Local roundup – April 11

East golfers win tri match

SHELBYVILLE — Thomas Ruch won medalist honors with a 2-over-par 38 to lead the Columbus East boys golfers to a tri-match win at Bear Chase.

The Olympians finished with a 164 team total. Host Shelbyville finished second with a 170, and Triton Central had a 183.

Derek Alexander and Mark Mayhew each shot 41 for East. Avery Foist and Ryan Singer each shot 44, Matt Furnish carded a 45, Nathan Cesarski added a 49 and Adrian Adams had a 50.

Floyd tops Jennings

NEW ALBANY — Jennings County fell to Floyd Central 168-195 at Valley View.

Austin Roscoe led the Panthers with a 43. Bryce Kirchner carded a 47, Justin Gasper added a 49, Hunter Conrad shot 56, Adam Leach had a 60 and Samson Miller finished with a 61.

Eagles finish second

TRAFALGAR — Parker VanNess won medalist honors with a 39 to lead Brown County to a second-place finish in a tri match at Tameka Woods.

Martinsville won with a 185. The Eagles finished with a 203, and host Indian Creek had a 216.

Dawson Dunnuck carded a 52 for Brown County. Ben Rygiel added a 55, Peyton Proctor shot 57, Tyler Poling had a 60 and Rex Watters finished with a 65.

South Decatur takes third

GREENSBURG — South Decatur finished third in a quad match at Greensburg Country Club.

Greensburg won with a 173. North Decatur finished second with a 187, followed by the Cougars at 204 and Milan at 222.

Jake Johnson led South Decatur with a 49. Jake Vannatta carded a 51, Logan Owens and Nick Bales each shot 52 and Kirby Owens had a 63.

Warriors top Trinity

Trinity Lutheran fell to Christian Academy of Indiana 182-193 at Hidden Creek.

Noah Criswell led the Cougars with a 45. Josiah Foster carded a 47, Mark Shoemaker added a 50, Alex Royalty shot 51 and Kegan Prentice had a 54.

SOFTBALL

East falls to Floyd

FLOYDS KNOBS — Floyd Central scored six times in the third an eight more in the fourth to post a 14-0 win against Columbus East.

Kendra Pastrick had the lone hit for the Olympians (6-3).

Crusaders drop opener

Columbus Christian was within 6-3 after four innings, but Horizon Christian pulled away with eight runs in the fifth to hand the Crusaders a 14-3, season-opening loss.

Grace Isley, Madison Henderson and Hannah Stair had the hits for the Crusaders.

Panthers down Cubs

MADISON — Jennings County scored three times in each of the first two innings and went on to hand Madison an 11-3 loss.

Mackenzie Byram went 4 for 5 with a home run, and Tesla Kopitzke went 3 for 4 with three doubles for the Panthers (3-3). Gabby Mahoney and Page Magner combined on an eight-hitter.

Cougars come up short

GREENSBURG — South Decatur scored five times in the bottom of the seventh, but fell one run short in an 8-7 Mid-Hoosier Conference loss to Southwestern (Shelby).

Brooke Helms went 3 for 3, and Katelyn Owens went 2 for 3 for the Cougars (1-3, 0-1). Mackenzie Kopplin had two RBIs.

Trinity blanks Tigers

SEYMOUR — Morgan Gabbard threw a one-hitter and struck out 10 to lead Trinity Lutheran to a 16-0, five-inning win against Crothersville.

Maddie Bell and Sophia Stahl each had three hits for the Cougars, while Kirsten Hoene, Vidalis Montanez and Montana Engleking all had two. Montanez, Engleking and Gabbard all had two RBIs.

BASEBALL

Eagles win on walkoff

NASHVILLE — J.T. Perry knocked in Jake Reel with a single with two out in the bottom of the seventh to give Brown County a 3-2 win against Indianapolis Kings Homeschool.

The Eagles (3-4) scored the tying run on a wild pitch with two out in the seventh. Bryce Walker had a triple and threw a five-hitter.

Cougars topple Spartans

GREENSBURG — South Decatur remained unbeaten in the Mid-Hoosier Conference with an 8-4 win against Southwestern (Shelby).

Hunter Seegers went 3 for 3 with four RBIs, Nolan Storm went 2 for 3 with a double and two RBIs and Kyle Johannigman went 2 for 3. Oakley Billingsley and Luke Eden combined on a five-hitter.

GIRLS Tennis

Panthers topple Cubs

MADISON — Jennings County swept the singles matches on its way to a 4-1 win at Madison.

Avis McGovern beat Riley Boone 6-4, 3-6, 6-0 at No. 1 singles, Rebecca Driver blanked Regin Dean 6-0, 6-0 at No. 3 singles and Hailey Brown downed Wiley Gross 6-1, 6-0 at No. 3 singles for the Panthers. Callie Wilder and Abigail DeCamp topped Catherine Fisher and Claire Lostutter 6-2, 6-4 at No. 2 doubles.

Jennings’ Maddy Hill and Ellie Hearne fell to Emma Stacier and Lauren Cieslinski 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 at No. 1 doubles.

Panthers edge Eagles

NASHVILLE — Brown County claimed a pair of close matches, but Bloomington South won the other three matches to post a 3-2 win.

Elisabeth Huls beat Modzia Iannel 604, 3-6, 7-6 (5) at No. 2 singles, and Vanessa Hoskins and Jacey Ferguson downed Lauren Bauman and Amanda Wang 6-3, 7-6 (5) at No. 1 doubles for the Eagles.

Brown County’s Hallee Miller fell to Maya Mills 6-4, 7-5 at No. 1 singles, and Baelyn Koester lost to Nidtl Krishman 6-1, 6-0 at No. 3 singles. Sarah Barrick and Maria Villalon fell to Isabel Fernandez and Tate Blackwell 5-7, 6-0, 6-2 at No. 2 doubles.

Owls blank Lancers

EDINBURGH — Seymour dropped only 10 games in the five matches in a 5-0 win at Edinburgh.

Allie Schooler fell to Hallie Crenshaw 6-4, 6-2 at No. 1 singles, Heather Jones lost to Megan Baurle 6-0, 6-1 at No. 2 singles and Haley Jones fell to Kelli Armes 6-0, 6-0 at No. 3 singles for the Lancers.

Edinburgh’s Hannah Gosman and Sophia Parmer lost to Katie O’Mara and Rachel Collett 6-1, 6-1 at No. 1 doubles, and Katie Roberts and Paige Johnson fell to Marie Armes and Grace Otte 6-1, 6-0 at No. 2 doubles.