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1 week ago | 
madisoncourier.com | Wade Bell
Following a 1-1/2-hour delay for lightning and rain from a thunderstorm, the Floyd Central Lady Highlanders dominated the girls' track sectional last Tuesday night with a 76-point win over runner-up Corydon Central. Several sectional records fell during the meet despite the wait for Mother Nature to dry up the sky. Overall, it was a strong night for the athletes who were all bidding for a spot to this week’s Evansville Central regional.
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1 week ago | 
madisoncourier.com | Wade Bell
After the girls at the Floyd Central track sectional dealt with rain and lightning last Tuesday, the boys had to deal with a cold, north wind during their meet Thursday, making it a rough night for both athletes and fans.
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2 weeks ago | 
madisoncourier.com | Wade Bell
It was Rivalry Day at the North Harrison baseball field last Monday as the Cougars and Corydon Central Panthers baseball teams met in a make-up game, and it proved to be the usual all-out battle between the two schools. The Cougars at first looked to be on their way to an easy win, but Corydon Central rallied back only to come up short in the end in a 7-5 loss. “It’s always a close game,” said John Atkins, interim coach for Corydon Central. “We knew who they are and what they do.
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2 weeks ago | 
madisoncourier.com | Wade Bell
That’s what Floyd Central girls' softball coach Sean Payne said of his team’s win last Wednesday against visiting Columbus East in an important Hoosier Hills Conference game on a night celebrating Senior Night and Teacher Appreciation Night. “It clinches a share, but we’re not here to share,” Payne said of the conference championship. Lola Watkins led off the Lady Olympans with a double to start the game and went to second when Baleigh Fish grounded out.
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3 weeks ago | 
madisoncourier.com | Wade Bell
“It’s a shame it wasn’t over in three.”That’s what North Harrison baseball coach Dalton Drexler said after his Cougars took a shellacking at the hands of the Silver Creek Dragons last Thursday afternoon in a game that had to be moved to the Sellersburg turf site after rain washed out the North Harrison field. For those first three innings, the two teams were nose to nose, then the Dragons unleashed their heavy artillery in a 15-3 win.
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1 month ago | 
madisoncourier.com | Wade Bell
The North Harrison girls' softball team had to fend off a late charge by the visiting Tell City Lady Marksmen last Monday afternoon to secure an 8-6 win. Lady Cat junior Kendall Christie played a major role in that win both from the pitcher’s circle and the batter’s box as the teams move into May and closer toward the post-season tournament. “More than anything, I can see them together and being a team,” said North Harrison coach Mark Lamon.
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1 month ago | 
madisoncourier.com | Wade Bell
The North Harrison girls' softball team had to fend off a late charge by the visiting Tell City Lady Marksmen last Monday afternoon to secure an 8-6 win. Lady Cat junior Kendall Christie played a major role in that win both from the pitcher’s circle and the batter’s box as the teams move into May and closer toward the post-season tournament. “More than anything, I can see them together and being a team,” said North Harrison coach Mark Lamon.
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1 month ago | 
madisoncourier.com | Wade Bell
The North Harrison baseball team scored a win over visiting Charlestown last Monday afternoon in a Mid-Southern Conference matchup with all of the runs being scored early in the game. The Cougars got some big blasts from their bats in the first two innings that launched them to a 4-2 win in the end. “We’ve battled a lot of adversity with some kids not playing and some injuries,” said North Harrison coach Dalton Drexler. “We’re super young, but we just fight.
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1 month ago | 
madisoncourier.com | Wade Bell
The Floyd Central Highlanders' baseball team sputtered its way through its game at New Albany last Wednesday, falling by a 7-3 decision. Besides the three errors the Highlanders made, other mental mistakes led to the Hoosier Hills Conference loss. “Everybody’s got to look at themselves, coaches, and we’ve got to come out ready to play tomorrow; that' what we need to do,” said Floyd Central coach Casey LaDuke. The first three innings went scoreless.
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1 month ago | 
madisoncourier.com | Wade Bell
The Corydon Central Panthers and Lady Panthers made it a clean sweep in this year’s Stargazer track meet on a chilly Friday night with the Lady Panthers winning by a two-point decision over Edgewood and the Panthers topping out powerhouse Evansville North by 23.5 points. For the Lady Panthers, the win came down to the final event while the boys' team needed some extra players to step their game up to secure their win.
