Local Sports

Connersville Boys Tennis improved 11-0 with a 5-0 win against a very shorthanded Oldenburg team. Spartan coach Chris Bloom said, “We started very quickly and were able to finish the matches off fast.” 1 singles- […]

Franklin County’s varsity volleyball Wildcats took the first two sets against Milan 25-19 and 25-17.  The Lady Indians responded to claim sets three and four, 25-21 and 25-19.  The fifth set tiebreaker went to Franklin […]

Switzerland County beat Jac-Cen-Del 1-0 in boys soccer Wednesday thanks to a very strong defensive effort by the entire Pacer defense.  Goalie Bradley Romans had 11 saves as the Pacers recorded their fourth shutout of […]

Jac-Cen-Del Middle School coach Larry Hammond reported the following events for the Eagles between September 8th and 11th. On September 8th, Jac-Cen-Del lost 5-0 at Switzerland County. Stats: Pindell 4 shots Carroll 4 shots Yeggy […]

Friday’s first quarter of football was anything but crisp for East Central’s offense, but the Trojans got back in sync and defeated host Franklni County 37-8. While there were some missed assignments by the Trojan […]

Travis Lecher accounted for four scores and was named Football Homecoming King as the Batesville Bulldogs downed the Rushville Lions 44-0 Friday night at the Dog Pound.  The senior quarterback ran for two touchdowns, threw […]

The Lady Bulldogs won the Ripley County Girls Golf Championship at North Branch Golf Course Tuesday. Batesville scored 168, Milan had 233 and Jac-Cen-Del did not have a full team. The All-County Team was all […]

Franklin County took on Centerville Tuesday in varsity volleyball.  The Wildats fell short in a highly contested match, 3-2.  Final scores favoring the Bulldogs were 25-18, 20-25, 20-25, 25-19 and 18-16. “The Lady Cats lost […]

The Lady Eagles went to Switzerland County last night for an ORVC volleyball match and came home with a much needed win.  Jac-Cen-Del won 25-21, 25-19 and 25-22. “It was really nice to see the […]

The Batesville boys tennis team advanced to 5-1 (2-1 in the EIAC) after a 4-1 victory at Franklin County Tuesday. BHS coach Mitchell Taylor reported Jaden Smith at 2 Singles and Lyle Oesterling at 3 […]

The Lady Twisters played the Lady Raiders in the nightcap of a boy/girl soccer doubleheader Tuesday and won 5-0.  Oldenburg came into the game winning four straight after starting the season off 0-2-0. OA was […]