Four Columbus North and four Columbus East baseball players have been named to this year’s Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association All-District team.
North senior Kyler McIntosh is the District Player of the Year. He is joined on the squad by senior teammates Austin Bode, Reese Harmon and Hayden McDaniel.
Making the team from East were seniors Parker Harrison, Ben Major, Clayton Taylor and Kaden Wise.
All-District players now are eligible to be chosen for the IHSBCA All-State team.
McDaniel to retire at end of season
Ben McDaniel will retire as Columbus North’s baseball coach after this season.
McDaniel has coached the Bull Dogs the past eight years and has led them to two sectional and one regional title, with a Class 4A final four appearance in 2017. North is 21-4-1 and ranked No. 2 in 4A this season.
McDaniel coached his older son Brice for four years, and his younger son Hayden is a senior this season.
“It’s something I’ve known for the last eight years,” McDaniel said. “I made a commitment to (former athletics director) Jeff (Hester) that I’d say on for eight years if he’d have me that long, and I wanted to honor that commitment. But I can’t continue to give the program what it needs with my job and everything else.”
Ben McDaniel, who has worked at Faurecia, recently left there and bought another company.
East, North girls track athletes get callbacks
Several Columbus East athletes and two Columbus North girls have received callbacks to Tuesday’s Franklin Regional.
East’s Katie Hagan in the pole vault and 300-meter hurdles, Elise LaSell in the high jump, Jaylyn Nelson in the shot put, Caitlyn Lucas in the discus and Emma Gray in the 300 hurdles have been added to the field, along with all three Olympian relay teams. North’s Helena Ho in the long jump and 200, Shae Scruggs in the shot and Olivia Johnson in the 400 also made it.
All of those athletes finished fourth, fifth, sixth or seventh in Tuesday’s Franklin Sectional. Beyond the top three in each event, who automatically qualified, the next-best four performances in each event from the four feeder sectional sites are added to the regional field.
Interested North golfers should contact coach
Incoming freshman interested in trying out for the Columbus North girls golf team next fall need to contact coach Scott Seavers.
Seavers can be reached at seaverss@bcsc.k12.in.us or call (812-371-2348) for more information.
East girls golf to hold callout meeting
The Columbus East girls golf callout meeting for anyone who is interested in playing in the fall will be at 5 p.m. Tuesday in the West Room at Otter Creek Golf Course.
For more information, contact coach Kylie Weichman at kylie.a.weichman@gmail.com
North to host Bull Pup Camp for volleyball
Columbus North’s Paige Osbourne will host the volleyball Columbus North Bull Pup Camp for her senior project June 1 to 3 at North High School for children entering Grades K through 8. Times are 5 to 6 p.m. for Grades K to 5 and 6 to 7:30 p.m. for Grades 6 to 8.
No experience is needed to participate in the camp and the camp will be a way for these kids to learn basic volleyball skills. Cost for the camp is $45 and includes a camp t-shirt.
More information can be found on the Columbus North Volleyball Facebook page or by emailing Osbourne at paige.c.osbourne@gmail.com
North girls to hold free Youth Soccer Skills Camp
The Columbus North girls soccer team will hold a free Youth Soccer Skills Camp from 7 to 8 p.m. June 2, 9, 16 and 23 and July 7 and 14 at the new BCSC Soccer Complex for girls ages 7 to 13.
Each session will focus on individual skill development, through small-sided activities. Players will be coached by current and past North players.
For more information, contact North coach David Young at 317-902-5205 or coach david@ymail.com
North girls hoops to hold Summer Youth Camp
Columbus North girls basketball will hold its Summer Youth Camp June 7 to 10 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.
The cost is $75 for Grades 5-8 and $70 for Grades 2-4. Campers will be instructed by North head coach Brett White and his staff, along with college and high school players.
Information and a flyer can be found online at https:// columbusnorthathletics.org/main/teamcamps/id/1190925/seasonId/4560188
For more information, contact White at whiteb@bcsc.k12.in.us
East girls hoops to host Kids Basketball Camp
Columbus East Girls Basketball is currently taking registrations for its annual Kids Basketball Camp, which will be from 4 to 5:30 p.m. June 7, 8, 10 and 11 for incoming sixth-through-eighth-graders.
The camp focuses on teaching the fundamentals and providing kids with drills they can continue to do after camp to improve Cost is $50, and all campers will receive a t-shirt. Other awards will be given to daily contest winners and Camper of the Week.
Registration is available at https://columbuseastathletics.org/main/adnews/ID/53478452
Ted Schultz is sports editor for The Republic. He can be reached at tschultz@therepublic.com or 812-379-5628.
