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Columbus North’s Cooper Horn goes in for a layup during the regional game at Seymour Saturday night. Greg Jones | For The Republic SEYMOUR — For 31 minutes and 56 seconds of Saturday night’s regional battle, Columbus North was on the verge of upsetting defending champion Bloomington North. But in the closing seconds, the Cougars snatched the regional crown right out from under the Bull Dogs. JQ… → Read More
COMING UP Indiana Pacers Monday at Pistons, 7 p.m. (Bally Sports Indiana) Thursday at Bucks, 8 p.m. (Bally Sports Indiana) Saturday vs. 76ers, 7 p.m. (Bally Sports Indiana) Indiana men’s basketball NCAA Tournament, TBA Purdue men’s basketball Today vs. Penn State in Big Ten Tournament final, 3:30 p.m. (CBS) Indiana women’s basketball NCAA Tournament, TBA NASCAR Today at Phoenix, 3:30 p.m. (FOX)… → Read More
Columbus North’s Cooper Horn shoots a contested shot while guarded by Bloomington North’s Lucas Vencel during a basketball game at Columbus North High School in Columbus, Ind., Friday, Feb. 18, 2023. The Republic file photo Since Indiana went to class basketball in the 1997-98 school year, Columbus North and Bloomington North have been in the same basketball sectional. Until this year. The IHSAA… → Read More
The Columbus Revolution basketball team celebrates winning the Kentuckiana Tournament at Floyd Central High School as eighth-graders in 2019. Team members were, front row from left, head coach Paul Ferguson, Tyler Blythe, Luke Harmon, Ben Sylva, Ty Ferguson; and back row, assistant coach Mike Harmon, Julius Dailey, Leon Brown, Cooper Horn, Zac Horn and assistant coach Will Horn. Submitted photo… → Read More
Former Columbus North coach Jason Speer, left, hoists the sectional championship trophy following the Bull Dogs’ victory over Bloomington South, Saturday March 2, 2013, at Columbus North High School. Speer now is the coach at Bloomington North, which the Bull Dogs will play in Saturday’s Seymour Regional. The Republic file photo When Columbus North captured its sectional title on Saturday night,… → Read More
Jennings County players and fans celebrate their first sectional title since 2005 after a 51-39 win against New Albany Monday at Seymour. Ted Schultz | The Republic SEYMOUR — This time, there was no drama. Class 4A No. 9 Jennings County, which had to mount huge comebacks in its first two sectional games, led almost wire-to-wire in Monday night’s title game. The Panthers’ 51-39 win against New… → Read More
Columbus East’s Tommy Morrill is The Republic Wrestler of the Year. He is pictured in the wrestling room at Columbus East High School in Columbus, Ind., Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Mike Wolanin | The Republic When Tommy Morrill was wrestling junior varsity as a freshman at Columbus East, he never envisioned himself becoming a state medalist. But over the past three years, Morrill has transformed… → Read More
COMING UP Indiana Pacers Today vs. 76ers, 7 p.m. (Bally Sports Indiana) Thursday vs. Rockets, 7 p.m. (Bally Sports Indiana) Saturday at Pistons, 7 p.m. (Bally Sports Indiana) Indiana men’s basketball Thursday, Big Ten Tournament at Chicago, TBA (TBA) Purdue men’s basketball Friday, Big Ten Tournament at Chicago, TBA (TBA) Indiana women’s basketball NCAA Tournament, TBA NASCAR March 12 at… → Read More
Columbus North’s Tyler Blythe drives against Columbus East’s Julius Dailey in the Sectional semifinal at Columbus North, Friday, March. 3, 2023. Paige Grider | For The Republic Dec. 16 was only 2 1/2 months ago, but for Columbus North and Columbus East, it might as well have been years. A Bull Dogs team that routed the Olympians 68-28 in that regular-season meeting had to scratch and claw their… → Read More
Columbus East’s Ben Sylva, right, attempts to dribble past Columbus North’s Cooper Horn during the annual rivalry boys basketball game at Columbus North High School in Columbus, Ind., Friday, Dec. 16, 2022. The Republic file photo When Columbus North and Columbus East met on the hardwood earlier this season, the Bull Dogs claimed one of the most lopsided wins in the series’ history. But Bull… → Read More
DAYTON, Tenn. — The Columbus Christian boys and girls basketball teams both fell on the second day of the National Association of Christian Athletes Division VII Tournament. The Crusader girls lost to Mt. Pleasant from Alabama 50-40. Sarah Lorimor led Columbus Christian with 23 points. The Crusaders (14-11) will wrap up its stay in Tennessee when it plays the Andrews Prep Cardinals at 8:30 a.m.… → Read More
The St. Peter’s Lutheran eighth-grade girls basketball team won the Indiana Lutheran Schools Athletic Association state tournament Sunday in Fort Wayne. Team members include, front row from left, Andi Carothers, Vada Reigle, Madelyn Tapp, Sydney Baker, Miranda Ortega, Brooke Moss; and back row, assistant coach David Luken, head coach Rick Patberg, Ella Thompson, Anna Myers, Rian Strietlemeier,… → Read More
Although it was much closer than last year’s 28-point regional final loss to Martinsville Tabernacle Christian, the Columbus Christian girls fell a little short of gaining the Indiana Christian Schools Athletic Association South Regional crown. The Eagles used a fast start and a big finish to claim a 63-57 victory and advance to the ICSAA state final four for the second consecutive year.… → Read More
The Columbus Christian girls had trouble shaking Christian Academy of Madison in the first half Saturday afternoon and led by only nine points at halftime. But the Crusaders came out with a vengeance to start the second half. They scored the first 12 points of the third quarter in an overall 22-2 run that broke the semifinal game open and sent them to Monday’s Indiana Christian Schools Athletic… → Read More
Columbus Christian had its chances down the stretch, but couldn’t quite come up with the big basket to to tie or take the lead. As a result, Legacy Elite Academy was able to hold on for a 66-60 boys basketball victory Saturday afternoon in the semifinals of the Indiana Christian Schools Athletic Association South Regional on the Crusaders’ floor. “We had a game plan, and I thought we executed… → Read More
In the final practice leading up to Friday’s Indiana Christian Schools Athletic Association South Regional opener, Columbus Christian coach Kevin Roth wasn’t pleased with the effort his team was giving. So Roth stopped practice early and adjusted his starting lineup for Friday night’s first-round game against Martinsville Tabernacle Christian, and the Crusaders responded. Columbus Christian… → Read More
Members of the IUPUC softball team gather on the third base line before their game against Indiana Wesleyan in their inaugural season at Ceraland in Columbus, Ind., Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. Mike Wolanin | The Republic History was made Thursday afternoon when the IUPUC softball team hosted the first intercollegiate softball game in the school’s and the city’s history at Ceraland. Unfortunately… → Read More
Columbus East’s Cami Warren competes on the uneven bars in a gymnastics meet against Seymour at Columbus East High School in Columbus, Ind., Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. Mike Wolanin | The Republic The past three years, Cami Warren has been one of three or four top gymnasts at Columbus East. This year, Warren has been alone with her skill level at the top of the Olympians team. She has been a big… → Read More
IUPUC baseball player Trey Johnson, left, stands next to head coach Scott Bickel as they watch batting practice at the Hitting Lodge on Washington Street in Columbus, Ind., Friday, Feb. 3, 2023. Mike Wolanin | The Republic Trey Johnson thought he might be done with baseball. After spending two years with little playing time at Purdue Northwest, the 2020 Hauser graduate was ready to hang up his… → Read More
Columbus North’s Cooper Horn, right, dribbles past Columbus East’s Zane Moravec for a layup during the annual rivalry boys basketball game at Columbus North High School in Columbus, Ind., Friday, Dec. 16, 2022. The Republic file photo Columbus North and Franklin staged an epic battle on Saturday night, with the Bull Dogs prevailing 70-58 in double overtime. Now, the top two teams in the Class 4A… → Read More