Local Sports

Batesville’s seventh and eighth grade volleyball teams both finished on the high side of the scoreboard Tuesday over visiting North Decatur. The seventh grade volleyball team had a sluggish start according to coach Angie Ehrman, […]

North Decatur hosted South Decatur Tuesday in volleyball.  The Chargers won 25-14, 25-13 and 25-15 to improve to 9-2 on the season. “Both the varsity and JV Lady Chargers played consistent volleyball to keep the […]

Not pitching for the Cincinnati Reds, but maybe he should be, is former Batesville High School standout Bryan Hoeing.  The 2015 graduate is pitching for the Beloit Snappers, a Class High-A Central baseball team in […]

The Ohio River Valley Conference held its girls golf championship Saturday at Butler Falls in Hanover.  Shawe won the team title with a 393.  Switzerland County took second with 431 and Milan came in third […]

The 44th Annual East Central Cross Country Invitational was held Saturday.  Batesville won both the boys and girls Division 1 meets while Lawrenceburg’s boys and South Ripley’s girls won in Division 2.  Individual winners include […]

After being idle for the first two weeks of the high school football season, South Decatur finally took the field Friday as it hosted Tindley in Westport.  The visiting Tigers beat the Cougars 38-14. Tindley […]

North Decatur Football gave the second-ranked team in Class 1A a run for its money Friday, but ND fell just short, 19-18, at home to Monroe Central. According to this report from Christopher Stephen, the […]

It was a tough night for Milan Football when the Indians hosted Lawrenceburg Friday.  The Tigers exploded for 56 points in the second quarter and led 63-0 at halftime. The second half was played with […]

Franklin County quarterback Brady Morehead threw for 204 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Wildcats to a 54-0 home football victory over Rushville.  Morehead found Jacob Schatzle three times in the end zone.  Schatzle […]

Milan hosted Jac-Cen-Del in an ORVC volleyball match Thursday.  The visiting Eagles took the first set 25-16, but the Indians responded to win the next three games: 25-23, 25-21 and 25-21. “We started strong and […]

Lawrenceburg Volleyball won 3-1 at East Central Thursday: 25-19, 18-25, 25-21 and 25-19. Lawrenceburg stat leaders from coach Staci Knigga: Attacks- Trinity Taylor 23/28, Lizzie Redar 18/21, Natalie Knigga 15/17 Kills- Taylor 6, Katelyn Steuer 6, […]

Batesville Boys Tennis defeated Lawrenceburg 5-0 Thursday to improve to 4-1 on the season and 1-1 in the EIAC. BHS coach Mitchell Taylor noted Jaden Smith and Cael Rahe led the way with a 6-0, […]