Sports and Outdoors

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

N-B Video: Chandler Harnish returns to NHS for football camp

Norwell graduate Chandler Harnish to lead students at the Chandler Harnish/USA Football Youth Camp. The camp runs through Wednesday. (Video by Paul Beitler)

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

N-B Video: Norwell baseball team wins 2014 sectional championship

Winning pitcher Alex Hunter discusses the five-inning game that clenched the Knights' sectional victory. Learn more in the Tuesday, June 3, News-Banner. (Video by Paul Beitler)

Monday, June 2, 2014

N-B Video: Norwell advances to baseball sectional finals

Learn more in the Monday, June 2, News-Banner. (Video by Paul Beitler)

Friday, May 30, 2014

N-B Video: Norwell baseball wins first sectional game with nail-biting victory

Learn more in the Saturday, May 31, News-Banner. (Video by Paul Beitler)

Thursday, May 22, 2014

Find out what fish are biting in your area lakes

From the Indiana Department of Natural Resources:

Anglers can find out what fish are biting in a certain lake on what bait by looking online at the updated DNR fishing reports.

The DNR has improved this Web page, dnr.IN.gov/fishwild/8270.htm, to allow for more information to be easily shared about lakes across the state.

The new look splits the state into three zones, North, Central, and South. Each zone can be clicked on an interactive map to see all lake reports in that region. A dropdown list of lakes in the system is also available to allow quick specific searches.

“The new fishing reports system allows DNR staff to provide updates throughout the state,” said Bill James, DNR fisheries chief. “This allows us to get more information to the public on lakes we are surveying in real time, and for anglers to know what is biting throughout the year.”

The information will be updated toward the end of every week, so anglers will have current information for each weekend.

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Campers at DNR properties should remember the firewood rule

From the Indiana Department of Natural Resources:

With the arrival of camping season, visitors to DNR properties should brush up on the DNR firewood rule.

The rule helps protect Indiana’s trees from the 140 known pests and pathogens that currently affect forests. The pests and pathogens are transported from primarily through the movement of firewood.

Under the rule, in-state visitors to state parks, reservoirs, state forests and state fish & wildlife areas can bring firewood from home — as long as the bark has been removed. The reason for bark removal is insect larvae live in the sapwood under the bark. Visitors from outside Indiana cannot bring firewood from out of state because of federal emerald ash borer quarantines.

Guests may also bring firewood into DNR properties, if it's:

— Kiln-dried scrap lumber.
— Purchased outside the property and bears either a USDA compliance stamp or a state compliance stamp.
— Purchased from the property campstore or on-site firewood vendor and has a state compliance stamp.
Regardless of where visitors get their firewood, they should burn it all at the campsite before they leave.

In short, the firewood rule means: “Buy it with a stamp, bring it debarked, burn it all.”

For more about the rule see firewood.dnr.IN.gov. Vendors who want to sell firewood for use in DNR properties should get or renew their compliance agreements. For details, see dnr.IN.gov/entomolo/images/sp-Compliance_Territories.pdf.

Friday, May 2, 2014

N-B Photos: Raiders, Tigers compete at Adams Central Invitational

All photos by Paul Beitler