http://www.news-tribune.net en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Sun, 31 May 2009 01:43:00 +0000 http://www.news-tribune.net/sportschat/local_story_151014425.html http://www.news-tribune.net/sportschat/local_story_151014425.html I thank the IHSAA for a lot of things in life. I really do. Sun, 24 May 2009 02:27:00 +0000 http://www.news-tribune.net/sportschat/local_story_144022807.html http://www.news-tribune.net/sportschat/local_story_144022807.html To you, today is probably just a typical Sunday before Memorial Day.You might be cleaning up that old Weber grill for tomorrow’s cookout or getting the pool ready for your kids and their friends. Sun, 05 Apr 2009 02:26:00 +0000 http://www.news-tribune.net/sportschat/local_story_095022633.html http://www.news-tribune.net/sportschat/local_story_095022633.html For the last decade or so, I have developed sort of a reputation - and it’s not being a veteran sports writer who has a vast knowledge about Indiana high school athletics. Sun, 29 Mar 2009 00:51:00 +0000 http://www.news-tribune.net/sportschat/local_story_088005153.html http://www.news-tribune.net/sportschat/local_story_088005153.html While I love this whole madness concept of March and wouldn’t trade the NCAA Tournament for any other single sporting event every calendar year, the distraction is already starting to set in. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:12:00 +0000 http://www.news-tribune.net/sportschat/local_story_337161453.html http://www.news-tribune.net/sportschat/local_story_337161453.html Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:40:00 +0000 http://www.news-tribune.net/sportschat/local_story_314004001.html http://www.news-tribune.net/sportschat/local_story_314004001.html Overheard it in a restaurant Saturday morning. The sentence contained five words that don’t need to be spoken.“If only Edward didn’t fumble,” said this patron of a downtown Jeffersonville establishment. Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:16:00 +0000 http://www.news-tribune.net/sportschat/local_story_311001757.html http://www.news-tribune.net/sportschat/local_story_311001757.html They say all good things come to an end, and this might be the last edition of The Matt’s football picks this year. I guess that means awful things come to an end, too. Sun, 02 Nov 2008 00:10:00 +0000 http://www.news-tribune.net/sportschat/local_story_307001001.html http://www.news-tribune.net/sportschat/local_story_307001001.html The federal government recently raised the standard minimum wage for all full-time employees in the United States to a minimum of $7.25 per hour. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:23:00 +0000 http://www.news-tribune.net/sportschat/local_story_288002357.html http://www.news-tribune.net/sportschat/local_story_288002357.html The crystal ball didn’t do too bad a job last week with the boys’ sectional championships, being spot on with everything but for New Albany’s deserved victory over tired rival Floyd Central. Sat, 04 Oct 2008 23:53:00 +0000 http://www.news-tribune.net/sportschat/local_story_278235455.html http://www.news-tribune.net/sportschat/local_story_278235455.html Shawn Bowen is 5 years old. He’s a born and raised sports fan, who likely attended his first Louisville football game within the first year of his lifetime. Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:08:00 +0000 http://www.news-tribune.net/sportschat/local_story_274000837.html http://www.news-tribune.net/sportschat/local_story_274000837.html The draws for the 15th annual IHSAA boys’ and girls’ soccer state tournament series were made Monday — throwing up one outstanding early-round tilt. Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:48:00 +0000 http://www.news-tribune.net/sportschat/local_story_269004823.html http://www.news-tribune.net/sportschat/local_story_269004823.html I spend an extraordinary amount of time doing two things — playing fantasy football and watching high school football.Isn’t it time we combine the two? Wed, 03 Sep 2008 01:04:00 +0000 http://www.news-tribune.net/sportschat/local_story_247010703.html http://www.news-tribune.net/sportschat/local_story_247010703.html Dave Adams enjoyed going to track practice each day. He also loved his U.S. History class.It may have had something to do with Damon Sims. Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:14:00 +0000 http://www.news-tribune.net/sportschat/local_story_230001412.html http://www.news-tribune.net/sportschat/local_story_230001412.html Her name was Miriam Matthews, but you’d have a hard time finding anyone who called her that.To the world, her name was Sug — short for Sugar. Tue, 29 Jul 2008 01:15:00 +0000 http://www.news-tribune.net/sportschat/local_story_211011657.html http://www.news-tribune.net/sportschat/local_story_211011657.html Javanon’s U16s, featuring Jeffersonville’s Trevor Bruner and New Albany’s Keenan Sparks, took on best teams in the country last week and proved it was not out of place at the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships in Little Rock, Ark.The journey may have started with two consecutive losses for the defensive duo and their teammates, but it ended with a victory —and the realization that the area’s players can compete with youth soccer’s elite.