The NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament after the first two rounds are now down to 16 teams hoping to get their shot at a national championship.

Former MLB player Jody Davis on Monday threw out the first pitch before Tell City’s game against Hancock County. Davis’ career includes being an MLB All-Star two times and an MLB Gold Glove winner. He played for the Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves in his career.

TELL CITY — Tell City’s baseball team on Monday played their first game of the season. After seven innings, the Marksmen and Hancock County each scored three runs, which led to extra innings. Tell City could not add any more runs, and the Hornets scored two in the top of the ninth inning to …

TELL CITY — The Tri-County Swim Club will host tryouts on Monday, April 15, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. or Wednesday, April 15, from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the Tell City Junior Senior High School Pool.

LEOPOLD — Perry Central baseball will compete in three games during their opening week beginning with South Central, South Spencer and Corydon Central.

CANNELTON — Cannelton baseball to start their season will be playing at home for their opening games on Thursday and Saturday at home against West Washington and Rock Creek.

TELL CITY — Tell City baseball will open their season on Monday, March 25, at home against Hancock County and the two teams have not played since two years ago.

TELL CITY — Tell City and Perry Central’s track teams are competing Thursday in their first track meets of the season with one on the road and the other at home.

TELL CITY — Tell City, Perry Central and Cannelton are all starting their softball seasons. But Tell City and Perry Central will be the only softball teams taking the field on the first week of action.

Tell City's Byron Meserve on Saturday made the Pocket Athletic Conference Honorable Mention for boys basketball 

The NCAA Tournament field for girls basketball on Sunday revealed itself with all of the 68 teams looking to win the championship. Here are the teams to watch out for.

The east region, first one revealed on the selection show, consists of three of the four NCAA Final Four teams from last season. Furthermore, there are plenty of Indiana connections on that side of the bracket.

TELL CITY — Byron Meserve, a member of the Tell City boys basketball team, made the Pocket Athletic Conference Honorable Mention for his junior season contributions.

Reece Davis on Friday, March 15, started for the baseball team of Western Illinois against the Iowa Hawkeyes. Iowa defeated Davis and Western Illinois by a 11-1 score.

LEOPOLD — The girls and boys basketball all-conference teams from the PLAC released Thursday with one Commodore representing each team. Masen Labhart made the girls team with Craney making the boys squad.

College basketball fans have it made each March. Come March, scores of college hoops fans anxiously anticipate the tipoff to March Madness, which is a widely used nickname for the wildly popular NCAA Tournament, a single-elimination battle featuring 68 teams competing over seven rounds. Each…

College basketball fans have it made each March. Each March, scores of college hoops fans anxiously anticipate the tipoff to March Madness, which is a widely used nickname for the wildly popular NCAA Tournament, a single-elimination battle featuring 68 teams competing over seven rounds. Each…

TELL CITY- The boys basketball season in high school is still going on and while the season is still ongoing, the Perry County teams have points to ponder for next season within their program and competition.

Meredith Raley (22, white), a 6’ 0” senior forward for the University of Southern Indiana, nails this jump shot from the top of the key in Saturday’s Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Tournament Championship game in Evansville at the Ford Center against the University of Tennessee-Martin. The Lad…

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TELL CITY — The spring sports season officially is underway for all of the Perry County teams as March 11 represented as the day for practices in all the sports to become official.

TELL CITY- Brent Owen, a former Tell City boys basketball head coach, is making noise in the college level with his team at Eastern New Mexico as his team won the Lone Star Conference Tournament.

EVANSVILLE — After disposing of Eastern Illinois University Friday afternoon by a 69-54 score in Semifinal action in the 2024 Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Women’s Basketball Tournament in Evansville at the Ford Center, the University of Southern Indiana (USI) wasted little time in letting th…

TELL CITY — The high school boys basketball program at Tell City will be under new leadership as Greg Hollinden will not be the head coach next season.

HUNTINGBURG, INDIANA — Perry Central matched up against North Posey on Friday and the Commodores headed into the locker room with a 23-22 lead. Yet the Vikings found their rhythm and won 56-43.

TELL CITY — Cannelton, Perry Central and Tell City amongst all different high schools in Indiana played in sectional basketball contests. Here are results from sectionals pertaining to the conferences Cannelton, Tell City and Perry Central are in.

LYNNVILLE — Cannelton in their sectional contest matched up on Tuesday against Northeast Dubois and the Bulldogs fell behind quickly.

TELL CITY — Sophomore Reese Ford as mentioned in the Thursday, Feb. 29 edition of Perry County News made the PAC Second Team All-Conference for girls basketball. Ford she describes this honor as a message that the program is headed in the right direction.

HUNTINGBURG, INDIANA — Tell City boys basketball in their sectional contest played against Forest Park. The Rangers against the Marksmen came away with a 61-28 win.

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LEOPOLD — Perry Central’s boys basketball team will be on a quest towards a sectional championship starting Friday at 7:00 p.m. at Huntingburg Memorial Gym.

LEOPOLD — Perry Central’s Unified Track Team came together last season for the first time since dating back to COVID-19. This season the Commodores are attempting to build off last season with plenty of student-athletes returning.

TELL CITY — Five wrestlers from Tell City made Indiana High School Wrestling Coaches Association Academic All-State with four being juniors and one senior.

Nolan Gebhard and the Tell City boys basketball team against Forest Park on Tuesday lost by a score of 61-28. More from this game wlll be in Monday’s Perry County News.

TELL CITY — Tell City’s Reese Ford on Sunday made the PAC Second Team All-Conference for girls basketball. Ford with making all-conference snapped a streak of no Marksmen players being honored by the conference. Ava Hilgenhold in 2020 was the last girls basketball player on Tell City to have…

CANNELTON, INDIANA- Cannelton boys basketball will be gearing up for the postseason and their game will be on Tuesday as they prepare for a sectional championship.

TELL CITY — The boys basketball team for Tell City faced Boonville in their last regular season match of the year. The Marksmen at the end of the first half found themselves in striking distance (26-18). However, the Pioneers extended their lead in the second half to win 51-38.

TELL CITY — Tell City and Perry Central boys basketball will prepare for postseason play against sectional 48 teams with the contests held at Huntingburg Memorial Gym.

LEOPOLD — Perry Central on Tuesday traveled to face the Cannelton Bulldogs in a county rivalry game where Perry Central won by a final score of 83-34.

JASPER — The boys swim team from Tell City competed in the IHSAA Sectional at Jasper on Saturday with the team placing fourth and scoring 213 points.

EVANSVILLE — Chase Stephens, Noah Terry and Landon Terry represented the Marksmen at the IHSAA State Finals, and each of them found ways to make their presence felt.

LEOPOLD- Perry Central faced the Tecumseh Braves on Saturday in their last home game of the season and the Commodores found success with a 67-54 victory.

CANNELTON — Cannelton’s boys basketball team on Friday and Saturday matched up against Foundation and Christian Academy with the Bulldogs not able to come away with wins. The Bulldogs lost 82-37 to Foundation Academy and 96-34 to Christian Academy.