If you’ve seen tweets from The Republic sports reporters over the past few years, they’ve mainly been on The Republic’s general Twitter account.
Beginning this fall, The Republic’s social media presence will branch out with the sports reporters giving tweets from their own accounts.
So if you’re interested in updates from Columbus East or Columbus North football games or from selected volleyball, soccer, cross-country, boys tennis or girls golf contests this fall, or from basketball and other sports as we get into the winter and spring seasons, give us a follow.
Sports editor Ted Schultz’s new Twitter handle is @TSchultzSports
Sports writer James Pence’s Twitter handle is @jpencesports
We also will continue to tweet out breaking news, as well as what to watch for in the following day’s Republic sports section.
Of course, the best place to find the most comprehensive sports coverage is here in the pages of The Republic and online at therepublic.com. But now, you have a way to get updates via our personal Twitter accounts.
Hauser senior commits
Hauser senior Trey Johnson has committed to play baseball at Division II Purdue-Northwest.
Johnson, a pitcher-first baseman, went 3-1 with a 1.11 ERA, while batting .322 with two homers, 24 RBIs and 29 runs scored for a team that went 19-6 and finished the regular season ranked No. 1 in the state in Class A.
Johnson has been invited to this year’s Power Showcase Nov. 15-17 at Chase Field, home of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Fans can meet Jets coaches
Hauser will host a meeting to get to know its new coaches and athletics director at 6 p.m. Friday in the school’s auditorium.
Fans and community members will have a chance to meet AD Tyler Phillips, boys basketball coach Joe Sibbitt, soccer coach Fermin Recarte and boys tennis coach Stephanie Long. Each will give a few remarks at the meeting, and cake, cookies and water will be served.
Football scrimmages set
All six local football teams will play in scrimmages Friday night. The regular season begins Aug. 23.
On Friday, Columbus East will play at Martinsville, and Columbus North visits Whiteland. Jennings County hosts Brownstown Central, Brown County visits Eastern Greene, Edinburgh plays at Covenant Christian and South Decatur visits Union County.
All of those scrimmages are scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.
