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The Student News Site of Center Grove High School

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The Student News Site of Center Grove High School

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Gourav Pany

Gourav Pany, Website Editor

Senior Gourav Pany has been on staff for four years. He started his Publications career in his freshman year when writing stories about fantasy football and school features. Pany is a website editor and is currently working on sports and student features for the website, along with weekly sports previews. Pany would like to note that he likes writing, sports (especially soccer) and running.

You can overcome anything, if and only if you love something enough.

-Lionel Messi

All content by Gourav Pany
The team will use their 2025 robot from the spring, Monarch, to compete in the invitational.

Robotics team travels to Lawrence North for offseason competition

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
July 10, 2025
The dance team poses with the trophies they earned over the duration of their stay at the summer camp.

Dance team earns accolades in UDA summer camp

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
June 21, 2025
Senior Noah Parsetich tees off in the Trojan Classic, which Center Grove won while competing against four other teams.

Boys golf competes in State Championships at Carmel

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
June 17, 2025
Senior Sydney Herrmann fields the ball from first base during the Trojans' 6-1 win against Fishers.

The Heart Of It All

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
June 12, 2025
Junior Kellen Thomson pitches in the Trojans' last matchup against Brownsburg, which they lost 4-3 courtesy of an extra inning.

Baseball team hosts Brownsburg in Regional Championship

Gourav Pany and Mason Lee
June 7, 2025
Senior Daxon Sauer takes the line in the 100 meter dash at the Columbus North invite. Sauer placed first in the race.

King of the Track

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
May 29, 2025
Junior Sloane Small goes for a backhand in the sectional championship against Franklin on May 22, 2025.

Packing a Punch

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
May 27, 2025
Senior Ash Rice and junior Casey Kuzel perform their special act for their theatre class final.

Theatre class performs final productions in “Night of Theatre”

Gourav Pany and Casey Kuzel
May 23, 2025
Senior Ashley Embrey sets up to return a serve against Perry Meridian.

Girls’ tennis hosts sectional final against Franklin

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
May 23, 2025
Seniors Julia Lucas and Gourav Pany pose for a picture following graduation ceremony practice. Both believed their poses were cool; they were wrong.

Senior Farewell

Gourav Pany and Julia Lucas
May 23, 2025
Head athletic trainer Azizi Chambers tapes an ankle in the outdoor locker room after school.

[Photo] Running out of room

Lucas Moore, Staff Writer
May 22, 2025
Junior Channing Hazzard leads her heat during the Columbus North invite this season.

Girls’ track and field travels to Franklin for Sectional meet

Gourav Pany and Emma Lidy
May 20, 2025
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[Photo] The new finals schedule is better for students – here’s why

Asa Sherman, Staff Writer
May 19, 2025
Senior Quinn Smith drops a paper helicopter during his AP Statistics experiment on Friday.

Statistically Soaring

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
May 19, 2025
Senior Khloie Walker soars over the crossbar during a meet at Columbus North on April 12, 2025. She finished first in the meet with a final height of 11' 6".

Flying To Victory

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
May 2, 2025
Senior Albert Liu eats a chocolate from an easter egg. In honor of the holiday, AP Literature teacher Josh Surface hid eggs throughout his class, while students attempted to find the treats inside. ""My favorite part about the easter egg is the chocolate. Mr. Surface is a really cool teacher for doing a mini easter egg hunt in the class."

[Photo] This Week at CG (4/21-4/25)

Trojaneer Staff
April 25, 2025
Senior Emilee Franklin cradles the ball during the Trojans' win against Brebeuf.

From Goals to Gold

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
April 24, 2025
Members of the robotics team huddle around their competition robot for the 24-25 season.

Robotics team heads to World Championships

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
April 15, 2025
Raising the minimum wage can help high schoolers take better control of their financial futures.

[Photo] Breaking the Cycle

Garrison Dowling, Staff Writer
April 14, 2025
Brains & Brackets

Brains & Brackets

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
March 22, 2025
Sophomore Zavier Laney shoots beyond the arc in the Trojans' last matchup against Mooresville, which occurred in the regular season. The Trojans lost that game, 69-73.

Boys basketball takes on Mooresville in sectional-semi final at Decatur Central

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
March 7, 2025
Senior Addie Crowe walks into a gas station while working undercover to buy alcohol.

Student Sleuth

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
February 19, 2025
Making a Splash at State

Making a Splash at State

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
February 18, 2025
Trojan Top Picks (1)

[Photo] Top 5 Water Bottles

Maya Crouse, Staff Writer
December 19, 2024
12 years later, we still deal with some of the problems we faced 12 years ago.

Sandy Hook: 12 Years Later

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
December 14, 2024
Senior Eddie Goss wrestles in a meet against Lawrence Central.

Thriving on Chaos

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
December 3, 2024
Senior Krishaan Vadia participates in a conversation line during a morning French Honors Society meeting. Vadia is the vice-president of the club, and the conversations are a way to get younger members more comfortable with the language. “I really enjoy the collaborative, non-judgmental aspect of French conversation tables,” Vadia said. “It encourages us to use our knowledge of the language more organically without worrying too much about perfect grammar. I think it makes us all more comfortable with the experimentation that comes with learning a new language.”

[Photo] This Week at CG (11/11-11/15)

Trojaneer Staff
November 15, 2024
Sophomore Drake McClurg runs after the catch in a 24-10 victory against the Trinity Shamrocks. McClurg scored two touchdowns and broke the school single-game receiving yardage record with 238 yards during the game.

Catching Fire

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
November 14, 2024

Swiftie Stories

Gourav Pany and Ben Baranko
November 1, 2024
Junior Cameron Cox leads his pack during the regional race in Shelbyville on October 26, 2024.

Shining Silver

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
October 31, 2024
Senior Lauren Hopper looks for a pass during the Trojans' 1-0 win against Castle in the regional championship game. The Trojans will face East Central in their semi-state matchup on October 26, 2024, at 1 P.M.

From survival to success

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
October 25, 2024
Senior Hallie Mimbela runs the opening stretch of the Johnson County Championship on September 21, 2024. Mimbela would finish sixth, and the girls' cross country team would win their first County title in four years.

3, 2, 1, 0: Racing to the finish

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
October 18, 2024
Junior Jack Dybwad and senior Russell Dean celebrate a point in their sectional matchup against Greenwood.

Boys’ tennis faces Penn in State quarterfinal matchup

Jonathan Cracraft and Gourav Pany
October 17, 2024
Seniors Daksh Patel and Carson Bush were part of the effort behind Center Grove's first tennis win against Carmel since 2009. The boys soccer team would play later in the day, where they would win 2-1 against three-time defending state champions Noblesville.

Center Grove boys’ tennis, soccer teams notch important victories during Homecoming week

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
September 27, 2024
Junior Niekos Whitney takes on a Brebeuf defender in the Trojans' 2-1 victory.

Center Grove boys soccer hosts Noblesville in clash state’s top teams

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
September 26, 2024
Senior Josh Partain plays Clash Royale during his STaR class on Friday. Partain often plays 1v1 with senior Logan Peña to pass time during STaR. “It gives me something to do when I’m bored. I like it when Logan gets mad when I beat him,” Partain said.

[Photo] This Week At CG (9/16-9/20)

Trojaneer Staff
September 20, 2024
Sophomore Kaylee Holverson works on a poly-carbonate plate during a robotics meeting. Holverson also helps mentor elementary school children with robotics as well.

Students from Red Alert Robotics mentor elementary school students

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
September 12, 2024
Senior Mahindra Mandala poses with the grass carp he caught on June 1, 2024.

Humans of CG: Mahindra Mandala

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
September 10, 2024
Whether listening from Spotify, Amazon Music or Apple Music, the release of new music has been a constant this summer.

The top 5 best songs of the summer

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
September 4, 2024
Senior Keaton Barnhizer looks for a pass during the Trojans' 6-0 win this season against Roncalli.

Seeing Red

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
August 24, 2024
The United States had the most total medals in the 2024 edition of the Olympics, and were tied with China for the most gold medals, 40, in Paris.

Top performances by Americans in the Paris Olympics

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
August 14, 2024
Senior Ryan Zheng works on his biochemistry project during his Summer Science Program at Purdue University. Zheng would collaborate with other participants of the problem to find a solution to the spread of a fungal pathogen.

Biochemistry with barley

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
August 12, 2024
Seniors in the Business Professionals of America club participate in a meeting during STaR on August 9, 2024. The meeting was about changes for the coming year and leadership expectations. “Leadership in BPA requires you to step up and take initiative," senior Eshan Thete said. "It requires you to step out of your comfort zone. You have truly represent the virtues that a great leader has."

[Photo] This Week at CG | (8/5-8/9)

Trojaneer Staff
August 9, 2024
Senior Ava Beecher serves the ball in the game against Columbus North on April 24, while senior Lauren Dick gets ready for the return. The duo would record a decisive victory that would hand the Trojans a 3-2 win against the Bulldogs.

Double trouble

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
May 21, 2024
Junior Mason Vrshek sticks with the front pack of the 1600m run on the home stretch of the Dennis McNulty Invitational. Vrshek would later pass the pack in his eventual first place finish in the event.

Fighting against fate

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
April 30, 2024
Junior Keaton Barnhizer plays a through ball during the first game of the season against Roncalli, which they won 8-0.

Outworking in the off-season

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
April 12, 2024
Junior Issac Lewis swims the breaststroke portion of the IM during a varsity meet against Franklin.

A burden to a boon

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
February 16, 2024
Human trafficking affects millions across the world, though the Johnson County Human Trafficking Task Force is trying to reduce its impact in Center Grove.

[Photo] Human Trafficking: A Global Problem

Charlie LaRocca, Website Editor
February 5, 2024
Seniors Ava Mardis and Madi Kramer and sophomore Jessi Jasek have all had to experience and recover from ACL injuries throughout their high school sports careers.

Devastation: Prevalence and effect of ACL injuries in female athletes

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
February 1, 2024
Sports can be a platform for encouragement and inspiration, and yet can be used to foster a culture of toxicity in today's society.

Sports are a platform for inspiration, not hate

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
November 9, 2023
Taylor Swift has taken over all of ESPN's feeds, making it difficult to tell if ESPN is an entertainment news platform or a sports platform.

ESPN, You need to calm down

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
October 17, 2023
Senior Ely Detty dribbles the ball past a Bloomington South defender during their regular season encounter earlier in the year. Detty would go on to score the winning goal in their sectional championship game, which the Trojans would win 1-0.

Diamond on the pitch

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
October 9, 2023
Junior Magnolia Miller watches as her drive soars through the air in the Regionals championships. The Trojans would win the Regional with senior Camille Short finishing in second place overall.

Girls’ golf relies on experience, mental toughness in state finals run

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
September 29, 2023
Junior Tristan Baxter runs with the football in their 35-34 overtime win against Archbishop-Moeller.

No. 1 Center Grove travels to Lawrence Central to take on first in-state opponent

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
September 22, 2023
Junior Landon Gilstorf dribbles with the ball in the midfield during the Trojans' 4-0 home win against Plainfield on September 19, 2023.

No. 4 Trojans’ soccer team travels to No. 1 Noblesville in rematch of last year’s 6-2 loss

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
September 20, 2023
Junior Gabe McWilliams kicks the ball in the Trojans' game against Moeller. The Trojans would win the game in overtime 35-34.

Trojans’ football team looks to end opponent Harvest Prep’s 3-0 winning streak on Homecoming Night

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
September 15, 2023
Center Grove was one of eleven schools to receive the honor of the IHSAA Sportsmanship Award.

Center Grove wins IHSAA Sportsmanship Award

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
September 8, 2023
Cooper Worley slides to beat a Bloomington South player to the ball. The Trojans would win the game 2-0.

Center Grove boys’ soccer team takes on state runners-up Columbus North, seeks to avenge loss in last year’s regional

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
August 29, 2023
Junior Austin Hennessy finds an opening in the Trojans' game against St. Edward. The Trojans would lose the game 27-10.

Center Grove football team hosts Tennessee’s third-ranked Oakland in first home game of the season

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
August 25, 2023
The Next Step

The Next Step

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
August 23, 2023
Senior Tyler Cherry and coach Eric Moore discuss on the sidelines during their game against Carmel last year. The Trojans would win the game 31-27.

Center Grove football team travels to Canton, Ohio, to face No. 1 St. Edward

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
August 18, 2023
Nalox Boxes, which contain the overdose reversal medication Naloxone, like these are available throughout the community. The closest one to Center Grove High School is at White River Public Library.

“I can’t bring you back”: Fentanyl’s deadly impact

Charlie LaRocca, Jack Forrest, Finn Nowacki, Tanu Kaur, and Gourav Pany
May 18, 2023

Synthetic opioids at CG: An investigation into the impact of, resources available for a community crisis

Jack Forrest, Charlie LaRocca, Finn Nowacki, Tanu Kaur, and Gourav Pany
May 18, 2023
HOSA students were awarded six gold, six silver and three bronze medals as part of their conference. Junior Sophia Kroll was elected Indiana's State Leadership Historian during the conference as well.

HOSA students return from annual conference

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
April 13, 2023
Senior Lauren Durbin helps out at Community Hospital South as part of her volunteer work there.

A helping hand

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
March 6, 2023
Junior Caroline Blair attempts to study during AIM in the auditorium.

Auditorium AIM: Can we fix it? Please?

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
March 1, 2023
Junior Tyler Cherry looks to snap the ball in the state title game against Carroll on Nov. 25. The Trojans won 35-9.

Who’s next?

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
February 8, 2023
Both Savanna and Lilly Bischoff have played basketball together for most of their lives, and have played together on the girls basketball team for two years.

Two is better than one

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
January 24, 2023
During the sectional championship game against Columbus North, Landen Montfort kicks off for Center Grove. Montfort, a varsity soccer player, joined the football team after the end of soccer season.

Kicking up a win

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
November 16, 2022
Junior Lauryl Sullivan threads string between nails.

Housing and Interior Design class creates string art

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
November 9, 2022
Teacher Madame Severine McClellan inducts sophomore Adeline Moore into French NHS.

French NHS inducts new members to celebrate French culture

Gourav Pany and Munachi Johnson
November 5, 2022
Sophomore Daxon Sauer presents his project as British philosopher Francis Bacon.

[Photo] AP European History students host presentations as historical scientists

Xavier Parks, Staff Writer
November 4, 2022
Senior Lincoln Eads holds a Barbie doll above a measuring stick next to AP Statistics teacher Julie Coyne.

Data with dolls

Gourav Pany and Eric Camargo
October 22, 2022
Fantasy Football Report - Week 3

Fantasy Football Report – Week 3

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
September 21, 2022
Fantasy Football Report - Week 2

Fantasy Football Report – Week 2

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
September 14, 2022
The school defines bullying behavior based off of this chart.

Answering frequently asked questions about CG

Gourav Pany, Website Editor
August 15, 2022
Back Row (L to R): Isabella Dills, Zachary Hoffman, Andreus Mullendore, Anubhav Majumdar, Rupesh Vats and Gourav Pany Middle Row: Evelynn Ridlen, Layla Raber, Isabella Tran, Krishaan Vadia, Erin Richardson and Erin Richardson Front Row: Ananya Balaji, Katrina Beuhrer, Sarah Bernhardt and Bianca Montecampi Photo contributed

French students honored for proficiency in language

Gourav Pany, Staff Writer
May 17, 2022

The NBA Playoffs at CG

Gourav Pany, Staff Writer
May 14, 2022
Jonah Brandon's completed house. Photo contributed

From the Ground Up

Gourav Pany, Staff Writer
May 9, 2022
Thete holds up an Indian Cricket jersey.

Crazy about Cricket

Gourav Pany, Staff Writer
May 2, 2022
The Robotics team poses with their awards after the Worlds competition. Photo contributed

Robotics reaches world divisional finals for first time

Gourav Pany, Staff Writer
April 25, 2022
The Robotics team poses for a photo after winning the Chairman's Award at the state competition. Photo contributed

Robotics team competes at national competition

Gourav Pany, Staff Writer
April 21, 2022

The NFL Playoffs at CG

Gourav Pany, Staff Writer
January 28, 2022
Fantasy Football Report: Week 18

Fantasy Football Report: Week 18

Gourav Pany, Staff Writer
January 7, 2022
Fantasy Football Report: Week 17

Fantasy Football Report: Week 17

Gourav Pany, Staff Writer
December 31, 2021
Fantasy Football Report: Week 16

Fantasy Football Report: Week 16

Gourav Pany, Staff Writer
December 22, 2021
Fantasy Football Report: Week 15

Fantasy Football Report: Week 15

Gourav Pany, Staff Writer
December 16, 2021
Fantasy Football Report: Week 14

Fantasy Football Report: Week 14

Gourav Pany, Staff Writer
December 8, 2021
Fantasy Football Report: Week 13

Fantasy Football Report: Week 13

Gourav Pany, Staff Writer
December 2, 2021
The football film crew team, including (from left to right) senior Nick Andrews, freshman Hunter Petkovich, sophomore Logan Meyer senior Zach Alexander and sophomore Siddharth Prasad, poses for a picture. Photo contributed

The Filming of Football

Gourav Pany, Staff Writer
November 26, 2021
Fantasy Football Report: Week 12

Fantasy Football Report: Week 12

Gourav Pany, Staff Writer
November 24, 2021
Fantasy Football Report: Week 11

Fantasy Football Report: Week 11

Gourav Pany, Staff Writer
November 17, 2021
Instructor Brent Schulz (left) explains the various components, control surfaces and overall specifications of the F-104 Starfighter to his students. Photo contributed

Teacher named Air Force Teacher of the Year

Gourav Pany, Staff Writer
November 11, 2021
Fantasy Football Report: Week 10

Fantasy Football Report: Week 10

Gourav Pany, Staff Writer
November 10, 2021
Freshman Gourav Pany puts up lights in preparation for Diwali.

Diwali: two continents, one holiday

Gourav Pany, Staff Writer
November 4, 2021
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