Area baseball previews: Teams look for improvement
The high school baseball season kicks off this week. Here is a look a the remaining area baseball teams heading into the 2024 season:
Columbus lacrosse drops opener
The Columbus boys lacrosse team opened its season Saturday with a 10-2 loss to Eastside.
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Coach Shewmaker leads team to wins on night All-Star Games benefit his family
Saturday was a winning night for the Shewmaker family.
All-Star girls have a blast in annual benefit game
Saturday night’s All-Area All-Star Games brought players together from The Republic’s nine area high schools and featured most of the players on its All-Area team that will be announced this week.
North’s White takes runner-up in 3,200 in state indoor meet
INDIANAPOLIS — Columbus North junior Neal White finished second in the 3,200 meters in the big-school division of Saturday’s Hoosier State Relays, the unofficial state indoor track and field meet.
IUC softball splits pair; baseball falls twice
IU Columbus softball ran its winning streak to seven with a 4-1 River States Conference win against Oakland City Saturday before dropping the second game of the doubleheader 6-5 in nine innings.
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Six-Star Success: Contreras completes World Marathon Majors
Alejandro “Alex” Contreras has run 52 full and 31 half marathons, but six of the marathons he’s completed in the past five years hold a little extra significance.
IUC softball sweeps Brescia; baseball drops close game
IUC softball swept a River States Conference doubleheader from Brescia (Kentucky) on Friday, winning 5-1 and 7-2.