Lacee Adams
VOLLEYBALL
Central (17-4) handed Yorktown its first loss of the season in the final match of its home invitational (25-11, 25-21). The Bearcats went 4-0, with Virginia Wilhoite putting up 34 kills, followed by E’laisah Young (26) and Micah Leavell (25). Central’s setter Lacee Adams had 96 assists and six aces, while Nikki Marshall added 25 digs. Yorktown (23-1) went 3-1 as Kenzie Knuckles pounded 23 kills and Kendall Murr recorded five aces. Wapahani also participated in the Central Invitational, going 2-2. The Raiders’ Skyler VanNote had 31 kills, 10 aces and nine blocks.
Monroe Central won the Randolph County tournament, defeating Randolph Southern (25-19, 25-10) and Union (25-19, 25-13). Katarina DiBiasio led the Golden Bears’ offense with 17 kills, while Morgan Haney had 12 digs and four blocks. Union (2-1) picked up a win against Winchester during the tournament (25-16, 25-20). DeAnn Kauffman put up 22 total kills for the Rockets, as well as three blocks. Emily White led the Golden Falcons’ serving game with three aces.
Three Wes-Del players made the all-tournament team as the Warriors went 3-1 in Blue River’s Class A Showdown. Alysa Sutton, Emily Hale and Haylie Spencer each received the honor. Sutton had 53 kills for the day, followed by Hale with 21 kills and 15 aces. Spencer guided the Warriors’ offense with 74 assists. Cowan went 2-2, with Kalynn Sours putting up 43 digs and Skylar Trimble serving nine aces.
Daleville picked up two wins and two losses at the Greenfield-Central Invitational. Lindsay Ingenito pounded 29 kills to lead the Broncos’ offense, followed by Breanna Townsend with 21. Lexi Leisure had 44 digs.
Delta swept Shelbyville 25-12, 25-9, 25-14. Chloe Stitt led the Eagles’ serving game with eight aces, followed by Gabby Zgunda with six. Kelsee Roe set up the Eagle offense with 29 assists.
New Castle went 2-2 at the Cathedral Invitational in Indianapolis. Avarie Powell led the Trojans’ offense with 33 kills.
Burris went 1-3 at the Warsaw Invitational. Taylor Jackson led the Owls in digs with 46 for the day, while Kloie McGrew served 11 aces and added 19 digs. Alissa Kunczt put up 44 assists to guide the Burris offense.
FOOTBALL
Blackford lost to Frankton 44-0 at Ball State’s Scheumann Stadium. Robby Gardner had two interceptions for the Bruins, who got inside Frankton’s 10-yard-line twice in the first half but never reached the end zone. Tyler Sills ran for 73 yards on nine carries, while Brandon Barkdull added 39 on nine attempts.
Jay County fell to Woodlan 21-0 Friday. The Patriots’ Levi Hummel had 16 carries for 68 yards. Quarterback Holton Hill completed eight passes for 107 yards.
BOYS TENNIS
No.9 Delta hosted its invitational and placed first, going 3-0. The Eagles’ No. 2 singles play Joe Wegener and No. 3 singles player Jason Wegener went 3-0 for the day individually. Yorktown finished sixth (1-2). The Tigers’ Mitchell Minniear and Abe Rosenthall maintained their undefeated record, winning all three contests.
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
Monroe Central placed sixth out of 19 teams at the George Rogers Clark Invitational in Springfield, Ohio. Conner Miller finished with the Golden Bears’ fastest run, earning 16th place with a time of 18 minutes, 35.3 seconds.
Yorktown placed sixth out of 19 teams at the New Haven Classic. Kevin Kratz led the Tigers with a ninth-place finish and a time of 17:05.
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
Monroe Central snagged a 10th-place team finish at the George Rogers Clark Invitational in Springfield, Ohio. Aubrey Norris ran a time of 20:50.13 to earn third place individually for the Golden Bears.
Yorktown earned sixth place out of 17 teams at the New Haven Classic. Madeline Aul led the Tigers, finishing 14th place individually with a time of 20:33.
BOYS SOCCER
Central earned fourth place in the North Central Conference after a 2-1 loss to Kokomo and a 4-2 loss to Arsenal Tech. Aaron Green scored the Bearcats’ lone goal against Kokomo, while Chase Clasby and Devon McNabb each had a goal against Arsenal Tech. Tyler Wood had a combined 12 saves for both games.
Yorktown defeated Jay County 5-2. Karter Bibbs put up three goals for the Tigers, followed by Luke Bryan and David Darling with one each. Peter MacFarland had seven saves for the Tigers.
Delta lost to New Palestine 2-1. The Eagles’ Mason Turner had the lone goal, which was assisted by Zane Wills.
Burris shut out Blackford 12-0. Jarod Suanes led the Owls in scoring with four goals, while Ricky Tellez recorded three saves as goalkeeper.
GIRLS SOCCER
Burris fell to the International School of Indiana 3-2. Hanna King scored the Owls’ two goals, and goalkeeper Taylor Hunt recorded 12 saves.