Local Sports

FORTVILLE — Pendleton Heights hopped out to a 15-4 lead and limited Mt. Vernon to just nine points in the first half on its way to a key 47-36 girls basketball win over the defending Hoosier Heritage Conference champion Marauders on Saturday afternoon.

NEW PALESTINE — A night after fending off Hancock County foe Eastern Hancock, the New Palestine boys basketball team used a strong start and never looked back Saturday, beating Rushville 67-49 in the Dragons’ home opener.

GREENFIELD — The Greenfield-Central boys basketball team returned to action on Friday night with its home opener against the Hagerstown Tigers.

CHARLOTTESVILLE — Don’t call it an offensive struggle.

FORTVILLE — Instead of carrying the momentum of a three-game winning streak, Mt. Vernon had the rustiness of a squad that hadn’t played in two weeks.

FORTVILLE — When Mt. Vernon boys basketball coach Ben Rhoades takes inventory in preparation for the 2021-22 season, there’s plenty to be excited about.

GREENFIELD — The early stages of the 2021-22 swimming and diving season kicked into another gear Tuesday night for the Greenfield-Central Cougars and New Palestine Dragons as both the boys and girls teams for both schools met in the pool at Greenfield-Central natatorium.

INDIANAPOLIS — The unwritten rule has always been 24 hours.

INDIANAPOLIS — The state trophy was raised with teammates later, but Gehrig Slunaker’s first honor after helping lead Mt. Vernon High School to its first football state title was celebrated with family.

Ray Richardson shared this photo of Greenfield Central Junior High School’s eighth-grade boys basketball B team after it won a recent weekend tournament against Richmond, Connersville and New Palestine.