Local Sports Report - September 2, 2023

Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at 9:19 AM

By Travis Thayer @TheTravisThayer

It was an eventful weekend in sports highlighted by the ORVC Girls Golf and the EC Cross Country Invitational.

GIRLS GOLF

ORVC Tournament

1) Switzerland County 432, 2) Milan 432, 3) Jac-Cen-Del 475, 4) Rising Sun 496, 5) Southwestern 528

Switzerland County wins the ORVC Title on 5th golfer tiebreaker.

*Incomplete Teams: Shawe and South Ripley

All-Conference Team

Kira Wells (Shawe): 83, medalist
Kayla Walke (Milan): 86
Alexis Mangold (SC): 96
Julia Meyer (JCD): 96
Yolett Perez (Shawe): 101
Anna Block (SR): 103
Payton Stow (SC): 110
Marilynn Dalrymple (SC): 111
Venessa Woodruff (RS): 111
Chelsie Seaver (Milan): 112

Congratulations Lady Pacer Golfers on winning the ORVC Meet! The Pacers tied with Milan, but won on the 5th golfer tiebreaker! Earning all conference honors are Alexis Mangold, Payton Stow and Marilynn Dalrymple! @switzsc @jlcheek01 @orvcsports @VevayNewspapers @CampbellSports pic.twitter.com/Tkq86izOgm
— Switzerland County Pacer Athletics (@GoSwitzCoPacers) September 2, 2023

BOYS SOCCER

Switzerland County 7, Rising Sun 0

Cooper Todd (SC): 4 goals, assist
Ashton Purvis, Austin Johns, Isaiah Dayadharum (SC): goal each

Connersville 5, South Dearborn 0

Mitchell Steele (CONN): 2 goals, assist

Lawrenceburg 6, Rushville 0

GIRLS SOCCER

East Central 1, Evansville Reitz 1

Hoosier Cup

Lawrenceburg 3, Mooresville 2

Isabella Gilmour, Morgan Manford, Ava Merkel (LB): goal

Lawrenceburg 6, Seymour 0

Ava Merkel (LB): 2 goals
Morgan Manford, Isabella Gilmour, Ashley Watkins, Adalei Arnett (LB): goal each
Kyra Abbott (LB): 2 assists

Lawrenceburg 10, South Knox 1

Kamryn Ferreira (LB): hat trick
Preslee Rugg, Morgan Manford (LB): 2 goals each

Game Day
A 10-1 win over South Knox in Game 3, Lady Tigers bring home some hardware winning their division at Hoosier Cup.
Goals-Ferreira(3),Rugg(2), Manford(2), Gilmour, Abbott, Kash
Assists-Steigerwald(3),Abbott(2), Rugg(2), Gilmour, Manford
Player of the match-Lena Steigerwald pic.twitter.com/tc9sVhaG3Q
— Bill Offutt (@LHSsoccer_coach) September 2, 2023

VOLLEYBALL

Switzerland County 3, Clarksville 1

CROSS COUNTRY

46th Annual East Central Invitational

Boys: 1) Elder 42, 2) Milan 48, 3) Batesville 90, 4) East Central 114, 5) Hagerstown 120, 6) Hauser 135, 7) South Ripley 176, 8) Connersville 234, 9) North Decatur 242, 10) Lawrenceburg 312

Top individual performers:

Ben Riehle (M): 16:59.9, 1st place
Bradyn Hatton (EC): 17:05.0, 2nd place
Lucas Cooney (M): 17:10.1, 4th place
Gabe Riehle (M): 17:27.1, 6th place
Isaac Trossman (BV): 17:56.8, 11th place

Girls: 1) East Central 21, 2) Batesville 35, 3) Connersville 80, 4) North Decatur 115, 5) South Ripley 138

Top individual performers:

Callie Bentley (EC): 19:26.5, 1st place
Jena Weiler (EC): 20:31.8, 2nd place
Addie Brewer (EC): 20:35.1, 3rd place
Lexiyne Harris (BV): 20:46.4, 4th palace
Kaylynn Bedel (BV): 21:12.6, 5th place
Emily Klem (EC): 21:46.7, 6th place
Megan Allgeier (BV): 22:25.8, 7th place
Bayleigh Demaree (BV): 22:34.5 8th place
Delaney Donawerth (EC): 22:39.4, 9th place
Kendall Pflum (EC): 22:43.0, 10th place

Full results here.

Rick Weinheimer Cross Country Classic

Switzerland County boys placed 17th out of 20 teams

Luke Sullivan led a trio of Pacer Sophomores, finishing the 3.1 mile distance in a season best 19:39 (77th place). Sullivan was followed closely by Ty Lay who shattered his previous PR, finishing in 19:46 (83rd place). Cale Collier battled through mid-race cramping and finished strong in 20:42 (105th place). Dylan Sullivan was next for the Pacers, crossing the finish line in a season best 21:00 (111th place) and Gavin Rich rounded out the team scoring for the Pacers, finishing in 21:50 (121st place). Freshman Harlowe Haines ran his most complete race of the season, setting a new PR at 25:58 (157th place).

The Lady Pacers placed 7th out of 14 teams

Freshman Ellie Keith continued to earn her spot as one of the top female runners in our area. Setting a new PR, Keith covered the CERAland course in 21:44, earning an individual medal in 17th place out of 124 participants in the Girls Varsity A division. Juniors Clair Rogers and Amber Detmer helped solidify the Lady Pacers' place in the team standings , finishing in 22:50 (32nd place) and 23:59 (51st place), respectively. Rogers was also recognized for her individual performance during the awards ceremony as a top 40 overall finisher.

Sophomore Lainie McAlister improved her PR for the second meet in a row finishing in 24:17 (56th place) and Junior Ashlyn Covington rounded out the team scoring by finishing in 25:17 (69th place), dropping her time by over two minutes for the second consecutive meet. Carlee Boggs ran a season best 26:01 (82nd place) and Jazmyn Blevins ran her strongest race of the season, crossing the finish line in 27:17 (94th place).

For complete race results, visit: https://timingmd.net/Results/xc/cn_9_2_23/Race%20Length%20cni.html

BOYS TENNIS

New Castle 4, Batesville 1