Sports

Madison Regatta still on, but committee is researching alternate dates; Guntersville canceled

David Campbell

Monday, March 30, 2020 10:00 PM

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all aspects of the sports world and on Monday, the Madison Regatta announced that it is looking into the possibility of moving this year’s race and festival to an alternate date.

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COVID forces Taylor's Tae Kwon Do to shut doors for 1st time in 38 years ... for now

David Campbell

Saturday, March 28, 2020 10:00 AM

Grand Master Jerry Taylor has been teaching taekwondo to area youth and adults virtually nonstop for more than 30 years. But this week Taylor shut down his schools in both Madison and Osgood due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Madison Regatta cancels monthly meeting

Courier Staff Report

Friday, March 27, 2020 12:44 PM

Madison Regatta’s monthly membership meeting scheduled for Wednesday, April 1, has been canceled due to Indiana’s stay at home mandate.

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Hunter's NCAA dreams shattered by COVID-19

Rob Lafary

Thursday, March 26, 2020 11:00 AM

Just hours away from a career-defining moment, Hanover track and field star Kenna Hunter sat lounging at a hotel in Winston-Salem, North Carolina waiting to make her first appearance in the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships. As far as she knew, everything was going according to plan.

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Dennis resigns as coach at Switzerland Co.

David Campbell

Monday, March 23, 2020 12:15 PM

The tenure of Adam Dennis as head boys basketball coach at Switzerland County has come to an end after six years on the job.

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Cubs' Dyer, Watson earn Academic All-State

Courier Staff Report

Monday, March 23, 2020 12:11 PM

Madison girls basketball players Jessie Dyer and Harper Watson have each been named Academic All-State Honorable Mention by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association.

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Mefford's leadership helps Rebs navigate rough season

David Campbell

Saturday, March 21, 2020 11:05 AM

Nobody could predict the type of season Southwestern’s boys basketball would have when they tipped off on Nov. 27. The Rebels were coming off of a 25-win season and even with the loss of two very important starters to graduation, there was every reason to believe the Rebels would be just as good, if not better, than the year before.

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Hambrick, Cole, Oliver each pick up top season honors

David Campbell

Saturday, March 21, 2020 11:00 AM

The 2019-2020 boys basketball season may not have turned out the way many expected due to injuries, off-court issues and just plain bad luck, but that doesn’t mean there weren’t plenty of highlights from area teams.

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Cub freshman Banks has talent beyond his years

David Campbell

Thursday, March 19, 2020 11:00 AM

Years of development paid off this year in a big way for Madison’s swim program which saw its boys team have swimmers compete in every sectional final but diving and place second overall as a team, its highest finish in school history.

That performance was all the more impressive considering that the vast majority of points scored by the team were by freshmen and sophomores, a revolution of youth that promises to lead the Cubs to heights they have never before experienced.

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Update: The Madison Courier

Wednesday, March 18, 2020 12:31 PM

Out of an abundance of caution, and in order to protect the safety and well-being of our staff and their families The Madison Courier is closing its office to public access. Our customer service staff is still available by calling (812) 265-3641 or emailing rcull@madisoncourier.com

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Hanover senior Alexis Nall continues to collect honors

Jake Sipes-Salter

Wednesday, March 18, 2020 12:20 PM

Hanover women’s basketball senior Alexis Nall helped further her Panther legacy by garnering her second consecutive First Team All-Region honors from D3hoops.com this past week.

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Intangibles, not skills, set Madison's Nutley apart

David Campbell

Tuesday, March 17, 2020 11:05 AM

Everybody knows that Jade Nutley can play ball. Ever since she was a little girl she has been the best player on her team and has drawn the eyes of college scouts for years.

But it’s more than Nutley’s skills that set her apart. It’s also the leadership, knowledge and desire to get better that has made the Madison Consolidated High School junior one of the best players in southeastern Indiana.

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Rebels' Marcum & Brierly, Trimble's Ginn win awards

David Campbell

Tuesday, March 17, 2020 11:00 AM

Although no local team won a postseason tournament, this season has to be considered one of the more successful ones in the area for girls basketball in some time.

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SPORTS SHORTS — Sunday, March 15

Courier Staff Report

Monday, March 16, 2020 3:47 PM

A look at local sports briefs.

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NCAA Decision ends Crozier's season early; Hanover cancels all spring sports

David Campbell

Friday, March 13, 2020 1:49 PM

Olivia Crozier said when she heard Thursday that the NCAA had canceled this year’s Men’s and Women’s Division I Basketball Tournaments, it brought her to tears. But unlike millions of fans across the country lamenting that decision, Crozier had a personal stake in the game.

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Rebels' Mitchell Cline signs with Indiana State

David Campbell

Friday, March 13, 2020 1:48 PM

One of the best pure athletes to ever walk the halls at Southwestern High School, Mitchell Cline, has been a proven success at whatever sport he chooses to play.

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CAM boys basketball closes season at nationals

Courier Staff Report

Friday, March 13, 2020 1:47 PM

Christian Academy of Madison’s boys basketball team wrapped up the 2019-20 season with the national tournament in Dayton, Tennessee last weekend.

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HANOVER ROUNDUP — Baseball, men's lacrosse wrap up season

Courier Staff Report

Friday, March 13, 2020 1:46 PM

A two-base error in the bottom of the ninth lifted Hanover’s baseball team to a 4-3 win over visiting Eureka (Ill.) on Wednesday in what proved to be the school’s final game of the season.

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SPORTS SHORTS — Thursday, March 12

Courier Staff Report

Friday, March 13, 2020 1:45 PM

A look at local sports briefs.

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LOCAL LEAGUES — Wednesday, March 11

Friday, March 13, 2020 1:44 PM

A look at local adult leagues.

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