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The dirty work

Triton Central long snapper Jaxon Miller participated in an Indiana University Specialists Camp at the beginning of June.

By KATRINA BRANSON - kbranson@shelbynews.com When Triton Central head coach Tim Able saw Jaxon Miller last year, he knew the then freshman would be something special. It turns out Able was right. Preparing for his upcoming sophomore season, Miller is a nationally r

Staal learns plenty in 1st season in Waldron

By KRIS MILLS - kmills@shelbynews.com Will Staal has learned to come prepared. Tucked away in a closet in the Waldron coaches office is a spare set of dress clothes. Because on game day, nothing is worse than forgetting a belt. Or a shirt and tie. Staal has the war

The dirty work

By KATRINA BRANSON - kbranson@shelbynews.com When Triton Central head coach Tim Able saw Jaxon Miller last year, he knew the then freshman would be something special. It turns out Able was right. Preparing for his upcoming sophomore season, Miller is a nationally r

Talk Veuve to Me wins $200,000 Indiana Oaks

STAFF REPORT Talk Veuve to Me was the toast of Indiana Grand, romping to a 4 3/4-length victory over Figarella’s Queen in Saturday night’s Grade 3, $200,000 Indiana Oaks. “She showed what I was expecting her to show,” said trainer Rodolphe B

Axelrod wins Grade III $500,000 Indiana Derby

Axelrod and Florent Geroux nabbed Trigger Warning for the Indiana Derby win Saturday at Indiana Grand.

STAFF REPORT If a race was predicted at the start, Axelrod would not have been a strong contender for the win in the 24th running of the Grade III $500,000 Indiana Derby. However, it is how you finish that matters and Axelrod was full of momentum when he hit the wi

One more time

Triton Central's Robby Gossett (75), a 2018 graduate, played in the IFCA North-South All-Star Classic at North Central Friday. Shelbyville assistant coach Scott Fitzgerald also participated in the event.

By KATRINA BRANSON - kbranson@shelbynews.com INDIANAPOLIS – Friday evening a huge crowd gathered at North Central High School to watch the 2018 Indiana Football Coaches Association North-South All-Star Classic. Two familiar faces could be seen representi

King Zachary ready for Indiana Derby at Indiana Grand

King Zachary will run in Saturday night’s $500,000 Indiana Derby at Indiana Grand.

- STAFF REPORT Trainer Dale Romans long has said that King Zachary is as good as any 3-year-old in his large Churchill Downs-based stable. Owner Tom Conway has been talking up his homebred son of two-time Horse of the Year Curlin long before King Zachary ever ran.