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1 week ago | 
dailyjournal.net | Mike Beas
Emma Gardner wasn’t setting her personal bar particularly high prior to the state meet. Seeded sixth in the discus based on her best throw at the Ben Davis Regional 11 days earlier, the Greenwood senior figured a sixth-place medal would be worthy of celebration. Anything better was simply gravy. Imagine the look on Gardner’s face when her new school-record toss of 152 feet, 7 inches put her in the lead and kept her there for the duration of the competition.
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1 week ago | 
dailyjournal.net | Mike Beas
Regardless of how Will Riley’s career plays out, he’ll forever run shoulder to shoulder with the best sprinters this state has produced. In the second-to-last race of his high school career, Riley, a Greenwood senior, won the 100-meter dash in 10.40 seconds at the state meet, a feat that places his name in conversations with legends. Clyde Peach … Jerome Harrison … Fast company indeed.
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1 week ago | 
dailyjournal.net | Mike Beas
CARMELSix of the 11 young golfers representing Johnson County at the annual state finals were set to play their farewell rounds as high schoolers on Wednesday at Prairie View Golf Club. That includes Greenwood Christian’s Noah Reed, four-fifths of Center Grove’s lineup and Franklin’s lone senior starter, Reid Davidson. No sense in holding anything back. “Have fun.
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1 week ago | 
therepublic.com | Mike Beas
CARMEL — The annual Boys Golf State Finals might be the ultimate stage, but from the course to the crowds, everything was to Austin Perry’s liking. Tuesday, the Columbus North sophomore made his way around Prairie View Golf Club, his finals debut concluding with a first-round score of 79. This places Perry in a six-way tie for 51st-place among the 108 players competing. Qualified as an individual, Perry attempts to fare even better in Wednesday’s final round.
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1 week ago | 
dailyjournal.net | Mike Beas
Boys volleyball broke new ground in Indiana this season and, not coincidentally, so did Franklin outside hitter Chase Alyea. The 6-foot-5, 210-pound outside hitter helped usher in the sport’s IHSAA-sanctioned era by powering his way to 466 kills on his way to being named Player of the Year for the Daily Journal’s inaugural All-County team.
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2 weeks ago | 
dailyjournal.net | Mike Beas
The oldest players on Franklin’s roster were fifth-graders the last time a Grizzly Cub team defeated Center Grove. Not that a program about to compete in its first semistate in three decades — and only the second in school history — requires additional motivation, but there it is anyway. A victory over the Trojans this afternoon would place Franklin one win from the front steps of Victory Field in downtown Indianapolis, host of the four state championship games on June 20-21.
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2 weeks ago | 
dailyjournal.net | Mike Beas
Reid Davidson’s life takes a rather significant turn later this summer when he begins his freshman year at Purdue University. The Franklin golfer’s daily routines become markedly different, starting with the dorm he lives in, the classes he takes and the new friends he makes. Another big change is that Davidson won’t be in Papaw Ted’s universe on a daily basis.
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2 weeks ago | 
dailyjournal.net | Mike Beas
INDIANAPOLISEmma Gardner had qualified for state before, but as a senior, she figured it appropriate to save her best for last. By doing so, Greenwood’s discus and shot put specialist left North Central on Saturday night with a first-place medal and another symbolizing a third-place performance. Gardner started her monster of all big days by winning the discus with a top toss of 152 feet, 7 inches — edging Center Grove junior and runner-up Luci Barile (146-5) in the process.
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3 weeks ago | 
therepublic.com | Mike Beas
EDINBURGH — 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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3 weeks ago | 
dailyjournal.net | Mike Beas
EDITOR’S NOTE: Photo gallery coming soon!INDIANAPOLISSeated behind the awards podium at North Central early Friday evening, a sweat-soaked Will Riley placed his head in his hands. Unsure whether to laugh or cry, the Greenwood senior did both. Riley, who scorched a time of 10.44 seconds to win the 100-meter dash, was a state champion. Now and forever. “Best start of my life. Best finish of the season,” Riley said. “It doesn’t even feel real. It’s what I worked for, though.
