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Mounties slug past Cougars; get back in win column

NEW MARKET — Southmont softball has been getting into the real grind of their 2024 season. With that the team had hit a little rough patch heading into Monday’s game against the North …

Slow Start Dooms Mustangs

VEEDERSBURG- A slow start was the end of the story for Fountain Central’s softball team in a 7-5 loss to Clinton Prairie on Monday. The first six hitters for the Gophers reached base and …

Dowell’s homer paces Athenians past Red Devils

Saturday afternoon was one that was needed for the Crawfordsville baseball team. After a difficult week which saw CHS get swept by Western Boone and then drop its third straight game to North Putnam …

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Weekend Roundup: Top golfers shine

Boys Golf Gilland and Jeffery shine for Athenians and Chargers Crawfordsville and North Montgomery boys golf competed at the Covington Invite on Saturday. The Chargers came in as the …

Pacers backup point guard TJ McConnell had one of the best games in a Pacer uniform on Thursday night scoring 20 points, dishing 9 assists, and having 4 steals as the Pacers defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 120-96 to win their first playoff series since 2014.

Pacers advance in playoffs for first time in a decade

My first year covering the Indiana Pacers in sports media was 2014. The Pacers played the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals that year, and it was an incredible first experience for me. …

Athenians rally late, fall to Bulldogs

The woes continued for the Crawfordsville Athenian Softball team (1-15) as they fell 17-6 to Clinton Central *8-4) in five innings on Saturday afternoon. Clinton Central controlled the game from …

Crawfordsville's Tyson Fuller was a three-time county champion as the senior took home wins in the 100, 200 and 400 for the Athenian boys. n

County Track and Field: Athenian girls and Mountie boys three-peat

Make it three straight county titles for both the Southmont boys and the Crawfordsville girls track and field teams. Crawfordsville held Friday’s county meet and the CHS girls dominated their …

Fountain Central girls assistant coach Chris Webb gets to have the joy of getting to coach both of his daughters as senior Haley Webb (left) and freshman Elise Webb (right) are getting to play for the Mustangs at 1 and 2 singles.

Webbs’ enjoying special season on the courts

VEEDERSBURG — Chris Webb has been around the Fountain Central tennis program for many years. He’s experienced so much success and made countless memories with the Mustangs, but this …

Stars walk off Athenians in SAC thriller

DOVER – The story of the Western Boone walkoff 7-6 baseball win over Crawfordsville is a story of heart. Heart-breaking for the Athenians. Heart-warming for the Stars. The last …

Charger junior Cade Cole was excellent on the mound for North Montgomery in their 6-0 shutout of Lebanon on Wednesday.

Chargers continue to roll with sweep of Tigers

LINDEN – Matt Voorhees pointed over the centerfield fence at Charger Field – northeast to be exact. “We kind of have a saying – keep everything moving …

Bryce Dowell slides into second base during a back and forth pitchers dual between Crawfordsville and Western Boone on Tuesday which saw the Stars come away with a 2-1 win.

Stars hand Athenians first SAC loss

Tuesday night at Crawfordsville featured a great pitchers dual as the Athenians welcomed the Western Boone Stars for game one of their Sagamore Conference series. On the mound for CHS was senior ace …

Charger senior ace and Wabash commit Jarrod Kirsch continued his sensational season with a 3-hit shutout vs Lebanon on Tuesday as North Montgomery won its 7th straight in an 8-0 win.

Kirsch stymies Tigers in series opener

LEBANON - For the past four seasons, North Montgomery’s Jarrod Kirsch has proven himself to be one of the top pitchers in the Sagamore Conference. On Tuesday night at Lebanon’s …

A long layover in they city of Angels

There is nothing better than a nice long Sunday night layover at LAX. Wait, that is not the right thought. There is nothing worse than a nice long layover at LAX on a Sunday night. …

Southmont senior guard DeLorean ‘DeLo’ Mason officially signed with Hanover College last week as the back-to-back JR Girls Basketball Player of the Year will continue her career at the next level.

Mason signs with Hanover to continue basketball career

NEW MARKET — Southmont senior guard DeLorean Mason made her impact felt for the Lady Mounties the last two seasons. It’s been a career that’s been filled with steals, high …

Charger junior Piper Ramey had a two games to remember against Frankfort. 8-8 with eight runs scored, driving in 10 and hitting three home runs. Ramey’s batting average has swelled to .694 on the season which ranks her fourth in the state.

Ramey leads Chargers to pair of Sagamore Wins

LINDEN – Call it a tremendous day at the office. Piper Ramey led her North Montgomery softball squad to a pair of Sagamore Conference wins. It was 16-6 and 19-6 for the Chargers, who …

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