BULL DOG JUNE-JULY, 2019 BULLETIN VOL. 8, ISSUE 11 NEWS AND INFORMATION ABOUT COLUMBUS NORTH HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS IN THIS ISSUE Spring Scoreboard ......... 2 Baseball ......................... 5 Softball ........................... 7 Boys Golf ....................... 9 Track and Field .............. 13 Girls Tennis .................... 17 Unified Track .................. 21 Booster Club .................. 25 Athletic Staff .................. 27 TEAM MEETING: Lou Sipe (center) encourages the CNHS track teams at the end of the dual meet against Franklin. BIG HITTERS: Junior Sierra Norman (left) and sophomore Austin Bode (right) helped the Columbus North softball and baseball teams to Conference Indiana championships, respectively. Norman hit .439 in softball; Bode hit .417 in baseball. SIPE RESIGNS AS TRACK COACH BULL DOGS SWEEP CONFERENCE INDIANA CROWNS Columbus North boys and girls capture all-sports championships for 2018-19 school year Lou Sipe has stepped down as coach of the Columbus North boys olumbus North won the Conference Indiana Columbus North doubled its pleasure by claiming track and girls track teams. all-sports standings in boys’ sports and girls’ the girls’ all-sports hardware with 64 points. The Bull In eight seasons as head coach sports for 2018-19. Dogs were league champions in golf, gymnastics, of the boys, the Bull Dogs went C The Bull Dogs totaled 59 points to capture the softball and unified track. CN also placed second 42-10 in two- and three-team meets, boys’ all-sports trophy for the sixth time in the 22 in soccer, basketball, swimming and tennis while placed second in three Conference Indiana meets, third in five CI meets, seasons of league action but for the first time since claiming its 15th girls’ all-sports crown in 22 years. won two sectional championships 2014-15. CN was a conference champion in football, Bloomington South, with 50 points, also was and placed second in six sectionals. swimming, baseball and unified track en route to the runner-up in the girls’ standings. The Panthers were In six seasons as head coach crown. Columbus North also placed second in tennis champions in volleyball, basketball and swimming. of the girls, CN went 27-11 in and basketball in the six-school league. They were runners-up in cross country and track & two- and three-team meets, Bloomington South was runner-up in the boys’ field. Other conference champions in girls’ sports won one Conference Indiana standings with 58 points. The Panthers claimed were Bloomington North in cross country and track crown, twice placed third in the championships in cross country, basketball and & field, Terre Haute North in soccer and Terre Haute conference, captured one sectional wrestling, and they were runners-up in soccer, golf South in tennis. championship and three times were and track & field. Other boys’ sport champions were Bloomington North was third in the girls’ all-sports sectional runner-up. Sipe, previously a CN assistant Bloomington North in golf and track & field, Southport standings with 41.5 points followed by Terre Haute track and assistant football coach, in soccer and Terre Haute South in tennis. South with 36.5 points, Terre Haute North with 33 and his family are moving to the Bloomington North was third in the boys’ standings points and Southport with 21 points. Cincinnati area. The physical with 41 points followed by Terre Haute South with Unified track was counted in the all-sports scoring education teacher is a graduate of 32.5 points, Southport with 31.5 points and Terre (half points for boys, half points for girls) for the first Anderson University. Haute North with 30 points. time in 2018-19. 2 BULL DOG BULLETIN JUNE-JULY, 2019 BOYS GOLF SCHEDULE, SEE PAGE 17 BULL DOG SPRING SCOREBOARD GIRLS TENNIS SCHEDULE, SEE PAGE 17 SOFTBALL BASEBALL DATE OPPONENT RESULTS DATE OPPONENT RESULTS April 4 at Shelbyville L, 5-8 (0-1) March 30 at Silver Creek W, 13-2 (1-0) April 5 East Central L, 2-4 (0-2) April 2 at East Central W, 16-2 (2-0) April 8 Whiteland L, 3-13 (0-3) April 5 spi-Louisville Trinity (at Ballard) L, 3-4 (2-1) April 9 Seymour L, 1-5 (0-4) April 5 spi-at Louisville Ballard W, 6-3 (3-1) April 11 Franklin Central W, 5-4 (1-4) April 6 spi-at Christian Academy/Louisville W, 2-1 (4-1) April 13 bci-Brownstown Central W, 8-6 (2-4) April 6 spi-at South Oldham W, 10-2 (5-1) April 13 bci-Brown County L, 2-4 (2-5) April 9 Batesville W, 6-3 (6-1) April 15 at Columbus East L, 7-8 (2-6) April 11 Shelbyville L, 3-4 (6-2) April 16 Bloomington North * W, 9-5 (3-6) April 12 pbr-Libertyville, IL (Grand Park) W, 9-4 (7-2) April 20 cgi-Center Grove canceled April 13 pbr-Portage Northern, MI (Grand Park) W, 11-0 (8-2) April 20 cgi-Greenwood canceled April 13 pbr-Edwardsville, IL (Grand Park) W, 2-0 (9-2) April 25 at Perry Meridian canceled April 16 Franklin Central L, 7-14 (9-3) April 27 at Martinsville W, 3-1 (4-6) April 17 at Bloomington North * W, 3-1 (10-3) April 27 at Martinsville L, 6-8 (4-7) April 18 at Jennings County W, 7-1 (11-3) April 29 at Edinburgh W, 5-0 (5-7) April 23 Southport * W, 1-0 (12-3) May 2 Indian Creek canceled April 25 Seymour canceled May 3 n-Terre Haute North * W, 5-4 (6-7) April 26 Cathedral W, 5-2 (13-3) May 3 n-Terre Haute South * W, 11-2 (7-7) April 27 Jeffersonville L, 1-2 (13-4) May 6 at Brownstown Central L, 1-4 (7-8) April 27 Terre Haute North * W, 5-0 (14-4) May 7 at Bloomington South * W, 7-5 (8-8) April 30 at Noblesville L, 6-7, 8 inn. (14-5) May 8 at Greensburg W, 5-1 (9-8) May 2 Greenwood canceled May 11 at Silver Creek W, 11-9 (10-8) May 3 at Columbus East W, 7-2 (15-5) May 13 at Southport * W, 17-6 (11-8) May 8 at Bloomington South * W, 8-0 (16-5) May 14 Jennings County W, 5-4 (12-8) May 11 at Terre Haute South * W, 5-1 (17-5) May 16 at Hauser canceled May 11 at Terre Haute South W, 9-0 (18-5) May 21 bss-East Central W, 6-5 (13-8) May 13 at Fishers W, 8-7 (19-5) May 23 bss-Bloomington South W, 8-7 (14-8) May 14 Hamilton Southeastern L, 2-3 (19-6) May 24 bss-Bloomington North W, 2-0 (15-8) May 18 nci-SB St. Joseph L, 2-4 (19-7) May 28 cnr-Center Grove L, 0-7 (15-9) May 18 nci-Avon W, 17-6 (20-7) May 20 at Roncalli W, 5-4, 8 inn. (21-7) NTS = no team scores spi-Super Prep Invitational ecs-East Central Sectional May 24 ecs-at East Central W, 13-0 (22-7) *Conference Indiana game pbr-Prep Baseball Report Midwest bss-Bloomington South Sectional bci-Brown County Invitational Select Invitational cnr-Columbus North Regional May 27 ecs-Columbus East (final) L, 3-5 (22-8) cgi-Center Grove Invitational nci-Indy Invitational at North Central TRACK AND FIELD (BOYS & GIRLS) DATE OPPONENT RESULTS (B/G) DATE OPPONENT RESULTS (B/G) Feb. 27 Bloomington Indoor (at IU) NTS / NTS April 26 Conference Indiana 83.3, 3rd of 6 / 84, 3rd of 6 March 6 Blm. North Indoor (at IU) NTS / NTS May 3 John Koontz Relays (at Martinsville) 153, 2nd of 4 (co-ed meet) March 23 Hoosier State Relays (at IU) 3, tie 43rd; 4.5, tie 28th May 8 Franklin W, 100-32 / W, 96-36 April 2 at Bloomington South W, 68-64 / L, 51-81 May 14 Girls Sectional at Franklin --- / 108, 2nd of 12 April 6 Columbus North Invitational 86.5, 3rd of 9 / 84.5, 4th of 10 May 17 Boys Sectional at Columbus North 118, 2nd of 12 / --- April 9 at Seymour W, 110-22 / W, 91-41 May 21 Girls Regional at Shelbyville --- / 38, 7th of 26 April 12 Franklin Central Showcase NTS / --- May 23 Boys Regional at Warren Central 66, 3rd of 31 / --- April 18 Columbus East W, 89-34 / W, 82-50 May 31 Boys State Finals at IU 8, tie 31st / --- April 20 Talon Relays (at Brown County) canceled June 1 Girls State Finals at IU --- / did not score April 23 at East Central with Shelbyville 75, 1st of 3 / 67.5, 2nd of 3 JUNE-JULY, 2019 BULL DOG BULLETIN 3 MEET THE BULL DOGS: BASEBALL PLAYER DEVON RODGERS Class: Senior. Age: 18 This season: Varsity team member. By the numbers: Utility player hit .238 with seven runs, one triple, five RBIs and three stolen bases for 22-8 Bull Dogs. Family: Parents Lonnie and Teresa Favorite TV show: “The Fairly OddParents” Favorite actor: Adam Sandler Favorite actress: Jennifer Aniston Favorite movie: “Avatar” Favorite music: Country Favorite song: “Knee Deep” by Zac Brown Band Favorite color: Blue Favorite vacation spot: Florida Favorite late-night snack: Barbecue chips Sports role model: Mike Trout Non-sports role model: Donald Trump Favorite subject: Hoosiers Career goal after college: Business Person in history whom you would like to meet: Babe Ruth If you won $1 million, the first thing you would buy would be: A boat If they made a movie about you, who might play you: Robert Downey Jr.