Local Sports

Rushville picked up an important win in EIAC Boys Tennis Tuesday as the Lions defeated Batesville 3-2.  It improved RCHS to 5-0 in the conference to keep pace with Connersville whom the Lions will play […]

In the final home girls golf match of the season for Franklin County at Brook Hill Tuesday, the Lady Wildcats beat Union County by four strokes to capture the victory.  FCHS scored 172, Union County […]

Regulation and overtime were not enough to decide Tuesday’s EIAC girls soccer match in Brookville.  Host Franklin County eventually won the extended battle by edging Rushville in penalty kicks by a 4-3 count. The match […]

Oldenburg won Tuesday’s Franklin County boys soccer match over the Wildcats 6-1. “We were very slow to the ball in the first half not putting the pressure on we should be doing, said OA coach […]

Two quality volleyball programs met Tuesday at North Decatur.  South Ripley defeated the host Chargers in four sets: 25-16, 25-17, 21-25 and 25-18. The Raiders Rachel Meyer, Gracie Gunter and Sarah Meyer combined for 25 […]

Jac-Cen-Del hosted Oldenburg in volleyball Tuesday.  Less the fourth set, it was a very competitive match which saw the Twisters win 3-2 by finals of 25-19, 25-20, 23-25, 9-25 and 15-13. “The Twisters took the […]

In Brookville Tuesday, Franklin County lost a tough volleyball match in five games to South Dearborn.  The Knights winning scoring line was: 19-25, 25-15, 25-23, 21-25 and 15-9. “Our girls fought hard when the ball […]

Batesville topped East Central Volleyball earlier this season, but Tuesday’s match was a five setter won by the Lady Trojans: 26-28, 25-15, 31-29, 18-25 and 15-13. Batesville lost a heart-breaker in, yet again, five games,” […]

Southwestern won it’s second ORVC volleyball match of the season taking Milan in three games: 25-21, 25-9, 25-18 Rebel coach Chris Johnson said, “This match was our most consistent night of play this season.  We […]

The Franklin County and South Dearborn cross country teams  battled the heat and wind Tuesday at the Union County Invitational. Franklin County coach Stacey Nobbe said her boys team placed second. “Adam Grant and Ben […]

Batesville’s junior high beat St. Louis Tuesday in a pair of volleyball matches. At Batesville Middle School, the Bulldog seventh topped St. Louis 25-21, 25-9.  Coach Angie Ehrman said, “The front row had solid hitting. […]

North Decatur’s seventh grade volleyball team was a 25-17, 25-15 winner over Jac-Cen-Del in Osgood Tuesday. Sarah Moeller led the Charger serving in the first game with 10 points. Abby Custer was the team’s top […]