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HOPE — For most of Saturday afternoon’s baseball home opener, Hauser didn’t have much trouble retiring the first two Bishop Chatard batters.

BOYS GOLF

Baseball

Donner to hold new swimmer evaluations

For the second year in a row, the Missouri National Archery in the Schools Program (MoNASP) state tournament exceeded expectations. Held in Branson, Missouri, and hosted by the Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation (MCHF), the tournament drew a crowd of over 10,000 people, with approximately 4,500 student competitors. The excitement in the convention center, pouring out of the thousands of young shooters, was electric.

COMING UP

The 2022 boys golf season kicks off today with six of the seven local teams in action. Columbus North, Columbus East and Jennings County will play in the Seymour Invitational at Shadowood; while a separate North five, along with Hauser, Edinburgh and Trinity Lutheran will play in the Edinburgh Invitational at Timbergate.

Columbus East senior Koryn Greiwe, center, signs a letter-of-intent to play basketball at Indiana Wesleyan on Friday at East. She is joined by her parents Kerry and Keith Greiwe.

Tommy Day was coming off of his most successful season in stock car racing in 1971. He had captured the 6-cylinder track championships at both the 25th Street Fairgrounds Raceway in Columbus and at Twin Cities Speedway in North Vernon.

GIRLS TENNIS