Local Sports

FORTVILLE — When Mt. Vernon boys basketball coach Ben Rhoades takes inventory in preparation for the 2021-22 season, there’s plenty to be excited about.

GREENFIELD — The early stages of the 2021-22 swimming and diving season kicked into another gear Tuesday night for the Greenfield-Central Cougars and New Palestine Dragons as both the boys and girls teams for both schools met in the pool at Greenfield-Central natatorium.

INDIANAPOLIS — The unwritten rule has always been 24 hours.

INDIANAPOLIS — The state trophy was raised with teammates later, but Gehrig Slunaker’s first honor after helping lead Mt. Vernon High School to its first football state title was celebrated with family.

Ray Richardson shared this photo of Greenfield Central Junior High School’s eighth-grade boys basketball B team after it won a recent weekend tournament against Richmond, Connersville and New Palestine.

NEW PALESTINE — Sydney DeLois reigned supreme on Saturday during the inaugural New Palestine girls wrestling invitational.

FORTVILLE — Mt. Vernon assistant coach Toby Jacobs has a reputation when it comes to high school football.

FORTVILLE — After spending a majority of his youth on the soccer pitch to stay active, Ethan Yeley was a literally kicker without a team until he decided to give football a try.

FORTVILLE — From the first day of the football season, Mt. Vernon senior quarterback Gehrig Slunaker described the Class 4A Marauders’ potential 15-week road ahead as a journey.