with 2.1 on the clock, the Lakers knocked off the Cardinals 47-46...

On Thursday, Nov. 30, the Linton girls basketball team traveled to Eastern Greene for both a conference and county battle. The Lady Miners kept hold of the county keg with a 39-33 victory over the Lady T-Birds as Linton is now 3-0 in conference. Linton led 10-9 after the first quarter in a physical game before Eastern Greene scored nine points in the second half to enter halftime with a 18-15 lead...

On Tuesday, Nov. 28, the 24th annual Wabash Valley Classic draw was announced. The Linton Miners won last year’s First Financial Bank Wabash Valley Classic, downing Bloomfield 56-44 as the first Greene County school to win the WVC. The tournament spans from Tuesday, Dec. 26 to Friday, Dec. 29th at Terre Haute South High School...

On Wednesday, Nov. 29, Linton senior Gabbi Flath signed her National Letter of Intent to play golf at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. The Linton senior played golf all four years, joining the team two weeks before the start of her freshman season. “Golf has always been in my family,” Flath said. “Over the summer (‘22 graduate) Makenna O’Bryan took me golfing and I loved it. I kept wanting to do it.”...

On Wednesday, Nov. 29, White River Valley parents, coaches and students gathered in the Wolverine Center to witness history. Senior Hannah Rogers signed her National Letter of Intent to play soccer at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, becoming the first WRV soccer player to sign collegiately...

On Tuesday, Nov. 28, the White River Valley boys basketball team secured their first win of the season with a 44-13 victory over Dugger. With the win, WRV Head Coach Levi Hostetter won his first game as a head coach in only his second game. “It’s awesome,” Hostetter said. “The kids were hyped up for me and for themselves.”...

On Monday, Nov. 27, the White River Valley girls basketball team picked up their first conference win of the season with a 42-33 victory over Clay City. The Lady Wolverines are now 2-5 and 1-1 in conference play. The Lady Wolverines were led by freshman Molly Settles who scored 11 while junior Reese Graves chipped in eight...

On Wednesday, Nov. 22, the White River Valley boys basketball team started their season hosting North Knox. The Wolverines fell 45-39 to the Warriors, with North Knox pulling away with free throws with 30 seconds remaining. “I thought the kids did a good job,” Head Coach Levi Hostetter said. “They showed a lot of hustle and heart, the compete level was there. There’s some things we’ve got to clean up.”...

Over the holiday weekend, boys basketball teams across the county got their season started while the girls season continues full steam ahead. Linton On Saturday, Nov. 25, the Linton Lady Miners fell 45-42 to Washington. The Lady Miners are now 5-3 on the year, dropping two straight games...

On Tuesday, Nov. 21, the Linton girls basketball team traveled to South Knox for a big 2A match up. South Knox is ranked No. 4 while Linton is ranked No. 9, with South Knox taking control in the second half for a 67-35 victory. Linton falls to 5-2 while South Knox remains undefeated at 6-0...

The Shakamak girls basketball team has continued their scorching start to their season with an eighth straight victory on Tuesday, Nov. 21. The Lady Lakers downed Bloomfield 59-20 for their eighth consecutive victory as Shakamak is 8-1, including 3-0 in conference play...

After a 10 day break, the Eastern Greene girls continued their winning streak with a 47-41 victory over North Central on Tuesday, Nov. 21. After trailing 26-14 in the first half, the Lady T-Birds rallied with 33 points in the second half to hand North Central their second straight loss...

The Bloomfield boys basketball team has won six sectionals in the last eight years, but the team is pushing the reset button after graduating five seniors. The seniors pushed the Cardinals to a 74-31 record over the past four years, led by 2023 graduates Peter Combs, Brett Sherrard, Hank Skomp, Justin Beard and Brasey Neill...

The White River Valley girls basketball team fell to Edgewood 49-37 on Monday, Nov. 20 for their fourth straight loss. The Lady Wolverines are now 1-5 on the season with their next game against Clay City on Monday, Nov. 27. White River Valley was down 11-2 after the first quarter before responding in the second quarter...

On Thursday, Nov. 16, Linton seniors Sophie Hale and Peyton Smith signed their National Letters of Intent to run at Indiana State University. Hale will be competing in the heptathlon for ISU while Smith will be running in both cross country and track and field...

The Eastern Greene boys basketball team is looking to continue building off the past few years as the team only graduated one senior last year. Led by Head Coach Jamie Hudson in his fifth year coaching the Thunderbirds, the team returns varsity experience as well as their leading scorer in junior Will Inman...

The Bloomfield girls basketball team has struggled out of the gate, falling to Orleans and North Knox on Friday and Saturday. The Lady Cardinals are now 0-5 with a conference match at 7-1 Shakamak on Tuesday, Nov. 21. Against Orleans, Bloomfield came out strong in the first half against an undefeated team, trailing 14-11 after the first quarter...

The Shakamak girls basketball team won their seventh straight game on Saturday, Nov. 18 thanks to a 48-29 victory over conference opponent White River Valley. The Lady Lakers are now 7-1 on the season. Last season Shakamak went 14-9. The first half was tight, with Shakamak holding a 12-10 lead after the first quarter and a 22-19 lead going into halftime...

On Thursday, Nov. 16, the Linton girls basketball team traveled to Farmersburg for the first conference game of the season. The Lady Miners, ranked No. 11 in 2A, took on North Central, ranked No. 11 in 1A as both teams were 3-1 heading into the tilt...

Last year’s Linton Miner basketball team compiled the best record in program history, advancing to the 2A State title game where the Miners fell 52-45. After a 29-2 year, the Miners graduated Joey Hart, now at Kentucky, as well as stalwarts Logan Webb, Wrigley Franklin, Nathan Frady, Hunter Gennicks and...

On Tuesday, Nov. 14, the Linton girls basketball team secured their third win of the season thanks to a 52-36 victory over Barr-Reeve. Up next for the Lady Miners is a conference match at North Central on Thursday, Nov. 16 before returning home to host North Daviess on Saturday...

The Shakamak boys basketball team is looking to take another step forward in the third year with Head Coach Brodie Crowe. The Lakers have a young roster, with only four upperclassmen in the 18 players on the roster. “We have a lot of returners,” Crowe said. “We’re really young, but we have high expectations. We lost a couple rotation guys, but I’m really confident in this group. The camaraderie is really good, they’re friends on and off the court so we’re a step ahead.”...