The Carmel girls soccer team put on a dominant performance Wednesday night against Hamilton County rival Hamilton Southeastern.

The Greyhounds scored nine goals to take the W. Katie Sodertrom led Carmel scoring twice. Other scorers for Carmel, with one goal each: Susie Soderstrom, Naomi Mann, Jessica Dilger, Kelsie James, Emma Antoine, Emily Speidel, and Elyse Reed.

Carmel and West Lafayette went head to head Wednesday night in boys tennis. Carmel came away with the win.

Carmel junior Timmy Dixon beat his HSE opponent 6-1, 6-2. The junior doubles team of Will Brune and Garrett Lloyd also won their match 6-1, 6-1. The winning continued for the Greyhounds as both Uday Comada and Hayden White won their number 2 and 3 singles matches 6-1, 6-1 and 6-3, 6-1 respectively.

Boys soccer

The #8 Royals opened up the season at Pendleton Heights on Tuesday night with an impressive 8-1 victory. Cale Barnes opened up the scoring 8 minutes in with a goal from 45 yards out. Darian Ghaffari and Matt Kuster both scored twice on the night. Sean Williams, Kevin Leffers, and Roth Susemichel rounded out the scoring for the night. HSE will next play on Saturday, as they host #4 Carmel.

Hamilton County boasts some of the best golf courses in the state and, unsurprisingly, also fields some of the best high school golf teams on an annual basis.

The teams of Hamilton County once again played up to this high standard in 2017.

Four area schools qualified for the state finals last month (Carmel, Fishers, Noblesville and Westfield) with three teams finishing in the top five overall: Carmel (state runner-up), Westfield (third place) and Noblesville (fourth place).

The beginning of Moby Dick starts with “Call me Ishmael.” It is a story is about a man obsessed with chasing a whale.

My story starts with: “Call me Nerd.” It’s a newspaper column about man obsessed with chasing a miniscule fish.

I chase Darters.

The Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame held its annual Golf Classic Monday at Pebble Brook Golf Course in Noblesville. The annual outing is one of the Hall’s biggest fundraisers of the year.

The golf classic has been a significant fundraiser for the Hall, raising over $569,000 in 26 years to support operation of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame museum in New Castle.

f your grandkids take the old 4-wheeler out for a ride on the back 40 without wearing a helmet, you’re now breaking the law.

Starting July 1, 2017, a major new law affecting outdoor recreation took effect with barely a whisper in the general media. House Enrolled Act 1200 states that everyone under the age of 18 must wear a helmet when operating any off-road-vehicle (ORV). The law is intentionally broad and covers nearly every type of ORV on public or private property.

IBCA/IHSAA Underclass Showcase

Ben Davis High School will host workouts on July 11, girls, and July 12, boys

 Staged by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association with support from the Indiana High School Athletic Association, the Underclass Showcase events are designed to give exposure to approximately 200 of the top basketball prospects, 100 boys and 100 girls, from across the state to colleges across the state and nation.

It is really an unhappy moment when you realize that they actually have paved paradise and put in a parking lot.

June 21, 1969: John Pennel pole vaults world record (5.45 m)