Shelbyville
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JACKSON, GRIMES ADVANCE TO TRACK REGIONAL AFTER 1-2 FINISH IN SHOT PUT, DISCUS
Senior Emarie Jackson and junior Olivia Grimes both advanced to next week’s girls track and field regional at Shelbyville after a 1-2 finish in the shot put and discus in Wednesday’s IHSAA Sectional 24 at East Central. Jackson earned a sectional championship and set new sectional and stadium records with a shot put throw of 50-2.25 and a discus throw of 156-4. Grimes finished second in the shot put with a throw of 39-8 and a discus throw of 125-6. Both advance to the Shelbyville regional on Tuesday, May 21 at 6 p.m. Tickets for the regional are available at this link: https://public.eventlink.com/tickets?t=81388 As a team, the Pirates finished fifth out of 13 schools. East Central won the team scoring portion of the sectional. Other notable finishes for the Pirates include Carmin Rippenger, who finished fourth in the 1600m and fifth in the 3200m. Ava Wilmer finished fifth in the pole vault at a height of 8’0″.
Softball Recap: Kylie Fish leads Plainfield to victory over New Palestine
On Monday, Plainfield faced New Palestine in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Plainfield Quakers' pitchers stepped up to hand the New Palestine Dragons a 4-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Plainfield sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Softball Game Preview: Center Grove Hits the Road
The Center Grove Trojans will head out on the road to face off against the Mt. Vernon Marauders at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Center Grove is looking to tack on another W to their ten-game streak on the road dating back to last season. Center Grove's pitching crew heads into...
Horseshoe Indianapolis Cancels Races Due to Excessive Rainfall
(Horseshoe Indianapolis starting gate / Coady Media) “Out of concern for the safety of our equine and human athletes that the races for Wednesday, May 15 have been canceled.”. The Shelbyville area has received over 4 inches of rain with more expected throughout the day. The Caesars and Horseshoe Indianapolis...
Baseball Game Preview: New Castle Hits the Road
The New Castle Trojans will head out on the road to square off against the New Palestine Dragons at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. New Castle has now lost eight straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since April 24. New Castle lost 24-6 to Frankton on Saturday. Jayden...
Noah Coy latest in Center Grove shortstop pipeline to push Trojans. 'It's the culture.'
GREENWOOD — It's a surreal feeling for longtime Center Grove coach Keith Hatfield, watching his young children interact with his team and thinking back on the way Trojans shortstop Noah Coy was a constant fixture around the program when his older brothers, Nathaniel and Nick, played for the school nearly a decade prior. Baseball is a family affair for the Coys, and that's in part to the culture Hatfield and his coaching staff have fostered over...
Baseball Recap: Adam Rickey leads New Palestine to victory over Indianapolis Scecina Memorial
New Palestine won the last time they faced Indianapolis Scecina Memorial, and things went their way on Monday too. The New Palestine Dragons came out on top in a nail-biter against the Indianapolis Scecina Memorial Crusaders and snuck past 8-6. Adam Rickey was a major factor no matter where he...
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