Hendricks County Flyer, Avon, IN Sports

Bruins avoid Hornet's sting

2012-02-10T20:54:05-05:00

BEECH GROVE — The Tri-West girls basketball team took care of Beech Grove Friday night, Feb. 10, to advance to their sectional final.

Giants stand tall over Bulldogs

2012-02-10T20:23:37-05:00

INDIANAPOLIS — As the scoreboard struck zero, it cued a stream of collective tears from a Brownsburg squad whose season ended too soon.

Mavunga Tabbed MAC Player of Week

2012-02-10T20:21:43-05:00

Behind two strong performances that helped lift Miami University’s men’s basketball team to its first back-to-back wins this season, senior forward Julian Mavunga —and former Brownsburg High School alumna — was recently named the Mid-American Conference East Division Player of the Week.

Barrichello might move to IndyCar

2012-02-10T20:20:06-05:00

Although the IZOD IndyCar Series lost its most identifiable driver with the move of Danica Patrick to NASCAR, possible changes could raise the level of competition to new heights.

Hawks clip Orioles

2012-02-08T00:38:57-05:00

INDIANAPOLIS — In basketball, it is said teams live and die by the three. Last night, the Avon Orioles girls’ basketball team fell victim to the Decatur Central Hawks 3-pointers.

Bethesda falls to Indiana Deaf

2012-02-08T00:36:51-05:00

BROWNSBURG — After losing to Indianapolis Deaf 37-24 just over two weeks ago, the Bethesda Christian girls’ basketball team matched up with the Deaf Hoosiers Tuesday night. This game was much closer, but the Patriots’ result was the same as the Deaf Hoosiers knocked Bethesda from the first round of sectional action with a 42-38 victory.

Speedway shoots down Cadets

2012-02-08T00:33:55-05:00

CLAYTON —The IHSAA tournament can often bring out the best in a basketball team. It certainly worked out that way on Tuesday night for the Speedway Sparkplugs girls’ basketball team. After taking a 16-point defeat to Cascade just 10 days earlier, the Sparkplugs followed leader JoJo Daghe’s 40-point outburst and turned the tables on the Cadets with a 72-61 decision in the Class 2A Sectional 44 at Cascade High School.

Hornets sting Warriors

2012-02-08T00:30:30-05:00

BEECH GROVE — Despite a tough season, any team can make a run come sectional time.

County sends multiple grapplers to semistate

2012-02-08T00:28:00-05:00

MOORESVILLE — County wrestling teams advanced 18 grapplers into the Evansville semistate this weekend and came away with six individual champions at the Mooresville regional over the weekend.

Orioles end drought, win sectional title

2012-02-08T00:25:37-05:00

PLAINFIELD — Winning 8-of-12 events, the Avon Orioles girls’ swim team took home the hardware from the Plainfield sectional Saturday afternoon. The Orioles celebrated as coach Jon Karr leapt into the pool as the assistant coaches and team followed him into the water after the awards ceremony.