Local Sports Report - September 4-5, 2026

There was lots of high school sports action of the holiday weekend.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

FOOTBALL

Elder 42, East Central 7 (Eagle Country 99.3 Feature Game)

• Kaden Estep (E): 13-15, 137 yards, TD; 12 carries, 112 yards, TD
• Ryan Minges (EC): 17 carries, 83 yards, TD
• Brayden Tepe (E): 12 tackles
• Troy Sebastian (EC): 10 tackles

Milan 56, North Decatur 7

• Beckett Langferman (M): 12 carries, 144 yards, 3 TD; 2 fumble recoveries
• Lane Smith (M): 3-6, 35 yards, TD; 8 carries, 63 yards, 2 TD
• Luke Hendron (M): 3 carries, 45 yards, TD
• Kane Budd (M): 12-yard TD reception
• Caydin Davidson (M): INT

Lawrenceburg 48, Taylor 14

Franklin County 49, Rushville 20

• Christian Schwarz (FC): 9-14, 227 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
• Parker Gillman (FC): 15 carries, 146 yards, 2 TD
• Bodey Kruthaupt, Sam Foster, Cayden Perleberg (FC): each with a TD reception

Batesville 48, South Dearborn 0 

• Zadiin Small (BV): 8 carries, 114 yards, 3 TD
• Ajon Herbert (BV): 15 carries, 102 yards, TD

Clarksville 30, Switzerland County 27

Harrison 33, Beavercreek 28

GIRLS SOCCER

Oldenburg Academy 8, Northeast Dubois 0 

Rising Sun 9, Southwestern (Hanover) 0 

• Lillian Felser (RS): hat trick
• Erin Russell (RS): 2 goals

BOYS SOCCER

Oldenburg Academy 6, Jac-Cen-Del 1 

• Connor Holder (OA): 4 goals
• Adam Weber, Damien Brelage (OA): goal each
• Landon Owens (JCD): goal

Rising Sun 7, Southwestern (Hanover) 0 

• Weston Cumberworth, Cooper Merica, Griffin Works (RS): 2 goals each
• Oliver Fletcher (RS): goal

VOLLEYBALL

Southwestern 3, Rising Sun 2 

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 

GIRLS SOCCER

Oldenburg Academy 10, Evansville Central 1 

Lawrenceburg 6, Rushville 0 

BOYS SOCCER

Connersville 5, South Dearborn 1 

South Ripley 5, Hauser 0 

• Gavin McLaughlin (SR): 2 goals, 2 assists
• Bentley Hunger (SR): 2 goals 

Providence 1, Switzerland County 1 

Lawrenceburg 5, Rushville 0 

VOLLEYBALL

Batesville 3, Shelbyville 1

Jennings County 3, Franklin County 0 

CROSS COUNTRY

East Central Invitational

Girls Division I: Batesville 38, Harrison 39, East Central 76, Southport 87

• Jayla Bedel (BV): 1st place, 20:23
• Francesca Myers (BV): 2nd place, 21:01
• Abigail Dunn (H): 3rd place, 21:04
• Chloe Butler (H): 4th place, 21:12
• Lily Gambrel (EC): 5th place, 21:16

Girls Division II: North Decatur 15, Jac-Cen-Del 45

• Josie Wenning (Oldenburg): 1st place, 21:44
• Alaina Jensen (Oldenburg): 4th place, 23:51

Boys Division I: Batesville 47, East Central 61, Harrison 66, Lawrenceburg 75, Southport 107, South Dearborn 157

• Hayden Rogers (H): 1st place, 17:40
• Abram Hiltz (EC): 2nd place, 17:49
• Rylynn Head (LB): 3rd place, 17:53
• Coleman Hughes (LB): 4th place, 18:16
• Cael Luhman (BV): 5th place, 18:19

Boys Division II: North Decatur 46, Scecina 53, South Ripley 54, Rising Sun 71, Providence 124, Jac-Cen-Del 145

• Carson Hartwell (Oldenburg): 3rd place, 17:56
• Sam Dennis (Oldenburg): 4th place, 18:13
• Mason Bascom (SR): 5th place, 18:454

Full results: fla951E.tmp.pdf

BOYS TENNIS

Batesville 4, East Central 1

• 1S Jevan Smith defeated Bo Nobbe 6-4, 6-7 (2-7), 10-8
• 2S Carson Meyer defeated Owen Vollmer 6-4, 7-5
• 3S Max Walter defeated Jack Smith 6-4, 6-2
• 1D Will Patterson & Wes Peters defeated Owen Mersman & Noah Kraus 1-6, 6-1, 10-5
• 2D Eli Doll & Coleman West lost to Cole Allison & Tate Mosier 2-6, 3-6

Batesville 4, Hagerstown 1 

• 1S Carson Meyer defeated Brayden Trinkle 6-0, 6-0
• 2S Max Walter defeated Hayden Whirte 6-1, 6-3
• 3S Coleman West lost to Collin Werkruh 0-6, 1-6
• 1D Wes Peters & Jevan Smith defeated Dawson Brown & Carter Sullruah 6-2, 6-2
• 2D Will Patterson & Eli Doll defeated Cameron Lanum & Patrick Mohr 6-4, 6-1