The Versailles Republican Sports
May 8, 2008

Lady Eagle Val Wagner is named the 2008 Top Female Athlete of the Ripley County Track & Field Meet held at Batesville

Gary Franklin, Sports Writer

Her nickname could be "Speed", as she lays a blur across the track as she runs the 100m Dash, the 200m Dash and the 400m Dash, but then when she long jumps from here to over-yonder, what would you nickname her? Be it basketball, softball or track & field. Jac-Cen-Del Lady Eagle Valorie Wagner has few limitations and a super personality
No, that's not my opinion, ask anyone who knows, or has had the good fortune to meet the JCD junior.
At different times a person shines and catches the eye of the sports community, Val is one of those shining people we hear about.
In the Ripley County Track & Field Meet held at Batesville on Thursday, May 1, Wagner won first place in all three Dash events, and captured a second place in the Long Jump competition. She was then selected as the "Female Ripley County Female T&F Athlete of the Meet."
Her winning time in the 100m Dash was :13.00, in the 200m Dash - :26.80 and in the 400, her time was 1:03.50. Her Long Jump efforts capped at this particular meet at 16'11, just one inch shy of first place.
Many others had positive performances registered at the meet as well. Milan Lady Indian junior, Shelby Zornes managed to win both the Shot Put and the Discus competitions. Zornes Shot Put distance was 29' 6.5", enough to put friend SR Lady Raider Lacy Wards Put of 29'3.5" into second place, and Zornes' Discus winning distance was 101' 11", sixteen feet two inches farther than second place, SR Lady Raider Jordan Vinup.
Milan Lady Indian Kaliegh Gardner won the girls 800 Run in 2:38.12
The Batesville girls won the team trophy, with first place finishes by Tidman in the Long Jump @ 17' and the High Jump @ 5', Kinker won the 100 Hurdles @ :17.16 and the 300 Hurdles @ :48.68, Lake captured the 3200m run for the Lady Bulldogs @ 13:17.28 and Muapin the 1600m Run in 6:06.34. The Lady Bulldogs Relay teams also won all three relay events. The 4x100 @ :53.78, the 4x400 @ 4:30.12 and the 4x800 @ 10:58.4.
Event girls' team scores were Batesville @ 93, Souith Ripley @ 60, Milan @ 41 and Jac-Cen-Del @ 34.

Boys' event results
Batesville 101
Milan 66
South Ripley 45
Jac-Cen-Del 16

The Bulldogs claimed the team trophy with first place finishes by the 4x800 relay team and the 4x400 unit. Lanning won the High Jump @ 6'6" and the 400m Run @ :51.06 and the 200m Dash @ :23.40 with Bauer taking the Long Jump @ 20' 5.5" . Lowery claimed first in the 3200m Run, Giesting won the 800m Run and both the 110 & the 300 Hurdles, while Krekler took the 1600m Run and Lang claimed the 100m Dash.
South Ripley senior Kyle Taylor was first in the Discus with a hurl of 139'8. Taylor finished second in the Shot Put @ 40' 2.75" behind Milan Indian senior Tanner Roark who lofted to a distance of 44 11.75".
The Milan Indian boys 4x100 Relay Team of Travis Pennington, Zak O'Neal, Dylan Rose and TJ Shannon gutted it up for the victory in the 4x100 in a time of :45

GARY FRANKLIN PHOTO Above, Jac-Cen-Del Lady Eagle Valorie Wagner proudly accepts the "2008 Ripley County Track & Field Female Athlete of the Meet Award" from Batesville High School Athletic Director Mark Ferguson.

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Eagle varsity teams silence Raider bats
Gary Franklin, Sports Writer

A combination of South Ripley Raider vs Jac-Cen-Del Eagle sports' activites took place on Monday evening, May 5. The Raider JV baseball team and the Raider varsity and JV softball teams, traveled to JCDHS for action, with the originally scheduled varsity baseball game being transferred from JCDHS to SRHS, Forest G. Waters Field.
Their earlier game scheduled for SRHS was played at JCDHS due to the new fence not being ready, which prompted the reversal of the varsity baseball game site.

Varsity baseball action
@ SRHS
(Eagles defeat Raiders 6-0)
An expected battle of the pitchers duo, did not develop, as Eagle senior hurler Brandon Gehl faced off against Raider senior ace, BJ Sieverding.
The 6-0 score at game's end would in the least be explained as unanticipated, at least by the Raider followers. They have been on a solid roll and Sieverding has led much of the way to that end. Not this night though.
The Eagle battery got to the young right hander, and Gehl with support of the defense behind him contained the Raider offensive attack.
First inning action resulted in Eagle Blake Sutton, David Busch and Brock Billman being retired in order. The Raider batters followed suit as Russ Steinhauer, Brian Thomas and Jared Keck also going down for no score after one complete.
In the second inning, Sieverding retired the three senior batters faced, Zach Simon, Brandon Gehl and Eric Horan, in order by strikeouts on each. Gehl and the Eagles retired the Raider batters, Sieverding, Thomas Welch and Blake Richmond, while collecting his third strike out of the game.
After two Eagles were retired, (Gerald Hardesty and Shane Adams) to open the third inning, Eagle senior catcher Andrew Huff drew a walk. Sutton singled, Busch walked, Billman was hit by a pitch which led to a double by Zach Simon. Eagle Gehl went down on strikes to retire the side, but not before they had opened a 4-0 lead. Gehl dashed two Raiders hopes with strike outs and the third grounded out 4-3. Raider batters in the third were Kyle Patrick, Andy Miller, Chase Grider and Russ Steinhauer.
Sieverding went to work in the top of the fourth, ringing up Horan, Hardesty and Adams to strike out counts. Eagle Gehl responded, retiring Thomas and Sieverding to K's and grounding out Keck 4-3.
Eagles Huff, Sutton and Busch were the batters in the top of the fifth, with Raiders sending Welch, Richmond and Patrick to the plate.
The sixth went smoothly for Sieverding, as Eagles Billman, Simon, Gehl and Horan were quickly disposed of in order. Gehl's sixth required five Raider batters to face him to get out of the inning. They were Miller, Grider, Steinhauer, Thomas and Keck.
The Eagles entered the top of the seventh still leading by four, but were faced by Jared Keck in a relief pitching roll. Gerald Hardesty drew a walk followed by Shane Adams' single to score Hardesty. Huff went down on strikes, which led to a Sutton sacrifice fly that scored Adams. Busch reached on an error before Billman was rang up on the strike count for the third out to end the inning.
The Raiders last hope of scoring in the game went up in smoke in the bottom half of the seventh, trailing 6-0, with three consecutive retired batters in Sieverding, Welch and Richmond.
Pitching stats
Eagle - Brandon Gehl
Through seven full innings, Gehl faced 24 Raider batters, allowed 3 hits, 0 runs, walked one and retired 8 via the K.
Raider - BJ Sieverding
Through six innings, Sieverding faced 27 Eagle batters, allowed 2 hits, 4 runs, was charged with 3 errors, walked two, hit two batters, was charged with a balk and rang up 15 via strike outs.
Eagle - Jared Keck
Through one inning, Keck faced 6 Eagle batters, allowing 1 hit, 2 runs, was charged with an error, walked one and pitched 2 strike outs.

Varsity softball action
@ JCDHS
(Eagles defeat Raiders 10-0)
An explosive Lady Eagle team went to work on the visiting Lady Raiders early, and continued to hammer away at them to a five inning, 10-0, run rule close.
The Lady Eagle battery worked steadfastly against the young Lady Raider right hander, Kyla Sexton, on the mound, and responded well defensively behind Lady Eagle Regina Ricke to hold SR scoreless through four and a half innings.
The Lady Eagles scored one in the first, added four more in the second, one in the third, one in the fourth and rallied for three in the fifth to shorten the game at 10-0.
Following a superb outing by senior Kaylin Ploeger in her mound action against the Madison Shawe Lady Hilltoppers in which she pitched seven innings, facing 22 batters, allowing no runs on one hit, a walk and collected six K's, to win 7-0, Coach Brad Samples called on Regina Ricke to face the Lady Raider line up, who delivered as well.
Pitching stats
Lady Eagle - Regina Ricke
Through five innings, Ricke faced 19 Lady Raider batters, allowing no runs on three hits, walked one and retired 2 via the K.
Lady Eagle batting
Alyssa Hammond -
2/3 with a RBI and a run scored.
Becca Wagner -
3/3 with a double and 3 runs scored.
Regina Ricke -
1/2 with a triple, 2 RBI's and a run scored.
Valorie Wagner -
1/2 with a Sac., an RBI and 2 runs scored.
Kiersten Young -
0/3 with a strike out.
Kaylin Ploeger -
1/3 with a double, a K & a run scored.
Carissa Simon -
0/3 with an RBI and 2 runs scored.
Kristen Hicks -
2/3 with a walk and an RBI.
Janine Huff -
1/2 with an RBI, a double and a Sac.

GARY FRANKLIN PHOTO Lady Eagle, Regina Ricke, delivers the 10-0 five inning run-rule win over the visiting South Ripley Lady Raiders.