Raiders blow out Rebels in softball
Southern Wells traveled to Randolph Southern in softball and came back happy Tuesday night.
The Raiders picked up their third win of the season, improving to 3-9 overall in a 19-0 rout over the Rebels.
Gracie Reeves, Morgan Jones and Kaylea Coffel led the way for the Raiders with three hits each. Jones had a double and two RBI, while Coffel drove in three runs in her 3-3 day at the plate. Kenzie Paxson had a home run and a triple with her two hits and three RBI. Collena Reeves went 2-2 with two RBI and a triple. Kyah Thomas went 2-4 with three RBI. Emma Parks hit a double with an RBI and Lillia Paxson had a hit and an RBI.
Coffel pitched a complete game shutout with nine strikeouts, one walk and four hits.
Southern Wells will be at Monroe Central at 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 1.
Knights rout Bulldogs, improve to 2-0 in NE8 play
Norwell crushed New Haven 12-1in NE8 Conference play on the road in baseball Tuesday night.
The Knights improve their record to 9-4 overall with a 2-0 conference record.
The team produced 14 hits, three from Drew Graft and Cade Shelton. Graft drove in two RBI with two doubles and Shelton drove in two and hit a double. Cayden Cassel also doubled and brought home a run, and Noah Schamerloh doubled. Lane Lewis and Cassel had multi-hit games.
Schamerloh threw in the victory, tossing six complete innings, allowing four hits on his one unearned run, one walk and six strikeouts.
Norwell will host East Noble at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 2.
Southern Wells edges out South Adams in boys golf
The Southern Wells boys’ golf team one by one stroke at South Adams Tuesday night at Wabash Valley.
The Raiders scored a 185 on the day, led by Gabe McElhaney and Cash Banter’s day at 44. Following them were Chandler Oswalt (48), Tristen Worster (49) and Dirk Frauhiger (52).
Southern Wells will be at home against Wes-Del at 5 p.m. Thursday, May 2.
Knights finish game with Spartans, top Bulldogs
Norwell finished its one match with Homestead in girls’ tennis Tuesday night from last week while also playing at New Haven Tuesday night.
The Knights and the Spartans had a 2-2 match going before darkness postponed the No. 2 singles match. In the makeup Tuesday, Homestead’s Layla Kelly defeated Delaney Hoover 5-7, 6-3, 7-5. That dropped the Knights’ record to 7-2.
In the match against New Haven, Norwell won 5-0, and their record now stands at 8-2.
Individual results:
• Macie Saalfrank defeated Malee Snodgrass 6-2, 6-1 at No. 1 singles.
• Aubrey Meyer defeated Nakia Capers 6-0, 6-1 at No. 2 singles.
• Charli Swindell defeated Ale Buchanan 6-1, 6-2 at No. 3 singles.
• Annabelle Johnson and Macy Felger defeated Brooke Thornhill and Alailyah Casiano 6-0, 6-0 at No. 1 doubles.
• Jordyn Xayyachack and Ciera Hiester defeated Emily Gordillo and Jessica Didion 6-0, 6-0 at No. 2 doubles.
The Norwell junior varsity team also won by a score of 4-0 and improved to 9-1 on the season.
Results for JV:
• Campbell Sloan defeated Marisol Baltazr 8-3.
• Carley Wolf and Melissa Hoag defeated Ella Doust and Grae Galloway 8-7(5).
• Campbell Sloan and Isabella Hubble defeated Gabi Dishong and Ciera Casiano 8-0.
• Hazel Lewis and Molly Threewits defeated Lucy Graves and Ella Wilson 8-0.
Norwell will be at South Adams at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 1.
Tigers split track home meet with Heritage, South Adams
Bluffton’s track and field teams hosted Heritage and South Adams Tuesday night.
The boys defeated both teams by a team score of 80-38. The girls fell to the Starfires 61-22 and the Patriots 72-22.
Individual results
Boys
• Alex Mechling first in the 100m with a time of 11.86 and Isaiah San Juan third at of 11.95.
• San Juan first in the 200m with a time of 24.77 and Khamel Moore third at 24.95.
• Jude Baumgartner first in the 400m with a time of 51.56.
• Tyler Godwin first in the 800m with a time of 2:02.28 and Levi Johns second at 2:13.02.
• Aidan Graves second in the 1600m with a time of 4:57.14 and Jackson Rockwell third at 5:00.91.
• Graves third in the 3200m with a time of 11:19.74.
• Andrew Hunt first in the 110m hurdles with a time of 16.10 and in the 300m hurdles at 42.77.
• Bluffton’s 4x100m relay team of Mechling, Ben Ramseyer, Trey Bustos and Hunt first at 46.17.
• Bluffton’s 4x400m relay team of Marshall Gerber, Maksym Laishevkin, Hunt and Baumgartner first at 3:38.20 and third with their team B of Elijah Kerner, Teeple, Johns and Godwin at 3:44.48.
• Eli Bertsch first in the high jump at 5-10 and Austin Geimer second at 5-8.
• Bustos first in the long jump at 20-5.
• Johnny Cruz second in the shot put at 48-5.5.
• Drayvin Shoemaker second in the discus at 135-1.
Girls
• Rylynn Penick second in the 100m with a time of 13.41.
• Olivia Schreiber third in the 200m with a time of 29.66.
• Maryn Schreiber third in the 400m with a time of 1:05.89.
• Addison Yates second in the 800m with a time of 2:45.05.
• Sophie Schwartz third in the 100m hurdles with a time of 188.10.
• Dakota Lee third in the 300m hurdles with a time of 53.80.
• The 4x100m relay team of Haley Gibson, Olivia Schreiber, Lee and Penick third with a time of 54.85.
• The 4x400m relay team of Yates, Lee, Maryn Schreiber and Madelyn Funk third with a time of 4:47.78.
• Corina Rader third in the discus at 93-3.
Bluffton will host the ACAC championship meet at 5:30 p.m. Friday, May 3.
Tigers drop by one run against Jets in softball
Bluffton fell at Adams Central in an ACAC softball game 7-6 Tuesday.
The loss brings the Tigers’ record to 6-7 on the season and 0-3 in the conference.
Of the nine hits, Marly Drayer led the way with three hits and an RBI along with two stolen bases. Tyrah Shaw went 2-4 with two RBI, and Madyson Sonnigson went 2-4 with a double. Averi Petty had an RBI.
Sonnigsen received the loss despite only one earned run. She went six innings, allowing seven hits and seven total runs, two walks and three strikeouts.
Bluffton will host Jay County at 5 p.m. Thursday, May 2.
Tigers fall to Starfires in ACAC girls tennis match
Bluffton hosted and lost to South Adams 3-2 in ACAC girls’ tennis play Tuesday night.
Individual results:
• Chloe Summersett (SA) defeated Hazel Pfister 6-4, 6-2 at No. 1 singles.
• Ava Kinsey (SA) defeated Eve Corkwell 6-2, 6-2 at No. 2 singles.
• Gretchen Crist (B) defeated Abby Claghorn 6-0, 6-2 at No. 3 singles.
• Emma Schwartz and Kinzie Fiechter (B) defeated Sam Wiegel and Grace Barkley 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 at No. 1 doubles.
• Malina Mawhorr and Ayla Loshe (SA) defeated Emily Drayer and Sophie Eisenhut 7-6 (7-1), 6-4 at No. 2 doubles.
Bluffton also lost the junior varsity game 7-2.
Results for JV:
• Olivia Oswalt (SA) defeated Gissel Martinez 8-2,
• Makenzie Miller (SA) defeated Zoey Schmidt 8-4.
• Lamie Bryan (SA) defeated Briell Coratti 8-1.
• Calah Hill and Ginamarie Summersett (SA) defeated Alexis Grover and Avery Hunt 9-7.
• Hannah Scott and Emerson Wanner (SA) defeated Zara Eisenhut and Mary Beth Zurcher 8-2.
• Aleeah Grover and Isla Gibson (B) defeated Elysia Gonsowsky and Kyleigh Habegger 8-6.
• Calah Hill and Leah Summersett defeated Anna Zurcher and Madison Duncan 8-3.
• Zainab Ameen and Charos Anorboeva (B) defeated ShaFinga Chiagi and Zahira Rani 8-4.
Bluffton will host Northfield at 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 1.
Green Valley Tuesday Senior Golf League results
The Green Valley Tuesday Senior Golf League kiked off its 2024 season on Tuesday. The winning team was Tom Nahlword Steve Folk, Mike Allred and Ron McDonald at -6.
Folk had the low gross of 39, Nahword had the low net of 31, Bruce Warner had the closest to pin and the longest putt.
Knights mercy Bulldogs in JV baseball
Norwell earned a 10-run mercy rule victory over New Haven in home baseball Tuesday night.
The Knights won 11-1 and compiled 10 hits in the game. Of the 10 hits, Will Case led the way with three hits. Jaxson Dohrman went 2-2 with a double and two RBI, while Palmer Krug had two hits and an RBI. Cade Thornton and Trey Privett had a double and an RBI.
Privett got the win, throwing six innings, allowing two hits, one unearned run, two walks and seven strikeouts.
Tigers pour 19 runs on Jets in JV softball
Bluffton defeated Adams Central at home in junior varsity softball Tuesday night.
The Tigers splashed an 11-run first inning to take home a 19-3 win over the Jets.
Jillian Phillppe led the team with three triples in the game. Sy’Annha Jordan-Turner, Kierstynn Reed, and Addison Kauffman also all had 3 hits. Reed;s was a double. Addison Gehring had two triples. Ella Borror and Reese Turnbull had two hits each, one of Turnbull’s was a double.
Kinlee Taylor threw four innings, stirking out two. Sierra Holmes threw the final inning.
Knights fall to Chargers in JV softball
Norwell fell in junior varsity softball at Carroll 17-7 Tuesday night.
The Knights had two hits, one being from Ayla Nern, and Madison Mashuda had the other for two RBI. Kaitlee Reinhard had an RBI.
Carli Fausz got the loss, throwing three innings and allowed 16 runs (only one was earned, six errors). Bridget Wilson allowed one run on two hits in one inning.
Norwell Middle School sweeps New Haven in soccer
The Norwell Middle School soccer teams competed Monday night and won both games at New Haven.
The boys’ team won 3-1. Goals were scored by Marvin Keller, Blake Fuess and Cooper Nagel.
The girls won 2-0. Bailynn Messman and Vivian Branham scored the goals for the Knights.
NMS falls to East Noble in middle school golf
The Norwell Middle School golf team lost to East Noble on Monday.
The Knights lost 270-270. Gracie Hulvey had the lowest score at a 53.
