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 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 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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By John Estridge Franklin County had a furious rally in the first set against Connersville to win, 25-23. But, after that, Lady Spartan junior Erika Smith dominated the net from her middle hitter position to lead her Spartans to a 3-1 victory over the host Lady Wildcats Saturday afternoon, August 22. The four-set scores were: …