Some news from me on the job front: I’ve accepted a job offer to be the sports editor at the Greene County Daily World. My time in Georgia has been one of the best experiences of my life and I truly enjoyed getting to know and cover such incredible athletes and coaches.
Too many people to thank for this year. This has been the most challenging and the most rewarding job I’ve ever had, and I’ll always speak fondly of the year I covered Greene County
My first blog with the Greene County Daily World is a bit of backstory about where I’m coming from and who I am. I can’t wait to get to know all the teams and athletes here in Greene County!
Lady Miners take the Regional trophy with a 37-30 victory over North Decatur. Bradie Chambers with 12, Sydney Jerrells with 11 as they will Linton to victory
New ISU men’s basketball Head Coach and
@WRVwolverines
alumnus Matthew Graves during his introductory press conference today. Once a hooper, always a hooper
Unofficial results from the State cross country meet. Peyton Smith takes 38th (18:44.6). Lilyanna Blais takes 117th (19:28.5). Esther Crane takes 164 (20:00.4)
Today, Linton seniors Sydney Jerrells and Bradie Chambers signed to play college basketball at IU South Bend. The two will be joined by Eastern Greene’s Keylee Hudson as three star Greene County athletes will be playing for the Titans next year
Linton’s Peyton Smith takes third place at Regionals with a 19:00.7. Eastern Greene’s Lilyanna Blais took 15th with a time of 19:40.3 with EG teammate Esther Crane taking 23rd (20:00.6)
Photo courtesy Darren Clayton
Lady Miners win in five sets with a 15-6 victory in the fifth set. Final score, 25-23, 23-25, 25-13, 17-25, 15-6. Lady Miners will play for their second straight Regional title this evening at 7 pm
Lady Miners knock down 10 triples on the night, 8 from Bella Franklin and Maelee Pilant. Lady Miners win 62-27 over North Daviess behind four in double digits: Sydney Jerrells scored 15 Franklin and Pilant each with 14 and Bradie Chambers with 10
Miners take down Lovejoy 65- 45 at the Conrad Allen Tourney. Miners had three players with 17+ in Paul Oliver (19), Jamison Fields (17) and Conner Daily (17). Linton is 4-1 on the year and will play at 4 p.m (5 ET) on Saturday
It’s official, Nate O’Neall has been approved unanimously to be the Bloomfield athletic director and boys basketball head coach, effective July 1. O’Neall has been the WRV AD since 2021, being the boys varsity assistant coach this past year under Levi Hostetter.
GCDW photo
The final play from Linton vs Sullivan, with Blaike Husband bunting and bringing home Brayden Husband. Jamison Fields had two hits and one RBI, Russell Goodman with 5 k’s. Miners have won three Sectionals in the last four years
At the Greene Co. Invite tonight, the Eastern Greene boys and Linton girls took home the trophies. WRV’s Jake Antibus was the high point getter for the boys, while EG’s Lilyanna Blais was the top point getter for the girls
Ty Boyd with a walk-off 3-run home run for the 5-2 Linton victory over Shakamak. Blaike Husband with 7 k’s, Jaxon Cox with 8 for Shakamak. Dolton Fiscus and Ian Samm each with one hit and one RBI, Blaike Husband with 2 hits and an RBI
Bella Franklin and Maelee Pilant are on fire from deep as the Lady Miners put up 24 in the third quarter. Franklin has 14, Pilant with 11. All Linton, 54-20 going into the fourth quarter against North Daviess
Using the photo again cause it’s too good.
@JTMay12
gives the Lakers the late lead with 2.1 seconds left as the Lakers down the Cardinals 48-47. May ends with 21, while
@BlakeNeill4
puts up 34 as he continues his strong start to the sophomore year
Paul Oliver hauls in a last second touchdown pass from
@mcbride_braylon
to end the first half. Miners up 28-0. Miners are rolling for the second straight week
Sydney Jerrells with two big blocks in the second quarter and Bradie Chambers with an and-1 as the Lady Miners lead 31-21 over West Washington with 1:34 to go in the second quarter
Bradie Chambers with ice in her veins as she drains two free throws with 5.1 seconds left. The 4-1 Lady Miners escape with a 32-28 win over North Central
Keylee Hudson scored her 1,000th point tonight in a 69-56 victory over North Daviess. The Eastern Greene senior scored 27 as the 8-3 Lady T-Birds have now won four straight
At this point one of the McKee twins, if not both, make a spectacular catch every time I’m at a game, this time it’s Addisyn’s turn in the top of the seventh
Paul Oliver drops a career-high 30 points in a 69-55 Linton win over Purdue Polytechnic. Conner Daily with 13, Jackson Miller with 11. Miners have won six straight
All Greene County pitching matchup tonight at Bob Warn Field with former Miner Nathan Frady and former Cardinal Brett Sherrard battling on the mound between Rex and Dubois County
Lady Miners spoil Sullivan’s senior night with a 47-24 Linton win. Lady Miners end the regular season 4-2 against sectional opponents. Sydney Jerrells leads the way with 15, with Bradie Chambers and Addisyn McKee each scoring 10
Lady Miners win over North Daviess in straight sets, 25-19, 25-14, 25-11. Their 21st straight victory. Up next for Linton is a match up against Eastern Greene on Saturday for the Sectional semifinals
Miners hold Greencastle scoreless in the second half as they win 26-21 thanks to three touchdowns from Paul Oliver. Miners go to the Sectional Championship game for the second straight year
Post 346 picks up their second win of the day with a 7-3 win over Owensboro Post 9. Ross Olsen with two hits, Brady Weidenbenner with two RBIs. Caden Schrader with 10 k���s in 6 and 2/3 pitched, Weidenbenner with the final strikeout
Lady Miners cruise past Edgewood 50-23. Linton went on a 30-10 run through the second and third quarter to get out to a big lead that gives the Lady Miners their second win of the season
Lady Miners had 3 in double digits. Chambers scored 27, Jerrells added 15 and Addisyn McKee put up 10. Maelee Pilant hit a big 3 with less than 20 seconds left in 4Q to start the Linton comeback
I got to sit down with
@JadenGibson20
and talk about his time at
@RabunFootball
as he leaves the program holding three state records.
My latest:
Gibson catching fire | The Clayton Tribune, Rabun County, GA
A block party for the Lady Miners propels them to a straight set win over Mitchell, 25-15, 25-14, 25-17. 20 straight wins for the Lady Miners as they head into sectional play next Thursday against North Daviess
Miners win their 10th straight and go undefeated in SWIAC to end the regular season, 54-44 over North Central. Paul Oliver had 18, Conner Daily added 11 while Jamison Fields chipped in 9. Miners now have about a week off until sectionals
Tyson Walker scores on an error, Miners win with a 3-2 walk-off over Eastern Greene. Will Inman and Gavin Whitfield both with one hit and one RBI, Inman with four k’s. Casen Goodman two hits and one RBI, Blaike Husband three k’s
FINAL
The Linton Miners win 39-0 over Parke Heritage. Paul Oliver and Christian Shonk took over the game in the second and third quarter to bring the Miners their first win of the 2023 season
Today, Eastern Greene senior James Lewis IV signed to play football and run track at Manchester University. Lewis IV is the second EG football player to sign to play collegiately this year
Linton Miners defeat North Clay 71-41 to take 5th place at the Conrad Allen Tourney. Conner Daily scored 18, Jackson Miller scored 17 and Paul Oliver chipped in 14. Miners are 5-1 and will be at home against Shakamak on Dec. 22
Today, Shakamak senior
@JTMay12
signed to play basketball at Rose-Hulman University. The senior leaves Shakamak third all time in scoring as well as the program’s leader in made 3-pointers
Before the Fever game today, I ran into one of my sports writing heroes in
@RomeovilleKid
! Appreciate James taking the time to take a photo and give some advice to a young sports journalist
The Lady Miners keep the county keg with a 39-33 victory over Eastern Greene. Bradie Chambers puts up a game-high 20 including three triples with Sydney Jerrells adding 14. Keylee Hudson puts up 15 for the Lady T-Birds
Shakamak takes down Bethesda Christian 12-1 for their fourth straight Regional title. Jaden Johnson with two hits, two RBIs. Linden Jenkins with one hit, three RBIs. Jaxon Cox with five k’s, Jenkins with four k’s. Lakers are heading back to Semi-State
Paul Oliver drops a career-high 30 points in a 69-55 Linton win over Purdue Polytechnic. Conner Daily with 13, Jackson Miller with 11. Miners have won six straight
Nine athletes from the basketball team got up and defended their head coach, as well as parents and former players for Neill. Video quality is not ideal, but it’s worth hearing from the players.
The athletes begin speaking around 32:30:
At tonight's Bloomfield school board meeting the public came out to defend boys basketball JB Neill,who's contract was not renewed recently. Despite public wanting him to be reinstated,board did nothing. After public comment period was over the board did not address the decision
@StoverKeegan
of
@RabunFootball
was named the Top Performer at the Georgia Elite Classic.
My latest:
Stover named Top Performer at Georgia Elite Classic event | The Clayton Tribune, Rabun County, GA
Paul Oliver scored 19, Conner Daily had 17, Cooper Smith and Jamison Fields both had 10. Miners have had at least three players with 10+ in each of their games
Had some issues downloading photos during the game, so making a quick thread of my favorite photos from the
@LadyMinerBball
32-28 win over North Central
Linton advances to the sectional championship game with a straight set win over Eastern Greene. 25-17, 25-15, 25-7. Up next for the Lady Miners is the championship match against Sullivan tonight at 7 pm
Cardinals win the consolation bracket with a 66-45 victory over Greencastle. Blake Neill with 26, Tucker Lent and Hunter Abner both with 17. Cardinals go 3-1 in the WVC
Peyton Smith takes first place for the girls at the GCI with a 18:51.2
Eastern Greene’s Lilyanna Blais and Esther Crane take 2 and 3 with times of 19:47 and 20:27.7
Linton and Brownstown Central played four common opponents this year as both teams went 4-0. The teams also scrimmaged against each other to start the year
Boys Basketball | Final
Bloomfield 42
North Central 27
1A Sectional 57 Semifinal
Cardinals (13-13) plays stifling defense on their way to tomorrow's championship against Clay City. T-Birds season ends at 11-13.
Linton keeps control of the county key with a 59-46 victory over Shakamak. Miners led by Paul Oliver’s 24 while Jackson Miller scored 14. JT May scored 30, with four triples, for the Lakers. Both teams will be back in action for the Wabash Valley Classic