Local sports roundup: January 5
Girls basketball
Greenwood girls, Whiteland boys basketball pick up wins
Just when you thought you’d seen it all, Greenwood’s girls basketball team found a completely incomprehensible way to snap its four-game losing skid.
Isley, Stephens lead Franklin wrestling into state duals
A big deal is made of home-court and home-field familiarity in other, more mainstream sports, but a home-mats advantage?
College notebook: Traylor-Walker leads Radford women to win
Sophomore guard Ashlyn Traylor-Walker led Radford women’s basketball with 18 points, four rebounds and a steal in the team’s 80-53 loss at Vanderbilt. In a 65-61 triumph at High Point, the Franklin graduate poured in 27 points and just missed a double-double with nine rebounds.
Local sports roundup: January 4
Swimming
Junior guard Edwards stepping up for Whiteland boys basketball
Like a lot of high school basketball players, Ethan Edwards relishes the opportunity to take advantage of a good growth spurt.
Former Indian Creek wrestler using redshirt season to improve
The population in the Iowa town of Fayette has never once exceeded 2,000, and at the moment it’s a little more than half of that.
Local sports roundup: January 3
Girls basketball
Transfer Dodd making an impact for Center Grove girls swimming
For the past three years, Karlie Dodd swam in sectional meets against Center Grove.
Local sports roundup: January 2
Swimming and diving