SPORTS
The Lady Wildcat volleyball team competed at the East Central Invitational Saturday to begin the season and took on EIAC foe Rushville Monday.
Soccer teams start 2024
The UC soccer clubs were both in action in varsity doubleheaders to begin the fall campaign, taking on New Castle at home Saturday and Franklin County on the road Tuesday.
Twisters controlled by EC
ST. LEON – Oldenburg Academy boys soccer lost its 2024 opener to host East Central Saturday, 6-1.
Boys soccer hosts jamboree
The Rushville boys soccer team hosted the Morristown Yellow Jackets and the Southwestern Spartans for a jamboree on Saturday. Each team played one half against each other to prepare for the upcoming season.
Lady Patriots compete well in opening tourneys
Union County’s girls golfers showed they could stack up against any team in the area after finishing in the top half of two season-opening tournaments earlier this week.
Cats close in on 2024
Franklin County’s Wildcats held their third and final home scrimmage Thursday against the Northeastern Knights.
Lady Lions Open Golf Season
RICHMOND - The Rushville Lady Lions’ golf team kicked off the season on Monday with the annual season-opening Richmond Invitational at Richmond Elks Country Club.
Lady Bulldogs win season-opening tourney
RICHMOND - The Batesville Lady Bulldogs’ golf team kicked off the season on Monday with the annual season-opening Richmond Invitational at Richmond Elks Country Club.
Lady Cats chase Bulldogs
RUSHVILLE – Franklin County sophomore Addyson Bischoff drove in four runs on two swings of the bat Monday as the Lady Wildcats cruised to an 11-1 win over the Batesville Lady Bulldogs in the opening round of the Rushville Sectional.
Eleven athletes advance to regional
The Rushville boys and girls track and field teams competed at the respective Connersville sectionals Wednesday and Thursday evening of last week.
Bevy of locals advance to regionals
Coach Lisa Gausman called it “an incredible night for the Bulldogs!” The ladies, that is, after a one-day postponement of the East Central sectional. Lacing it up last Wednesday instead of Tuesday, the Lady Dogs advanced to the regional in 13 of 16 events!
Doubles teams prevail
UC’s No. 1 doubles team of Hallie Hughes and Peityn Gillman earned the right to continue in the state tourney with their 7-5, 6-0 win over Rushville’s Emilia Eade and Lanea Adams despite the Patriots falling 3-2 as a team to the Lions last Wednesday at the Connersville Sectional.
Frosh’s no-no highlights UC’s week
Union County’s freshman pitcher Cole Cheatham picked up a loss in the Pats’1-0 loss to Hagerstown Thursday.
FC track; girls vault to records
Franklin County track and field faced off with Connersville last Tuesday and swept the Spartans; the boys won 76-46 while the girls were 69-45 winners.
