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Lady Miners survive against North Daviess (11/19/09)
Stephanie Fougerousse scored 27 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Olivia Robison nailed a clutch three-pointer with 4:36 to play as the Linton-Stockton Lady Miners survived their Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference opener against North Daviess, winning 50-34 at home...

Lady Bulldogs earn Tri-River Conference win (11/19/09)
Union (Dugger) shot 70 percent from the foul line as the Lady Bulldogs defeated visiting Eminence 48-41 in a Tri-River Conference girls basketball game Tuesday night. Eminence, who slipped to 0-3, 0-2 in the TRC, was whistled for 26 fouls. That resulted in 27 free throw attempts for Union (Dugger), who made 19...

Fougerousse set to play softball for Tennessee State University (11/19/09)
The future looks bright for Linton-Stockton softball standout Stephanie Fougerousse. The senior hurler has taken the next step to achieving both her personal academic and athletic goals after signing a national letter of intent to play softball at Tennessee State University...

High honor (11/18/09)

Union (Dugger) hands out fall awards (11/18/09)
Union (Dugger) High School honored their fall sports athletes during ceremonies conducted earlier this month. Gage Camden was named the recipient of the Joe Alumbaugh Award while Trent Collins got the nod for the Bon Hickman Award and Seth Gambill was handed the Iron Man Award...

Lady Cardinals fall short at Edgewood (11/18/09)
The Chris Hitchcock era of Bloomfield girls' basketball continued its rocky start after the Lady Cardinals dropped a 58-49 decision against Edgewood Tuesday night at Ellettsville. It was the second straight loss to open the season for Bloomfield, who hosts North Knox in their home opener Saturday at Glover Gym...

Strong start helps Lady T-Birds roll past Union (Dugger) (11/17/09)
LITTLE CINCINNATI -- The Eastern Greene Lady Thunderbirds put four players in double figures, grabbed a whopping 47 rebounds and collected 18 steals on their way to a 59-31 decision over Union (Dugger) here Tuesday night. It was the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference opener for both teams and the opening contest of the year for Eastern Greene...

Lady Wolverines lose at home (11/17/09)
West Vigo outscored host White River Valley 37-27 in the second half to come away with a 52-48 victory in a high school girls basketball game Tuesday night at Switz City. The Lady Wolverines slipped to 0-3 with the loss. "We are getting better, especially for the inexperience that we have," said WRV coach Joe Pigg. "That is just the way it is going to be all year...

Freebies cost Lady Lakers (11/17/09)
It was a matter of good news and bad news for the Shakamak High School girls basketball team, who hosted Clay City in a dual conference game Tuesday night at Jasonville. The good news was that the Lady Lakers got to the foul line 34 times, but the bad news was they missed 20 in a 43-39 loss to the Lady Eels...

Sports briefs (11/17/09)
The Eastern Greene High School boys basketball team will have a soap and towel game at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. The game will feature six quarters of action and admission is free with the donation of an item donated to the boys basketball program. Items needed include:...

Rehmel scores 16 for UCA (11/17/09)
CONWAY, Ark -- For the first time since 1992, Conway's oldest institutions of higher learning -- the University of Central Arkansas and Hendrix College -- met on the men's basketball court on Friday night. The UCA Bears (1-0) picked up the series where they left off, having won the previous four match-ups, with a 68-40 win in front of 1,367 fans at the Farris Center Nov. 13...

Lady Wolverines fall at home (11/17/09)
West Vigo outscored host White River Valley 37-27 in the second half to come away with a 52-48 victory in a high school girls basketball game Tuesday night at Switz City. The Lady Wolverines slipped to 0-3 with the loss. "We are getting better, especially for the inexperience that we have," said WRV coach Joe Pigg. "That is just the way it is going to be all year...

Kail signs to play softball at Butler (11/16/09)
SWITZ CITY -- White River Valley senior Tayler Kail reached one of her personal goals Tuesday afternoon when she signed a national letter of intent to play softball at Butler University in Indianapolis. Kail, who will likely see time as a catcher for the Lady Bulldogs, said the signing was a culmination of a lifetime of hard work on the diamond...

Gott to play at Oakland University (11/16/09)
BLOOMFIELD -- Glenn MacDonald has been watching Bloomfield senior Shelby Gott for some time now. On Friday, MacDonald, the softball coach at Oakland University in Rochester, Mich., officially signed Gott to play for the Golden Grizzlies, starting in 2010...

UPDATED: WRV drops SWIAC opener to North Daviess (11/14/09)

Miners lose regional final to Fountain Central (11/14/09)
One of the most up and down seasons of recent memory came to a close for the Linton-Stockton Miners Friday night at the hands of Fountain Central and senior wide receiver Zach Robertson. The 6-0, 170-pound speedster touched the football only five times, but scored on three of those touches to lead his team into the semistate round of the Indiana High School Athletic Association State Football Tournament with a 21-7 decision over the Miners at Roy Williams Field...

Rehmel paces University of Central Arkansas in season opener (11/14/09)
Shakamak product Jared Rehmel pumped in 16 points to help pace the University of Central Arkansas Friday night in a season opening win over Hendrix College, 68-40. It was the first time since 1992, Conway's oldest institutions of higher learning the University of Central Arkansas and Hendrix College met on the men's basketball court...

High School Football Regional (11/14/09)
Friday's Scores By The Associated Press PREP FOOTBALL Regionals CLASS 5A Merrillville 28, Mishawaka 27 Carmel 10, Ft. Wayne Snider 7 Warren Central 14, Brownsburg 6 Center Grove 42, Floyd Central 7 CLASS 4A Lowell 42, Hammond Morton 0 Ft. Wayne Dwenger 49, Delta 12...

Union (Dugger) defeats CHS in season-opener (11/12/09)
Cheyenne Goodman poured in 18 of her game- and career-high 21 points in the second half as Union (Dugger) opened the high school girls basketball season with a 41-31 victory over visiting Cloverdale Tuesday night. The Lady Bulldogs led 14-11 at intermission before Goodman hit for 11 points in the third quarter, helping push the advantage to 31-19...

Sluggish start costs Lady Cards in road setback (11/12/09)
Shoals spoiled the Bloomfield coaching debut of Chris Hitchcock as the host Lady Jug Rox defeated the Lady Cardinals 43-35 in a girls basketball game in Martin County. The Lady Cardinals trailed 18-14 at intermission. The closed the gap to 24-22 going to the fourth quarter, but Shoals outscored the visitors 17-13 over the final eight minutes...

North Knox gets by Miners in OT (11/12/09)
North Knox's Caroline Kirkwood hit two free throws in the final 18 seconds of overtime, part of a game-high 31-point performance, to lead the host Lady Warriors to a 57-54 victory over Linton-Stockton Thursday night at Bicknell in a battle of Class 2A Sectional foes...

Lady Bulldogs open with a win (11/12/09)
Cheyenne Goodman poured in 18 of her game- and career-high 21 points in the second half as Union (Dugger) opened the high school girls basketball season with a 41-31 victory over visiting Cloverdale Tuesday night. The Lady Bulldogs led 14-11 at intermission before Goodman hit for 11 points in the third quarter, helping push the advantage to 31-19...

Andis earns Academic All-State honors (11/12/09)
Linton-Stockton senior Kelsey Andis was selected to the Academic All-State Volleyball Team by the Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association. Andis was inducted into the National Honor Society and also is a member of the Academic Honors Club and is ranked No. 1 in her senior class with a GPA of 3.985, according to Linton-Stockton volleyball coach Jill Fougerousse...

SWISH volleyball (11/12/09)

Undefeated team (11/12/09)