Columbus North celebrates with the Class 2A boys soccer state championship trophy after defeating Warsaw 1-0 Oct. 27, 2012 at Michael A. Carrol Track and Soccer Stadium in Indianapolis.
When Columbus North won the Class 2A boys soccer state championship in 2012, the Bull Dogs reached a level that coach Andy Glover is looking to find in his current team.
Tonight, members of that 2012 North squad will be honored at the Bull Dogs game against Columbus East. Glover is hoping that team can share some of their methods with this year’s players.
“It’s going to be a wonderful experience,” Glover said. “We have a lot of kids that will return, and they serve as a fine example for our team here who is trying to constantly find what their ceiling is, too. That is a team that worked hard to find their ceiling, and they reached the pinnacle, and they bring the mindset that we want to expose our team to.
“So we’re very excited to not only see them back in town and celebrate with their families and recognize their accomplishment, but let them have a word with our team here to maybe recalibrate things a little bit and adjust the mindset to set set the bar a little bit higher as far as expectation goes,” he added.
The JV game is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m., with the varsity to follow at around 7:45 p.m.
Barker cited for good sportsmanship
Columbus North’s Lauren Barker netted three goals and two assists on her senior night in Monday’s 10-1 win against Franklin, but it was a goal that was called off that earned her a commendation from the referee.
Lauren Barker
In his report to the IHSAA, the referee wrote:
“Lauren, being a huge competitor and the best player on the field, during her senior night game against Franklin Community, showed the highest form of sportsmanship. During the game, North was winning 4 to 1 when a play materialized in the box and one of her teammates shot it…per the (assistant referee) and myself it looked like it hit the post and came back to the player, who then took another shot and scored. However, Lauren came to me and said that the ball was out of bounds because it had hit both the post and the wheel (on the side of the net) then coming back into play. She said it was the right thing to do, and then apologized to her teammate for taking a goal away from her.”
North, East selling presale football tickets
The Columbus North and Columbus East athletic offices are selling presale tickets for Friday night’s East at North football game.
Tickets will be on sale for $6 from 7:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. today and Friday at East and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Friday at North. The East athletics department will keep $1 for each presale ticket sold at East.
North will have “Beat East” shirts available for $10. North also will have All-Sports passes also on sale for $225 for families up to six people, $90 for adults, $60 for seniors 62-and-over and $50 for students.
Hauser has schedule changes for today
Hauser’s volleyball game against Indianapolis Lutheran that was scheduled to be played at Hauser tonight has been moved to Indianapolis Lutheran because of transportation issues.
Also, Hauser’s boys tennis match scheduled for today against Eastern Hancock has been canceled.
East selling t-shirts for 50-year anniversary
Columbus East is selling t-shirts at its home football and volleyball games commemorating the 50-year anniversary of the opening of Columbus East High School.
The t-shirt sales are part of a larger fundraising effort that the Columbus East Alumni Association is doing called the Olympian Endowment Fund. The fund will support educational, fine arts and athletics programs throughout the school and its students who are unable to participate in extracurricular activities because of the costs involved.
Individuals, groups or businesses can donate with checks payable to CEAA and sent to PO Box 1372, Columbus, IN 47202; by PayPal at [email protected] or by GoFundMe, searching Columbus East.
Hauser Athletics Golf Outing set for Oct. 15
The Third Annual Hauser Athletics Golf Outing will be at 9 a.m. Oct. 15 at Otter Creek Golf Course. Entries must be turned in by Oct. 10.
Cost is $75 per person or $300 for a team and includes lunch. Mulligans, red tees and other amenities will be available for purchase the day of the event, and prizes will be awarded to the top three teams, along with various hole prizes.
Multiple donation or sponsorship package options also are available.
For more information, contact Hauser athletics director Tyler Phillips at 812-546-4421, ext. 4013, or [email protected]
Ted Schultz is sports editor for The Republic. He can be reached at [email protected] or 812-379-5628.
