Local Sports Report - May 9, 2023

The EIAC and ORVC Track & Field Championships took place Tuesday.

TRACK & FIELD

EIAC Championship at Batesville

Girls: 1) East Central 166.83, 2) Batesville 126.50, 3) Lawrenceburg 88.33, 4) Connersville 63.50, 5) Greensburg 60, 6) Franklin County 57, 7) Rushville 41.83, 8) South Dearborn 20 

Boys: 1) East Central 148, 2) Connersville 122, 3) Greensburg 71.50, 4) South Dearborn 69.50, 5) Rushville 68, 6) Batesville 60, 7) Franklin County 44.50, 8) Lawrenceburg 40.50

Notable individual and relay winners: 

  • Girls 100 Meter - Ahniyah Bennett (CONN) 12.32, broke previous EIAC record of 12.48 (Eva Grimm, EC, 2019)
  • Girls 200 Meter - Ahniyah Bennett (CONN) 25.72, broke previous EIAC record of 25.89 (Eva Grimm, EC, 2018)
  • Girls 400 Meter - Rachel Campbell (EC) 58.98
  • Girls 800 Meter - Callie Bentley (EC): 2:23.19
  • Girls 1600 Meter - Callie Bentley (EC): 5:32.94
  • Girls 3200 Meter - Kaylynn Bedel (BV): 12:04.52
  • Girls 100 Meter Hurdles - Jorjia Ferguson (EC): 15.72
  • Girls 300 Meter Hurdles - Jorjia Ferguson (EC): 47.40
  • Girls 4x100 Meter Relay - Franklin County (Audrey Harper, Ella Flannery, Madison Merritt, Mackenzie Brzeninski) 50.42
  • Girls 4x400 Meter Relay - East Central (Jorjia Ferguson, Callie Bentley, Rachel Campbell, Erika Wells) 4:02.23, broke previous EIAC record of 4:04.43 (East Central, 2019)
  • Girls 4x800 Meter Relay - East Central (Erika Wells, Ashtyn Gindling, Rachel Campbell, Callie Bentley) 9:28.30, broke previous EIAC record of 9:44.36 (East Central 2009)
  • Girls High Jump - Ava Hanson (BV) 5-00.00
  • Girls Long Jump - Rylee Edwards (EC) 16-06.25
  • Girls Shot Put - Emarie Jackson (GB) 46-07.00, broke her own record from last season
  • Girls Discus Throw - Emarie Jackson (GB): 135-00, broke her own record from 2021
  • Boys 400 Meter - Chase Bellman (EC): 51.65
  • Boys 3200 Meter - Jake Chapman (BV) 10:00.38
  • Boys 300 Meter Hurdles - Josh Ringer (EC): 40.65
  • Boys 4x400 Meter Relay - East Central (Josh Ringer, Gavin Hicks, Max Geisen, Chase Bellman) 3:34.07
  • Boys High Jump - Ayden Eckstein (BV): 6-03.00
  • Boys Pole Vault - Hudson Kohlman (BV) 11-00.00
  • Boys Long Jump - Josh Ringer (EC): 20-04.50
  • Boys Discus Throw - Will Kemper (EC): 141-08

 

 

ORVC Championship at Switzerland County

Girls: 1) Switzerland County 159, 2) South Ripley 129, 3) Rising Sun 67, 4) Southwestern 50, 5) Milan 30, 6) Jac-Cen-Del 11, 7) Shawe Memorial 10

Boys: 1) Milan 171, 2) Southwestern 85.80, 3) Switzerland County 66, 4) South Ripley 63, 5) Rising Sun 41, 6) Jac-Cen-Del 27.50, 7) Shawe Memorial 10

Notable individual and relay winners:

  • Girls 100 Meter - Emily Flood (SR) 13.39
  • Girls 200 Meter - Emily Flood (SR) 27.75
  • Girls 400 Meter - Josie Havlin (M) 1:03.90
  • Girls 800 Meter - Gracie White (SC) 2:28.92
  • Girls 1600 Meter - Shelby Bastin (SR): 5:53.25
  • Girls 3200 Meter - Claire Rogers (SC): 12:32.14
  • Girls 100 Meter Hurdles - Emily Flood (SR): 16.58
  • Girls 300 Meter Hurdles - Alexa Yeomans (SR) 52.74
  • Girls 4x100 Meter Relay - Rising Sun (Keira Holbrook, Hillary Lambert, Avery Davies, Megan Hayes) 55.49
  • Girls 4x400 Meter Relay - Switzerland County (Dakota Richards, Brooklyn Flanders, Lauren Smith, Gracie White) 4:31.10
  • Girls High Jump - Emily Flood (SR) 4-10.00
  • Girls Long Jump - Avery Davies (RS): 14-01.75
  • Girls Shot Put - Addy Preston (SC) 29-05.00
  • Girls Discus Throw - Addison Radcliff (RS) 83-05
  • Boys 100 Meter - Ben Riehle (M) 11.58
  • Boys 200 Meter - Ben Riehle (M) 23.26
  • Boys 400 Meter - Ben Riehle (M) 50.44
  • Boys 800 Meter - Ayden Potts (M) 2:05.72
  • Boys 1600 Meter - Ayden Potts (M) 4:44.80
  • Boys 3200 Meter - Ayden Potts (M) 10:46.07
  • Boys 110 Meter Hurdles - Dylan Martin (RS) 16.51
  • Boys 300 Meter Hurdles - Mason Green (M) 43.02
  • Boys 4x100 Meter Relay - Milan (Brady Werner, Austin Green, Mason Green, Jonny Volk) 45.35
  • Boys 4x400 Meter Relay - Milan (Gabe Riehle, Ethan Dehamer, Ayden Potts, Ben Riehle) 3:36.23
  • Boys 4x800 Meter Relay - Milan (Ethan Dehamer, Lucas Cooney, Alex Wenger, Gabe Riehle) 8:58.71
  • Boys High Jump - William Tunny (SR) 6-01.00
  • Boys Long Jump - Dylan Martin (RS) 18-11.50
  • Boys Shot Put - Corbin White (JCD) 41-09.00

 

BASEBALL

Lawrenceburg 10, North Decatur 7 

  • JP Izzo (LB): 1-3, 3 RBI
  • Nolan Vertz (LB): 1-2, 2B, 2 RBI

Batesville 11, Hauser 0 

  • Willy Sherwood, Will Jaisle (BV): 2 RBI each
  • Jaiden Kuria (BV): 5 IP (W), 3 hits, 5 K

 

SOFTBALL

Rushville 7, Franklin County 5 

  • Kiersten Schell (FC): 2-3, run, 2B, 3 RBI
  • Maci Lake (FC): 2 RBI

East Central 23, Batesville 1 

Connersville 13, Lawrenceburg 3 - The Lady Spartans captured an outright EIAC Softball Championship with the win. 

  • Meghan Heinsman (LB): 3-4, run, HR, 2 RBI

 

GIRLS TENNIS

Milan 3, Franklin County 2

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