Sports

LOCAL LEAGUES - Sunday, July 5

Monday, July 6, 2020 12:57 PM

A look at local adult leagues.

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MCHS earns IHSAA Sportsmanship Award

Courier Staff Report

Saturday, July 4, 2020 10:00 AM

Madison High School was just one of 23 schools across the state to earn the esteemed IHSAA Sportsmanship Award for the 2019-20 school year, the school announced on Wednesday.

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LOCAL LEAGUES — Wednesday, July 1

Friday, July 3, 2020 10:32 AM

A look at local youth leagues.

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Cornhole has turned into big business for Vonch

David Campbell

Thursday, July 2, 2020 10:06 AM

Bob Vonch came upon the game of cornhole almost by accident. An avid horseshoes player, Vonch was looking for something else to do when it became apparent that nobody was playing horseshoes any longer but the idea of picking up a cornhole bag just didn’t have any appeal.

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Registration for reserved hunt starts July 6

Courier Staff Report

Thursday, July 2, 2020 10:00 AM

Beginning July 6, hunters can apply for a reserved hunts online by visiting on.IN.gov/reservedhunt.

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LOCAL LEAGUES - Tuesday, June 30

Courier Staff Report

Wednesday, July 1, 2020 11:05 AM

A look at local youth and adult leagues.

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Mini-Hydros hit the water on Krueger Lake

Courier Staff Report

Tuesday, June 30, 2020 10:04 AM

Krueger Lake County Park at the former Jefferson Proving Grounds was a buzz with the sounds of mini-hydros on Saturday for the annual Dennis Holt Memorial Race presented by ServPro of Madison.

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Shane rides penalty to first-ever E-League win

David Campbell

Tuesday, June 30, 2020 10:00 AM

Whether sitting in the cockpit or behind a computer screen, Jimmy Shane just finds a way to win.

Shane’s first foray into the world of virtual hydroplane racing looked a lot like his real job when he steered the U-1 Miss HomeStreet/Miss Madison to the first-ever H1 Unlimited Driver’s Invitational race on the virtual waters of Lake Guntersville, Alabama on Saturday.

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Cubs' Eder wins Northern Junior Masters in playoff

Courier Staff Report

Saturday, June 27, 2020 10:06 AM

Madison’s Keara Eder shot a six-over 148 to win the Indiana Golf Federation Northern Junior Masters event at the Noble Hawk Golf Club in Kendallsville on Monday.

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Torrance steps down as softball coach at Shawe

David Campbell

Saturday, June 27, 2020 10:04 AM

Tim Torrance has stepped down as head softball coach at Shawe Memorial High School after six seasons.

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LOCAL LEAGUES: Thursday, June 25

Courier Staff Report

Saturday, June 27, 2020 10:00 AM

A look at local adult leagues.

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Madison's Thurston to play baseball in Fargo

David Campbell

Tuesday, June 23, 2020 10:00 AM

Madison’s Ryan Thurston will finally get a chance to get back on the baseball diamond next week, but it won’t be in the same place as he played a year ago.

Thurston, a 2013 Madison High School graduate and 2018 grad of Western Kentucky University, will play for the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks of the independent American Association starting Fourth of July weekend.

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SPORTS BRIEFS: RC Boats return to the water June 27

Courier Staff Report

Thursday, June 18, 2020 10:00 AM

The Madison Regatta for H1 Unlimited Hydroplanes may have been canceled for this year, but the Dennis Holt Memorial Race for radio-controlled boats will go on as scheduled.

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Nussbaum goes from interim to full-time coach at Southwestern

David Campbell

Thursday, June 11, 2020 10:04 AM

Southwestern High School spent the last two months interviewing candidates for its boys basketball head coaching job and even handed out an offer. But in the end, the school got the man it wanted from the very beginning.

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Former Rebel Mefford wins Indiana Amateur qualifier at Shadowood

Courier Staff Report

Thursday, June 11, 2020 10:00 AM

Former Southwestern High School standout Hunter Mefford picked up a huge golf win on Tuesday in the Indiana Amateur Qualifier at Shadowood Golf Course in Seymour.

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Best drives HomeStreet to virtual victory in Madison

David Campbell

Tuesday, June 9, 2020 10:04 AM

Kelsey Best channeled his Jimmy Shane impersonation and drove the U-6 Miss HomeStreet/Miss Madison to victory in the virtual APBA Gold Cup race in Madison as part of the H1 Unlimited E-League Racing Series on Saturday.

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SPORTS SHORTS - Tuesday, June 9

Courier Staff Report

Tuesday, June 9, 2020 10:00 AM

A look at local sports briefs.

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Cline may have missed his chance at history, but Rebel senior looking ahead

David Campbell

Saturday, June 6, 2020 10:00 AM

In a perfect world, Mitchell Cline would have been at the starting line today with a chance to make history as the first Southwestern High School athlete to place at the IHSAA Track & Field State Finals. But like all high school athletes across the state, that chance was taken away in early April when the COVID-19 pandemic forced the IHSAA to cancel all spring sporting events, including the state tournament.

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Tri-Cities postponement leaves Miss Madison Team scrambling

David Campbell

Thursday, June 4, 2020 10:04 AM

The Tri-City Water Follies Board of Directors have voted to postpone this year’s event to a later date, all but ending the H1 Unlimited Hydroplane Series before it ever got started.

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Bedford's Coleman placed 3rd in BGT event

Courier Staff Report

Thursday, June 4, 2020 10:00 AM

Gideon Coleman, a youth golfer from Bedford, Kentucky, tied for third in the Boys 15-18 grouping in the Bluegrass Golf Tour event at the Oxmoor Country Club on Tuesday.

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