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15 hours ago | 
dailyjournal.net | Mike Beas
The top students in Edinburgh’s 52-person graduating class possess hyphenated surnames, which is more cultural than coincidental. Valedictorian Irving Luis-Orozco’s parents, Donato and Marta, immigrated to the United States in 2002 from Misantla, a city of approximately 30,000 residents in the Mexican state of Veracruz.
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18 hours ago | 
dailyjournal.net | Mike Beas
Angie Martin has become something of an authority on Johnson County’s track and field scene in recent years. In her ninth season as head coach for both the Indiana State men and women, Martin recognizes fertile recruiting soil when she sets foot on it.
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2 days ago | 
dailyjournal.net | Mike Beas
AVONThe ball had exited Mae Munson’s right hand only a split second earlier, and, already, she knew. On a Tuesday night that drove home the point that defense does win championships, Munson’s frozen rope from center field was the gem that shone brightest in Center Grove’s hard-fought 1-0 Class 4A regional win at Avon.
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3 days ago | 
dailyjournal.net | Mike Beas
Cal Schembra could only make it a few steps before walking straight into another embrace Monday night. Center Grove’s senior first baseman graciously accommodated every person who approached him following his team’s dramatic 4-3 victory over Franklin Central in a Class 4A sectional championship game.
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6 days ago | 
dailyjournal.net | Mike Beas
Sophomore pitcher Keagan Rothrock helped lead the University of Florida softball team back to the Women’s College World Series. The Roncalli graduate and Whiteland native got the start in all three games against Southeastern Conference rival Georgia in the Super Regional, pitching a complete-game four-hitter in the third and deciding game, a 5-2 Gators victory. Rothrock walked one Bulldog batter and struck out five to improve her season record to 16-6.
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1 week ago | 
dailyjournal.net | Mike Beas
PLAINFIELDWill Riley is fast, even without extra motivation. On Thursday, the Greenwood senior showed what happens when something more than postseason advancement enters the picture. Riley’s victory in the 100-meter dash final in 10.65 seconds at the Plainfield Regional just so happened to come against Avon senior Marcus Townsend, last year’s state runner-up in the event, who ran a second-place time of 10.69.
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1 week ago | 
dailyjournal.net | Mike Beas
INDIANAPOLISThe top five seeds in Tuesday’s discus competition hailed from Johnson County, giving the event an overwhelming sense of familiarity. Whiteland’s Carly VonDielingen won with a throw covering 148 feet, 9 inches and, not surprisingly, the junior had plenty of help celebrating in the area just southwest of the Ben Davis oval.
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1 week ago | 
dailyjournal.net | Mike Beas
The running joke between Franklin pitchers Braeden Burton and Greyson Betts centers around top billing. Instead of trying to hoard the distinction of being their team’s undisputed ace, they volley it like a couple of tennis players. “We go back and forth about this,” said Burton, a senior right-hander who is 4-1 this season with a 1.06 earned-run average. “When you look at it, we have two No. 1 pitchers. We’re really good friends.
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1 week ago | 
dailyjournal.net | Mike Beas
INDIANAPOLISThose in attendance for Saturday’s second semifinal match at Perry Meridian won’t soon forget the manner in which it started. Three-time defending state champion Roncalli was out of sorts, in large part because Franklin was out of its mind. Five kills and a pair of blocks from senior outside hitter Chase Alyea propelled the Grizzly Cubs to a 12-5 lead, sending the fans on the south end of the gymnasium into a frenzy.
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1 week ago | 
dailyjournal.net | Mike Beas
SHELBYVILLEBoys representing the seven Johnson County teams had next week’s Plainfield Regional in their sights, but there was work to be done. Center Grove and Whiteland apparently received the memo, placing first and second in the final team standings with 170 and 117 points, respectively. It’s the 20th time a Trojan team has secured the title, including two straight under coach Brad Timmons.
“All our kids, just finishing out the races gutsy.
