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BLOOMINGTON — Columbus North went into the past two Girls Track and Field State Finals as one of the favorites to win the 4x800-meter...

BLOOMINGTON — Going into Friday’s Boys Track and Field State Finals, Columbus North runners were seeded to win a medal in only one of the three events in which they had qualified.

GREENSBURG — It was a bit of redemption for Tyler Wilks.

Brownstown Speedway was the site of the Bobby Wilson Memorial paying $5000 to win for the Slicker Graphics Super Late Models on May 27 along with a $1000 to win for DIRTcar UMP Modifieds. Super Stocks, Pure Stocks and Hornets were also on hand to wage battle.

When summer rolls around, there are special destinations in the Midwest where you can combine vacationing with fishing. One of my favorite places to do so is the Bass Islands of Lake Erie. As the shallowest of the Great Lakes, Erie is known for walleyes, yellow perch and smallmouthbass. The Bass Islands are known for parties. Like the Keys of the Great Lakes.

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HOPE — For four Hauser seniors, playing in the softball semistate has become an annual tradition.

If one word can describe the success of the Hauser softball program over the last decade, it would be “culture.”

When Mike Bodart took over as Columbus North baseball coach last summer, he felt he had the tools to win a sectional title in his first year.

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