Articles by Richie Hall


BASEBALL: Royals earn sweep of Avon

Hamilton Southeastern completed its Hoosier Crossroads Conference sweep of Avon Monday, beating the Orioles 7-2 at the Royals’ field. Southeastern, ranked No. 4 in Class 4A, got on top right…



Carmel high noon semi-final showdown

It’s become a familiar Class 4A boys basketball regional semi-final: Carmel vs. McCutcheon. The two teams hadn’t met in any game – regular or post-season – in recent memory until…



Westfield football headed to Class 6A

It’s not really breaking news to report that Westfield is growing. Anybody who’s been around the city knows how much bigger it’s gotten over the past two decades. But the…


‘Hounds run championship record to 31

Flashback to 52 weeks ago. You’re the Carmel girls swim team, and you finally scaled the seemingly insurmountable record of consecutive state championships. So now what? You keep going. The…



Consistent ‘Rocks beat Heights

Westfield coach Shane Sumpter said the magic word for his team Friday night was “consistency.” The Shamrocks used a balanced effort on both offense and defense to get a hard-fought…