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Jets survive semi, cruise in final
HOPE — Saturday afternoon’s semifinal showdown between Hauser and Southwestern (Shelby) was supposed to be the de facto sectional championship, but the Jets had one more match to win Saturday night on their home floor.Hauser started out slow in the title match against Rising Sun before finding its rhythm to post a 25-19, 25-10, 25-18 → Read More
Coming to America / 50-state marathoners bring runners to Columbus
Rosemary Wilson had never stepped foot in America before she met Robert Bishton three years ago. But now, she’s on a journey to leave footsteps in every state in the country. The 68-year-old Bishton, who has run a marathon in more than 50 countries and completed 50 marathons in 50 states fives times already, traveled → Read More
Choosing Leaders / Picking football captains is similar at East, North
Seventy players dot the football roster at Columbus East, while 66 are listed on the Columbus North roster. But when the teams square off on Friday night at North’s Max Andress Stadium, only four from each school will head to midfield to shake hands and meet with officials prior to kickoff. Those captains are charged → Read More
Terrain Training / Not all marathons are created equal
Any modern day marathon ever ran has always been and always will be 26.2 miles, but that doesn’t mean all marathon races are the same. The time of day, weather conditions and terrain are all key variables into a runner’s performance level in a marathon. Columbus runners Paul Bean, Joe Calandro and Lisa Stadler all → Read More
Rough Start / East upset by Whiteland in opener
Columbus East headed into the high school football season as the Class 5A defending champion, but the nostalgia from last season ended quickly when the Olympians hosted Whiteland on Friday night. The top ranked Olympians had a slow start after a 30-minute lighting delay that resulted in a 26-20 loss to the Warriors. Whiteland jumped → Read More
Freshman’s hat trick lifts Bull Dogs past Eagles
In just her second soccer match of her high school career, Columbus North freshman Jena Lang accomplished something in Thursday’s girls soccer match against Heritage Christian that many players don’t experience in their entire high school careers. Lang completed a first hat trick in route to helping the Bull Dogs get their second win in → Read More
Just Like Old Times / Area baseball players help lead new team to championship
Five local baseball players who won two USSSA World Series titles when they were 10 and 13 years old broke apart heading into high school, and all five currently play at their respective colleges. Throwback memories from their younger years started to surface this summer when the quintuplet linked with 14 other college players to → Read More
East boys finish second in season opener
NASHVILLE — The pouring rain didn’t stop the Columbus East boys and girls from posting quality times in the season-opening Brown County Cross Country Challenge at Eagle Park. Wednesday’s event wasn’t a typical cross-country race for the Olympians. Each school paired two runners together to make an individual relay team, with each athlete running half → Read More
Jets sweep Panthers in season opener
NORTH VERNON — Hauser volleyball lost a big portion of its firepower from last season’s Class A state runner-up team to graduation, but Tuesday’s season opener at Jennings County showed the Jets still have some talent remaining. Hauser started the season on a high note after beating the Panthers 25-17, 25-19, 25-19. Outside hitter Kylie → Read More
Getting Healthy / North receiving corps battling injuries, illness
The injury woes continued for the Columbus North football receiving corps after D'Andre Scruggs tweaked his knee on Monday to delay his recovery from ACL injury and Hunter Huser also missed Friday's scrimmage against Greenwood because of an illness. But the Bull Dogs passing game still had a solid performance with sophomore Preston Terrell back → Read More
Olympians edge out Panthers on links
NORTH VERNON — Just two strokes separated Jennings County and Columbus East after the Panthers hosted its first home match of the season at St. Annes golf course on Tuesday. Both teams had to adjust to the wet course, but it was the Olympians who managed to squeak by with the win after posting a → Read More
Joining the Legacy / Local high school coaches honored at Cramer Awards
The comment that Columbus East athletics director Pete Huse said to both of the Jack Cramer Ideals of Athletic Competition Award winners Caitlin Greiner and Illya Schwartzman during Tuesday's awards ceremony at the Donner Center could best explain why both high school coaches were recipients of this year's award. → Read More
Bull Dogs pick up win in first dual match
Columbus North girls golf lost three seniors from last year’s roster, but the Bull Dogs’ first dual match of the season against Perry Meridian on Monday foreshadowed what could be another solid season for the state’s third-ranked squad. North coach Scott Seavers said the 162-216 victory against the Falcons at Harrison Lake Country Club was → Read More
On Ice / Learn to Play Hockey training sessions available for kids
Parents looking to give their children a chance to learn how to play hockey for a relatively inexpensive price of just $5 a session can look no further than the Hamilton Community Center and Ice Arena. Columbus hockey coach Eric Howe and a collection of about 15 other coaches throughout the year head the Learn → Read More
Getting stronger / Multiple Sclerosis doesn’t stop Evansville resident from competing in triathlon
Evansville resident Matt Rundle hit an emotional rock bottom nearly a decade ago when he was forced to have his wife Michelle start changing his pants. → Read More
City champs / Sanders wins battle of Purdue seniors, who then team to win doubles title
Former Columbus North teammates Anthony Sanders and Rahul Jha had both been in the singles city finals before, but neither player had won. One of the two was bound to win when they faced each other in Wednesday's men's open singles final at the North tennis courts. The top-seeded Sanders, who placed second in last → Read More
Bull Dogs, Olympians rained out of opener
BLOOMINGTON — Although the halted the season-opening Bloomington South Invitational midway through competition, both the Columbus North and Columbus East girls golf teams got in some quality shots Monday at Bloomington Country Club. What was supposed to be an 18-hole day for the 21 participating teams ended up being about 13 to 14 holes. Rain → Read More
Need for Speed / Mill Race Marathon athletes gain edge with speed workouts
Although Usain Bolt-type foot speed isn’t necessary for distance runners, those preparing to run in this year’s Mill Race Marathon still are interested in speed workouts. Athletes looking to post fast times in the marathon, half marathon or 5K race aren’t training for 10-second 100 meters. However, Jennings County boys cross-country coach Bryant Layman said → Read More
Headed to nationals / Columbus resident to compete in 400 individual medley
Club Olympia swim coach Jennifer Brinegar likes to train youth swimmers for all distances and strokes instead of specializing them in just one. One of her swimmers, Rachel Sabotin, has the opportunity to nationally showcase four strokes in one race after qualifying for the 2018 Speedo Junior National Championships in California in the 400-meter individual → Read More
The ‘Rocky’ Mentality / CrossFit athletes continue to train despite devastating fire
Jase Robinson, Audra McNear and 15 of their Deathproof CrossFit gym members stood outside Jan. 24 as they watched the building that their gym called home for nearly three years go up in flames. Carpet Mania, another building in the complex located at the intersection of 10th Street and Michigan Avenue, caught on fire and → Read More