Steve Heath

Indiana

Sports Editor at Greenfield Daily Reporter

Sports Editor @GreenfieldDR, @GDRsports

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FOUR-PEAT: Dragons claim sectional baseball title for fourth straight year

3 days ago | greenfieldreporter.com | Steve Heath

NEW PALESTINE — To get out of its early-game dilemma, the New Palestine baseball team got help from players that had been dealing with their own early-season dilemmas. No. 7 hitter Liam Atkinson and No. 9 hitter Ryan Haines were at the beginning, middle and end of the Dragons’ come-from-behind victory in a 10-3 triumph over Roncalli (24-5) in the Class 3A Sectional 28 championship game at New Palestine High School Monday.
Dragons advance to title game with 10-0 win over Indian Creek

6 days ago | greenfieldreporter.com | Steve Heath

New Palestine (22-3) jumped out to a quick first-inning lead, got its typical strong pitching performance, and moved one step closer to a fourth straight sectional baseball title with a six-inning, 10-0 victory over Indian Creek (13-10) in a Class 3A Sectional 28 semifinal game at New Palestine High School Saturday afternoon. The Dragons had 10 hits, and took advantage of five walks, two hit batsmen, three wild pitches and a balk.
LIKE MOTHER, LIKE SON: New Palestine’s Julius Gizzi shares all-star experience with mom

6 days ago | greenfieldreporter.com | Steve Heath

NEW PALESTINE — Every time Julius Gizzi walked into the New Palestine High School gymnasium he saw the photo and jersey. There were the four years of practices and home games during his time as a New Palestine basketball player. There were the numerous times watching his older brother, Maximus, and older sister, Isabella, play basketball for the Dragons. Certainly, there had to have been times on school days that his route to class or elsewhere had taken him through the gym.
Greenfield-Central scores 21 runs, wins first sectional since 2017

1 week ago | greenfieldreporter.com | Steve Heath

FORTVILLE — After battling from first pitch to last out in quarterfinal and semifinal victories on Tuesday and Wednesday, Greenfield-Central (18-7) had a relaxed night at the ballpark in Thursday’s championship game of the Class 4A Sectional 9 softball tournament at Mt. Vernon High School.
Dragons win battle of state-ranked foes, earn 16th sectional championship

1 week ago | greenfieldreporter.com | Steve Heath

NEW PALESTINE — Katie Hirschy got the conversation started, and then put an exclamation mark at the end. The senior slugger, and University of Kentucky recruit, hit two home runs to lead Class 3A No. 2 New Palestine (25-4) to a 7-1 victory over No. 4 Roncalli (22-8) in the championship game of Sectional 28 at New Palestine High School Wednesday.
PARADE OF RUNS: Dragons have 10-run frame in 19-1 semifinal win

1 week ago | greenfieldreporter.com | Steve Heath

NEW PALESTINE — At the plate, in the circle, and in the field, New Palestine’s softball team had one of its best night’s of the season, and it couldn’t have come at a better time. The Class 3A No. 2 Dragons advanced to tonight’s 6 p.m. Sectional 28 championship game with a 19-1 semifinal win over Greenwood (6-21) at New Palestine High School Tuesday. The Dragons will play the winner of Tuesday’s second semifinal game between No. 14 Indian Creek and No. 4 Roncalli.
Eastern Hancock makes quick work of Christel House

1 week ago | greenfieldreporter.com | Steve Heath

CHARLOTTESVILLE — Get in, get out, move on. Eastern Hancock’s softball team didn’t take long to show who was the dominant squad in Monday’s Class 2A Sectional 43 quarterfinal game against Christel House at Eastern Hancock High School. The Royals secured advancement into Tuesday’s semifinal round well before the last out was made in a 13-0 decision over the Eagles.
New Pal’s postseason begins with 13-1 win over Beech Grove

1 week ago | greenfieldreporter.com | Steve Heath

NEW PALESTINE — The hopes for another long postseason run got off to a good start. Ranked No. 2 in Class 3A New Palestine’s softball team — state runner-up in 4A in 2024 — pounded out 17 hits, seven for extra bases, in a 13-1 victory against Beech Grove (12-14-1) in a quarterfinal game of Class 3A Sectional 28 at New Palestine High School Monday morning. Katie Hirschy got it started with a liner over the right-centerfield fence to give New Palestine (23-4) a 1-0 first-inning lead.
Mt. Vernon wins 11th straight sectional championship

1 week ago | greenfieldreporter.com | Steve Heath

FORTVILLE — Mt. Vernon’s girls tennis program graduated five of its seven starters from last year’s sectional championship team, but history has shown it takes more than graduation to keep the Marauders from raising the tournament’s trophy. On Friday in Sectional 30 hosted at Mt. Vernon High School, the Marauders (17-2) won their 11th straight title with a 3-2 championship match victory over New Palestine (12-8).
Mt. Vernon wins eight events, places second at track and field sectional

2 weeks ago | greenfieldreporter.com | Steve Heath

FORTVILLE — A long winning streak came to an end, but the winning didn’t. Mt. Vernon’s four-year run of team titles at the Mt. Vernon Boys Track and Field Sectional came to a close Thursday. What has become an annual battle for the top spot between the Marauders and Lawrence North — runners-up to Mt. Vernon each of the last four years — went to the Wildcats this time. Lawrence North won six events and scored 184 points, besting Mt. Vernon’s total of 165.