Rita Garmon

TIPTON — As often is the case when Tipton and Tri-Central square off against each other in boys soccer, the game is tightly-contested and a nail-biter, and that held true in last Tuesday’s match played under the lights at Tipton Ford Field.Sophomore Quinn Smith lofted in a goal from outside the box with just under 16 minutes remaining in the match to lift the Blue Devils to a 1-0 victory over their county rivals.“I thought we controlled the game from start to finish,” Tipton coach Adam Tragesser said.

Tipton’s defense turned in another dominant performance as the Blue Devils shut out visiting Rensselaer Central 14-0 in Friday night’s Hoosier Conference small school division opener.A late kickoff became even later thanks to the storms that rolled through Central Indiana that night.

CICERO — Grumpy, disappointed and happy to be done with the round best describes the emotions of Tipton High School girls golf team, and nearly every other player who competed in Saturday’s Hoosier Conference tournament at Bear Slide G.C.The Lady Devils’ dynamic duo of sophomore Kennedy Lancaster and junior Josie Butler did not feel like smiling even though they were the second- and third-place medalists and earned all-conference honors for a second straight year.

LOGANSPORT — The Tipton Blue Devils surpassed their seeding in last week’s Hoosier Conference boys soccer tournament.

TIPTON — Tipton continues to show last year’s 2-8 season was just a blip on the radar as the Blue Devils turned in a dominating performance against Western in Tipton’s home opener on Friday night.

SHARPSVILLE — Tri-Central coughed the ball up six times and was left feeling ill as Clinton Prairie escaped Sharpsville with a 34-24 Hoosier Heartland Conference victory last Friday night.“We didn’t deserve to win that game, and I told our players that after it was over,” Trojan coach Shane Arnold said.