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Columbus East senior Koryn Greiwe finished off a storybook career, while junior Saige Stahl had one of the biggest breakthrough seasons in Olympians history.

BLOOMINGTON — On an afternoon in which her offense took a backseat to her teammates, Ali Patberg was at the forefront of Indiana University’s defensive scheme in Saturday’s first-round Women’s NCAA Tournament game against Charlotte.

PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Tyler Duncan fired the day’s second-best round, a 6-under-par 65, to move into a tie for 11th going into the final round of the Valspar Championship.

High school roundup

Top-seeded Hansons defended their Columbus Broomball League championship last week with a 4-3 win against second-seeded Monsters of Rock.

East to host golf callout meeting

March may come in like a lion, but by the time it goes out like a lamb, sportsmen should be ready for a road trip. You can match the month’s waning intensity by hunting snow geese in North Dakota early, and laying dry flies in front of trout on small creeks in the Black Hills to close it out.

COMING UP

Some area softball teams are dealing with low numbers as they approach the start of the 2022 season and will be unable to field junior varsity squads.

Saige Stahl was in the air between Florida and Indiana on Friday morning when the Indiana Junior All-Star team was released.