Darlington Indians hold-me-closer-tony-danza New Ross played inter-school basketball

New Ross played inter-school basketball as early as 1907

known as the Spartans

Since the largest industry in Ladoga was a canning company they became known as the Ladoga Canners

and in 1909-10 based on their won-loss records

Linden High School was closed in 1971 when North Montgomery County High School was opened

Darlington Indians hold-me-closer-tony-danza New Ross played inter-school basketballAccording to an article in the 1910 Darlington High School Yearbook, the first basketball game played in Darlington was organized by a small group of high school boys in the fall of 1906. These boys, having heard about the game of basketball, learned the rules and began to practice the skills of the game. They then organized a game with a group of boys from Bowers just six miles northeast of town. The Darlington boys beat the Bowers boys in that game