Kimball reaches 100 wins, Knights top Eagles
Norwell head coach Holly Kimball got win No. 100 in her career Tuesday night at Columbia City.
The Knights won 5-0 and swept the junior varsity match as well to improve to 2-0 and 1-0 in the Northeast 8 Conference.
Results for varsity:
• Addy Heyerly defeated Kyndra Sheets 6-4, 6-3 at No. 1 singles.
• Delaney Hoover defeated Olivia More 6-0, 6-4 at No. 2 singles.
• Macie Saalfrank defeated Avery Story 6-0, 6-1 at No. 3 singles.
• Annabelle Johnson and Macy Felger defeated Breanna Taylor and Lindsay Taylor 6-1, 6-3 at No. 1 doubles.
• Jordyn Xayyachack and Ciera Hiester defeated Kennedy Hill and Alina Houser 6-0, 6-2 at No. 2 doubles.
Results for JV:
• Aubryn Keller and Melissa Hoag defeated Alivia Houser and Leslie Sims 8-6.
• Campbell Sloan and Carley Wolf defeated Ava Harrison and Abby Smith 6-1.
• Hazel Lewis and Isabella Hubble defeated Elanor Schmitt and Zoe Michaud 7-5.
• Molly Threewits and Gabbi Hoeppner defeated Sadie Lyse and Cate Corrany 6-4.
• Aubrey Meyer and Lucy Gerbers defeated Audrey Bersel and Olivia Stemen 6-0.
• Hope Mitchell and Emmaline Johnson defeated Madelyn Born and Ariel Hernandez 6-0.
• Sam Evans and Charli Swindell defeated Emma Wike and Riley Neuenschwander 6-3.
• Charley Wolf and Molly Threewits defeated Jessa Hoskins 6-3.
Norwell will host South Adams at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 11.
Knights win over Indians in baseball
Norwell breezed its way to a 3-1 record in a 13-1 win over Mississinewa on Tuesday.
The Knights tallied eight hits in the contest, getting multi-hit games from Logan Cotton and Lane Lewis. Cotton doubled and added two RBI, while Lewis had three RBI.
Cade Shelton went 1-3 with a double and three RBI. Collin Burns, Eli Randol and Ryne Thornton also picked up RBI.
Lewis got the win, throwing the full five innings that was shortened due to mercy rules. He allowed three hits on one earned run with five strikeouts and no walks.
Norwell will head to Heritage at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 11.
Indians beat Tigers in tennis
Bluffton fell 3-2 to Mississinewa on the road Tuesday night.
The Tigers fall to 0-2 on the season.
Results for varsity:
• Michaela Cook (M) defeated Emma Schwartz 6-4, 6-0 at No. 1 singles.
• Eve Corkwell (B) defeated Ada Black 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 at No. 2 singles.
• Gretchen Crist (B) defeated Grace Arbogast 6-3, 6-3 at No. 3 singles.
• Kiera Frantz and Avery Wilson (M) defeated Hazel Pfister and Sophie Eisenhut 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 at No. 1 doubles.
• Asher Bernius and Carson Kern defeated Knzie Fiechter and Emily Drayer 2-6, 3-6 at No. 2 doubles.
Mississinewa also won the junior varsity match 6-3.
Results for JV:
Makayla Munday (M) defeated Gissel Martinez 6-2.
• Finley Baran (M) defeated Zara Eisenhut 6-4.
• Taylor Holiday (M) defeated Isabella Rhoderick 6-0.
• Alexis Grover and Avery Hunt (B) defeated Maddie Hawk and Taylor Holiday 6-4.
• Mary Beth Zurcher and Zoey Schmidt defeated Finley Baran and Michaela Berryman 6-3.
• Kenley Falk and Madison Duncan (B) defeated Emerson Baran and Aryssa MCCord 6-3.
• Miley Leffler (B) and Natalie Gravy defeated Aleeah Grover and Anna Zurcher 7-6 (8-6).
• Makayla Munday and Michaela Berryman (M) defeated Madison Murray and Zainab Ameen 6-4.
• Emerson Baran and Maddie Hawk defeated Charos Anorboeva and Olga Jarda (6-0).
Bluffton will travel to Blackford at 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 10.
Tigers allow seven runs in 6th, falls to Squires
Bluffton fell to 1-3 on the baseball season in a 9-4 loss to Manchester Tuesday night on the road.
The Tigers scored four runs on six hits and held a 4-2 lead heading into the bottom of the sixth when the home Squires rallied for seven runs in the inning.
Brody Lewis was the only Tiger with a multi-hit game, going 2-3. Griffin Morgan launched a two-run blast, while Eli Garrett hit a double and later scored.
Braxton Betancourt ended up with the loss, throwing 5.1 innings, allowing five runs (two earned) striking out six. Colton Arnold came in relief and allowed four unearned runs and walked one.
Bluffton travels to Wabash at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 10.
