Mark Murdock

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Used to be sports reporter for The Star serving DeKalb County. Now they all just laugh at me.

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Fremont boys return to regional

23 hours ago | kpcnews.com | Mark Murdock

KENDALLVILLE — Once again, the boys golf season is going to last a little longer at Fremont. The Eagles shot 300 on the dot to take third place in the East Noble Sectional at Noble Hawk Friday and earned their second straight team regional berth with the top three teams advancing. Fremont will head to the Warsaw Regional at Stonehenge Thursday. “It’s nice to come back and do it again. It’s always hard to do it the second time,” Fremont coach Nick Herndon said. “I’m over-the-moon happy with this.
Cougars rally for first regional softball title

3 days ago | kpcnews.com | Mark Murdock

ALBION — Confidence when they had the lead, confidence when they didn't. Central Noble's softball girls are no stranger to close games, and were unflappable as they came from behind for a 4-3 victory over South Adams and the Class 2A regional championship Tuesday, the first in school history. The Cougars (24-6) will play in the semi-state at Kokomo Saturday at 1 p.m. against Rossville.
Warriors take sectional final classic over rival Lakers

4 days ago | kpcnews.com | Mark Murdock

ALBION — Taking one lead in extra innings wasn't going to be enough for Westview against Lakeland in Monday's Class 2A baseball sectional final at Central Noble. It took the Warriors pushing across three more runs in the ninth inning to go ahead for good on their way to a 4-1 victory that gave them their third straight sectional title. "I'm just really proud of our guys to just battle," Westview coach Jason Rahn said. "That is a great game. You hate to see a team go home with a loss.
EN stunned on Leo's walkoff home run

6 days ago | kpcnews.com | Mark Murdock

GARRETT — The favorites on paper may have won, but it was anything but black and white. Leo and Bishop Dwenger were the semifinal winners in the Class 3A baseball sectional at Garrett Saturday. The Lions needed a two-out, two-strike home run from senior Luke MacDonald in the bottom of the seventh to take a thrilling 8-7 victory over East Noble. Bishop Dwenger saw an early four-run lead disappear and fell behind against Angola before rallying past the upstart Hornets for a 12-7 win.
Hornets blank Cadets at Garrett Sectional

1 week ago | kpcnews.com | Mark Murdock

GARRETT — Senior-itis didn't figure in for Angola Thursday night. One of only five Hornet seniors, Brady Warren pitched a three-hit shutout, extending Angola's season with a 3-0 win over Concordia in the Class 3A sectional at Garrett. Warren struck out seven and pitched out of a jam in the seventh after the first two Cadets reached base and the tying run was at the plate. He ended it on back-to-back K's. "You've got two types of seniors when it gets to this point," Angola coach Clint Davis said.
Knights, Garrett advance in 3A DeKalb Sectional

1 week ago | kpcnews.com | Mark Murdock

WATERLOO — DeKalb and East Noble played a classic, but you had to look quick. Garrett, on the other hand, just needed to wait until the bats got rolling. The Knights and Barons had another thriller, but East Noble junior Abby Alwine was just too tough. She was perfect through six innings, and after DeKalb put the tying run on in the top of the seventh, the Knights supported her with a game-ending double play to complete a 1-0 victory.
Ace helps EN's Bowker win NE8 title

1 week ago | kpcnews.com | Mark Murdock

KENDALLVILLE — The best shot of the day led to the best sccore of the day. East Noble senior Nate Bowker was the individual boys golf champion for the Northeast 8 Conference Saturday, shooting a 69 at Cobblestone to take medalist honors. The tournament field and spectators were buzzing about Bowker’s shot of the day, a hole-in-one on the par 3 16th hole. East Noble’s only senior used a pitching wedge to cover the 155 yards and bounced a shot into the cup.
Barons drop final three baseball games

1 week ago | kpcnews.com | Mark Murdock

LEO-CEDARVILLE — DeKalb came all the way back from six runs down once. The second time, the Barons only made it halfway. Leo busted open a close game with a six-run fifth inning and survived a three-run rally by DeKalb in the sixth to clinch the Northeast 8 Conference baseball championship with a 12-9 win Friday. The Barons rallied after trailing early 6-0 to tie the game in the fourth on Brady Vince's two-run homer, but had an untimely streak of generosity in the fifth.
Warriors solid to win sixth straight sectional

2 weeks ago | kpcnews.com | Mark Murdock

ANGOLA — No matter who you run into in the Westview lineup, you’ll have a tough customer. The Warriors showed off that strength in the Angola girls tennis sectional final Thursday. They won all five matches in straight sets for a 5-0 victory over Fremont and their sixth consecutive sectional championship. “We have a lot of depth this year. That has served us well,” Westview coach Carrie Clark said. “It was evident today because the first courts off were three singles and two dubs.
Miller reunites with Trine teammates at Boston Marathon

2 weeks ago | kpcnews.com | Mark Murdock

A group of friends from Trine took homecoming on the road. Some of them were on the road for a while. Former Westview running standout Derek Miller was part of a group which included several former teammates at Trine that made the trip to the Boston Marathon recently. Miller was one of five members of the group that ran in the prestigious race. “It was cool to be able to catch up and spend some time together,” Miller said. “Now we’ve all gone our separate ways. We don’t see each other all the time.