East blanks Jennings in girls soccer

NORTH VERNON — Columbus East remained unbeaten in the Hoosier Hills Conference with a 3-0 girls soccer win Tuesday at Jennings County.

Brooklyn Taulman scored off an assist from Karlee Dowd in fifth minute, and Addy Galarno added a penalty kick in the 27th minute for the Olympians (5-1-4, 3-0-1). Dowd scored off an assist from Annie Bastian in 70th minute.

East outshot the Panthers 15-1.

“We created a lot of opportunities,” East coach Ilya Schwartzman said. “We have some kids are sick and hurt, and we’re in a rough stretch of games right now. I think we can finish better and attack the ball better.”

VOLLEYBALL

Jets sweep Eagles

HOPE — Hauser ran its record to 13-0 with a 25-8, 25-8, 25-13 win against Brown County.

Brea Metz led the Jets with 14 kills, two blocks and four aces. Alana Owen recorded 18 assists, Maranda Knight had two blocks and Danielle Giles notched 14 digs.

Sydney Schoen added six kills, 12 assists and 12 digs. Tannyr Davis pounded six kills, Giles had two assists and two aces, Lucie Lortz recorded a block, and Sarah Tedder added 12 digs and two aces.

Flashes sweep Bull Dogs

INDIANAPOLIS — Columbus North played Franklin Central close in the first set, but the Flashes claimed a 26-24, 25-21, 25-19 Conference Indiana East Division win.

Maliah Howard-Bass led the Bull Dogs (6-9, 1-2) with eight kills, 14 assists, 14 digs and two aces. Imani Guy had four blocks, and Hannah McKinney and Grace Sonderman each served two aces.

Avery Wendel pounded six kills and two blocks, and Guy added five kills. Hannah McKinney had nine assists and nine digs, and Mackenzie Rooks notched 10 digs.

Lions sweep Crusaders

BLOOMINGTON — Columbus Christian went on the road and dropped a 25-17, 25-10, 25-19 decision to Bloomington Lighthouse.

Hannah Lormior led the Crusaders (3-3) with seven kills, five digs and an ace. Madison Henderson recorded 13 assists, and Mayah Schundelmeier served an ace.

Savannah Spurgeon pounded three three kills, and Lauren Hunnicutt added one kill. Hannah Stair had four digs.

Crush fall in five

The Columbus Crush Home School rallied from a two-set deficit to tie Traders Point Christian Academy before falling 25-15, 25-17, 22-25, 23-25, 15-9.

Hannah Sabotin led the Crush (4-3) with five kills and one block. Emily Walls served four aces.

Dani McFall added three kills and two aces. Aleeda McCracken pounded two kills, and Michaela Fuller and Ava Farnsley each served two aces.

Lancers fall to Saints

INDIANAPOLIS — Class A No. 4 Indianapolis Lutheran swept Edinburgh 25-20, 25-20, 25-19.

The Lancers fell to 14-5.

BOYS TENNIS

Panthers nip Bull Dogs

Columbus North won two matches in straight sets, but Bloomington South won three three-setters to claim a 3-2 victory.

Kevin Luo blanked Conrad Schleger 6-0, 6-0 at No. 2 singles for the Bull Dogs (7-4). Daniel Larken and Ammar Khaled beat Nathan Pliske and Chris Piekarsky 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 at No. 2 doubles.

North’s Aditya Mantri fell to Will Piekarsky 6-1, 6-1 at No. 1 singles, and Lucas Huang lost to Luke Jager 6-1, 7-5 at No. 3 singles. Nathan VanDeventer and Kevin Lin fell to Rich Huang and Konner Shapiro 7-5, 6-4 at No. 1 doubles.

Mohawks edge Jets

HOPE — Waldron won three matches in straight sets in pulling out a 3-2 Mid-Hoosier Conference win against Waldron.

Sam Meek beat Jeremy Kuhn 6-0, 6-2 at No. 3 singles; and Jacob Johnson and Alex Gross downed Evan Maloney and Trei Holt 6-3, 6-7 (3), (10-6) at No. 2 doubles for the Jets. Will Rose fell to Brandon Delley 6-1 6-4 at No. 1 singles; Avery Talent lost to Cole Adams 6-1, 6-4 at No. 2 singles and Noah Miller and Luke Meier fell to Hank Jackson and Tucker Jones 6-3, 7-6 (2).

Eagles slip past Owls

SEYMOUR — Brown County swept the doubles matches in a 3-2 win at Seymour.

Cash Myers beat Ty McCory 6-3, 6-0 at No. 2 singles for the Eagles. Hunter Ellis and Zion Bunge downed Josiah Rudge and Grant Handloser 7-6 (4), 1-6, 6-1 at No. 1 doubles; and Jesse Williams and Cole Smith topped Hao Li and Sam Voss 6-1, 6-1 at No. 2 doubles.

Seymour’s Alex Berry beat Maverick Patterson 6-2, 6-0 at No. 1 singles, and Adam Berry downed Eli White 6-2, 6-1 at No. 3 singles.

Tigers topple Lancers

FAIRLAND — Triton Central won four matches in straight sets in a 4-1 win against Edinburgh.

Gavin Hancock beat Steven Gutzweiller 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 at No. 3 singles for the Lancers. Kyle Pendleton fell to Jeff Miller 6-1, 6-0 at No. 1 singles; Colton Henderson lost to Wyatt Felling 6-1, 6-1 at No. 2 singles; Kinser Bryant and Anthony Weber fell to Joel Guim and Luke Sanders 6-4, 6-4 at No. 1 doubles and Dalton Bieker and Parker Bryant lost to Reid Monhallen and Logan Buchanan 6-4, 6-3 at No. 2 doubles.

Brownstown downs Trinity

BROWNSTOWN — Trinity Lutheran won only eight games in the five matches in a 5-0 loss at Brownstown Central.

Andrew Rodriguez fell 6-1, 6-3 at No. 1 singles; Jonathon Keith lost 6-1, 6-1 at No. 2 singles and Tanner Prewitt fell 6-1, 6-0 at No. 3 singles. Matt Stuckwisch and Bailey Baker lost 6-0, 6-0 at No. 1 doubles; and Hunter Morgan and Spencer Muhlbach fell 6-1, 6-0 at No. 2 doubles.

BOYS SOCCER

Columbus Christian falls

BLOOMINGTON — Columbus Christian couldn’t find the net in a 4-0 loss at Bloomington Lighthouse.

The Lions outshot the Crusaders (1-3-1) 19-8. Evan Reed recorded 12 saves.

Owls tie Highlanders

FLOYDS KNOBS — Kyle Jones scored Seymour’s lone goal in a 1-1 Hoosier Hills Conference tie at Floyd Central.

The Highlanders outshot the Owls (7-3-1, 1-2-1) 21-11. Austin Hatfield recorded nine saves.

CROSS-COUNTRY

Jennings boys win invite

NORTH VERNON — Jennings County’s boys scored 57 points to win its own Big Blue Invitational.

Ricky Hendrix finished second in 17 minutes, 6 seconds for 5,000 meters (3.1 miles) to lead the Panthers. Franklin Sanders took sixth in 17:34, while Alex Hendrix was 12th (18:03), Wayne Komsi 13th (18:06) and Ryan Gasper 28th (19:06).

Trinity Lutheran had three runners competing. AJ Goecker finished seventh in 17:40, Luke Onken took 16th in 18:23 and Nikolai Haak was 38th in 19:46.

Batesville won the girls meet with 25 points to 61 for runner-up Jennings. Olivia Heaton led the Panthers with a seventh-place finish in 21:48, while Nicole Richardson took 10th in 22:17 and Emilee Greathouse was 11th (22:18), Ashley Heindel 13th (22:22) and Alana Daeger 21st (23:46).

GIRLS GOLF

Eagles set records

NASHVILLE — Emma Bawinkel fired a 37 to break her own school record and Brown County broke its nine-hole team record in a 194-212 win against Trinity Lutheran at Salt Creek.

Ashley Masteller carded a 49 for the Eagles. Lauren Burker and Jessica Taylor each shot 54, while Morgan Harrison added a 55, Tori Akles had a 58, Kacee Kleindorfer and Megan Cassaday each shot 60 and Coralynne Robinson finished with a 65.

Macy Taylor led the Eagles with a 47. Morgan Gabbard added a 50, while Demi Oakes shot 52 and Jessica Fleener had a 63.

Cougars down Chargers

GREENSBURG — South Decatur and North Decatur decided to compete in a match-play format in their third meeting of the season, and the Cougars won 26-16 at North Branch.

South Decatur’s Lydia Wolterman won 5-2 at No. 1. Annie Gant at No. 4 and Kylee Caperoon at No. 6 won by 5-1 scores.

Lancers take third

FRANKLIN — Edinburgh finished third in a tri match at Deer Valley. The Center Grove JV won with a 177 to 186 for Greenwood and 204 for the Lancers.

Mariah Weddle led Edinburgh with a 50. Makenzie Hill and Savannah Bippus each shot 51, while Emma Westerfeld carded a 52, Vanessa McManaway added a 54, Kierra Richards had a 59.