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Oracles nip Hornets in final seconds
Myers saves best for last
By John J. Dunn Contributing sportswriter
      Michael Myers' steal of an in-bounds pass and three-point play the old-fashioned way with just 13 seconds to play helped the Oracles pull-out a thrilling 64-62 victory at Rossville Saturday night.
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Oracles retain wrestling invite title for fourth year
      The Delphi wrestling team defended their title at the Nick Spittler Wrestling Invitational on Saturday at Lafayette Jefferson High School. The Oracles have been in possession of the champion trophy for all four years that they have competed in the tournament.
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Explosive 4th quarter lifts Carroll over Eastern
By Greg Hoffman Contributing sportswriter
      The Cougars (3-5) put together back-to-back wins with a 62-43 victory at home Saturday night against Eastern (1-8). Like the two previous games, Carroll used an inside game to take control of the contest early. Adam Tussinger and Jacob Craig made life difficult for Eastern all night. Tussinger we...
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Turnovers determine fate of Lady Oracles
By Todd Swank Contributing sportswriter
      Delphi's long holiday layoff from game action didn't hurt their shooting. The Lady Oracles shot 42% from the field and 36% from 3 pt. range. But what was evident, the inactivity hurt their offensive flow and timing. The Lady Devils of Tipton easily defeated the Delphi's girls 63-40 by taking advan...
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McCarter and Yoder spark Cougar ladies off the bench
By Jim McCarter Contributing sportswriter
      The Carroll girls' basketball team got off to a great start in 2008, soundly defeating Hoosier Heartland Conference rival Clinton Central 43-29 on Jan. 4. The victory was followed by losses to two good teams - Winamac and Maconaquah.
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Tourney champions
      Carroll's 7th grade improved to 7-4 for the season after winning the Carroll 7th Grade Basketball Tourney Saturday. Team members are, (l-r): Kneeling - Brady Wiles, Jacob Bush, Logan Gaines, Ryan Spesard, Tallis Bowers.
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Winter Sports Summaries
      Carroll 7th wins tournament Carroll 7th grade boys' basketball team won its own tournament last weekend, defeating Clinton Prairie 42-28 in the championship game. The Cougars easily won the first game, defeating Clinton Central 49-14.
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Tryouts set for traveling soccer teams
      Rossville Area Youth Soccer will hold spring travel soccer try outs on Saturday in Rossville School's Multi-purpose Room. Times will be 8 to 10 a.m. for U16 players and 10 a.m. to 12 noon for U19 players. Players need to meet at the Multi-purpose room at their designated time with indoor soccer ...
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Scoreboard
      Boys' Basketball Northwestern 80, Delphi 47 NORTHWESTERN: Maggard 11-13 1-3 27, Beachy 1-3 0-0 2, Cossell 2-4 0-0 4, Corcoran 2-2 0-0 4, Merrell 3-5 2-2 9, Richardson 5- 6 0-0 11, Za. Sanders 5-12 3-3 13, Ze.
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