Local Sports Report - May 24, 2022

Girls Track & Field Regional, Girls Tennis Regional and Softball Sectional scores.

GIRLS TRACK & FIELD

Regional 6 at Franklin Community 

East Central placed 3rd in the team standings (59 points) behind Center Grove (1st, 116.5) and Columbus North (2nd, 67). 

Local State Qualifiers: 

  • 4x100 - East Central (Hope Fox, Ellie Hill, Anna Graf, Rachel Campbell), 3rd place
  • 4x400 - East Central (Rachel Campbell, Ellie Hill, Launa Davis and Anna Graf), 3rd place
  • 300 Meter Hurdles - Hope Fox (EC), 2nd place
  • Long Jump - Ellie Hill, Hope Fox (EC), 1st and 3rd place, respectively
  • 4x800 - Batesville (Megan Allgeier, Emma Weiler, Katie Olsen, Kaylie Raver)

Full results at 2021-22 Franklin Community Regional.pdf (ihsaa.org)

 

GIRLS TENNIS 

Regional at Richmond - First Round

Oldenburg Academy 4, Centerville 1 

Franklin County 4, New Castle 1 

*Oldenburg Academy and Franklin County will square off for a regional title on Wednesday at 4:30 PM.

 

Singles Sectional 

East Central's Heidi Kane defeats Lawrenceburg's Elle McMullen (6-0, 6-0) to move on to the sectional semifinals. 

 

SOFTBALL

Class 4A Sectional 14 at Bloomington North - First Round 

Columbus North 10, East Central 0 - The Lady Trojans end the season with a 16-12 record. 

 

Class 3A Sectional 29 at Franklin County - First Round

South Dearborn 16, Batesville 1 

  • Kyra Labazzo (SD): 6 inning complete game

Connersville 14, Greensburg 1 

*Semifinals on Thursday: Franklin County vs. Rushville (6 PM) & South Dearborn vs. Connersville (8 PM). 

 

Class 2A Sectional 45 at Switzerland County - Semifinals 

Switzerland County 4, North Decatur 3 

  • Lily Sparks (SC): 7 IP (W), 3 hits, 2 ER, 16 K

South Ripley 6, Milan 0 

  • Alexa Heidt (SR): 1-2, 2 RBI
  • Mady Tompkins, Ellie Waldron (SR): combined 2-hitter.

*Switzerland County and South Ripley will play in the sectional championship game on Thursday at 6:00 PM. 

 

Class 1A Sectional 60 at Rising Sun - Semifinals

Rising Sun 11, Jac-Cen-Del 0 

Hauser 12, South Decatur 0 

*Rising Sun and Hauser will play for the sectional title on Thursday at 6:00 PM. 

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