by Gary Andrews

The Southwood girls and Wabash boys won county track titles at Manchester Thursday night. The highlight of the evening was Northfield’s Jenna Halderman, who broke the county records in the 800 and 1600 runs. Halderman ran the 1600 in 5:19.73, while breaking the 800 with a time of 2:23.29. There were numerous great performances with several county records being just missed.

Southwood won the girls meet with 138 points. Northfield was second with 128, Manchester was third with 111 and was Wabash fourth with 79.

The girls’ basketball camp for students in grades 1-8 is set for June 9-13. First through fifth grade will meet from 1-2:30 p.m. and Sixth through eighth grade will meet from 2:30-4 p.m.

The camp will be under the direction of Head Coach Jacob Everett with assistance from the MJSHS girl’s basketball staff and the high school players. All campers will receive a T-shirt, camp ball and treats.

The boys’ basketball camp for students in grades K-8 is set for June 16-20. Kindergarten through second grade will meet from 12:30-1:30 p.m., with grades 3-5 meeting from 1:30-3 p.m., and grades 6-8 meeting from 3-4:30 p.m.

The camp will be under the direction of Eric Thompson with assistance from the MJSHS boys’ basketball staff and the high school players.

by Gary Andrews

The Northfield golf team placed third Saturday at the Jeremy Cole Invite. Oak Hill won the invite with a 321, with Maconaquah took second with 325 and the Norse third with 326. Manchester was 9th and Southwood 10th.

“Honeywell Golf Course was in great shape today and the weather was near perfect. There were some really good teams playing here today, and their scores and individual scores reflected it,” said Coach Terrell.

“I think the guys played very well today. They all had a couple holes that they didn’t score well on, but they fought through it. We had two guys medal today (top 8) Braydon and Austin, and Andrew just missed it by a stroke. We have been working on our short game, and I believe it is paying off,” added Coach Terrell. 
 

by Gary Andrews

The Wabash varsity baseball team won the Apache Invite Saturday, defeating Tri-Central in game one 6-1 and Leo in the championship 4-3.

In game one, the Apaches collected 8 hits, scoring 1 run in the first, 1 in the second and 3 in the fourth to lead 5-1 before tacking on an insurance run in the 6th.

In the championship game against Leo, the Apaches spent a major portion of the first three innings getting out of trouble and finding a hit. In the top of the first, Leo loaded the bases with one out before pitcher Roger Davis forced two fly outs to get out of the inning.

In the second, Leo had a runners on first and second after an Apache error and a bunt single. On a grounder to second, the Apaches got the force with the Leo runner from second trying to score on the play. Shortstop Treavor Floor rifled a strike to catcher Kodi Fuller for the tag and the Apaches escaped again.

In the third, Leo had two runners on with one out when shortstop Treavor Floor fielded a grounder, stepped and second and threw to first for a double play to get out of the inning.

by Gary Andrews

Wabash senior Grant Sailors signed his letter of intent Wednesday to play baseball at Saint Francis. Currently, Sailors has a .417 batting average through 9 games with 15 hits, two homeruns and 11 RBIs. On the mound, Sailors is 1-2 with a 3.12 ERA. In 22.1 innings, Sailors has struck out 21 and walked 8 batters.

Sailors will study Nursing at Saint Francis and looks forward to playing against his brother Zach, who is playing at Indiana Tech. Saint Francis is coached by Dustin Butcher, who expects immediate playing time for Sailors. “Grant will be on the mound for us and when he’s not, he will play first or DH. We want to keep him off the left side of the diamond to keep his arm strong,” Butcher said.

by Gary Andrews

Wabash senior Kyleigh Hampton has made it official, signing to play basketball at Trine University next year. Hampton, a four-year varsity starter at Wabash said  “I chose Trine because it is a really nice and it offers what I want to study.” Hampton will major in Music Technology.

Basketball has always been Hampton’s favorite sport.  “I have put in a lot of hours practicing and it started with my dad when I was in the third grade and it’s paying off.”

“Kyleigh was a four year starter for us and had a great effect on our program. She has had a lot of success and will be a very versatile player in college,” said Coach Scott Bumgardner. 

by Gary Andrews

Northfield finished third in the Whitko Invitational on Saturday at Sycamore GC. Braydon Schindler led the way for the Norse and was the 5th place medalist overall with a 77, Andrew Eckerly shot 80 and tied for the final medalist. Austin Trump shot a 84 and Austin Burns shot a 89.

“We shot 164 on the front and 166 on the back for a 330,” said Coach Terrell. “I’m very happy with our scores. This is where we should be scoring every time out. I’m looking forward to our next tournament.”

by Gary Andrews

The Southwood varsity baseball team split a double header with Oak Hill Saturday, falling in game one 5-3 before winning game two 14-7.

In game one, Oak Hill put up four runs in the 4th to take a 4-0 lead with the Knights cutting the lead to 4-3 with a run in the 5th and 2 in the 6th, but the Eagles added an insurance run in the 7th for the 5-3 win.

”Frazier and Curless threw a good game. We played poorly defensively and had a poor approach. Hopefully that is a day we can learn from,” Coach Holtzleiter said.

In game two, the Knight bats got going early and often, as the south side bombers put up 14 runs.

The Knights would score in every inning with the 5th being the largest with 5 runs.