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The most accomplished team in almost a half-century of Franklin girls tennis didn’t do what it did without a leader.

When your work-life balance gets out of whack, sometimes you need to take something off of the scale to make it work.

The freshly painted shiner under Joel Blanton’s left eye answers at least one question before it’s even asked.

Trayce Jackson-Davis stayed at Indiana University for his junior and senior seasons at least in part because of his belief that coach Mike Woodson could get him better prepared for the next level.

Six years ago, Kage McCorkle started making videos just to impress his older brothers and their friends.

High schools

Two months shy of his 16th birthday, David Wilkerson had earned the right to jog to second base with glove in hand.

Keith Witty is, quite literally, heading for greener pastures.

One of the more indelible — and, yes, heartbreaking — images of the state meet earlier this month was Parker Doyle laying horizontal a short distance from the finish line.

Never underestimate the motivational capabilities of a seventh-place medal.