High school football: Week 7 preview
SCOUTING TONIGHT’S MATCHUPS
Local sports roundup: September 27
Boys tennis
Center Grove, Greenwood boys tennis move into sectional final
One way or another, Center Grove’s quest for a 36th sectional championship was almost certainly going to involve getting past 20th-ranked Whiteland.
Center Grove advances in county girls volleyball
Tonight, Center Grove will try to put the finishing touches on a 10th consecutive Johnson County tournament championship.
Snapshots of Johnson County’s rich athletic history
While Johnson County’s sporting history doesn’t cover the entire 200 years of its existence, we do have well over a century of legendary moments to brag about. From 1912, when Franklin played in the second boys basketball state championship game, through the magical run of the Wonder Five in the 1920s at Franklin High and Franklin College, leading up to the current dominance of Center Grove football, the county has been making waves both on a state level and nationally.
Local sports roundup: September 26
Boys tennis
Center Grove volleyball looks to defend county title
The handbooks Jennifer Hawk distributed to her players prior to the season included a cover page with a rather succinct message:
Center Grove grad enjoying her time with Eckerd volleyball
Pass the sunscreen because, geographically speaking, life’s a beach for Ashley Eck.
Brandon Butler: Early fall offers opportunities throughout Midwest
Summer has slipped into fall, delivering a host of hunting seasons while fishing heats up across the board. Predator fish of the north, like walleye, muskie and northern pike, are aggressively feeding in preparation for winter. Down south, bass fishermen are experiencing some of the hottest action of the year. Pan fishermen keep busy putting filets in the freezer and catfish hunters are prowling the big waters for river monsters.
Greenwood’s Grimes hopes to repeat as county cross country champion
Greenwood boys cross country takes a great deal of pride in its blue-collar, proving-doubters-wrong way of doing things.