Columbus East senior wrestler Noah Lykins is delving into a different sport to try to raise money for a scholarship fund in honor of a fallen classmate.
Lykins is setting up a Par 3 golf scramble as his senior project to benefit the Lily Streeval Academic Fund. Streeval was killed by a hit-and-run driver as she was attempting to board a school bus on Aug. 30.
Lykins came up with the idea for the golf scramble with the help of senior project coordinator Angie Arnholt.
“I thought it was a really good cause that I was going to try to raise money for,” Lykins said. “(Arnholt) suggested the golf tournament. So she got me together with some people who knew what they were doing, and this was the right way to go.”
The scramble will be at 1 p.m. Oct. 23 at Par 3 Golf Course. Cost is $25 per player, and freewill donations also will be accepted.
Players can show up at noon Oct. 23 to register or can preregister by calling Lykins at 812-447-9011 or Arnholt at 812-350-5582.
“I’m really proud of Noah because he set this up, and he doesn’t even play golf,” Arnholt said. “He and I decided this would be a good way to honor (Streeval). My son plays golf, so I have some connections there, and I knew (Lykins) would be great at organizing it.”
Liu, North named
Academic All-State
Columbus North senior Matthew Liu has been selected Academic All-State, and the Bull Dogs team has been given the same honor by the Indiana High School Tennis Coaches Association.
Individuals must have at least a 3.8 GPA on a 4.0 scale, a 1,280 SAT score or 27 ACT score to be eligible. Teams must have a 3.6 combined GPA on a 4.0 scale.
Jennings’ Vogel
commits to Indiana
Jennings County senior three-sport athlete Jacob Vogel committed earlier this week to continue his baseball career at Indiana University.
Vogel went 7-2 with a 0.98 ERA and had 11 RBIs and 10 runs scored for the Panthers last spring. He also plays tennis and basketball at Jennings.
IHSAA football draw scheduled for Sunday
The sectional football tournament draw will take place beginning at 5 p.m. Sunday.
The draw will be livestreamed on ihsaatv.org
Olympians to host Rapsodo hitting league
Columbus East baseball will host its first East Baseball Rapsodo Hitting League from Oct. 26 through Dec. 1 for fifth-through-eighth-graders.
Participants will take part in competitions such as Home Run Derby, Exit Velocity Challenges, and Hard-Hit Ball Percentage, and leaderboards will be posted to social media each week. Every participant will receive instruction and drills from the East coaching staff and will have access to their own Rapsodo Hitting Report with metrics and overlayed video.
Dates are Oct. 26; Nov. 1, 9 and 15 and Dec. 1. Fifth-and-sixth-graders will hit from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. (times may change based on numbers), and seventh-and-eighth-graders will hit from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Cost is $25, paid by check or cash, If interested, email Eat coach Jon Gratz at [email protected]
Ted Schultz is sports editor for The Republic. He can be reached at [email protected] or 812-379-5628.
