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It’s no surprise that it’s difficult to beat the No. 1-ranked Barr-Reeve Vikings. It’s even more difficult to beat them in Montgomery, the Vikings haven’t lost at home since 2016. It’s even more difficult to beat the Vikings in the final game at Kavanaugh Kourt, let alone senior night...

Shakamak 40 Owen Valley 63 “It was a tale of two halves,” Shakamak head coach Nate O’Neall said. “We played great the first half but came out flat in the second and it ran away from us. Hopefully we can put four quarters together like our first half tonight and if we do we will be fine going into next week. Give credit to Owen Valley. They are playing very good basketball right now.”...

The White River Valley Wolverines closed out the 2020 regular season with a big 20-point win over Vincennes Rivet to give WRV their 10th win of the season. The Wolverines have not reached double-digit wins since the 2012-13 season when current Bloomfield head coach J.B. Neill was the coach...

As the Linton Lady Miners begin preparing for the biggest game of their lives to this point this week, we have an opportunity to look back on this season and look back at the special moments that made this team so much fun to watch. The Lady MIners began the season red hot, winning their first six games against some strong opponents like Edgewood, North Knox and 2020 1A Regional Finalist North Central, but more so than just winning those games, the teams they played weren’t even close, the margin of victory through the first six games never got within 21 points.. ...

The Linton Lady Miners have a date with destiny this Saturday as the Miners play in the biggest game of the year at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis Feb. 29. Linton will take on Frankton for the Class 2A State Championship game, the first time either team has reached this game...

Alexis Miller No. 4, 5-7, So., G Main academic interest and/or college plans: Neonatal Nurse Favorite color: Grey Favorite musical artist: Taylor Swift all the way Favorite movie: Annabell Favorite actor and/or actress: Zac Effron Favorite book: Lovely Bones...

The Linton Miners sent their seniors off with a bang Tuesday night, defeating the West Vigo Vikings by a score of 60-50 and extending their season win streak to 14 straight games, giving them plenty of momentum heading into next weekend’s sectionals...

Chances are that if you have attended one of the local high school games this season you will have noticed a new addition to each Greene County team’s sideline, and that is the addition of Team Ortho athletic trainers. Madi Webster has been the athletic trainer for much of the Linton basketball season for boys and girls alike, but has at times been more than just an athletic trainer...

Eastern Greene 61 Springs Valley 55 Shakamak 53 Cloverdale 62 “A slow start in the fourth did us in,” Shakamak head coach Nate O’Neall said. “Cloverdale went on a 17-5 run in the first four minutes and it was too much to overcome. I loved our kids’ effort despite the loss. I thought they all played hard the entire game.”...

The No. 11-ranked Bloomfield Cardinals hosted Bloomington Lighthouse in the final game in Glover Gymnasium for the season. ‘Senior Night’ was met with another big story, the return of Cardinal senior Turner Royal to the starting lineup after missing the last five Bloomfield games due to a lower body injury...

Sectional 47 at North Knox Game 1: Mitchell (10-9) vs. Eastern Greene (6-15), Tuesday, March 3, 7 p.m. Game 2: North Knox (10-12) vs. Linton-Stockton (21-2), Friday, March 6, 6 p.m. Game 3: South Knox (10-11) vs. Winner of G1, Friday, March 6, 7:30 p.m...

White River Valley 43 Brown County 41 The White River Valley Wolverines went on the road to defeat the Brown County Eagles 43-41, snapping their four game losing streak. Andew Ellet led the way in the scoring column for the Wolverines with 20, while Jaden Rogers and Tanner Denham each chipped in 9 a piece...

The Linton Miners defeated SWIAC rival the North Central Thunderbirds Friday night by a score of 63-52. With the win, the Miners secured their fourth straight SWIAC title, giving them a perfect 28-0 in conference games over that span. “Kip Fougerousse is the winningest player to ever play in the SWIAC,” Coach Joey Hart said following the game. “Of all the great players to play in the conference -- Brody Body, A.J. Graves, JT Yoho, Jeff Oliphant -- Kip has the best record.”...

Bloomfield 77 North Knox 44 NORTH KNOX (44): Reece Hammelman 2-6 1-2 5, Holtman Doades 7-13 5-6 22, Isaiah Collins 1-4 0-0 3, Ian Kixmiller 2-5 0-0 4, Rhett Sheren 1-3 0-0 2, Mason Lyons 0-1 0-0 0, Will Sloan 1-4 0-0 2, Brody Wolfe 0-0 0-0 0, Levi Brocksmith 1-1 0-0 3, Dalton Thurston 0-0 0-0 0, Gavan Carpenter 0-0 0-0 0, Gunner Thompson 1-1 0-0 1, Team 16-38 7-9 44...

The Eastern Greene Thunderbirds headed across Greene Country to face conference foe Shakamak Friday night. The Lakers were celebrating ‘Senior Night’ for all fall and winter athletes and for six boys basketball players in particular. Eastern Greene came out of the gates as the more aggressive team, dominating the boards and finding open shots early and often...

The Linton Miners and Head Coach Joey Hart secured their seventh straight winning season Thursday night as they defeated the visiting Marshall Lions by a score of 69-54. At times, the Miners seemed poised to run away with the game and ready to hand it back to their opponents...

The Linton Lady Miners will take on the Triton Central Lady Tigers Saturday evening down in Jasper in the 2A South Semi-State game. The game features the top two teams in the class of 2A, making it must-watch basketball whether or not you have a horse in the race...

The Linton Lady Miners is not the first regional championship in school history head coach Jared Rehmel has ever been apart of. 14 years ago, Rehmel was a player on the 2006 Shakamak Lakers regional championship team, the first in Shakamak history and the first sectional championship in 16 years prior...

The Linton Lady Miners are obviously a dangerous team to face at the moment, reaching the semi-state round for the first time in school history, but even more dangerous than playing against these girls is realizing that this team doesn’t have any seniors...

The Bloomfield Cardinals hosted the 3A No. 9-ranked Sullivan Golden Arrows Tuesday night at Guy Glover Gymnasium. The Cardinals held tough with the Arrows, at one point holding a six-point lead that put everyone in the gym on upset alert. Sullivan battled back and went on a 10-0 scoring run that stretched from the end of the first quarter to midway through the second...

White River Valley senior Joe Records signed his letter of intent Tuesday morning to continue his academic and athletic careers at Wabash College. Records will be joining the cross country and track and field teams at Wabash next season. “Wabash felt like home as soon as I got there,” Records said. “Everyone there was really friendly, loved the way they value academics and they’re setting you up for the long term.”...

White River Valley 51 Owen Valley 74 The WRV Wolverines dropped their road non-conference game against Owen Valley by a score of 51-74. UP NEXT

The Eastern Greene Thunderbirds dropped Saturday night’s home conference contest against the visiting North Daviess Cougars by a score of 69-48. After already being down 10 after the end of the first quarter, the Thunderbirds couldn’t keep pace with the Cougars who pulled away for good over the next two quarters...

The Linton Lady Miners are Regional Champions for the first time in school history after defeating Eastern (Pekin) 43-33. Story will continue to be updated.