Carmel beats Fishers 55-42 in top 10 battle A defensive change gave the Carmel girls basketball team a big victory over a county rival.

It was, as expected, a typical Carmel-Noblesville basketball game. Neither team gave an inch. Carmel used a 38-22 first half explosion on its way to a 63-55 victory over the visiting Millers Friday evening in the Eric Clark Activity Center.

Hamilton Southeastern senior Lindsay Rogers led Southeastern Swim Club at the ConocoPhillips Short Course National Championships Friday in Atlanta with a 10th place swim of 1:01.82 in the 100-yard breaststroke.

After a pair of double-digit losses to open the season, the University boys’ basketball team held host International scoreless in the first quarter and cruised to a 52-22 victory.

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The Funny Site of the Day -- From Comics.com: "This high-flying single-panel comic spotlights and savors the foibles, stupidity, and goofiness of our colorful unnatural world. It's all about attitude,...

Before reporting to Camp Atterbury in Edinburgh, Ind., later this month, Indiana National Guard member and Noblesville resident Rick Moore spoke to the seventh-grade Eagles team at Noblesville Middle School Friday.

A man nabbed by Carmel police after he traveled from Illinois to meet who he thought was a teenaged boy for sex pleaded guilty to two charges Friday.

A Noblesville man was sentenced to six years Friday after he pleaded guilty to a charge of child molesting. But Ronald C. Howard Jr. has already served his time.

A Frankfort man was sentenced Friday to 1½ years in prison, after he pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud or deceitful acts while acting as a loan broker.

An annual tradition at Fishers fire stations is to display holiday wreaths with a message. The wreaths were put up outside stations Thanksgiving and will continue to be displayed through New Year’s Day.

Fishers Town Manager Gary A. Huff has been elected President of the Indiana Municipal Managers Association (IMMA) for 2007-2008. Deputy Town Manager Nathan George has also been elected as the Central Indiana Regional Director.

With wintertime just around the corner, most everyone will soon be pulling out hats and mittens to keep them warm. Unfortunately, not everyone has the clothing they need to get him or her through the cold months ahead.

Reese Witherspoon Tops List of Hollywood's Highest-Paid Actresses; Gets $15M to $20M a Movie

Chuck Goodrich knows firsthand that Noblesville is a booming area for industrial and business growth.

TechWeb - The changes include new parental controls that let parents set limits on the amount of time their children can spend playing Xbox games during a given period.

AP - Monthly sales of Sony's PlayStation 3 in Japan topped the Nintendo Wii for the first time since the gaming consoles debuted late last year, according to a November survey.

( Release: Nov. 30, 2007   Rated: PG-13 - for nudity, sexual content and some language   Avg. Score: 4.69/5     Details | Tickets | Trailers | Photos | Reviews  ) — Based on a true story, Jean-Dominique Bauby (Mathieu Amalric) was the editor of Elle France. After a major stroke in 1995, he was left completely paralyzed except for his left eye. However, with just his one eye, he was able to blink out his memoir and describe what it was like not being able to move. He also very vividly described wild fantasy worlds he could visit in this mind.

( Release: Nov. 30, 2007   Rated: PG-13 - for nudity, sexual content and some language   Avg. Score: 4.69/5     Details | Trailers | Photos | Reviews  ) The Gist — Visually beautiful and innovative.

( Release: Dec. 7, 2007    Details | Trailers | Photos  ) — A young student, Lyra Belaqua (Dakota Blue Richards) begins a mighty journey to save the universe after learning that a valuable microscopic particle is under attack. Based on the first book in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy.

AFP - Sony's PlayStation 3 video game console finally outsold Nintendo's Wii in Japan in November, helped by a price cut and a stronger line-up of games, a survey showed Friday.

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Taking holiday decorations from a man named Clouse this time of year might land you on the "naughty" list. Putting them up in your yard with the tags still on might land you in jail.

WESTBURY, N.Y. (AP) — A 72-year-old man fought off a would-be robber who brandished a gun, wrecked his Christmas decorations, and allegedly had been sent by his nephew in search of jewelry and cash, police said.

NEW YORK (AP) — Missing: one parrot with Brooklyn accent. Reward: $10,000.

Weaver popcorn has signed a lease to move its corporate headquarters to the new Saxony campus on Noblesville’s east side.

With several of their best swimmers in Atlanta for the USA Nationals, Hamilton Southeastern used some of its outstanding depth to sweep visiting Noblesville in a dual meet Thursday.

If Carmel is to win a fourth straight Metropolitan Conference girls’ basketball crown – which would be one heck of a feat considering how tough the MIC has been and how tough the MIC is – it will take a solid effort from a group of talented players. Last evening

After winning its own tourney the past three seasons, the Westfield wrestling team would be the expected favorite entering Saturday’s Westfield Great 8. The Shamrocks may be a contender but the favorite label will fall on a new entrant to the meet – No. 13 ranked Evansville Memorial.

Staff report Guerin Catholic raced out to a 24-9 lead after one quarter and won consecutive games for the first time this season with a 60-48 decision over Tindley Thursday on the road. Emily Stanisz and Brenda O’Neill provided the firepower for the Golden Eagles. Stanisz went 6-for-10 from the

Sarah Koss, Colin Gray and Christopher Ingram all won two events as the Westfield swimming and diving teams swept Clinton Central Thursday at home. Koss led the girls to a 117-62 victory with wins in the 200 free and 100 free. Adding victories were Taylor Evans (100 breast), Nicole Bledsoe