Local Sports Report - May 15

Thursday, May 16th, 2019 7:05am

By Mike Perleberg @mikedup84

East Central softball goes 14-0 in conference play to win the 2019 EIAC championship.

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BASEBALL

Rising Sun 8, Jac-Cen-Del 1 – JCD’s Damon Hughes had 2 hits, 2 RBI and 2 runs scored.

South Ripley 8, Shawe Memorial 0

Triton Central 11, Oldenburg Academy 9

Southwestern 11, Switzerland County 1

SOFTBALL

East Central 12, Greensburg 1 – East Central runs the table in the EIAC going 14-0 and become the 2019 conference champions. Kaylee Beal and Paige Wittich each collected three hits and 3 RBI for East Central. Megan Kincer was impressive pitching with 4 Ks, 5 hits, 5 walks, and one earned run allowed over 6 innings.

Your #UNDEFEATED 14-0 EIAC conference champs! Beat Greensburg 12-1 to finish off the first undefeated conference season since 2010! pic.twitter.com/SUmdVaY6Xs
— EC Trojan Softball (@ECTrojanSoftbal) May 16, 2019

Rising Sun 7, Jac-Cen-Del 1 – Rising Sun sophomore Lindsay Montgomery launched her fourth home run of the season and hit a double for the Shiners. Emma Levi had 2 hits and 2 RBI. Single RBIs came off the bats of Tyrrah Miller, Kassidy Romans, Abby Wallace, Lucy Phelps. Sydney Pitts earned the pitching win with 8 Ks, 5 hits, a walk, and one unearned run over 7 innings.

Union County 12, Milan 1 – Milan was limited to just three hits in the loss. Milan’s lone run was knocked in by Taryn Cline.

South Ripley 13, Shawe Memorial 0

Switzerland County 7, Southwestern 0

GIRLS TENNIS

East Central 5, South Dearborn 0 – EC is now 16-2 on the season.

Events

Memorial Day Services
American Legion Northcutt-Laaker Post 292, Dillsboro will perform Memorial Day Services on Sunday, May 26 at 1:00 p.m. at Oakdale Cemetery in Dillsboro. For more information, please contact the Legion Post at (812) 432-9200.
26th May at Oakdale Cemetery
Memorial Day Services
American Legion Northcutt-Laaker Post 292, Dillsboro will perform Memorial Day Services on Sunday, May 26 at 3:00 p.m. at St. John Cemetery in Farmers Retreat. For more information, please contact the Legion Post at (812) 432-9200.
26th May at St. John Lutheran Church
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.
27th May at Dillsboro Public Library

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All gave some, but some gave all.

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Hidden Valley resident Tom Biedenharn was found murdered in his home on Memorial Day 2018.

Local Indiana National Guard Members Will Get Send-Off At Indy 500

Some southeastern Indiana soldiers are preparing for deployment to the Middle East.

Thomas More's DeDreu Is An All-American; Finalist For National Awards

DeDreu will go down as one of the greatest softball players in TMU history.

Local Sports Report - May 23

The Rising Sun Lady Shiners won a softball sectional Thursday. East Central, Milan, and Batesville are sending runners to the IHSAA Boys Track & Field State Finals.

Batesville Hires New Varsity Girls Basketball Coach

David Rarick will also serve as an English teach at BHS.