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MORRISTOWN

Monday’s first Class 4A baseball sectional semifinal at Center Grove had all of the elements one might expect from a regional final or a semistate showdown — probably because that’s when a clash between the top-ranked Trojans and No. 2 Mooresville should have happened.

Franklin girls tennis coach Rusty Hughes has been around long enough to know that past successes don’t necessarily ensure similar ones in future situations.

Unified track and field

MORRISTOWN

The first time I ever saw wild turkeys, I was sitting in a deer stand on a crisp fall afternoon near Roselawn. As the sound of leaves crunching grew louder and louder, I envisioned a large white-tailed buck making his way towards me. When a string of hens emerged instead, walking single file on a trail atop a ditch bank, my life changed forever.

BLOOMINGTON

INDIANAPOLIS

Freshman Liv Parramore was in the starting lineup for Savannah College of Art & Design as it competed in the NAIA women’s golf championship in Oklahoma City. The former Franklin golfer shot a first-round 75 for the Bees, who sat in third place heading into Friday’s final round.

GREENFIELD