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Youth archers dazzle at state shoot

The Jac-Cen-Del Elementary Archery Team was one of several coverage area schools to compete at the State Archery Meet last Saturday. Results continue to pour in from a successful weekend.

One coverage area archery team laid claim to top team honors while several other individuals from around our local schools performed at a superb level

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Eagles are Final Four Bound!

Jac-Cen-Del boys basketball is Semi-State bound after the Eagles triumphed over Top 10 ranked Bloomfield and Indianapolis 
Lutheran on Saturday to win the Class A Regional at Martinsville.  JCD faces No. 2 North Daviess this Saturday at Seymour.

Much like a state map that typically fails to include the small town of Osgood, the so-called “experts” in the high school basketball realm failed

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First Timers at State

Pictured above is the Milan Middle School Archery Team.  They will compete in the State Archery Competition at the Indiana State Fairgrounds on Saturday March 12.  This is the first time the Milan Middle School Team has competed at the state level. They will be  joining the rest of the archery teams from Batesville, South Ripley and Jac-Cen-Del Schools.

Milan Middle School Archery Team. They will compete in the State Archery Competition at the Indiana State Fairgrounds on Saturday March 12. This is the

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Milan falls in
Sectional 44

Milan’s Ben Riehle, shown here from earlier in the season, helped pace Milan with 12 points on Tuesday night in a sectional loss to North Decatur.

Milan boys basketball did everything in its power to come up with a game plan that would extend its season on Tuesday night but a

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Eagles are ORVC champions!

Jac-Cen-Del boys basketball maintained the Ripley Publishing Pride Trophy on Friday night while also winning its first ORVC title since 2011. The Eagles had not won an outright crown since 2009.

All Class A No. 12 Jac-Cen-Del had to do on Friday night was pick up a victory to claim the Ohio River Valley Conference boys

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Simon reaches 1,000 career points!

Jac-Cen-Del’s Caleb Simon cruises to the bucket for two of his 21 points on Friday night as the senior becomes the 11th player in program history to score 1,000 career points.

Getting one basketball player to 1,000 career points in a four-year span is quite the accomplishment for any program. Putting two on in the same

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Eagles roll over
Rising Sun

Jac-Cen-Del’s Matt Dickman has starred in a role player position throughout the year and put in nine points on Tuesday to help the Eagles stay unbeaten in the ORVC.

Jac-Cen-Del’s offense was again of top quality as the Eagles surged quickly to remain unbeaten inside the Ohio River Valley Conference, blasting Rising Sun 82-48

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Lady Raiders fall in regional semi

South Ripley locks down on defense in the first half of Saturday’s regional semifinal game against North Knox. The Lady Raiders ended the season with an 18-9 overall record.

South Ripley gave North Knox everything it could handle in the first half on Saturday afternoon but second half woes ultimately plagued the Lady Raiders

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Bulldogs send three to
semi-state

Batesville wrestling is sending three to this week’s IHSAA Semi-State.  From left to right, Alex Murphy, Josh Mobley and Chase Hamilton, will be representing the Bulldogs in New Castle.

Batesville wrestling took to the mat at the IHSAA Wrestling Regional on Saturday morning in Richmond and made sure its season continued as three grapplers

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