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Eichenauer, Kissell lead Squires, county in golf

CHIP: Manchester’s Kelsey Eichenauer chips the ball onto the green during the sectional meet at Norwood Golf Course last season.

BY JACOB RUDE - sports@wabashplaindealer.com With the 2018 fall sports season approaching, the Wabash Plain Dealer will take a look at some of the top players, teams and storylines to follow, starting with girls’ golf.  Athletes to Watch Kelsey Eichenaue

Summer sets table for big expectations for Apaches

JUMPER: Wabash’s Blake Gribben shoots a baseline jumper during the Apaches’ game against Eastbrook last season.

BY JACOB RUDE - sports@wabashplaindealer.com Expectations always vary wildly from team to team and season to season. Last year, the Wabash boys’ basketball team set a goal of a winning season. This season, the expectation will be much higher. Fresh off the fi

Knights look to future after memorable year

Holmes: Southwood’s Dallas Holmes drives the ball during second-quarter action against Morristown for the 2018 IHSAA Class A Boys Basketball Championship at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Saturday. Morristown won the game 86-60.

BY JACOB RUDE - sports@wabashplaindealer.com For the Southwood boys’ basketball team, last season was as special as a program could ask for. But with that season fully in the rearview mirror, head coach John Burrus and his staff returned to the courts this se

Blair guides North to All-Star win

THROW: Southwood’s Carson Blair throws a pass during the first half of Friday’s North/South All-Star Classic at North Central High School.

BY JACOB RUDE - sports@wabashplaindealer.com INDIANAPOLIS – Friday was a momentous occasion in many ways for Southwood and Carson Blair. Blair took part in the Indiana Football Coaches Association North/South All-Star Classic, held at North Central High Schoo

Handley begins tenure at Wabash

WHISTLE: Wabash’s Adam Handley blows his whistle during a scrimmage on Wednesday against Northfield.

BY JACOB RUDE - sports@wabashplaindealer.com The Wabash football team has experienced the lowest of lows. Behind former head coach and now athletic director Floyd McWhirt, a revitalized program made strides toward the highs. Now, newly-appointed head coach Adam Han