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Noah Lykins // Columbus East sophomore wrestler

Lykins won his first-round match by pin and his semifinal and final matches by technical fall Saturday to capture the 113-pound weight class and lead the Olympians to the team title at the Jeffersonville Regional.

His performance last week: “I probably could have done a lot better in some of my matches. I just need to be more mentally tough and flip a switch and go out and get bonus points.”

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Do you do anything special to prepare? “I kind of just bounce around a little bit. I try not to wear myself out or anything.”

Favorite drink: “The Body Armors”

Favorite food: “Noodles or encrustables”

Favorite class: “Robotics”

Favorite sports team: “Iowa wrestling”

Favorite athlete: “Cayden or Graham Rooks”

Role model: “My father (Brent Lykins)”

Best advice: “(Assistant) coach (Ty) Olds always says K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple Stupid).”

Athletics goal: “To make it to state.”

If you could travel anywhere: “Brazil, because I have some friends that are Brazlian, and they make really good food.”

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Bailey Tabeling // Trinity Lutheran freshman basketball player

Tabeling hit a last-second 3-pointer and led the Cougars with 21 points in a 56-55 first-round win over Edinburgh. She then led Trinity with 36 in a 62-36 semifinal win over Crothersville and 16 in a 47-38 win over the host team in the West Washington Sectional final.

Her performance last week: “I think Tuesday, we could have come out stronger, but I’m glad we came out with a win. Then Crothersville, we played as a team. Then West Washington, it was a physical game and we came through as a team together.”

Do you do anything special to prepare? “I try to just eat good food and get plenty of water and Gatorade in me and make sure I’m healthy for the game.”

Favorite drink: “Sweet tea”

Favorite food: “Boneless wings”

Favorite class: “Math”

Favorite sports team: “Kentucky”

Favorite athlete: “Kobe Bryant.”

Role model: “My sister Brittany.”

Best advice: “You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take.”

Athletics goal: “For this year, my goal is to go to state with the team, but overall, to play D-I in college.”

If you could travel anywhere: “Hawaii, because it’s beautiful there, and it’s warm.”

Auto racing

NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series, 5:30 p.m. (FS2)

NASCAR Cup Series: Practice, 5:30 p.m. (FS1)

NASCAR Cup Series: Duels 1 and 2 at Daytona, 7 and 9 p.m. (FS1)

Biathlon

IBU: World Championships (taped), 1 p.m. (NBCSN)

Men’s college basketball

Bryant at Sacred Heart, 5 p.m. (CBSSN)

College of Charleston at Hofstra, 7 p.m. (CBSSN)

Memphis vs. Cincinnati, 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Wichita State vs. UCF, 7 p.m. (ESPN2)

Winthrop at Gardner-Webb, 7 p.m. (ESPNU)

Iowa at Indiana, 8 p.m. (BTN)

Marshall at Texas, 9 p.m. (CBSSN)

Colorado at Oregon, 9 p.m. (ESPN)

Washington at USC, 9 p.m. (ESPN2)

Murray State vs. Austin Peay, 9 p.m. (ESPNU)

Arizona at California, 10:30 p.m. (FS1)

BYU vs. Loyola Marymount, 11 p.m. (ESPNU)

Arizona State vs. Stanford, 11 p.m. (ESPN2)

Women’s college basketball

Iowa at Maryland, 6 p.m. (BTN)

Auburn at South Carolina, 7 p.m. (SEC)

Vanderbilt at Texas A&M, 9 p.m. (SEC)

College softball

Washington at Alabama, 4 p.m. (ESPN2)

Golf

Women’s Amateur: The Asia Pacific Championship, 4 a.m. and 4 a.m. Friday (Golf Channel)

PGA Tour: The Genesis Invitational, noon and 2 and 6 p.m. (Golf Channel)

LPGA Tour: The ISPS Handa Australian Open, 9 p.m. (Golf Channel)

NBA

Clippers at Celtics, 8 p.m. (TNT)

NHL

Flyers at Panthers, 7 p.m. (NBCSN)

Blues at Golden Knights, 10 p.m. (Fox Sports Indiana)

Boys basketball

Trinity Lutheran at Christian Academy of Indiana, 7:30 p.m.

For the first time since Columbus North resumed hosting a girls basketball regional on a rotating basis in 2014, a local team will not be among the entrants.

The host Bull Dogs were involved in 2014 and 2016, winning the regional title on their home floor on their way to a second consecutive Class 4A state finals appearance in 2016. Then in 2018, Columbus East played in the North Regional.

Saturday, however, four teams from different parts of the state will converge on Columbus. The longest traveler, Evansville North, will be back for the second time this week after coming to Memorial Gym to practice on Tuesday.

Franklin Central (15-11) and East Central (22-5) will meet in the 10 a.m. opener. That will be followed by Bedford North Lawrence (19-5) and Evansville North (20-5) squaring off in the second semifinal at around noon. The winners will meet for the regional championship at 7:30 p.m.

Bedford is the clear favorite. The Stars have been ranked in the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association poll for most of the season and have won four consecutive games by at least 30 points. They’re playing in the regional for the ninth consecutive year.

Franklin Central and Evansville North both avenged regular-season losses in their sectional final victories — Franklin Central against Center Grove and Evansville North against Castle. Evansville North had been beaten by Castle twice, the second time by 20 points.

East Central is the unlikliest survivor. The Trojans made the two-hour-plus busride to Bloomington South three times in five days last week, upsetting 4A No. 9 Martinsville and the host Panthers before topping Columbus East in Saturday’s final.

Admission is $8 per session or $10 for both sessions.

Crusaders to host regional

Columbus Christian will once again host the Indiana Christian Schools Athletic Association South Regional next weekend.

The Crusaders will play Madison Christian in the semifinals at around 2 p.m. Feb. 22. Bloomington Lighthouse Christian will meet Evansville Christian in the first semifinal at 12:30 p.m. The regional final will be at 7 p.m. that evening.

Meanwhile, because of a lack of teams in the South Region, the Columbus Christian girls already are slotted into the ICSAA state tournament. The Crusaders will play a regional winner to be determined in the semifinals at 6 p.m. CST (7 p.m. EST) Feb. 28 at LaPorte LaLumiere.

The girls state final is at noon Feb. 29, followed by the boys final at 2 p.m. at LaLumiere.

Jets to hold golf callout

The Hauser boys golf team will hold a callout meeting at 10:36 a.m. Wednesday during resource in the auditorium.

After several years at Clifty Creek, the Jets will be practicing and playing their home matches at Otter Creek Golf Course this year.

Ted Schultz is sports editor for The Republic. He can be reached at tschultz@therepublic.com or 812-359-5628.