Local Sports Report - May 25, 2021

State tournaments rolled on in softball, tennis and track & field.

SOFTBALL

Class 3A Sectional 29 at Connersville - First Round

Connersville 9, South Dearborn 4 - The Lady Knights finish the season 12-13

Batesville 4, Rushville 3 

*Batesville and Connersville will play in the semifinals on Thursday at 8:00 p.m. Franklin County and Greensburg will play the first game at 6:00. 

 

Class 2A Sectional 45 at Switzerland County - Semifinals

South Ripley 7, Austin 1 

  • SR: Mady Tompkins - 1-3, 2 RBI; 6 IP (W), 3 hits, 16 K
  • SR: Alexa Heidt, Emily Campbell, Ellie Waldron - RBI each

Switzerland County 6, North Decatur 1 

  • SC: Maddie Duvall - 3-4, 2 doubles, 2 RBI
  • SC: Lily Sparks - 6 IP (W), 4 hits, ER, 7 K

*South Ripley and Switzerland County will play for the sectional championship on Thursday at 6:00 p.m.

 

Class 1A Sectional 60 at Rising Sun - Semifinals

Jac-Cen-Del 15, South Decatur 0 

  • JCD: Tobie Benefiel - 2-3, 3 RBI
  • JCD: Shelby Groth - 2-4, 3 RBI 
  • JCD: Aundrea Cullen - 5 IP (W), 2 hits, 7 K

Hauser 15, Oldenburg Academy 0 

*Jac-Cen-Del and Hauser will play for the sectional championship on Thursday at 6:00 p.m.

 

GIRLS TENNIS

IHSAA Regional at Richmond

Lawrenceburg 5, Blue River Valley 0 

  • Elle McMullen #1 singles: 6-2, 6-1
    Gracie Safaviyan #2 singles: 6-2, 6-1
    Evelyn McAndrew #3 singles: 6-1, 6-2
    Calli Pope & Ella McAndrew #1 doubles: 6-3, 6-4
    Jazzy Blackburn & Lola Safaviyan #2 doubles: 6-4, 6-3
*Lawrenceburg will play Franklin County in the regional finals this evening at 5:00 p.m.

 

 

GIRLS TRACK & FIELD

IHSAA Regional at Franklin Community

East Central finishes 5th with a score of 46. Ellie Lengrich is the regional champion in the 800 meter run, punching her ticket to the state finals. Lengrich will also compete in the high jump and long jump at state. EC's 4x400 team of Rachel Campbell, Jorjia Ferguson Anna Graf and Elllie Lengrich finished in 2nd, which qualifies them for the state finals. Jac-Cen-Del's Cloey Simon will compete at state after finishing 3rd in 300 meter hurdles.

Full results can be found here.

 

BASEBALL

Rising Sun 6, Austin 2 

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