Local Sports

The handbooks Jennifer Hawk distributed to her players prior to the season included a cover page with a rather succinct message:

Pass the sunscreen because, geographically speaking, life’s a beach for Ashley Eck.

Summer has slipped into fall, delivering a host of hunting seasons while fishing heats up across the board. Predator fish of the north, like walleye, muskie and northern pike, are aggressively feeding in preparation for winter. Down south, bass fishermen are experiencing some of the hottest action of the year. Pan fishermen keep busy putting filets in the freezer and catfish hunters are prowling the big waters for river monsters.

Greenwood boys cross country takes a great deal of pride in its blue-collar, proving-doubters-wrong way of doing things.

Sectional brackets are like a box of chocolates — you never know what you’re going to get, and most of the time you wish you got something else.

Cross country

Franklin didn’t win Saturday’s regional tournament at The Legends, but that’s not why co-coach Ted Bishop teared up after the final team scores were announced.

Edinburgh’s search for its first win of the season will have to wait another week.

A slow start doomed Roncalli on Friday night in a 39-23 home loss against Circle City Conference rival Brebeuf Jesuit.

Since joining the Western Indiana Conference, Indian Creek has lent an air of lopsidedness to its series against Edgewood.