Ted Schultz
Sports Editor at The Republic
Sports editor for Columbus (IN) Republic. 2024 ISSA Indiana Sportswriter of Year. 5-time HSPA Best Sports Section winner. [email protected]/812-379-5628.
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3 days ago |
therepublic.com | Ted Schultz
OSGOOD — Three months ago, Hauser broke a long sectional-title drought when it won its first boys basketball sectional since 2017. Monday night, the Jets baseball team broke nearly as long of a drought. They won their first baseball sectional since 2018 with a 9-1 win against Oldenburg Academy in the Jac-Cen-Del Sectional final. “It feels amazing,” Hauser pitcher Simeon Wasil said. “I feel like we really deserved it. I think we played really good as a team, and it’s about time.
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4 days ago |
therepublic.com | Ted Schultz
Maddi Rutan is watching this week’s Women’s College World Series with more than a passing interest. The Columbus North graduate committed last week to play softball for Tennessee next season. The seventh-ranked Vols have advanced to the semifinals of the WCWS. “I went to watch a couple games and wanted to play in the College World Series, and it’s always been a dream of mine since I was a little kid,” Rutan said.
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6 days ago |
therepublic.com | Ted Schultz
Columbus North was missing several of its top Unified Track and Field athletes for last week’s Seymour Sectional, but that didn’t stop the Bull Dogs from claiming the third-and-final team qualifying spot to today’s Franklin Regional. Now, North will be at full strength for the regional as it looks to return to the state finals for the first time since 2018. “It was actually really exciting,” North coach Elizabeth Dwyer said.
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6 days ago |
therepublic.com | Ted Schultz
Unfortunately for Columbus East, there was no reset button to push after the first inning Friday night. The Olympians settled down and outscored Franklin over the final six innings, but a seven-run first for the Grizzly Cubs was too much to overcome in an 8-2 loss in the semifinals of the East Sectional. The first six Franklin batters reached base against Olympian starter JD Rotert and came around to score in the bottom of the first.
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1 week ago |
therepublic.com | Ted Schultz
BLOOMINGTON — Owen Russell, Neal White, Jace Works and Kraedyn Young had some near misses in previous regional track and field meets, but Thursday night, they exorcised those demons. Columbus North’s Russell, White and Works will be joined at the June 6 Boys Track and Field State Finals by Graham Pumphrey and Logan Vanzant, and Young will represent Jennings County after running to victory in the 1,600 meters at the Bloomington North Regional.
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Columbus North leads Franklin Central 10-7 at halftime. Mykel Jones with a 34-yard TD run and Luke Friend with a 39-yard FG for the Bull Dogs. Asher Ratliff has completed 8 of 11 for 93 yards and carried 8 times for 42 yards.
Hank Lin, shown with assistant coach Robin Cain and head coach Kendal Hammel, is Columbus North's first Boys Tennis State Singles champion after topping Center Grove's Tyler Lane 6-4, 6-2 in the final. https://t.co/NmecvOze1M
Columbus North's Hank Lin, left, shown with assistant coach Robin Cain and head coach Kendal Hammel during a changeover, beat Fairfield's Garrett Stoltzfus 6-2, 6-3 in this morning's Boys Tennis State Singles semifinals and will play for the title at 2 p.m. https://t.co/yDfbyMFUmQ