Milan, Rising Sun Swimmers Break Records, Earn ORVC Weekly Honors

Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at 4:16 PM

Seven student-athletes were recognized with weekly honors.

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(Versailles, Ind.) - Seven student-athletes have earned weekly honors from the Ohio River Valley Conference.

The ORVC Report for January 1-6 was released on Tuesday.

South Ripley’s Cole Henry was named the ORVC Boys Basketball Player of the Week. Henry posted 40 points, 14 rebounds, and 6 blocks in two games at the Ripley County Tournament.

The ORVC Girls Basketball Players of the Week are South Ripley’s Reese Obendorf and Southwestern’s Ashley Fulton. Obendorf helped lead the Lady Raiders to a Ripley County Tournament championship with 31 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, and 6 steals over two games. Fulton earned weekly honors by scoring her 1,000th career point against Austin.

In the swimming pool, Milan star Dylan Thomas and Rising Sun star Max Mossburger were named the Boys Performers of the Week. Thomas broke the Milan school record for the 100 Yard Backstroke with a time of 54.04, while Mossburger broke the Rising Sun school record for the 100 Yard Fly with a time of 58.28.

Rising Sun’s Olivia Graver and Switzerland County’s Ava Cole were named the Girls Swim Performers of the Week. Graver was a winner in the 200 Yard Free and 100 Yard Breaststroke. Cole earned wins the 50 Yard Free and 100 Yard Backstroke.

Other top performers for the week of January 1-6 are listed below.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Alyssa Simpson (RS) 34 pts, 36 rebs 12-13 FT in 2 games
Kaiya Rinear (M) 24 pts in 2 games
Allison Knoebel (SM) 20 pts, 5 ast, 3 rebs, 3 stl vs. Rock Creek
Reagan Hughes (JCD) 32 pts, 8 3’s, 5 rebs, 3 ast, 3 stl in 2 games
Ava Turner (SM) 9 pts, 9 rebs vs. Rock Creek
Julia Meyer (JCD) 24 pts, 15 rebs, 5 ast, 2 3’s in 2 games
Jamison Williams (SM) 9 pts, 3 rebs, 2 stl vs. Rock Creek
Kaylin Hinners (JCD) 22 pts, 11 rebs, 6 ast, 5 3’s, 3 stl in 2 games
Rorie Scroggins (SW) 8 pts, 8 rebs, 2 blk vs. Austin
Halle Archer (SC) 16 pts, 13 rebs, 9 ast, 5 stl in 2 games
Reese Obendorf (SR) 31 pts, 9 rebs, 8 ast, 6 stl in 2 games
Courtney Higgins (SC) 26 pts, 6 ast in 2 games
Claire Samples (SR) 18 pts, 6 rebs, 5 ast, 3 stl in 2 games
Lauren Smith (SC) 11 pts, 14 rebs, excellent defense in 2 gms
Lexi Franklin (SR) 20 pts, 8 rebs, 3 ast, 2 stl in 2 games
Ashley Fulton (SW) 9 pts, 8 rebs, 5 stl vs. Austin (1000th career pt)
Jenna Peelman (RS) 16 pts, 14 rebs in 2 games
Chloey Leach (SW) 12 pts, 8 rebs vs. Austin
Nora Powell (RS) 16 pts, great defense in 2 games

BOYS BASKETBALL

Micah Norman (M) 34 pts, 6 3’s in 2 games
Cole Henry (SR) 40 pts, 14 rebs, 6 blk, 2 ast in 2 games
Ethan Johnson (SR) 22 pts, 16 rebs, 3 ast, 3 stl in 2 games
Jamison Lewis (SW) 46 pts, 14 rebs, 9 ast in 3 games
Cam Craig (SC) 36 pts, 22 rebs in 2 games
Peyton Cloud (SW) 38 pts, 9 rebs, 9 ast in 3 games
Brody Morris (RS) 37 pts, 4 rebs, 4 ast, 3 stl in 2 games
Landon Kidwell (SW) 39 pts, 18 rebs, 8 blk in 3 games
Gavin Shorten (RS) 17 pts, 20 rebs, 2 ast, 2 blk in 2 games
Clark Dwenger (JCD) 30 pts, 22 rebs, 5 ast, 4 stl, 2 blk in 2 games
Brady Comer (JCD) 34 pts, 6 rebs, 3 ast in 2 games

SWIMMING

Boys Swimming / Girls Swimming

Parley Hartwell (M) :24.75 50 YD Free Ava Cole (SC) :28.85

Dylan Thomas (M) :50.50 100 YD Free Elizabeth McKittrick (SR) :59.02

Matthew Vaughn (SM) 1:55.74 200 YD Free Olivia Graver (RS) 2:14.49

Liam Horton (M) 6:05.11 500 YD Free Emilee Knueven (M) 6:29.22

Max Mossburger (RS) :58.28 * 100 YD Fly Molly Knecht (M) 1:13.29

Parley Hartwell (M) 1:07.96 100 YD Breast Olivia Graver (RS) 1:21.83

Dylan Thomas (M) :54.04 * 100 YD Back Ava Cole (SC) 1:17.64

Caleb Ridener (SC) 2:23.27 200 YD IM Molly Knecht (M) 2:49.03

Milan 1:41.57 200 YD Free Relay Switzerland County 2:08.39

Milan 1:51.12 200 YD Medley Relay Milan 2:19.21