Local Sports Report - February 8 & 9

Monday, February 11th, 2019 7:09am

By Mike Perleberg @mikedup84

South Ripley and Jac-Cen-Del girls basketball teams saw their great seasons come to a close at the IHSAA regional rounds.

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8

BOYS BASKETBALL

South Ripley 57, South Dearborn 38 – Eagle Country 99.3 Feature Game

Greenfield 58, Franklin County 38

Southwestern 61, Rising Sun 55

Jac-Cen-Del 68, Hauser 61

Switzerland County 70, Shawe Memorial 41

SWIMMING AND DIVING

IHSAA Girls State Finals Prelims

East Central’s Kyra Hall was the lone southeastern Indiana representative at the IHSAA Girls Swimming & Diving State Finals at IUPUI in Indianapolis. In Friday’s prelims, she placed 27th in the state in the 100 Fly and 26th in the 100 Backstroke. Congratulations Kyra on a great season!

We're ready to go. GO KYRA!! GO EC!!! pic.twitter.com/8quH8ftJvw
— Brandon Loveless (@bsloveless927) February 8, 2019

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9

BOYS BASKETBALL

East Central 69, Batesville 65 overtime – East Central’s Luke Collinsworth dominated inside with 30 points, while Tyler Rohrbacher added 20. Batesville was led by Colt Meyer with 23 points. Robert Raver had 8 points and 10 rebounds. Trey Heidlage scored 17.

Rising Sun 49, Lawrenceburg 41 – Three players scored in double figures for Rising Sun: Noah Pflum 18, Nick Koons 12, and Jacob Bovard 11. Lawrenceburg’s Gavin Yoon played great with 19 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 assists.

Milan 81, South Dearborn 67

Franklin County 51, Switzerland County 45

Oldenburg Academy 59, Indianapolis Scecina 31 – Jake Johnson starred for OA with 21 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists. Zach Wegman added 12 points and 5 rebounds.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

IHSAA 2A Regional – Semi-Final

Evansville Mater Dei 39, South Ripley 23 – South Ripley’s great season comes to an end with an 18-8 record.

IHSAA 1A Regional – Semi-Final

University 56, Jac-Cen-Del 40 – Mariah Day had 16 and Abigail Williams scored 11 to lead Jac-Cen-Del, but it wasn’t enough o overcome a great University team. JCD’s successful season ends with a 21-6 record.

The Lady Eagles’ season ended today. Eagle Nation is proud of the hard work and dedication that all of you put into this season. Congratulations on the Edinburgh Tourney, ORVC, RCT, and the Sectional Championships. Good luck to the seniors and remember #OnceAnEagleAlwaysAnEagle pic.twitter.com/EndasK8Ytw
— JCD Sports (@JCDSports) February 10, 2019

Events

Dillsboro Public Library Photo Contest
The Dillsboro Public Library has been selected to host a traveling Smithsonian exhibit, "Crossroads: Change in Rural America," which highlights the changing landscape in rural America. Since 1900, the percentage of Americans living in rural areas dropped from 60 percent to 17 percent, yet the vast majority of America’s physical landscape remains rural.
22nd Jul at Dillsboro Public Library
Fabled Forest Week
Explore one of the largest habitats in the park with forest-themed games, activities and live forest animals. A craft is available for a small fee.
23rd Jul at Miami Whitewater Forest
Pound Class
PoundFit with SamK ~ Cardio inspired by drumming! Burn calories, tone muscles and build strength all while moving to the beat of the music!! This 45 minute jam session will change your life!! All you need to bring is water, a yoga mat if you have one and $5! Every Wednesday 6pm at Heritage Hall and every Friday at 6:00 p.m. at Rising Sun Church of Christ (this location may sometimes change due to church functions).
24th Jul at Heritage Hall