INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana University Natatorium at IUPUI played host to the IHSAA State Finals Friday and Saturday, with two local swimmers getting an opportunity to compete in the largest meet of the season. Shelbyville sophomores Grace Lux and Marlee Rice looked to build on their success …

CRAWFORDSVILLE — It wasn’t supposed to be this easy.

BLOOMINGTON — Devonte Green was back.

The enduring popularity of football in the United States was celebrated in the past year at all levels of the sport.

Triton Central senior tight end Luke Hornung, surrounded by teammates and TC head coach Tim Able, recently signed his National Letter of Intent to continue his football career at Marian University. Hornung will join 2019 Triton Central graduate Aaron Steele, who is a member of the Marian foo…

Shelbyville’s Jordan Vinson and Triton Central’s Seth Ortel are the lone area wrestlers vowing for a trip to the IHSAA State Finals this weekend at the New Castle Semistate. Both wrestlers finished third last weekend at the Perry Meridian Regional and are ready for the next step.

Coen Weiler remembers Marlee Rice as an eighth grader. The Shelbyville head swim coach, showing his sharp memory, reflected on a meet with Beech Grove when Rice, who will swim in the IHSAA State Finals on Friday, was still in junior high.

The first 24 wins came relatively easy. Class 2A No. 1 Triton Central has lived up to the hype this season.

Last week, the girls’ IHSAA basketball state tournament got underway, with more than 400 teams participating in the Sectional round of tournament play. There were some really nice performances by the ladies, but sprinkled in were some standout showings by the gentlemen as well.

High school boys basketball continues this weekend. Below are preview capsules for each game on Friday and Saturday:

MORRISTOWN — There was a moment in December when it all started to change. After a 2-7 start to its campaign with players in new roles, the Morristown girls’ basketball team started to click.

Triton Central guard Kenzie Ryle shoots a jump shot in a game earlier this season. The Class 2A No. 1 Tigers will compete in the Southmont Regional Saturday in Crawfordsville. The Tigers (24-0) will play No. 14 Covenant Christian (17-8) at noon. Fifth-ranked Shenandoah (23-2) and South Putna…

INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Fever, Tennessee Lady Volunteer and U.S. Olympic great Tamika Catchings will be inducted into the 2020 Class of the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, it was announced Monday night.

A total of 37 Thoroughbred Stakes with purses in excess of a record $4.65 million will be offered during the upcoming 2020 racing season at Indiana Grand Racing & Casino. The schedule is headed by the Grade III $500,000-guaranteed Indiana Derby set for Saturday, July 11.

Indiana State University’s softball team opened the 2020 season Friday with an upset of No. 25-ranked Wisconsin, 2-1, in the Florida Atlantic University Fast Pitch Classic in Boca Raton, Florida.

Marlee Rice, Grace Lux

CHARLOTTESVILLE — Head coach Bryan Graham and the Triton Central Tigers took the first step in their quest for a state championship on Saturday. The 2A No. 1 Tigers proved once again why they are the top team in their class by defeating the Eastern Hancock Royals 65-43 in the Sectional 42 ch…

INDIANAPOLIS — Members of the Triton Central and Shelbyville wrestling teams competed at the Perry Meridian Regional on Saturday in hopes of advancing to the New Castle Semistate this weekend.

There is nothing but respect between the two programs. The Waldron and Jac-Cen-Del girls’ basketball teams, which met in a sectional final for the third consecutive season on Saturday, have grown quite fond of one another in recent seasons.

Indiana University will begin a two-game homestand when it hosts in-state rival Purdue today (Saturday) at 2 p.m. The Hoosiers are looking to snap a three-game losing streak overall and a five-game skid to the Boilermakers. Purdue leads the overall series, 120-89.

The Shelbyville girls’ swim team had a fine showing Thursday during preliminary action at the New Palestine Sectional.

The Southwestern boys’ basketball team picked up a Mid-Hoosier Conference win over Hauser at home on Thursday. The Spartans won 48-41 to improve to 12-6 overall and 1-4 in conference play.

Survive and advance. That’s the name of the game in any tournament. The IHSAA state wrestling tournament is a different animal, though, where there are no easy matches.

Area boys basketball continues this weekend with five games on Saturday. Below are preview capsules for each game:

The semifinals of the Waldron Sectional are set. Morristown guard Gracie Laster (in photo) and the Yellow Jackets will play No. 7 Jac-Cen-Del tonight (Friday) in the first semifinal at Waldron. JCD beat Morristown 56-41 on Dec. 14. In the second game, the host Mohawks will play Oldenburg. WH…

Southwestern head coach Noah Stuckey summed it up the best way he could. Waldron was simply “ready to play.”

Waldron is hosting its free basketball youth league again this year. The first week of games were on Saturday in the high school, junior high and elementary gyms in Waldron. The league has a total of 175 kids from 15 different schools.

IHSAA sectional tournaments kicked off Tuesday night for several teams across the state of Indiana, and that included the Morristown Yellow Jackets.

GREENWOOD — Her first season is in the books.

This is the meet Shelbyville head coach Coen Weiler and the Golden Bears have been anticipating.

Underclassmen have regularly found their way into the weekly awards throughout the 2019-2020 season, but this time five seniors have earned Week-13 IBCA/Subway Player of the Week honors. Three of the winners eclipsed 40 points, while all of them were outstanding in one way or another. This w…

Morristown and Edinburgh High Schools came together to hold a Special Olympics Unified Champions game at Morristown on Friday, Jan. 31.

Zaleeya Martin has quickly established herself as a potential record-setting sprinter at Hanover College.

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Waldron senior guard Shawn Cole caught fire from beyond the arc on Monday in a home contest against Liberty Christian.

The Waldron boys’ basketball team took control of the Victory Bell with a 51-49 win over Southwestern on Friday. It is the first time the Mohawks have had possession of the traveling trophy since January of 2016. Junior guard Tyler Bowlby led WHS with 20 points in Friday’s win. On Saturday, …

Seth Ortel

Postseason wrestling started on Saturday as Shelbyville and Triton Central were among the participating teams at the Shelbyville Sectional inside Garrett Gym.

The postseason is here. Shelbyville and Morristown open sectional action on Tuesday. Waldron and Southwestern will meet on Wednesday. Triton Central is set to play on Friday.

Elijah Sims (pictured) and the Shelbyville wrestling team is hosting sectional action today. Triton Central, Eastern Hancock, Franklin Central, Greenfield-Central, Howe, Indianapolis Lutheran, Scecina Memorial, New Palestine and Warren Central are all set to compete at SHS. Action begins at …

Harold Barnes, a third generation horsemen, and resident of Shelbyville, was posthumously inducted into the Indiana Standardbred Hall of Fame on Jan. 25 in Indianapolis. Barnes devoted his life to the horse racing industry and was a true ambassador of Indiana harness racing.

INDIANAPOLIS — Winning a championship does not come easy in any sport. Triton Central head coach Bryan Graham and the Lady Tigers have been nothing short of dominant this season, and it has shown on the scoreboard each game. Thursday was no different as they hit the road to face the Beech Gr…