Let’s get to the point. There’s dozens of games notes, storylines and updates in the world of spring sports state tournaments. Here’s a quick-hit snapshot, for those of you not weathering the storm at Carb Day today.


  • Lawrence North shot-put stud Brandon Pounds, whom I’m guessing you may know by now, threw an all-time state best 66 feet, 9 inches at regionals last night. It surpassed the mark of 66, 8 ½ tossed in 1997 by Pike’s Jeremy Allen, but Pounds will have to repeat that performance in the state meet in order to get his name in the books. Records are confined to the state meet. Not sure if I like that rule.

  • Meanwhile, boys track regionals saw many fine performances last evening. You can find full results from the IHSAA by clicking here. You can also catch up with the ladies by viewing the heat sheet for the upcoming state finals by clicking here. The girls have state next Friday while the boys follow a day later down in Bloomington.

  • Girls tennis is racing through its postseason in team competition, as regionals concluded this week and tomorrow sees semistate competition. You can get a quick look with our rundown here. Tomorrow’s match between No. 3 Carmel and No. 7 Center Grove will be heated, and the winner will almost surely be facing No. 1 Park Tudor. A possible contest between Carmel and Park Tudor would be perhaps the best of the entire state tournament.

  • Softball sectional titles will be hotly contested tonight and tomorrow, highlighted by two key contests in Class 4A. Tonight, No. 10 Hamilton SE squares up against Noblesville on the Millers’ home field. That might not sound great on paper, but the Royals are still the defending state champs and Noblesville is fresh off last evening’s huge upset over No. 3 Carmel. Meanwhile, No. 1 Center Grove takes to the diamond in a sectional title showdown against No. 6 Franklin Central tomorrow at noon on the Flashes’ home field. Elsewhere, you can see a full sectional bracket for 4A, 3A, 2A, and 1A. Enjoy.

  • In the club sports scene, boys volleyball will be crowning its state champion tomorrow in the new gym at Franklin. Games will be played all day, starting at 11:00 with semifinals at 3:00 and the title game at 5:00. Local schools Franklin, Cathedral, Center Grove, Carmel and Lawrence North will all be playing. Check out the action, it’s a lot more entertaining than you might think.

Everyone enjoy the holiday weekend. Be safe, and I’ll try to do the same.