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MORRISTOWN – Down two sets to one, Bloomfield kept its composure Saturday morning at the Morristown Regional to beat Waldron 22-25, 25-22, 17-25, 25-21, 15-8. The Cardinals never trailed in the final set grabbing an 8-3 lead. Seniors Emma Vaught and Gracie Lowry had two aces in the final set as the Cardinals never lost momentum. Junior Delaney Richardson had key kills to put Bloomfield up 13-8 as Lowry delivered the final kill to send Bloomfield to the regional final...

TELL CITY – For a second consecutive year the Miners made the trip to Tell City to start sectionals and Linton prevailed Friday 46-13 to start its postseason run. Linton defeated Tell City 34-0 last season as Linton led 34-0 at halftime this year. “We were able to come out and jump on them early and execute pretty well,” Linton Coach Brian Oliver said. “That’s good for us after a two and a half-hour bus ride and make those plays that we needed to from the beginning.”...

LINTON – On a muddy field at Tell City one year ago, Linton senior Donovan Debruhl was about to hit adversity. His ankle gave out putting his football career in jeopardy. The 310-pound lineman suffered an ankle injury in the first half of Linton’s sectional opener. A year later, he is back on the field as Linton is set to play at Tell City once again to start sectionals...

BLOOMFIELD – The last time Bloomfield had a full cross country team in a semistate meet was during the Ronald Reagan administration as the Cardinals are enjoying their rare achievement. Coach Bob Richardson saw how excited the team was when it returned home from the Bedford North Lawrence Regional last week...

LINTON – A big reason why Linton volleyball has built an impressive 28-3 record this season is the first element of a volleyball point. Serving. The Miners are third among Class 2A schools for aces and has the fourth highest service attempts in the division as well. Six players have over 40 aces this season including Gentry Warrick, Kylie Cooksey, Jaylee Hayes, Audrey Warrick, Sophie Hale and Ally Brownfield...

BLOOMFIELD – The way the 2020 season ended at the Morristown Regional for the Bloomfield volleyball team is guaranteed to serve as motivation for Bloomfield Saturday when it returns to the same regional. The Cardinals lost in five sets in the regional semis to Lutheran to end a promising year at 20-7...

SWITZ CITY – The White River Valley Varsity Softball team is seeking a coach for the upcoming 2022 season. Applicants are encouraged to contact WRVHS Principal Doug Lewis at dlewis@wrv.k12.in.us or call him at 812-659-2274.

Football Eastern Greene 12, North Central 46 Junior Varsity Football Linton 46, South Putnam 24 Linton overcame a 24-12 deficit in the third quarter in the win. Jesse Voigtschild has two touchdowns an interception and a two-point conversion. Tommy Edwards scored two touchdowns and Christian Shonk added another. ...

SWITZ CITY – Saturday’s win for Bloomfield in the Sectional 57 final was more than just another title as it proved plenty of people wrong about the Cardinals. “We lost five seniors last year and a lot of people thought we were going to be down. I had faith in these current four seniors that we have to rally the troops and they pulled it out,” Coach Deanna Potts said. “They were kind of the underdogs this season but they pulled it together this year and played as a team. That’s what it takes.”...

Dugger Union played its final game of the season Saturday when it fell on the road to Oblong 54-0. Oblong is a combined program of Oblong, Palestine and Hutsonville in Illinois. Dugger defeated the OPH team 8-6 on Sept. 25 in what was its first win in five years...

Bloomfield's No. 1 doubles team of Baylin Graf and Ryan Schulte had their tournament run ended Saturday afternoon with a 6-0, 6-0 loss to the Bloomington South team of Michael Asplund and Chris Lian. Bloomington South advances to the Individual Doubles State tournament quarterfinals to be played Friday October 22 at Carmel High School...

COLUMBUS – White River Valley had six runners in the Columbus North Regional at CERAland Park Saturday. Though no runners from WRV moved on to semistate, Coach Conner Hill was proud of the effort. “This wasn’t the outcome we were all hoping for, but our athletes have nothing to hang their head about. ...

The Bloomfield Cardinals boys’ cross country team had their sights on qualifying for semistate as it has been their goal all season. Their hard work and dedication paid off Saturday as they finished fifth overall as a team, which advanced them to next week’s semistate at Brown County...

LINTON – The Linton miners put it all on the floor tonight and changed up their lineup again, to win the 2021 class 2A sectional championship in three sets over Southridge 25-16, 25-9, 25-16. "We gotta keep people guessing right? It's that time of the year, if you don't switch things up and capitalize on the mismatches then you're doing it wrong," Coach Scott Vanderkolk said...

SWITZ CITY – The Lady Wolverines left it all on the court Saturday afternoon in the semifinal round of sectional play losing to Bloomfield 25-16, 25-16, 25-14. “I told them we had nothing to lose and everything to gain, we have been practicing hard all week to get ready for today, and they implemented everything we worked on," Coach Angie York said...

LINTON – The 2021 Linton varsity football team cemented its place in the long history of Miner football Friday night as it clinched an undefeated regular season at 9-0. Linton defeated South Putnam 48-12 in a game the Miners never trailed. “I knew that we had the potential to do this,” Linton Coach Brian Oliver said. ...

LINTON – Linton junior Joey Hart had a busy fall break as the Miner guard earned three scholarship offers between Wednesday and Thursday. Hart, who previously had offers from Indiana State, New Orleans, Drake, and Northwestern, added Ball State Wednesday. Wichita State and Loyola (Chicago) offered Hart Thursday to bring his total to seven Division I offers. This makes Hart one of the most coveted recruits in the state...

SWITZ CITY – The Bloomfield Lady Cardinals and the Shakamak Lady Lakers had just faced off in the regular season last Friday yet met again for round two of the first night of Sectional play at WRV Thursday evening. It was the same ending for the Cardinals as last Friday as they won in three sets: 25-15, 25-14, and 25-13...

LINTON – For the senior class on the Eastern Greene volleyball team, the T-Birds know how to start postseason play in an interesting way. Eastern Greene has won a five-set match three out of the last four years as it beat Forest Park 25-23, 17-25, 24-26, 25-21, 15-8 Friday...

LINTON – The Class 2A sectional host Lady Miners won the opening game of the sectional tournament beating North Knox in three sets 25-22, 25-20, 25-20. Lady miners coach, Scott Vanderkolk changed the line up again on Thursday to start Sectional play...

LINTON – The No. 4 Linton Miners will play its home regular season finale against South Putnam Friday with an undefeated record on the line. A big reason why Linton is 8-0 would be its senior class made up of a dozen players. The 12 players have accounted for a 30-12 record and no plans to stop adding victories...

Staff Report The Lady Hawks travel softball finished second at the Titan Top Gun Elite Qualifier in Evansville this past weekend as the team featured Linton junior Alex Overman. Overman pitched 13.1 innings Alex's team came in 2nd in the Titan Top Gun Elite Qualifier in Evansville this weekend. ...

LINTON – If you attend Linton volleyball games the voice you hear the most is not of a coach or starter, but the voice of senior Maddy Hazlewood. Hazlewood leads every chant the Miners have during games as it all started her freshman year. “I came in as a freshman, I was kind of shy to begin with. ...

Volleyball Thursday Linton 3, Mitchell 2 Linton defeated Mitchell in the regular season finale 25-21, 24-26, 19-25, 23-25, 15-8. Linton senior Gentry Warrick set another single game record for blocks with 14 as the Miners take a 25-3 record into sectionals...

VERNE – Down 4-0 to a top five team in South Knox, it appeared White River Valley was going to end its season with a rough loss. Instead, WRV battled the undefeated Spartans to win the second half 1-0. The 4-1 loss could give the team something to build on for next year...