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1 week ago | 
dailyjournal.net | Mike Beas
The critiquing process began the instant the ball left Charlee Cramer’s bat. Franklin’s No. 8 hitter sensed she hit the made good contact, but whether the junior’s opposite-field line drive to right possessed the height to clear the fence was another matter. Turns out it did. “I thought I popped up,” said Cramer, whose three-run homer in the top of the fourth inning helped lift the Grizzly Cubs to a 15-8 victory at Indian Creek on Monday. “Normally, I’m a singles hitter or doubles hitter.
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1 week ago | 
dailyjournal.net | Mike Beas
The Greenwood gymnasium was the toolbox Saturday afternoon. Senior hitters Chase Alyea, Jacob Miller, Alex Vassar and Jadyn McCrory took turns being the hammer. Combining for 86 kills, the foursome lent an air of intimidation to the inaugural Johnson County tournament championship match, pitting Franklin against Center Grove.
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2 weeks ago | 
dailyjournal.net | Mike Beas
Bidding farewell to competitive golf won’t be among the easiest things Noah Reed ever does, but it’s what the master plan screams for at this point. In November, the Greenwood Christian senior committed to play basketball for Indiana Wesleyan. A numbers guy like Reed — he plans to major in finance — has realized long drives, reading greens and the occasional bunker blast would ultimately be trimmed from his daily routine. The near future, in other words. But not now.
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2 weeks ago | 
dailyjournal.net | Mike Beas
Center Grove’s match at Carmel last week was going as planned until an uninvited visitor crashed the party. A funnel cloud touched down approximately a mile from the school, immediately sending every cell phone in the premises abuzz with a tornado warning and suggestions on how to proceed. Trojans senior co-captain Jadyn McCrory already knew.
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2 weeks ago | 
dailyjournal.net | Mike Beas
Indian Creek’s brand new facility made its long-awaited debut late Tuesday afternoon. For historical purposes, the first pitch, delivered by Braves sophomore left-hander Nick Winters, was high and outside to Whiteland leadoff hitter Maalik Perkins. And nary a dirt-covered uniform was to be found, thanks to the artificial turf. In the end, it went in the books as an 11-7 Braves victory in an opening-round game of the Johnson County tournament.
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2 weeks ago | 
dailyjournal.net | Mike Beas
Coaches with an abundance of miles on their odometers have forgotten more about the intricacies of their respective sports than those watching will ever fully understand. Or so the popular saying goes. In the case of three of Franklin’s spring coaches, no one is about to attempt to voice a rebuttal.
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2 weeks ago | 
dailyjournal.net | Mike Beas
Greenwood’s roster includes two or three players who might make it from the batter’s box to first base faster than senior Ethan King. Those same individuals might also prove to be effective playing center field, if asked. Woodmen coach Andy Bass isn’t asking. In King, the team’s left-handed leadoff hitter and center fielder for a third consecutive season, Greenwood is in perfectly good gloved hands entering today’s first-round county tournament game at Franklin. Offense. Defense. Baseball intangibles.
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2 weeks ago | 
dailyjournal.net | Mike Beas
Indiana baseball lost two of three games at home against Southern Cal, though junior second baseman Tyler Cerny stepped up with a total of six hits in the series. The former Center Grove player homered twice, hit two doubles and stole a base. Center GroveMorehead State pitcher Grant Herron threw four innings of hitless baseball, walking one and striking out five, in an 8-7 win over Eastern Illinois. Freshman Noah Coy scored a run for Notre Dame in a 16-9 victory over visiting Florida State.
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3 weeks ago | 
dailyjournal.net | Mike Beas
By the time the final divots were replaced in June, the lowest 18-hole average for Center Grove was 4.9 shots ahead of the teammate boasting the seventh-best numbers. It’s a good problem to have, really. Especially when none of the seven graduated. Such is the universe that Trojans coach Matt Rodman occupies. Midweek practice competitions are fierce, evenly played and designed for the betterment of the product as a whole. Starting spots are earned, not guaranteed.
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3 weeks ago | 
dailyjournal.net | Mike Beas
Finish lines have been in Kiyah Yeast’s sights for a substantial portion of her nearly 23 years. The former Center Grove sprinter, to this point a record-holder in four events at the University of Louisville, is doing everything in her power to make her final season of track her finest. So far, so great. In a college track career littered with fast times and the occasional disappointment, Yeast is in a good place right now. Maybe the best place. “It’s a bit bittersweet, to be honest.
