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11 hours ago
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Charlie Woods skyrockets up leaderboard after second round at Junior PGA Championship
WEST LAFAYETTE ― Charlie Woods answered the challenge of battling the tight fairways of Kampen-Cosler Course offered during the second round of the Junior PGA Championship Wednesday, July 30. He roped tee shots onto greens, converted key putts and displayed the kind of poise on the course patterned after his father, 15-time major championship winner Tiger Woods. The younger Woods shot 66 and finished -7, tied for third at time of his exit after starting the day 1-under. He converted six birdies through the front nine, including three consecutive on holes 6-8 and added two straight birdies on holes 14 and 15. Woods sank a 25-foot birdie putt on the third hole on a morning where his short game was in command. More: Golf fans flock to watch Charlie Woods, son of Tiger Woods in West Lafayette Woods biggest hole came on No. 9. After hooking a tee shot to the right onto the cart path and into wooded forage, he hit an iron shot out of the woods into a flat bunker, laid his third shot six feet from the hole and converted a par putt in front of a group of 75 onlookers eager to watch the 16-year-old from Jupiter, Florida. More: Lucky bounce turns to gain for Men's City Tournament winner Zack Ziembo More: Slow play? A snapping turtle invades the IHSAA girls golf regionals near Lafayette "I hit it about the same as I did in the first round, but the putter finally woke up today," Woods said. "It felt really good in my hands, and I was able to roll a few in after some solid iron shots. Nice to get myself back in the mix and looking forward to getting after it tomorrow (Thursday)." Woods should comfortably make it to the third round, as the top 60 after the first two days advance to Thursday action. His fellow statesman, Tyler Mawhinney of Fleming Island, Florida, is also in-line to advance. Mawhinney finished the second round tied for seventh and moved up 24 spots to make the cut into the third round. Despite hailing from the same state, the past two days were the first time Mawhinney played with Woods which included Jackson Ormond from Webster, New York. "It's a fun group and we're all having a good time out there," Mawhinney said. "It's kind of cool with the crowds but other than that, it's just a normal game of golf." This is a big tournament for the young players. The winner and runner up of the Junior PGA Championship automatically makes the Junior Ryder Cup Team, as long as they're an American and are in the class of 2026 or younger. Ethan Hanson is the sports reporter for the Journal & Courier in Lafayette. He can be reached at ehanson@ on Twitter at EthanAHanson and Instagram at ethan_a_hanson. This article originally appeared on Lafayette Journal & Courier: Charlie Woods, son of Tiger Woods, rises at Junior PGA Championship
Indianapolis Star
7 days ago
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- Indianapolis Star
One of state's top basketball seniors gets limited eligibility from IHSAA after transfer to Fishers
The eligibility of one of the state's top high school basketball players is in question for the upcoming season. The Indiana High School Athletic Association ruled Wednesday Kai McGrew, who transferred from Lawrence North to Fishers in the spring, will have limited eligibility for the upcoming season in its initial decision. That ruling would limit McGrew to junior varsity games for 365 days from his last varsity game, which was the Class 4A semistate on March 22. The 6-9 McGrew, an Indiana Junior All-Star and ranked No. 4 in the state by IndyStar in the 2026 in-state class, averaged 14.5 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists as a junior at Lawrence North, helping the Wildcats to a 22-7 record and Class 4A semistate championship game appearance. McGrew transferred to Fishers after the season, prior to the new first-time transfer from the IHSAA going into effect on June 1, meaning his transfer was processed by the IHSAA under the previous transfer rules. McGrew enrolled at Fishers High School on April 22. McGrew's mother, Keela Buckley-McGrew, declined to comment 'at this time' when contacted by IndyStar on Wednesday night. She explained in April she has lived in the Fishers district the past two years and wanted to make the transfer due to proximity to school for her son. 'I'm able to get him back and forth to school easier and my job is closer,' she said at the time. If the McGrew family chooses to appeal the IHSAA decision, it has 30 days to submit the appeal to the IHSAA review committee. McGrew attended Smoky Hill High School in Aurora, Colo., as a freshman, before moving to Indiana prior to his sophomore season. He averaged 10.4 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.0 blocked shots a sophomore on a Lawrence North team that went 25-4 and won a 4A regional championship. Fishers won the Class 4A state title two years ago and was the runner-up last year, losing by one point to Jeffersonville in the state championship. The Tigers return junior guards Jason Gardner Jr. and Cooper Zachary, but graduate most of the other key contributors from that team.
Indianapolis Star
21-07-2025
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- Indianapolis Star
Indiana high school football: 10 Indy-area RBs to watch in 2025
As the IHSAA football season gets closer, we take a look at some of the Indianapolis-area's top running backs to watch in 2025
Indianapolis Star
07-07-2025
- Sport
- Indianapolis Star
Breakout performers and key contributors: These are Indy-area baseball top sophomores
Some of the budding Indiana high school baseball stars experienced breakout seasons, while some already had a year of varsity experience under their belt. Here are the top Indianapolis-area sophomore baseball players from the 2025 season. IHSAA baseball: See who made 2025 IndyStar Super Team Ardizzone batted .383 with 37 runs scored, 20 RBIs, 11 doubles, two home runs and 17 stolen bases. The sophomore batted .407 with 33 runs scored, 30 RBIs, five doubles, six home runs, one triple and six stolen bases. Christiansen batted .387 with 24 runs scored, 23 RBIs, five doubles, four triples and six stolen bases. On the mound, Christiansen went 4-0 with a 2.96 ERA and 23 strikeouts over 28⅓ innings. Delp batted .330 with 22 runs scored, 23 RBIs, seven doubles, one home run, one triple and 24 stolen bases. On the mound, Delp went 4-2 with 18 strikeouts over 20⅔ innings. Dubie batted .457 with 22 runs scored, 13 RBIs, five doubles, two triples and 10 stolen bases. On the mound, Dubie had a 0.62 ERA and 12 strikeouts over 11⅓ innings. Grant batted .325 with 29 runs scored, 17 RBIs, six doubles and three stolen bases. Hall went 1-1 with a 2.88 ERA and 30 strikeouts over 17 innings. Hughes went 3-1 with a 1.40 ERA and 34 strikeouts over 35 innings. Keller went 5-1 with 2.40 ERA and 56 strikeouts over 61⅓ innings. At the plate, Keller batted .312 with nine runs scored, seven RBIs, four doubles and three stolen bases. The IU commit batted .320 with 44 runs scored, 18 RBIs, seven doubles, four triples, two home runs and 12 stolen bases. Meyer batted .420 with 11 runs scored, 22 RBIs, four doubles, four triples, three home runs and 10 stolen bases. Moore went 5-1 with a 1.84 ERA and 48 strikeouts over 38 innings. Westerfeld batted .394 with 27 runs scored, 22 RBIs, seven doubles, four triples, two home runs and 12 stolen bases. On the mound, Westerfeld went 5-3 with 2.22 ERA and 74 strikeouts over 53⅔ innings. Winters had a 2.83 ERA and 67 strikeouts over 42 innings. At the plate, Winters batted .250 with six runs scored, 10 RBIs, two doubles, one home run and one stolen base. Bland batted .333 with 32 runs scored, 10 RBIs, three triples and 23 stolen bases. Blondi batted .254 with 17 runs scored, 12 RBIs, two doubles, two home runs, one triple and four stolen bases. On the mound, Blondi had a 4.10 ERA with six strikeouts and one save over 13⅔ innings. Eagen batted .325 with 22 runs scored, 19 RBIs, six doubles, one home run, one triple and 14 stolen bases. Flickinger went 4-3 with a 2.84 ERA and 32 strikeouts over 32 innings. Krienhagen batted .433 with 13 runs scored, 12 RBIs, two triples, one double and four stolen bases. Moore batted .291 with 19 runs scored, 25 RBIs, five doubles, one home run and two stolen bases. Also a standout quarterback and Louisville football commit, Sorgi batted .354 with 22 runs scored, 11 RBIs, six doubles, three triples, two home runs and three stolen bases. Tolan batted .356 with 12 runs scored, 15 RBIs, seven doubles, two home runs and two stolen bases. On the mound, Tolan had a 2.56 ERA and 16 strikeouts over 13⅔ innings. Cripe batted .360 with 36 runs scored, 27 RBIs, five doubles, one home run, one triple and 11 stolen bases. Guyer batted .385 with 26 runs scored, eight RBIs, one double and 20 stolen bases. Haboush went 5-1 with a 0.53 ERA and 25 strikeouts over 26⅓ innings. Jenkins batted .366 with 25 runs scored, 16 RBIs, six doubles, three home runs, one triple and 17 stolen bases. On the mound, Jenkins had a 4.26 ERA and 42 strikeouts over 23 innings. Laughlin went 1-2 with 1.14 ERA and 28 strikeouts over 30⅔ innings. At the plate, Laughlin batted .272 with 10 runs scored, 18 RBIs, three doubles and seven stolen bases. Markus went 1-3 with a 3.98 ERA and 51 strikeouts over 38⅔ innings. Moore batted .274 with 19 runs scored, eight RBIs, six doubles, one home run, one triple and 13 stolen bases. Smith batted .392 with 16 runs scored, 21 RBIs, six doubles, two home runs and three stolen bases.
Yahoo
24-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
End of an Era: Sagamore Conference enters summer of change
With the ending of the IHSAA boys regional golf tournament at Coyote Crossing last Friday, it officially ended the 2024-25 athletic calendar for the Sagamore Conference teams. In doing so, it also ended the way the conference has been for the past quarter of a century. Advertisement With the end of the year, five of the eight members – Crawfordsville, Frankfort, North Montgomery, Southmont and Western Boone – are off to be part of the new Monon Athletic Conference, which will debut this fall with Cascade, Greencastle and North Putnam. Tri-West, who originally was going to stick with the Sagamore, will also be leaving for the newly formed Hoosier Legends Conference. Harrison and McCutcheon will be joining the Sagamore next year, with Terre Haute North and South coming the following year to create a six-team Sagamore Conference with Lebanon and Danville. While it is a lot of change, this isn't the first time the conference has had a makeover. Advertisement Founded in December of 1966, the conference was originally made up of teams with some of the oldest IHSAA histories in Lebanon, Brownsburg, Carmel, Crawfordsville, Frankfort and Noblesville. That group stayed together for seven years before Carmel left in 1973, with Noblesville following them in 1979. North Montgomery was added in 1975, with Western Boone coming in 1983 and Southmont two years later before Brownsburg left the conference in 1985. The six schools remained the same until the 1999-00 season, when Tri-West and Danville joined to become the eight teams the conference had for the next 26 years. Advertisement During the last 26 years, the conference has been one of the more successful conferences for its size in Indiana. The eight schools have combined to win 380 sectional titles over the past 26 years, with every school capturing at least 23. They have added 66 regional titles and 15 semi-states. The schools have won 12 state titles over the last 26 years, coming in four different sports, and seven of the eight teams have played for a state title during that time frame. The eight schools added 23 individual state champions as well and numerous All-State athletes. In a perfect world, the conference would stay together. Advertisement But in the changing world of sports at the high school and collegiate level, it just wasn't realistic for the long run. Size wise, Lebanon already has 200 more students than the second largest school in the conference in Danville, and is expected to continue to grow as LEAP district continues to develop. With 1,033 students, Lebanon has more than twice the enrollment of Western Boone, Southmont and North Montgomery. And while the overall conference titles were fairly evenly distributed across all sports – Lebanon, Tri-West and Danville dominated the big three sports of football, boys basketball and girls basketball – especially in recent years. In football, Lebanon, Tri-West and Danville combined to win at least 19 of the 26 titles, with only nine other schools earning at least a share during that stretch (Western Boone had five of those). Advertisement Over the past five years, those teams went 64-7 against the five schools leaving for the Monon (Western Boone accounting for five of those wins) with an average margin of victory of more than four touchdowns. In boys basketball, the three schools have won at least a share of 23 of 26 conference titles, with seven other teams earning at least a share at some point. Lebanon, Tri-West and Danville have a record of 63-11 in 74 games against the five leaving for the Monon, with an average margin of victory of 18.6 in the wins. Girls basketball has seen the three win 22 of 26 titles, with only six other teams earning at least a share over the past 26 seasons. They won 70 of 73 games against the teams leaving over the last five years, with a average margin of 34.1 points a game in those 70 wins. In the end, the five schools leaving did what they had to do to find a more competitively balanced conference to help all of their athletic programs, and will be in a conference with every school being in the the upper enrollments of Class 2A or in Class 3A. Advertisement And Lebanon and Danville were able to find some new conference partners that will test them and help elevate them in the years to come. The good news is the schools agreed to separate on good terms, and they will continue to play in non-conference action in several sports – keeping together some of the good rivalries that have been created over the decades. And while it is technically the end of the Sagamore Conference as we have come to know it, the legacy that it created over the past 26 years will be remembered.
