Local Sports Report - January 26, 2023

East Central's girls basketball team captured their third straight EIAC Championship.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

East Central 59, Connersville 16 

FINAL:

Connersville - 16
East Central - 59@JohnRHarrell

Trojans win conference for the third year in a row #WeAreEC pic.twitter.com/zZmgmRS01E

— East Central Girls Basketball (@EastCentralGBB) January 27, 2023

Greensburg 61, Lawrenceburg 37 

• Lizzie Redar (LB): 19 points, 13 rebounds
• Aubree Labazzo (LB): 9 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists

Shawe Memorial 51, Rising Sun 25

Oldenburg Academy 54, Switzerland County 52

• Halle Archer (SC): 17 points
• Bri Stow (SC): 13 points

Jac-Cen-Del 55, Southwestern (Hanover) 34

• Olivia Neal (JCD): 18 points
• Julia Meyer (JCD): 17 points

Milan 57, Waldron 46

SWIMMING

Milan 80, Lawrenceburg 38, Switzerland County 30, South Ripley 15                    

Event winners:

• Milan 200 Medley Relay
• 200 Freestyle:  Derek Hoskins (Switz)
• 200 IM:   Dylan Thomas (Milan)
• 50 Freestyle:  Nathan Furnish (Switz)
• 100 Butterfly :   Gabe Rigdon (Milan)
• 100 Freestyle:  Brendan Lowe (Lawrenceburg)
• 500 Freestyle:  Parker Sutherlin (Milan)
• Milan 200 Freestyle Relay
• 100 Backstroke:   Nathan Furnish (Switz)
• 100 Breaststroke:  Dylan Thomas (Milan)
• Milan 400 Freestyle Relay

🚨Record Breaking🚨

Luke Thornton breaks the record for 100-meter breaststroke!!

Old record 1:07.19 set in 1998
Luke’s time 1:06.80!!!

Great job, Luke!

Go Tigers! pic.twitter.com/vHvif5jLds

— LHSTigersAthletics (@LburgTigers) January 27, 2023