Katarina DiBiasio
VOLLEYBALL
Delta swept Mississinewa 3-0 (25-17, 25-14, 25-15). Chloe Stitt put up 18 kills and three aces for the Eagles, while teammate Kelsee Roe had 31 assists.
Monroe Central went 4-0 at the Knightstown Invitational. Katarina DiBiasio led the Golden Bears’ attack for the day with 40 kills, while Zoee Kear guided the offense with 88 assists.
New Castle went 3-1 at the Warren Central Invitational. Avarie Powell had 38 kills for the day, along with six blocks. Peighton Barber added 77 assists.
Wapahani defeated Southwood in four sets (22-25, 26-24, 25-23, 25-18). Hannah Smith covered the backcourt with 21 digs, while Estella Davis led the Raiders in blocks with four.
Burris went 3-1 at the Ben Davis Invitational. Alissa Kunczt had 62 assists for the Owls, while Joshlyn Crouch led the team in kills with 15.
FOOTBALL
Wes-Del suffered a 20-12 loss to South Adams. Adam Routh led the Warriors in rushing with 94 yards, scoring both of the team’s touchdowns. Quarterback Calvin Carmin had three completions for 46 yards.
Jay County pulled out the 36-28 victory over Bluffton Friday evening. The Patriots’ Cole Stigleman had 14 carries for 101 yards, while quarterback Holton Hill completed five passes for 63 yards.
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
Eight ECI teams faced off at the Yorktown Invitational. New Castle finished in third place with 113 points, followed by fifth-place Wapahani (153), sixth-place Burris (173), seventh-place Yorktown (180), eighth-place Daleville (205), ninth-place Central (229), 10th-place Cowan (244) and 11th-place Jay County (268). Daleville’s David Dillon led the ECI teams with a fourth-place finish, while Alex Herbst from Wapahani finished eighth.
Monroe Central placed fifth out of 12 teams with a score of 150 at the South Adams Invitational. Conner Miller led the Golden Bears, finishing ninth with a time of 18 minutes, 10.21 seconds.
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
Yorktown hosted its Jim Leffler Invitational and placed first with 48 points, followed by third-place New Castle (77), fifth-place Wapahani (154), sixth-place Daleville (190), seventh-place (196), eighth-place Cowan (201) and ninth-place Central (217). Jay County’s Megan Wellman was the individual winner of the event, while Madeline Aul of Yorktown finished second.
Monroe Central placed sixth out of 10 teams at the South Adams Invitational with a score 170. Aubrey Norris was third place individually for the Golden Bears, putting up a time of 20:26.42.
BOYS SOCCER
Central defeated Arsenal Tech 2-1, putting the team at 9-1 for the regular season. Chase Clasby scored both of the Bearcats’ goals, which were both assisted by Clark Bailey.
Blackford fell 3-0 to Mississinewa. The Bruins’ goalkeeper Charlie Cranston had nine saves.
GIRLS SOCCER
Blackford defeated Mississinewa 2-0. Kara Slusser and Allie Jennerjahn each had one goal for the Bruins.
BOYS TENNIS
Ian Landwehr, Mitchell Minniear and Abe Rosenthall all maintained their undefeated records, despite Yorktown falling to Leo 3-2 and Homestead 3-2. In the first match of the day against Leo, Landwehr (13-0) defeated his opponent 7-5, 6-2 at No. 1 singles, while Minniear and Rosenthall (16-0) claimed the 6-4, 6-2 victory at No. 1 doubles. Landwehr also defeated Homestead’s No. 1 singles 6-3, 6-3. Minniear and Rosenthall took their opponents to a third-set super-tiebreaker to win 6-2, 2-6, (10-8).
Central finished eighth out of 10 teams in the North Central Conference Tournament, losing a pair of matches against McCutcheon and Lafayette Jeff. In the first match, Central fell 4-1 to McCutcheon, with Khamasi Muhiga and Bobby Cunningham earning the Bearcats’ lone win at No. 1 doubles. Central also fell to Lafayette Jeff 4-1, with Muhiga and Cunningham also snagging the victory.
Blackford earned one win and two losses in the Carroll Invitational. Austin Martin picked up a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 3 singles for the Bruins against Madison-Grant.