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SWITZ CITY -- White River Valley won the first baseball sectional in school history Monday night by the margin of a double play. The Wolverines (2-17) led North Central 5-4 in the bottom of the seventh, but the Thunderbirds (7-14) had bases loaded and appeared to be as hot as the interior of a star in an inning where their first six batters reached base. ...

CLAY CITY -- Both teams enjoyed a big fifth inning Monday afternoon, but North Central scored more runs to edge Bloomfield 9-7 in the second semifinal of the White River Valley Sectional. The Thunderbirds (7-13) exploded for seven runs in the fifth to snap a 1-1 tie. The Cardinals (4-19) countered with five in their half of the inning, but that two-run margin stood, and North Central advanced to the championship...

MITCHELL -- Two big innings carried the Linton-Stockton Miners to another Class 2A Sectional 47 baseball sectional championship Monday at Gary Seitzinger Field in Mitchell. The Miners broke open a 2-1 ballgame with a four-run third inning. Linton-Stockton piled on four more in the fourth frame en route to a 10-1 victory over the Eastern Greene Thunderbirds and a second straight sectional championship...

SWITZ CITY -- White River Valley won its first baseball game of the season Monday morning and it came at the right time. The Wolverines (1-17) beat Clay City 9-4 to win the first semifinal of the White River Valley Sectional. The Eels (6-15) never seriously threatened WRV as the Wolverines took a 7-0 lead after two innings...

MITCHELL -- The Eastern Greene Thunderbirds needed little more than Caleb Hamilton’s big bat and Nick Abel’s pitching to dispatch the South Knox Spartans Monday afternoon. Hamilton drove in three of Eastern Greene’s five runs on a home run and a double...

MITCHELL -- Monday’s baseball sectional semifinal between the Linton-Stockton Miners and the Shakamak Lakers bore little resemblance to the regular season meeting of these two teams - at least for the first four innings. Nearly three weeks ago the Miners pounded out 14 hits including three home runs defeating the Lakers 14-1 at Shakamak...

This story has been updated with additional coaches' comments.

Shakamak got the bats going Thursday night. And pitchers Logan Kinnett and Tanner Yeryar combined to throw a shutout as the Shakamak Lakers eliminated the North Knox Warriors 6-0 in the first round of Class 2A Sectional 47 at Linton. ‘“We got good pitching and good hitting tonight,” Shakamak coach Todd Gambill said...

This story has been updated with comments from Bloomfield coach Jason Pegg and a line score.

In another possible Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference golf tournament preview the Bloomfield Cardinals once again swept the Clay City Eels and the White River Valley Wolverines in a quadrangular match involving four SWIAC teams at Phil Harris Golf Course in Linton...

A year ago Bloomfield's No. 1 singles player, Emily Bucher, was 19-0 going into the first round of the Jasper Regional tennis tournament. Bucher lost to Paoli's Meagan Dooley 6-2, 6-2. Fast forward one year. The Cardinal's current No. 1 singles player, Felicity Graf, qualified for the Individual Sectional Singles tournament by defeating Barr-Reeve's Natalie Schultheis. ...

Linton-Stockton squeaked by the Mitchell Bluejackets - barely - winning 2-1 in the Class 2A baseball Sectional 47 opener at Linton’s Roy Herndon Field Thursday. “We survived and advanced,” Miner coach Matt Fougerousse said. “We made nice plays in the field. But our hitting, we just did not move the baseball very well.”...

VERNE -- Since last winning a Class 2A softball sectional title in 2013, the Linton-Stockton Lady Miners have advanced to the sectional championship round all four years. Three times the Lady Miners have come away as bridesmaids. The fourth time was the charm for Linton-Stockton...

CLAY CITY – The Shakamak Lakers scored two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to capture a see-saw sectional affair at the Class A Clay City Softball Sectional on Monday evening. The Lakers edged past Clay City 9-7 in a game that finished just past 10 p.m. With the win, the Lakers will get a shot at redemption against a North Central (Farmersburg) team that topped Shakamak in the sectional title game 3-2 last season...

Bloomfield loses in regional; Graf advances The Bloomfield Cardinals girls' tennis team finishes the 2017 campaign with a 4-1 loss to Barr-Reeve Tuesday afternoon in the Jasper Regional Semifinals. The Cards finish the season with a 15-5 record. Felicity Graf advances to the finals of the Individual Singles Sectional tournament to be played later in the week. Graf defeated Natalie Schultheis 6-1, 6-2 in order to qualify for the individual tournament. Graf's record stands at 20-0...

This story has been updated to give more comprehensive results and comments from Linton coach Aaron Lynn. It has been updated again to give the comments of other coaches and recognize a couple of personal records.

CLAY CITY -- Bloomfield saved its best for last; unfortunately, it wasn’t enough to propel the Lady Cardinals to victory. North Central (19-7) blanked the Lady Cards (4-15) 3-0 to advance to the championship of the Clay City softball sectional. “Defensively, we had a few miscues,” Bloomfield coach Mike Potter said. “We held it together against a really good team. They’re probably lone of the better teams in the state in their division. We gave them a battle.”...

VERNE - For most of the game Eastern Greene’s defense did a good job of containing the Linton-Stockton Lady Miners. Except for one inning. The Lady Miners exploded for seven runs in the second frame and cruised to a 10-0 win in six innings over the Lady Thunderbirds in Class 2A Sectional 47 semifinal action Tuesday at South Knox...

This story has been updated to correct the offensive performances of Shakamak's Kaitlynne Gilbert and Sydney Field.

TRACK Another Greene County athlete has qualified for the boys track regional at 6:00 p.m. Thursday at Bloomington North. White River Valley coach Mike Karr said freshman Clayton Hoover has made the regional field in the discus. Hoover threw 131 feet, seven inches last Thursday to finish sixth in the discus at the Bloomington North Sectional...

JASONVILLE -- Shakamak split two home games Monday night to end its regular season. The Lakers pummeled Bloomfield 15-2 to conclude a game that began last Wednesday, but was halted by lightning. Shakamak led 10-2 when the game, a Southwest Indiana Athletic Conference battle, was suspended. The Lakers scored five runs Monday to quickly end it, pitcher Parker Green getting credit for the win...

It was a little too close for comfort. The Linton-Stockton Miners got off to a fast start, leading 5-0 and threatening to run away from the visiting Edgewood Mustangs. But the Mustangs mounted a comeback to make it a one-run ballgame after five innings of play...

JASPER - Five runs in the third inning lifted the Jasper Wildcats to an 8-2 win over the Linton-Stockton Miners in baseball action Friday at Alvin C. Ruxer Field in Jasper. The Wildcats entered Friday’s contest 21-5, ranked second in Class 3A. Despite the setback, Miner coach Matt Fougerousse said games like these against top-notch opponents such as Jasper can only make his team better...