Knights pick up home NE8 win over Eagles in girls soccer
Norwell improved to .500 in girls’ soccer for both the regular season and NE8 records on Saturday.
The Knights defeated Columbia City 3-2, which got them to 2-2 (1-1 NE8) on the year.
Grace Mann netted her team-high fifth goal of the season and was assisted by Addison Roembke. Ridley Sheets and Shae Brooks scored the others.
Maggie Neuenschwander was the goalie for Norwell.
Norwell tied the junior varsity game 0-0 in one half. Emma Garner and Shae Brooks were the goalies for the Knights.
Norwell will travel to No. 8 Bellmont at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3.
Norwell goes 3-1 at Prairie Heights VB invitational
Norwell had a successful Prairie Heights Invitational in volleyball over the weekend.
The Knights went 3-1 in the tournament and improved their record to 5-4 on the season.
Norwell won the first game against the hosting school 2-1 (25-21, 21-25, 15-6). Stats were not given or published online. It won the second game over Bishop Luers 2-1 (25-17, 21-25, 15-11). And won the third game over Manchester 2-0 (25-17, 27-25).
Norwell fell in the final game 2-0 over Northeast 8 Conference foe East Noble (25-10, 25-22).
Norwell will be at Southern Wells at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3.
Raiders go 2-2 in Cowan VB invitational
Southern Wells finished at an even 2-2 record at the Cowan Blackhawk volleyball invitational on Saturday.
The team lost to Southwood 2-0 (9-25, 10-25) and Cowan 2-0 (18-25, 21-25). But the Raiders bounced back and defeated Centerville in a back-and-forth battle 2-1 (23-25, 28-26, 15-13) and Cambridge City Lincoln 2-0 (26-24, 25-14).
Southern Wells is 4-5 on the season after the four-game weekend.
Abbie Powell had a team-high 47 kills for the tournament (115 now on the season) with eight aces and 31 digs. She was named to the all-tournament team. Kila Shelley had 11 kills, five aces and 13 digs. Sydney Alstoft had 51 assists, Kaylea Coffel 16 digs.
Southern Wells will host Norwell at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3.
Tiger boys finish 2nd, girls 7th at Oak Hill Invitational
Bluffton’s cross country teams competed at the Oak Hill Invitational on Saturday.
The Tiger boys placed second overall, and finished just two points behind Fairfield, who had 60 points. Levi Johns was the top runner for Bluffton, finished in second place with a time of 16:32.21 and hit a personal record. Jude Baumgartner came in sixth at 17:06.9, also a personal record. Aidan Graves hit a personal record and crossed him 15th in the finish line with a time of 17:57.0.
The girls placed seventh with a score of 137. Cora Kunkel finished 12th overall with a time of 21:58.5.
Individual results
Boys
Levi Johns finished second with a time of 16:32.21, Jude Baumgartner sixth (17.06.9), Aidan Graves 15th (17.57.0), Jackson Rockwell 16th (17:58.1), Griffin Linderwell 23rd (18:31.4), Ryan Schlagenhauf 30th (19:00.0), Manning Nash 34th (19:14.5), Andy Baumgartner 36th (19:17.7), Owen Lesh 51st (19:52.2), Clayton Brubaker 53rd (19:58.2), Brett Kuhlenbeck 67th (20:46.1), Rhett Gerber 73rd (21:16.0), Azimjon Bahronov 85th (22:27.0) and Jimmy Borabo-Hower 89th (23:11.0).
Team scores
1. Fairfield (60 team points), 2. Bluffton (62), 3. Hamilton Heights (71), 4. Delta (120), 5. Heritage Christian (126), 6. Oak Hill (149), Faith Christian (155), 8. Madison-Grant (157). Inc: Elwood, Carroll (Flora), Tri-Central and Peru.
Girls
Cora Kunkel finished 12th with a time of 21:58.5, Kierstynn Reed 24th (23:52.7), Reagan Harris 30th (24:06.2), Dakota Lee 36th (24:18.9), Briana Ortiz 49th (25:13.8), Amarah Robles 52nd (25:28.6), Juaneliz Rivera Torres 59th (26:32.0) and Namine VanHyfte 73rd (30:28.9).
Team scores
1. Hamilton Heights (29 team points), 2. Fairfield (75), 3. Heritage Christian (86), 4. Oak Hill (107), 5. Delta (113), 6. Faith Christian (121), 7. Bluffton (137) and 8. Elwood (251). Inc: Carroll (Flora), Madison-Grant, TriCentral and Peru.
Bluffton will be at Norwell for the Bi-County Conditioner at 5 p.n. Tuesday, Sept 3.
Knights, Raiders compete in Taylor XC invitational
Norwell and Southern Wells both were at the Taylor University cross country invitational on Saturday.
The Knight girls were the top team of the four, finishing third overall with 135 team points, sitting behind Zionsville and Homestead. The Southern Wells girls finished 13th. Ashley Tucker and Mia Kurtz finished 31st and 33rd for Norwell, and Marianne Pease finished 61st for Southern Wells.
The Norwell boys placed 10th and the Southern Wells boys 14th. Norwell’s Gage Reinhard was the top runner for the boys at 26th, while Kelton Barr finished 63rd and was the top for Southern Wells.
Individual results:
Boys
Norwell
Gage Reinhard finished in 26th place with a time of 17:11.4, Gavin Threewits 38th (17:32.7), Kayden Robbins 85th (18:51.7), John Baxter 92nd (19:21.0), Zathan Westfall 96th (19:31.0), James Springer 111th (20:06.3), Kale Meredith 121 (20:31.1), Parker McCartney 123rd (20:36.1), Elijah Jacob 124th (20:36.1) and Wyatt Lukins 185th (24:50.8).
Southern Wells
Kelton Barr finished in 63rd with a time of 18:14.9, Jarin Frauhiger 94th (19:30.5), Colter Kiel 105th (19:55.6), Miles Garrett 110 (20:05.4), Peyton Ellis 113th (20:08.8), Kane Jenkins 130th (20:58.0), Daniel Isasi Escudero 139th (21:24.3) and Braden Yencer (23:25.7).
Team scores
1. Homestead (44 team points), 2. Zionsville (74), 3. Yorktown (105), 4. Western (137), 5. Marion (146), 6. Princeton Community (157), 7. Madison Consolidated (233), 8. Adams Central (247), 9. Kokomo (252), 10. Norwell (255), 11. Maconaquah (301), 12. Eastbrook (306), 13. Tipton (317), 14. Southern Wells (352), 15. Mississinewa (430), 16. Randolph Southern (432), 17. Blue River Valley (467). Inc: North Miami.
Girls
Norwell
Ashley Tucker finished 31st with a time of 21:06.1, Mia Kurtz 33rd (21:22.5), Macy Oatess 41st (21:41.4), Ashley Waldman 44th (21:46.2), Brooklyn Meyer 54th (22:21.2), Mya Oatess 85th (23:40.4), Addison Meyer 96th (24:13.8), Kylee Hannie 99th (24:26.2), Teagan Lesley 104th (24:47.5), Lyanna Kelley 113th (25:09.7) and Adalynn Fausz 132 (26:08.0).
Southern Wells
Marianna Pease finished 61st with a time of 22:50.9, Sarah McFarren 121st (25:46.0), Keely Miller 139th (26:25.2), Gracie Reeves 161st (28:32.6), Kameron Hawkins 162nd (28:38.5), Chanie Mounsey 172nd (29:55.0) and Shaylinn Geesaman 173rd (30:12.7).
Team scores
1.Homestead (30 team points), 2. Zionsville (45), 3. Norwell (135), 4. Maconaquah (159), 5. Western (164), 6. Yorktown (181), 7. Princeton Community (182), 8. Eastbrook (191), 9. Adams Central (226), 10. Marion (255), 11. Randolph Southern (287), 12. Kokomo (324) and 13. Southern Wells (355). Inc: Blue River Valley, Mississinewa and North Miami.
Norwell and Southern Wells will be at the Bi-County Conditioner at Norwell starting at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3.
Bluffton football earns receiving votes in IFCA
Bluffton’s football team enters week three of the IFCA coache’s poll with receiving votes on Tuesday.
It places the Tigers 12th overall based on votes.
Knights fall to Hornets in away boys’ soccer
Angola took down Norwell for its second loss of the season on Saturday.
The Knights lost 2-1 to the Hornets and are now 4-2 on the season.
Kale Fuess got the goal for Norwell.
Angola won the junior varsity contest 3-1.
Norwell will host Bellmont at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3.
Knights fall in JV football
Norwell fell 20-8 in junior varsity football on Saturday.
E.J. Morgan conntected with Cooper Bunn for a 17-yard touchdown pass and then completed a pass to Lance Meriweather for a 2-point conversion to get the Knights’ eight points.
On defense, Grant Shelton and Lincoln Moyer each had a sack. Meriweather with an interception and Mark Golden with a fumble recover.
