Local Sports

In girls high school basketball Thursday, South Ripley was a 40-24 winner at Rising Sun.  The Raiders got 17 points from Emily Flood plus 14 points, six rebounds and five assists from Rachael Meyer. Oldenburg […]

In junior high boys hoops Thursday, the Jac-Cen-Del seventh hammered Hauser 42-15.  Blake Wagner dialed up 23 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks.  Darian Grishop also did the daily double thing with 10 points, 10 […]

In high school swimming, Milan’s girls and Batesville’s boys won tri meets which also included Lawrenceburg. The Lady Indians topped Lawrenceburg 72-53 and the Bulldogs boys won 79-70 over Milan. Double individual event winners for […]

She’s had countless big games in her career, but Josie Trabel’s midweek efforts against Kentucky’s Dixie Heights and Richmond made her East Central Girls Basketball’s all-time leading scorer. In a 60-50 win over Dixie Wednesday, […]

At Jennings County, Jac-Cen-Del senior Wyatt Day went over 1000 points in his varsity boys basketball career.  Day needed 18.  He finished the night with 19.  Unfortunately, that’s where the good news ended for the […]

Tonight (Friday, January 14), the North Decatur Athletic Department will induct its 2022 class into the North Decatur Athletic Hall of Fame.  The ceremony will take place immediately following the junior varsity contest against South […]

Our first of six basketball broadcasts this week was Tuesday at Lawrenceburg as the Jac-Cen-Del Lady Eagles traveled to take on the Lady Tigers.  It was an evenly matched pairing which saw LHS eventually prevail […]

Here are some girls and boys varsity basketball results from Tuesday, January 11. Greensburg beat Brown County 59-35. The Pirates Kayla Tamm nailed seven three-point baskets on her way to 23 points.  Mylie Wilkison netted […]

In the latest Ohio River Valley Conference report covering January 3-8, South Ripley’s Emily Flood and Jac-Cen-Del’s Caleb Simon were both named ORVC Basketball Players of the Week.  Each were MVPs of the Ripley County […]

The following are boys junior high and freshman basketball recaps from January 10 and 11. The South Ripley seventh grade nipped Jac-Cen-Del 41-40 in overtime. The Raiders worked their way back from an early 8-2 […]

Batesville Wresting won five out of nine competitive matches against Greensburg.  But the Bulldogs had to forfeit two more matches than the Pirates did and lost 39-36.  Getting pins for BHS were Alex Murphy, Parker […]

South Ripley, Oldenburg and Switzerland County competed at the Madison Invitational.  The host Cubs won both meets. Oldenburg took second in the girls while Switz was second in the boys. Local individual firsts were recorded […]