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Raider boys clinch ORVC share

South Ripley sophomore Blake Gunter goes up to the bucket while classmate Eli Gilpin watches on during Saturday’s win over Greensburg. Gilpin led all scorers with 30 points and Gunter poured in 18 points to give the Raiders their 17th win of the season.

South Ripley boys basketball has now won five-straight games and reached the 17-win mark after a decisive weekend sweep of Rising Sun and Greensburg. With

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Raider boys take ORVC lead

South Ripley’s Drew Volz streaks to the bucket for two of his 28 points in a monster performance on Tuesday night. The Raiders with the win against Southwestern are now in control of the ORVC standings.

South Ripley boys basketball is just two wins away from an outright Ohio River Valley Conference championship and for the time being the Raiders are

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Eight grapplers are semi-state bound

Batesville’s duo of Carson Weiler and Adam Brewer (pictured) became the first Bulldog pair to score a regional championship in the same season in over 20 years. Weiler was the 120-pound champion while Brewer was tops in the 144-pound class.

The coverage area once again flexed its muscle in another round of the postseason as a combined eight wrestlers from Milan and Batesville are moving

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Raiders tame Tigers in decisive fashion

Batesville’s Brayden Maple swats away a North Decatur shot on Friday night while teammate James Hughes looks on. Despite a Saturday loss at Hauser, the Hughes/Maple duo combined for 43 points in a win over the Chargers.

South Ripley boys basketball suffered a brief setback on Friday night against a team from inside the Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference but came back strong

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Locals advance to wrestling regional

Milan and Batesville wrestling will be well-represented this upcoming weekend at the IHSAA Boys Wrestling Regional at Richmond. 11 combined Indians and Bulldogs punched tickets this past Saturday in local sectional action, four of which were crowned individual champions.

The coverage area put together four championship performances and a total of 11 are advancing in the postseason after competing at the IHSAA Boys Wrestling

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Milan claims ORVC swim title

The Milan boys and girls swim teams captured the ORVC Championship last weekend, making it six-straight crowns for the Indians in the pool.

The Milan Indians are once again swim champions as the black and gold captured a sixth-straight Ohio River Valley Conference Championship last Saturday at Southwestern

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