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Altherr, Farr headed to state

GOSHEN — Tipton’s Caleb Farr and Cooper Altherr earned trips to this Saturday’s 120th annual IHSAA boys track and field state finals.Farr placed second in the pole vault, equaling his school-record height of 15-feet, 3-inches at last Thursday’s Goshen Regional.

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Delphi ousts Lady Devils

DELPHI — A seven-run fourth inning propelled the host Oracles to a 17-4 Class 2A Delphi Sectional semifinal victory over Tipton last Tuesday.Tipton’s Emerson Merrell and Delphi’s Lexi Miller were involved in a pitcher’s dual through three innings.

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SECTIONAL CHAMPIONS

KOKOMO — Cooper Altherr and Caleb Farr hurdled and vaulted their way to sectional championships at Walter Cross Field here on Thursday.Altherr remained undefeated the 110-meter high and 300-meter hurdles by dominating both races at the Kokomo Boys Track and Field Sectional.

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Tipton shuts out Seeger

DELPHI — Emerson Merrell pitched a three-hitter and Tipton shutout Seeger 10-0 in 5 innings in Monday night’s opening game of the Class 2A Delphi Sectional.While Merrell provided the dominance in the circle, Lacey Bitner and Isabella Browning provided the pop at the plate.

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Blue Devils defeat Elwood 5-1

ELWOOD — Tipton and Elwood went into the tail end of the season with three wins each and met each other here last Wednesday with each opening to get a feel-good verdict.But a pair of two-out, two-run singles by the Blue Devils’ Evan Coe and Nick Nasser produced all the offense needed for the visitors to notch a 5-1 victory.“Those were big hits by Coe and Nasser for us,” said Tipton coach Andy Hussong.

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