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Sectional football starts Friday

Rob Lafary, Staff Writer | Versailles Republican, October 20, 2022
Milan’s Riley Johnson and Batesville’s Gage Pohlman will both be key to their team’s offense on Friday when the IHSAA Football Sectional kicks off across the state.

Just like that the regular season is over with and one of the greatest draws in high school sports kicks off this Friday night with

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JV Lady Bulldogs claim EIAC tourney

Rob Lafary, Staff Writer | Versailles Republican, October 13, 2022
Batesville’s junior varsity volleyball team went 3-0 en route to the EIAC Tournament championship. The Lady Bulldogs won their three matches by a combined 6-0 score.

Batesville’s junior varsity volleyball program put together one final highlight of the year last week after winning the EIAC JV Tournament Championship at South Dearborn.The

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Milan runners win sectional title

Rob Lafary, Staff Writer | Osgood Journal, October 11, 2022
Ben Riehle placed first in the meet. Other teams members include his brother, Gabe Riehle, Ayden Potts, Nathan Voss, Lucas Cooley and Ethan DeHammer. They are coached by Bryan Potts, standing in the back. The team will go on to Regionals in Franklin this Saturday. Elly Potts, freshman, qualified for the girls regional as well. They were escorted into town by the Milan Vol. Fire Department for a celebatory parade!

Milan boys cross country knew it would be a contender against the big schools on Saturday morning and the Indians turned contending into winning, claiming

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Lady Raiders fall to Jennings Co.

Rob Lafary, Staff Writer | Versailles Republican, October 6, 2022
South Ripley honored three volleyball seniors on Monday night. Pictured from left to right are Brionna Linkel, Katelynn Samples and Sierra Jesse.

South Ripley volleyball fell in its final regular season non-conference match on Monday evening, falling 3-0 to Jennings County on Senior Night. The evening was

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Indians win Batesville Invite

Rob Lafary, Staff Writer | Versailles Republican, September 29, 2022
Batesville’s Ava Hanson runs across the finish line as a third place finisher in Tuesday night’s Batesville Invitational.

Milan boys cross country continued its hot streak and blazed through the competition on Tuesday night en route to the Batesville Invitational title among the

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Locals run at Great Pumpkin invite

Rob Lafary, Staff Writer | Osgood Journal, September 27, 2022
South Ripley boys cross country continues to pack runners together. The Raiders finished third at the Great Pumpkin Invitational.

An annual Pumpkin Show week event saw several coverage area runners record personal-best times as South Ripley played host to the Great Pumpkin Invitational at

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Lady Raider volleyball goes 2-3

Rob Lafary, Staff Writer | Versailles Republican, September 22, 2022
South Ripley’s Lydia Cornett was a key player in the last five matches for the Lady Raiders. Cornett is ranked among the top 20 in the state with over 200 digs this season.

South Ripley volleyball faced stiff competition on Saturday in tournament play before rebounding back with an important Ohio River Valley Conference victory on Tuesday night.

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Bulldog boys shutout No. 20 Knights

Rob Lafary, Staff Writer | Osgood Journal, September 5, 2022
Batesville’s Noah Pierson scored two goals on Tuesday, leading the Bulldogs to a win over No. 20 South Dearborn.

Batesville boys soccer racked up its second-straight victory out on the pitch after the Bulldogs spent last Tuesday night upsetting Class 2A No. 20 South

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Milan boys, Bastin win again

Rob Lafary, Staff Writer | Versailles Republican, September 1, 2022
Shelby Bastin, a senior, has won two races in the last week for South Ripley. Bastin led the charge on Tuesday at Lawrenceburg.

In what seemed like a repeat of last Thursday night at the South Decatur Invitational, both Milan’s boys cross country team and South Ripley senior

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