Aren’t you glad you live in Hamilton County? Really, as a high school sports fan is there any better place to be than here in Hamilton County?
This Saturday, weather permitting, there will be 31 sporting events involving Hamilton County high school teams. That number may be a little low because in some of the scheduled […]

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Peyton Manning, you’ve got to think,  will hold most of the passing records in the Colts’ new Lucas Oil Stadium when he retires some day.
Not all. There are a couple records he will not hold.
Who will be the first quarterback to toss a pass, complete a pass at Lucas Oil? Not Manning.
Those honors, likely, will […]

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It is a debate which surfaces every football season. What is the strongest football conference in Indiana?
There are a couple of ways to debate. One, which conference wins the most state championship? Two, which conference is strongest from top to bottom?
Either way, in my opinion the strongest football conference in Indiana is the Metropolitan Conference. […]

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If you think Carmel will split into two high schools, three high schools, think again. Not in my lifetime. Likely, not in your lifetime.
So it matters not, in Carmel’s situation, if Indiana high school football, as some would like, goes to a sixth class. That’s the prediction by many once the number of football playing […]

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Lance Scheib, following the Millers’ controlled scrimmage with Ben Davis at Hare Chevrolet Stadium Friday evening, wasn’t exactly smiling from ear to ear. But, the new Noblesville football mentor was far happier on this night than he was a few days back at NHS’s team scrimmage.
Sure, Ben Davis, thought to be one of the state’s […]

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Bo Belden, in the midst of preparing his Westfield Shamrocks for the start of the 2008 football season and also, as a teacher, preparing for the opening of the school year, found a little time to talk about the future.
The future being the 2009 season and whether or not Westfield, with the IHSAA’s next football […]

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Years ago, I was taught to be a sports writer by the Neal family. Don’t hold that against Charlie, Ralph, Jim and John.
They gave me three tips I’ve never forgotten.
Get it right. Get it first. And, make sure you include lots of names in the stories you write.
They also stressed good spelling and grammar, etc. […]

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Hamilton Southeastern and Fishers, sister schools in the Southeastern district, will play on new artifical turf football fields this season.
Southeastern sooner than Fishers.
“Our field may not be ready much before our third game (a Hoosier Crossroads Conference game with Westfield),” said Fishers coach Rick Wimmer. “That’s hurting us because our practice facility is so bad. […]

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There may not be another Indiana high school sport which can match girls’ golf in early season showdowns. The golfers come out swinging from the opening gun.
Last week was a great example as so many top-rated teams went head to head. That type of competition was scheduled to continue today as No. 1 Hamilton Southeastern […]

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How would you like to be a sports writer? Me, too. I promised myself a few years ago that I would stick with it until I get it right. My wife thinks I’m nuts.
How would you like to have a seat in the press box while covering a great high school football team in action? […]

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