Sports

Five county wrestlers advance to state

County wrestlers earned five berths to Indianapolis Saturday and the Bellmont Braves continued their remarkable season with a runner-up finish, losing out on their fifth consecutive trophy by a handful of points. Along with three state-streeters for the Braves, Alex Currie of AC and A.J.

Jets take out Starfires in Friday night intra-county rivalry game

Many basketball games are won at the free throw line, but if you’ve got a big enough lead, poor foul shooting won’t doom you.

Squaws win opening round sectional game

Bellmont kicked off their postseason run with a hard-fought and convincing 62-49 win over Eastern (Greentown) in their sectional quarterfinal game at Mississinewa on the back of Morgan Shifferly’s 15 points and 17-23 shooting from the line.

Lady Jets advance to Sectional semis

A late arriving Adams Central shooting touch was too much for Churubusco to match Tuesday in the opening round of the Class 2A girls basketball sectional at Bluffton.

Fuelling named new Democrat Sports Editor

    A new year is bringing a new look to the Decatur Daily Democrat, as longtime sports reporter Dane Fuelling has been named the new Sports Editor.

BKC—South Dakota-Purdue Fort Wayne

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Jarred Godfrey scored 22 points, and Brian Patrick added 21 points as Purdue Fort Wayne topped South Dakota 70-59 on Wednesday.

Colts finally find way to close out game

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Frank Reich kept pleading with the Indianapolis Colts to follow the plan.

Holiday hits key shots in Pacers' OT home win over Raptors

By PHILLIP B. WILSON Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Aaron Holiday likened the back-and-forth test of resiliency against the defending NBA champions to that of a playoff game.

Panthers, Colts try to change script with strong finishes

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts still sound motivated.

Indiana athletic director announces pending retirement

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer

Indiana athletic director Fred Glass announced Monday he will retire at the end of this academic school year.