Local Sports

A chilling, stifling wind was blowing straight in from center field to home plate at Edinburgh on Wednesday afternoon, leading at least one spectator to comment that anyone who could hit a ball over the fence would really have to earn it.

From the beginning of the high school season, Henry Lyness believed a state championship in the 100-yard backstroke was a possibility.

Softball

Franklin didn’t face much of a challenge in its four tournament matches last weekend, but longtime rival Center Grove — which pushed the Grizzly Cubs to five sets in last year’s meeting — offered far more of a test on Tuesday night.

Adeline Blackwell has a pretty clear M.O. once she reaches base, and she doesn’t really care if opposing teams know what it is — because in her mind, there’s not a whole lot that anybody can do about it.

Swimming

My father likes to tell the story of how hard it was to force me to stop fishing and come for dinner when I was a boy. From the time I was 6 or 7, I would walk across the street to fish from a small dock for bluegills or whatever else might take my worm. I could sit for hours, catching little fish after little fish, always with the hope of something bigger coming along. Fast forward 40 years, and now all I must do is walk out my door to sit on the dock in my own backyard.

By Seth Tow

NEW CASTLE

Almost all season long, Center Grove coach Zach Hahn has been impressed with his team’s ability to treat every game like the one before it.