It was a game of firsts. During the 1920 World Series one of the unusual contests took place in game five as the Cleveland Indians defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 8-1 on Oct. 10. There were three things that happened for the first time in the history of the Fall Classic. Elmer Smith, Jim Bagby and […]
It was 100 years ago when Babe Ruth was beginning to become a legend. Ruth was just 21 years old and coming into his own as a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox in his third season. In 1915, the Red Sox had won the World Series with Ruth recording an 18-8 record that season. […]
MUNCIE, Ind. – The Union City girls cross country team finished third on Saturday at the Delta Sectional. With their finish, the Indians advance to next Saturday’s regional, which is also at Delta. Emma Baron topped Union City with a 21:50 to finish in ninth. The other competitors for the Indians were Sophia Spence (10th), […]
CONNERSVILLE, Ind. – The Hagerstown boys claimed the team championship for the third year in a row during Saturday’s Cross Country Sectional at Connersville High School. “Overall, it was a very solid performance,” Hagerstown coach Kent Gray said. “I told the guys we didn’t have to be spectacular today.” “We just had to run a […]
CENTERVILLE, Ind. – Union County’s boys soccer season came to an end on Saturday night as the Patriots fell 4-2 to Seton in the Class A Sectional championship contest. “Seton Catholic wanted the game a lot more than we did,” Union County Head Coach Brian Nixon said. “The guys came out flat the first half.” […]
HAGERSTOWN, Ind. – Mason Hicks rushed for 202 yards and a pair of touchdowns on Friday as the Hagerstown football team defeated Union City 67-12 in Tri-Eastern Conference football action. The Tigers led 19-6 after the first period before putting the game away by halftime as they led 39-6 at the break. Hagerstown quarterback Owen […]
LEWISVILLE, Ind. – The Winchester football team stayed in a tie at top of the Tri-Eastern Conference standings on Friday as the Golden Falcons posted a 25-20 victory at Tri. Winchester led 19-12 at halftime as the Golden Falcons were able to hang on as Austin Fritts intercepted a pass to stop the Titans last […]
CENTERVILLE, Ind. – The Centerville football team broke open a tight contest in the second half on Friday as the Bulldogs defeated Union County 42-8. Chris Pritchett scored on a 4-yard run for the Bulldogs in the second quarter as they held a 7-0 advantage at halftime in the Tri-Eastern Conference affair. Pritchett added scoring […]
FOUNTAIN CITY, Ind. – The Northeastern football team remained in the hunt for the Tri-Eastern Conference championship on Friday night as the Knights beat Lincoln 58-14. Connor Bray scored four touchdowns for the Knights the first four times he touched the football. “Connor Bray has really had a great year for us,” Northeastern Head Coach […]
In celebration of the 65th anniversary of Topps baseball cards, my collection is going to be the subject of this year-long series. Shortly after starting my obsession in 1971, the goal was to have at least one Topps card from every year. Although the 1952 set is considered to be the first released by Topps, […]