A dozen Grant County softball players earned All-Central Indiana Conference postseason awards while a trio of Marion players did the same in the North Central Conference when the leagues released their respective teams late last week.

The Central Indiana and North Central conferences recently released their postseason all-league teams, and both were well represented by Grant County players.

Mississinewa’s junior No. 1 doubles tandem of Ella Frantz and Hallie Sullivan put up a strong fight but ultimately had their season end Saturday at the Kokomo Regional in the individual portion of the IHSAA state tourney.

The battle for the Norwell boys golf sectional championship and the one for the final qualifying spot for the Muncie Central Regional were vastly different but equally entertaining.

INDIANAPOLIS — The experience of a state track and field meet is unlike any other for a high school athlete and often provides a memory for a lifetime.

LAFAYETTE — Madison-Grant’s 2021 baseball season has been one of the most memorable in school history, and the Argyll seniors started laying the foundation for success four years ago.

INDIANAPOLIS — Zaimar Burnett wanted to finish his high school track and field career with a bang, and the Marion senior did just that in Ben Davis’ Giant Stadium Friday evening.

Second chances don’t always come around in life, but when Eastbrook senior Rachel Manning got one in the track and field state tournament, she cashed in big.

FAIRMOUNT — About the only thing Emma Ewer has chased on the track this season is Madison-Grant’s school record in the 200-meter dash.

Eight Grant County athletes will put their abilities to the test in the IHSAA’s 117th-annual boys track and field state championships Friday at Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis.

Indiana Wesleyan has found the next leader for its athletic department.

FAIRMOUNT — Classic is a great way to describe the battle between Madison-Grant and Frankton for the Class 2A Regional 20 softball championship Tuesday evening.

Taylor University has found its next head football coach, and he comes to Upland after leading one of the top offenses in the NAIA over the past five seasons.

DECATUR — Oak Hill’s baseball team has played with grit and determination all season long, and the Golden Eagles used all of those each of those traits they could muster Monday after at Bellmont High School.

DECATUR — Oak Hill and Norwell shared more than just the blue and gold of their school colors Saturday afternoon, now the two will return to the baseball field at Bellmont on Monday to settle the Class 3A sectional 23 championship.

Speed is a definite need to qualify for any race in the IHSAA State Championship meet and a contingent of Grant County athletes proved they possess that necessary quality in Thursday’s Marion Regional.

Over the past decade, the girls tennis teams from Marion and Delta have become very familiar with one another in regional competition.

Rachel Manning has played important roles and made key contributions throughout her three-sport career at Eastbrook, but one of her most memorable moments happened Tuesday evening in the Marion Regional for girls track and field.

Things certainly didn’t go as smoothly as hoped or planned for Madison-Grant junior Emma Ewer Tuesday night in the girls track regional at Goshen, but sometimes that makes winning that much sweeter.

The Marion girls tennis team won all three singles matches in dominant fashion on Bill Beekman Courts Tuesday evening and earned a trip into the Marion Regional championship match.

The Mississinewa baseball team closed its regular season Monday with a performance coach Mike Scott hopes will send the Indians into the sectional with some momentum and added confidence.

TIPTON — The Oak Hill softball team used all the elements required to win games in the opener of Class 2A Sectional 39 Monday night.

FAIRMOUNT — The Madison-Grant softball team saw some recent adjustments to its late season schedule with a singular focus in mind: get better prepared for sectional week, which has now arrived.

The Marion girls tennis team added another highlight to the program’s legacy Thursday evening, but it had to battle past Mississinewa to do so.

The race for the team trophy in the Marion Sectional for boys track was hotly contested to the very end of Thursday’s meet, but it was a couple of throwers that ultimately settled the score.

The girls tennis teams from Marion and Mississinewa will renew their rivalry in the sectional championship after each breezed to wins in the semifinal round Wednesday on Bill Beekman Courts at Marion High School.