The Versailles Republican Sports
May 24, 2007

Local men "reel in the cash"

Gary Franklin, Sports Editor

The local duo of Gary Byard and Merrill Bruce beat their nearest competitors in the recent bass tournmament by more than 3 pounds. Their 6-bass limit also included the biggest fish caught during the tournament.

Byard stated, "we had several other keeper bass, including a 5 lb. range lunker that managed to throw Merrill's bait."

Hoosier Open anglers continue to prove their superior angling skills with another awesome weigh-in at a time when stressed post-spawn bass can be hard to come by. The tournament anglers caught a total of 323 bass which were all returned to the water alive.
The tournament consisted of 107 teams. 91 teams caught the 323 bass weighing 772.05 lbs. for an average of 1.5 lbs. Of the 91 teams, 13 caught their 6 bass limit, 19 teams weighed in 5 bass.

The winning weight turned in by Bruce and Byard totaled 14.95 lbs., which included the biggest harvested in the tournament which topped the scales at 4 lb. 10 ozs. All fish were released alive. The total payout to 17 teams was $16,000. Of that purse, Byard and Bruce won $4,020 for 1st place and an additional $1,070 for the largest caught during the tournament for a grand total of $5.090.

The tournament's list of local team anglers also included Jeff Hafft and Mike Holman, Craig Demaree and Rick Hosmer, and Kenny Krall and Roger Miller. Jon Miller substituted for Kenny Krall during this tournament.

The 107 entries at $200 per team grossed $21,400. Gives a different perspective to "GONE FISHIN'."

SUBMITTED PHOTO Pictured above from left are Merrill Bruce and Gary Byard of Versailles who recently captured the cash after winning the Hoosier Open's team bass tournament on the Ohio River at Rocky Point.

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ORVC Spring Sports Report
Week of May 7 -12 for SR, JCD & Milan

Baseball Standings
ORVC Overall
So. Ripley Raiders 8-0 16-3
JCD Eagles 6-4 13-6
Switz. Co. Pacers 5-3 6-10
Milan Indians 4-4 8-7
Rising Sun Shiners 4-4 6-9
Shawe Hilltoppers 1-7 1-16
S'western H Rebels 0-7 1-18
Top Performers
Matt Gehl (Jac-Cen-Del) 11/19, 5 RBI's, 7 Runs, 3 dbl's, Win
Brandon Gehl (Jac-Cen-Del)
6/18, 5 Runs, 7 RBI's, 2 sb
B. Marksberry (Milan)
3/7, 2 RBI's, 2B, 3B, 2 Runs
Derek Walker (Milan)
3/3, 2B, HR, 4 RBI's
Jared Keck (South Ripley)
6/14, 2-2B, 3 Runs, 6 RBI's, Win
Russ Steinhauer (S. Ripley)
9/16, 4 dbl's, 8 Runs, Win
Josh Cumberworth (S Ripley)
6/10, 4 Runs, 3 RBI's, Win
ORVC Co-Players of the Week Matt Gehl - Jac-Cen-Del
Russ Steinhauer - South Ripley
Softball Standings
ORVC Overall
S'western H Rebels 10-1 13-5
Milan Indians 10-2 14-9
Jac-Cen-Del Eagles 5-4 10-6
Switz. Co. Pacers 4-5 6-7
Rising Sun Shiners 4-6 9-11
So. Ripley Raiders 2-7 3-12
Shawe Hilltoppers 1-10 5-13
Top Performers
Lacee Alloway (Milan)
6/16, 4 RBI's, 8 sb's
Teri Hawkins (Milan)
7/16, 3 RBI's, 2 dbl's, 3 Runs
Abby Lauber (Jac-Cen-Del)
21-IP, 13 K's, 2Wins
Kaylin Ploegerer (JCD)
7-IP, 5/10, 5 RBI's, Win
ORVC Player of the Week
Melissa Raison SC &
Kendall Withered SwH
ORVC Boys Golf
Jared Rogers (S. Ripley)
38 @ N.Branch, 46 @ Vineyard
Andrew Wagner (JCD)
40 @N. Branch, 81 @ JC Invite
Justin Huff (Jac-Cen-Del)
41 @ N.B., 91 @ JC Invite
Joel Jones (Milan)
45 @ Sun Rise
Jeremy Herbert (Milan)
43 @ Hoosier Links
ORVC Golfer of the Week
Brandon Scroggins - Shawe
Boys' ORVC
Co-ed Track & Field
Kyle Taylor South Ripley)
Discus 143' 9"
S. Ripley 3200m Relay 8:39
Tanner Roark (Milan)
Shot Put 45' 1"
Milan 400m Relay :46.2
Girls
Shelby Zornes (Milan)
Discus 96'
Lacy Ward (South Ripley)
Shot Put 33'
Valorie Wagner (Jac- Cen-Del)
Long Jump 15' 8"
Deborah Fryer (Milan)
400m Dash 1:05
South Ripley 1600m Relay 4:30
South Ripley 400m Relay :55
ORVC T&F Meet Results
BOYS
Milan 1st @ 125
Rising Sun 2nd @ 96
Southestern 3rd @ 76
South Ripley 4th @ 68
Shawe 5th @ 46.5
Switzerland Co. 6th @ 40
Jac-Cen-Del 7th @ 13.5
GIRLS
Southwestern 1st @ 121
South Ripley 2nd @ 106.5
Rising Sun 3rd @ 83
Milan 4th @ 43
Switzerland Co. 5th @ 42.5
Jac-Cen-Del 6th @ 39
Shawe 7th @ 29
ORVC Boys Team Champion
for their 5th straight season
Milan Boys
ORVC Boys Track & Field Coach of the Year -
Milan Indians Todd Yates
ORVC Girls Team Champion
Southwestern
ORVC Girls Track & Field Coach of the Year
Southwestern's Marvin Reece