Five boys and 10 girls from area schools have been selected to this year’s Indiana Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches Academic All-State boys and girls first teams.
Columbus North seniors Abby Jacobi and Katherine Rumsey and juniors Helen Alderfer, Natalie Ho, Jessica Meza and Brianna Newell are on the girls first team, along with Hauser senior Callie Swegman and junior Amanda Steward and South Decatur juniors Elizabeth Flessner and Bridget Nobbe.
North seniors Naomi Gambrel and Nicole Meza and juniors Julia Kiesler, Karla Maldonado and Sydney Morlok made honorable mention for the girls, along with Columbus East seniors Mallory Rupp, Gabi Schuetz and Olivia Shoaf; Hauser junior Reiss Kistler and South Decatur senior Alli Nobbe.
North seniors Noah Abfall, Evan Carr and Reese Kilbarger-Stumpff and junior Sam Hobbeheydar made the boys first team, along with Brown County junior Chase Austin.
Boys honorable mention selections include North seniors Matt Hager, Matt Newell and Jack Wright and juniors Clayton Guthrie, Kellen Hottell and Andrew McLean; Jennings County juniors Nathan Davis and Eli Wahlman; Brown County junior Ethan Spiece and South Decatur seniors Joshua Edwards and Trevor Newby and juniors Jack Hamilton and Chase Kalli.
Jennings’ Vogel picked for North-South Classic
Jennings County senior Jacob Vogel has been selected as a South All-Star for this year’s Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association North-South All-Star Classic.
Vogel is an Indiana University recruit. The three-game All-Star series is scheduled for June 25-26 in Marion.
Son of Columbus native wins Colorado state title
Sam Johnson, the grandson of Columbus resident Dick Johnson, won the Colorado Class 3A state title in the discus with a throw of 137 feet, 2 inches, last week.
Johnson also competed at state in the shot put and pole vault. His throwing coach at Woodland Park High School is his father Steve Johnson, a former Columbus North athlete.
Because he was homeschooled through his sophomore year, Sam Johnson still has a year of high school left. Sam, who also played soccer and basketball at Woodland Park, is out of high school eligibility athletically, but hopes to throw in college after next year.
North to host girls basketball camp
Columbus North girls basketball will hold its summer youth camp May 31 to June 3 from 1 to 3 p.m. for incoming fifth-through-eighth-graders and from 3:30 to 5 p.m. for incoming second-through-fourth-graders.
Campers will be instructed by North coach Brett White and his staff, along with college and high school players. Cost is $75 for Grades 5-8 and $70 for Grades 2-4.
Information and a flyer can be found on the Columbus North Athletic website, https://columbusnorthathletics.org/main/teamarticle/articleID/55404912/id
For more information, contact White at [email protected]
East to host boys basketball camps
The Columbus East boys basketball team will be hosting a skills camp for three age groups June 6-9 at East High School.
The Primary Camp will be from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. and is for boys entering Grades 2 and 3. The Intermediate Camp will be from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. and is for boys entering Grades 4 and 5. The Middle School Camp will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and is for boys entering Grades 6 through 8.
Cost for each camp is $50, with $30 for each additional camper in the same household. Campers should register by May 29 to receive a camp t-shirt.
For more information, contact coach Brent Chitty at [email protected]
East to host girls basketball kids camp
Columbus East girls basketball coach Danny Brown and assistant coach Willie Humes will host the CEHS Girls Basketball Kids Camp from 1 to 3 p.m. June 6, 7 and 9 for girls entering Grades 5 through 8.
This year’s camp will feature special guests in 1980 Miss Basketball Maria Stack and 2020 Miss Basketball Sydney Parrish, who recently transferred to Indiana University.
The camp fee is $50, with checks payable to Columbus East Girls Basketball Camp, and includes a t-shirt. Registration is available at columbuseastathletics.org
For more information, call 812-376-4389.
North to host Golf for the Gridiron
Columbus North football will host its Golf for the Gridiron fundraiser June 10 at Otter Creek. Registration is at 11 a.m., the golf scramble is at noon and dinner and awards are at 5 p.m.
Cost is $100 per player with option to purchase supertickets or $500 per foursome, including supertickets. Hole sponsorship signs are available for $250, and a Fore! The Dogs Package, which includes four golfers, supertickets, hole sponsor and recognition at the event and throughout the season, can be purchased for $1,000.
For more information, or to register, visit gridiron-golf.perfectgolfevent.com or contact Gabe Revell at 812-343-2372.
Ted Schultz is sports editor for The Republic. He can be reached at [email protected] or 812-379-5628.
