Osgood Journal Sports
April 29, 2008

2008 Ripley County Boys Golf Tournament
Champion Team and Top Players are named

GARY FRANKLIN PHOTO The 2008 All-Ripley County Boys Golf Team pictured above from left are: Batesville Bulldog - Tony Narwold, South Ripley Raider - Jared Rogers, Batesville Bulldog's - Tyler Hagan & (MVP) Zach Litzinger and Milan Indian - Bryan Peters. The tournament was a two day event with the opening 9 holes of competition played at the New Point, North Branch Golf Course with the final 9 holes contested at the Hoosier Links Golf Course in Milan. The two-evening golfing tournament opened on Tuesday, April 21, and completed on Wednesday, April 22. Batesville claimed the Tournament Team Championship Title at 319, followed by Milan with 364, South Ripley with 391 and the Jac-Cen-Del Eagles with 407. Individual scoring = Batesville Bulldogs: Tony Narwold @ 39 + 45 = 84, Joey Balser @ 42 + 41 = 83, Zach Litzinger @ 38 + 37 = 75, Tyler Hagan @ 41 + 38 = 79 and Kevin Meyer @ 44 + 43 = 87. Milan Indians: Bryan Peters @ 39 + 42 = 81, Patrick Ruble @ 48 +49 = 97, Nathan Haugh @ 46 + 64 = 110, Zach Schmidt @ 43 + 45 = 88 and Ethan Voss @ 54 + 52 = 106. South Ripley Raiders: Jared Rogers @ 43 + 41 = 84, Jake Waldron @ 48 + 53 = 98, Jordan Clements @ 52 + 49 = 101, Dylan Underwood @ 53 + 53 = 105 and CJ R. House @ 55 + 53 = 108. Jac-Cen-Del Eagles: Logan Simon @ 72 + 51 = 123, Joe Abplanalp @ 54 + 51 = 105, Brandon Wilhoit @ 51 + 47 = 98, Donnie Lows @ 47 + 49 = 96 and Ethan Hess @ 57 + 52 = 109.

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Senior Raiders shine for 1-0 win

Gary Franklin, Sports Writer

South Ripley senior Kyle Patrick provided the necessary hit, a home run, to give all runs needed to win the game against the Madison Consolidated High School Cubs on Wednesday, April 23 in a game played at Forest G. Waters Field.
All the runs needed if the pitcher is, senior teammate BJ Sieverding, on that night that is. Sieverding went to work bringing strong pitching technique to minimize the Cub batters one by one.
Sieverding pitched the shut out win striking out 19 batters, which set a new South Ripley strike out record.
Word on the circuit is that Sieverding's last strike out pitch thrown was still at the 88 M.P.H. mark.
BJ would be first to remind you that it is a team sport and requires someone making a lot of right calls for the pitch to be thrown and strategic resolve to make it work. This is one game and the season requires many wins to be considered to be a success.
However, wins of this magnitude one can usually only dream of. Nice job BJ, Kyle & Raiders!

GARY FRANKLIN PHOTO Livin' a baseball hurlers dream, 'large and in charge', BJ Sieverding set a new South Ripley Raider pitching record with 19 K's against the Madison Consolidated High School Cubs on Wednesday, April 23. Senior teammate, Kyle Patrick, provided the run needed for the win with a homer over the newly erected fence at Forest G. Waters Field on the South Ripley High School Campus.