Prep sports roundup – December 24
Wrestling
Olympians drop pair of close ones
FORT WAYNE — The Columbus East wrestlers lost two close matches Friday and finished 0-3 in the 3A division...
Twisters blow past ‘flat’ Jets in tourney
BY JAMES PENCE
For The Republic
VERSAILLES — Friday afternoon’s fifth-place game in the South Ripley tournament is a game that Hauser wants to quickly forget.
The...
Falling short: Bull Dogs rally but can’t clip Eagles’ wings for title
The Columbus North girls basketball team made one big comeback Friday afternoon. A second fell just a little short Friday night.
The Bull Dogs rallied...
High school scoreboard – December 24
BOYS BASKETBALL
Oldenburg Academy 46, Hauser 35
Hauser;7;7;6;15;—;35
Oldenburg Academy;16;12;5;13;—;46
Hauser (4-5): Mason Sherman 3 0-0 7, Connor Wilson 1 0-0 2, Justin Compton 2 3-5 7, Alex...
Panthers win South Ripley invite
BY JAMES PENCE
For The Republic
VERSAILLES — With less than 40 seconds left, Jennings County found itself trailing by a single point and still had...
North girls overcome slow start
The way they began Thursday night’s Subway/Columbus North Invitational opener, the host Bull Dogs’ unbeaten streak in the tournament was in jeopardy.
But after a...
High school sports roundup – December 23
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Panthers move into final
BROOKVILLE — Jennings County won a pair of games Thursday to advance to the championship game of the Franklin County...
Panthers win twice, advance to finals
VERSAILLES — The Jennings County boys basketball team worked overtime to get to the championship game of the South Ripley Invitational.
Three overtimes to be...
High school scoreboard – December 23
BOYS BASKETBALL
Hauser 71, Brownstown Central JV 40
Hauser;27;13;18;13;–;71
Brownstown;11;10;10;9;—;40
Hauser (4-4): Mason Sherman 4 2-3 11, A.J. Titus 1 0-0 3, Connor Wilson 3 0-0 9, Justin...
Back home again
INDIANAPOLIS — Two potential NCAA Tournament teams, including the 13th-ranked basketball team in the country, went head-to-head Wednesday night at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
But on a...