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Indianapolis Star
19-05-2025
- Sport
- Indianapolis Star
More top marks in the state ahead of sectionals: Vote for IHSAA track and field athlete of week
IndyStar track and field athlete of the week, presented by YMCA of Greater Indianapolis, returns after another week of season-best performances. Congrats to last week's winner, Mallory Weller of Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran with 40,105 votes. This poll will celebrate the best of Central Indiana track and field throughout the 2025 season. The poll will be open until noon Friday. Cast your vote in poll at the bottom of the article. Makena Cruse, Greenwood: Cruse broke the school record in the 800 meters on Wednesday with a time of 2:19.69. Cruse shattered the 15-year-old record by 2 seconds. Jada Harper, New Albany: Harper, a freshman, won the Hoosier Hills Conference 100 hurdles with a time of 14.20 seconds. She also anchored New Albany's 4x100 relay team with a 48.61 seconds. Harper has the best time in the 300 hurdles in the state (42.57) and second-best in the 100 hurdles. Emily Norris, Carmel: Norris had a big performance at the Hamilton County championships with victories in the 200 (26.06 seconds) and long jump (19-3). She also ran the second leg of the Greyhounds' 4x100 relay, which also won (47.92 seconds). Norris has the second-best mark on the long jump in the state this spring. Amelia Smith, Guerin Catholic: The sophomore won the pole vault at the Hamilton County meet with a vault of 12-6. That is the best mark in the state this spring. Smith won the small school division of the Hoosier State Relays at the end of March with a 13-3 mark. Carly VonDielingen, Whiteland: The junior posted the best mark in the state this spring in the discus with a mark of 153-0 at the Bloomington North Twilight Invitational. She also took second in the shot put. VonDielingen was a top-10 state finisher last year in both events. Her mark of 43-3 in the shot put is fourth-best in the state this season. Jackson Gackenheimer, Warsaw: The junior won the Northern Lakes Conference championships in the 1,600 and 3,200 meters. The 1,600 victory was a close race against Mishawaka senior Liam Bauschke (4:13.52). Gackenheimer has third-best time in the 1,600 this spring. Darion Highbaugh, North Central: The senior broke his own personal record and won the Marion County meet with a 6-8 performance in the high jump. Denhm Holt, North Central: The senior DePaul commit set new Marion County and school records with a 46.76 in the 400 meters at the Marion County meet on Wednesday. Holt also anchored the 4x400 relay team to a victory with a time of 3:14.66. Holt's 400 time is the second-best in state history. Damario Moore, Lawrence North: The senior won a battle with Franklin Central's Rylan Hainje in the 300 hurdles at the Marion County meet on Wednesday. Moore's time of 36.93 seconds is the best in the state this spring and Hainje's 37.20 time is second. Both are top-10 performances all-time. Damon Winston, Sheridan: The senior won broke school record that stood for 32 years with a 6-10 performance in the high jump in his final home meet on Wednesday. The previous record was 6-8. IF POLL DOES NOT APPEAR, click here to vote.
Time of India
09-05-2025
- Time of India
Hostile terrain comes in handy for Maoists to ambush Greyhounds
Hyderabad: Maoists exploited the treacherous terrain of Karreguttalu to launch the deadly ambush that claimed the lives of three Greyhounds commandos on Thursday. Two of the three slain personnel suffered bullet injuries. One injured Reserve sub-inspector, who sustained shrapnel injuries, is reported to be out of are currently investigating whether the Maoists managed to flee with any of the Greyhounds' assault rifles after the police officials, condoling the loss of their colleagues, confirmed the nature of the injuries. "The three commandos sustained injuries from metal fragments—probably caused by a blast or due to low-grade explosives used by the Maoists," an officer said. "We believe members of the Wazeedu Area Committee orchestrated the ambush after detecting movement of the Greyhounds unit." he the time of the attack, only one Greyhounds unit was operating near Penugolu village in Wazeedu mandal, approximately 4 kilometres northeast of the village, within a forest stretch spanning Mulugu (Telangana) and Bijapur (Chhattisgarh) multiple units were deployed across the vast forested area, the ambushed unit was operating alone in a highly challenging, elevated zone near the inter-state border, an area known for difficult access and thick cover."The Maoists had taken position on higher ground and launched their attack from a vantage point. They first triggered a landmine explosion, then unleashed a volley of indiscriminate gunfire, fatally wounding three commandos. The entire assault lasted less than 30 minutes," a senior official the ambush, surviving team members retreated to safety and returned fire. Reinforcements, including air support, were swiftly sent to evacuate the injured RSI and recover the bodies of the three are now checking whether any weapons were stolen in the aftermath. "We suspect the Maoists might have taken some of our rifles, but investigations are underway. There's also a possibility of casualties on their side, although we've yet to confirm it," said a police Friday, director general of police Jitender reiterated his appeal to Maoist cadre to surrender. "Their ideology has not found acceptance among the people of Telangana. It would be in their best interest to lay down arms and return to the mainstream. So far this year, nearly 300 Maoists have surrendered in Telangana and received rehabilitation benefits as per the state's entitlement policies," he said.
