Local Sports

While starting the season rock-solid on the defensive end, Columbus North had a little trouble converting some of its scoring opportunities in the first three games of the season.

Columbus East had a chance to see one of its potential new opponents for this year’s girls soccer sectional on Saturday afternoon, the the Olympians came away feeling confident after going toe-to-toe with one of that sectional’s best.

VOLLEYBALL

The Jennings County eighth-grade volleyball team claimed its first two wins of the season, beating St. Peter’s 25-4, 25-11 on Tuesday and Greensburg 25-13, 25-14 on Thursday.

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For one half of football Friday night, Columbus East couldn’t do much wrong.

INDIANAPOLIS — The debut for new Columbus North football head coach Logan Haston wasn’t the ending that he quite wanted.

After five years away from the top step, Donny Schatz finally returned to glory at Knoxville Raceway, winning the 61st Annual Knoxville Nationals in Iowa on Aug. 13.

Nothing lasts forever. This common phrase is uttered regularly upon the loss of opportunities and objects both big and small. The notion, though, that hunting could one day be completely a thing of the past is hard to fathom for those of us whose passion is lifelong. We’re aware of declines in participation and increasing opposition, but are we forward thinking enough to recognize the potential of finality? Thankfully, some hunters are.

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