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FAIRLAND — Two touchdowns in a 16-second span with less than two minutes left in the game gave Triton Central an improbably comfortable 28-17 victory over Brownstown Central in the Class 2A Sectional 39 semifinal on Friday night.

COLUMBUS – The energy was contagious at Columbus East High School on Friday evening with the Owls meeting the Olympians in the sectional 15 semifinal.

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The Lady Braves still aren’t done with their volleyball season yet, winning the regional championship last Saturday.

Kaydence Miller received the most valuable player award and took home a senior award when the Trinity Lutheran girls’ soccer team was honored during an awards program at Rails on Thursday night.

Brandon Sheppard won his record-tying 5th General Tire Dirt Track World Championship Presented by Automotive Racing Products on October 22 at Tony Stewart’s Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. On the week the sport lost Freddy Smith, the driver that Sheppard tied for the most wins in the 43-year history of the race as the Illinois racer earned $100,000 for his victory.

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BROWNSTOWN – The Braves hosted their annual boys tennis banquet and award ceremony on Tuesday in the Brownstown High School cafeteria.

Welcome to the 71st year of the Lutheran Dartball League. Do you have a guess which team has been in the league the longest? Last year, the league added three teams and opened the league to non-Lutheran teams with the addition of Hayden Methodist. Hayden has been a great addition to the league. So on to week one and if you guessed Dudleytown N, you would be correct.

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