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For both Marianna Richards and Phil Hendershott, all it took was one taste to get hooked — and now both of them come to downtown Franklin every day to indulge in their vice of choice.

Junior designated hitter and Center Grove graduate Anthony Smith doubled twice and contributed a total of six hits as Franklin College baseball won all three games of its games at Mount St. Joseph. Senior pitcher Jackson Young picked up the victory in the second contest, an 8-3 decision, while junior catcher Adam Taylor singled and drove in a run in the finale, a 14-7 triumph.

Every once in a while, a plan comes together.

Girls tennis

Gone are the times in which perspiration was the only thing that could soak Andrew Bixler’s track uniform.

Softball

More than a century ago, Hall of Fame baseball player Willie Keeler was asked for the secret to his success at the plate.

Whiteland junior shortstop Drew Helton began the evaluation process the instant bat touched ball.

Just eight short years ago, Luke Robertson was a part of the athletic department at Richmond High School — as a student manager on the baseball team and head of the Red Devils’ cheer block.

Kate Henselmeier bedazzled herself for Tuesday’s Johnson County track and field meet, underlining her eyebrows with red rhinestone stickers.