http://www.newsandtribune.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:12:00 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/sportschat/local_story_337161453.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/sportschat/local_story_337161453.html Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:40:00 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/sportschat/local_story_314004001.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/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.newsandtribune.com/sportschat/local_story_311001757.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/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.newsandtribune.com/sportschat/local_story_307001001.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/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.newsandtribune.com/sportschat/local_story_288002357.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/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.newsandtribune.com/sportschat/local_story_278235455.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/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.newsandtribune.com/sportschat/local_story_274000837.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/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.newsandtribune.com/sportschat/local_story_269004823.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/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.newsandtribune.com/sportschat/local_story_247010703.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/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.newsandtribune.com/sportschat/local_story_230001412.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/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.newsandtribune.com/sportschat/local_story_211011657.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/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. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:36:00 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/sportschat/local_story_199015051.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/sportschat/local_story_199015051.html On May 28, my son Bo and I, along with six other conservation officers from our district received life-saving awards from the director of the Department of Natural Resources. Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:19:00 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/sportschat/local_story_195001940.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/sportschat/local_story_195001940.html There’s been a running joke throughout the newsroom that Mike Hutsell has retired from column writing. In fact, general readers in the paper have even started to ask questions about where my picture (which people politely usually refer to as handsome) has disappeared to at the top of every paper section.True, I’ve gone on a bit of a column-writing sabbatical in recent weeks — for no good reason other than simple vacation time. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:24:00 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/sportschat/local_story_186202538.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/sportschat/local_story_186202538.html For many the recent resignation of Indiana University athletic director Rick Greenspan was a welcome sight. For others a question of why did he have to go arises. Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:58:00 +0000 http://www.newsandtribune.com/sportschat/local_story_181005933.html http://www.newsandtribune.com/sportschat/local_story_181005933.html A record number of Southern Indiana players showed off their talent at this week’s U.S. Youth Region II Championships in Rockford, Ill.