Local Sports Report - May 16, 2023

East Central hosted and won the IHSAA Girls Track & Field Sectional 24 on Tuesday.

GIRLS TRACK & FIELD

Sectional 24 at East Central

1) East Central 159 2) Batesville 140 3) Lawrenceburg 90.50 4) Greensburg 59.50 5) Franklin County 57 6) South Ripley 25 7) South Decatur 23 8) North Decatur 22 9) Oldenburg Academy 20 10) South Dearborn 17 11) Milan 5 11) Rising Sun 5

You are looking at the 2023 Sectional Champions! We're so proud of every single one of these ladies! We have trained so hard for tournament time. They left it all on the track! There were a lot of meet records, top 3 finishers & PRs! 💪🔥@ECTrojanSports @CoachMeganEC pic.twitter.com/ghluXk8rmN

— Ashley Andres (@ECentralTrack) May 17, 2023

Individual and relay champions: 

• 100 Meter - Lucy Thornton (LB) 12.77
• 200 Meter - Lucy Thornton (LB) 26.18
• 400 Meter - Erika Wells (EC) 58.21 (breaks sectional record previously set by Rachel Posey, EC, 59.31)
• 800 Meter - Callie Bentley (EC) 2:22.94
• 1600 Meter - Adeline Brewer (EC) 5:25.95
• 3200 Meter - Emma Weiler (BV) 12:05.76
• 100 Hurdles - Emily Flood (SR) 15.14
• 300 Hurdles - Jorjia Ferguson (EC) 46.75
• 4x100 Relay - East Central (Jorjia Ferguson, Erika Wells, Anna Graf, Rachel Campbell) 50.18
• 4x400 Relay - East Central (Jorjia Ferguson, Callie Bentley, Rachel Campbell, Erika Wells, break sectional and stadium record with a time of 4:01.23)
• 4x800 Relay - East Central (Erika Wells, Ashtyn Gindling, Rachel Campbell, Callie Bentley, break sectional record previously held by OA, 9:42.14) 9:33.29
• High Jump - Leah West (GB) 5-00.00
• Pole Vault - Nadine Davis (BV) 9-06.00
• Long Jump - Rylee Edwards (EC) 16-09.50
• Shot Put - Emarie Jackson (GB) 43-11.25, breaks previous sectional record set by Lily Grimes, GB, 43-03)
• Discus Throw - Emarie Jackson (GB) 148-01, shatters sectional and stadium records)

Full results here. 

BASEBALL

East Central 7, Columbus East 1 

• Sam Bond (EC): 4-4, 2 runs, 2 HR, 4 RBI
• Coleton Stath (EC): 2 RBI
• Brady Philhower (EC): 5 IP (W), 3 hits, 8 K