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Today's Sports

  • Perry Central falls to Raiders...

    LYNNVILLE - Audra Sanders pitched a no-hitter as Tecumseh beat Perry Central 10-0 in girls softball Friday.

    Sanders, who led the Braves to second place in last year's Class A state tourney (they are currently ranked third in the state), struck out 15 batters in the five-inning game.

    "She overpowered us," said Perry Central Coach Greg Gibson, adding that the Commodores swung at several rise balls that ended up above the strike zone.

    Still Gibson said the Commodores "played a lot better" than the previous night. "Our intensity was really good and we played good defense.

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  • Hay's home run gives TC...

    HAWESVILLE, Ky. - Casi Hay hit a three-run homer with two out in the bottom of the seventh inning to give Tell City a 4-1 girls softball victory over Owensboro in the first game of the Hancock County tourney Friday.

    The win raised the Marksmen's record to 4-1, their best start in eight years. Their only loss was 4-2 to Heritage Hills, which is ranked No. 1 in the state in Class 3A.

    With the score tied 1-1 Friday, Jamie Brinksneader led off the bottom of the seventh inning with a walk.

    Paige Gelarden bunted to sacrifice her to second but was also safe on an error.

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  • Commodores sweep Bulldogs

    CANNELTON - Wes Linette homered in both games as Perry Central swept a baseball doubleheader with Cannelton 14-2 and 20-1 Thursday.

    The Commodores had 13 hits in the first game and 18 in the second one.

    Bo Gibson went 3 for 4 to lead Perry Central hitters in the first game. He scored three runs and drove in two.

    Ryan Hanan drove in four runs that game with a single and a double. Austin Hauser and Tony Backer each added two RBIs.

    Stephen Lane hit a double to lead Cannelton's three-hit attack.

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  • Forest Park outruns TC, PC girls

    TELL CITY - Forest Park won 12 of 15 events to dominate a girls triangular track meet with Tell City and Perry Central Thursday.

    Forest Park scored 77, Tell City 42, and Perry Central 37.

    The Perry County teams' only victories came in the field events, as Tell City's Dana Sibrel won both throwing events and Perry Central's Amanda Allen took the high jump.

    Sibrel threw the discus 116 feet, 2 inches, a personal record, and the shot put 34 feet, 8 inches for her victories.

    Allen cleared 5 feet to take the high jump.

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  • Marksmen hold off Hornets

    TELL CITY - Tell City scored four runs in the second inning and held off a late rally by Hancock County to beat the Hornets 6-4 in baseball Friday.

    Ryan Zuelly drew a walk to start the Marksmen's second-inning rally. He advanced to third base on Trent Gunn's single to left-center field.

    After Gunn stole second base, both runners scored on Eric Henrickson's single up the middle.

    One out later Henrickson scored on Tommy McCallister's triple into the left-center gap.

    McCallister then scored on Cody Pfeifer's single to right.

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  • Kimball signs to run, cycle for...

    LEOPOLD - Perry Central senior Corey Kimball will continue his athletic career in college in a sport he has excelled in and one he has never competed in.

    Kimball signed a national letter of intent Friday to run cross country and be a member of the cycling team for Marian College, an NAIA school in Indianapolis.

    "He'll run cross country in the fall, cycle in the spring, and possibly run indoor track in the winter," said Dave Roberts, Marian's track and cross country coach.

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  • Bulldogs win 1 of 4 games

    CANNELTON - Cannelton had just two hits but made the most of them to beat Whitesville Trinity 2-1 in the first game of a baseball doubleheader Tuesday.

    The Bulldogs scored both their runs in the third inning, when they had just one hit.

    Justin Dooley drew a leadoff walk, advanced to second base on a balk, and scored on Cody Lawalin's single.

    Lawalin scored on an error by the first baseman, with the ball going into right field.

    Stephen Lane pitched a four-hitter for the win in the five-inning game. He walked none and struck out five.

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  • PC falls to Rebels, Rangers

    ELIZABETH - South Central scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to hold off Perry Central 9-5 in girls softball Saturday.

    The Commodores, who had been shut out in their previous three games, had their most productive offense of the season, amassing five hits.

    Hilarie Hahus went 2 for 4 with a double to lead the Commodores. She drove in two runs.

    Abby Preher was sidelined with a wrist injury so Cassie Wilgus pitched her first varsity game for the Commodores. She struck out two and walked five.

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  • Perry Central boys win TC...

    TELL CITY - Nick Huber won four events to lead Perry Central to first place in the Marksmen Invitational boys track meet Saturday.

    Perry Central won the seven-team meet with 109 points, one more than runner-up Forest Park, to raise its season record to 15-0. Tell City finished fourth with 61 points.

    Huber won the high jump by clearing 6 feet, 3 inches and took both hurdles races. He ran the 110-meter high hurdles in 14.57 seconds, breaking his own school record, and the 300 intermediate hurdles in 40.46.

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  • TC boys pommel Rebels

    REO - Dalton Sweeney won two individual events and two relays as Tell City trounced South Spencer 86-37 in boys track Tuesday.

    Sweeney won the 1600-meter run in 4:43 and the 800 in 2:04.5.

    He teamed with Greg Hollinden, Spencer Sandage and Jordan Alvey to win the 3200 relay in 9:25.75.

    Sweeney, Patrick Swayne, Zach Avallone and Kyle Kessinger won the 1600 relay in 3:39.96.

    "Dalton ran easily his best meet of the year," said Tell City Coach Chris Hollinden. "That kind of surprised me because we've had so many meets lately I thought he'd have tired legs."

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