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Athenians drop high-scoring affair with Bison

Athenians drop high-scoring affair with Bison Codey Emerson codey@jrpress.com Coming off a strong defensive performance in their season opening win over Greencastle on Tuesday, …

Athenians cant get past Warriors

Saturday afternoon Crawfordsville girls basketball took on Danville in their second Sagamore Conference matchup of the season for the Athenians. The Warriors would keep CHS out …

BBB ROUNDUP: Mounties dominate Blackhawks, Mustangs wrap up Topper Classic

Mounties blaze past Sheridan Saturday night Southmont traveled to Sheridan for their second game of the season vs the Blackhawks. In what was an all-around dominating performance by the Mounties, …

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Mounties never trail in season opening win over Cougars

The Southmont boys came out for their season opener and were ready from the get go. Avery Saunders led the Mounties with 13 points in …
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Lady Mounties survive turnover woes vs Cougars

The Lady Mounties took the court for the first game of the night against the Cougars and it turned into a nail-biter late. When all …
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Chargers drop season opener

LINDEN - Defense was the name of the game as North Montgomery’s boys basketball team opened their season with a 52-24 loss to …
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ROUNDUP: Area teams have busy night across the board

Girls and Boys Swimming Athenians sweep Mustangs in season opener The Crawfordsville swimming and diving boys and girls teams …
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Athenian defense leads to season opening win

After the girls picked up a win, it was time for the much anticipated season opener for the Crawfordsville boys. The Athenian …
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Athenians hold off late Tiger Cub rally to secure win

The Crawfordsville girls held off a late Greencastle rally and ended the game on a 10-0 run to pull away for a 58-44 win. The Tiger …
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Chargers strong second half leads to win

LINDEN — North Montgomery’s bigs came up big in the second half and the Chargers came up with a big 45-32 girls basketball …
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Chargers looking to make strides after learning year

It was a rough season to say the least for North Montgomery boys basketball a season ago. Multiple pauses due to COVID-19 combined …
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Mounties looking to fulfill potential, have breakthrough season

Last season was an up and down one for Southmont boys basketball. An 11-10 season and a loss in the sectional to eventual state-runner …
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Senior leadership leads Mounties to snap losing streak

GREENCASTLE – Both South Putnam and Southmont came into Monday night disappointed with their results in their respective …
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Athenians focused on playing together to sustain success

It’s a new era for Crawfordsville boys basketball... kind of. After suffering a heart-breaking sectional championship loss to …
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A two-way football star

Wyatt Woodall is the definition of hard-nosed worker. It’s been ingrained into who he is a person and that has translated onto …
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Fournette's 4 touchdowns lift Tampa Bay over Indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Leonard Fournette capped a four-touchdown game with a 28-yard scoring run with 20 seconds left Sunday, giving Tampa Bay a 38-31 come-from-behind victory at Indianapolis. Tom …

Fournette has 4 TDs to fuel Bucs' 2nd-half rally at Indy

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Leonard Fournette capped a four-touchdown game with a 28-yard scoring run with 20 seconds left Sunday, giving Tampa Bay a 38-31 come-from-behind victory at Indianapolis. Tom …

Former Bears star Hampton arrested on drunken driving charge

WINFIELD, Ind. (AP) — Former Chicago Bears defensive lineman Dan Hampton, who was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2002, has been arrested in Indiana for allegedly driving a vehicle …

Hoosiers fire offensive coordinator in wake of poor season

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Indiana coach Tom Allen fired offensive coordinator Nick Sheridan on Sunday, less than 24 hours after the Hoosiers completed their first winless season in conference play …

Jackson-Davis scores 43, Indiana tops Marshall 90-79

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Trayce Jackson-Davis scored a career-high 43 points and became the first Hoosier to score 40 or more points in a game in 27 years as Indiana pulled away from Marshall in …

Krikke lifts Valparaiso past Trinity Christian 106-69

VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) — Ben Krikke had a career-high 26 points, knocking down 12 of 15 shots from the floor, as Valparaiso romped past Trinity Christian 106-69 on Saturday night. Trevor …

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AP source: Marlins, Avisail Garcia agree to 4-year contract

MIAMI (AP) — Free agent outfielder Avisail Garcia has agreed to sign with the Miami Marlins, a person with knowledge of the situation said Sunday. Garcia’s deal will pay $53 million over four …

Magic's Carter, Heat's Dedmon fined by NBA

NEW YORK (AP) — Orlando Magic center-forward Wendell Carter Jr. and Miami Heat center Dewayne Dedmon were fined by the NBA on Sunday. Carter was fined $35,000 for “ forcefully throwing " his …

Jones throws 2 TD passes, Patriots roll past Titans 36-13

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Titans ended an era for the Patriots during the 2019 season when they knocked them out of the playoffs in Tom Brady's final game in New England. The Patriots are …

Real Salt Lake beats Sporting KC, 2-1 in stoppage time

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Bobby Wood directed Justin Meram's crossing pass low into the right corner in the 90th minute to give Real Salt Lake a 2-1 victory over Sporting Kansas City on Sunday in …

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