east gym, west gym

By now you know we've seen a lot of Hoosier high school gyms - 225 so far.  Small ones, big ones, sunken & domed; we've seen them being refurbished and some wasting away to decay, but we've never encountered an "east gym" and a "west gym."  But that was before we came to the sprawling campus of Center Grove.  A 4A school with a large enrollment (over 2500) - CG is big enough to house two full size gyms.  The west gym is the oldest and one we've become familiar with in southern Indiana - a sunken structure designed by architect Ralph Legeman (think New Castle, Connersville and Brownstown) and although 'retired' as the main varsity facility, it is still home to many Trojan activities. The east gym serves as CG's main stage now, full of early season midweek basketball fans, cheerleaders, dance team members and half time shooters on the night we came.  Perry Meridian was also a guest, albeit treated like an unwelcome one after the home team served up 71 points to their 45.  At this point in our project I would like to say that we have seen it all, but until we discover the place with a 'north' and 'south' gyms I guess our journey is not complete.  
© Chris Smith