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Part two of a look back on 2025 sports.
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Three wins for Clarke Indian baseball bumped their record to 8-17, including a double-header against Centerville that started with a 10-8 loss followed by a 20-2 win.
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The Murray baseball team’s play for state came to an end in Afton in Round One of substate play, as the East Union Eagles took down the Mustangs 7-6.
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The Murray Lady Mustangs placed second in the Bluegrass Tournament, falling 3-2 in the championship against Seymour.
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The Clarke Indians upset the third-seeded Creston Panthers 6-1 to advance to the Class 3A baseball semifinals, where they lost 12-2 to Atlantic.
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Following a winless 2024-25 football season, the 2025-26 Clarke Indians turned the tides to open their season with a 24-14 win at home over Colfax-Mingo.
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A week with four wins bumped the Murray volleyball team up to 7-0 early in their season.
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The change of girls tennis from the spring to the fall didn’t slow the Lady Indians down any, as they continued to rack up wins, including a second place finish at Knoxville in the SCC tournament.
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Murray football finds its first win of the season with a 36-33 win over Lamoni that subsequently handed the Demons their first season loss.
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At the home Clarke cross country meet, Izzy Hay medaled in seventh for the girls while Joseph DeVore medaled for the boys in 14th.
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Clarke volleyball players Josie Moore and Mylee Miller were recognized for 500 career digs and assists respectively.
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The 2000-01 Murray football team were recognized as the school entered its 25th season as an 8-man team. The 2000 team cemented a historic season for the school, winning their regular season 8-0; they fell in the opening game of state playoffs.
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Clarke wrestlers Urijah Fry, Lincoln Hill and John Sanga placed in the annual Coach Riley Invitational at Nodaway Valley in first, second and fourth place respectively.
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Clarke cross country and volleyball and Murray football.