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Second Half Surge Scorches Eagles
Second Half Surge Scorches Eagles By David SharpKnox County came out of the gate and dominated the first quarter, and the opening seven minutes of their September 18, 2009 varsity football encounter with perennial Tri-Rivers Conference powerhouse Brookfield. The Eagles ran the ball down the Bulldog’s throats, much like Brookfield teams have done to opponents…
Read MoreIndians Spoil Palmyra Homecoming
Indians Spoil Palmyra Homecoming Despite a sea of orange and chants of “Orange and Black Attack”, the Clark County Indians dismantled the Palmyra Panthers, scoring early and often, and taking advantage of lucky breaks. The Big Red effort put a sour note on the Panther Homecoming Clark County won the coin toss, and chose to…
Read MoreClark County Falls To Highland
Clark County Falls To Highland Brooke Wheeler returned to the mound for the Clark County Lady Indians for Thursday’s road matchup with Highland, but the Lady Indians came up short in pitchers duel, falling 2-0.Highland scored a run in the first inning. Chevie Wiseman led off the game with a single, stole second base, went…
Read MoreLady Panthers Blank Lady Indians
Lady Panthers Blank Lady Indians Palmyra scored two in the first inning. Jordon Losson reached on an error to lead off. She advanced to second on a fielders choice groundout. Jessica Van Nostrand singled to score Losson. Alexis Van Nostrand singled in Jessica Van Nostrand with two outs to give Palmyra a 2-0 lead. Clark…
Read MoreKirksville JV Upends Previously Unbeaten Knox County Ladies
Kirksville JV Upends Previously Unbeaten Knox County Ladies By David Sharp A fired up Kirksville Lady Tiger junior varsity softball team scored two runs in the first inning of a Knox County Tournament championship semi-final match up and went on to a 5-0 victory over host Knox County. The Lady Eagles (4-1) allowed three…
Read MoreIndians Shut Out Midgets
Putnam County moved the ball deep into Indian territory on their next possession, but the Indians D stood up again with a sack, followed by another pounding sack by Jonathan Howren and Ryan Whiston, and the Indians took over again on the 32 yard line. This time, the Indian drive fell apart after a…
Read MoreLady Eagles Win Third Place Knox Co. Trophy
Lady Eagles Win Third Place Knox Co. Trophy By David Sharp Knox County came out focused and ready to play in the third place game of the 2009 Knox County Varsity Softball Tournament. Lady Eagle coaches and players commented after the game that they came to win the tournament. Third place was the…
Read MoreWestran Runs Through Knox County Eagles
Westran Runs Through Knox County Eagles By David Sharp Running back Bryce Enyard and quarterback Tyler Hunt ran around and through a normally strong Knox County defense for 284 yards rushing during a 29-6 Hornet victory at Westran. The September 4, 2009 varsity football contest saw tenth ranked Westran’s Division I prospects break…
Read MoreLady Indians Win Opener, 8-4 over North Shelby
Lady Indians Win Opener, 8-4 over North Shelby The Clark County Lady Indians opened their season last week, hosting North Shelby. Clark County scored twice in the first inning. Brianna Alderton got things going with a one-out hit. Brooke Wheeler followed with a single. Chelsea Edmondson loaded the bases when she was hit bya pitch. …
Read MoreLady Indians Overcome At Scotland County
Lady Indians Overcome At Scotland County By David Sharp Clark County displayed patience and perseverance during a rain dampened 7-3 non-conference varsity softball victory at Scotland County. The Lady Tigers (2-1) came out and claimed a 3-1 lead with two bottom of the fifth inning runs.The Lady Indians (2-0) finally started centering the softball off…
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