Lawrence Lore
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“Breakaway Bill”
His nickname was Breakaway Bill for obvious reasons. Yet in the case of Bill How e, the nickname was only part of the legend. A 1952...
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Lawrence Lore
Oct 17, 20241 min read
1971 Sumner Basketball
The Sumner Grade School Basketball Team 1971 First Row: Sean Sheeler, John Potts, Ricky Dowty, Jeff Schultz, Greg Grazier, Chuck Hixon,...
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Lawrence Lore
Oct 1, 20241 min read
Readin', 'Ritin', and 'Rithmetic
For many years our school was housed in the front vault of the History Center. That had to be relocated when the doll collection moved...
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Lawrence Lore
Sep 23, 20241 min read
The Shiloh Bombers
September 18 1980 The Shiloh Bombers The Shiloh Bombers men’s softball team ended their regular season play in a double elimination...
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Lawrence Lore
Jul 31, 20241 min read
There's No Crying in Baseball. . .
In the summer of 1940, the Lawrenceville Merchants softball team won the Wabash Valley Girls Softball tournament. The nonprofessionals...
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Lawrence Lore
Apr 25, 20241 min read
Quail-Raising 1952
1952 Ernest l Roan shows off his two hunting dogs in front of the brooder houses of the Lawrence County Sportsmen's Club quail-raising...
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Lawrence Lore
Apr 8, 20241 min read
BTHS AG Teacher
John C Baker was born August 18, 1922, in Equality, Gallatin County, although his obituary said he was born in Saline County. He was the...
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Lawrence Lore
Dec 28, 20231 min read
1962 SHS "Arabs" Basketball
In 1962 the Arabs from Sumner High School were District Champions for the first time in 35 years and advanced to the semi-finals in the...
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Lawrence Lore
Dec 27, 20231 min read
SHS "Arabs" Basketball-- 1940s and 1950s
The Sumner High School team of 1948-1949 posted a fine record and turned out one of the finest ball players in Sumner’s history, Jack...
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