Shelbyville had a big inning. New Palestine responded with a bigger inning.

In a battle of the Hoosier Heritage Conference’s top two teams in the standings, New Palestine used a 5-run third inning to take a lead it would never relinquish.

The Class 4A, No. 11 Dragons improved to 11-2 this season and 4-0 in the HHC standings with a 6-4 victory Thursday. The loss snapped Shelbyville’s six-game win streak and dropped the Golden Bears to 11-4 (3-1 HHC).

Alysa Mumaw and Maddie Engle had run-scoring doubles in the third inning to take the momentum from a Shelbyville squad that scored three times in the first inning.

The Golden Bears opened the game with three consecutive singles by Kylee Edwards, Hailey Pogue and Cheyenne Eads off New Palestine starting pitcher Courtney Study. Eads drove in Edwards and Addie Stieneker and Riley Maulden plated Pogue and Eads for an early advantage.

Study (8-0), still unbeaten in the pitcher’s circle this season, settled down from there and limited the Golden Bears to two more hits over the final six innings.

Paige Ernstes smashed a solo home run in the second inning before New Palestine erupted for five runs in the third off Eads, who struck out five and allowed all six runs (four earned).

Shelbyville hosts Whiteland (9-6) Monday.

In other prep events Thursday:

Baseball

Hauser 12, Southwestern 1

Kameron Blair, Stryker Gill and Holden Pittman each had two hits and drove in two runs to lead the Jets to the Mid-Hoosier Conference win.

Southwestern (3-8, 1-6 MHC) led 1-0 after two innings before Hauser (10-5-1, 8-0 MHC) scored eight runs over the next three innings to take control.

Pittman earned the win, pitching six innings, allowing five hits and striking out nine.

Southwestern is at Edinburgh (2-12, 0-7 MHC) Tuesday.

Morristown 17, Edinburgh 0

An 8-run fifth inning led the Yellow Jackets to the MHC victory over the Lancers.

Grant Kessler struck out 14 and did not allow a hit in a 5-inning complete-game performance.

Kane Snyder led the offensive output with four hits, three runs scored and two runs batted in. Breyton Loutt, Bryce Bryant and Zach Noel each had three hits. Noel had four RBIs.

Morristown 17, Edinburgh 0

In game two of the doubleheader, Morristown (7-4, 4-0 MHC) used a 9-run second inning to seal the victory.

Bryce Bryant allowed two hits and struck out 11 in four innings of work on the mound. He also had two hits, including a home run, scored three runs and had three RBIs.

Kane Snyder had three hits and three RBIs.

South Decatur 4, Waldron 1

Avery Seegers blasted two home runs and a double to lead South Decatur to the conference win.

Bryce Yarling went the distance for Waldron (2-11, 1-4 MHC). The senior scattered six hits and one walk while striking out nine but Devin Pate was even better on the mound to improve the Cougars to 9-3 (5-0 MHC).

Donovan Russell led Waldron with two hits and two walks.

Boys golf

Shelbyville 179, Batesville 187

At Hillcrest Country Club in Batesville, Eli Baker led Shelbyville with a round of 41 to earn co-medalist honor with Batesville’s Jackson Day.

Brock Wischmeyer finished at 43, two shots ahead of Jake Garrison. DaMiles McDuffey followed at 50. Cruz Nedderman posted 53 and Logan Reinhart shot 55.

Softball

Waldron 15, South Decatur 10

Bre Barton had four hits and four more Mohawks had two hits apiece to secure the high-scoring MHC win for Waldron (3-3-1, 3-2 MHC).

Ryleigh Kropp had two hits and five RBIs.

Alyssa Benson pitched a complete game, allowing six hits and seven walks while striking out nine.

Edinburgh 8, Morristown 0

MacKenzie Bieker allowed two hits and struck out 14 over seven innings to lead Edinburgh to the shutout victory.

Five different Lancers had two hits and Gracie Barrett, Alix Streeval and Gracie Crawhorn each drove in two runs to push Edinburgh’s record to 7-6 (5-1 MHC).

Girls tennis

Southwestern 3, Morristown 2

Southwestern’s Ella Rice won a three-set match at No. 1 singles over Sarah Essex to lead the Spartans to the win.

Rice defeated Essex, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3.

Southwestern’s Tori Burkhart bested Olivia Trlak at No. 3 singles, 6-3, 6-1.

And the Spartans’ No. 1 doubles pairing of McKinley Correll and Lauryn Blondell blanked Remi Spicklemire and Bri Flores, 6-0, 6-0.

At No. 2 doubles, Morristown’s Katie Hillock and Ashlee Balinger defeated Lily DeSpain and Kate Coffman, 6-0, 6-3.

Morristown’s Abby Mendoza was declared the winner at No. 2 singles over Aurora Belton, who forfeited the match while trailing 5-1 in the first set.

Boys track

Eastern Hancock Invitational

Southwestern finished sixth out of seven scoring teams.

Josh Wenger produced Southwestern’s top finish with a runner-up performance in the discus (119 feet, 8.5 inches).

Owen Stringer finished fourth in the 300-meter hurdles (45.5 seconds) and Dane Kissell placed fourth in the 1,600 (5:13).

Girls track

Eastern Hancock Invitational

Southwestern placed seventh out of eight teams competing in Charlottesville.

Southwestern got individual wins from Lilly Rooks (15-5.75 in long jump) and Emma Isgrigg (28-1.25 in shot put).

Rooks also was part of the Spartans’ third-place finishing team in the 400 relay. She teamed with Mikayla Claiborne, Riley Engel and Emma Estes to stop the clock at 56.01.

Southwestern also finished fifth in the 3,200 relay (13:41) with Sydney Griffin, Maxine Higdon, Malori Pike and Libby Weinantz.

Claiborne finished fourth in the long jump (13-5.5).

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Coulston Elementary won the city elementary girls track and field championship Tuesday while Loper Elementary (photo) was crowned champions of the boys meet held at Shelbyville High School.

Mia Boger had two event wins for Coulston and was runner-up in another individual event. Boger won the long jump (six feet, 11 inches, tied the elementary meet record) and the 100-meter dash (15.76 seconds). She also placed second in the 400 (1:22.38).

Coulston’s Kayley Nigh was second in the softball throw (88-01) while teammate Evelyn Driscoll won the 1,600 in 7:14.41.

Coulston also finished second in the 400 relay and 1,600 relay.

Other event winners in the girls meet were Loper’s Cortney Bowers (softball throw, 98-4) and Stella Cunningham (photo) (400 in 1:22.13), St. Joseph’s Maggie Kolkmeier (800 in 3:28.45) and Hendricks’ Aria Buis (200 in 33.91).

Hendricks won the 400 relay. St. Joseph took first in the 1,600 relay.

Coulston tallied 48 points to finish first. St. Joseph was second at 29 with Hendricks and Loper tying for third at 28.

Loper scored 48 points to capture the boys title. Coulston was runner-up at 39 ahead of Hendricks (28) and St. Joseph (21).

Loper received first-place points from Parker Keith (long jump, 6-6), Levi Brown (100 in 15.95) and Devrion Egypt (800 in 3:08.74).

Loper also won the 400 relay.

Other events winners were Coulston’s Max Lockridge (173-1 in softball throw), St Joseph’s Harrison Fischer (1:19.15 in 400) and Beckam Lee (6:50.99 in 1,600) and Hendricks’ Jake Fewell (32.38 in 200).

Coulston won the 1,600 relay.

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Cheyenne Eads and Hailey Pogue combined to throw a five-inning no-hitter Wednesday in Shelbyville’s 11-0 victory over Columbus East (9-7).

Eads worked a perfect three innings, striking out eight of the nine batters she faced.

Two defensive errors and walk put Pogue in a bind in the fourth but she worked out of the based-loaded situation with an infield pop fly and two strikeouts. She then struck out all three batters she faced in the fifth to close out the win.

The Golden Bears (11-3), winners of six straight and nine of their last 10, scored five times in the third inning to break open a scoreless tie.

Kylee Edwards (photo) smashed her 12^th home run of the season in the fourth inning that extended the lead to 7-0. Addie Stieneker and Destiney Johnson had run-scoring singles in the fourth inning.

In other prep events Wednesday:

Baseball

Shelbyville 7, Delta 1

At Barnett Field in Shelbyville, Gavyn Fisher tossed a complete-game, scattering six hits and striking out six.

Shelbyville (8-7, 3-5 Hoosier Heritage Conference) swept Delta (5-11, 1-9 HHC) on back-to-back nights with runs scored in each of the first four innings.

Aiden Smith had three hits and scored three runs. Luke Brinkman, Fisher and Asher Balting each had two hits. Balting and Caden Tackett each drove in two runs.

Brady Carrigan had three hits for Delta.

Hauser 11, Southwestern 1

At Hauser, the Jets improved to 7-0 against Mid-Hoosier Conference opponents with a six-inning win over the Spartans (3-7, 1-5 MHC).

Owen McIntyre allowed four Southwestern hits and five walks while striking out nine to earn the win on the mound.

Kameron Blair had two hits and drove in two runs for Hauser (9-5-1). Zayne McCanlis, McIntyre and Nathan Worland also had two hits.

Boys golf

Whiteland 178, Triton Central 187

Triton Central’s Oliver Gearlds was the medalist after shooting 37.

For Whiteland, Will Smith posted a 39. Brayden Paterek and Kyle Ford each shot 46.

Softball

Indianapolis Lutheran 8, Triton Central 2

At Lutheran, Ellie DeChristopher, Brooklyn Barger and Kayla Burns each drove in two runs to lead the Class A, No. 12 Saints to the Indiana Crossroads Conference victory.

Barger went the distance in the pitcher’s circle for Lutheran (8-4, 4-0 ICC). The sophomore allowed six hits and struck out 10.

Lillian Fillippinie took the loss for Triton Central (9-3, 2-2 ICC). She allowed nine hits and eight runs (four earned) in six innings of work.

Jadyn Capps, Madison Collins and Jalynn Keith each had two hits.

Girls tennis

Triton Central 4, Speedway 1

Triton Central swept the singles matches in straight sets and added a win at No. 2 doubles to defeat the Sparkplugs.

At No. 1 singles, Maryrose Felling defeated Daniella Galvez, 6-4, 6-4.

Hallie Schweitzer was victorious at No. 2 singles, 6-3, 6-2 over Alex DeLisle.

Maddy Brown made it a sweep of the singles matches with a 6-1, 6-2 win at No. 3 singles over Dah Htoo.

At No. 2 doubles, Lauren Grant and Audrey Canter bested Peyton Ridge and Taylor Ridge, 6-3, 6-2.

Speedway’s lone win came at No. 1 doubles where Isabel Moreno and Hser Ler topped Courtney Washburn and Kaylynn Washburn, 6-1, 6-7 (6), 10-5.

Edinburgh 4, Southwestern 1

The No. 1 doubles pairing of McKinley Correll and Lauryn Blondell secured Southwestern’s lone match win, 6-1, 6-3.

Edinburgh swept the other four matches in straight sets.

Boys track

Columbus North 99, East Central 53, Shelbyville 15

At East Central Tuesday, Shelbyville’s Ethan Lambert won the discus competition with a personal-best throw of 154 feet, five inches.

Also scoring points for Shelbyville were Christian Powell (second in long jump; third in 200 meters), Elijah Von Werder (fourth in 800), Logan Page (third in high jump) and Keagan Turner (third in long jump).

Girls track

East Central 103, Columbus North 64, Shelbyville 0

At East Central, Shelbyville got top-six finishes from Aerin Garcia Santiago in the 3,200 (13:49.45) and Chevelle Prather (4-4 in high jump; 14-0 in long jump).

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Shelbyville scored three times in the top of the seventh inning to pull out a Hoosier Heritage Conference road win Tuesday at Delta.

Aiden Smith tossed a two-hitter and struck out six to get Shelbyville to 7-7 this season (2-5 HHC).

Smith had two hits and a run batted in. Dalton Jones also had a run-scoring hit in the seventh inning.

Kaeb Stebbins took the loss in relief for Delta (5-10, 1-8 HHC).

In other prep events Tuesday:

Baseball

Morristown 4, Irvington Prep 2

The Yellow Jackets scored twice in the home half of the sixth inning to improve to 5-4 this season.

Bryce Bryant had three hits and scored three runs while Kade Rogers and Grant Kessler limited the Ravens (6-2) to three hits and two walks while striking out 12.

Owen Kriech had two hits for Irvington Prep.

Tri 21, Waldron 8

Kyler Engle, Sam Mondrush and Vance Dishman combined for seven hits, seven runs scored and 11 RBIs to carry the Titans (2-8) to the win.

Connor Daffron earned the win despite allowing all eight Waldron runs – only two were earned.

Donovan Russell and Jared Brooks each had three hits for the Mohawks (2-10). Bryce Yarling had two hits.

Triton Central 3, Indianapolis Scecina 0

Bryce Haney twirled a complete game one-hitter to secure the Indiana Crossroads Conference win in the first game of a doubleheader.

Haney walked two Crusaders and struck out 14.

Avram Rund and Nick Riggins drove in two of Triton Central’s three runs.

Triton Central 6, Indianapolis Scecina 4, 8 innings

Trevor Couch and Blaine Raider limited the Crusaders to four hits while striking out 10 to get the ICC sweep for the Tigers.

Eli Sego had three hits including two doubles. Rund, Riggins and Haney each had two hits.

Triton Central improved to 5-8 this season and 4-4 in the ICC standings. Scecina is 2-12 (0-8 ICC).

Brown County 11, Southwestern 6

At Southwestern, the visiting Eagles scored three times in the first inning and four more times in the third to secure the road win.

Jade Woolems finished with three hits for Brown County (2-8). He also scored two runs and had two RBIs. Sawyer Gore had two hits and two RBIs.

Brady Bond pitched a complete game to earn the win.

Southwestern dropped to 3-6.

Softball

Morristown 11, Providence Cristo Rey 1

The visiting Yellow Jackets scored 10 runs in the top of the first inning and rolled to a five-inning win over the Wolves (0-4).

Nevaeh Cox had two hits, three runs scored and drove in two runs for Morristown (5-4). Rhylee Coppage also had two hits.

Coppage threw a complete-game no-hitter. She walked three and struck out 11.

Oldenburg Academy 10, Waldron 9, 10 innings

The Twisters (2-9) pushed two runs across the plate in the bottom half of the 10^th inning to secure the victory over the Mohawks (2-4).

Alyssa Benson had four hits and scored two runs for Waldron. Bre Barton had three hits and scored two runs.

Audrey Hogg pitched into the ninth inning for Waldron, allowing eight hits and seven runs. Benson took the loss in relief.

Cascade 9, Triton Central 1

A four-run fourth inning by the visiting Cadets (10-2, 3-0 Indiana Crossroads Conference) extended their lead to 6-0 and Triton Central never recovered.

Megan Walker limited the Tigers (9-2, 2-1 ICC) to four hits and two walks over seven innings. She had 11 strikeouts.

Macey Pugh and Rylie Lambert each had solo home runs off Triton Central starting pitcher Brylie Couch, who allowed six hits, four walks and seven runs in four innings of work. Lillian Fillippinie pitched the final three innings and struck out five.

Girls tennis

Batesville 3, Shelbyville 2

Emma Sandman needed a tiebreaker to win the first set in her No. 1 singles match with Batesville’s Summer Ratcliffe then blanked her in the second set for a 7-6 (2), 6-0 victory.

Shelbyville’s other win came at No. 1 doubles where Karlie Lawson and Sophia Asher defeated Cayman Werner and Isabella Wonnell, 7-5, 6-4.

Herron 4, Morristown 1

Abby Mendoza scored Morristown’s lone match win.

At No. 2 singles, Mendoza defeated Stella Roddinger, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3).

Herron won the other four matches in straight sets.

Trinity Lutheran 4, Waldron 1

Emerson Lindsey secured a No. 2 singles win over Siddha Hall, 7-5, 7-6 (5) for Waldron’s lone victory.

At No. 1 singles, Waldron’s Josee Larrison was defeated in three sets by Drew Hubbard, 2-6, 6-4, 10-5.

Girls track

Morristown 73, Waldron 43, Edinburgh 28

Raegan Kleine, Oakleigh Goedde and Kindall Dorsey each won two individual events to lead Morristown to the team title.

Kleine took first place in the 800 and 1,600. She also was part of Morristown’s winning 3,200 relay team with Grace McLaughlin, Katie Theobald and Maggie Lutes.

Goedde won the long jump and high jump and was second in both hurdling events.

Dorsey was the top thrower in the shot put and the discus.

McLaughlin won the 3,200 and Lutes collected first-place points in the 400.

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Katie Mathies was selected the North Coast Athletic Conference Softball Player of the Week for her performances in DePauw University’s doubleheaders against Wittenberg and Hiram.

Mathies, a Shelbyville graduate, batted .417 with two runs and nine runs batted in over four games. She had one home run, a sacrifice fly and played errorless defense while handling 18 chances.

Her first-inning grand slam against Wittenberg in game two gave the Tigers the lead for good. She also delivered a two-run single in the second game against Hiram which put DePauw ahead to stay.

Mathies continued her strong play Wednesday in DePauw’s doubleheader sweep at Ohio Wesleyan.

The Tigers won game one, 2-1. Mathies had a hit and a stolen base.

DePauw prevailed in game two, 9-1. Mathies had two doubles, scored a run and drove in two to improve the Tigers to 15-18 this season and 10-2 against NCAC competition.

Here is a look at other Shelby County graduates competing at the collegiate level.

Madalyn Hudnall

The Waldron graduate tallied a trio of top-three finishes for Mount St. Joseph’s track and field team Saturday at the MSJ Invitational in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Hudnall was runner-up in the high jump (four feet, 6.25 inches) and the javelin (118-11). She finished third in the shot put (35-10.75) and ninth in the hammer throw (106-4).

Kilikina Schultz

The Shelbyville graduate finished sixth for Muskingum University in the 400-meter hurdles (1:15.13) Friday in the Otterbein Invitational in Westerville, Ohio.

Schultz also placed 10^th in the 100 hurdles (16.48).

Michael Fox

The Shelbyville graduate finished 27^th in the 1,500 (4:31.62) for Manchester University at the Mike Becraft Invitational in Ada, Ohio.

Charlie Rife

The Shelbyville graduate went 1-for-3 at the plate, was hit by a pitch and scored a run Sunday for Bellarmine in an 11-3 loss at Lipscomb University.

Bellarmine is 11-30 this season.

Damon Lux

The Shelbyville graduate went 0-for-2, was hit by a pitch, walked and scored two runs Wednesday for No. 20 Duke in an 11-3 win over High Point.

The Blue Devils are 29-12 this season.

On Tuesday, Lux went 1-for-3 with a walk, a hit by pitch and a stolen base in Duke’s 4-2 win over No. 9 Campbell.

Duke swept an ACC weekend series with No. 12 Louisville. In the opener of the three-game series, Lux belted his sixth home run of the season to help the Blue Devils secure a 10-9 win.

Cory Taylor

The Shelbyville graduate had a two-run single, a walk and scored a run Tuesday for Eastern Michigan in a 15-12 victory over Alma at Comerica Park, home of the Detroit Tigers.

The win improved the Eagles to 18-21 this season.

Morgan Stieneker

The Shelbyville graduate had a run batted in Wednesday for IUPUC in a 6-1 loss at Lindsey Wilson.

On April 19, Stieneker had two hits in a 2-1 loss at IU Southeast.

TeAnn Bringle

The Shelbyville graduate had two doubles and a run batted in Tuesday for Indiana State in a 6-1 win at Evansville.

The Sycamores are 24-23 this season.

Bringle had a double Saturday in Indiana State’s 4-3 loss to Murray State.

Little State Championships

Three Shelby County graduates competed in the 118^th Annual Indiana Little State Championships track and field meet Thursday and Friday at Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, Indiana.

Trine’s Konrad Dorsey, a Shelbyville graduate, finished 40^th in the 100 in 11.96.

Trine’s Allison Batten, a Morristown graduate, placed 36^th in the 100 in 13.82.

St. Francis thrower Madisen Hinderliter, a Shelbyville graduate, finished 31^st in the discus (105-8) and 25^th in the hammer throw (122-7).

Rose-Hulman Twilight Meet

Shelby County graduates representing Hanover and Franklin College traveled to Terre Haute Friday for track and field competition.

Hanover’s Zaleeya Martin, a Shelbyville graduate, finished runner-up in the 100 in 12.61.

Franklin’s Jill Anspaugh, a Shelbyville graduate, placed fourth in the 3,000 (11:04.66).

Franklin’s Taylor Tatlock, a Southwestern graduate, won the discus event with a personal-best throw of 40.25 meters. The mark was the second best in school history.

Layton Stieneker

Franklin College’s men’s tennis program lost to Anderson, 6-3, Wednesday in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament’s quarterfinal round.

Stieneker, a Shelbyville graduate, and Dustin Garrison were defeated at No. 1 doubles, 8-5, by Anderson’s Chakib Madcur and Peter Hallam.

At No. 5 singles, Sam Songer bested Stieneker, 6-1, 6-0.

Franklin finished the season with a 7-14 record.

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Oliver Gearlds continued a strong stretch of play Monday at Maple Creek Golf Course.

The Indiana University Kokomo commit (photo) posted an even-par round of 36 to earn the medalist honor, his fourth this season, for Triton Central.

Cathedral had three golfers break 40 to secure the team victory with a score of 153.

Heritage Christian was second at 160 – 23 shots ahead of Triton Central.

Also playing for Triton Central were Chase Chandler (43), Garrett Eberhardt (49), Braden Brown (55), Derreck Uhls (60) and Max Ray (60).

In other prep events Monday:

Baseball

Triton Central 15, Morristown 5

At Triton Central, the host Tigers used a 6-run third inning to pull away from the Yellow Jackets for a five-inning win.

Eli Sego and Avynn Whitaker each had two hits and drove in three runs for Triton Central (3-8). Avram Rund also had two hits.

Kaleb Murphy earned the win with a 4-inning performance where he allowed one hit and seven walks while striking out four Yellow Jackets. Janssen Capps pitched a scoreless fifth inning to seal the win.

Dyllan Rutledge took the loss for Morristown (4-4), allowing eight hits, four walks and 11 runs over three innings.

Franklin Central 12, Shelbyville 5

At Franklin Central, the host Flashes (3-11) scored a trio of runs in three different innings to pin the loss on the Golden Bears (6-7).

Kade McNicholas took the loss for Shelbyville, allowing six hits, three walks and seven runs in three innings on the mound. Luke Brinkman pitched the final three innings and surrendered three hits and five walks.

Caden Tackett continued a torrid stretch at the plate, collecting three doubles and scoring two runs. The senior extended his hitting streak to seven straight games. He is hitting .500 over that stretch with six doubles, three home runs and eight runs batted in.

Aiden Smith also had three hits while Dalton Jones and Asher Balting each drove in two runs.

Boys golf

Shelbyville 170, Rushville 208

At Blue Bear Golf Course in Shelbyville, Brock Wischmeyer bested the field with a round of 40 to earn the medalist honor for the Golden Bears.

Eli Baker and Jake Garrison each shot 43 and DaMiles McDuffey followed at 44. Logan Reinhart shot a personal best round of 49.

Softball

Shelbyville 6, Greensburg 1

At Shelbyville, Kylee Edwards led off the Shelbyville first inning with her 11^th home run of the season and the Golden Bears tacked on four runs in the third to coast to their sixth-straight win.

Edwards finished with three hits off Greensburg starting pitcher Kaydence Gates and Hailey Pogue and Addie Stieneker each had two hits to push Shelbyville’s record to 10-3.

Pogue pitched five shutout innings and did not allow a hit. The senior, committed to the University of Indianapolis, walked two and hit two Pirates while collecting seven strikeouts.

Sydney Brown allowed two hits and Greensburg’s lone run in two innings of relief work.

Triton Central 24, Morristown 2

At Triton Central, the Tigers used a 13-run first inning to secure their ninth-straight win.

Madison Collins had three hits, scored three runs and drove in four to lead Triton Central (9-1). Jadyn Capps had two hits and drove in three. Jalynn Keith had a home run and two RBIs.

Lillian Fillippinie pitched three scoreless innings in relief of Madi Peterson, who allowed one hit and struck out four.

Alexia Rogers took the loss for Morristown (4-4).

Girls tennis

Milan 3, Waldron 2

At Waldron, Josee Larrison and Emily Tyree secured singles wins for the host Mohawks.

Larrison defeated Milan’s Ava Honnert at No. 1 singles, 6-0, 6-0. Larrison is 5-2 this season.

Tyree topped Kayla Walke at No. 3 singles, 6-2, 6-1.

Milan won both doubles matches and got a three-set victory from Margot Keller at No. 2 singles over Emerson Lindsey, 6-0, 3-6, 6-3 to secure the victory.

Batesville 4, Triton Central 1

At Batesville, freshman Maryrose Felling remained unbeaten in No. 1 singles matches this season for Triton Central.

Felling defeated Batesville’s Summer Ratcliffe, 6-2, 6-3 to move to 6-0 this year.

Hallie Schweitzer lost a three-set match at No. 3 singles to Annie Negovetich, 1-6, 6-4, 6-1.

The No. 2 doubles match also went three sets before Batesville’s Bell Westerfeld and Molly Meer bested Lauren Grant and Audrey Canter, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.

Beech Grove 3, Morristown 2

At Beech Grove, the host Hornets earned a three-set win at No. 2 doubles over Morristown’s Katelynn Hillock and Ashlee Balinger, 2-6, 7-6 (6), 10-7 to secure the win.

Morristown’ Abby Mendoza was victorious at No. 2 singles over Randy Underwood, 6-2, 6-0.

Morristown’s No. 1 doubles pairing of Bri Flores and Remi Spicklemire defeated Danika Schell and Lily Dailey, 6-2, 6-4.

Boys volleyball

New Palestine def. Shelbyville, 22-25, 25-12, 25-21, 25-19

At New Palestine, the host Dragons improved to 8-9 this season with a first-time win over Hoosier Heritage Conference rival Shelbyville (3-5).

On Friday, the Golden Bears defeated Beech Grove, 25-20, 22-25, 25-16, 25-16.

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Being a college athlete had been in the back of Zavier Leon’s mind ever since he arrived as a freshman in the Shelbyville boys soccer program.

“Obviously it’s every kid’s dream when they play high school sports to be an athlete in college,” said Leon. “It kind of came around my junior year that I needed to ramp something up to become a college athlete.”

Now, just over a month away from graduation, Leon never would have dreamed he would have the opportunity to play college soccer with his best friend and Golden Bears soccer teammate Al Hernandez.

On Wednesday, Leon made his commitment official to join the inaugural men’s soccer program at Indiana University Purdue University Columbus.

“To be one of the first people to step on the field and make a name for the team and control your own destiny,” said Leon when asked why he chose IUPUC. “This is what I wanted. I want to make sure we build a good stepping stone for the next couple of years and hopefully this becomes a powerful school. I am glad to be one of the first kids to say I played for this school.”

Leon will join fellow Golden Bears Al Hernandez and Christian Haas as inaugural members of the Crimson Pride program, led by head coach Tyler Joy-Brandon.

“He is very set on how to make this program as successful as possible,” said Leon of the IUPUC coach. “I like that mentality. I want to be the best. I want to be the person that kids look up to.”

Leon was a versatile member of the Shelbyville soccer program. He accepted a new defensive role in 2022 that will likely carry into his first season at IUPUC.

“He took on a huge leadership role in the back,” said Shelbyville boys soccer coach Ben Purvis. “He is not afraid to challenge his coaches if he sees something on the field that he thinks needs to be adjusted and that is good for us because we are not always there, especially not being teachers in the school system.”

Leon believes he is up to the challenge of continuing his defensive role at the next level.

“My main role we are looking at now is defense – center back or outside back,” he said. “It’s a brand new position to me. I only started there last year so it’s something I will have to learn at.”

IUPUC, located in Columbus, Indiana, is completing its first year with an athletic program. Men’s and women’s soccer and women’s volleyball will be added this fall. The athletic department recently received word it will become a full member of the NAIA River States Conference which means it is eligible for postseason competition starting with the 2023-2024 school year.

“The fact that we are able to take everything that he has worked toward over the past few years and turn that into an opportunity to play at the next level and get to play with some of his teammates is, I think, a cool experience these guys are going to have.”

Leon, the son of Hector Leon and Amy Parker (photo), will major in Business and Accounting at IUPUC.

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The IHSAA baseball and softball state tournaments do not begin until late May. On Sunday, area teams will learn their postseason draw as pairings shows for both tournaments will air live on IHSAAtv.org.

The 38^th Annual IHSAA Girls Softball State Tournament Pairings Show will broadcast at 7 p.m. The show will be hosted online by Greg Rakestraw. Complete pairings will be available at IHSAA.org following the broadcast.

Sectional tournaments across the state will run from May 22-27.

Shelbyville will compete in the Class 4A, Sectional 14 tournament hosted by Columbus North. The six-team tournament features Columbus East, Columbus North, East Central, Franklin, Shelbyville and Whiteland.

Triton Central will host Class 2A, Sectional 42. Traveling to Fairland will be Christel House, Heritage Christian, Indianapolis Scecina, Irvington Prep and Park Tudor.

The six teams at Class A, Sectional 59 at Edinburgh are the host Lancers, Eminence, Greenwood Christian Academy, Indianapolis Lutheran, Morristown and Providence Cristo Rey.

Southwestern and Waldron travel to North Decatur for Class A, Sectional 60. The field also includes Jac-Cen-Del, North Decatur, Oldenburg Academy and South Decatur.

Baseball

At 8 p.m. on IHSAAtv.org, Greg Rakestraw will host the 56^th Annual Boys Baseball State Tournament Pairings Show. Complete pairings will be online at IHSAA.org following the broadcast.

Sectional tournaments run from May 24-29.

Class 4A, Sectional 14 will be hosted by East Central and include Columbus East, Columbus North, Franklin, Shelbyville and Whiteland.

Park Tudor is the host site for Class 2A, Sectional 42 which features Heritage Christian, Indianapolis Scecina, Irvington Prep, Park Tudor and Triton Central.

Morristown hosts the six-team Sectional 59 field in Class A. Joining the Yellow Jackets will be Edinburgh, Eminence, Greenwood Christian, Indianapolis Lutheran and Indianapolis Metropolitan.

Class A, Sectional 60 at Jac-Cen-Del includes North Decatur, Oldenburg Academy, South Decatur, Southwestern and Waldron.

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Shelbyville used pair of five-run innings to build a 10-1 lead and roll to its fourth-straight victory Thursday, 13-5 over Franklin.

Cheyenne Eads pitched four innings to earn the win and had three hits, scored two runs and drove in two runs to push the Golden Bears to 9-3 this season.

Riley Maulden delivered a two-run hit and scored on a Destiney Johnson groundout to make it 5-0 after one inning.

Alysa Vaught hit her first of two home runs in the third inning for Franklin (6-4) but Shelbyville scored five more runs in the bottom half of the inning.

Johnson, Sydney Brown and Hailey Maulden reached on two-out back-to-back-to-back singles to bring the top of the order to the plate. Kylee Edwards, Hailey Pogue and Eads made it six straight hits off Franklin starting pitcher AB Richter to open up a 10-1 advantage.

Vaught’s grand slam in the fourth cut the lead to 10-5 but Pogue pitched three scoreless innings in relief of Eads. The pair combined for 13 strikeouts.

Addie Stieneker and Kali Laycock had run-scoring hits in the fifth inning to complete the scoring.

Shelbyville hosts Greensburg (4-6) Monday.

Baseball

Hauser 5, Waldron 4

At Waldron, the visiting Jets scored all five runs in the fifth and sixth innings to take game one of a Mid-Hoosier Conference doubleheader.

Kameron Blair had two hits and drove in two runs for Hauser. Owen McIntyre was credited with the win, tossing all seven innings and striking out nine.

Jacob Bennett took the loss for Waldron. The junior allowed five hits and struck out seven. Only two of the Jets’ five runs were earned.

Bennett was one of three Mohawks with two hits. Hunter Dodson and Bryce Yarling also had two hits apiece.

Hauser 11, Waldron 3

In game two, Simeon Wasil and Holden Pittman limited Waldron to two hits to complete the sweep.

Hauser (8-5, 6-0- MHC) scored three runs in the third to break open a 1-1 tie. The Jets then added four more runs in the fourth and three more in the fifth.

Wasil had three hits in the win. Pittman had two hits and three runs batted in.

Boys golf

Triton Central 180, Southwestern 268

At Hawk’s Tail Golf Club Friday, Oliver Gearlds posted a season-low round of 33 to collect his third medalist honor and lead the Tigers to their third-straight victory.

Gearlds, an Indiana University Kokomo commit, and Triton Central will look to keep its winning ways going Monday against Heritage Christian and Cathedral.

Softball

Hauser 16, Waldron 2

At Hauser, Regan Mack and Paige McDaniel combined to limit Waldron (2-2, 2-2 MHC) to one hit and notched seven strikeouts to improve to 6-3 (5-0 MHC).

Six different Jets had two hits in the win.

Alyssa Benson had the lone hit for Waldron and drove in both runs.

Triton Central 15, Irvington Prep 1

At Triton Central, the host Tigers pounded out 16 hits to secure a five-inning win over the Ravens (2-3). Triton Central improved to 8-1 this season.

Jadyn Capps led the Tigers with three hits, two runs scored and three runs batted in. Five more Tigers had two hits apiece in the win. Brooklyn Adkins also drove in three runs.

Girls tennis

Morristown 2, Shenandoah 2

At Morristown, the host Yellow Jackets got a singles win from Abby Mendoza and won the only contested doubles match.

Mendoza defeated Shenandoah’s Nonie Morris at No. 2 singles, 6-7 (5), 6-2, 10-6.

At No. 1 doubles, Morristown’s Remi Spicklemire and Bri Flores bested Lily Garcia and Carly Smith, 6-4, 2-6, 10-8.

Shenandoah’s Taylor Goffis defeated Sarah Essex, 6-1, 5-7, 10-8.

The No. 3 singles match also went three sets with Shenandoah’s Lydia Lipps taking down Olivia Trlak, 6-1, 3-6, 10-5.

Neither team had a No. 2 doubles squad.

Hauser 4, Waldron 1

Waldron’s Emerson Lindsey improved to 6-0 this season at No. 3 singles with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Lydia Jordan.

The No. 1 singles match went three sets before Hauser’s Bella Kilps claimed victory over Josee Larrison, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.

Charlie Clark defeated Waldron’s Emily Tyree at No. 2 singles, 6-1, 6-4.

At No. 1 singles, Hauser’s Mattie Foster and Addyson Barriger defeated Riley Price and Jackie Corlett, 6-4, 6-3.

And Abby Blair and Kayden Miller bested Waldron’s Alivia Fischer and Grace Ross at No. 2 doubles, 6-3, 7-5.

Boys track

Dennis McNulty Invitational

At Warren Central, Shelbyville finished seventh in the team standings.

The Golden Bears scored a pair of top-10 finishes against a strong field.

Keagan Turner placed ninth in the pole vault, clearing nine feet.

Ethan Lambert’s best throw in the discus of 144-2 earned the junior a fourth-place finish.

The Shelbyville quartet of Blake Hughes, Elijah von Werder, Ben Price and Beau Kenkel placed fourth in the 3,200 relay (8:53.13).

Morristown 75, Jac-Cen-Del 55, Trinity Lutheran 13

At Trinity Lutheran, Morristown won five individual events and took first place in all three relays.

Tyler Schonfeld won two individual events for Morristown. He won the 100 meters in 11.63 seconds and the 200 in 23.36.

Also winning events for Morristown were Hunter Biddle (2:20.89 in 800), Wyatt Hodgen (50.0 in 300 hurdles) and Chase Theobald (41-0.75 in shot put).

Schonfeld, Theobald and Biddle teamed with Oier DaCosta to win the 400 relay in 48.26.

Hodgin, Schonfeld and DaCosta ran with Cade Mahin and won the 1,600 relay in 3:55.69.

And the quartet of Biddle, DaCosta, Simon Klinger and Parker Theobard crossed the finish line first in the 3,200 (10:34.66).

Girls track

Dennis McNulty Invitational

At Warren Central, Shelbyville junior Hannah Wright finished sixth in the 3,200 with a personal-best time of 12:55.65.

No other Golden Bear scored a top-10 finish.

Morristown 75, Trinity Lutheran 37, Jac-Cen-Del 21

At Trinity Lutheran, Raegan Kleine won three events and was part of Morristown’s winning 3,200 relay team.

Kleine earned wins in the 800 (2:49.71), 1,600 (6:15.92) and 3,200 (14:37.13).

Kleine teamed with Grace McLaughlin, Mia Garthwaite and Maggie Lutes to win the 3,200 relay (14:56.55).

Lutes scored individual wins in the 200 (29.29) and 400 (1:03.7).

Oakleigh Goedde swept the hurdling events, winning the 100 hurdles in 19.43 and the 300 hurdles in 58.41.

Kindall Dorsey won the discus event with a best throw of 79-4.

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Hannah File had a doubleheader to remember Sunday for the University of Louisville’s softball team.

In game one against Oakland, the Shelbyville graduate had two home runs in Louisville’s 10-5 win. The first home run hit her picture displayed on the scoreboard. The second home cleared the scoreboard at Ulmer Stadium in Louisville.

In game two, File had a double and a third home run of the day to help the Cardinals sweep Oakland, 9-1.

Louisville opened the three-day Miami Invitational Tournament Friday with a 12-4 win over the Redhawks at Ulmer Stadium.

On Saturday, the Cardinals traveled to Oxford, Ohio, to face No. 1 ranked Oklahoma. File had one of three Louisville hits in a 10-1 loss to the Sooners.

On Wednesday, File had a double and scored a run in Louisville’s 3-2 win at Western Kentucky.

The Cardinals are 29-14 this season.

Here is a look at other Shelby County graduates competing at the collegiate level.

Layton Stieneker

The Shelbyville graduate won a singles and a doubles match Saturday for Franklin College in an 8-6 win at Rose-Hulman.

Stieneker and Dustin Garrison won a No. 1 doubles match over Owen Reynolds and Rhian Seneviratne, 8-6. Stieneker then defeated Jonathon Stadler at No. 6 singles, 6-3, 6-3.

Stieneker and Garrison produced a No. 1 doubles win Friday in Franklin’s 9-0 win over Concordia University.

Stieneker finished 0-4 in Franklin’s losses to Kentucky Wesleyan Saturday and IU Southeast Wednesday.

TeAnn Bringle

The Shelbyville graduate finished 1-for-4 at the plate Wednesday in Indiana State’s 11-9 win at Butler University.

On Sunday, Bringle had two hits including a double to help the Sycamores win at Belmont University, 7-3.

Indiana State is 22-21 this season.

Katie Mathies

The Shelbyville graduate had two home runs and three RBIs Friday in DePauw’s 9-4 win at Wooster. In game two against Wooster, Mathies had two hits, two walks and two RBIs in a 12-4 victory.

Oberlin College split a doubleheader with DePauw Saturday that left the Tigers 10-17 this season and 5-1 in North Coast Athletic Conference contests.

Cory Taylor

The Shelbyville graduate had two walks, a home run and two runs scored Saturday in Eastern Michigan’s 11-9 loss at Bowling Green State. In game two Saturday, Taylor had two hits, two runs scored and two RBIs in a 13-8 loss that dropped the Eagles to 16-17 this season (6-12 Mid-American Conference).

Damon Lux

The Shelbyville graduate smashed his fifth home run of the season Tuesday for Duke in a 7-0 win over William & Mary. The win improved the Blue Devils to 24-12.

Duke sits at 9-8 in the ACC after taking two of three games from No. 11 Boston College over the weekend.

Karissa Hamilton

The Shelbyville graduate had a pinch-hit double for Kentucky Saturday in a 13-3 loss to No. 6 Tennessee.

The Volunteers swept the series, dropping Kentucky to 25-13-1 (7-8 SEC).

Charlie Rife

The Shelbyville graduate had two hits Friday for Bellarmine in an 8-6 loss to the University of North Alabama.

Rife had a hit, a walk and a run batted in Sunday in the series finale – a 16-11 win for North Alabama.

Bellarmine is 10-27.

Asher Caldwell

The Morristown graduate shot a 5-over par round of 76 Tuesday for Trine in the AC Eddy Invitational at Zollner Golf Course in Angola, Indiana.

Caldwell’s round left him tied for 11^th overall in the field.

Elizabeth Kemper

The Triton Central graduate shot rounds of 83 and 80 Tuesday for No. 11 Taylor to finish tied for 18^th overall.

Taylor finished third in the Ackerman-Allen Shootout in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Kina Schultz

The Shelbyville graduate finished sixth for Muskingum in the 100-meter hurdles in a time of 16.01 seconds at the All-Ohio Championships Saturday at Ohio Wesleyan.

Schultz also placed 13^th in the 400 hurdles (1:15.2).

Indiana D3 Championships

The Indiana D3 Championships were hosted by DePauw University Saturday in Greencastle, Indiana.

Zaleeya Martin

The Shelbyville graduate finished second in the 100 (12.4), fourth in the 200 (26.44), fifth in the long jump (4.66 meters) and was part of Hanover College’s third-place finishing quartet in the 400 relay (52.38).

Allison Batten

The Morristown graduate placed 15^th for Trine in the 100 (13.99) and 22^nd in the 200 (29.46).

Alison Muck

The Southwestern graduate stood at the top of the podium after winning the 100 hurdles in 15.58 and the high jump with a best clearance of 1.54 meters.

Competing for Franklin College, Muck also finished 15^th in the 200 (28.14).

Jill Anspaugh

The Shelbyville graduate finished sixth for Franklin College in the 5,000 meters (19:44.86).

Taylor Tatlock

The Southwestern graduate won the women’s javelin event with a new meet record distance of 36.76 meters.

The Franklin College thrower also finished third in the discus (39.59).

Konrad Dorsey

The Shelbyville graduate, representing Trine, placed 31^st in the 100 (12.20) and 33^rd in the 200 (24.23).

Jacob Batten

The Morristown graduate finished 18^th in the 400 (55.09) for Trine. He also was part of Trine’s 1,600 relay team that finished fifth in 3:33.98.

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Brylie Couch outdueled Malone Moore to deal Class 3A, No. 9 Beech Grove its first loss of the season.

The Triton Central sophomore notched 15 strikeouts and allowed just one run in a 2-1 victory Wednesday at Triton Central.

Madi Peterson had a solo home run for Triton Central (7-1, 2-0 ICC). Jayda McKee had a hit and scored TC’s only other run off Moore, the Coastal Carolina University commit.

Moore finished with 12 strikeouts in the loss for the Hornets (11-1, 2-1 ICC). Lillianna Jansen had three of the five Beech Grove hits.

In other prep events Wednesday:

Baseball

Pendleton Heights 12, Shelbyville 7

At Barnett Field in Shelbyville, the visiting Arabians salvaged a split in the Hoosier Heritage Conference two-game series after scoring eight runs in the last two innings.

Shelbyville (6-6, 1-5 HHC) built a 5-4 lead on a pair of Caden Tackett home runs and a Dalton Jones solo shot.

Jones struggled on the mound in relief of Gavyn Fisher (five innings, five hits, four runs but only one earned run). The sophomore walked four Arabians and hit two more in a five-run sixth.

Alex Begley earned the win for Pendleton Heights (7-3, 4-2 HHC) with six innings of work, allowing eight hits and six runs.

Nate Gilmet had two hits and four runs batted in.

Shelbyville is off until Monday when it travels to Franklin Central (2-9).

Speedway 16, Triton Central 5

At Triton Central, the visiting Sparkplugs scored three runs in four separate innings following a 4-run first to sweep the Indiana Crossroads Conference two-game series. Speedway improved to 6-4 (6-0 ICC).

Triton Central (2-8, 2-4 ICC) had seven hits in the loss. Bryce Haney had two hits and two RBIs.

Kaleb Murphy was the most effective of five TC pitchers. He allowed one hit and one walk in 1.1 innings pitched.

Triton Central is home Saturday for a doubleheader against Eastern Hancock (3-8).

Girls tennis

Triton Central 4, Southwestern 1

At Southwestern, the visiting Tigers swept the singles matches to improve to 3-5 this season.

Maryrose Felling pushed her record to 5-0 this season at No. 1 singles with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Ella Rice.

At No. 2 singles, Maddy Brown defeated Mackenzie Bolton, 6-4, 6-1.

And Olivia Reedy bested Tori Burkhart at No. 3 singles, 6-0, 6-2.

Southwestern’s lone win came at No. 1 doubles where McKinley Correll and Lauryn Blondell defeated Courtney Washburn and Lauren Grant, 6-1, 6-1.

TC completed the win with a 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 2 doubles from Kaylynn Washburn and Audrey Canter over Lily DeSpain and Kate Coffman.

Boys track

Triton Central 74, Hauser 55, Waldron 23

At Hauser, Triton Central took first place in nine events to seal the team victory.

Brayden Wilkens scored two wins in the 200 meters (24.2 seconds) and the long jump (20 feet, 5.5 inches).

Also winning events for TC were Ethan Cales (110 hurdles, 18.14), Brad Schultz (100, 11.65), Hadyn Ball (discus, 142-6), William Baugh (shot put, 44-4.25) and Zeke Robertson (300 hurdles, 49.49).

Triton Central won the 400 relay (47.45) and the 1,600 relay (3:59.09).

Will Larrison collected two event wins for Waldron. He took first place in the 800 (2:18.43) and the 1,600 (4:58.5).

Girls track

Triton Central 82, Waldron 32, Hauser 28

At Hauser, Triton Central won 11 events including all three relay races.

Maddy Brown finished first in the 200 (31.16), the high jump (4-10) and the long jump (13-6).

Hallie Schweitzer scored first-place points in the 1,600 (6:34.89) and the 3,200 (14:48.5).

Also winning events for Triton Central  Brynne Auckerman (800, 2:47.87), Mel Dodds (discus, 82-3) and Farah Coen (shot put, 27-10.25).

Waldron’s Lillian Lozier won the 100 hurdles in 19.64 and was second in the 300 hurdles (57.82).

Also for Waldron, Riley Price won the 400 in 1:10.4, placed second in the high jump (4-2) and third in the 100 (14.95). Alivia Fischer finished second in the discus (72-6).

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Markus Burton has earned the top individual award in Indiana high school boys basketball.

Burton, a 6-1 guard from Penn High School, has been named IndyStar Indiana Mr. Basketball for 2023 in online voting of media and boys’ varsity coaches conducted by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association and All-Star game director Mike Broughton, it was announced Wednesday as part of the IndyStar Indiana Sports Awards program.

The Mr. Basketball result means Burton will wear the No. 1 jersey for the Indiana All-Stars in their annual series with Kentucky. The Mr. Basketball award goes to the top boys’ basketball senior in the state.

The Mr. Basketball and Miss Basketball awards are part of the IndyStar Indiana All-Star program that dates to 1939. The Miss Basketball award, along with the girls' All-Stars, was added to the All-Star program in 1976.

The complete 2023 boys' All-Star team was announced on April 4. The complete 2023 girls' All-Star team was announced on March 14. Laila Hull of Zionsville previously was announced as Miss Basketball for 2023.

Burton earned the boys' top honor after being named on 171 ballots submitted to Broughton in balloting that ran from March 14 through March 29. Xavier Booker of Cathedral was runner-up with 20 votes. Zane Doughty of Ben Davis and Joey Hart of Linton-Stockton each received six votes. Myles Colvin was fifth with five votes followed by Mason Jones of Valparaiso with three votes. In total, 16 players received at least one Mr. Basketball vote.

A Notre Dame recruit, Burton averaged a state-best 30.3 points as well as 5.7 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 3.6 steals while leading Penn to a 28-2 season that included Northern Indiana Conference, Elkhart Sectional and Michigan City Regional championships. He converted 58.2% on field goals (348 of 598), including 42.5% on 3-point attempts (65 of 153) for the Kingsmen. He also sank 87.1% on free throws (148 of 170).

For his career, Burton totaled a school- and St. Joseph County-record 2,273 points as well as 533 rebounds, 512 assists and 329 steals while Penn amassed an aggregate record of 74-31 over his four seasons (10-14, 12-12, 24-3 and 28-2). He also holds the school record for points in a season (909 as a senior) and produced a triple-double of 14 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists in this year's sectional opener against Elkhart on Feb. 28.

Burton is the first boys' player and the eighth overall player from Penn to be named an Indiana All-Star. Those chosen as All-Stars previously from Penn, all girls, are Jessica Reiter (2000), Lily Svete (2009), Alex Morton (2012), Taylor Lutz (2013), Caroline Buhr (2014), Camryn Buhr (2016) and Kaitlyn Costner (2021). Also, Penn's Kristi Ulrich is the head coach of the 2023 girls' All-Stars.

In going to Notre Dame, Burton joins Chris Thomas of Pike (2003) and Luke Zeller of Washington (2005) as Mr. Basketball honorees to join the Irish program. Burton, Thomas and Zeller are among 24 Indiana All-Stars to play for the ND men's basketball program.

Burton also is the third Mr. Basketball winner from St. Joseph County. He follows John Coalmon of South Bend Central in 1957 and David Magley of South Bend LaSalle in 1978. Burton also becomes the third Mr. Basketball recipient coached by Al Rhodes. The Penn mentor also guided 1985 winner Jeff Grose and 1996 winner Kevin Ault while he was the coach at Warsaw.

While in high school, Burton has been recognized as 2021 IBCA Large School All-State, 2022 IBCA Underclass Supreme 15, 2022 AP third-team All-State, 2023 IBCA Senior Supreme 15 and 2023 AP first-team All-State. He also was named the NIC's most valuable player in 2022 and 2023 after earning honorable mention all-NIC accolades in 2021.

Shelbyville used an 8-run fourth inning to secure its first Hoosier Heritage Conference win of the season.

Aiden Smith, Caden Tackett (photo) and Asher Balting combined to drive in seven runs. Smith and Tackett each had home runs in a game where the Golden Bears pounded out 14 hits at Pendleton Heights (6-3, 3-2 HHC).

Smith earned the win, allowing three hits and five walks while notching six strikeouts over five innings. Tackett allowed one hit, one run and had three strikeouts in two innings of relief work.

Balting had three hits including two doubles. Dalton Jones also had three hits.

In other prep events Tuesday:

Baseball

Speedway 4, Triton Central 3

At Speedway, the visiting Tigers managed just two hits in the Indiana Crossroads Conference loss.

Bryce Haney took the loss, pitching five innings and allowing four runs (one earned). Trevor Couch threw a scoreless inning of relief.

Jac-Cen-Del 19, Waldron 9

At Jac-Cen-Del, Austin Bowling and Brady Borgman combined for four hits, four runs and six runs batted in to lead the Eagles (2-5).

Waldron (2-7) led 5-1 going to the bottom of the third inning but allowed eight runs, only one was earned, in the third and seven more runs in the fifth to seal the win.

Bryce Yarling and Jared Brooks each had two hits for Waldron. Brooks had two RBIs.

Boys golf

Triton Central 183, Eastern Hancock 209

At Royal Hylands Country Club, Triton Central senior Oliver Gearlds earned his second medalist honor of the season while leading the Tigers over the Royals.

Gearlds’ 37 topped the Tigers’ scorecard. Chase Chandler followed at 43. Garrett Eberhardt posted 48 while Derreck Uhls and Max Ray shot 55 and 57, respectively.

Softball

Shelbyville 11, Connersville 0

At Connersville, Kylee Edwards smashed half of the Golden Bears’ six home runs and Cheyenne Eads tossed a five-inning shutout.

Edwards led off the game with a home run on the first pitch of the game and hit a second home run in the same inning as the Golden Bears scored eight runs off the Spartans (8-3).

Hailey Maulden, Addie Stieneker and Hailey Pogue also had home runs for Shelbyville.

The Golden Bears finished with 14 hits off three Connersville pitchers. Edwards led the way with four hits. Pogue, Riley Maulden and Stieneker each had two hits.

Eads allowed just one Connersville hit and two walks while striking out seven.

Shelbyville (8-3) hosts Franklin (6-2) Thursday.

Triton Central 17, Indianapolis Scecina 1

At Scecina, Brylie Couch had a double and a home run to finish with six runs batted in in TC’s Indiana Crossroads Conference opener.

Lillian Fillippinie had four hits and three runs scored. Madison Collins, Hailey Harris and Jalynn Keith each had three hits.

Madi Peterson earned the win, allowing two hits and striking out nine over five innings.

Triton Central is 6-1 this season.

Girls tennis

Indianapolis Lutheran 3, Morristown 1

At Morristown, Abby Mendoza secured Morristown’s lone match win with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Katie Roe.

Cat Erwin defeated Morristown’s Sarah Essex at No. 1 singles, 6-0, 6-0.

Triton Central 3, Eastern Hancock 2

At Eastern Hancock, Triton Central needed a three-set victory from the No. 2 doubles team of Kaylynn Washburn and Audrey Canter to secure the win over the Royals.

The Tigers defeated Sarah Clark and Abby Bolding, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4.

At No. 1 singles, Triton Central’s Maryrose Felling bested Sophie Hardin, 7-6 (5), 6-1.

Triton Central’s third win came from Maddy Brown, who defeated Allissa Smithson at No. 3 singles, 6-3, 6-0.

Hallie Schweitzer was swept at No. 2 singles by Lexi Swauger, 6-0, 6-0.

Eastern Hancock’s No. 1 doubles pairing of Savannah Hardin and Mikayla Hardy defeated Courtney Washburn and Lauren Grant, 7-5, 7-5.

Boys track

Shelbyville 83, Rushville 71, Southwestern 13

At Shelbyville, the host Golden Bears won nine events and swept the top three finishing positions in two events.

Christian Powell was the top sprinter, winning the 100 meters (11.57 second) and the 200 (23.85).

Also winning events for Shelbyville were Blake Hughes (400 in 55.79), Elijah von Werder (800 in 2:06.91), Beau Kenkel (1,600 in 4:49.63), Keagan Turner (pole vault clearing nine feet) and Ethan Lambert (discus at 143-5).

Lambert, Jaxon Conway (106-0) and Connor Duncan (99-1) finished 1-2-3 in the discus. Werder led a top-three sweep in the 800 with Kenkel runner-up in 2:07.41 and Ben Price third in 2:12.54.

The Shelbyville quartet of Connor Zobel, von Werder, Price and Hughes won the 1,600 relay (3:45.21). Hughes, von Werder, Price and Kenkel finished first in the 3,200 relay (8:48.34).

Southwestern’s Owen Stringer won both hurdling events. Stringer was first in the 110 hurdles in 18.26. He won the 300 hurdles in 45.69.

Girls track

Rushville 102.5, Shelbyville 30.5, Southwestern 27

At Shelbyville, the host Golden Bears won three events.

Avery Keller won the 1,600 in 6:25.66. Hannah Wright captured first-place points in the 3,200 (13:18.16). And Emma Claxton won the 100 hurdles in 19.21.

Southwestern’s Lilly Rooks won the long jump with a best attempt of 14-9.5 Rooks also finished runner-up in the 100 (13.82).

Southwestern’s Tanna Tatlock placed second in the 300 hurdles (58.33) and the discus (77-9). Also for Southwestern, Riley Engel finished second in the high jump (4-4).

Shelbyville got a runner-up finish from Aerin Garcia-Santiago in the 800 (2:50.69).

Morristown 61.5, Anderson Prep 40, Knightstown 34.5

At Knightstown, Raegan Kleine led Morristown with wins in the 800 meters, 1,600 meters and the 3,200 meters.

Maggie Lutes collected first-place points in the 200 and 400.

Oakleigh Goedde placed first in the high jump and the 100 hurdles.

Kindall Dorsey won the discus event.

Steve Bush photo

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There is something special about winning the first race of meet. It sets the tone for the season. That is just what Tay did for the Scott Mullins Stable Tuesday at Horseshoe Indianapolis.

Starting from the outside post six, Tay and jockey Alberto Burgos (photo) were in contention early on the outside of the five and one-half furlong event. Sacred Sky and Joe Ramos held down the early lead on the inside but around the final turn, Tay and veteran racehorse Double Tuff with Rodney Prescott moved as a team toward the leaders.

At the head of the stretch, those two began to put some distance between themselves and the remainder of the field. Midway through the stretch, Tay took over and was hand ridden to the wire for the three and three-quarter length win as the longest shot on the board.

Double Tuff was second over Sakic and Malcolm Franklin, who rallied up late for third.

“We gave him (Tay) some time off and he’s been training here all winter,” said Mullins. “This horse never left the state. He was born right down the road at our Sugar Creek Farm. It is a great feeling to win the first race. And I could not do any of this without Cynthia (Gastel). She works so hard for our stable.”

Tay paid $65.40 for the win. The four-year-old son of Deputy Storm was making his first start of 2023. It was his second career win in eight starts over the past two years. Unraced at two, Tay now has more than $42,000 on his card for the Mullins Stable, who also owns him.

It also marked a first for newcomer Burgos, who made his racing debut in the event.

“This is my first race here and it’s a great feeling to win this race,” said Burgos, a native of Puerto Rico. “I worked this horse a few times over the winter. He has been working well. I am very happy to be here and to get a win in my first race.”

Burgos comes in from riding at Presque Isle Downs last year. He is currently in his fifth year as a jockey and had six wins for the 2023 season to his credit prior to his win at Horseshoe Indianapolis. Overall, he has 104 wins and more than $2 millions in earnings.

Another horse adding to his bankroll was Ahardhabittobreak and Francisco Quintero, who won the first Quarter Horse race of the meet. The Tony Cunningham trained Indiana bred gelding was a winner by a neck over Heza Royal Wagon and Cesar Esqueda. I Beacha and Fernando Morin finished third.

Ahardhabittobreak, a three-year-old son of Habits Secret earned his first career win in his sixth career start. He is owned by Teresa and Mike Gross.

Wagering for the 10-race card topped $2.85 million, nearly $1 million ahead of last year’ season opener for handle.

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A Cheyenne Eads two-run home run in the first inning jumpstarted Shelbyville to a “Pink Out” game victory Monday night over Greenwood, 12-2.

Kylee Edwards blasted her team-leading seventh home runs of the season as part of a six-run second inning and Hailey Pogue improved to 3-0 in the pitcher’s circle for the Golden Bears (7-3).

The senior surrendered four hits, three in the fourth inning that plated both of Greenwood’s runs, and struck out three in five innings of work.

Freshman Sydney Brown pitched a scoreless sixth inning in her varsity debut in the circle in relief of Pogue.

Addie Stieneker had a big night at the plate finishing with four hits, including two doubles, and three runs scored.

Eads and Riley Maulden each had three hits. Maulden drove in two runs, including the game winner in the sixth inning.

In other prep events Monday:

Baseball

Shelbyville 3, Knightstown 1

At Barnett Field in Shelbyville, Aiden Smith’s two-run double in the home half of the fifth inning was enough to get the Golden Bears a win over Knightstown.

Smith’s only hit of the game broke open a 1-1 tie.

McKayne Wickham pitched a complete game, allowing three hits and one walk. He struck out seven in his first win of the season.

Dallas Brammell took the loss for the Panthers (4-2), allowing five hits and two walks over six innings of work.

The win improved the Golden Bears to 5-5.

Boys golf

Greensburg 156, Shelbyville 178

At Greensburg Country Club, the top four Greensburg golfers shot 41 or better. Hunter Springmeyer led the Pirates with a 35.

Jake Garrison topped Shelbyville’s scorecard with a 38.

Girls tennis

Shelbyville 4, Waldron 1

At Shelbyville, both of the Golden Bears’ doubles teams improved to 7-2 with straight-set wins over the Mohawks (4-1).

At No. 1 singles, Karlie Lawson and Sophia Asher defeated Audrey Hogg and Riley Price, 6-2, 6-2.

Riley Lee and Sydney Baker earned their seventh win at No. 2 doubles with a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Grace Ross and Jackie Corlett.

Shelbyville (6-3) also got wins at No. 1 singles and No. 2 singles.

At No. 1 singles, Emma Sandman defeated Josee Larrison, 6-2, 6-3.

Aldridge knocked off Emily Tyree at No. 2 singles, 7-6 (5), 6-4.

Waldron’s lone win came at No. 3 singles where Emerson Lindsey stayed unbeaten (5-0) this season with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Joslyn Jersan.

Shelbyville is 4-0 this season against potential sectional opponents.

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The 21^st season at Horseshoe Indianapolis is set for Tuesday with nine Thoroughbred and one Quarter Horse race in Shelbyville, Indiana.

The first race will load in the gate at 2:30 p.m. for the 123-day racing season.

“We have a lot to look forward to in 2023,” said Eric Halstrom, Vice President and General Manager of Racing. “Our barn area is nearly full already. We have had horses ship in from all over the United States. Entries have been strong for our first two days. We are glad to welcome a few new stables this year and will work to keep the momentum going from last season where we had a record setting year in handle.”

The feature on the season opener is a $43,000 Allowance with a full field of 10 slated for the ninth race. All but one horse in the race makes its 2023 racing debut with Spotonjustice tagged as one of the favorites from post five. The Lantana Mob gelding, now three, returns for a new season off a win in his last start of 2022 in the $100,000 Crown Ambassador Stakes. DeShawn Parker, who won his 6,000^th career race at Horseshoe Indianapolis last year, will ride the Tony Granitz-trained gelding from post five.

“Every year, we have some really nice horses that train and race here,” added Halstrom. “Last year, Angel of Empire started off his career here and had two wins for trainer Brad Cox. He is now headed to this year’s Kentucky Derby. This is just an example of some of the top horses we see throughout the season.”

Some of this year’s top three-year-olds will head to Horseshoe Indianapolis for the track’s signature event, the 29^th running of the Grade 3 $300,000 Indiana Derby slated for July 8. The afternoon card, beginning at noon, will present more than one million in premier races on the day surrounded by activities and giveaways trackside.

“We have added several Saturday racing programs this year and will race from June 3 through September 2,” said Halstrom. “Six of those dates are for Quarter Horse cards beginning at 10:45 a.m. and five dates slated for Saturday night programs beginning at 5:30 p.m. We have a lot to offer our local fans for 2023.”

Local fans can also catch all the action from Kentucky Derby Day on May 6. The first race from Churchill Downs begins at 10:30 a.m. with live racing from Horseshoe Indianapolis beginning at 10:45 a.m. The afternoon includes a $3,000 Win-Place-Show drawing for one lucky fan to place on the Kentucky Derby.

Plus, those dressed for the occasion can participate in the $600 Derby Day Hat Contest. The day also includes giveaways and food trucks to enhance the experience for racing fans.

For more information on live racing at Horseshoe Indianapolis, visit www.caesars.com/horseshoe-indianapolis.

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On the strength of a pair of home runs from Kylee Edwards, Shelbyville coasted into the bottom of the seventh needing three outs to defeat Class 3A, No. 1 Yorktown Saturday at Yorktown Sports Park.

The Golden Bears’ defense faltered, though, and Yorktown scored four runs to keep the game going.

In the top of the ninth, Cheyenne Eads delivered a bases-clearing double to make it 8-5. Yorktown battled back again in the bottom of the ninth off Eads but could not produce the big hit it needed to secure the win.

In a week when Shelbyville faced three state-ranked opponents, it finished with two wins after an 8-7 victory in nine innings at Yorktown.

Eads earned the victory, allowing eight hits and two walks while striking out 18 – a program record at Shelbyville. Of the seven runs Yorktown scored, only two were earned.

Caitlin LaFerney had 14 strikeouts in a complete-game performance for Yorktown (6-1, 1-1 Hoosier Heritage Conference). She allowed seven hits and six walks in the loss.

Lexy Morris matched Edwards with two home runs. She scored three times and drove in three runs.

Edwards went 2-for-4 with three runs scored and three RBIs. The senior has six home runs, already her career high for a single season.

Hailey Pogue had two doubles for Shelbyville (6-3, 3-0 HHC).

Shelbyville hosts Greenwood (3-5) today for its annual “Pink Out” game.

In other prep events Saturday:

Baseball

Shelbyville 7, Indian Creek 4

At Shelbyville, the Golden Bears spotted starting pitcher Kade McNicholas a 7-0 lead that held up.

McNicholas allowed three runs in the top of the fifth inning and Luke Jackson limited the Braves (3-3) to one run on two hits over the final two innings to secure the win.

Aiden Smith, Asher Balting, Luke Brinkman and Dalton Jones each had two hits for Shelbyville (4-5). Brinkman had two RBIs.

Shelbyville hosts Knightstown (4-1) today.

Indianapolis Lutheran 14, Morristown 3

At Morristown, the visiting Saints scored seven runs in the top of the second and defeated the Yellow Jackets in five innings.

Owen Lecher led Lutheran (4-2) with three hits, including two doubles, and two runs scored. Jackson Brandenburg had two hits, two runs and three RBIs.

Morristown dropped to 3-3 this season.

The Yellow Jackets host Indy Genesis Homeschool (0-6) today.

Boys golf

Jennings County Invitational

At St. Anne’s Golf Course, Shelbyville finished third with a team score of 326.

Madison won the invitational with 302. Landon True led Madison with a 71 to earn the medalist honor.

Greensburg was runner-up at 315.

Eli Baker and Jake Garrison topped the Golden Bears’ scorecard with 80s. DaMiles McDuffey followed at 81. Brock Wischmeyer posted an 85 while Cruz Nedderman shot 103.

Shelbyville travels today to Greensburg.

Softball

Morristown 12, Oldenburg Academy 5

At Morristown, Brandi Enterkin had two hits, scored three runs and drove in two to lead the Yellow Jackets (3-3) over the Twisters (1-7).

Alexia Rogers had three RBIs. Nevaeh Cox and Abbi Miler each drove in two runs.

Rogers and Cox combined to limit the Twisters to two hits and four walks. They combined to strike out eight.

Morristown hosts Southwestern (0-6) Thursday.

Girls tennis

Shelbyville Invitational

The host Golden Bears secured their second win this season over Triton Central, winning all five matches in straight sets.

TC played without its No. 1 singles player Maryrose Felling.

At No. 1 singles, Emma Sandman defeated Maddy Brown, 6-1, 6-2. Renee Aldridge topped Hallie Schweitzer, 6-3, 6-4 at No. 2 singles. And Ella Connolly secured a 6-4, 6-0 win over Courtney Washburn at No. 3 singles.

At No. 1 doubles, Karlie Lawson and Sophia Asher defeated Lauren Grant and Kaylynn Washburn, 6-0, 6-1. And Riley Lee and Sydney Baker bested Olivia Reedy and Audrey Canter, 6-3, 6-4 at No. 2 doubles.

Triton Central finished the invitational 0-3, dropping matches to Franklin County (3-2) and Seymour (5-0).

The Tigers’ only match wins came from Brown, who defeated Franklin County’s Lola Mann, 6-2, 6-1 at No. 2 singles, and Grant, who topped FC’s Moorea Nobbe, 6-1, 6-1 at No. 3 singles.

Shelbyville was swept by Seymour, 5-0, but collected a second strong win over Franklin County, 5-0. The Golden Bears won all five matches in straight sets to improve to 5-2 this season.

Shelbyville travels to Waldron today. Triton Central is at Eastern Hancock Tuesday.

Boys volleyball

Blue River Valley Invitational

Shelbyville secured pool play wins over Purdue Poly and Lawrence North to earn a championship match appearance against Heritage Christian in the inaugural Blue River Valley Invitational.

In the championship, Heritage Christian held off the Golden Bears, 25-19, 25-22.

Jayion Grice led Shelbyville with 29 kills and five service aces in the invitational. Shiv Patel had 24 digs. Jackson Parker and Corbin Deck each had nine blocks.

Shelbyville returns to action on April 24 at New Palestine.

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The Waldron pitching staff struggled in game two of the Mid-Hoosier Conference two-game series with Southwestern, walking 14 Spartans which helped lead to an 18-7 defeat.

Eight Waldron errors in the field did not make it any easier as the two teams split the series after Waldron’s 14-0 win Thursday.

Waldron (2-6, 1-1 MHC) led 5-0 Friday after two innings but saw Southwestern (3-4, 1-3 MHC) score in every inning the rest of the way.

The Spartans tied the game in the fourth and took an 8-6 lead in the top of the fifth then scored four runs in the sixth and six runs in the seventh.

Jacob Lindsey took the loss for Waldron in relief of starting pitcher Bryce Yarling.

Lindsey had three hits for the Mohawks and scored three runs.

Waldron is at Jac-Cen-Del (1-4) Tuesday. Southwestern travels to Morristown (3-3, 1-0 MHC) Thursday.

In other prep events Friday:

Baseball

Heritage Christian 15, Triton Central 8

At Heritage Christian, Triton Central took a 7-5 lead to the bottom of the fourth but the Eagles scored three times in the fourth and six more times in the fifth to seal the win.

Tyler Allemeier led Heritage Christian (5-5) with three hits, two runs scored and two runs batted in. Carson Wilhite, Haydn Burzynski, Andrew Wiggins and Alex Jackson each had two hits.

Eli Sego topped Triton Central (2-6) with three hits. Trevor Couch had two hits. Nick Riggins drove in two runs.

Softball

Waldron 18, Southwestern 4

At Waldron, the host Mohawks scored 11 runs in the first inning and cruised to a second-straight win over the Spartans (0-6, 0-4 MHC).

Alyssa Benson limited Southwestern to two hits and struck out 13 to earn the win in a complete-game performance.

Audrey Hogg had two of Waldron’s six hits and she drove in four runs. Ryleigh Kropp had three RBIs and Sadie Chappelow drove in two runs.

Southwestern’s two hits came from Amber Benson.

Waldron is at Hauser (4-2, 3-0 MHC) Thursday. Southwestern is at Morristown (3-3, 0-2 MHC) Thursday.

Boys track

Knightstown Invitational

Milan 148, South Decatur 98, North Decatur 76, Tri 66, Indiana Math & Science 57, Shenandoah 55, Waldron 49, Knightstown 33

Waldron’s Will Larrison and Braylon Williams each scored a pair of runner-up finishes.

Larrison finished second in the 1,600 meters in four minutes, 54.9 seconds and second in the 3,200 in 10:54.81. In both races, Milan’s Ayden Potts was first across the finish line.

Williams finished second in the shot put (46 feet, 10 inches) and discus (122-6). Tri’s Parker Burk won both events.

Waldron also placed fourth in the 3,200 relay. Claudio Clapsono, Nathaniel Evans, Jimmy Taylor and Will Larrison completed the relay in 10:10.5.

Girls track

Knightstown Invitational

South Decatur 142, Shenandoah 96, North Decatur 70.5, Indiana Math & Science 68, Tri 50, Milan 44, Waldron 39, Knightstown 27.5

Lillian Lozier scored runner-up points for Waldron in the 100 hurdles (18.53) and 300 hurdles (56.63).

Waldron also got a third-place finish from Riley Price in the 400 (1:06.53).

And Waldron’s 400 relay team of Evelyn Campbell, Sophie Hudnall, Price and Lozier finished third (56.68).

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Two boys basketball coaches with Shelby County ties have been named head coaches this week.

Former Triton Central head coach Perry Nash has been approved as the new boys head basketball coach at Columbus East. Nash replaces Brent Chitty, who stepped down after 13 seasons as the Olympians head coach.

Nash has been an assistant coach at Franklin Central since leaving Triton Central.  He's 64-69 as a head coach in four seasons with the Tigers and two seasons at Jac-Cen-Del after working as an assistant at Shelbyville.

At East Central, assistant Tyler Theising replaces longtime head coach Dave Disbro. Theising, a 2009 graduate and player for Disbro and the Trojans, returned home to East Central as an assistant last season. He compiled a 58-36 record in four seasons as the head coach at South Ripley. He was a Shelbyville assistant prior to that.

Disbro steps away from the sideline after 24 seasons leading the Trojans. His career record is 332-220 with 18 winning seasons, including a sectional championship in 2008.

Shelbyville baseball scored four runs in the top of the first inning against Morristown ace Grant Kessler and turned it into an 8-1 victory Thursday.

The Golden Bears (3-5) scored single runs in the second and third innings and added two more in the fourth to secure the win.

Aiden Smith and Gavyn Fisher each had two hits, both doubles, for Shelbyville. The duo combined to drive in five of the Golden Bears’ eight runs.

Kessler, a left-hander committed to Mount St. Joseph University, pitched into the seventh inning and collected 14 strikeouts. Only three of the eight runs allowed were earned.

Dalton Jones earned the win for Shelbyville. He allowed one hit and one walk while striking out seven over four innings of work. McKayne Wickham and Caden Tackett combined to toss three scoreless innings.

Bryce Bryant led Morristown (3-2) with two hits.

Shelbyville hosts Indian Creek (3-2) Saturday at Barnett Field. Morristown hosts Indianapolis Lutheran (3-2) Saturday.

In other prep events Thursday:

Baseball

Waldron 14, Southwestern 0

At Southwestern, Jacob Bennett pitched six scoreless innings to lead Waldron (2-5, 1-0 Mid-Hoosier Conference) to its first win over the Spartans since 2015.

Bennett’s complete-game shutout was the first for the Mohawks since the 2021 season. He had 11 strikeouts.

Bennett also had a pair of hits against Southwestern (2-4, 0-3 MHC) as did Jared Brooks.

The two teams will play again tonight at Waldron.

Boys golf

Franklin 157, Shelbyville 187

At The Legends Golf Club, Jake Lock shot a career-low round of 34 to lead the Grizzlies to the team victory.

Franklin got 41s from Kadin Gibson, Luke Bechert and Kyle Diebold.

Eli Baker led Shelbyville with a 42. Jake Garrison followed at 43. Completing the Golden Bears’ scorecard were Brock Wischmeyer (47) and Cruz Nedderman (55).

Edinburgh 178, Southwestern 255

At Timbergate Golf Course, Edinburgh’s Max Blandford led the field with a three-over par round of 39.

Also for Edinburgh, Devyn Milburn shot 45, Gabe Bennett finished at 46 and Mason Calhoun shot 48.

Eli Smith led Southwestern with a 57.

Softball

Triton Central 10, Heritage Christian 0

At Triton Central, Lillian Fillippinie pitched a five-inning no-hitter and had 11 strikeouts to push TC’s record to 5-1.

Jayda McKee, Hailey Harris, Jalynn Keith and Brooklyn Adkins each had two hits to lead the Tigers. Harris had three runs batted in.

Triton Central hosts Edinburgh (3-5) Monday.

Morristown 16, Irvington Prep 5

At Irvington, the visiting Yellow Jackets scored in every inning to improve to 2-3 this season.

Brandi Enterkin led Morristown with four hits, three runs scored and two runs batted in. Nevaeh Cox had three hits, four runs and three RBIs. And Alexia Rogers had three hits and three RBIs.

Rhylee Coppage earned the win for Morristown, allowing six hits and five walks while striking out three in four innings. Rogers pitched a scoreless two innings in relief.

Kris Miller and Haley Johnson each had two hits for Irvington Prep (0-2).

Morristown hosts Oldenburg Academy (1-6) Saturday.

Waldron 18, Southwestern 4

At Southwestern, the visiting Mohawks used a 12-run first inning to roll to the Mid-Hoosier Conference victory.

Bre Barton drove in four runs for Waldron (1-0, 1-0 MHC) and Alyssa Benson, Destiny Hirschauer, Cadence Gooch and Louise Rousset each had two RBIs.

Benson struck out 11 Spartans (0-5, 0-3 MHC) in three-plus innings of work.

Girls tennis

Triton Central 4, Morristown 0

At Morristown, Maryrose Felling improved to 3-0 at No. 1 singles for Triton Central with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Sarah Essex.

Hallie Schweitzer defeated Abby Mendoza, 6-1, 6-1 at No. 2 singles.

Neither team fielded a player at No. 3 singles.

At No. 1 doubles, Courtney Washburn and Lauren Grant topped Bri Flores and Remi Spicklemire, 6-0, 6-0.

And Olivia Reedy and Kaylynn Washburn swept Olivia Trlak and Ashlee Balinger, 6-0, 6-0 at No. 2 doubles.

Triton Central will compete in the Shelbyville Invitational Saturday. Morristown returns to action Monday at Hauser.

Trinity Lutheran 4, Southwestern 1

At Southwestern, the No. 1 doubles pairing of McKinley Correll and Lauren Blondell scored a 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 win over Carson Bowling and Kiley Zobel for the Spartans’ lone victory.

Trinity Lutheran lost just seven games in the other four matches.

At No. 2 doubles, Natalee Martinez and Emily Kelley defeated Southwestern’s Lily DeSpain and Kate Coffman, 6-1, 6-0.

Drew Hubbard bested Ella Rice at No. 1 singles, 6-0, 6-1.

Slobina Hall topped Mackenzie Belton, 6-2, 6-1 at No. 2 singles.

And Samantha Enzinger defeated Tori Burkhart, 6-0, 6-2 at No. 3 singles.

Southwestern travels to Edinburgh Monday.

Girls track

Morristown 77, Southwestern 58, Edinburgh 15

At Morristown, Oakleigh Goedde collected first-place points in four individual events to lead the Yellow Jackets. Goedde won the long jump, high jump, 100-meter hurdles and the 300 hurdles.

Raegan Kleine added victories in the 800 and 1,600. Maggie Lutes won the 200 and 400.

In the field events, Kindall Dorsey won the shot put and discus.

Morristown also won the 3,200 relay with Kleine, Lutes, Grace McLaughlin and Katie Theobald.

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Oliver Gearlds shot 37 and the Triton Central Tigers defeated Cascade, 191-216, Wednesday at Deer Creek Golf Course.

Gearlds was the medalist. Chase Chandler followed with a 45.

Completing the TC scorecard were Max Ray (53), Dayne Bailey (56) and Taggy Goul (61).

Evan Franklin led Cascade with a 43.

Triton Central takes on New Palestine Monday.

In other prep events Wednesday:

Baseball

Mt. Vernon 14, Shelbyville 2

At Barnett Field in Shelbyville, the visiting Marauders completed the Hoosier Heritage Conference two-game sweep with a complete-game performance from Eli Bridenthal.

Bridenthal scattered six hits and notched 12 strikeouts to improve Mt. Vernon to 6-1 overall and 4-0 against HHC opponents.

The Golden Bears (2-5, 0-4 HHC) trailed 5-0 when they scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the fourth inning. Gavyn Fisher and Asher Balting each drove in runs to keep Shelbyville in contention.

The Marauders answered back with three runs in the top of the fifth and six runs in the sixth.

Softball

Center Grove 3, Shelbyville 1

At Shelbyville, Riley Henson limited Shelbyville to three hits and struck out nine to lead the Class 4A, No. 2 Trojans to the win.

Cheyenne Eads worked out of trouble in the top of the first inning when Hannah Haberstroh and Brynn Meyer had back-to-back hits to start the game. An Ashlynn Wolff groundout scored Haberstroh but Meyer was left stranded.

The Trojans (7-1) did not score again until the fifth when Haberstroh plated Mae Munson and then scored on Meyer’s second hit of the game.

Shelbyville’s only run came in the sixth when Hailey Maulden walked. Pinch runner Makinah Noel reached second on a Center Grove fielding error and eventually scored on a Hailey Pogue groundout.

Shelbyville (5-3, 2-0 HHC) hosts Delta (0-6, 0-1 HHC) today.

Triton Central 12, Southwestern 0

At Southwestern, Hailey Harris, Jalynn Keith and Brooklyn Adkins combined for seven hits, seven runs scored and five runs batted in to improve the Tigers to 4-1.

Madi Peterson worked a five-inning perfect game for Triton Central, striking out all 15 batters that came to the plate.

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Columbus East held off Shelbyville despite the Golden Bears winning eight events in a dual track and field meet Monday.

The Olympians took the team victory, 66-61, on their home track.

Shelbyville won two of the three relay races and got event wins from Blake Hughes, Elias Slaven, Beau Kenkel, Ethan Lambert and Keagan Turner.

Hughes won the 200 meters in 24.49 seconds and the 400 in 55.55.

Slaven took first place in the 800 in 2:23.18.

Kenkel won the 3,200 in 10:50.22.

Lambert (photo) had the best throw in the discus (136-10).

Turner cleared nine feet to win the pole vault.

The foursome of Ben Price, Elijah von Werder, Teegan Ervine and Tristin Maloney won the 3,200 relay in 9:08.79. Hughes teamed with von Werder, Price and Christian Powell to win the 1,600 relay (3:43.33).

Columbus East won the girls meet, 109-14.

Shelbyville’s lone event win came from Emma Claxton in the 100 hurdles. Claxton clocked a personal-best time of 19.11 to claim the first-place points.

Shelbyville also got runner-up finishes from Hannah Wright in the 1,600 (6:25.73) and Avery Keller in the 3,200 (14:33.81).

In other prep events Monday:

Baseball

Mt. Vernon 12, Shelbyville 2

At Mt. Vernon, Cameron Sullivan and Jack Peine limited the visiting Golden Bears to just one hit while striking out 12 to secure the Hoosier Heritage Conference victory.

Shelbyville (2-4, 0-3 HHC) led 2-1 after the top of the third inning but the Marauders (5-1, 3-0 HHC) scored five times in the bottom half of the inning and added four more runs in the fourth.

Sullivan, Eli Bridenthal and Konnor Scheidt each had two hits for Mt. Vernon. Sullivan drove in three runs.

Shelbyville’s lone hit came from Aiden Smith, who started on the mound and took the loss after allowing six hits, five walks and six runs in three innings.

Triton Central 16, Indianapolis Ritter 0

At Triton Central, Bryce Haney twirled a two-hit shutout to get the Tigers their first victory of the season.

Triton Central (1-5, 1-2 Indiana Crossroads Conference) scored four times in the first and five more times in the second to seize control against the Raiders (3-3, 0-3 ICC).

Mathew Shircliff, Janssen Capps, Nick Riggins and Avynn Whitaker each had two hits for TC. Whitaker had two doubles and drove in three runs. Capps had a triple and drove in three runs.

Morristown 30, Providence Cristo Rey 0

At Morristown, the host Yellow Jackets (3-1) used a 16-run first inning to cruise to the victory over the Wolves (0-1).

Kade Rogers went 6-for-6 at the plate with four runs scored and three runs batted in. Grant Kessler had three hits and five more Yellow Jackets had two hits apiece.

Rogers handled the pitching duties and allowed one hit and two walks while striking out 11 in the shutout victory.

Bethesda Christian 14, Waldron 4

At Waldron, Bethesda Christian took advantage of a woeful fifth inning for the Mohawks to improve to 3-2 this season.

The Patriots scored 12 runs in the fifth inning to break open a 2-1 game.

Isaiah Giegerich had three hits and scored two runs. Sam Mlagan also had three hits, scored two runs and drove in three. The pair also combined to limit the Mohawks (1-5) to four runs on nine hits while striking out six.

Jacob Lindsey and Jacob Bennett combined for five of Waldron’s nine hits.

Boys Golf

Mt. Vernon 158, Triton Central 208

At Ironwood Golf Course, the host Marauders’ top four golfers shot 41 or better to defeat the Tigers.

Nils Erkmanis posted a 38 to take the medalist honor. Brady Pearson was one shot back at 39. Dawson Perry carded a 40 and Asher Cotton shot 41.

Oliver Gearlds led Triton Central with a 42. Chase Chandler followed at 47.

Softball

Triton Central 22, South Decatur 0

At South Decatur, the visiting Tigers scored six runs in the top of the first inning and added eight more in the second to improve to 3-1 this season.

Brylie Couch earned the win in the pitcher’s circle, allowing no hits and one walk while striking out 13.

Madi Peterson, Hailey Harris and Madison Collins each had three hits for Triton Central. Collins and Peterson combined to drive in seven runs.

Knightstown 10, Morristown 0

At Knightstown, Mae Hersberger and Zoe Beabout combined to limit the visiting Yellow Jackets to three hits while striking out nine.

The Panthers (3-0) scored four times in the fourth and fifth innings to stay undefeated this season. Four of Knightstown’s five hits were extra base hits.

Rhylee Coppage took the loss for Morristown (1-3). The senior allowed 10 runs, only four were earned, and walked five while striking out three.

Girls Tennis

New Palestine 3, Triton Central 2

At New Palestine, the host Dragons dominated the doubles matches and used a win at No. 3 singles to secure the team victory over Triton Central (0-2).

At No. 3 singles, Courtney Johnson topped Triton Central’s Maddy Brown, 6-0, 7-5.

Bethany Blachly and Josephine Harvey shut out Triton Central’s Lauren Grant and Courtney Washburn at No. 1 doubles, 6-0, 6-0.

And Alyssa Kauchak and Emily Appleby dropped just two games in defeating Kaylynn Washburn and Olivia Reedy at No. 2 doubles, 6-1, 6-1.

Triton Central’s Maryrose Felling bested Olivia Hasenkamp at No. 1 singles, 7-5, 6-4.

And Hallie Schweitzer won at No. 2 singles over Kaitlyn Mitchell, 6-1, 6-3.

Waldron 5, Southwestern 0

At Southwestern, the visiting Mohawks improved to 4-0 this season.

At No. 1 singles, Josee Larrison defeated Lauryn Blondell, 6-0, 6-1.

Emily Tyree topped McKinley Correll at No. 2 singles, 6-1, 6-2.

And Emerson Lindsey bested Mackenzie Belton at No. 3 singles, 6-0, 6-2.

At No. 1 doubles, Audrey Hogg and Riley Price defeated Tori Burkhart and Kate Coffman, 6-0, 6-0.

And Grace Ross and Jackie Corlett defeated Taryn Hoeing and Lilly DeSpain at No. 2 doubles, 6-1, 6-0.

Girls Track

Morristown 59, North Decatur 45, Oldenburg Academy 47

At Morristown, Oakleigh Goedde led the Yellow Jackets with wins in the high jump, 100 hurdles and 300 hurdles. She also finished runner-up in the long jump.

Maggie Lutes won the 400 and was part of the winning 3,200 relay team. She also placed second in the 200 and third in the high jump.

Raegan Kleine won the 800, 1,600 and 3,200 and was part of the winning 3,200 relay team.

Grace McLaughlin finished second in the 1,600 and 3,200 and the long jump. She also was part of the 3,200 relay team that took first place.

Katie Theobald was the fourth member of the winning 3,200 relay team.

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Kilikina Schultz produced a pair of strong hurdling performances Thursday at the Muskingum Invitational.

Schultz, a Shelbyville graduate, won the 400-meter hurdles in one minute, 12.28 seconds, and finished runner-up in the 100 hurdles in 16.35.

Schultz is a freshman at Muskingum in New Concord, Ohio. Muskingum finished second in the 8-team field.

Here is a look at other Shelby County graduates competing at the collegiate level.

Manchester Invitational

Four athletes that graduated from Shelby County high schools represented Franklin College and Manchester University at the track and field meet Saturday.

Taylor Tatlock

The Southwestern graduate won the women’s javelin throw for Franklin with a best throw of 120 feet, five inches.

Tatlock also finished third in the discus at 124-3.

Alison Muck

The Southwestern graduate placed third in the 200 (27.86) and fourth in the high jump (4-11) for Franklin.

Jill Anspaugh

The Shelbyville graduate crossed the finish line in fourth place in the 1,500 (5:12.59).

Anspaugh also was part of Franklin College’s fifth-place finish in the 1,600 relay.

Michael Fox

The Shelbyville graduate, competing for Manchester, finished sixth in the 5,000 (16:23).

Fox also was part of a Manchester 1,600 relay team that finished 10^th.

Zaleeya Martin

The Shelbyville graduate finished runner-up in the 100 (12.67) and the 200 (26.69) for Hanover College Saturday in the Wabash Invitational.

Konrad Dorsey

The Shelbyville graduate finished 30^th in the 100 (12.01) and 41^st in the 200 (24.75) for Trine while competing in the Indiana Tech Good Friday Meet Friday in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Jacob Batten

The Morristown graduate, also representing Trine, placed 16^th in the 800 (2:09.07) Friday in Fort Wayne.

Hannah File

The Shelbyville graduate had two hits, including a solo home run, Tuesday for Louisville in a 10-5 loss at Indiana.

File had three hits and two walks in a weekend series against Notre Dame. The Cardinals lost the first two games of the ACC series but recovered for a 6-2 victory Saturday to improve to 10-4 in conference games.

Louisville is 25-13 this season.

TeAnn Bringle

The Shelbyville graduate went 1-for-3 at the plate Tuesday in Indiana State’s 2-0 loss to Evansville.

The Sycamores dropped to 19-20 overall and 8-6 in Missouri Valley Conference contests.

Morgan Stieneker

The Shelbyville graduate had four hits, including two doubles, and drove in two runs Monday for IUPUC in a doubleheader against St. Mary-of-the-Woods.

Stieneker had two hits and two walks in a game one loss, 7-4. In game two, Stieneker again had two hits in a 6-3 loss.

Katie Mathies

The Shelbyville graduate had two hits, including a double, and scored a run Saturday in DePauw’s 10-2 win at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio.

The Tigers completed the doubleheader sweep with another 10-2 victory in game two.

DePauw improved to 7-16 overall and 2-0 against North Coast Athletic Conference opponents.

Cory Taylor

The Shelbyville graduate had a double and a triple and drove in two runs Friday in Eastern Michigan’s 6-4 loss to Miami (Ohio).

In Sunday’s series finale, Taylor again had two hits and scored a run in an 8-1 victory.

Eastern Michigan is 14-15 this season.

Damon Lux

The Shelbyville graduate went 1-for-3, was hit by a pitch and scored two runs for Duke Tuesday in a 19-0 win over Davidson to improve the Blue Devils to 21-11.

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The rosters have been announced for the 18^th Annual Hoosier Gym Classic All-Star games at historic Hoosier Gym in Knightstown.

The girls/boys doubleheader is April 29. Tickets are $25 with access to both games, but are limited to 450 tickets, which may be purchased at thehoosiergym.com.

The girls game tips off at noon with the boys game to follow.

The girls game will feature a pair of Shelby County athletes.

Shelbyville’s Kylee Edwards, a Mississippi State softball recruit, and Triton Central’s Lizzie Graham, who will play basketball collegiately at Indiana University South Bend, have been selected for the prestigious event.

Other girls committed to the game are Fishers’ Hailey Smith and Olivia Smith, Hobart’s Asia Donald, New Palestine’s Isabella Gizzi, Pioneer’s Ashlynn Brooke, Mishawaka Marian’s McKaya Porter and Nevaeh Foster, Columbus East’s Saige Stahl, Jay County’s Renna Schwieterman, East Central’s Josie Trabel, Tri’s Bailey Parham, South Bend Washington’s Amiyah Reynolds and Rashunda Jones, Lanesville’s Linzie Wernert, Hamilton Southeastern’s Olivia Brown and Riley Makalusky, Bedford North Lawrence’s Karsyn Norman, Trinity Lutheran’s Bailey Tabeling, Forest Park’s Amber Tretter, Ben Davis’ Cristen Carter, and Northwestern’s McKenna Layden.

The roster will be split into two teams and coached by Forest Park’s Tony Hasenour, Springs Valley’s Marty Niehaus, Noblesville’s Donna Buckley, and Avon’s Will Staal.

The boys all-star game roster includes; New Castle’s Gavin Welch, Ben Davis’ Zane Doughty and Sheridan Sharp, Bloomington North’s JQ Roberts, Carmel’s Sam Orme, Cathedral’s Xavier Booker, Jaron Tibbs and Jake Davis, Culver Academy’s Cooper Farrall, Greenfield-Central’s Dylan Moles, Heritage Christian’s Myles Colvin, Linton-Stockton’s Joey Hart, North Daviess’ Jaylen Mullen, Park Tudor’s Jermaine Coleman, Penn’s Markus Burton, Valparaiso’s Mason Jones, Zionsville’s Nick Richart and Logan Imes, Crown Point’s A.J. Lux, NorthWood’s Ian Raasch, New Palestine’s Ian Stephens, Anderson’s Ahmere Carson and Oak Hill’s Landon Biegel.

The coaching staff for the boys game has not been announced.

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Cheyenne Eads continued to prove she is a dominant force in the pitcher’s circle for Shelbyville.

The junior followed up a no-hitter Saturday against New Castle with a 14-strikeout performance Monday at Legends Field to lead Shelbyville to a 1-0 victory over Class 4A, No. 7 Pendleton Heights.

Kylee Edwards delivered the only hit that mattered – a sixth inning solo home run – and Eads and the Shelbyville defense took care of the rest.

The Arabians (4-3, 0-1 Hoosier Heritage Conference), fresh off a pair of wins over top-10 ranked opponents Saturday, managed just two singles off Eads, who improved to 3-2 this season and pushed her strikeout total to 50 in five appearances.

Shelbyville finished with seven hits against Pendleton Heights pitcher Eliza Findlay but could not push a run across the plate until Edwards hit a towering shot to straightaway centerfield – her fourth home run of the season.

The Golden Bears (5-2, 2-0 HHC) fell out of the state coaches poll this week but have three games with state-ranked foes, including Pendleton Heights.

Shelbyville hosts 4A No. 2 Center Grove (6-1) Wednesday. Delta (0-5, 0-1 HHC) comes to town Friday before the Golden Bears travel to Class 3A, co-No. 1 Yorktown (3-0) Saturday.

In other prep events Monday:

Baseball

Southport 5, Shelbyville 2

At Shelbyville, the visiting Cardinals (3-1) pushed two runs across the plate in the sixth and another in the seventh to secure the win at Barnett Field.

Calvin Miller, Peyton Phoenix and Austin Van Velse each had two hits for Southport.

Shelbyville (2-3) managed just three hits in the loss – all singles from Luke Brinkman, Dalton Jones and Donavon Martin.

Kade McNicholas took the loss, pitching five innings and allowing four hits and four walks.

Only two of Southport’s five runs were earned.

Tri-Central 6, Waldron 4

At Grand Park in Westfield, the Trojans used a four-run third inning to take a lead they would never relinquish.

Waldron (1-4) had four hits in the loss to Tri-Central (3-0).

Bryce Yarling had a triple, three walks and scored two runs. Jacob Bennett had a run-scoring double.

Yarling pitched five innings, allowing six hits while striking out seven.

Jacob Lindsey worked two innings and allowed two hits and one run.

Boys Golf

Columbus East 168, Shelbyville 170

At Bear Chase Golf Course, Shelbyville’s Eli Baker shot 37 on his home course to earn the match medalist honor.

Brock Wischmeyer followed for the Golden Bears with a 41.

Softball

South Decatur 25, Southwestern 2

At Southwestern, the visiting Cougars scored nine runs in the top of the first inning and cruised to a second Mid-Hoosier Conference victory over the Spartans (0-3, 0-2 MHC).

Amber Benson, Kyndra King, Jordan Deem and Brooklynn Creek each had hits for Southwestern.

South Decatur improved to 2-3 (2-0 MHC).

Girls tennis

Shelbyville 3, Triton Central 2

At Triton Central, the visiting Golden Bears got a pair of strong performances in the doubles matches and Renee Aldridge scored a win at No. 2 singles.

Aldridge defeated Hallie Schweitzer, 6-2, 7-5.

At No. 1 doubles, Karlie Lawson and Sophia Asher improved to 3-0 this season for Shelbyville (3-0) with a 6-0, 6-3 win over Courtney Washburn and Lauren Grant.

Sydney Baker and Riley Lee also improved to 3-0 with a 6-3, 6-3 win at No. 2 doubles over Olivia Reedy and Kaylynn Washburn.

At No. 1 singles, Maryrose Felling topped Shelbyville’s Emma Sandman, 7-6 (1), 7-6 (6).

And Maddy Brown bested Ella Connolly at No. 3 singles, 7-5, 7-6 (6).

Eastern Hancock 5, Southwestern 0

At Southwestern, Eastern Hancock’s Sophie Hardin needed three sets to win at No. 1 singles to complete the sweep.

Hardin defeated Lauryn Blondell, 6-4, 6-7 (2), 10-5.

At No. 2 singles, Lexi Swauger topped McKinley Correll, 7-5, 6-2.

Southwestern (0-2) forfeited the No. 3 singles match.

Mikayla Haray and Savannah Hardin defeated Tori Burkhart and Kate Coffman at No. 2 doubles, 6-0, 6-1.

And Sarah Clark and Abby Bolding topped Lilly DeSpain and Taryn Hoeing at No. 2 doubles, 6-1, 6-0.

Waldron 5, Morristown 0

At Morristown, the visiting Mohawks (3-0) lost just six games in sweeping the Yellow Jackets (0-2).

Josee Larrison improved to 3-0 at No. 1 singles with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Sarah Essex.

Emily Tyree scored a No. 2 singles victory over Abby Mendoza, 6-1, 6-1.

Morristown forfeited the No. 3 singles match.

At No. 1 doubles, Audrey Hogg and Riley Price bested Bri Flores and Remi Spicklemire, 6-2, 6-0.

And Grace Ross and Jackie Corlett defeated Olivia Trlak and Ashlee Ballenger, 6-0, 6-1.

Boys volleyball

Whiteland def. Shelbyville, 25-12, 25-20, 25-11

At Shelbyville, the host Golden Bears were swept in three sets to fall to 0-3 in their inaugural season.

Whiteland improved to 4-1.

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Cheyenne Eads overpowered New Castle Saturday morning to get Class 4A, No. 15 Shelbyville its first Hoosier Heritage Conference win of the season.

Eads, a junior, twirled a five-inning no hitter, walked two and struck out 13 to improve the Golden Bears to 4-2 this season.

Limited to just one run in its last 14 innings, Shelbyville scored four times in each of the first two innings against New Castle (0-4, 0-1 HHC).

Eads had a two-run double in the first that scored Abby Brenner and Addie Stieneker. Kali Laycock followed with a single that scored Eads. Courtesy runner Addysyn Wettrick then scored on Destiney Johnson’s single.

In the second, Hailey Pogue had a run-scoring single and Laycock drove in two more with her second hit of the contest off New Castle pitcher Madi Moffitt.

Stieneker added a two-run home run in the fourth inning to put the 10-run rule into effect.

Eads finished the game in the fifth inning with a strikeout to improve to 2-2 this season in the circle.

The Golden Bears begin a busy week Monday against the first of three state-ranked opponents over a six-day span.

Shelbyville travels to Class 4A, No. 8 Pendleton Heights (4-2, 0-0 HHC) Monday before hosting 4A No. 2 Center Grove (5-1) Wednesday. Pendleton Heights defeated Center Grove, 5-3, Saturday in the championship game of the Horseshoe Classic.

Shelbyville continues its HHC schedule Friday hosting Delta (0-4, 0-0 HHC) then travels Saturday to Class 3A, No. 2 Yorktown (3-0, 0-0 HHC).

In other prep events Saturday:

Baseball

Waldron 6, Brown County 5

At Waldron, the host Mohawks scored four runs in the fifth inning to secure their first win of the season.

Bryce Yarling, Jared Brooks and Jacob Lindsey combined to scatter six Brown County hits and strike out 10 to get Waldron to 1-3 this season.

Jacob Bennett and Donovan Russell each had two hits. Brooks drove in two runs.

Jack Sichting finished with three hits and three runs scored for Brown County (1-2).

Hagerstown 8, Triton Central 2

At Hagerstown, Ben Williams and Will Combs each drove in two runs to lead Hagerstown to a win in game one of a doubleheader.

Cole Tracy, Quaid Mull and Kaagen Kendall benefitted from a five-run fifth inning and combined to limit TC to three hits while striking out 11.

Bryce Haney drove in both of Triton Central’s runs.

Hagerstown 21, Triton Central 0

In game two, three different Hagerstown pitchers limited Triton Central to just one hit and the host Tigers improved to 6-0 this season.

Wyatt Burris hit a home run and drove in five runs to lead Hagerstown, who pounded out 17 hits in the victory.

Trevor Couch had the lone hit for Triton Central (0-5).

Softball

Triton Central 8, Trinity Lutheran 0

At the Rising Sun Invitational, Lillian Fillippinie, Hailey Harris and Brylie Couch each had two hits in Triton Central’s victory.

Fillippinie went the distance, allowing two hits and two walks while striking out 12.

Grace Lance took the loss for Trinity Lutheran (4-1), allowing seven hits, three walks and eight runs over six innings.

Triton Central 10, Rising Sun 0

Couch delivered a one-hitter and struck out 12 to improve Triton Central to 2-1 this season.

Jalynn Keith led the offensive output with three hits, two runs scored and four runs batted in. Harris and Couch each had two hits.

Rising Sun dropped to 3-2.

Boys volleyball

Madison def. Shelbyville, 25-7, 25-13, 26-24

At Shelbyville, the Golden Bears (0-2) got off to a slow start before putting together a competitive third set.

Madison improved to 2-4 with the straight-set win.

Shelbyville hosts Whiteland Monday.

Boys track

Mohawk Invitational

Will Larrison won two events and Braylon Williams added a third victory for Waldron in its own invitational.

Larrison won the 1,600 meters in four minutes, 52.05 seconds. The sophomore also crossed the finish line first in the 3,200 in 11:09.86.

Williams took first place in the shot put with a best throw of 41 feet, one inch. The junior also finished third in the discus (108-11).

Waldron also got a pair of third-place finishes from Nathaniel Evans in the 1,600 (5:33.57) and the 3,200 (11:49.45).

Blue River Valley captured the team title with 106 points. South Decatur was runner-up at 98 with Switzerland County (78), Union County (66), Anderson Prep (55), Waldron (54) and Edinburgh (8) completing the field.

Girls track

Mohawk Invitational

Lillian Lozier produced Waldron’s only event win and had two more top-four finishes.

Lozier won the 100 hurdles in 18.75. She also placed fourth in the 300 hurdles (56.39) and third in the long jump (13-7.25).

Also for Waldron, Sophie Hudnall placed fourth in the 800 (3:08.73) and the Mohawks’ 400 relay team finished fourth (58.35).

Switzerland County won the team title with 114 points. Union County was runner-up at 111. South Decatur was third with 102 points to finish ahead of Anderson Prep (49), Blue River Valley (43), Waldron (30) and Edinburgh (6).

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Shelbyville built a 7-1 lead but needed two runs in the top of the seventh to win Friday at Triton Central, 9-7.

Luke Jackson got the final five outs to secure the win for Shelbyville (2-2). The junior allowed two hits and struck out two while not allowing a run.

McKayne Wickham pitched into the fifth inning for the Golden Bears and allowed four hits while striking out five. Triton Central tagged reliever Eli Sheppard for five runs to tie the game in the sixth inning.

Luke Brinkman had two of Shelbyville’s six hits. Brock Kuhn, Gavyn Fisher and Luke Jackson each drove in two runs.

Avram Rund and Ben Toth each had two hits for Triton Central (0-3). Rund, Nick Riggins, Blaine Raider and Bryce Haney each drove in a run in the loss.

Logan Plew, Janssen Capps and Avynn Whitaker combined to allow six Shelbyville hits and walked 13.

In other prep events Friday:

Baseball

Morristown 12, North Decatur 1

Grant Kessler dominated North Decatur to lead Morristown to a 12-1 victory.

The Morristown ace and Mount St. Joseph recruit allowed just one hit and two walks while striking out 16 in a complete-game performance.

Bryce Bryant led the offensive attack for Morristown (2-1, 1-0 Mid-Hoosier Conference) with three hits, two runs scored and two RBIs.

Dyllan Rutledge had two hits and two RBIs while Tyler Schonfeld also had two hits.

Morristown scored four runs in the third inning to take the lead. A six-run sixth ended the MHC contest.

South Ripley 4, Waldron 3, 8 inn.

At South Ripley, Mason McNew had two hits, two RBIs and struck out nine to earn the win on the mound for the Raiders (2-1).

Waldron trailed 3-0 after one inning but rallied to tie the game in the fourth. Neither team would score again until South Ripley pushed a run across the plate in the bottom of the eighth.

Jacob Bennett and Jared Brooks had run-scoring hits for Waldron (0-3).

Hunter Dodson took the loss in relief of Bennett, who pitched five innings and allowed three hits while striking out nine.

South Decatur 20, Southwestern 1

At South Decatur, the host Cougars exploded for 20 runs to secure the MHC victory.

South Decatur improved to 2-1 this season while Southwestern suffered its first loss to fall to 2-1.

The two teams will complete the MHC two-game series Monday at Southwestern.

Softball

Shelbyville 1, East Central 0

At Shelbyville, Hailey Pogue pitched a two-hit shutout and delivered the game-winning hit in the bottom of the seventh inning.

Class 4A, No. 15 Shelbyville (3-2) got a one-out single from Hailey Maulden in the bottom of the seventh in a scoreless game. Pinch-runner Addysyn Wettrick advanced to second on a Riley Maulden single and the top of the lineup followed.

After Abby Brenner popped out to first base, East Central pitched around Kylee Edwards, who walked to load the bases for Pogue, who was hitless in her first three at bats off East Central pitcher Montana Plymale.

Down 1-2 in the count, Pogue laced a hard hit ball into the left-centerfield gap to set off the celebration.

Pogue limited the Trojans (1-3), a potential Sectional 14 opponent, to two hits, walked one and hit a batter while collecting six strikeouts.

North Decatur 20, Morristown 5

At North Decatur, the host Chargers turned a 6-5 lead into 20-5 with a 14-run fourth inning.

Sarah Swain collected four hits, including a home run, scored two runs and drove in five in the victory. She also earned the win in the pitcher’s circle, allowing nine hits and a walk but struck out 11.

Kacie Ogden finished with three hits and Sydney Rohls and Ally Whitaker each had two for North Decatur (2-2, 1-0 MHC).

Nevaeh Cox led Morristown (1-1, 0-1 MHC) with three hits, including a triple, and two runs scored. Brandi Enterkin and Kayla Bair each had two hits.

Girls tennis

Waldron 4, Rushville 1

At Waldron, the host Mohawks improved to 2-0 with a pair of wins in the doubles matches and a strong performance from Josee Larrison at No. 1 singles.

Larrison defeated Brooklyn Newbold, 6-1, 6-1, and Emerson Lindsey added a 6-4, 7-6 (3) win over Isabella Wilson at No. 3 singles.

At No. 1 doubles, Audrey Hogg and Riley Price defeated Morgan Beard and Jade Edwards, 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-2.

Waldron’s fourth win came from Grace Ross and Jackie Corlett at No. 2 doubles over Megan Alexander and Lanea Adams, 6-3, 6-2.

Rushville’s lone win came at No. 2 singles where Audrey Gulley bested Emily Tyree, 6-1, 6-0.

Boys track

Triton Central Invitational

Triton Central secured six event wins and had six more top-three finishes to secure the team title at its own invitational with 133 points.

Ethan Cales won the 110-meter hurdles in 17.54 seconds.

Brad Schultz won the 100 meters (11.56) and the 200 (24.11).

William Baugh took first place in the shot put at 46 feet, eight inches.

Brayden Wilkins placed first in the long jump at 20-1.75.

Triton Central also won the 400 relay in 45.69.

Also earning top-three finishes were Wilkens (second in 100, 11.94; second in 200, 24.24), Hadyn Ball (second in discus, 124-10; third in shot put, 42-5) and Mason Compton (third in long jump, 18-9.25).

TC also placed third in the 1,600 relay (3:56.68).

Franklin County finished second in the team standings with 115 points. North Decatur was third (79) followed by Indy Genesis (75), Herron (54) and Edinburgh (5).

Girls track

Triton Central Invitational

Triton Central had four event wins to finish third in its own invitational.

Hallie Schweitzer won the 1,600 in 6:02.25 and the 3,200 in 13:06.09.

Madison Brown took first place in the high jump with a best clearance of 4-10.

Brynne Auckerman crossed the finish line first in the 800 (2:47.9).

TC also got top-three finishes from Brown in the long jump (second at 15-3.25) and Farah Coen in the shot put (second at 27-10).

Triton Central finished third in the 3,200 relay (11:59.11).

Herron won the team title with 127 points. Franklin County was runner-up at 114 to finish ahead of Triton Central (91), North Decatur (58), Indy Genesis (56) and Edinburgh (1).

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Shelbyville tennis improved to 2-0 this season with a 5-0 win Thursday at Morristown.

At No. 1 singles, Emma Sandman defeated Sarah Essex, 6-1, 6-0.

Renee Aldridge did not lose a game in a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 2 singles over Abby Mendoza.

The host Yellow Jackets forfeited the No. 3 singles match to Ella Connolly.

At No. 1 doubles, Karlie Lawson and Sophia Asher topped Remi Spicklemire and Bri Flores, 6-0, 6-2.

Riley Lee and Sydney Baker completed the sweep with a No. 2 doubles victory over Ashlee Belanger and Olivia Triak.

On Monday, Morristown hosts Waldron while Shelbyville travels to Triton Central.

In other prep events Thursday:

Baseball

New Palestine 12, Shelbyville 2

At New Palestine, the host Dragons scored 10 times in the third inning to secure the Hoosier Heritage Conference sweep of the Golden Bears (1-2, 0-2 HHC).

Shelbyville scored twice in the top of the first inning when Gavyn Fisher plated Aiden Smith and Caden Tackett with a double.

Henry Thorpe settled down from there and did not allow another run over four innings. Adam Rickey closed the game out with a scoreless inning of work from the mound.

Dalton Jones took the loss for Shelbyville, who had just three hits in the HHC game.

The Golden Bears travel today to Triton Central.

Beech Grove 8, Triton Central 0

At Beech Grove, the host Hornets scored five times in the bottom of the sixth inning and completed the Indiana Crossroads Conference sweep of the Tigers (0-2, 0-2 ICC).

Triton Central had just two hits in the loss.

Blaine Raider and Bryce Haney combined to allow eight Beech Grove hits and three walks.

The Tigers host Shelbyville tonight.

Softball

North Decatur 20, Morristown 5

At Morristown, the visiting Chargers used an 8-run first inning to get rolling in the Mid-Hoosier Conference contest.

North Decatur (2-2, 1-0 MHC) led 12-4 before scoring eight more times in the sixth.

Morristown (1-1, 0-1 MHC) had 10 hits in the loss. Alexia Rogers had two doubles and scored three runs. Nevaeh Cox, Brandi Enterkin and Rhylee Coppage each had two hits.

The Yellow Jackets travel to North Decatur today for another MHC contest.

Boys Golf

Mt. Vernon 171, Shelbyville 185

At Ironwood Golf Course, four Marauders shot 46 or better to defeat Shelbyville. Aaron Arkensau was the medalist with a 40.

The Golden Bears were led by Eli Baker’s 45. Jake Garrison and DaMiles McDuffey followed with 46s.

Shelbyville competes Saturday in the Yorktown Invitational.

Oldenburg Academy 186, Southwestern 205

At Timbergate Golf Course, the Twisters secured the team win in a match where each school only had three golfers.

Oldenburg Academy’s Cale Johannigman was the medalist with a round of 53. Henry Wanstrath shot 64 and Aaron Bauer carded 69.

Eli Smith led Southwestern with a 63. Brayden Dunbar and Eli Stone each posted 71.

Boys track

Greenfield-Central 79, New Palestine 67.5, Shelbyville 20.5

At McKeand Stadium in Shelbyville, Christian Powell bested the field in the 200 meters to secure the Golden Bears’ only event win.

Powell crossed the finish line in 24.28 seconds. He also placed second in the long jump (18-7.5).

Other top-four finishers for Shelbyville included Ethan Lambert (second in discus, 142-1), Antonio Harbert (fourth in shot put, 37-3), Keagan Turner (third in pole vault, 8-0; fourth in 100, 12.46) and Beau Kenkel (second in 1,600, 4:52.4; second in 800, 2:05.81).

Shelbyville is at Columbus East Tuesday for a dual meet.

Girls track

Greenfield-Central 97, New Palestine 66, Shelbyville 4

At Shelbyville, the Golden Bears produced a pair of top-four finishes.

Brooke Byers finished fourth in the 200 in 30.99.

Hannah Wright was the runner-up in the 3,200 in 13:13.98.

Shelbyville travels to Columbus East Tuesday.

South Decatur 76, Morristown 53

At South Decatur, Morristown collected event wins from Kindall Dorsey, Grace McLaughlin, Maggie Lutes, Oakleigh Goedde and Raegan Kleine.

Dorsey won the discus and finished second in the shot put.

McLaughlin took first-place in the 3,200 and was runner-up in the 1,600.

Lutes was the fastest in the 400 meters and she finished second in the high jump and third in the 100 and 200.

Goedde won the high jump competition and finished second in the 100 hurdles and long jump and third in the 300 hurdles.

Kleine was first across the finish line in the 800 and 1,600.

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Columbus North capitalized where Shelbyville failed.

Class 4A, No. 9 Columbus North pushed a run across in the top of the seventh inning and Maddi Rutan struck out the side in the bottom half of the inning to defeat 4A No. 15 Shelbyville, 1-0, Thursday.

The Golden Bears missed an opportunity to take the lead in the bottom of the sixth when Hailey Pogue greeted Rutan, who just took over in the pitcher’s circle, with a standup triple.

The Eastern Kentucky recruit settled in and induced two infield fly ball outs around a strikeout to keep the game scoreless going to the seventh.

With two outs in the seventh, Payton Morris singled, stole second base and scored on Kaylee Cowan’s double for the only run in the contest.

Cheyenne Eads took the loss despite allowing just four hits and striking out five in seven innings.

Shelbyville (2-2) has lost three of its last four meetings with the Bull Dogs (2-0-1), who will host the Sectional 14 tournament in late May.

The Golden Bears played Thursday without star shortstop Kylee Edwards, who missed the game with an illness. The Mississippi State-bound infielder is hitting .538 early this season with three home runs.

“I think this is the first one,” said Shelbyville head coach Mark Hensley when asked how many games he has coached without Edwards in the lineup. “I don’t think she has missed any games as far as I remember. I remember one game one time where we were up a whole bunch and I took her out in the fifth inning. She got so mad at me and wouldn’t talk to me for about two days. From then on, I decided to just let her stay in every single game no matter what.

“She has been sick all week and can’t seem to shake it. She felt like she could play today but her health is more important than a game the first week of April.”

Columbus North debuted a new look against Shelbyville, who has battled Rutan for the last two seasons. Morris, a heralded freshman, made her first start in the pitching circle.

She limited the Golden Bears to three hits, walked two and hit a batter and benefitted from a pair of double plays turned by her defense.

With Edwards on track to graduate as well as Pogue and starting outfielders Abby Brenner and Riley Maulden, Hensley took a look Thursday at players that will fill out the 2024 roster. The final six players in the batting lineup were sophomores and freshmen.

“I would imagine those six players, I’m sure they’ve seen some pretty good pitching in travel ball but it’s been awhile since they’ve seen somebody that looked like (Rutan), who was throwing hard today,” said Hensley. “That is part of it too. I was pleased with our approach at the plate. I know we struck out some with those girls at the bottom part of the lineup, but their approaches were good. We took some good swings at her. They weren’t chasing terrible pitches.”

Shelbyville faces another Sectional 14 opponent today when it hosts East Central (1-2) at 5:30 p.m.

The Golden Bears open their Hoosier Heritage Conference schedule Saturday morning when New Castle (0-3) visits for a 10 a.m. scheduled first pitch.

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Shelbyville High School’s boys basketball program closed out the 2022-2023 season with an awards banquet Monday.

Senior Ollie Sandman (photo) was the recipient of the Rotary/Paul Cross Award. He shared the award after the 2022 season with then-senior Jakob Heaton.

Golden Bears head coach John Hartnett presented Sandman, who will play basketball collegiately at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, with a commemorative basketball in recognition of him becoming the 10^th 1,000-point scorer in program history.

Sandman closed out his career as Shelbyville’s eighth all-time leading scorer and he holds the record for career 3-point field goals made.

Other varsity awards presented Monday were:

• Leader in 3-point field goal percentage: Ollie Sandman
• Leading rebounder: Ethan Lambert
• Leader in free throw percentage and charge leader: Caden Claxton
• Assists leader and Outstanding Defensive Player: Jackson Parker
• Steals leader: Luke Brinkman
• Guts Award: Aiden Asher
• Golden Bear Award: Riley Fortune
• Most Improved: Damon Badgley

Brody Runnebohm was presented with the junior varsity Most Valuable Player award.

Kohen Myers received the JV Captain’s Award.

Logan Reinhart was named “C” team MVP.

The “C” team’s Captain’s Award was presented to Kenny Owens.

All varsity, junior varsity and “C” team players were recognized with letters or certificates.

The varsity team finished the season with a 10-14 record. The JV team finished 13-9 while the “C” team went 6-9.

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Scott Fitzgerald is more than just a little familiar with the sideline at McKeand Stadium.  

Fitzgerald served several seasons as the Golden Bears offensive coordinator for then-head coach Pat Parks. Now, he returns as the program's head coach with the approval of the Shelbyville Central Schools Board at a special meeting held Wednesday evening.

Fitzgerald fills the vacancy left by Brian Glesing. Glesing accepted the head football position at Salem after two years in Shelbyville and a 2-15 record.

Since departing the high school program following the 2017 season Fitzgerald has worked with the youngsters growing up in the Shelbyville elementary and middle school grades, including his own sons. The Shelbyville Middle School teacher also worked as a wide receivers coach for his alma mater, Franklin College.

Fitzgerald expressed his thanks to Superintendent Dr. Matt Vance, the school board, SHS Athletic Director Jenny Demuth-Hensley and Principal Amy Dawson.

He spoke with GIANT fm Sports and The Shelby County Post Wednesday night about accepting the job, the program's current status and some familiar faces that will join him coaching the Golden Bears.

Dr. Matt Vance talked about the process that ended with the hiring of Fitzgerald.

Class 4A, No. 15 Shelbyville used a nine-run first inning to secure a 14-5 victory Tuesday at Bloomington North.

Kylee Edwards had four hits, including a pair of home runs, and drove in four to lead the Golden Bears (2-1).

Shelbyville had 15 hits off Bloomington North pitcher Kendyl Feutz.

Cheyenne Eads finished with four hits, including a double and a triple, and Abby Brenner collected three hits and scored two runs from the leadoff position in the batting order.

Hailey Pogue scattered four hits while striking out 11 to earn the win in a complete-game performance.

Shelbyville hosts Class 4A, No. 9 Columbus North (1-0-1) Thursday.

In other prep events Tuesday:

Baseball

New Palestine 13, Shelbyville 10

At Barnett Field in Shelbyville, the visiting Dragons scored six runs over the final two innings to steal a Hoosier Heritage Conference victory from the Golden Bears.

Shelbyville surrendered seven runs in the top of the fourth inning then scored eight times in the bottom half of the inning to take the lead.

Both teams scored a pair of runs in the sixth inning but a four-run seventh was the difference for New Palestine.

Adam Rickey and Jacob Morris each drove in three runs to lead the Dragons (1-0).

Aiden Smith started on the mound for Shelbyville and pitched four innings, allowed five hits and struck out seven. Luke Brinkman took the loss in relief.

Caden Tackett and Luke Jackson each had two hits for Shelbyville. Tackett drove in three runs.

Shelbyville is at New Palestine tonight to finish the HHC slate with the Dragons.

Beech Grove 11, Triton Central 3

At Triton Central, Logan Muffler and Rylan Horen combined to limit the host Tigers to six hits while striking out nine to secure the Indiana Crossroads Conference victory.

The Hornets used an 8-run second inning to take control of the contest. Chase Alford, Griffin Matracia and Cam Brown combined for eight hits and four runs scored.

Triton Central used six different pitchers in its season opener. Avynn Whitaker was the most effective, tossing three scoreless innings and notching six strikeouts.

Mathew Shircliff went 2-for-3 with a run scored for Triton Central, who travels to Beech Grove today for a second ICC contest.

Oldenburg Academy 11, Waldron 7

At Waldron, the host Mohawks fell behind 5-0 through three innings and trailed 11-1 before rallying with six runs over the final two innings, but the comeback came up short.

Bryce Yarling had two hits including a double for Waldron (0-2). The senior pitched the first two innings and allowed one hit and three walks while striking out five.

Jordan Bennett and Donovan Russell combined to pitch the final five innings and allowed just three earned runs.

Waldron travels Thursday to Eastern Hancock.

Southwestern 16, Jac-Cen-Del 13

At Jac-Cen-Del, the Spartans and Eagles were tied at 3-all after four innings before the two teams combined for 23 runs over the final three innings.

The Spartans (2-0) led 16-7 going to the bottom of the seventh inning only to see Jac-Cen-Del score six runs to get within three when the game ended.

Tucker Simmons, Jonah DeArmitt and Caleb McCracken each had three hits for Southwestern. McCracken finished with seven RBIs.

Isaac Bunch, Ian Bunch, James Oliver and McCracken combined to limit the Eagles (0-2) to five hits and struck out nine.

Southwestern hosts South Decatur Thursday.

Softball

Morristown 21, Christel House 9

At Morristown, the host Yellow Jackets pounded out 15 hits to secure a season-opening win over the Eagles.

Alexia Rogers had four hits, including a double and a triple, to lead Morristown’s offensive attack. Brandi Enterkin had three hits and scored three runs.

Nevaeh Cox earned the win in the circle, pitching into the fifth inning and notching nine strikeouts. Rhylee Coppage finished the game with a strikeout in the fifth inning.

Morristown hosts North Decatur Thursday.

Eastern Hancock 13, Triton Central 3

At Eastern Hancock, the Class 2A, No. 5 Royals scored six times in the bottom of the fifth to close out the win.

Emma Bolding had two doubles and drove in three runs to improve Eastern Hancock to 2-1 this season. Brooklyn Willis also had two hits and scored three runs.

Madison Stephens allowed four hits and struck out six in a complete-game performance for the Royals.

Brylie Couch allowed 10 hits and five walks while striking out eight to take the loss for Triton Central in its season opener.

Madi Peterson had two hits for the Tigers, who play at Warren Central today.

Girls tennis

Waldron 3, Lutheran 2

At Waldron, the host Mohawks swept the singles matches to win their season opener.

Josee Larrison defeated Cat Erwin at No. 1 singles, 2-6, 7-6 (4), 10-8.

Emily Tyree was victorious at No. 2 singles, 6-2, 6-2 over Ella Wiegand.

At No. 3 singles, Emerson Lindsey topped Katie Roe, 6-1, 6-3.

Malin Bullock and Rachel Bolton bested Waldron’s Audrey Hogg and Riley Price at No. 1 doubles, 6-3, 6-2.

And Dani Taylor and Maddyn Franklin defeated Grace Ross and Jackie Corlett at No. 2 doubles, 6-2, 6-2.

Waldron hosts Rushville Friday.

Boys track

Franklin 91, East Central 60, Shelbyville 16

At McKeand Stadium in Shelbyville, Ethan Lambert secured the Golden Bears’ lone event win with a personal-best throw of 142 feet, 11 inches in the discus.

Christian Powell was runner-up in the 100 meters (11.36) and placed fourth in the long jump at 17-9.75.

Beau Kenkel finished third in the 800 (2:09.91) and 1,600 (4:48.24).

Elias Slaven placed fourth in the 3,200 (11:27.97); Logan Page was fourth in the high jump (5-0); and Antonio Harbert placed fourth in the shot put (38-5).

Shelbyville hosts New Palestine and Greenfield-Central Thursday.

Triton Central 84, Greenwood Christian 54, Crispus Attucks 50, Scecina 38

At Triton Central, Brayden Wilkins and Brad Schultz finished 1-2 in two sprinting events and helped TC win the 400 relay to spur a team win in the four-team invitational.

Wilkins won the 100 meters in 11.47 seconds and the 200 in 23.55. Schultz was runner-up in both, clocking 11.53 in the 100 and 24.03 in the 200.

The duo teamed with Zeke Robertson and Mason Compton to win the 400 relay in 45.09.

Triton Central also got event wins from Ethan Cales in the 110 hurdles (17.16), Mason Compton in the long jump (19-5.5), Willy Baugh in the shot put (45-7) and Hadyn Ball in the discus (128-11).

Also for TC, Gage Hutchinson finished third in the 400 (55.3); Liam Thompson finished third in the 1,600 (5:42.38) and 3,200 (12:40.02); Isaac Ross placed fourth in the 300 hurdles (48.34), third in the high jump (5-6) and second in the long jump (18-6); Hadyn Ball was second in the shot put (42-6); Seth Richardson finished second in the discus (101-1); and Ben Wilkins was fourth in the discus (93-10.5).

Girls track

Franklin 82, East Central 80, Shelbyville 2

At Shelbyville, the Golden Bears had two top-four finishes against a pair of top 30 state-ranked programs.

Emma Claxton finished fourth in the 100 hurdles (20.12) and Kinsley Kirschbaum placed fourth in the 400 (1:14.15).

Crispus Attucks 91, Triton Central 66, Greenwood Christian 47, Scecina 12

At Triton Central, the host Tigers dominated the distance events to secure a second-place finish in the four-team invitational.

Hallie Schweitzer won the 1,600 (6:06.99) and the 3,200 (14:02.67) while Brynne Auckerman won the 800 (2:52.09) and teamed with Ariel Walker, Jocelyn Oertel and Ava Bedwell to win the 3,200 relay in 12:02.89.

Maddy Brown won two events for TC, clearing 4-10 in the high jump and going 14-5 in the long jump.

TC also got top-four finishes from Brown (3^rd in 100, 14.06), Kaylynn Peterman (4^th in 800, 3:08.02), Walker (3^rd in 1,600, 6:37.44), Auckerman (4^th in 1,600, 6:39.38), Bedwell (3^rd in 3,200, 15:15.61), Allie Griffith (2^nd in 100 hurdles, 23.06; 3^rd in 300 hurdles, 1:03.1), Sydney Reardon (4^th in 300 hurdles, 1:05.83) and Linden Winslow (4^th in shot put, 27-4.5).

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Franklin College’s track and field program sent a group of athletes to the Washington University Distance Carnival Friday in St. Louis.

Jill Anspaugh (photo), a Shelbyville graduate, finished 37^th in the 5,000 meters. She crossed the finish line in 20 minutes, 4.12 seconds.

Franklin also sent members of the program to the Marian University Knights Open Friday in Indianapolis.

Alison Muck, a Southwestern graduate, finished sixth in the 100 hurdles (15.87) and seventh in the 200 (27.87).

Here is a look at other Shelby County graduates competing at the collegiate level.

Layton Stieneker

Franklin College tennis lost at Transylvania Saturday, 8-1.

Stieneker, a Shelbyville graduate, lost a No. 1 doubles match with Dustin Garrison to Arjun Gupta and Chris Kaufmann, 8-2.

Jared Wells defeated Stieneker at No. 6 singles in straight sets.

Elizabeth Kemper

The Triton Central graduate finished tied for 35^th overall for Taylor golf Tuesday at the conclusion of the Roadrunner Invitational in Cohutta, Georgia.

The two-day event featured 11 of the top-25 NAIA teams. Taylor, ranked No. 10, posted rounds of 309, 309 and 306 to finish 10^th overall at 924.

Played at Nob North Golf Course, Kemper carded rounds of 78, 83 and 75 for a three-round total of 236.

Hannah File

The Shelbyville graduate had a double, two walks and scored three runs in Louisville’s doubleheader sweep of Syracuse Saturday.

The Cardinals won game one, 5-3, and took game two, 8-0, to improve to 24-10 this season.

Morgan Stieneker

The Shelbyville graduate went 1-for-2 with a run batted in Sunday and pitched four innings in relief in game two of a doubleheader in IUPUC’s 11-3 loss to St. Francis, who won game one 14-3.

Katie Mathies

The Shelbyville graduate had two hits, including a double, and scored two runs Sunday in DePauw’s 9-8 loss at Illinois Wesleyan.

The Tigers (5-16) opened the Illinois Wesleyan Invitational Saturday with a 3-2 loss to the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Mathies had a hit and a walk for DePauw.

Mathies had two hits Sunday in a 10-2 loss to Wartburg College.

Cory Taylor

The Shelbyville graduate went 1-for-4 with a run scored and two RBIs Tuesday in Eastern Michigan’s 9-2 win at Akron.

Taylor had three hits in a weekend series at Ohio University.

Eastern Michigan is 12-13 this season.

Damon Lux

The Shelbyville graduate went 1-for-3 with a run scored and a RBI Tuesday in Duke’s 15-6 win over No. 14 Campbell to improve to 19-10.

Lux had a solo home run Friday in Duke’s 13-1 loss to Pittsburgh. The Blue Devils bounced back to win the ACC series with an 11-7 victory Saturday and an 8-0 win Sunday.

Michael Fox

The Shelbyville graduate finished 28^th in the 1,500 Saturday for Manchester University in the Millikin Big Blue Invite in Decatur, Illinois.

Fox crossed the finish line in 4:54.35.

Zaleeya Martin

The Shelbyville graduate placed fifth in the 100 meters for Hanover College Saturday in the Centre Invite in Danville, Kentucky.

Martin stopped the clock at 12.79 seconds.

Madalyn Hudnall

The Waldron graduate finished third in the javelin throw Saturday for Mount St. Joseph in the Centre Invite.

Hudnall’s best throw sailed 109 feet, eight inches.

Hudnall also finished 13^th in the hammer throw (116-7) and 11^th in the shot put (35-5).

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Blake Sandman made his annual April visit to The Morning Show to preview The Masters at Augusta National.

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Damon Badgley was working out in the Golden Bear weight room the Monday after Shelbyville’s two-point-loss to Whiteland in the semifinals of this year’s Columbus North sectional basketball tournament. The Shelbyville sophomore was heartened by his inaugural varsity season and the team’s consistent improvement throughout the year.

He was intent on wasting no time in preparing for his junior season.

Badgley’s early postseason workout plans were curtailed two days later, on March 8, when he was involved in a traumatic auto accident while driving to school on State road 44.

“A car passing a vehicle from the opposite direction forced me off the road and my truck rolled over a few times,” related Badgley. “The truck was demolished, but I was able to get out and walk. Two people stopped to help me but we knew it was bad. You could see the bone through a hole in my arm. The responders got there very fast but I knew I had severe injuries.”

The wreck left Badgley with a badly broken left elbow. He was immediately transported to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis for evaluation and treatment. Tests revealed minor pelvic and leg fractures but significant damage to the elbow. Later that day, doctors stitched back and reconnected muscles and tendons in the arm.

“The doctors’ main concern was that the accident severed the muscles that control mobility in the wrist and they had to reattach those,” said Damon’s father, Gary. “They would have to graft a muscle from another part of his body if the reattachment was unsuccessful.”

Fortunately, Damon did not suffer any concussion or head injuries. The major concern was the elbow.

Early results of the surgery were encouraging. He was quickly able to move his wrist and fingers so there would be no need for additional surgery. He has continued to make steady progress and recently began physical therapy.

Badgley will continue therapy sessions two to three times per week for the next few weeks.

“The physical therapy will work on my range of motion,” he said. “Right now, the arm is stiff so I need to work on extending and improving my range of motion.”   

“Basketball notwithstanding, Damon is an exceptional young man,” stated Shelbyville head coach John Hartnett Jr. “Our primary concern is to get him healthy. He is someone who cares about others and demonstrates that.  A serious accident like this affects family, friends, coaches, teachers and teammates. We are very pleased that he is recovering so well.”

Badgley had to contend with a couple of other injuries over the course of the past year as well. He hyperextended his right knee on the final day of 2022 summer practice and had to wear a brace for three weeks. He also chipped a bone in his left hand and played with some minor pain for the last month of the basketball season.   

He enjoyed a strong sophomore season for the Golden Bears, starting numerous games and seeing extensive playing time. He was the team’s third-leading scorer averaging 8.5 points per game and connected on 27 3-point field goals. He hit a 3-point shot with eight seconds remaining to secure a Shelbyville victory at Pendleton Heights and nailed another critical trey in overtime versus East Central in the opening sectional contest to give Shelbyville a lead they would not relinquish.

“Damon developed into one of our primary players and became one of our main scorers,” said Hartnett. “He also became an important rebounder for us. He is very committed to basketball and that paid dividends this year. He showed remarkable growth and improvement throughout the year. We are very excited about his basketball future.”

Badgley is quick to thank his coaches and teammates for being very supportive during this ordeal.

“Everyone got in contact with me and my family from the day of the accident on,” said Badgley. “The basketball coaching staff always goes above and beyond to make us a better team and they did the same for me after the accident. Coach Hartnett has been in touch since this happened. He sent me a gift basket from the team while I was still in the hospital and is always checking on my recovery. My teammates have been there for me as well. I am so very thankful for all of them.”

Nearly one month after the accident, Badgley understands that he still has significant healing to do: both physically and emotionally.

“I get stronger every day, but I want to make sure I recover completely,” said Damon. “This whole thing really made me pause and realize how fortunate I am to have a great family and people around me who truly care.”

He has his sights set on resuming practicing and working out within a month, always of course following medical advice and direction. “Playing basketball is something I have loved doing since I was very young,” he said. “I look forward to being back at it more determined than ever very soon.” 

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Isaac Bunch and Owen Garner each had three hits and each drove in three runs to lead Southwestern baseball to a season-opening 14-4 victory Monday over Eminence.

Matthew Clements pitched three shutout innings and struck out seven which allowed the Spartans to build a 9-0 lead.

James Oliver and Caleb McCracken combined to strike out five Eels over the final two innings to secure the victory.

Clements and Kaden Barlow each had two hits.

Trevyn Burnett took the loss for Eminence (0-1), allowing six hits, five walks and nine runs in two innings of work.

Southwestern travels to Jac-Cen-Del (0-1) today.

In other prep events Monday:

Baseball

Rising Sun 10, Waldron 0

At Rising Sun, the host Shiners (1-0) scored four times in the third and fourth innings to pull away for the season-opening win.

Waldron had two hits over five innings in the loss.

Jacob Bennett pitched two scoreless innings before getting touched up in the third and allowing four runs. He allowed six hits and four runs while striking out three before turning the pitching duties over to Jacob Lindsey.

Payton Creech led Rising Sun with three hits, two runs scored and three RBIs. Aiden White also had three hits and three RBIs.

Waldron hosts Oldenburg Academy today.

Morristown 11, Tri 10

At Morristown, the host Yellow Jackets trailed 7-0 before rallying to score five runs in the sixth inning to tie the game. And after holding the Titans scoreless in the top of the seventh, pushed a run across in the bottom half of the inning to secure their first win of the season.

Tri (0-1) scored five runs in the top of the first and added two more in the second inning to take a 7-0 lead.

Kyler Engle had two hits and four RBIs to lead the Tri offensive attack. Sam Mondrush also had two hits and scored two runs.

Three Tri pitchers allowed 10 hits and five walks despite racking up 15 strikeouts.

Morristown (1-1) hosts Indy Genesis today.

Softball

Eminence 20, Southwestern 7

At Eminence, the Eels (1-2) collected their first victory of the season with a strong offensive performance that was aided by 16 walks.

Trailing 14-0 after two innings, the Spartans, playing their first high school softball game in five years, scored seven times in the top of the third inning.

Southwestern’s home opener is Thursday against South Decatur.

Girls tennis

Shelbyville 5, Edinburgh 0

At Edinburgh, the visiting Golden Bears dominated in four of the five matches and Joslyn Jersan pulled out a three-set victory at No. 3 singles to lead Shelbyville to a season-opening win.

Jersan prevailed 4-6, 6-4, 10-6.

Emma Sandman was victorious at No. 1 singles, 6-2, 6-2. Renee Aldridge delivered a No. 2 singles win, 7-5, 6-0.

At No. 1 doubles, Karlie Lawson and Sophia Asher collected a 6-0, 6-3 victory. And Riley Lee and Sydney Baker did not lose a game in a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 2 doubles.

Shelbyville travels to Morristown Thursday.

Lutheran 3, Southwestern 2

At Southwestern, the visiting Saints won both doubles matches and added a victory at No. 1 singles to secure the win over the Spartans.

Southwestern’s McKinley Correll defeated Ella Weigand, 6-2, 6-2 at No. 2 singles. Ella Rice added a 6-2, 7-5 win at No. 3 singles.

At No. 1 singles, Lutheran’s Cat Urwin topped Southwestern’s Lauryn Blondell, 6-1, 6-2.

Mackenzie Belton and Tori Burkhart lost at No. 1 doubles, 6-1, 6-1. And Taryn Hoeing and Kate Coffman were swept, 6-0, 6-0 at No. 2 doubles.

Southwestern hosts Knightstown Wednesday.

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The Indiana High School Athletic Association is pleased to announce the 86th Annual IHSAA Wrestling State Finals will be contested at the Ford Center in Evansville.

This will be the first time the city of Evansville has hosted an IHSAA State Finals event in any sport.

The regularly scheduled dates of next year’s state finals are February 16-17, 2024. Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, which has hosted the state finals every year since it opened in 2000, will be home to the 2024 NBA All-Star Game on the same weekend.

The Ford Center, which has an approximate capacity of 11,000, is in downtown Evansville and has served as host of the Evansville Wrestling Semistate for 11 of the last 12 years since opening in 2011.

“We’re extremely pleased and grateful to the city of Evansville for their willingness to host the IHSAA Wrestling State Finals - one of our premier events every year,” said IHSAA Commissioner Paul Neidig. “Evansville has an impeccable reputation for hosting amateur athletic competitions and we are very confident this will be a great and memorable experience for everyone who attends. Evansville stands ready for this opportunity to host this event and share their hospitality with the rest of the state.”

The IHSAA reached out to other venues in the state with the necessarily specific availability, capacity, infrastructure, and willingness to host this event and the Ford Center was found to be the most compatible.

“We are elated that Evansville has been selected to host the 2024 IHSAA State Wrestling tournament,” said Lloyd Winnecke, Mayor of Evansville. “We eagerly await the opportunity to roll out the red carpet for student athletes and spectators. The remarkable Ford Center will serve as a dynamic host venue, and we are confident that visitors will enjoy our thriving downtown, and all the amenities and hospitality our great city has to offer.”

With four golfers finishing within three strokes of each other in windy conditions at Timbergate Golf Course Saturday, Shelbyville’s golf team made its 2023 debut with a runner-up finish in the Edinburgh Invitational.

Columbus North won the event with a 323 team score. William Davis led the Bull Dogs with a 75 to earn the medalist honor.

Brock Wischmeyer led Shelbyville with an 82 to finish sixth overall.

DaMiles McDuffey followed with an 83 to place ninth.

Jake Garrison (85) and Eli Baker (86) rounded out the Golden Bears’ scorecard to secure a second-place finish in the 18-team invitational.

In other prep events Saturday:

Softball

Jennings County 4, Shelbyville 3

At Jennings County, the host Panthers scored twice in the sixth and twice again in the seventh inning to steal a 4-3 win over Class 4A, No. 12 Shelbyville (1-1).

Cheyenne Eads delivered a solo home run in the top of the fourth inning to give the Golden Bears a 1-0 lead on a windy afternoon in North Vernon.

An Addison Stieneker single in the top of the sixth plated Kylee Edwards to stake Shelbyville to a 2-0 lead.

Jennings County (3-1) tied the game in the bottom of the sixth on a pair of passed balls. Jillian Brauer and Ashley Meade had run-scoring singles in the seventh to collect the victory.

Eads took the loss, allowing six hits and two walks while striking out 11 in a complete-game performance.

Brauer relieved starting pitcher Mackenzie Matern in the fifth inning and earned the win.

Shelbyville had eight hits in the loss but stranded nine runners on base.

Shelbyville travels to Bloomington North (0-2) Tuesday.

Baseball

Indy Genesis at Southwestern, ppd.

Southwestern will now host Indy Genesis on May 19.

Triton Central at South Decatur, ppd.

A rescheduled date has not yet been announced.

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On a Saturday night in March of 1986, Doug McDuffey walked into Shelbyville High School as a member of the Golden Bears’ Final Four basketball team with his IHSAA state finalist basketball medallion in hand.

Thursday, almost 37 years to the day later, McDuffey (photo, left) was at SHS again, this time to become the second recipient of “The Hardworking Golden Bear Award,” an honor recently created to acknowledge Shelbyville High School alumni who positively promote Shelbyville Central Schools and consistently work for the betterment of the community.

Shelbyville Central Schools Superintendent Dr. Matt Vance made the presentation in the SHS Golden Bear Room citing McDuffey’s “genuine dedication and commitment.”

“Doug is an excellent example of a successful and generous Shelbyville alumnus who works hard every day to have a positive influence,” said Andy Hensley (photo, right), Shelbyville Central Schools Director of Student Services. “He is a fine representative of this award.”

McDuffey has contributed his efforts to numerous local endeavors including the Boys and Girls Club, The Knights of Columbus and Blue Bear Golf Club. He also has dedicated time to working with youth basketball and football programs.

McDuffey, who grew up on Shelbyville’s southwest side, recalls a childhood filled with activity and fun.

“I had tremendous friends who all helped each other,” stated McDuffey. “We were fortunate to have a strong group that wanted to achieve as we got older. I think we all shared the goals of working hard to do well.”

McDuffey, a 1986 SHS graduate, also played on the 10-1 South Central Conference football championship team in 1984. He worked for O’Neal Steel for 29 years and is currently employed by Bellman Trucking in Indianapolis. He has been a professional driver for 35 years and holds CDL and Hazardous Materials Licenses. He currently serves as the assistant Golden Bears boys golf coach.

Doug and Deborah, his wife of 22 years, are the parents of DaMiah, n SHS senior, and DeMiles, a junior, as well as newly-adopted children Kristopher, Kameron and Kamyah.

“I had very good parents and there were always special people around to guide me, to keep me doing the right thing,” said McDuffey. “Great mentors. I always appreciated that. They gave me a sense of value and that is very important. I feel that I should give back and be helpful to others whenever I can.”

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