Pedro Velazco

6 days 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?

1 week 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.

2 weeks 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 :?

3 weeks 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?

1 month ago | 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).