Mackenzie Bragg, 14,(left) took the national title in the Ladies .22 Rifle Optics category and finished fourth in Ladies .22 Pistol Optics. Meanwhile, Zoey Bragg, 11, (right) received the national champion titles for both .22 Pistol and .22 Rifle categories in the 12-years-old and younger age group. Photo provided

By The Paper staff

Two Wabash youth were among the champions at the 2017 US Steel Challenge Nationals.

The event was at the South River Gun Club in Covington, Ga., March 29- April 1.  With 471 entries ranging in age from 7- 70's, ladies’ accounted for 53 in all age categories. 

The two local youth, Mackenzie Bragg and Zoey Bragg, brought home a total of three national and two additional wins.

Dayna Dale signs her letter of intent to golf at Hanover College. Looking on are her parents JoDee and Gary Dale, (back row, from left) brother Devon Dale, Southwood golf coach Rod Cole and Southwood principal Andrew McDaniel. Photo by Joseph Slacian

By Joseph Slacian

Southwood High School senior Dayna Dale signed a letter of intent to continue her golf career at Hanover College.

Dale, a four-year varsity golfer at Southwood, signed the letter Tuesday afternoon, March 7, during a ceremony in the school library, surrounded by family and school personnel.

Southwood's Carson Blair gets a shot off over a Frankton defender during Saturday's Lapel Regional. Photo by David Fenker

By Eric Christiansen

LAPEL -- The ball didn't bounce Southwood's way Saturday afternoon against Frankton at the Lapel Regional.

Despite the heartbreaking 65-61 loss, Southwood coach John Burrus saw the positives after the game.

"It's been a season of championships for us," Burrus said. "We had a great season winning the county and conference championships and won the sectional title. We are certainly not losers."

Winners of the 2016 Knights of Columbus Wabash Council Free Throw Championship were (from left to right) Coleson Kugler, Dominic Baker, Olivia Braun, Grant Ford, Jenna Garrett, Dave Ford, Brianna Freeman Justin Garrett, Robert Ford. Photo provided

By The Paper staff

The Knights of Columbus had its annual Wabash Council Free Throw Championship on Saturday Feb.4 at the Wabash County YMCA gym. 

The annual competition is for boys and girls ages 9 – 14. Since its beginning in 1972, over 2.5 million youths have participated in the contest.   Last year more than 120,000 sharpshooters participated in over 3,600 local competitions.