1 (a) NAME OF ISSUER (Please type or print) Escalade Incorporated (b) IRS IDENT. NO. 13-2739290 (c) S.E.C. FILE NO. 0-6966 1 (d) ADDRESS OF ISSUER STREET CITY STATE ZIP CODE 817 Maxwell Avenue, Evansville, IN 47711 (e) TELEPHONE NO. 812-467-4449 AREA CODE NUMBER 2 (a) NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES ARE TO BE SOLD Deborah Jean Meinert (b) RELATIONSHIP TO ISSUER Officer (c) ADDRESS STREET CITY STATE ZIP CODE 817 Maxwell Avenue, Evansville, IN 47711 3 (a) Common Stock (b)J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L.Lyons, LLC 500 W. Jefferson Street, Suite 700 Louisville, KY 40202 (c) Number of Shares or Other Units To Be Sold (See instr. 3(c)) 15280 (d) Aggregate Market Value (See instr. 3(d)) $175,541.22 (e) Number of Shares or Other Units Outstanding (See instr. 3(e)) 133,663,539 (f) Approximate Date of Sale (See instr. 3(f)) (MO. DAY YR.) 03/06/2014 (g) Name of Each Securities Exchange (See instr. 3(g)) NASDAQ Global Market code Title of the Class Common Stock Date you Acquired 03/06/2014 Nature of Acquisition Transaction Exercise of Stock Options Name of Person from Whom Acquired (If gift, also give date donor acquired) Issuer Amount of Securities Acquired 29,750 Date of Payment 03/06/2014 Nature of Payment Cash TABLE II SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS Name and Address of Seller N/A Title of Securities Sold N/A Date of Sale n/A Amount of Securities Sold N/A Gross Proceeds n/A DATE OF NOTICE 03/10/2014 (SIGNATURE) /s/ Deborah J. Meinert