Castle's Schuyler Cooper looks for an opening during the sectional semi-final game held at Castle on Friday, Oct. 30. The Knights defeated the Stars, 21-6, and will vie for the sectional championship on Friday, Nov. 6 at Floyd Central; game time is 7:30 p.m.

Beating the number three ranked team in the state on their home field in constant rain proved to be too many obstacles to overcome for the Pioneers in the second round of the sectional tournament. Boonville fell to Jasper, 28-0, Friday night.

If a sunrise over fog laden water paints the picture of your hunting passion, then gather your decoys and dust off your gun. Waterfowl season is officially open.

Nick Kolley, Jeff Bell, Drew Ison and Aaron Olson, all seniors, take the field during Castle's 24-14 win against Jeffersonville High School Friday night. Ths is the second consecutive year the Knights have knocked the Red Devils out of sectional play. Castle will be back in action on Friday, Oct. 30 at home against Bedford. Kick-off is at 6:30 p.m. Photo by Kaitlin Conti

After winning the Big 8 conference, Boonville set their sights on the sectional championship.

Tecumseh's Dalton Capper carries the ball during a home game against Corydon Central on Friday, Oct. 16. The Braves were defeated, 49-0. Tecumseh will be back in action this Friday, Oct. 23 for sectional play at home against Linton-Stockton High School. Game time is 7 p.m.

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Castle's Brittnie Cartwright sets the ball for Shannon O'Neill during a home match against Jasper High School on Thursday, Oct. 15.

Boonville's Brandon Strange takes ball possession during a sectional game against Heritage Hills on Saturday, Oct. 10. The Pioneers defeated the Patriots, 2-1, to continue on to the next round against Forest Park. The Pioneers were defeated, 4-0, by the Rangers.

Castle North Middle School sixth grader Nick Forche was recently chosen to represent the United States as a member of Coast to Coast Baseball in Puerto Rico this spring. During the seven day program, Forche will compete against top amateur teams from greater San Juan while receiving instruction from Coast to Coast staff who have all played or coached the game at the collegiate or professional level. The same staff will provide college recruiting information to both players and parents in seminar format during the trip.

The Newburgh Knights 14U fastpitch girls travel softball team tied for 9th place out of 44 teams in the World Series held this summer in Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex in Kissimmee, Fla. The Newburgh Knights were knocked out of the tournament by the Arkansas Livewires, who took first place overall.

Fifteen seconds. That's all the time it took for the Pioneers to put to rest any doubt what the outcome would be of Friday night's game with Big 8 foe Princeton.

Boonville Aquatic Dolphins will offer swim lessons Oct. 12 through 15 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Boonville High School. Cost is $35 per participant. Reigistration froms can be downloaded at boonvilleaquaticdolphins.com/web_documents/2009_swim_lessons_1_.pdf. Forms must be mailed in advance. For more information, e-mail Michelle Beard at michelle.beard@insightbb.com or visit www.boonvilleaquaticdolphins.com.

Boonville High School junior Carly Wildt goes up for a hit against Vincennes-Lincoln during the Pink for a Purpose event Sept. 30 at Pioneer Stadium. The Lady Pioneers topped off the night of fundraising for the local Susan G. Komen for a Cure affiliate with a 3-0 win, 25-11, 25-12, 25-15.

Boonville High School junior Carly Wildt goes up for a hit against Vincennes-Lincoln during the Pink for a Purpose event Sept. 30 at Pioneer Stadium. The Lady Pioneers topped off the night of fundraising for the local Susan G. Komen for a Cure affiliate with a 3-0 win, 25-11, 25-12, 25-15.

Fifteen seconds. That's all the time it took for the Pioneers to put to rest any doubt what the outcome would be of Friday night's game with Big 8 foe Princeton.

Castle's Shannon O'Neill goes up for the block against a North High School opponent on Tuesday, Sept. 29.

With two evenly matched teams on a rain soaked field, it was a matter of which squad would take advantage of the other's mistake and swing momentum their way.

Castle's Brittnie Cartwright sets the ball for her teammate during a home match against Boonville. The Lady Knights defeated the Lady Pioneers, 4-0, on Thursday, Sept. 24

The Boonville Gold 11U baseball team poses after winning the 2009 Bombs and Balance tournament in Bowling Green, Ky., held Sept. 19 and 20. The team went 4-0 to win the title and have now won three of their last five tournaments. Team members are Ryan Lockard, Sam Helms, Caleb Helms, Brice Thompson, Drew Ashley, Chase Gross, Evan Garrison, Dalton Peerman, Walker Paris, Kade Fleming and Neil Hayhurst. Coaches are Chad Ashley, Mark Peerman and George Fleming.

The Department of Natural Resources asks hunters and anyone else who comes across Canadian geese, mourning doves or wood ducks that have been banded to report the information on the band to the national Bird Banding Laboratory.

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Tecumseh's Kolton Chapman and Aaron Funkhouser make a team effort to tackle their opponent during a home game against South Decatur High School on Saturday, Sept. 19. The Braves were defeated by the Cougars, 23-35, and will be back in action on Friday, Sept. 25 at Mitchell High School; kick off starts at 6 p.m. Photo by Sarah Nelson

Friday evening, the Boonville Football Pioneers traveled across the bridge at Henderson, Ky., down the Pennyrile Parkway for a few miles past Madisonville, where they peeled off the parkway and down into a valley.