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Sarah Scott wouldn’t be blamed for having mixed feelings regarding Taylor’s 2022 volleyball season.

Griffin Atkison had a fairly large gravitational pull on the soccer pitch during his four years at Franklin, so when he graduated this past spring, Grizzly Cubs coach Tony Harris wasn’t entirely sure where his offense was going to come from.

Boys tennis

Tuesday evening offered another chance for Greenwood Christian to secure its place among the top small-school teams in Indiana boys soccer. If going to the Class A state championship match last season, or this season’s upset win over defending champ Park Tudor, weren’t a clear enough indicator of their ability to win, then perhaps the eighth-ranked Cougars’ 2-1 home win over Class 3A foe Whiteland — their seventh consecutive victory — was.

Emma Gill and Alexa LaPorte were in middle school when Nick Magdalinos took over as Whiteland’s girls soccer coach. They watched that first group of Warriors start from rock bottom — getting outscored 96-10 and winning just one of 16 matches in 2019 — but also saw a culture being established.

Breaking down the whats and whys of Center Grove’s success to date is an endeavor that tends to branch off in a number of directions.

Dove hunting season has opened across much of the Midwest. Opening day is always popular. Public lands can be crowded early in the season. But as time goes on, the crowds thin out and many dove fields become devoid of competition. Doves are still around in droves, so don’t overlook these fast flying, great tasting birds as an excellent early season hunting opportunity.

Girls golf

For much of the first half, it looked as if No. 20 Aurora might literally run away with its game against Franklin College.

For the second straight week, Indian Creek played the gracious host off the football field, but once on the field, the Braves were anything but nice.