Local Sports

Ryan Thomas of Brownstown picked up the $10,000 first-place prize on April 27 at Tony Stewart’s Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio.

We’re in the middle of Midwestern turkey mania. A lot of birds have been tagged, meaning there might not be as many gobblers in your woodlot as there were a couple of weeks ago, but those birds still left are busy. They’re covering a lot of ground in search of receptive hens. This is the time of the season when you need to have a backup plan, and you must be ready to use it.

GREENSBURG — Edinburgh scored seven times in the first inning Friday and went on to hand South Decatur a 15-0, five-inning Mid-Hoosier Conference softball defeat.

GREENSBURG — Devin Pate threw a three-hiotter and went 2 for 3 with three RBIs Friday to lead South Decatur to an 11-1, five-inning Mid-Hoosier Conference baseball win against Edinburgh.

BRAZIL — Brown County swept the singles matches Friday to claim a 3-2 Western Indiana Conference girls tennis victory at Northview.

COMING UP

After years of city domination when it comes to boys golf, Columbus North has taken a back seat the first half of the season, with Columbus East beating the Bull Dogs three of the first four times the teams were in the same competition.

After winning nine straight games, Class 4A co-No. 5 Columbus North lost its second baseball game in a row Thursday night.

SEYMOUR — Trinity Lutheran outhit Columbus East 7-4 Thursday, but the Olympians snapped a seven-game losing streak with an 8-4 softball victory.

HOPE — Haven Hartwell smacked a two-run double in the bottom of the eighth inning Thursday to give Hauser a 6-5 walkoff win against Milan.