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The Clark County Indians hosted the North Shelby Raiders on Tuesday, February 16, and the result was a long bus ride home for the Raiders.Clark County jumped ahead 21-11 in the first quarters, led by eight points from Justin Oilar.  Five Indians found their way the scoreboard in the opening eight minutes.  The Indians extended…

Eagle Boys Adjust And Overcome Raiders By David Sharp North Shelby hit the boards hard in the first half of their February 12 Brashear Tournament boy’s championship semi-final match with Knox County. The Raiders (6-12) answered a pair of Tristan Lonberger home run balls with a 9-2 run.North Shelby led by as many as five…

 Knox County Boys Power To Brashear Championship By David Sharp Knox County senior forwards Lance McMahon and Joseph Rice have understudied some of the better interior players the Eagles have enjoyed in years.Dennis Dent was a four year starter; two time all stater and will go down as one of the top boy’s basketball players…

Indian Boys, Girls Fall At Keokuk The Clark County Indians traveled to Keokuk on Saturday, for a makeup game against the Chiefs. ?The Indians scored 10 in the first quarter, and added 11 in the second, but trailed 35-21 at the half.  Keokuk extended their lead to 55-38 after three, before Clark County battled back…

Indians Win On Road in Milan Clark County’s basketball teams picked up a pair of road wins at Milan on Friday night, February 12.The Lady Indians overcame a double digit halftime hole to beat the Lady Wildcats by a  74-70 margin.Milan exploded with 31 second-quarter points, leaving the Lady Indians behind at the break.  But…

Knox County Wins Girls Conference Showdown With Milan By David SharpKnox County went on a seven point third quarter spurt, transforming a 22 all tie to a 46-38 Tri-Rivers Conference victory over Milan. The win boosted Knox County’s overall varsity girls record to 11-5, 5-0 in the conference.Lorrie Peters led the Lady Eagles with 19…

KC Eagles Overcome Milan Wildcats For Tri-Rivers Boys Win By David Sharp Milan led a January 26 Tri-Rivers Conference boy’s contest at Knox County until the final two and a half minutes.Knox County pulled the game out of the fire in the closing moments for a 57-54 win. Milan (4-10, 1-1) let their upset chances…

The Clark County Indians ended a 17 game Tri Rivers Conference win streak with a pair of conference losses.Clark County hosted the Putnam County Midgets last week, and came away with a disappointing 54-34 loss.Three Indians scored in the opening period, and after one quarter, the game was tied at nine each.  Indian points were…