When it comes to Maconaquah girls’ soccer, there was one name that was circled on every opposing team’s whiteboard when it came time to take on the Braves: Jolee Holland.

While the sports world may have come to a screeching halt in recent weeks, the majority of the latest sports season was completed and all four All-TRC athletic teams have been recorded for the 2019-20 winter sports.

John Fouts. Brian Runkle. Brad Hoover. Bill Hoover.

Monday was supposed to be the day where spring sports got into full gear.

The IHSAA announced Friday afternoon that the Boys’ Basketball State Tournament has been postponed until further notice while Peru Community Schools and North Miami Community Schools announced they would transition to eLearning days starting next week.

The spreading of COVID-19, the medical name of the Coronavirus that has been in the news for several months, reached a major turning point Wednesday night and into Thursday as the virus has made an impact at local, state and national levels.

After tying for the top spot in the TRC Boys’ Track and Field Meet in 2018, Maconaquah fell back a spot and finished as runner-up in the 2019 edition.

Indoor track season might be underway but getting outside is always where runners, jumpers and throwers want to be and so it was the case for Maconaquah in the past few practices.

Indoor track season opened for all three Miami County teams this weekend as Maconaquah and North Miami took part in the Hoosier State Relay qualifiers at Indiana Wesleyan University while Peru traveled north to the HSR qualifiers at Trine University.

With Maconaquah exiting the boys’ basketball state tournament Wednesday, the 2019-20 winter athletics season has come to a close.

MONTICELLO – As the last Miami County team standing by default, Maconaquah had a chance to make waves Wednesday night in IHSAA Boys’ Basketball Class 3A Sectional No. 20 play against Benton Central.

MONTICELLO – The two meetings between Peru and Twin Lakes this season were three weeks apart but the feel of both games made it seem like the first game was replayed again Tuesday evening in the opening game of IHSAA Boys’ Basketball Class 3A Sectional No. 20.

When the calendar turns to February, a switch turns on in the minds of the Maconaquah players.

The setup for Friday night’s TRC and regular season boys’ basketball finale was simple for Peru: win and you get a share of the conference title; lose and you get nothing.

FULTON – The warning shot for North Miami came just 30 seconds into Thursday night’s boys’ basketball regular season finale at Caston.

And then there were two.

Maconaquah picked up two bits of good news Tuesday night as the boys’ basketball team won its home finale against Taylor 77-69 and junior Vincenzo Rooker advanced to the IHSAA Swimming and Diving State Finals.

Watching the boys’ basketball practices at North Miami, you wouldn’t be able to tell that anything untoward has happened in the past two weeks.

INDIANAPOLIS — Trey Sturgill was familiar with the bright lights and pressure-packed stage that accompanies a trip to the state wrestling championships, though it had been two years since the Peru senior had experienced it first hand.

With a chance at the TRC boys’ basketball title still within its reach, Peru hosted Rochester in the penultimate conference game of the season Friday night.

A night after squeezing past Manchester on the road, Maconaquah returned home to find 4A No. 7 Culver Military Academy waiting at the door.

Maconaquah’s Nolyn Tubb will get four rounds in the finals at the IHSAA Carmel Swimming and Diving Sectional Saturday afternoon after the Braves senior qualified for the main finals in the 50 and 100 free, along with the 200 medley and 200 free relays.

As the Parade of Champions takes place in the minutes just before the IHSAA Wrestling State Finals gets underway Friday night, two faces will be donning the black and gold of Peru on the floor.

As the second quarter of Tuesday’s TRC boys’ basketball game went on, Northfield found itself hanging around with Maconaquah, one of the four teams still within touching distance of the conference title.

With the results of last week’s TRC boys’ basketball games, the race for the TRC boys’ basketball title has whittled down to four teams with a chance to claim the crown while one of the four teams can ensure their place atop the pile by the end of the week.

A crucial TRC boys’ basketball game was on tap at the Tig-Arena Friday night as Peru hosted Manchester with the home team looking to stay in control of its conference destiny while the visitors needed a win in order to stay alive in the title race.

In recent seasons, Southwood and Maconaquah’s boys’ basketball teams have met in thrilling, high-stakes contests with plenty of drama and excitement. Friday’s meeting between the two sides was the rare, extreme exception.

Last year was the first time since 2011 that Peru was not represented at the ISHAA Wrestling State Finals.

It’s been almost seven years since Maconaquah’s Chase Williams represented the school on the mats at the 2013 IHSAA Wrestling State Finals, the longest drought for a state appearance among the three Miami County schools.

MONTICELLO – A third meeting with a potential boys’ basketball sectional opponent went the same way the first two did for Peru Tuesday night.

As teams approach the final third of the TRC boys’ basketball conference race, two front runners still sit in prime position to be atop of the conference standings once the season comes to a conclusion.

Five Peru and three Maconaquah wrestlers extended their seasons to the IHSAA New Haven Wrestling Semi-State after placing at the Peru Wrestling Regional on Saturday.

From the time North Miami walked off the court at Northfield with a razor thin 46-45 win back on January 17, neither team had done anything but win.

Maconaquah will have three relays and three individual swims in the main finals Saturday afternoon after their efforts at the IHSAA Noblesville Girls’ Swimming and Diving Sectional.

While Peru was waiting for the official result Tuesday night during this week’s practice, there was always a good chance the Tigers would be facing No. 2 Benton Central in Friday’s IHSAA Girls’ Basketball Class 3A Sectional No. 22 semifinal.

MONTICELLO – For a couple of possessions to start Tuesday night’s IHSAA Girls’ Basketball Class 3A Sectional No. 22 opener at Twin Lakes, Maconaquah was able to work around a swarming Benton Central press.

January may have been warmer than normal but it was no less hot inside the gyms and pools around Miami County throughout the first month of the new year.

Despite having not won for over a month when Southwood came to visit, North Miami looked a step ahead of the visitors for through three quarters of play Friday night.

It came down to the finals of Saturday’s IHSAA Peru Wrestling Sectional but Wabash’s dogged defense of its sectional title paid off, winning a second-straight championship over Manchester 224.5-215.5.

GREENTOWN – A night after picking up a solid road win at Wabash, Peru looked to finish the girls’ basketball regular season off in style with a trip to Eastern Thursday night.

WABASH – Down its leading scorer due to illness, the Wabash girls’ basketball team lacked the punch it needed on both ends on Tuesday as Peru visited Coolman Gymnasium and walked away with a 53-37 win.

A night after watching North Miami turn a tie ballgame into a runout in the final 3:27 of play, Maconaquah turned around to face Frankfort in its girls’ basketball regular season finale Wednesday evening.