

There's No Crying in Baseball. . .
In the summer of 1940, the Lawrenceville Merchants softball team won the Wabash Valley Girls Softball tournament. The nonprofessionals...

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Jul 31, 20241 min read
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Batter-Up
Havolines vs Boston Braves and Jim Thorpe 1919 September 19, 1919 Vincennes Commercial 2300 Persons Witnessed Big Game at Lawrenceville –...

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Jun 4, 20242 min read
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Quail-Raising 1952
1952 Ernest l Roan shows off his two hunting dogs in front of the brooder houses of the Lawrence County Sportsmen's Club quail-raising...

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Apr 25, 20241 min read
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BTHS AG Teacher
John C Baker was born August 18, 1922, in Equality, Gallatin County, although his obituary said he was born in Saline County. He was the...

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Apr 8, 20241 min read
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1962 SHS "Arabs" Basketball
In 1962 the Arabs from Sumner High School were District Champions for the first time in 35 years and advanced to the semi-finals in the...

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Dec 28, 20231 min read
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SHS "Arabs" Basketball-- 1940s and 1950s
The Sumner High School team of 1948-1949 posted a fine record and turned out one of the finest ball players in Sumner’s history, Jack...

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Dec 27, 20231 min read
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Sumner High School Basketball
According to a 1962 Yearbook, the Sumner High School sports teams known as the Arabs, received their name in 1910. In that year Sumner...

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Dec 26, 20231 min read
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Pittsburg Pirates
February 15, 1962 Bridgeport Leader Local Athlete is Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates baseball squad will be...

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Dec 12, 20231 min read
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Women's Softball
In 1985 Golden Rule's Women's softball team played other teams in the area such as teams from Kizers Bar, Eagles Lodge, and Central...

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Aug 7, 20231 min read
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LTHS 1912-13
The Historical Society has an entire collection of yearbooks from the four high schools in the county, and some of the elementary schools...

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Jun 20, 20232 min read
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