Stories from Wednesday, May 9, 2007

BLOOMFIELD -- Almost two years ago to the day, Bloomfield and Shakamak played a 17-inning marathon that went the way of the Lady Lakers on three runs with two outs in the top of the 17th inning. To commemorate that game, this year's teams decided to play a 13 inning game, and just as in 2005, the Lakers managed a late run to defeat Bloomfield, 1-0, in high school softball action Wednesday at Jackson Field in Bloomfield...

For the Linton-Stockton High School girls tennis team, it was the same story at Loogootee Wednesday night. "We are just struggling a little bit right now," said Linton-Stockton coach Brad McKinney, whose Lady Miners slipped to 1-7 with a 5-0 loss to the Lady Lions. "...We are just making too many unforced errors...

Bloomfield had a good tune-up for the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference girls tennis tournament with a 4-1 win at Barr-Reeve Wednesday. Bloomfield swept singles in an efficient manner where none of the singles matches were ever in doubt. At No. 1 singles Bailey Maryfield took care of Brittany Taylor 6-1, 6-4...

The Indiana High School Athletic Association released its pairings for the 23rd annual IHSAA softball state tournament series, which is scheduled to begin the week of May 21. Linton-Stockton, currently sitting at 10-6 after winning 11-1 at Cloverdale Tuesday, is the only defending sectional champion in the area...

Eastern Greene edged Bloomfield and host Linton-Stockton Saturday to win the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference junior high track and field meet. The Lady Thunderbirds won with 100 points. Bloomfield had 97 and the Lady Miners finished with 91...

Robinson, Ill. scored seven runs in the second inning and went on to defeat host Union (Dugger) 14-7 in a high school baseball game Wednesday. The Bulldogs jumped out to a 3-0 lead after a three-run homer by Wesley Marshall in the first inning. But Maroons took the lead for good with the seven-spot in the second...

They say you can never go home, but that is not the case for Aaron Hall. The 1996 North Knox High School graduate, who spent three years coaching in the Linton-Stockton School Corporation, was recently named the new varsity boys basketball coach at his alma mater...

Tyler Utterback allowed just one hit and one unearned run to lead the Shakamak baseball team to a 5-1 Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference victory North Daviess at Jasonville Wednesday night. He struck out 12 and walked four. He did not allow a hit until the seventh. He has a perfect 4-0 record...

Linton-Stockton pounded out 13 hits, played flawless defense and got a shutout pitching performance from Ryan Campbell as the Miner baseball team defeat Cloverdale 10-0 in five innings in a high school game at Roy Herndon Field Wednesday. "We scored in every inning last night (Hutsonville-Palestine) and scored in four of the five innings tonight," said Linton-Stockton coach Bart Berns. "Coaches like that kind of consistency with your offense. In the inning we didn't score, we had runners on...

White River Valley defeated Shoals and Orleans in a high school boys triangular golf match at Eagleview Golf Course at Crane Wednesday. The Wolverines (10-5) fired a 171, Orleans had a 173 and Shoals finished with a 210. Orleans' Ben Fisher was low medalist with a 39...