SPORTS
The Union County Patriots snapped a five-game losing string at Cambridge City Monday night.
VIVIAN RISCH- February 23, 2022 at 9:31 p.m.
Spartans survive Cats, complete EIAC sweep
CONNERSVILLE – The Franklin County Wildcats, prior to Friday night's rivalry showdown at Connersville, had one scenario that would put them in position to share the Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference title. First, they'd have to solve the task at hand – defeating the 11th-ranked (Class 3A) Spartans inside the Spartan …
Lady Patriots basketball– UC stops Northeastern in championship
With one day of preparation between games, the Union County girls basketball team defeated the Northeastern Lady Knights to win the 2022 IHSAA Class 2A Girls Basketball Sectional Championship game and Union County began celebrating a 16-year drought.
Season ends for Wildcats wrestlers
NEW CASTLE – As it did for any area wrestlers not wearing East Central or Lawrenceburg singlets, the New Castle semistate gauntlet Saturday swallowed the hopes of competitors hoping to make the state finals.
Seniors lead Wildcats back into win column
After seeing a long run of victories end the night before, the Franklin County Wildcats got back in the saddle with Saturday night's 49-42 senior night win over the Chargers of Central Christian Academy (Indianapolis).
Patriots Basketball– Patriots fall, 67-35 to Panthers
Knightstown’s 14-point first quarter lead against the slow-starting Union County Patriots last Saturday was the beginning and three quarters later, the Panthers put a 67-35 Tri-Eastern Conference victory in the record books.
Lady Cats are stopped
GREENSBURG - The Rushville Lady Lions and the Franklin County Lady Wildcats played the opening game of the 2022 sectional last Tuesday, RCHS advancing to the semifinal round with a 47-34 win.
Wrestling: Four Pats advance to semi-state
Union County advanced four wrestlers to the semi-state round and finished with 70 points to place third in a field of 19 teams. East Central won the regional team title with 175 points and Centerville’s 112 placed second.
F.C. sending three grapplers on
RICHMOND – The Franklin County wrestling team saw mixed results at Saturday's Richmond Regional inside the Tiernan Center.
Wildcats rise in rankings, 14th straight
HAGERSTOWN – Already getting attention in the Class 3A Associated Press poll after a 13-game win streak, coach Mark Foster's Franklin County Wildcats waltzed into the Hagerstown gym Saturday afternoon and promptly laid a 70-38 decision on the host Tigers.
Lady Patriots basketball– UC’s second half gets the job done
The Union County Lady Patriots closed out the regular season last week with a whopping 51-32 Tri-Eastern Conference win over the Centerville Lady Bulldogs. The UC girls closed out the season 10-8 and 4-4 TEC record.
Entire team advances to regionals
The Union County wrestling team of seven whizzed through the IHSAA Wrestling Sectional at South Dearborn High School last week to qualify for the IHSAA Regional round at Richmond High School this Saturday.
Lady Wildcats win big on senior night
With a 51-34 senior night victory over South Dearborn on Jan. 25, the Franklin County Lady Wildcats and first-year coach Kyle Van Meter secured the program's most wins in the past five years. At 11-12, FC headed to the Greensburg sectional Tuesday night to face Rushville. Results of the game …
Six Cats onto regional
AURORA – The Franklin County wrestlers picked up a runner-up finish at the 2022 sectional hosted by South Dearborn Saturday. East Central was the clear winner, garnering 253.5 points and half the individual weight class titles, but FC was next at 164. Coach Doug Deters will be sending six wrestlers …
