Cougars name new volleyball head coach
Greenfield-Central High School has hired Deena Batton as the new volleyball varsity head coach.
Batton, a former assistant, replaces Kim Wildman, who resigned.
Originally from Morristown and a University of Indianapolis graduate, Batton is a resource teacher at Greenfield Intermediate School.
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Greenfield-Central star earns all-conference
Greenfield-Central graduate and Franklin College baseball senior Seth Powers capped his collegiate career by earning All-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference.
Powers led the pitching staff with a 4-3 record and 4.30 earned run average. The right-hander also was top on the team with 54 strikeouts. He tossed two complete games in his eight starts in 2015. Powers concluded his four-year career ranked second in school history with 224 career strikeouts.
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Eastern Hancock grad honored for efforts
Eastern Hancock graduate and Franklin College softball sophomore was recognized by the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference for a standout 2015 season.
Blevins led Franklin with five home runs and was tied for fourth in the HCAC with 28 runs batted in. The first baseman batted .367 and had a team-high .663 slugging percentage. Blevins recorded 36 hits, including 17 going for extra bases.
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Greenfield-Central plans girls basketball camp
The Greenfield-Central girls basketball camp for players in incoming kindergarten to Grade 8 will be June 1 to 4 at the high school fieldhouse.
Cost is $40, which includes a basketball, T-shirt and instructional emphasis on fundamentals.
Camp times are 8 to 9 a.m. (kindergarten to Grade 2); 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. (Grades 3 to 5); and 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. (Grades 6 to 8).
Registration forms are available at all Greenfield-Central Commu-nity schools. Contact varsity head coach Doug Laker at 317-448-0853 or [email protected] for more information.
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High school schedules checks, physicals
Greenfield-Central High School will host wellness checks and athletics physicals for students entering Grades 7 to 12 on May 20 at Parkway Medical Center, 300 Boyd Ave., Greenfield.
Students should sign up for a 15-minute time slot in the high school athletics office. Parents of junior high students can call the high school athletics office at 317-462-9195, ext. 2, to register.
For complete details, visit gchscougars.com.
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Prep calendar
Today
Baseball: New Palestine at Franklin Central, 5:30 p.m.; Mt. Vernon at Guerin Catholic, 5:30 p.m.
Softball: Connersville at New Palestine, 5:30 p.m.; Scecina at New Palestine, 7:30 p.m.; Greenfield-Central at Lawrence Central, 5:30 p.m.; Eastern Hancock at South Decatur, 5:30 p.m.
Golf: New Palestine at Waldron, 4:30 p.m.
Boys track and field: New Palestine, Greenfield-Central, Mt. Vernon at HHC meet at Mt. Vernon, 5:30 p.m.
Tennis: Greenfield-Central at Blue River Valley, 5:30 p.m.
Friday
Baseball: New Palestine at Pendleton Heights (DH), 5:30; New Castle at Mt. Vernon (DH), 5:30; Eastern Hancock at North Decatur, 5:30; Greenfield-Central at Shelbyville (DH), 5:30
Golf: Shelbyville at Mt. Vernon, 5 p.m.; Eastern Hancock at MHC Tournament at North Branch, Greensburg, 5 p.m.
Tennis: New Palestine at Pendleton Heights, 4:30 p.m.; Knightstown at Greenfield-Central, 5:30 p.m.
Saturday
Baseball: Frankton at Eastern Hancock, 10 a.m.
Softball: New Palestine at Bishop Chatard, 5:30; Mt. Vernon, Greenfield-Central at Cougar Classic, 9 a.m.
Golf: New Palestine, Mt. Vernon, Greenfield-Central at HHC Tournament at Yorktown, 1 p.m.
Tennis: Shelbyville, Delta at Mt. Vernon, 4:30; Eastern Hancock at Eastern Hancock Invitational, 9 a.m.
