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Special Olympics Johnson County hosted the state softball tournament on Aug. 6 at the Center Grove Lassie League Field in Greenwood. Twenty-eight teams from sixteen counties competed — nearly half of all Special Olympics teams in Indiana.

As her Center Grove girls soccer teammates walked off of their home field following a sectional semifinal shootout setback against Columbus North, Emily Karr remained on her knees at the midfield stripe, staring at the turf and soaking up the bitter disappointment.

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The volleyball banner in Greenwood’s gymnasium has an empty space on it where sectional championships would be listed.

Fire danger is a serious threat to much of the country. Alaska, California, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Washington and many other states are currently battling wildfires.

The record Ty McCullars has assembled playing singles for Whiteland is a tribute to his unwillingness to change as much as anything else.

Points or no points, varsity or junior varsity, Abby Fleetwood wasn’t wired to simply go through the motions.

Girls golf

Girls golf

There isn’t much Parker Mimbela hasn’t experienced at this stage of his cross country career.