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LAWRENCEBURG – A jumpstart in the 2021-22 Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference hardwood standings was on the line Thanksgiving Eve as the Franklin County Lady Wildcats visited the Lawrenceburg Lady Tigers.
WILL FEHLINGER- November 30, 2021 at 10:16 p.m.

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Home sweet home for youth team

The Franklin County Youth Football Kindergarten/1st grade (class of 2033 & 2034) team traveled to Knoxville, Tennesse for the “Battle in Rocky Top'' national youth football tournament Nov. 19-20.

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A night with Corky Miller

The 5th annual Franklin County baseball team fundraiser will feature former Cincinnati Reds catcher Corky Miller. The event takes place on Saturday, Dec. 11 at Third Place.

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Wildcats drop opening joust to Knights

The Franklin County Wildcats will not see South Dearborn's Reese Willoughby until next March at the earliest, if at all. And this might be a good thing.

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Fall Athletic Awards Night honors student athletes

Union County High School’s fall student athletes were honored last week at the annual Fall Athletic Awards Night.

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Wildcats press on under new leadership

It's been six seasons since Franklin County High School boys basketball last embarked on a winning campaign and a first-round sectional loss to the Batesville Bulldogs has ended each of the last three.

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Lady Wildcats move to 4-3

The Union County Lady Patriots gave way to Franklin County's size last Friday evening, 49-29.

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Lady Patriots Volleyball– All Conference Selections

Three teams, Hagerstown, Union County and Winchester, finished the Tri-Eastern Conference volleyball season with winning records and a single loss.

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Team Indiana Volleyball– Seeks Union County Athletes

Volleyball tryouts for the Team Indiana will be held Dec. 4 and Dec. 5 at the Union County Middle School.

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Boys of Fall– All Conference Selections

Union County’s Ragen Bias and Blake Richards were selected to the 2021 Tri-Eastern Conference All-Conference Football Team, as well as Reece Watterson named on the Honorable Mention list. 

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Lady Patriots Basketball– Dog Catchers

Batesville’s varsity girls basketball program fell twice to Union County last Friday night at Roy E. Stevens Gymnasium.

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Tough weekend for the Oldenburg girls

Following a season-opening win, the Oldenburg Academy Lady Twisters hit the proverbial brick wall this past weekend with back-to-back losses of at least 20 points.

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Lady Cats maintain winning mark

Aside from a competitive opening three minutes of action last Tuesday at Franklin County High School, the contest between the host Lady Wildcats and rival East Central Lady Trojans played out much as every game in the series has since 2012.

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Lady Wildcats, new mentor seek turnaround campaign

The rallying cry for the 2021-22 Franklin County Lady Wildcats accompanies the team ahead of a new season that started Tuesday evening at North Decatur (result not available at press time).

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Lady Patriots Basketball– UC girls tough at scrimmage

The girls basketball scrimmage at the Spartan Bowl last week was a good start for Union County.