News and sports in the Whitewater Valley
A blog about what is going on in the Whitewater Valley
By John Estridge with results provided by FC boys tennis coach Derrike Kolb FC boys tennis team traveled to St. Leon and won a nail-biter Thursday afternoon, Sept. 3, defeating Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference rival East Central, 3-2. FC picked up wins at No. 1 and 2 singles as well as No. 2 doubles. In …
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By FC girls soccer coach Cindy Adams Lady Wildcats accepted a replacement game Wednesday, Sept. 2, against Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference foe South Dearborn. It was a highly contested match with a very quick speed of play. In the first half, Franklin County struggled to stay composed and organized on the defensive half of the …
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By Jill Mergenthal, FCHS volleyball coach Franklin County’s varsity volleyball team defeated visiting Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference foe Rushville Wednesday night, Sept. 2 in straight sets, 25-16, 25-15, 25-20. “Franklin County Lady Cats had a great team win on the court,” FC volleyball coach Jill Mergenthal said. “We had a slight lineup change and really …
By Stacey Nobbe, FCHS cross country coach On Saturday, August 29, the Wildcat Girls Cross Country Team traveled to the Moore’s HillInvitational, which replaced the cancelled Rushville Invitational. The girls came in fifth place, but each runner had her fastest time of the season. Senior Lauren Kelley was the first Franklin County runner to cross …
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By Cindy Adams, FCHS girls soccer coach Franklin County High School girls soccer was overdue for a game, and it showed in the way they set the pace in the game at Union County Tuesday, Sept. 1. The Lady Wildcats moved the ball quickly off the first kickoff with give and goes between Kamryn Dozier …
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From a FCHS Athletic Department press release Franklin County High School girls golf team put in another dominating performance at Brook Hill Golf Course Monday, August 31, against visiting New Castle, winning 160-188. The Lady Wildcats were led by Camryn Brewer, who was the team medalist at 39. However, two teammates were but one stroke …
From a press release written by coach Jill Merthenthal Franklin County High School volleyball participated in the Madison Invitational Saturday, August 29. The Lady Wildcats took two of three contests, running their record to 3-5. FC started the day by defeating the host school in three sets, 16-25, 25-23 and 17-15. In the game, Alex …
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From a FCHS Athletics Department press release Franklin County volleyball team Cats traveled to North Decatur and lost in three sets 21-25, 4-25, 19-25. Makyah Richardson had one kill, two blocks and one ace serve. Rae Ertel had one kill. Meredith Hoff had two kills and three blocks. Alex Gillman had two kills and six …
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From a FCHS Athletics Department press release Franklin County’s football team traveled to Winchester for a game after both teams were looking for opponents because of COVID cancellations. FC defeated Winchester 50-7 Friday night, August 28, scoring 28 points in the initial quarter. Senior quarterback Adam Kelly was 7-of-9 in the air for 143 yards. …
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From a FCHS Athletics press release Monday – Volleyball @ Home vs East Central 5 p.m. start Monday – Golf @ Home vs New Castle 5 p.m. start Tuesday – Cross Country @ Home vs Seton Catholic/Oldenburg 4:45 p.m. start Tuesday – Girls Soccer @ Union County 5 p.m. start Tuesday – Boys Soccer @ Union …
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