Ryan O'Leary

Take Center Grove out of the equation, and Franklin is having a volleyball season for the ages, winning all 21 of its other matches and dropping just six sets across those wins.

Matthew Phillips hasn’t put on shoulder pads since he was playing freshman ball in 2021. He won’t gain a yard or make a tackle this season. But of all the people listed on Center Grove’s football roster, he might be the most indispensable.

Stopping Center Grove’s boys soccer team from scoring is a lot like trying to stop the tide. You can find ways to buy yourself some time, but the end result is pretty inevitable.

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Daily Journal file photo Each year, Redwood Logistics holds a team building event called the Redwood Games, which pits teams of employees against one another in a fundraising competition. In the past, the company would choose one beneficiary, but this year it decided to let each competing team pick its own.

Editor’s note: This story is the first in a two-part series covering the waves of conference realignment rippling across central Indiana high school sports. More than half of Johnson County’s high schools have left one conference for another (or become independent) within the last two years, including three in just the past few months.

Editor’s note: This story is the second in a two-part series covering the waves of conference realignment rippling across central Indiana high school sports. More than half of Johnson County’s high schools have left one conference for another (or become independent) within the last two years, including three in just the past few months.

Editor’s note: Please check back later today for a photo gallery from Saturday’s regional meet.