VERSAILLES - Winning 3 of 4, including 2 of 3 in Ohio River Valley Conference play, Rising Sun softball strengthened its stance in the league race, at 6-1, with Saturday’s 9-8 thriller win in 8 innings at South Ripley.
RISING SUN - Drizzly, cool weather last Thursday, May 6, greeted the Rising Sun Invitational track and field meet, with South Dearborn sweeping both halves of the 6-team competition. The host Shiners finished fourth in the men’s team standings with 43.5 points, behind SD (140.5), Lawrenceburg (134) and Southwestern (Hanover) (91).
INDIANAPOLIS - Rising Sun’s Lady Shiners will defend their 2019 championship as host of Class A Sectional 60 at David & Butch Brown Stadium the week of May 24-29. Statewide pairings for the 36th annual Indiana High School Athletic Association were drawn Sunday night.
INDIANAPOLIS - Rising Sun baseball opens defense of its 2019 Class A sectional title when it takes on host Jac-Cen-Del in Game 2 of Sectional 60 at Bradshaw Field in Osgood the week of May 26. With the entire 2020 spring sports season canceled statewide due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 54th annual IHSAA state tournament resumes on the final Wednesday of this month, with championships set for Memorial Day, May 31.
RISING SUN - Four Rising Sun baseball errors proved costly in both an 8-4 road loss at No. 9-ranked Hauser (11-5) Tuesday, April 27, and 3-hit loss to Milan at home Friday Shut down offensively by Milan’s Indians, Coach Kevin Wirsch’s Shiners dropped to 4-6 overall and fell to fifth place in the ORVC, at 2-2, behind the fourth-place Tribe’s 4-2 league mark.
RISING SUN - With its 5-game winning streak pounded into submission at South Dearborn, 14-5 Tuesday, April 27, Rising Sun softball bounced right back for a 10-0, 5-inning win over Milan last Friday. Improving to 4-0 in the Ohio River Valley Conference, Coach Ken DeDreu’s fast-pitch Lady Shiners moved to 7-4 overall with junior hurler Cora Poling’s 2-hit victory over the visiting Indians (2-6, 1-5) Friday.
VEVAY - Seniors Maddi Wilson Grace Bujak and led Rising Sun track and field with individual first place finishes in last Thursday’s 2021 Vevay Media Group Invitational. Competing in the 7-team boys/girls varsity competition at Switzerland County High School, Wilson unleashed the winning discus throw at a distance of 95’10”.
OHIO RIVER VALLEY CONFERENCE Varsity Softball Maxpreps.com (Through April 26) Recent scores: FRIDAY, APRIL 23 Austin 33, M. Shawe 4 (5 in.) Madison 15, S’western 2 (5 in.) Milan 13, South Decatur 7 South Ripley 14, JCD 1 (5 in.) * SATURDAY, APRIL 24 RISING SUN 15, S.
RISING SUN - With Wednesday’s conference showdown with league leader Switzerland County (9-0, 5-0 ORVC) looming amid a busy schedule this week, Rising Sun softball extended its win streak to 5 games with Saturday’s doubleheader sweep of visiting South Decatur.
LAWRENCEBURG - Rising Sun junior Grant Taylor won a pair of individual events, while the Shiner boys 4 X 100-meter relay team finished first again in track and field trimeet competition, with Switzerland County, at Lawrenceburg Tuesday, April 20.