Local Sports

The girls softball sectional tournament is underway. Here are recaps from Monday, May 23 and Tuesday, May 24.  There may be updates, so please check back. On Monday in 2A-45 action at Switzerland County, South […]

At the IHSAA Girls Track and Field Regional hosted by Franklin Community Tuesday, East Central had an impressive third place finish with 60 points trailing champion Center Grove with 116.5 and runner up Columbus North […]

The 14U Batesville Bats won the U-Triple-S-A Hoosier State Championship for the Double-A level. At the Plex in Greensburg, Batesville bested Panther Baseball from Jennings County, 9-1 in the finals after knocking off Hoosier Extreme […]

The following are high school softball recaps from Friday, May 20 and Saturday, May 21.  All games are varsity unless noted otherwise.  There may be updates, so please check back. North Decatur was a 12-7 […]

The following are high school baseball recaps from Friday, May 20 and Saturday, May 21.  There may be updates, so please check back. Jac-Cen-Del beat New Washington in a double header 9-0 and 6-1. Kameron […]

The 18-hole ORVC Boys Golf Championship match scheduled Saturday at The Links in Rising Sun was postponed due to lightning.  Because of scheduling issues, the conference event was reduced to nine holes on Monday. Switzerland […]

The Mid Hoosier Boys Golf Championship went to defending title holder North Decatur. On Saturday at North Branch, the Chargers won by 62 strokes over second place Southwestern Shelby, 320-382. ND’s Carson Parmer also repeated […]

Franklin County was the first local girls tennis team to capture a sectional.  The Wildcats held a 2-1 lead in points over host Connersville when Thursday’s match was suspended.  Play resumed Friday and the Cats […]

Late Sunday afternoon at The Brickyard, Scott Dixon posted the second fastest four-lap average in Indy 500 qualifying history with an average speed of 234.046 mph. It’s Dixon’s second straight pole and fifth overall, one […]

The Reds avoided a sweep in Toronto by beating the Blue Jays 3-2 Sunday. Back in his hometown, the Redlegs Joey Votto belted a solo home run high off the right field foul pole in […]

The East Central Boys Track and Field Sectional resumed last night (Friday) after being suspended Thursday because of rain.  At the end of the night, Batesville took the team championship, outscoring second place Lawrenceburg 120.5-91.  […]

Former Franklin County Lady Wildcat pitcher Kamryn McCool earned Second Team All-Region honors in Division 3 by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. McCool has a 19-5 record at Mount St. Joseph with a 1.32 ERA.  […]