SPORTS
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.
BHS tennis
Bulldog girls tennis battled at unbeaten Lawrenceburg Thursday but took a 3-2 loss to the Lady Tigers.
Scrappy Lions doing some winning
In completion of a suspended game from early April, Rushville finished off conference rival South Dearborn in Aurora last Tuesday in comeback fashion.
Softball TEC streak ended at 43 games
The Union County Lady Pats’ softball program hadn’t lost more than two games in a row since May of 2018 … until this past week.
Boys golf on 2-meet win streak
The Franklin County boys golf team showed improvement at Hidden Valley Golf Club last Tuesday in comparison to the showing at the same course last year, according to coach Dylan Huber.
Golfers win Ripley title and more
Batesville won its second four-way golf meet in as many days last Tuesday, this one played at Lawrenceburg’s Hidden Valley Golf Club against LHS, Oldenburg Academy and Franklin County.
Track/field stays busy
The RCHS track and field teams hosted Shelbyville, Waldron and Southwestern Shelby last Tuesday on senior night.
Van Winkle competes at sectional
CONNERSVILLE – Union County freshman Autumn Van Winkle was a one-person team at the Connersville gymnastics sectional Saturday.
Wildcats smash Spartans by 21
CONNERSVILLE - Behind a game-high 23 points by Isaiah Kemp and 15 more for senior Eli Butt - before a slight injury ended his night prematurely - the Franklin County Wildcats secured a 57-36 victory over Connersville at the Spartan Bowl Thursday in a Beat Cancer in 4 Quarters rescheduled …
Dogs ride 6-game streak
SHELBYVILLE - The Batesville Bulldogs obliterated Class 4A Shelbyville in Shelby County Thursday, 70-45, to win their sixth consecutive game in closing out the regular season at 17-5.
Lady Lions 4th at sectional, Westphal moves on
Rushville senior Bell Westphal is headed for the IHSAA gymnastics regional after a 3rd-place finish in the all-around competition at the Connersville Sectional Saturday.
Tough end for senior duo
RICHMOND – It was certainly not the finish to their careers that Union County seniors Jesus Aquino-Morales and Carson Whitley had foreseen in November.
