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WATERLOO — The DeKalb Central school board approved a plan to restructure positions that deal with ongoing operations and maintenance needs throughout the district.
Carroll's season ends in regional semifinals VICTORIA JACOBSEN | The Journal Gazette Lafayette Jefferson beat Carroll 52-46 to knock Carroll out of the Class 4A state tournament in the Logansport regional semifinal Saturday afternoon. The Chargers (18-7) took a two-point lead into the fourth quarter and led by as much as 39-33 early in the fourth quarter after Sam Strycker hit two free throws, but the Bronchos (25-2) wrestled back the lead with a 12-0 scoring streak fueled by Brooks Barnhizer, Brady Preston and Jahsiah Kirk-Williams. Six of those 12 points came at the free throw line. The fou...
High schools JOURNAL GAZETTE First football, now boys basketball – the Lions roared atop the Northeast 8 again. After sweeping all conference foes on the gridiron in the fall, Leo repeated the feat on the hardwood, wrapping up an unbeaten run through the NE8 by knocking off Columbia City at home Friday, 69-52. Blake Davison scored 28 points and added four assists for the Lions (17-1, 7-0), and DJ Allen nearly notched a triple-double, finishing with 15 points and nine rebounds. Mason Baker and Jaxon Crawford both scored 14 for Columbia City (5-11, 1-5). HOMESTEAD 88, CONCORDIA 44: At Homeste...
High School Roundup: Homestead comes back to beat South Side in sectional finals VICTORIA JACOBSEN | The Journal Gazette South Side held Homestead to just nine points in the first half, but the Spartans shut down the Archers in the third quarter and did just enough to win 33-31 and claim the Class 4A Columbia City sectional title on Saturday night, Homestead's third straight sectional title and seventh in eight years. Junior Ayanna Patterson scored 21 of her team's points, and the Spartans (18-5), who hit eight 3-pointers against Columbia City in the semifinals on Friday, hit just two of 11...