BASEBALL
Panthers blank Eagles
NASHVILLE — Jennings County led only 1-0 after two innings Wednesday, but scored eight in the third and 11 in the fourth to pull away for a 20-0, five-inning win at Brown County.
Cody Wilson threw a two-hitter and went 2 for 4 at the plate for the Panthers (2-3). Josh Pettit went 3 for 5 with a double and two RBIs, Bryce Furnish went 2 for 2 with a double and four RBIs, Garrett Marsh went 2 for 3, Tyler Vogel went 2 for 5 and Jamin VanVolkenburg had two RBIs and four runs scored.
Chris Leslie had a double for the Eagles (3-6).
SOFTBALL
Jennings hangs on
SELLERSBURG — Jennings County jumped out to an 8-0 lead after 2 1/2 innings Wednesday but had to hang on for a 10-9 win at Silver Creek.
Page Magner pitched her way out of a two-on, one-out jam in the bottom of the seventh to preserve the win for the Panthers (4-3).
Olivia Vanosdol went 3 for 4 to lead Jennings’ 14-hit attack. Lexi South went 2 for 3, Alexus Brown went 2 for 4 with three RBIs, Mackenzie Byram went 2 for 4 with a two-run homer, winning pitcher Amanda Bonesteel went 2 for 4 with a double and Tesla Kopitzke went 2 for 4.
Eagles win twice
NASHVILLE — Brown County scored seven times in the first inning Wednesday and went on to post a 12-2, six-inning win against White River Valley.
Azhia Morgan went 2 for 4 with a double, and Emma Summers went 2 for 4 and threw a three-hitter for the Eagles (5-3). Maddy Edds and Taylor Poling each had two RBIs.
The Eagles were coming off a 7-4 Western Indiana Conference win Tuesday at Cloverdale. Aubrey Hollander went 2 for 3, and Maddy Edds went 2 for 4 with a double and two RBIs.
Cougars fall in 11
GREENSBURG — South Dearborn scored seven times in the 11th inning to break a scoreless tie and hand South Decatur an 11-0 loss on Wednesday.
Chloe Smith went 2 for 5 to record both hits for the Cougars (1-5).
BOYS GOLF
Cougars top Lancers
GREENSBURG — Jacob Johnson and Jake Vannatta each shot 44 to tie for medalist honors and lead South Decatur to a 194-224 win against Edinburgh Wednesday at Wyaloosing Creek.
Nick Bales carded a 48 for the Cougars. Justice Burton added a 58, and Logan Owens had a 59.
Bladen Hancock led the Lancers with a 46. Braden McManaway added a 47, Keegan Jones shot 64 and Zach Burton had a 67.
GIRLS TENNIS
Pioneers blank Panthers
NORTH VERNON — Fifth-ranked Providence dropped only six games in the five matches in a 5-0 win Wednesday at Jennings County.
Avis McGovern fell to Natalie Boesing at No. 1 singles, and Rebecca Driver lost to Claire Hooper at No. 2 singles, both by 6-0, 6-0 scores. Hailey Brown fell to Maria Popson 6-2, 6-3 at No. 3 singles.
Maddy Hill and Ellie Hearne lost to Izzy Coe and Hannah Conder 6-0, 6-0 at No. 1 doubles. Callie Wilder and Abigail DeCamp fell to Natalie Jacobi and Heidi Popson 6-0, 6-1 at No. 2 doubles.
Mustangs top Trinity
SEYMOUR — New Washington won four matches in straight sets Wednesday in a 5-0 victory at Trinity Lutheran.
Courtney Barker at No. 1 singles and Abby Schult at No. 2 singles both fell by 6-1, 6-0 scores, and Sidney Hoene lost 6-3, 6-4 at No. 3 singles. Leah Stuckwisch and Lauren Voss fell 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 at No. 1 doubles, and Lauren Fleetwood and Cassidy Burnside lost 6-3, 6-2 at No. 2 doubles.
TRACK AND FIELD
Trinity boys second
SEYMOUR — Trinity Lutheran’s boys finished second, and the girls third Wednesday in a tri meet at Trinity.
Southwestern (Hanover) edged the Cougar boys 55-52, while Jac-Cen-Del finished with 46. Jac-Cen-Del won the girls meet with 64 points to 46 for Southwestern and 27 for Trinity.
Matt McKay led the Cougar boys with wins in the long jump (18 feet, 8 1/2 inches), 110-meter hurdles (16.1 seconds) and 100 (11.8). AJ Goecker took the 1,600 (4:48.8) and 3,200 (10:36.2), and Sam Marksberry captured the 400 (55.9).
For the girls, Hailley Peters won the high jump (5-2) and 100 (14.1). Lexi Keller took the 100 hurdles (19.4).
Jennings boys win
AURORA — The Jennings County boys finished first, and the girls took second in a tri meet Tuesday at South Dearborn.
The Panther boys scored 98 1/2 points to 54 1/2 for Greensburg and 14 for South Dearborn. Greensburg won the girls meet with 88 points to 69 for Jennings and 10 for South Dearborn.
Dalton Craig led the Panther boys with wins in the 1,600 (4:42.05) and 800 (2:03.75). Other individual winners were Tucker Marsh in the long jump (19-4), Alex Skelton in the discus (118-7), Chase Ketcham in the 100 (11.76), Isaiah Ertel in the 300 hurdles (43.65), Jacob Corya in the 200 (24.42) and Carter Leak in the 3,200 (10:24.61). Jennings swept the 4×800 (8:36.59), 4×100 (46.70) and 4×400 (3:40.17) relays.
Alexis Harsh won the long jump (15-6) and 100 (13.22) to lead the Panther girls. Kayla Truesdell took the shot put (40-11), Izzy Daugherty captured the 400 (1:05.85) and Jennings won the 4×100 relay (53.84).
Cougars take third
CROTHERSVILLE — South Decatur’s boys and girls both finished third Tuesday in a tri meet at Crothersville.
Brownstown Central won the boys meet with 92 points to 50 for Crothersville and 12 for the Cougars. Brownstown’s girls scored 95 points to 34 for Crothersville and 27 for South Decatur.
Winners for the Cougar boys were Kordell Meadows in the high jump (5-6), Dylan Cowins in the long jump (19-8), Trent Nobbe in the 110 hurdles (16.6) and Brandon Malott in the 300 hurdles (42.5). Stacy Fox won the girls 400 (1:13).
