For the first time in 12 years, the Monroe Central baseball team hoisted an IHSAA sectional trophy.
The Golden Bears emerged as champions of Class 1A Sectional 56 this past week. Monroe Central defeated Mid-Eastern Conference rival Blue River Valley, 4-3, in the semifinals on Saturday, May 30, then took care of Cambridge City Lincoln in five innings with a 16-1 championship round victory Monday, June 1, to clinch their first sectional title since 2014.
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“These guys have put in so much work,” Monroe Central coach Sean Richardson said in a phone call interview with The Star Press following the championship game.
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