This is Part 2 of a six-part series looking back at just a few of the key stories in the pages of the News Journal throughout 2022.
MARCH
EC girls make school history
SPRINGFIELD (March 1) — The East Clinton girls basketball team reached the school’s first Sweet 16 (boys or girls) with a 48-46 victory over Camden Preble Shawnee Saturday in a Division III district title tilt at Springfield High School.
“They’ve made East Clinton history. That’s a great feeling. They’re the first bunch that can call themselves district champions,” EC head coach Bill Bean said. “I was speechless, more so than last week (after advancing to just the fourth district title game in girls program history). These girls deserve it. They are such a hard working bunch of girls. I’m tickled for them.”
Polaris to expand existing facility
WILMINGTON (March 3) — Polaris Inc. on Wednesday…