When Columbus East hosts top-ranked and defending state champion Cathedral in wrestling on Friday night, the McGinley family will have a serious interest.
Tony McGinley is an assistant coach with the Olympians. His cousin Sean McGinley is the head coach at Cathedral. Both are former wrestlers for Cathedral.
Tony McGinley said his family, which owns an Irish Pub on Indianapolis’ east side, is planning on bringing down its party bus full of fans and family members to the match, which is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. Friday.
Cathedral is 12-0 this season, while the Olympians are 6-1 and ranked No. 6 in the IndianaMat Team Rankings. The Irish are ranked No. 1 in that poll, as well as the power poll, while East is ranked No. 3 in the power poll.
The Olympians have five wrestlers who are ranked in their respective weight classes, including senior Cayden Rooks, who is No. 1 at 138 pounds, and senior Nick South, who is No. 1 at 170. Senior Jacob Bolte is No. 4 at 220, senior Dalton Anderson is No. 4 at 285 and senior Jake Schoenegge is No. 7 at 152.
Teams set for Edinburgh tourney
Four local boys basketball teams will play in the Edinburgh Tournament, which begins Wednesday and concludes on Dec. 27.
The host Lancers will play Christel House Academy in Wednesday’s 10 a.m. opener. South Decatur will face Indianapolis Lutheran at noon, followed by Hauser meeting Trinity Lutheran at 2 p.m. and Hagerstown and Jac-Cen-Del at 4 p.m.
Winners and losers of the first two games will play at 6 p.m. Wednesday, and winners and losers of the third and fourth first-round games will meet at 8 p.m. Wednesday. The seventh-place game will be at 2 p.m. Dec. 27, followed by the fifth-place game at 4 p.m., the third-place game at 6 p.m. and the championship at 8 p.m.
North lacrosse holding callout
The Columbus North lacrosse team will hold a callout meeting from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. today in the school’s LGI room.
For more information, visit columbuslax.org.
East to host Future Olympian Night
The Columbus East girls basketball program is inviting prospective players to its Future Olympian Night, which will be Jan. 3.
East will be hosting Seymour, with the JV game at 6 p.m. and the varsity to follow at around 7:30 p.m. All players will be recognized during halftime of the varsity game, and food and drinks will be provided following the game.
