THURSDAY, MAY 23

H.S. Track & Field

IHSAA Boys Regional at Connersville (Spartan Stadium) (Qualifiers from Columbus North, Connersville, East Central & Warren Central sectionals), 6 p.m.

H.S. Softball

IHSAA Class 4A Sectional 14 Final Round at East Central (St. Leon)

Championship, 7 p.m.

IHSAA Class 3A Sectional 29 Fina Round at Greensburg

Championship, 5:30 p.m.

H.S. Baseball

IHSAA Class 3A Sectional 29 Second Round at Greensburg

Greensburg vs. Batesville, 5 p.m.

Franklin Co. vs. Lawrenceburg, 7:30 p.m.

H.S. Boys Golf

East Central at Batesville (Hillcrest CC), 4 p.m.

Oldenburg Academy at Lawrenceburg (Hidden Valley Lake GC), 4:30 p.m.

FRIDAY, MAY 24

H.S. Baseball

IHSAA Class 3A Sectional 29 Semifinals at Greensburg

Madison vs. Rushville/South Dearborn Winner, 5 p.m.

Greensburg/Batesville Winner vs. Franklin Co./Lawrenceburg Winner, 7:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, MAY 25

H.S. Girls Tennis

IHSAA Semistate at Center Grove (Greenwood)

Center Grove Winner vs. Greencastle Winner, 10 a.m.

Richmond Winner vs. Plainfield Winner, 10 a.m.

MONDAY, MAY 27

H.S. Baseball

IHSAA Class 4A Sectional 14 Final Round at Shelbyville

Championship, 3 p.m.

IHSAA Class 3A Sectional 29 Final Round at Greensburg

Championship, 5:30 p.m.

Auto Racing

Lawrenceburg Speedway – World of Outlaws Winged Sprint Car Series - Budweiser UMP Modifieds, Zimmer Tractor Hornets - Pit Gates Open 3 p.m., Front Gate Opens 4 p.m., Hot Laps 6 p.m., Racing 7 p.m.

Trivia

Q: The San Francisco Bay area was named to host the 50th Super Bowl in 2016 this week, at the 49ers' new stadium in Santa Clara, due to open in 2014. How many times has that area hosted the NFL championship game?

A: The only previous Super Bowl played in Northern California was Super Bowl XIX on Jan. 20, 1985, at Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto, won by the 49ers over the Miami Dolphins, 38-16.

Today in …

1883 – A remarkable game is played at Recreation Park in Philadelphia between a team of men missing all or part of an arm and a squad of men with one leg. The one-armed men are called the “Snorkys,” while their opponents take the name “Hoppers.” Of the 18 men participating, 15 lost their limbs in railroad accidents, two in industrial mishaps and one at the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863. The Hoppers, at a distinct disadvantage playing on crutches and peg legs – which often become stuck in the muddy field – lose 34-11.

Birthdays

Red Stockings outfielder William (Dummy) Hoy, born 1862. Red Sox pitcher Reggie Cleveland, born 1948.

CINCINNATI - The 16th annual Skyline Chili Crosstown Showdown will kick off with a gridiron battle between Indiana arch-rivals Lawrenceburg and South Dearborn Friday, Aug. 23.

The Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference clash between the Tigers and Knights is scheduled for a 7 p.m. kickoff that evening at Dick Meador Field at Neary Memorial Stadium.

The event’s official Twitter account (@xshowdown) posted the matchup Monday afternoon. LHS head coach Ryan Knigga confirmed the report via text message.

Complete Crosstown Showdown schedule will be released at a 1 p.m. press conference today (Tuesday).

Go to TriStateFootball.com to get the complete schedule.

AURORA – Hosted by South Dearborn High School volleyball, the first annual kNEON kNIGHT 5K Run/Walk is slated for Saturday evening, June 29.

The nighttime road race, a 3.1-mile fund-raiser for the Lady Knights spikers, will start at 9:30 p.m. and follow a course around the SDHS, middle school and elementary campuses.

The wearing of neon colors and attachment of glow sticks by runners and spectators are encouraged. Neon and glow-in-the-dark merchandise will be available the purchase on the evening of the race.

Pre-race registration, due by Saturday, June 15, is $15, including an official race t-shirt. Late registration is $20, not including a t-shirt.

Registration forms are available at the SDHS main office.

For more information like us on the South Dearborn High School Volleyball Facebook page or e-mail Coach Michelle Standriff at: michellestandriff@yahoo.com.

GREENSBURG – South Dearborn softball rolled out its big guns for an 11-1, five-inning victory over Lawrenceburg to open Class 3A Sectional 29 play Monday.

Ellen Barrett connected for her ninth home run of the spring, a two-run blast with Morgan Wolfer aboard and one out in the home half of the first inning.

Two batters later, winning pitcher Kooper Vertz drilled her first round-tripper of the season, a solo shot that mirrored Barrett's centerfield blast, keying a four-run first inning for the Lady Knights.

ST. LEON – Paige McQueen belted her first home run of the season to salvage East Central's messy 10-9 Class 4A softball sectional first-round win over Shelbyville in eight innings Monday.

“Survive and advance – that's all that matters in the postseason,” said EC coach Heather Zins, whose 18-8 host Lady Trojans dodged a big-time bullet thanks to winning pitcher McQueen's high-fly no-doubt shot to left-centerfield in the top of the eighth.

AURORA – Longtime South Dearborn High School staffer Chris Nobbe was named the Knights' new head football coach by unanimous 7-0 vote of the school board Monday night.

Nobbe succeeds Eric Lows, who posted a 20-31 mark in five seasons at his alma mater – including an 0-10 mark last fall. Lows was recently promoted to administrative assistant to SD superintendent Dr. John Mehrle, effective for the 2013-14 school year.

See the full story in this Thursday's edition of The Dearborn County Register.

H.S. softball

IHSAA SECTIONALS

May 20-25

CLASS 4A – Sectional 14

At East Central

Monday, May 20

EAST CENTRAL 10, Shelbyville 9

Bloomington South 3, Columbus North 2

Tuesday, May 21

EAST CENTRAL vs. Bloomington South, 6 p.m.

Bloomington North vs. Columbus East, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 23

Championship, 7 p.m.

CLASS 3A – Sectional 29

At Greensburg

Monday, May 20

SOUTH DEARBORN 11, LAWRENCEBURG 1 (5 in.)

Tuesday, May 21

Franklin County vs. Greensburg, 5 p.m.

Rushville vs. Madison, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 22

Batesville vs. SOUTH DEARBORN, 5 p.m.

Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 23

Championship, 5:30 p.m.

CLASS 2A – Sectional 45

At Switzerland Co.

Monday, May 20

South Ripley 9, Austin 3

Switzerland Co. 12, Southwestern (Hanover) 6

Tuesday, May 21

South Ripley vs. Switzerland Co. 5 p.m.

North Decatur vs. Milan, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 22

Championship, 6 p.m.

CLASS A – Sectional 60

At Rising Sun

Monday, May 20

RISING SUN 14, Oldenburg Academy 1

Hauser 18, Madison Shawe 0

Tuesday, May 21

RISING SUN vs. Hauser, 5 p.m.

South Decatur vs. Jac-Cen-Del, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 23

Championship, 7:30 p.m.

REGIONALS: Tuesday, May 28

LAWRENCEBURG – What's been a long, injury-wracked regular season for Lawrenceburg baseball finished on the upswing, with three straight win.

Tiger varsity, 12-14 in its first season under new head coach Nick Tremain, heads for Class 3A sectional play against Franklin County at Greensburg Thursday night.

LHS will carry some momentum into the postseason, thanks to its second Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference win of the spring, 4-1 at home vs. Batesville last Thursday, followed by Saturday's doubleheader sweep at South Ripley, 8-3 and 13-2 (five innings).

AURORA – East Central girls tennis captured its first sectional championship since 1993 – just the second in school history - with a 5-0 victory over Milan Saturday.

Dodging raindrops most of the weekend - with Thursday’s semifinal round bumped to Friday and Saturday's championship contested only after parents brought in leaf-blowers to help dry the South Dearborn courts – EC's title wasn't exactly a sure thing.