Western wins lopsided affair
Northwestern comes up short in difficult girls’ basketball season


Northwestern comes up short in difficult girls’ basketball season

Bud Fields says a heart-felt good-bye to his readers
Sixth, seventh, eighth grade squads compete in cross-county rivalry

Taylor outlasts Western to win, 56-45, in boys’ basketball

Bud cleaned and packed away his hunting gear while enjoying the bounty of his 2025 season
Four girls make the podium in wrestling finals

Kokomo prevails over NW, 66-27

Eight area wrestlers headed to Indy for finals


The extended Fields family found success during the 2025 deer seasons
Three Howard County graduates fill roles with Indiana University Football
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Taylor outscores Eastern, 62-43, in holiday basketball play

Barnett recalls impact the 1972 Mr. Basketball had on his life
Two deer in the first 10 days made for a quick hunting season for Bud
Use everything God has given you to break down the enemy's defense
Eastern fish drive Tipton from the pool, 128-31

IU Kokomo takes home-and-home against rival IU Northwest

Kokomo places second at invitational; home team places third

Bud reviews and recommends the Browning Strike Force DCL Nanotrail Camera
Titans blank Tigers for half the game; win 57-13

Last-minute push erases big deficit, but IUK loses, 74-72, to IU Southeast

The kill zone gets tougher to hit with higher elevation
You're in your treestand, and a deer comes walking along its trail. But it is the right deer to harvest? Buck or doe? Are they mature? This week, Bud Fields discusses how to decide when to shoot and which deer you should take. Catch new episodes of Outdoors with Bud and review past episodes on the Kokomo Lantern Podcast Network.