BASEball
North overpowers Cardinals
INDIANAPOLIS — Jakob Meyer threw a two-hitter and struck out 17 Wednesday night to lead Class 4A No. 7 Columbus North to a 3-0, eight-inning Conference Indiana win at Southport.
The game was scoreless through seven innings. The Bull Dogs (11-3, 3-1) got on the board in the eighth when two runs scored on a throwing error off a Tyler Finke roller. Grant Trinkle then provided an RBI-single to make it 3-0.
Braves top Eagles
TRAFALGAR — Indian Creek limited Brown County to two hits — singles by Grant Suding and Isaiah Luenebrink — in an 11-1, six-inning WIC win.
The Eagles (4-9, 2-2) did pick up a conference win, however, when it was determined that Cascade had to forfeit after using an ineligible player in a 3-1 April 7 win at Brown County.
GIRLS Tennis
Bull Dogs blank Pirates
GREENSBURG — No. 14 Columbus North dropped only eight games in the five matches in rolling to a 5-0 win at Greensburg.
Yijiang Zhao beat Reagan Rigney 6-1, 6-0 at No. 1 singles, Shweta Srinivasan downed Bailey Menkecick 6-0, 6-2 at No. 2 singles and Jaline Tay topped Elle Acra 6-2, 6-0 at No. 3 singles for the Bull Dogs (7-2).
North’s Madelyn Sanders and Eva Chevalier beat Kristen Fong and Claudia Westhaver 6-0, 6-2 at No. 1 doubles. Ali Bergman and Servane Cloteaux downed Emma Hellmich and Sarah Schneider 6-1, 6-0 at No. 2 doubles.
East sweeps Edinburgh
EDINBURGH — Columbus East lost only seven games in its 5-0 win at Edinburgh.
Louna Prince beat Haley Jones 6-4, 6-0 at No. 1 singles for the Olympians (4-4). Jenna Shoaf blanked Bri Tollman at No. 2 singles, and Auana Nomura downed Paige Johnson at No. 3 singles, both by 6-0, 6-0 scores.
East’s Megna Chari and Kathryn Hodzen beat Haven Link and Destiney Ramey 6-1, 6-0 at No. 1 doubles. Maddy Rhodes and Emie Kiser topped Annelise Lollar and Katie Roberts 6-2, 6-0 at No. 2 doubles.
Jets topple Trinity
HOPE — Hauser won four matches in straight sets in a 4-1 win against Trinity Lutheran.
Alana Owen beat Courtney Barker 6-1, 6-1 at No. 2 doubles, and Madie Sherman downed Abby Schult 6-1, 6-2 at No. 2 singles for the Jets (5-1). Hauser’s Abby Johnson and Sarah Tedder topped Macey Prewitt and Lauren Fleetwood 6-0, 6-3 at No. 1 doubles, and Kylie Lock and Melanie Taylor beat Casssidy Burnside and Katelyn Mensendiek 6-2, 6-1 at No. 2 doubles.
The win for the Cougars (3-3) came at No. 3 singles, where Lauren Voss topped Maddy Archer 6-4, 6-2.
SOFTball
Eagles down Braves
TRAFALGAR — Brown County pounded out 13 hits in an 8-3 Western Indiana Conference win at Indian Creek.
Allison Stogsdill went 3 for 4, and Myka Snyder went 2 for 3 with a double for the Eagles (8-2, 3-1). Emma Summers threw a six-hitter and went 2 for 4, and Aubrey Hollander went 2 for 4.
