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Hornet 5K Run/Walk The Seventh Annual Solsberry Hornet 5K Run/Walk will take place on Saturday, July 22 starting at 8 a.m. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Easter Greene Cross Country program. Participants may register online at mag7raceseries.com...

Every year the Greene County Stingrays Aquatics Club celebrates the continued successes of the swim team at its annual end of season party. But this year’s season-ending bash Tuesday evening was extra special. It was the 50th Anniversary celebration for the swim team, based in Linton since the opening of A.M. Risher Pool in the mid-1960s...

The eighth annual Solsberry Hornet 5K Run/Walk will take place Saturday, July 22 at 8 a.m. All proceeds benefit the Eastern Greene High School cross country teams. Pre-race registration is $20. Day of race registration will be $25. T-Shirts are guaranteed for all pre-race day registrants...

This story has been updated to correct a reporter's error, the misidentification of an assistant coach.

The junior high Miner football camp began this week. Players will only need their helmets for camp. Physicals must be turned in prior to the first full-contact practice on Monday, July 31. Students can sign up now for Eastern Thunder Football The league needs both players and cheerleaders. Equipment will be handed out from 9-11 a.m. on Saturday, July 22, at the Thunder Football Complex, 1816 S. State Road 45, Springville...

Clayton French chipped in for birdie on the 18th hole to claim his third straight Greene County Open golf championship Sunday at Phil Harris Golf Course. The recent Marian University graduate finished with a two-day total of 6-under par 36. And French needed his closing birdie. Phil Harris course superintendent Brett Dunkerly birdied 18 to pull into a temporary tie with French at 5-under....

Perennial contender Brian Brinegar is the first round leader after day one of the 2017 Greene County Open championship tournament at Phil Harris Golf Course. Brinegar fired an opening-round 66 and holds a one-shot lead over recent Linton-Stockton graduate and sectional champion Zach Hall...

For the first time in the long and storied history of Linton-Stockton football, two Linton Miners were selected to play in the prestigious Indiana Football Coaches Association North-South All-Star Classic. Linebacker Avery Gentry and safety Tyler Meurer represented the 2016 Class A State Champions, donning the pads one last time. Gentry and Meurer suited up for the South All-Star squad in the annual summer All-Star showcase at Indianapolis North Central High School...

It was simply a matter of numbers for the Greene County Stingrays. Approximately 55 swimmers stepped to the starting blocks for the Stingrays. Visiting South Vermillion brought a contingent of just 15 with no entrants in some events. The result was predictable - a lopsided win over the outnumbered South Vermillion Aquatic Club in the Stingrays’ final home meet of the year at the A.M. Risher Aquatic Center Tuesday night...

INDIANAPOLIS – New friends, a new defense, and a trip to Camp Riley have highlighted the week for two Linton football players. Avery Gentry and Tyler Meurer, Linton graduates who led the Miners to the Class A football championship last fall, have spent the past week in Indianapolis preparing for the 51st Annual IFCA North-South All-Star Classic. They said it's been a groovy week as they've made new friends with athletes from all over southern Indiana...

INDIANAPOLIS – Brian Oliver has had a busier summer than usual. The Linton head football coach has been preparing the South team for the the 51st annual Indiana Football Coaches Association North-South All-Star Classic football game at 7:00 p.m. tonight at...

In the history of the Greene County Open golf championship - spanning 74 tournaments since its 1930 inception, 15 different players have won multiple championships. But there had not been a repeat winner since 11-time champion Randy Smith won back-to-back in 2002 and 2003...

The Greene County Stingrays swim team is celebrating its 50th year in Linton. The organization would like to celebrate the continued successes of the swim team at its 50th Anniversary Celebration/End of Season party. All current swim team members, parents, board members and all Stingray Alumni are invited to celebrate the swim team's 50th season Tuesday, July 18th, 7 p.m at A.M. Risher Pool...

Students in grades kindergarten through sixth can sign up now for Eastern Thunder Football. The league needs both players and cheerleaders. Equipment will be handed out from 9-11 a.m. on Saturday, July 22, at the Thunder Football Complex, 1816 S. State Road 45, Springville...

This story has been updated to include coach's comments. The story was updated a second time to indicate personal bests, recognize the Super Stingrays, and correct the spelling of Jaycee Archer's name.

Four county athletes, including one who won her division, advanced from the regional this weekend and will compete in the Junior Olympics national champoionships at the end of the month. The members of the White River Valley Track Club finished at least fifth in their events to qualify for the USA Track and Field Junior Olympics July 24-30 at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kan. The USATF Region 7 was held Thursday through Sunday at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Ill...

Swimmers for the Greene County Stingrays showed much improvement Thursday night against the Terre Haute Torpedoes. Coach Kyle Kirchner said many of the Stingrays improved their scores against the entry-level team from Terre Haute. No team scores were kept in the team’s first home meet, he said, “because only 13 kids were involved.”...

This story has been edited to correct three errors and the headline.

The White River Valley Track Club began six years ago to give runners, leapers, and throwers more chances to improve their skills. Andy Davis, one of the club’s coaches, said he and other WRV assistant coaches started it six years ago. He said they wanted to give local kids the chance to improve their skills over the summer. ...

Summer is always a busy time of year at Phil Harris Golf Course and this year is no exception. Some of this summer’s biggest golf outings will take place throughout July and August. The Linton Freedom Festival always brings dozens of new faces to the course. Scores of alumni will make their annual pilgrimage to Linton for class reunions, Freedom Festival events and family get-togethers...

The second annual White River Valley Soccer Camp was conducted June 19 - 22 at the WRV high school soccer field in Switz City. And White River Valley High School soccer coach Matt Settles believes this year’s camp built upon the success of last year’s debut...

TERRE HAUTE -- Linton-Stockton was well represented in the 13th annual Wabash Valley Football Coaches Association All-Star game Saturday at Indiana State University’s Memorial Stadium.. Seven Miners suited up for the Black Division All-Stars - Ian Fonceca, Avery Gentry, Tyler Meurer, Bryer Pope, Cayden Walker, Kendall Williams and Luke Wilson...

Eastern’s coaches got an early glimpse of the Thunderbirds’ football team Monday night, and they were pleased by what they saw. Head coach Joey Paridean said the Thunderbirds participated in a scrimmage Monday at Indiana University’s Memorial Stadium. They ran plays against Martinsville, Bloomington North, and Bedford-North Lawrence, all much bigger schools...

Gators may give a local softball player a boost into college ball. Linton junior Erica Barker is playing softball this summer for Indiana Gators Heim, an A class (the class for players trying to play college ball) team based in Indianapolis. Barker explained the team plays college-exposure tournaments, playing “pretty much any team, any level...

TERRE HAUTE -- Linton football players are having a good time at the practices for the annual Wabash Valley Classic game. Seniors from western Indiana and eastern Illinois will clash at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Indiana State University’s Memorial Stadium for the annual First Financial Wabash Valley Football Coaches Association All-Star Classic. Players have been practicing from 10 a.m. until noon each day this week getting ready for the game...