Local Sports

Ellie Irwin could have run out of incentive before her freshman track and field season was over.

Heading into her first softball season at Center Grove, Lex Warner found herself hesitant to speak up. Being a freshman coming onto a loaded team that included a pair of All-State seniors in Abby Herbst and Piper Belden was somewhat intimidating — but Trojans coach Alyssa Coleman encouraged Warner to be more vocal and prove she could fit in.

Softball

Softball

The crutches previously responsible for supporting Jace Fowler’s 175 pounds lean against a wall in the Franklin senior’s bedroom.

The original Bass Pro Shops in Springfield, Missouri has been a special destination for 50 years. From humble beginnings of selling a little fishing tackle in the back of his father’s Brown Derby liquor store, to the empire amassed today, Johnny Morris has always been about selling equipment that helps sportsmen enjoy the outdoors and conserving natural resources for future generations.

Senior designated hitter Brady Reed had two singles for the Anderson baseball team in a 13-9 win over Mount St. Joseph. The former Whiteland player accounted for one of the Ravens’ runs in the second game of the doubleheader, an 11-0 Anderson victory.

Girls tennis

Third-ranked Center Grove is fast developing a reputation as a two-out ball club.

Bryce Eblin describes his first home run in an Alabama baseball uniform as something of an out-of-body experience.