Knights split with Bulldogs in away track and field meet
Norwell split the road track meet with New Haven Wednesday night.
The Knight boys won 75-56, while the girls lost 55-52.
Individual Results:
Boys
• The 4x800m relay team.
• Elijah Nunn third in the 110m hurdles with a time of 18.59.
• Trevon Stoppenhagen second in the 100m with a time of 11.32 and Jase Harmon third at 11.69.
• Caden Morgan second in the 100m with a time of 12.73.
• Luke Johnson first in the 1600m with a time of 5:04.85.
• The 4x100m team second.
• Ryan Smith first in the 400m with a time of 54.24 and Matthew Hernandez second at 54.36.
• Zane Borne first in the 300m hurdles with a time of 45.38, Cohen Garrett second at 46.51 and Nunn third at 58.53.
• Gavin Threewits second in the 800m with a time of 2:15.76.
• Harmon second in the long jump at 20-6.75 and Cohen Bailey third at 19-3.
• Alex Fojtik second in the shot put at 39-3.75 and Luke Harkless third at 37-8.
• Will Gerber second in the discus at 108-1 and Ayden Billiard third at 100-8.
Girls
• Jaycie Grzych second in the 100m hurdles with a time of 18.52 and Hallie Smith third in the 20.60.
• Haley Williamson second in the 100m with a time of 14.29 and Carlee Strunk third at 14.71.
• The 4x100m team second.
• Alivia Green first in the 400m with a time of 1:15.16.
• Grzych first in the 300m hurdles with a time of 55.35 and Lillian Mann third at 59.41.
• Elizabeth Norris first in the 800m with a time of 2:51.03, Ali Riley second at 2:52.63 and Brooklyn Meyer third at 2:53.54.
• Emerson Meredith first in the pole vault at 9-6 and Kendall Dunwiddie second at 8-0.
• Makenzie Fuess first in the long jump at 14-7.50, Ryland Graft second at 14-2 and Williamson third at 13-11.
• Fuess second in the shot put at 30-0.25.
• Kaylee Eicher third in the discus at 86-1.
Norwell will travel to Bluffton for the Wells County meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 11.
Apaches outscore the Tigers in baseball
Bluffton fell to 1-4 on the baseball diamond at Wabash 23-13 Wednesday night.
In addition to the 33 total runs, both teams combined for 25 hits and 11 errors.
Axton Beste went 2-5 at the plate with three RBI in the leadoff spot, while AJ Streveler went 2-4 with three RBI. Easton Blair had a 2-3 night with two RBI. Braxton Betancourt and Nick Pastore had the other RBI.
On the mound, the Tigers walked 14 batters and allowed 13 hits.
Streveler picked up the loss.
Bluffton will host Oak Hill at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 13.
Panthers score 6 in the 6th inning to beat Raiders
Southern Wells fell to 1-2 on the baseball season with a 8-4 defeat to Eastbrook at home Wednesday.
The Raiders held a 4-2 lead before a six-run, sixth inning from the Panthers. The seventh inning was not played.
Southern Wells had two hits in the game: one by Landon Johnson and one from Robby Freimuth. Jakob Gearheart walked three times in the game.
On the mound, Wyatt Yoder threw four innings and allowed two runs (one earned), struck out six, gave up one hit and walked five.
Southern Wells will host South Adams in a nonconference game at 5 p.m. Monday, April 15.
Parks homers, but Raiders lose to Spartans in softball
Southern Wells fell on the road to Homestead 14-4 in softball Wednesday night.
The Raiders fall to 0-3 on the season.
The team got a three-run blast from Emma Parks, her second of the season, in the game, along with an RBI single by Collena Reeves and a double by Kyah Thomas. Gracie Reeves and Morgan Jones added singles.
Southern Wells will host Easbtrook pending weather at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 11.
Tigers go 1-1 in track meet with Vikings, Braves
The Bluffton track team split its season opener at Huntington North on Tuesday.
The boys earned a 115-106 win over the Vikings, while Bellmont scored 21 points. The girls finished third with 27 points. Huntington North scored 150 points to claim the victory, while Bellmont had 65 points.
Individual results:
Boys
• Alex Mechling third in the 100m with a time of 11.99, Trey Bustos fourth at 12.27 and Cooper Craig eighth at 12.51.
• Khamel Moore third in the 200m, Ben Ramseyer fourth and Coleson Teeple seventh. Times were not posted.
• Maksym Laishevkin second in the 400m with a time of 54.97, Elijah Kerner third at 55.25 and Jonah Geisel sixth at 1:02.19.
• Jackson Rockwell third in the 800m with a time of 2:17.43, Brett Kuhlenbeck fourth at 2:17.51 and Manning Nash fifth at 2:18.43.
• Aidan Graves second in the 1600m with a time of 5:12.56 and Ryan Schlagenhauf seventh at 5:37.72.
• Tyler Godwin first in the 3200m with a time of 10:39.60, Levi Johns second at 10:42.94, Jude Baumgartner third at 10:46.76 and Ayden Teeple fourth at 11:07.08.
• Andrew Hunt first in the 110m hurdles with a time of 15.95, Bertsch fourth at 17.92, Rhett Gerber sixth at 20.10 and Aiden Miller eighth at 21.05.
• Hunt second in the 300m hurdles with a time of 42.87, Bertsch third at 46.15 and Miller eighth at 51.54.
• The 4x100m relay team of Mechling, Ramseyer, Trey Bustos and Moore with a time of 46.31.
• The 4x400m relay team of Kerner, Gerber, Hunt and Laishevkin first with a time of 3:42.93.
• Bertsch second in the high jump at 5-8, Austin Geimer third at 5-8, Geisel fifth 5-2 and Gerber eighth at 5-0.
• Buston second in the long jump at 20-0, Laishevkin fifth at 18-9.5, Moore sixth at 18-1 and Craig 17-3.
• Johnny Cruz first in the shot put at 45-4.75, Drayvin Shoemaker second at 44-3.5, Mechling 42-2.25 and Deontae Eskridge fifth at 40-.25.
• Tavin Frees first in the discus throw at 129-10, Shoemaker second at 118-9 and Chris Kramer eighth at 88-5.
Girls
• Rylynn Penick third in the 100m with a time of 13.92, Olivia Schreiber sixth at 14.23 and Haley Gibson eighth at 14.46.
• Schreiber fifth in the 200m with a time of 29.74, Penick eighth in the 200m at 30.84 and Shak Eskridge ninth at 32.90.
• Maryn Schreiber fourth in the 400m with a time of 1:07.04, Madelyn Funk fifth at 1:08.71 and Addison Yates seventh at 1:12.53.
• Alydia Bertsch third in the 800m with a time of 3:05.12 and Reagan Harris fourth at 3:11.92.
• Amarah Robles sixth in the 1600m with a time of 7:28.46.
• Lucia Corkwell first in the 3200m with a time of 15:14.99.
• Sophie Schwartz fourth in the 100m hurdles with a time of 19.09 and Dakota Lee seventh at 20.02.
• Lee fourth in the 300m hurdles with a time of 55.14 and Schwartz sixth at 55.51.
• The 4x100m relay team of Gibson, Olivia Schreiber, Lee and Penick second with a time of 55.42.
• The 4x800m relay team of Yates, Bertsch, Harris and Corkwell third in the 4x800m relay.
• Gibson fourth in the long jump at 13-10.75.
• Alexandria Koby fourth in the shot put at 29-2.75, Rori Drayer fifth at 28-7.25 and Libby Arnett 10th at 24-8.75.
• Corina Rader third in the discus at 98-1, Drayer fifth at 83-2 and Koby sixth at 82-9.
Bluffton will host the Wells County track meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 11.
Norwell torches Eagles in JV softball by 12 runs
Norwell’s junior varsity softball team doubled up Columbia City 24-12 Tuesday night.
The Knights had 19 RBI on 19 hits and walked 10 times in the contest.
Ayla Nern went a perfect 5-5 on the night with six RBI. She hit two triples and a double. Carli Fausz and Bria Reinhard tallied three hits each and two RBI. Kaitlee Reinhard and Brielle Foss also had two hits and added three total RBI.
Other hitting contributions came from Alli Crowwent 1-1 with a triple and two RBI. Angie Rogers, Ella Smith and Allie Dillion had RBI.
Bria Reinhard picked up the win in her three innings. She allowed seven runs (all unearned) and gave up one hit with five walks.
Knights win middle school tennis match over Eagles
The Norwell tennis team opened the season with a 5-0 sweep over Indian Springs Tuesday.
Results:
• Levi White won 6-1 at No. 1 singles.
• Julian Torres won 6-2 at No. 2 singles.
• Emma Easley won 6-2 at No. 3 singles.
• Mallory Young and Chloe Comer won 7-6 at No. 1 doubles.
• Jorden Mills and Kayden Robbins won 6-1 at No. 2 doubles.
Norwell will host DeKalb at home at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 17.
Knights fall in both soccer matches to Barons
The Norwell boys’ and girls’ soccer teams dropped their season openers to DeKalb Tuesday night.
The boys lost 3-2 and the girls lost 2-1.
Blake Fuess scored both of the goals for the Knights, while Leah Randol scored the one for the girls, assisted by Annabelle Gill.
Both teams will travel to New Haven at 5 p.m. Thursday, April 11.
