By Travis Thayer (Rising Sun, Ind.) – Rising Sun High School’s Keira Oser was a goal scoring machine last week as the Lady Shiners improved their Ohio River Valley Conference record to 2-0. The ORVC report for the week of August 29 – September 3 was released Wednesday. The Lady Shiner’s soccer standout earned ORVC Girls Soccer Player of the Week honors by finding the back of the net six times in two games. On the boys’ side, Switzerland County’s Iago Del Rio earned ORVC Boys Soccer Player of the Week honors. Over three games, Del Rio accumulated five goals and two assists. The Shawe Memorial Lady Hilltoppers won the ORVC Girls Golf Championship on Saturday, September 3 at the Sunrise Golf Course in Madison. Individually, Lady Hilltoppers’ Megg Hensler and Carson Hambrick tied for first place with a low score of 87. South Ripley’s Megan Cole is the ORVC Girls Cross Country Runner of the Week. Cole posted a time of 20:55 at South Ripley, and a 21:10 at the Ripley County Meet. The ORVC Boys Runner of the Week is Southwestern’s Bradley Winston. Shawe Memorial’s Claire Higgins is the ORVC Volleyball Player of the Week. Other top performers for the week of August 29 – September 3 are listed below. Boys Soccer Keegan Morris (SC) - 4 goals in 3 games Samuel White (SC) - 3 goals, assist in 3 games Trent Linville (JCD) - goal, assist vs. Shawe Derek Turner (SR) - goal vs. Switz Co. Avery Halcomb (SR) - 11 saves vs. Rising Sun Girls Soccer Toria Goebel (M) - goal, 2 assists in 2 games Elizabeth Sutherlin (M) - 2 goals vs. Rising Sun Elizabeth Reckors (M) - goal vs. Rising Sun Taylar Jordan (SC) - 3 goals, assist in 2 games Caleigh Powell (SC) - goal vs. Rising Sun Sydney Pitts (RS) - 5 goals in 2 games Kinsey Price (RS) - 2 goals in 2 games Girls Golf (ORVC Golf Championship) Makenzie Black (SR) - 94 Makayla Weber (JCD) - 96 Alysa Parr (SC) – 110 Volleyball Olivia Voss (JCD) - 97% set, 65 KA’s in 2 matches Katie Gehl (JCD) - 16 kills, 5 blk, 93% serve, 7 aces in 2 matches Rosie Newhart (JCD) - 4 kills, blk, 89% pass, 36 digs in 2 matches Danyka Groover (RS) - 24 kills, 2 blk in 2 matches Caroline Stapleton (RS) - 100% serve, 4 aces, 95% set, 40 KA’s in 2 matches Sydney Bostic (RS) - 100% serve, 4 aces in 2 matches Kiley Sparks (SR) - 30 kills, 6 blk, 100% serve, 93% pass, 10 digs in 2 matches Mariah Gentile (SR) - 100% serve, 4 aces, 98% pass, 52 digs in 2 matches Laken Farrell (SR) - 11 kills, blk, 98% serve, 3 aces in 2 matches Kinley Morton (SC) - 31 kills, 2 blk, 98% serve, 4 aces, 29 digs in 3 matches Hope Tankersley (SC) - 8 kills, 97% serve, 5 aces, 37 digs, 27 KA’s in 3 matches Ariana Bright (SC) – 93% serve, 9 aces, 84% pass, 41 digs in 3 matches

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