Raiders earn road victory in girls’ golf over ACAC foe Jets
Southern Wells beat ACAC opponent Adams Central 201-224 on the road at Wabash Valley on Wednesday.
Callie Ripperger was the medalist and top scorer for the Raiders with a score of 42, followed by Sophie Meeks (45), Erika Beavans (53) and Collena Reeves (61).
Southern Wells will host Bluffton and Delta at Dogwood Glen starting at 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29.
Norwell defeats East Noble in road NE8 golf competition
Norwell defeated Northeast 8 Conference competitor 179-186 Wednesday night at Noble Hawk.
Savanna Simerman had the best score for Norwell at 41, followed by Ellie Gatton’s 45, Jordyn Schroyer (46), Emma Burnau (47) and Jessica Bynum (53).
Norwell also won the junior varsity match 219-225. Kylee Nevius shared medalist honors with a 48, followed by Jacquelyn Mayer (54), Maddie Dean (57) and Emma Miller (60).
Norwell will be at the Bi-County meet at Timber Ridge starting at 8 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 31.
Knights drop first boys’ soccer game of season
Norwell fell for the first time this boys’ soccer season in a 2-0 loss to NE8 Conference rival Leo on Wednesday.
The Knights fall to 4-1 after the four-game win streak to start the season.
Philip Gaier made nine saves for the Knights in goal.
Leo won the junior varsity game 7-0.
Norwell will be on the road to Angola at 11:45 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 31.
IHSAA changes track & field state final location, adds girls’ lacross to sports list
The IHSAA released that its track and field state finals are moving this season.
North Central High School in Indianapolis will be the new host site beginning in June 2025. Dates for the finals will be June 6 and June 7. This includes boys, girls and unified track.
North Central was the host in 1997 after an 11-year hosting from 1972-1982. The previous site was Indiana University.
Norwell recently sent its 4x100m relay team of Devin Dale, Trevon Stoppenhagen, Ryan Smith and Jase Harmon, and both Stoppenhagen and Dale again in the 200m and Stoppenhagen in the 100m to the state finals last year.
Bluffton’s Johnny Cruz also made it for Bluffton in the shot put, similar to the Tigers’ discus thrower Lauren Reiff in 2023.
The IHSAA also approved a new sport, girls’ lacrosse, for the 2025-26 school year. This addition builds off of girl’s wrestling and boys’ volleyball to the IHSAA’s sports it recognizes.
