BOYS SOCCER
Olympians blank Owls
FLOYDS KNOBS — Class 3A No. 5 Columbus East opened postseason play Tuesday with a 3-0 win against Seymour in the opening round of the Floyd Central Sectional.
The Olympians (13-0-3) led only 1-0 at halftime after Logan Cline scored in the 16th minute off an assist from Jorge Nieto.
East then scored twice in the first seven minutes of the second half to gain some breathing room. Nieto scored in the 46th minute off an assist from Kevin Sanchez, Chris Quisenberry scored a minute later off an assist from Gabe Rivera.
“We did a great job of reading the defense that Seymour was playing,” East coach Brad Barber said. “They were giving us space in front, and we were able to break them down in the second half. Then, we got a lot of young guys playing time late in the match. It was a great team effort.”
The Olympians outshot the Owls 31-4, putting 15 shots on goal to one for Seymour. Zach Roberts recorded one save in 75 minutes, and Pete Coriden did not face a shot on goal over the final five minutes.
East will play New Albany, a 1-0 winner over Jeffersonville in Tuesday’s opener, in today’s second semifinal at around 7 p.m. Columbus North will face host Floyd Central in the 5 p.m. opener.
BOYS Tennis
Bull Dogs roll to final
BLOOMINGTON — Third-ranked Columbus North wasted no time putting away host Bloomington South 5-0 in the regional semifinals.
Nathan Lin beat Marcel Borhi 6-0, 6-4 at No. 1 singles, Bhavey Jain blanked Alex Coniaris 6-0, 6-0 at No. 2 singles, and Adam Saad downed John Beggs 6-0, 6-1 at No. 3 singles for the Bull Dogs (18-0).
North’s Matthew Liu and Joey Zhao defeated Michael Asplund and Chris Lian 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 at No. 1. Eamon Ma and Will King topped Ethan Uls and Andrew Chang 6-4, 6-0 at No. 2 doubles.
North will play Seymour in today’s regional final.
Local individuals fall
BLOOMINGTON — Hauser’s Ethan Wallace fell to Bloomington North’s Nick Shirley 6-2, 6-2, and Jennings County’s Wyatt St. John lost to Brownstown Central’s Ethan Isaac 6-3, 6-4 in the Individual Singles Tournament.
Hauser’s Levi Gollmer and Caleb Hoover are still alive in the Individual Doubles Tournament and could play on Thursday or Saturday.
VOLLEYball
Jets win MHC title
HOPE — Class A No. 10 Hauser wrapped up the outright Mid-Indiana Conference title with a 25-15, 25-11, 25-7 win against Hauser.
Hannah Johnson led the Jets (20-7, 6-0) with 11 kills and three blocks. Aunaka Wasil recorded 33 assists, Kylie Lock tallied 17 digs and Andie Clark served seven aces.
Also for Hauser, Shelby Fugate notched 10 kills and 12 digs, while Lock pounded eight kills and Clark had 10 digs. Adriana Musillami added four assists and a block, Abby Branum recorded two assists, Marnie Schwartzkopf contributed two blocks, Mary Branum served five aces and Hannah Johnson added three aces.
Emily Chappelow and Carly Cowan each pounded three kills, Gracie Crawhorn had four digs and Paige Burton served an ace to lead the Lancers (6-19, 2-4).
Devils top Panthers
NORTH VERNON — Jennings County won the third set, but Jeffersonville recovered for a 25-17, 25-22, 20-25, 25-21 Hoosier Hills Conference win.
Hanah Bertram led the Panthers (10-19, 2-5) with 18 digs and two aces. Abi Vogel pounded six kills, Megan Vogel recorded 15 assists, Shelby Wilson had one solo and four assist blocks and Lily Ernstes served two aces.
Also for Jennings, Caitlin Hurley added six kills, Liz Ertel had seven assists.
Hawks fall in three
BROWSNBURG — The Columbus Hawks came away with a 25-17, 25-17, 25-13 loss at the Northwest Storm.
McKiah Shearer recorded five kills and two aces, and Elisabeth White had 19 digs and two aces to lead the Hawks (3-14-1). Sarah Lorimor notched six assists.
Also for the Hawks, McKiah Shearer tallied five assists, Hailey Beth Rutledge added 16 digs and Lorimor added 11 digs. Lorimor, Natalie Arnold, White and Caleigh Owen all pounded two kills.
GIRLS SOCCER
Vikings oust Eagles
BRAZIL — West Vigo scored four goals in the first 23 minutes and went on to post a 5-0 win against Brown County in the opening round of the Class 2A Northview Sectional.
The Eagles finish the season 1-13-1.
