Pedro Velazco

Sports Writer at Kokomo Tribune

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STATE TRACK: A dozen KT-area athletes to compete at state

3 weeks ago | kokomotribune.com | Pedro Velazco

A dozen Kokomo Tribune-area athletes are poised to compete this weekend at the IHSAA Track and Field State Finals. The boys meet kicks off the weekend today and seven locals are entered. The girls meet follows Saturday with five more locals in the field. Three of those athletes are entered in two events each, and all three competed at state last year: Western junior Ellyse Walden in the girls meet, and Maconaquah senior A.J. Kelly and Kokomo senior Jedaiah Beard in the boys meet. kAm(2=56?
GIRLS TRACK: Western pulls away to repeat as sectional champion

1 month ago | kokomotribune.com | Pedro Velazco

With points in every event, Western outpaced the field to pull away and win the 12-team Kokomo Girls Track and Field Sectional on Tuesday at Walter Cross Field, scoring 116 points. Lewis Cass was second with a score of 89, Kokomo third (85), Maconaquah and Pioneer tied for fourth (73), Northwestern sixth (60), Logansport seventh (53), Eastern eighth (28), Tri-Central ninth (23), Tipton 10th (14), Peru 11th (10), and Taylor 12th. kAm%96 !2?E96CD C6A62E65 2D 492>A:@?D 2?5 H@? 7@C E96 E9:C5 E:>6 :?
SOFTBALL: Panthers edge Hornets in battle of defending state champs

1 month ago | kokomotribune.com | Pedro Velazco

RUSSIAVILLE — Western baserunner Allora Bevington had just a split second to make a critical decision in the seventh inning of a tie game between two defending state champions. She got it on the money. With the bases loaded, the scoreboard knotted at 3-3 and pinch runner Bevington on third base, Bevington broke for home on a passed ball and raced in to score the winning run. That pushed Class 3A No. 3 Western past Class 2A No. 10 Rossville 4-3.
BOYS BB: Mac's Ball leads 62nd Kokomo Tribune All-Area Team

1 month ago | kokomotribune.com | Pedro Velazco

The core of seniors that fueled Maconaquah’s boys basketball team this season have been winning together for a long time. Josiah Ball, Fuddy Kile, Devon Murry, A.J. Kelly and Landon Adams were the starting five and all except Adams — who joined as a freshman — have been playing together since elementary school. “We won our first championship together in fourth grade,” Ball said. “All through middle school we went undefeated. We won all those conferences.
SOFTBALL: No. 1 Western rocks Pioneer for 3 home runs in 8-1 win

2 months ago | kokomotribune.com | Pedro Velazco

RUSSIAVILLE — It was blustery Friday afternoon. The wind was blowing northwest, which is straightaway center field at Western’s softball diamond. That was not good news for Pioneer’s softball team. The last thing an opponent wants to see is wind helping Western get even more distance on hard-hit fly balls. kAmr=2DD bp }@] `\C2?<65 (6DE6C? D>2D965 D:I 6IEC2\32D6 9:ED 5FC:?8 2? g\` G:4E@CJ @G6C !:@?66C :? 2?
BOYS TRACK: 2025 Howard County season preview

2 months ago | kokomotribune.com | Pedro Velazco

Kokomo’s boys track and field team has plenty to work with this season after taking the title at the Kokomo Sectional last spring. The Kats have lots of experienced athletes, including a pair of state qualifiers in junior Jeremiah Young and senior Jedaiah Beard as they get rolling in the new season. “We obviously have last year’s sectional title as motivation, but our athletes are continually reminded that last year’s title doesn’t bring us success this year,” Kokomo coach Zenova Williams said.
GIRLS TRACK: Howard County 2025 season preview

2 months ago | kokomotribune.com | Pedro Velazco

Western beat Northwestern by a nose last May to win the Kokomo Girls Track and Field Sectional. That might be news to some of the newcomers to the Panther squad, and coach Gary Jewell is fine with that. He wants athletes to be fired up about what they’re doing now, not resting on last year’s accomplishments. kAm“(6 C62==J 92G6?’E E2=<65 >F49 23@FE =2DE J62C[” y6H6== D2:5] “$@>6 @7 E96 J@F?86C 8:C=D AC@323=J 92G6 ?@ :562 H6 H@? =2DE DAC:?8[ 2?5 E92E’D ?@E 2 325 E9:?8]”k^Am kAmt?6C8J :D 9:89 :?
SOFTBALL: Howard County 2025 season preview

2 months ago | kokomotribune.com | Pedro Velazco

How do you fashion an encore after winning a state championship? Western’s softball team will answer that question over the next couple months. kAm%96 !2?E96CD 368:? E96 ?6H D62D@? H:E9 A=6?EJ @7 6?E9FD:2D> 27E6C DFC8:?8 E@ E96 r=2DD bp DE2E6 E:E=6 =2DE D62D@?[ H:??:?8 `\_ @G6C %C:\(6DE :? 2 E6?D6 7:?2=] %96 !2?E96CD 32D<65 :? E96 8=@CJ E96?[ 2?5 7:C65 FA E96 AC@8C2> 7@C E96 >@?E9D E92E 7@==@H65 E96:C 7:CDE DE2E6 E:E=6]k^Am kAm“%96 6I4:E6>6?E 7C@> =2DE J62C’D D62D@? 92D 366?
Notre Dame, Indiana, Ball State in action today in NCAA tourney

Mar 21, 2025 | pharostribune.com | Pedro Velazco

Notre Dame’s women’s basketball team has reached the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 each of the last three seasons. To get on another postseason run this season, the Irish have to handle a foe that’s on a run of its own. Notre Dame, the No. 3 seed in the Birmingham 3 Region, takes on No. 14 seed Stephen F. Austin, which is on a 15-game tear after winning the Southland Conference tourney. The game is at 2 p.m. today in South Bend (ESPN).
Notre Dame, Indiana, Ball State in action today in NCAA women's tourney

Mar 21, 2025 | kokomotribune.com | Pedro Velazco

Notre Dame’s women’s basketball team has reached the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 each of the last three seasons. To get on another postseason run this season, the Irish have to handle a foe that’s on a run of its own. Notre Dame, the No. 3 seed in the Birmingham 3 Region, takes on No. 14 seed Stephen F. Austin, which is on a 15-game tear after winning the Southland Conference tourney. The game is at 2 p.m. today in South Bend (ESPN).