Steve Heath

Indiana

Sports Editor at Greenfield Daily Reporter

Sports Editor @GreenfieldDR, @GDRsports

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ALL-TIMER: GC’s Mullins is basketball’s best for second straight year

1 week ago | greenfieldreporter.com | Steve Heath

GREENFIELD — Braylon Mullins wasn’t just good this season, he was great. The Greenfield-Central 6-foot, 6-inch guard’s long list of accolades and top-of-the-board statistical numbers made him the unquestionable Hancock County Boys Basketball Athlete of the Year for the second year in a row.
All-Hancock County team filled with all-stars and record-holders

1 week ago | greenfieldreporter.com | Steve Heath

HANCOCK COUNTY — An All-American and Mr. Basketball finalist, an Indiana All-Star, a Junior All-Star that will be a top candidate for 2026 Mr. Basketball, state category leaders, single-season and all-time school record holders. Wow!You’d be hard-pressed to find any county in Indiana — or at least one that had just four schools in it — that had as much talent in the 2024-25 boys basketball season than Hancock County. It wasn’t just individual success.
Dragons golf team to have depth

1 week ago | greenfieldreporter.com | Steve Heath

NEW PALESTINE — With three of five varsity starters and a few part-timers returning to go with some impressive newcomers, one of the hardest things New Palestine boys golf coach Chris Story will have to do this season is fill out a lineup card. “It’s going to be a good battle to figure out who is going to be our No. 3, 4 and 5 (starters) for us all year, which is a good problem to have,” Story said. Manning the No. 1 and No. 2 spots will be junior Luke Cofer and senior Joey McPike.
First-year head coach to have varsity veterans

1 week ago | greenfieldreporter.com | Steve Heath

FORTVILLE — A leadership role and the Mt. Vernon girls tennis program are nothing new to Jeff Brandes. He takes over as the Marauders head coach, following longtime friend Gabe Muterspaugh, who had been the head coach for 28 years. Brandes, who is the assistant principal at Mt. Vernon Middle School, had been an assistant coach to Muterspaugh, and the two were doubles partners when they were Mt. Vernon students in the 1990s. “It’s great to follow in his footsteps.
With quality and quantity, Marauders could have strong golf season

1 week ago | greenfieldreporter.com | Steve Heath

FORTVILLE — With the return of last year’s Hancock County Boys Golf Athlete of the Year, another player that has been at the top of the leaderboard in major events, and a strong contingent of veteran and newcomers, the 2025 Mt. Vernon boys golf season is quite promising. The Marauders were sectional champions a year ago and earned a fifth-place finish — two spots out from qualifying for the state finals — at the regional. Leading the way is sophomore Elijah Lemmon.
All-Hancock County wrestling team boasts some of state’s best

1 week ago | greenfieldreporter.com | Steve Heath

HANCOCK COUNTY — From 106 to 285, Hancock County had some of Indiana’s top high school boys wrestlers. From champions at the sectional, regional and semi-state levels to state-placers at the IHSAA Boys Wrestling State Finals, all four county schools had representation among the state’s elite. For Hancock County Coach of the Year, New Palestine’s Andrew Frey helped lead his team to a 12th-place finish at the state meet. They were also ninth at the Class 3A Team State Duals.
DANGEROUS COMBO: New Palestine’s Doss is county’s top wrestler

1 week ago | greenfieldreporter.com | Steve Heath

NEW PALESTINE — Some wrestlers succeed by being a brawler and some succeed by having great wrestling technique, to help counteract the brawlers and the better athletes. To have all of those qualities is unique and pretty special. New Palestine senior Bryce Doss, the Hancock County Boys Wrestling Athlete of the Year, is one of those guys. “He’s a tough guy to wrestle,” New Palestine head coach Andrew Frey said. “He holds really good position, which is hard to score on.
Dragons hit, pitch their way to convincing win over Avon

2 weeks ago | greenfieldreporter.com | Steve Heath

NEW PALESTINE — It didn’t have the high stakes of last season’s Class 4A South Semi-State game, but it did have that familiar timely hitting and strong pitching from New Palestine’s softball team. In a rematch of last June’s matchup for a spot in the Final 4, New Palestine — now in Class 3A — defeated Avon 11-1, in six innings, at New Palestine High School Thursday. The Dragons (3-0) scored their runs on 13 hits and had multiple-hit innings in five of six at-bats.
Marauders look to keep consistency

2 weeks ago | greenfieldreporter.com | Steve Heath

FORTVILLE — Balance and consistency has been the key in recent years for the Mt. Vernon girls track and field program. The two-time defending Hoosier Heritage Conference champions won only two events at last year’s conference meet, but earned another championship with depth and the ability to have multiple scorers in multiple events. In her second season as head coach, Lydgia Palmer, is hoping that consistency continues to grow this season and in the coming years.
Hall begins first season as NP tennis coach

2 weeks ago | greenfieldreporter.com | Steve Heath

NEW PALESTINE — Along with some new players taking spots of graduated players from the previous season, the New Palestine girls tennis program will be led by a new coach, Shelby Hall. Hall, an assistant coach in the program since 2021, takes over for longtime head coach Jean Graham. “I’m really excited. I’ve got a strong assistant coach in Mark Blachly. Ultimately, the legacy of Dragon tennis is strong,” Hall said. “There’s already a strong foundation.