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RONNIE’S RAMBLINGS
Vol 02 Issue 25 01.18.2016 PUBLISHED BY Wilson Photography
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Avon’s Jenna Ruiz in diving competition versus Cathedral.
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Ronnie’s Ramblings
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In this issue...
Basketball
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Swimming/Diving
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County Results
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RONNIE’S RAMBLINGS
By Ronnie Wilson
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irst and foremost I am not a gun advocate. That does not mean I am anti-gun. It just means I do not like guns. (I do not like asparagus, brussels sprouts, cauliflower and kale. That does not make me anti-vegetable, I merely do not like those foods.) Second, I am a believer in the original meaning of the second amendment of the US Constitution; Gun ownership for the use in a well regulated militia and “to bear arms” meant to wage war, not carry a weapon on your person. There is a whole litany of reasons I believe gun ownership should be strictly regulated, but those topics are for another column. Today, i have concerns about the logic of the NRA. I am not saying eliminate the NRA, (perhaps return it to its original purpose of teaching
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responsible firearms use, not arming every citizen walking the streets to be a de facto vigilante, i.e. “the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is by a good guy with a gun” fantasy. The NRA professes to be against
strict gun control because it is unconstitutional. Spoiler alert - there are already significant gun restrictions. The public is not allowed to own bazookas, war planes, tanks, battle ships, Gatling guns, canons, explosive
guided missiles, aerial smart bombs, torpedo loaded submarines...et cetera. Again, that is not my issue today. Today, I question the logic of the NRA. The NRA is an ardent supporter of keeping guns out of the hands of criminals, felons and those with mental health issues. So why is the NRA so fero-
ciously opposed to background checks on all weapon purchases? Would background not lessen the likelihood of criminals, felons and those having mental health issues obtaining guns. Law abiding citizens would not be effected by background checks. Professed “law abiding citizens” who are shown to not actually be law abiding citizens would be prevented from legally
keeping/obtaining guns. I have a strong suspicion there is a number of anti-gun control advocates who could not pass a background check and would thus be deprived of their weapons as the NRA has proposed to support (not providing guns to criminals, felons and those with mental health issues). I understand the hunting mentality and the use of guns to hunt game. What I question is the need to have a weapon that can fire 10s or founds per second to kill a rabbit. A very good friend of mine is a hunter, He hunts with a bow and arrow. That is a hunter. I do fail to see the “sport” in using a weapon that can bring death from a quarter of a mile or more away. Tracking, stalking and outsmarting the animal is hunting. Shooting from several hundred yards away is target practice.
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Basketball Photos by Ronnie Wilson
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Avon’s Bailey Wulle (white jersey) chases a
after a loose ball versus Bloomington North.
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Avon’s Katrina Hopkins eyes the basket to shoot for two of her nine points versus Bloomington North.
Tri-West’s Abbey Gliva versus Brebeuf.
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Tri-West’s Payton Waling versus Brebeuf.
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Plainfield’s Max Kurkowski makes an aggressive move to the basket versus Covenant Christian.
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Avon’s Jack McCue shoots and score
es off-balance versus Decatur Central.
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Swimming/ Diving Photos by Ronnie Wilson
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Avon’s Kate Benicke swims the
e 50 freestyle versus Cathedral.
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Avon’s Angelical Scanland swims the Backstroke po
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ortion of the 200 Individual Medley versus Cathedral.
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Avon’s Colin Turner swims the
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200 Freestyle versus Cathedral.
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Avon’s Jakob Gates swims the Breaststroke portion of the 200 Individual Medley versus Cathedral.
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Cascade’s Griffn Crum swims the Freestyle po
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ortion of the 200 Freestyle versus Greencastle.
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Cascade’s Kristi DeWeese swims the Backstroke port
tion of the 200 Individual Medley versus Greencastle.
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Cascade’s Brenden Trent versus Greemcastle.
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Cascade’s Lexi Blackburn versus Greencastle.
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Cascade’s Jordan VanWinkle swims the Breaststroke po
ortion of the 200 Individual Medley versus Greencastle.
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Brownsburg’s Miranda Peak swims
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s the 200 Freestyle versus Plainfield.
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Brownsburg’s Frank Schoemer “flies” off of the starti
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ing block to begin the 200 Freestyle versus Plainfield.
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Plainfield’s Rachel Graves swims
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the 200 Freestyle at Brownsburg.
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Plainfield’s Chaz Rhodes swims t
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the 200 Freestyle at Brownsburg.
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Plainfield’s Katie Mauris swims t
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the 200 Freestyle at Brownsburg.
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Brownsburg’s Andrew Fulrider swims the Backstroke
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portion of the 200 Individual Medley versus Plainfield.
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Plainfield’s Sean Rogers swims the Breaststroke portion of the 200 Medley Relay at Brownsburg.
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Brownsburg’s Madison Mehringer swims the Breaststroke portion of the 200 Individual Medley versus Plainfield.
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Plainfield’s Tori Kinnamon swims the Backstroke portion of the 200 Individual medley at Brownsburg.
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County Results
Newby also scored in double figures with 17 points. Basketball - Girls Plainfield - Lost to GreenAvon - Defeated Bloomington field Central, 40-36. Defeated Terre Haute North, North, 56-24. Ariahna Rogers 58-50. Kayla Casteel led all tallied a game-high 14 points. scoring with 20 points. TeamTeammate Kelsi Dishman added 10 points. mate Riley Blackwell added 17 Defeated Decatur Central, points. 47-30. Tri-West - Defeated Brownsburg - Defeated Brebeuf, 50-39. Lebanon, 59-57 (OT). Defeated Speedway, 53-40. Defeated Fishers, 38-34. Lost to Lebanon, 69-30. Cascade - Defeated Northview, 59-39. Basketball - Boys Defeated Cloverdale, 56-44. Avon - Lost to Carmel, 70-54. Makayla Collier led the Lady Shawn Moore paced the Oriole Cadets scoring with 11 points. scoring with 13 points. TeamDefeated South Vermillion, 66- mate Antoin Clifton added 10 53. Bayleigh Walker led the points. scoring with 20 points. TeamLost to Decatur Central, 89-80. Jack McCue led the Oriole mates Hannah Rasnake and Hayden Stinnett also scored in scoring with 24 points. Also scoring in double figures for double figures with 17 and 12 Avon were; Jordan Peterson, points, respectively. Evan Lowden and Antoin ClifDanville - Lost to Lebanon, ton, with 17, 12 and 11 points, 78-67. Maleha Motter led the respectively. Lady Warrior scoring with 32 Brownsburg - Lost to points. Teammate Hannah
Fishers, 34-32. Adrian Chapman led the Bulldog scoring with 11 points. Cascade - Lost to Cloverdale, 64-40. Lost to south Vermilllion, 39-37.
Danville - Defeated North
Montgomery, 70-40. Plainfield - Lost to Covenant Christian, 70-64. Max Kurkowski led the Quaker scoring with 31 points. Defeated Northview, 69-55. Tri-West - Lost to Lebanon, 60-51.
Wrestling
Avon - Placed 2nd at the
Hoosier Crossroads Conference meet.
Brownsburg - 2016 Hoo-
sier Crossroads Conference Champion. Plainfield - Defeated South Putnam, 66-16. Finished 3rd at the Mid-State Conference Tournament.
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