Quarterbacks, linebackers, kickers and others can be seen on the football fields.
Volleyballs are being served, spiked and bumped in gymnasiums.
Tennis players are taking the court outside, cross country runners are working out, stretching and running and soccer players are going for the goal.

A lot of this has taken place in the past few days, as fall sports practices have begun.

What about girls golf, you ask? Well, they’ve been at it for a whole week now, and they are beginning their second week. Their season starts a few weeks earlier than the other fall sports. They’ve already climbed around the golf courses and battled the heat in some instances.

Yep, whether you can believe it or not, the fall sports season is gearing up. Doesn’t it just seem like spring sports just finished? Doesn’t it seem like school just ended? It does to me. But, whether we are ready or not, it’s here.

We’ve been working on contacting coaches for our fall sports preview, which is set to print in the Thursday, Aug. 20 edition of The Tribune and online at tribtown.com.
There, you can look for interviews with coaches from Seymour, Brownstown Central, Trinity Lutheran, Crothersville and Medora, as well as rosters and season schedules.

We already ran previews for the girls golf season in the regular edition of The Tribune, and you can find those online. If room allows (and we hope it does), we will at least run a roster and schedule (along with results from matches already played) of the girls golf teams.

If you’re interested in getting a glimpse at some of the teams before the season begins, you have an opportunity this Thursday (Aug. 13) and Friday (Aug. 14) to attend some scrimmages. On Thursday, three county volleyball teams, Seymour, Brownstown Central and Trinity Lutheran, will play host to scrimmages. Seymour will take on Columbus East and Trinity will take on Austin, and BC’s will be intrasquad, including the freshman, JV and varsity teams. All of them begin at 6 p.m. (By the way, if you go to the BC scrimmage, the cost of admission is a bottled sports drink.)
Also that night, the BC tennis team will play host to Scottsburg for a scrimmage. It starts at 5 p.m.

Then on Friday, the Seymour and Brownstown Central football teams will take the field for scrimmages, a week before the season kicks off. Seymour will travel to New Albany, and BC will travel to Jennings County. Both of those games start at 7 p.m.

Check out the Friday edition of the paper and online for coverage of the tennis and volleyball scrimmages, and check out the weekend edition of the paper and online for coverage of the football scrimmages.

Some teams begin their seasons early next week (starting Aug. 17). You may ask why we aren’t running the preview section until Aug. 20. Well, that’s just the date that worked out best, and plus, many of the coaches are finalizing their rosters (and in some cases making cuts). So in the end, it’s just going to work out best to run it that date.

Be sure to stay tuned to tribtown.com and the print edition this fall for full coverage of all five county schools. Best of luck to all of the teams, and we look forward to following your progression this fall.

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