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RONNIE’S RAMBLINGS
State Champions
vol. 01 Issue 77 06.08.2015 PUBLISHED BY Wilson Photography
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Cover (file) photo: Brownsburg’s Hari Sathyamurthy (l) and Samantha Woodford (r) are the 2015 state champions in their respective 800 Meter Runs
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Ronnie’s Ramblings
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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 Hendricks 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 visceral 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.
little or nothing to say, (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 again, seriously take to heart, behavior many of “It is better to remain silent them should Seriand be thought a fool, than to ously take to heart. open one’s mouth and remove - American presiden- all 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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Avon’s Teadora Simion in state championship quarter-finals play.
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Avon’s Kaylin Venezia in state championship quarter-finals action..
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Avon’s Samantha Selge in state ch
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hampionship quarter-finals play.
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Avon’s #1 Doubles tandem of Audrie Hillis and Erin
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n Pool in state championship quarter-finals action.
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Avon’s #2 Doubles tandem of Kari Thrasher and Maddie Jones in state championship quarter-finals play.
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Danville’s Joe Richardson in regional action versus West Vigo.
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Danville’s Jake Marckel looks to his coach for the pitch sign, in regional action versus Wet Vigo.
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Danville’s Reese Jensen in regional action versus West Vigo.
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Danville’s Nik Johnson lays down a sacrifice bunt in regional action versus West Vigo.
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Danville’s Logan Knotts makes a running catch, for an out, in regional action versus West Vigo
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Danville’s Dewey Ashley makes a sliding stop of a hard hit ball, in the infield, in regional action versus West Vigo.
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Golf Photos by Ronnie Wilson
Brownsburg’s Luke Kelly in county tourney action.
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Avon’s Luke Berger in county tourney action.
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Plainfield’s Hunter Drury in county tourney play.
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Avon’s Jack Floreancig in county tourney play.
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Plainfield’s Johnny Gulley in county tourney play.
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Brownsburg’s Dylan Brinker in county tourney play.
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Tri-West’s Josh Hatton in county tourney action.
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Cascade’s Garrett Compliment in county tourney action.
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Cascade’s Jackson Franchville in county tourney action.
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Danville’s David Woodard in county tourney action.
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Danville’s Christian Schabel in county tourney action.
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Tri-West’s Jaret DeGolyer in county tourney action.
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County Results Softball
Semi-state
Tri-West - Lost to Gipson Southern, 6 - 1.
Baseball Regional
talled the lowest Quaker score, Erin Pool at #1 doubles. recording a 71.
Track
Tri-West - Finished 6th.
State Finals Girls
John Hatton tallied the lowest Bruin score, carding an 84.
Sectional
Plainfield - Samantha Woodford is the state cham-
The top three teams and top three pion in the 800 Meter Run, individual, not associated with an advancing team will advance to the with a time of 2:11.83. The Regional on June 11th, in Washing- Lady Quakers finished 20th as ton Indiana as individuals
Avon - Finished 5th.
a team
Hayden Avon - Diamond Mitchell Crowder and Chris Costello Danville - Lost to West finished 7th in the 100 M Dash advance to the regional. Vigo, 5 - 2. and 7th in the Long Jump. Brownsburg - Finished Taylor Nicholson finished 2nd 4th. Landon Mundell advancGolf in the 1600 Meter Run. es to the regional. Lauren Heegar finished 9th in County Tourney Cascade - Finished 7th. the 1600 Meter Run. Avon - Finished 3rd. Luke Monique Ellis, Lanique Ellis, Berger tallied the lowest Oriole Danville - Finished 6th. Stacie Shelton and Diamond Plainfield - Sectional score with a 76. Mitchell finished 7th in the 4 x Brownsburg - Finished Champion and advances to 100 Relay. 2nd. Luke Kelly was the over- the Regional in Washington Indiana on June 11th.. Johnny all Medalist, carding a 69. Lauren Heegar, Mary Gulley was the overall MedalAbramson, Kelsie MothersCascade - Finished 4th. ist, carding a 68. head and Taylor Nicholson Garrett Compliment totaled the lowest Cadet score, record- Tri-West - Finished 8th. finished 5th in the 4 x 800 ing a 74. Meter Relay. Tennis Danville - Finished 5th. Madison Keele finished 8th in State Quarter-Finals David Woodard recorded the the Pole Vault. lowest Warrior score, carding Avon - Lost to Munster, 3 The Lady Orioles finished 7th a 88. 2. Winning matches for Avon as a team. Plainfield - Is the county were Kaylin Venezia at #2 Singles, and Audrie Hillis and champion. Hunter Drury to-
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fin, Tony Newbern and HarriBrownsburg - Hari Sathy- Avon - Taylor Kleyn, Evan son Weber finished 10th in the amurthy is the state champion Snodgrass, Madison King and 4 x 400 M Relay. in the 800 M Run in a time of Tony Newbern finished 2nd in David Schall finished 2nd in the 4 x 800 M Relay. the Shot Put and 5th in the 1:51.20 Marcus Griffin finished 7th in Discus Throw. Nassif Kouton, Tyler Kirtz, Avon finished 7th as a team. Hari Sathyamurthy and Hunt- the 300 M Hurdles. er Johnson finished 4th in the Will Anderson finished 10th in Plainfield - Andrew Snoke the 3200 Run. finished 5th in the 100 M Dash 4 x 400 Relay. Brownsburg finished 16th as a Peyton DePriest, Marcus Grif- and 10th in the 200 M Dash.
Where is Josh?
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RONNIE’S RAMBLINGS vol. 01 Issue 77 06.08.2015
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