Knights defeat Warriors in boys’ soccer for 1st win
The Norwell boys’ soccer team earned its first win on the road against Woodlan 4-0 Saturday.
The team record is now 1-2, and this was new head coach Kiel Nunn’s first career win as a Knight.
Kyler Morris led the team with three goals, while Lane Lewis scored the other and tallied an assist.
Noah Schamerloah and Philip Gaier added an assist each.
Noah Fromm earned the shutout with seven saves.
Norwell will be at Manchester starting at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 21.
Knights finish 4th at DeKalb boys’ tennis Invite
The Norwell boys’ tennis team made the trip to DeKalb for an individual invitational Saturday.
The Knights, based on player finishes, came in fourth of the eight teams in attendance.
Bodie Zimmer at No. 2 singles and the No. 2 doubles team of Eddie Archbold and Aedyn Quintanilla were the top placers on the team, both in second place. Grant Mishler came in third at No. 1 singles, Jake Hoover and Jaden Payne fifth at No. 1 doubles, and Gavin Reynolds 7th/eighth place at No. 3 singles.
Individual match results:
Mishler
• Defeated Northwood’s Caleb Vincent 6-1, 6-1.
• Lost to East Noble’s Ettore Bona 6-4, 6-4.
• Defeated Angola’s Aiden Buchanan 6-1, 6-0.
Zimmer
• Defeated Columbia City’s Sam Bechtold 6-1, 6-2.
• Defeated East Noble’s Jackson Leedy 6-4, 6-4, 10-4.
• Lost to DeKalb’s Oliver Derrow 1-6, 6-4, 10-4.
Reynolds
• Lost to DeKalb’s Grant Stucky 6-4, 6-3.
• Lost to West Noble’s Nolan Kelly 6-2, 6-0.
Payne & Hoover
• Lost to Angols’s Max Brandon and Quinn Allred 6-4, 6-2.
• Defeated Bellmont’s Layne Lemaster and Ben Mendoza 6-4, 6-3, 10-6.
• Defeated West Noble’s Konner Duesler and Erik Mendoza 8-2.
Archbold & Quintanilla
• Defeated East Noble’s Gray Mullins and Jacob Spencer 7-6 (7-5), 6-3.
• Defeated West Noble’s Andrew Deel and Matthew Trinklein 6-0, 6-1.
• Lost to Angola’s Caleb Biernatt and Jed Mortorff 6-2, 6-4.
Norwell’s next regular season match will be at South Side starting at 5:15 p.m. Monday, Aug. 21.
Tiger boys place 5th, girls 10th at Taylor XC Invite
The Bluffton boys’ and girls’ cross country teams competed at the Taylor University Invitational Saturday morning.
The boys placed fifth out of 15 teams with a team score of 124, while the girls came in 10th of 15 with 251 points.
Results
Individual boys
Tyler Godwin fourth with a time of 16:39.00, Levi Johns 16th (17:29.60), Jude Baumgartner 18th (17:39.40), Ayden Teeple 42nd (18:54.30), Griffin Linderwell 50th (19:10.80), Aiden Graves 52nd (19:17.10), Jackson Rockwell 56th (19:37.71), Brett Kuhlenbeck 60th (19:46.00), Branson Claghorn 63rd (19:53.60), Manning Nash 92nd (21:10.40), Rhett Gerber 96th (21:20.80), Maksym Laishevkin 109th (22:06.90), Owen Lesh (118), Clayton Brubaker 129th (24:23.70),
Team boys
Lapel first (80 points), Yorktown second (88), Pendentol Heights third (96), Heritage Christian fourth (98), Bluffton fifth (124), Lakewood Park Christian sixth (170), Eastbrook seventh (178), Delta eighth (198), Madison-Grant ninth (202), Muncie Central 10th (213), Adams Central 11th (232), Daleville 12th (274), Alexandria Monroe 13th (396), Frankton and Jay County incomplete.
Individual girls
Dakota Lee 46th with a time of 24:17.20, Lucia Corkwell 70th (26:38.71), Kierstynn Reed 72nd (26:48.40), Amarah Robles 74th (27:16.90), Reagan Harris 75th (27:23.90), Alydia Bertsch 81st (29:01.30), Sophia Maybe 97th (33:20.50).
Team girls
Pendleton Heights first (54 points), Adams Central second (77), Eastbrook third (81), Yorktown fourth (82), Daleville fifth (145), Heritage Christian sixth (156), Delta seventh (184), Muncie Central eighth (236), Frankton ninth (243), Bluffton 10th (251), Madison-Grant 11th (294), Lakewood Park Christian, Alexandria Monroe, Jay County, and Lapel incomplete.
Bluffton will race next at the Oak Hill Invitational at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 26.
Tigers lose three at Argyl Invite in volleyball
The Bluffton volleyball team fell in all three of its matches at the Madison-Grant Invitational Saturday.
The Tigers fell 25-1 and 25-17 to Muncie Burris in Game 1.
Lost 25-16 and 25-11 to Adams Central in Game 2.
Lost 31-29 and 25-16 against Madison-Grant in Game 3.
Leading scorers for the varsity during the tournament were Haley Gibson with 31 assists and two aces, Maryn Schreiber with 13 kills and four stuff blocks, Marly Drayer with 38 digs, and Claire Craighead with two aces.
The junior varsity team also fell in its three matches.
The JV lost to Muncie Burris 25-10 and 25-11 in Game 1.
Lost 25-15 and 25-15 against Adams Central in Game 2.
Lost 25-6 and 25-19 in Game 3.
JV stat leaders were Isla Gibson with seven assists and three aces, Sophie Eisenhut with five kills and one stuff block, Rylynn Penick with one stuff block, and Rori Drayer with nine digs.
Bluffton will take the court next at Mississinewa, with the junior varsity starting at six and varsity to follow.
Knight boys 12th, girls 10th in XC Huntington invite
The Norwell boys’ and girls’ cross-country teams competed at the Huntington North Invitational Saturday morning.
The boys finished in 12th place, while the girls came in 10th.
Results
Individual boys
Gavin Threewits in 40th place with a time of 18:07.70, Gage Reinhard 44th (18:13.80), Elijah Jacob 64th (18:43.00), Lukas Mashuda 76th (18:58.70), Luke Johnson 98th (20:11.90), Kale Meredith 102nd (20:34.10), Zathan Westfall 108th (21:06.10), Parker McCartney 111th (21:19.10),
Team boys
Concordia first with 53 team points, Noblesville second (65), Carroll third (99), Wapahani fourth (136), Columbia City fifth (137), Leo sixth (171), Angola seventh (207), West Noble eighth (233), East Noble ninth (240), Northrop 10th (249), Dwenger 11th (274), Norwell 12th (281), Huntington North 13th (375), Canterbury 14th (435).
Individual girls
Ashley Waldman came in 30th with a time of 21:23.20, Elizabeth Norris 37th 21:47.44), Haleigh Reinhard 46th (822:06.37), Brooklyn Meyer 56th (22:27.60), Addison Meyer 64th (22:58.77), Kylee Hannie 73rd (23:45.84), Alana Cady 76th (24:00.49), Teagan Lesley 85th (24:24.68)
Team girls
Concordia first with a team score of 38, Carroll second (57), West Noble third (112), East Noble fourth (126), Columbia City fifth (145), Leo sixth (159), Huntington North seventh (165), Northrop eighth (197), Dwenger ninth (204), Norwell 10th (218), Angola 11th (315), Wapahani 12th (355).
Norwell will be at the Taylor University Invite starting at 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 26.
