Clark County Sports
Dragons open with big win
Silver Creek's defense too much for Borden
SELLERSBURG — The Silver Creek girls’ basketball team outscored Borden 21-5 in the the first quarter, and went on to a 58-32 victory over Borden on Friday in its first contest of the season.
The Dragons forced 12 turnovers in the first seven minutes.
“They came out and pressed us and we had trouble with it,” Borden coach Charlie Gardner said.
Behind sophomore Mandi Martin, who had a game-high 19 points, the Dragons built a 40-11 halftime lead before being outscored by the Braves 21-18 in the second half.
“We were just fighting from behind all night,” Gardner said. “We played hard in the second half.”
Senior Maribeth Rogers added 12 points for the Dragons. Erin Mikel led Borden with nine points and Allison Rademacher added six points and seven rebounds.
The Dragons host 1-0 Jeffersonville next Friday. The No. 3 Red Devils were victorious in their season opener 85-36 over North Harrison.
Borden (1-10 is back in action on Tuesday when it travels to Crothersville to face the 2-0 Tigers.
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BASKETBALL: Jeff's thrilling run comes to an end semistate
For the second consecutive postseason contest, the Jeffersonville boys’ basketball team appeared primed to knock out another top-three ranked opponent from the 100th IHSAA state tournament.
But unlike No. 1 Bloomington South in last weekend’s Class 4A Seymour Regional final, No. 3 Indianapolis North Central refused to collapse against the pesky Red Devils on Saturday at Southport Fieldhouse. -
AUDIO: Re-live Jeff's regional win with 1450 The Ticket's radio call
Listen to the radio call of the thrilling final seconds from 1450 The Ticket's Zach McCrite and Ted Throckmorton.
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Elementary wrestlers compete in main event
In the midst of all of the March Madness, Jeffersonville High School played host to “The Main Event.”
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ON THE SPOT: Evan Maschmeyer has become a leader for Jeff
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COLLEGE NOTEBOOK: March 19, 2010
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
• Kendra DeArk (Transylvania softball, Jeffersonville graduate, Jr.) — weekly stats: 5-1 record, 26 1/3 innings pitched, 19 runs (16 earned), 30 hits, 19 strikeouts, 10 walks; 1-for-7; top performance: winning pitcher in the Pioneers’ 2-1 victory over Wisconsin-River Falls in the Rebel Spring Games on Wednesday in Kissimmee, Fla., seven innings pitched, one run (earned), seven hits, seven strikeouts, no walks; team record: 10-4 overall; DeArk’s record: 7-2.
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JEFF BASKETBALL: LaGrange, Coleman have had successful three years as part of Jeffersonville family
Tim LaGrange has had a successful three-year run as the head coach of the Jeffersonville boys’ basketball team.
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KICK IT: SIU has a spring in its step
The preparations are over and Southern Indiana United’s select teams have sprung into action.
This year, the club once again has two teams playing in the prestigious Indiana Soccer League — U16 Mavericks and U17 Rampage. Both of these teams, coached by Michael Dennis and Bruce Rigsby, will finish their spring campaigns at the Indiana State Cup, which will start on Friday, May 14. -
BOYS' BASKETBALL: Jeffersonville stuns No. 1 Bloomington South to capture regional title
After Class 4A No. 1 Bloomington South’s 86-55 shellacking of Jeffersonville in December, Red Devil head coach Tim LaGrange said he hoped his players learned a lesson in facing the best team in Indiana.
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IN THE FAST LANE: Don’t just blame Edwards
All week, the finger has been primarily pointed at Carl Edwards for him causing the late accident last Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway that sent Brad Keselowski into the fence — roof-first.
But I do not solely blame Edwards for the wreck that cost him only a love tap on the wrist, which was a measly three weeks of double-secret NASCAR probation. -
COLLEGE HOOPS: Bellarmine earns win in first round of NCAA Division II tournament
Luke Sprague’s pair of three pointers with under two minutes left gave the No. 19 Bellarmine University men’s basketball team a finishing spark in a 70-66 victory over Central State (Ohio) University in the first round of the 2010 NCAA Division II Regional Tournament on Saturday evening at the Owensboro Sportscenter.
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