Osgood Journal Sports
May 15, 2007

Indian boys track & field team plead the fifth

Gary Franklin - Sports Editor
The 2007 ORVC High School Track & Field meet was held at the Madison Consolidated High School track though hosted by Jac-Cen-Del on Tuesday, May 10. (Lights will be installed on the JCD track this summer.)
The Milan Indian boy's team earned first place over the 7 team event with a total score of 125 points by events end to claim their fifth consecutive victory.
Other boys teams placed as follows; Rising Sun's Shiners captured 2nd place with a tally of 96, Southwestern Hanover ended with 76 for 3rd, South Ripley closed in 4th with 68 points. Fifth spot was taken by Shawe's Hilltoppers at 46 1/2, 6th was the Switzerland County Pacers at 46 and rounding out the competition with 13 1/2 points was the Jac-Cen-Del Eagles.
In the boys' events
Discus
Kyle Taylor SR 143' 9"
Jones RS 129' 6"
Tucker Brown JCD 128' 1"
Paul Waller SR 6th @ 117' 11"
High Jump
Otter Switz. Co 6'
Jeff Werner Milan 5' 8"
Mondary RS 5' 6"
Shot Put
Tanner Roark Milan 45' 1"
Josh Oesterling Milan 45'
Jones RS 44' 2"
T. Brown JCD 4th @ 42' 5"
K. Taylor SR 6th @ 38' 10"
Long Jump
Miles Courtney Sw 20' 3/4"
Otter SC 19' 7"
Craig McKittrick M 19' 5 1/2"
C. Stearns SR 5th @ 18' 7"
S. Yelton SR 6th @ 18' 3 1/4"
110m Hurdles
Hornsby RS :15.7
Darren Hess Milan :16.4
Cody Myers SR :16.6
Josh Schwanholt Milan :17.1
100m Dash
Barber Sh :11
Miles Courtney Sw :11.1
Mondary RS :11.6
Jermey Litteral Milan :11.8
Dustin Mathews SR :12
Skyler Yelton SR :12.1
1600 Run
Clark Sw 4:39
Siekman RS 4:43
Erik Demaree SR 4:48
Norman Roark Milan 4:58
400m Run
Miles Courtney Sw :51.7
Craig McKittrick Milan :52
Jeff Werner Milan :53.9
300 Hurdles
Hickman SC :42
Josh Schwanholt Milan :42.7
Darren Hess Milan :44.1
Logan Gerwe JCD 5th @:45.4
800m Run
Siekman RS 2:05
Josh Dickey Milan 2:08
Ariel Lawburgh SR 2:09
E. Demaree SR 5th @ 2:11.4
200m Dash
Barber Shawe :22.1
Miles Courtney Sw :24.3
Jermey Litteral Milan :23.7
Skyler Yelton SR 4th @ :24.2
Dylan Rose Milan 6th @ :24.6
3200m Run
Clark Sw 10:37
Norman Roark Milan 11:04
Leveille Shawe 11:13
B. Montgomery SR 4th @11:14
J. Druba Sw 5th @ 11.25
3200m Relay (4x800)
South Ripley 8:39
S'western 8:44
Milan 8:47
400m Relay (4x100)
Milan :46.2
Shawe :47.1
South Ripley :47.2
Jac-Cen-Del 5th @ :52.2
1600m Relay (4x400)
Rising Sun 3:41
Milan 3:42
South Ripley 3:43
GIRLS' TEAM SCORES
Southwestern 1st @ 121
South Ripley 2nd @ 106 1/2
Rising Sun 3rd @ 83
Milan Lady Indians 4th @ 43
Switzerland Co. 5th @ 42 1/2 Jac-Cen-Del Eagles 6th @ 39
Shawe 7th @ 29
In the girls' events
Discus
Shelby Zornes Milan 96'
Brawner Sw 94' 5"
Armstrong SC 89 '9"
Jordan Vinup SR 4th @ 80' 9"
Lacy Ward SR 5th @ 75' 11"
High Jump
Peters RS 5'
Hall SC 4' 10"
Menke RS 4' 10"
Ebony Inskeep Shawe 4' 8"
S. Mann SR 5th @ 4' 4"
Shot Put
Lacy Ward SR 33'
Ahaus SC 32' 11"
Shelby Zornes Mil 26' 5 3/4"
Ebony inskeep Shawe 29' 4"
Jordan Vinup SR 6th @ 27' 11"
Long Jump
Valorie Wagner JCD 15' 8"
Ebony Inskeep Sh 15' 3/4"
Maloney Sw 14 4 3/4"
J.Clements SR 4th @ 14' 1 1/4"
Susannah Mann SR 6th @ 14'
100m Hurdles
Phillips Sw :16.8
Jordan Clements SR :16.9
Lakin Davis SR :17.4
Laura Kaufhold Milan 6th @:19.8
100m Dash
Maloney Sw :13.1
Ebony Inskeep Shawe :13.2
Valorie Wagner JCD :13.3
Courtney Walker SR 5th @:14.2
1600m Run
Bowman RS 5:49
Gray Sw 5:57
Samantha White JCD 6:00
Melanie Berry SR 4th @ 6:01
Jenifer Patrick SR 5th @ 6:05
400m Run
Deborah Fryer Milan 1:05.2
Josie Hartman Milan 1:06.6
Bell Sw 1:07
Sierra Groves SR 4th @ 1:07.2
300m Hurdles
Phillips Sw :50.3
A. Peters RS :53.5
E. Peters RS :54.1
Erica Wickstrom SR 4th @ :54.8
Lakin Davis SR 5th @ :55.6
Laura Kaufhold Mil 6th @ :56.7
800m Run
Gray Sw 2:35.6
Melanie Berry SR 2:36
Bowman RS 2:37
Jenifer Patrick SR 4th @ 2:38
Sam White JCD 6th @ 2:49
200m Dash
Maloney Sw :27.2
Valorie Wagner JCD :27.5
Erica Ester SR :28.8
Courtney Walker SR 4th @ :29.3
3200m Run
Hamilton Sw 13:02
Hon SC 13:13
Meli SC 13:35
Jenifer Patrick SR 4th @ 13:31
3200m Relay (4x800)
Southwestern 10:56.7
Rising Sun 11:43.21
South Ripley 11:31.1
JCD Lady Eagles 5th @ 12:16
Mil. Lady Indians 6th @ 12:21.5
400m Relay (4x100)
S. Ripley Lady Raiders :55
Milan Lady Indians :56.3
S'western Lady Rebels :57.1
JCD Lady Eagles 4th @ :57.5
1600m Relay (4x400)
S. Ripley Lady Raiders 4:30
S'western Lady Rebels 4:34
Rising Sun Lady Shiners 4:37
Milan Lady Indians 4th @ 4:53
JCD Lady Eagles 5 th @ 5:33

GARY FRANKLIN PHOTO The 2007 Milan Indian boys track and field team celebrate a fifth consecutive ORVC championship title at the Jac-Cen-Del sponsored event held at Madison Consolidated High School track on Tuesday, May 10. The Indian team is coached by Todd Yates.

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Batesville Lady Bulldogs claim '07 Rip. Co. Softball Invitational Crown

Gary Franklin, Sports Editor

The Ripley County Girls Softball Invitational Tournament was held on Saturday, May 12, at the Jac-Cen-Del High School ball field.
The first game matched the South Ripley Lady Raiders against the Milan Lady Indians. The Lady Indians won the game by the score of 8-3.
Game two of the venue slated the Batesville Lady Bulldogs in competition against the hosting Jac-Cen-Del Lady Eagles. The Lady Bulldogs won the game by the score of 12-2.
The consolation game was between the hosting Jac-Cen-Del Lady Eagles and the South Ripley Lady Raiders. As the game progressed, the teams battled with the Lady Raiders taking the lead, then the Lady Eagles, but by games end, the Lady Eagles claimed the victory with a score of 8-6 to claim 3rd place.
In the championship contest, the Batesville Lady Bulldogs opened to quickly take the lead and never looked back. The Lady Bulldogs earned the championship title, winning by a 9- score.
The Lady Bulldogs struck for 2 runs in the bottom of the first inning, and added one in the second for a 3-0 count. The Lady Indians scored their first run in the top of the third, but the Lady Bulldogs hammered out 2 more for a 5-1 score.
In the bottom half of the Lady Bulldog fourth and sixth innings, they added a pair of runs in each, for a total of 9-1
The Indians failed to score in the seventh, allowing the Lady Bulldogs to claim the '07 Ripley County championship title.