UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                             CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
                          TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)      April 13, 2006
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                              ESCALADE, INCORPRATED
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


                                     Indiana
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


             0-6996                                     13-2739290
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    (Commission File Number)                  (IRS Employer Identification No.)


    251 Wedcor Avenue, Wabash, Indiana 46992              46992
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    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)            (Zip Code)


                                 (260) 569-7208
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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Section 2 - Financial Information

Item 2.02   Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On April 13, 2006, Escalade, Incorporated ("Escalade") issued the press release
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 announcing financial information regarding
Escalade's completed first quarter of fiscal 2006. The information hereunder
shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that section, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into a
filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be
expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits

         (c)      Exhibits

          EXHIBIT
          NUMBER
                       DESCRIPTION
            99.1       Press release dated April 13, 2006


                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1934, Escalade,
Incorporated has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf in Wabash,
Indiana by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date:    April 13, 2006                     ESCALADE, INCORPORATED

                                            By: /s/ TERRY D. FRANDSEN
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                                                 Vice President and
                                                 Chief Financial Officer

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