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Cover photo: The Tri-West Lady Bruins celebrate their sectional championship win over county rival Danville.
WHAT TO EXPECT
In this issue...
Ronnie’s Ramblings
Four Softball Sectional
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The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching. John Wooden To view photos appearing in Ronnie’s Ramblings use the QRcode below.
Baseball Sectional
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Correction: Page 12/13 of Issue #73, May 25, 2015 - Brownsburg’s Nassif Kouton is the sectional champion in the 400 M Dash.
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The first year of Ronnie’s Ramblings comes to a close By Ronnie Wilson
t has been an interesting year for me and Ronnie’s Ramblings (RR). The new format of covering Hendricks County high school sports has had its ups and downs. The online version is much easier to produce, publish and distribute. The circulation is considerably larger; and growing each issue, I am not limited to a specific number of pages to be produced, which allows me to present many more photos than I could with the hard copy limitations of Sports & More (SAM). I have only one version to produce, Where as SAM had the hard copy and a daily online version. (Ed. Note: comparing the old online SAM to the new RR, is a bit like comparing a hand-held sparkler to a large 4th of July fireworks show. It pales sadly
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by comparison. SAM online was a nice beginning, but RR is much closer to what I had hoped SAM online was going to be.) Distribution is a toss-up. Driving for six hours each Monday to make 40+ deliveries throughout Handwrite County is something I do not miss at all. Seeing the faces/reactions of some of the readers when they first looked through it is something I greatly miss, as well as my short chats with those who took delivery at each delivery location. I miss the viscerally feel of the hard copy. There is something about holding that
newsprint in my hand that cannot be remotely duplicated electronically paging through it online. Passing around the hard copy for friends to see. It is also difficult to cut-out and tape online images to the refrigerator, but it is easy to Tweet, Facebook, (and all of the
other social media of which I have not a clue as to what they are or how they work), email, or send a link to friends and family. There were a few wrinkles and bumps in the beginning. Most of them have been smoothed. There are some changes in the works for next school year’s iteration of RR. Let me know what you like/ dislike, want to see added/ removed/changed in RR and I
will see what I can do about it. My biggest concern now is whether or not to continue this feature of RR. I thoroughly enjoy doing it, but if it is not being read or of little interest to the readers, I may discontinue it. Let me know what you think of my weekly pontificating.
nothing to say, (and especially when they have nothing of value to say). That’s why it’s nothing short of amazing that America’s third president, Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence made no public appearances or speeches in his eight years in office other than to deliver his inaugural Many of the current crop address to Congress. He even of United States presidential submitted his annual State of candidates and presidential the Union message in writing. candidate wanna-bes (Source: AMERICAN SPHINX: are fond of telling us THE CHARACTER OF THOMAS what they “know” JEFFERSON) our founding fathers thought or meant. This brings to mind an old Perhaps the follow- adage (can an adage be new?) ing is an example of that most politicians should a founding father’s seriously take to heart, “It is behavior many of better to remain silent and be them should take thought a fool, than to open seriously to heart. one’s mouth and remove all - American presiden- doubt.” tial candidates need The above also applies to little encouragement the multitude of self-righteous to give a speech, pontificating talking heads on even when they have television.
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Softball Sectional Photos by Ronnie Wilson
Tri-West’s Kenna Ross in sectional championship action versus Danville
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Trio-West’s Lizzie Meyer in sectional championship action versus Danville.
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Tri-West’s Lacie Meyer in sectional championship action versus Danville.
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Tri-West’s Marita VanDyke distorts the shape of her bat as she powers a base hit versus Danville in sectional championship action.
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Tri-West’s Claire Johnson and Kenna Ross comprise the 3-handed, 3-legged, 4-footed defender in sectional action versus Danville.
Danville’s Jade Plummer is sectional championship action against Tri-West.
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Danville’s Cassidy Essex in sectional championship action against Tri-West.
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Danville’s Kaitlyn Skinner makes the tag at the plate for an out in sectional championship action against Tri-West.
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Danville’s Samantha Glaser in sectional championship action against Tri-West.
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Baseball Sectional Photos by Ronnie Wilson
Cascade’s Sawyer Donovan versus South Putnam in sectional action.
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Cascade’s Chase Edwards gets the pitch signal from his coach to relay to his pitcher, Sawyer Donovan, in sectional action versus South Putnam.
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After fielding the ball in the gap between 1st and 2nd bases, Cascade’s Landon Montgomery makes the throw
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w to pitcher Sawyer Donovan covering first base for the final out of the sectional game versus South Putnam.
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Cascade’s Schuyler Hart makes a throw to first for an out versus South Putnam in sectional actions.
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County Results Softball
Sectional Results
Tri-West - Defeated Dan-
Danville - Friday’s game
was postponed to June 1 at 7:30 p.m. due to weather. Plainfield - Lost to Terre Haute South, 10 - 3. Tri-West - Friday’s game was postponed to June 1 at 5 p.m. due to weather.
ville, 3 - 0 for the sectional championship. The Lady Tennis Bruins will play at West Vigo Regional Results on June 2 at 7 p.m.. - Defeated Brebeuf Plainfield - Will play their Avon Jesuit, 4 - 1. regional game at Plainfield verSemistate Results sus Decatur Central at 7 p.m. Avon - Defeated Oldenburg on June 2nd. Academy, 5 - 0. At #1 Singles, Teodora Simian won 7 - 5, 6 Baseball - 4. At #2 Singles, Samantha Sectional Results Selge won 6 - 3, 6 - 0. At #3 Brownsburg - Trails Terre Singles, Kaylin Venezia won 6 - 1, 6 - 2. At #1 Doubles, Haute North, 12 - 7 in the top of the 6th inning. The game was suspended due to weather and will resume Monday June 1 at 5:30. Cascade Defeated South Putnam, 19 - 1. Sawyer Donovan was the winning pitcher.
Erin Pool/Audrie Hillis, won 6 - 0, 6 - 0. At #2 Doubles, Kari thrasher/Madeline Jones won 2 - 6, 7 - 5, 6 - 0.
Golf
Cascade - Defeated Cloverdale and South Putnam. 338 346 - 417. Jackson Franchville was the Medalist recording a 72.
Danville - Lost to Western Bone, 162 - 178.
Track & Field Boys Regional Results
Avon - Finished 2nd.
David Schall is the Discus and Shot Put Regional Champion.
Brownsburg - Finished
5th. Hari Sathyamurthy is the 800 and 1600 meter Run Champion. Won the 1600 M Relay. Plainfield Andrew Snoke is the 100 and 200 Meter Dash Regional Champion.
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PUBLISHED BY Wilson Photography
RONNIE’S RAMBLINGS vol. 01 Issue 75 06.01.2015
To purchase view photos go to hcsportsandmore.smugmug.com
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