Osgood Journal Sports
May 10, 2005

Raider track teams run in Big Blue Relays

Marcus Wirth

The South Ripley boys' and girls' varsity track teams traveled to Jennings County to compete in the Big Blue Relays on April 29. They competed against six other schools, but both teams finished seventh overall. The other track teams were Bedford North Lawrence, Madison, Indian Creek, Hauser, Jennings County, and Whiteland.

In the girls' portion of the meet, Bedford North Lawrence came out on top with 140 points taking first place, and Madison came in second with 104 points. Jennings County came in third with 57 points, and Whiteland finished a close fourth with 56 points. Indian Creek came in fifth with 42 points, Hauser was sixth with 36 points, and South Ripley finished the night with 25 points, coming in seventh.

In the boys' portion of the meet, Bedford North Lawrence came out on top again with 134 points. Jennings County finished second with 104 points, Indian Creek was third with 89 points, Hauser finished with 88 points, Madison was fifth with 41 points, and South Ripley had 29 points.

The top finishers for the boys were Otter, Asche, Bolton, and Mathews in the 800 meter relay coming in sixth place, and Kohlmeier, Swango, Demaree, and Lawburgh finished fifth in the 3200 meter relay. Otter, Burkett, Asche, and Kohlmeier finished fifth in the sprint medley relay, and Jake McConnell came in sixth in the 110-meter high hurdles. Jerry Coffin came in sixth place in the 3200 meter run.

For the girls' top finishers, Tracy Keyes and Beth Stratton came in third place in shot put, and Ciara McGuire finished fourth in the 100-meter dash. McGuire, Simon, Groves, and Adams placed fifth in both the sprint medley relay and the 400-meter relay. Keyes and Courtney Snyder placed fifth in discus, and they both, plus Stratton and Becky Trowbridge finished sixth in the throwers' relay. The shuttle hurdle relay team, which included Hartman, Simon, Collier, and Adams, took fifth place. Sarah Hartman finished sixth in the 100-meter low hurdles, and also placed sixth in the 1600-meter relay, along with McGuire, Groves, and Adams.

The next sporting event for both teams will be May 12, where they will be competing in the Ohio River Valley Conference Tournament at Batesville.

Eagles baseball on winning-streak

Marcus Wirth

The Jac-Cen-Del varsity baseball team took home three wins this week. On May 2 the team hosted the Rising Sun Shiners in an ORVC match-up. The first inning was productive for both teams, with Rising Sun scoring one and the Eagles putting six runs on the board. The Eagles won the game 9-4. Bryan Schwanholt was the winning pitcher going 6 and 2/3 innings, striking out eight batters. Tyler Bradshaw was called in to pick up the save throwing 1/3 inning.

The team then traveled to Madison Shawe to compete against the Hilltoppers on May 4. The Eagles started the night off scoring a run in the first. Shawe then came back and scored two runs, but that was all they would get. Jac-Cen-Del took the lead in the second by scoring three runs, and never looked back. They tacked on three more in the fifth and six more runs in the sixth inning, for a final score of 13-2.

Andy Vollmer was 2-4 with two runs and two RBIs. Chip Schuler was 4-5 scoring two runs and 5 RBIs. Justin Huff was 1-2 with an RBI and Kyle Horan was 2-4 and crossed the plate three times. Tyler Bradshaw picked up the win, going six innings giving up two runs on three hits, with eight strikeouts.

The Eagles continued their winning streak by defeating the Southwestern Rebels at home on May 6. The team was victorious with a score of 7-1. Adam Peetz pitched a complete game and only gave up one run, which was earned, on three hits, and had three strikeouts. Kyle Horan was 3-3 with a walk and scored three runs. Bryan Schwanholt was 2-4 with two triples and one RBI.

 

 

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