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County runners thrive at Northview
BRAZIL — Putnam County dominated the Northview Invitational cross country meet run at North Clay Middle School on Tuesday, as Greencastle’s girls captured first place and South Putnam’s boys tied for first place but were edged out on the sixth-runner score.
Greencastle’s boys placed fifth overall, while South Putnam did not compete as a team due to some absent team members.
Individually, Greencastle sophomore Emma Wilson and Eagle senior Kieffer Vittetow continued their winning ways by capturing both races.
“It was a solid day of racing from the guys,” SP coach Brandon Welti said. “The girls had some health issues and didn’t run as a complete team, but Maddie [McHugh] and Samara [Young] still raced really well..”
Welti does not think the boys’ team has put together a good race from all team members all on the same day.
“As usual, Kieffer and Logan [Vandermark] ran exceptionally well,” he said. “Freshmen Karl Egold really stepped up with a big race and got a PR.
“We know that we can do better as a team, and it’s just a matter of making it happen at the right time.”
The meet was not run in rainy or muddy conditions, but the thick grass on the course resulted in slower times than normal for many runners.
Wilson’s winning time was 19:58, while Vittetow crossed the finish line in 17:01.
North Putnam coach Kevin Lutes thought his short-handed squads ran well despite not being able to score in the team standings.
“I thought our Cougar ladies ran a tough race,” he said. “Taylor [Hensley] has been having some issues with her hip, and she just didn’t look comfortable.
“Sydney Sims did exactly what she was wanting to do — go out at a decent pace the first mile, then start moving up,” Lutes added. “She had a great race. Amber [Schubert] also has been showing improvement in learning how to compete by relaxing her arms and keeping her eyes up.
“Competitive racing is still pretty new to her.”
Lutes was also happy with the performance of his lone male runner.
“Kyle [Young] also ran well,” he said. “He had his best 5K time this season so I’m very proud of his performance.
“We were really focused on spreading his energy evenly throughout the race this time,” Lutes added. “I didn’t want him to save it all for a big kick at the end, and he did well.”
Girls’ race
Team standings — Greencastle 31, Cascade 60, Northview 66, Rockville 117, Clay City 129, South Vermillion 145
Top 10 — Emma Wilson (Gc) 19:58.3, Alexis Laswell (CC) 21:21.0, Shelby Kallem (Gc) 22:16.3, Kylen McMullen (R) 22:16.8, Sydney Kallem (Gc) 22:24.6, Tia Jones (Nv) 22:28.5, Maddie McHugh (SP) 22:39.9, Eden Siples (Nv) 23:04.1, Caroline Edmondson (Ca) 23:11.3, Chloe Whicker (Ca) 23:50.6
Other Greencastle runners — 11. Seelye Stoffregen 23:58.9, 14. Sydney Lewis 24:46.8, 15. Mika Mozawa 25:06.9, 16. Arianna Pershing 25:09.5, 17. Katie Haynes 25:20.9, 45. Abigail King 31:14.0
Other South Putnam runners — 12. Samara Young 24:01.2, 25. Rachel Jones 26:38.7, 35. Addi Blaydes 28:11.9
North Putnam runners — 29. Sydney Sims 26:58.3, 36. Taylor Hensley 28:12.9, 57. Amber Schubert 41:28.9
Boys’ race
Team standings — Clay City 38 (won on best sixth-runner score), South Putnam 38, Northview 84, Cascade 109, Greencastle 134, Rockville 165, South Vermillion 166, Riverton Parke 234, North Vermillion 245
Top 10 — Kieffer Vittetow (SP) 17:01.2, Logan Thomas (CC) 17:23.6, Sean Johnson (Ca) 17:56.7, Kyle Wolf (CC) 18:00.6, Cole Butler (R) 18:14.6, Logan Vandermark (SP) 18:21.3, 7. Calvin Fry (CC) 18:25.1, Tyler McNabb (Nv) 18:28.5, Austin Rumley (SP) 18:47.3, Karl Egold (SP) 18:57.2
Other South Putnam runners — 12. Michael Crossman 19:18.7, 23. Dru Bottorff 20:02.3, 27. Eric Hinkle 20:36.8, 31. Adair Bock 20:51.6, 40. Blake Clearwaters 21:28.6, 49. Andrew Carr 22:04.4, 69. Daniel Johnson 24:33.1
Greencastle runners — 19. Braden Pershing 19:50.2, 20. Ben Gellman 19:50.4, 33. Tylan Jones 21:05.0, 36. Jacob Crawley 21:18.0, 38. Justin Berish 21:21.3, 45. Donovan Asbell 21:55.4
North Putnam runner — 46. Kyle Young 21:57.3
Volleyball
• North Putnam 3, Crawfordsville 1 — At Roachdale, the Cougars defeated the Athenians in four sets on Tuesday night.
“The Cougars had a lot of energy, and used that wisely throughout the night,” NP coach LeeAnn Bryan said.
North Putnam stats:
Bradi Gierke — 14 kills, 3 digs, 2 blocks
Kinzey Young — 7 kills
Haley Abdon — 27 digs, 2 kills, 6 aces
Ainslee Vogt — 15 assists, 5 digs
Lyndi Parent — 5 kills, 11 assists, 4 digs, 3 aces
Aleah Duncan — 2 kills, 4 digs, 3 aces
Grace Willard — 9 digs
Sara Fry — 7 digs
• Additional Putnam County tourney info — In previously unpublished results from Saturday’s Putnam County Tourney, Cougar coach LeeAnn Bryan thought her team did not play poorly.
“We simply struggled adjusting to Greencastle’s offensive strategies,” she said.
Cougar stat leaders:
NP vs. South Putnam
Aleah Duncan — 6 digs 4 aces
Sara Fry — 2 digs
Grace Willard — 2 digs
Kinzey Young — 4 kills
Bradi Gierke —3 kills 5 aces
Haley Abdon — 3 digs
Lyndi Parent — 5 assists, 6 kills
Ainslee Vogt — 5 assists
Raven Gant — 2 kills
NP vs. Greencastle
Digs — Haley Abdon 7, Grace Willard 3, Aleah Duncan 2
Kills — Bradi Gierke 3, Kinzey Young 2
Aces — Lyndi Parent 2
Assists — Lyndi Parent 3, Ainslee Vogt 2
• Edgewood 3, Greencastle 1 — At Ellettsville, the Tiger Cubs won the second set but couldn’t take any more in the defeat.
Edgewood won by scores of 25-15, 19-25, 25-22 and 25-11.
“After this loss, we realize now more than ever to come together and buckle down for the second half of our season,” junior Maggie Meyer said.
Greencastle stats:
Bailey Shuee — 16 kills
Madison Trout — 10 digs
Ivy Wright — 4 kills
Jalyn Duff — 20 assists
Maggie Meyer — 24 digs
Makenzie Woodall — 9 digs
• Covenant Christian 3, South Putnam 0 — At Indianapolis, the Eagles fell to Covenant Christian by the scores of 9-25, 10-25, 10-25 on Tuesday.
CC won the JV match 25-15, 25-20.
South Putnam stats:
Varsity
Kills — Caitlin Capps 5, Miranda Bieghler 2, Sabrina Phillips 1
Points — Lillie Stein 3, Lexi Vanihel 2, Caitlin Capps 1
Set assists — Miranda Bieghler 4, Drew Bratcher 2
Digs — Lillie Stein 2, Caitlin Capps 1, Ashley Schroer 1,Lexi Vanihel 1
Junior varsity
Kills — Alex Bratcher- 2, Aubrey Hill 1, Jalen Hughbanks 1
Points — Abby Teipen 5, Alex Bratcher 4
Blocks — Aubrey Hill 1, Sydney Jackman 1
Digs — Brianna Robinson- 6, Aubrey Hill- 4
Set-assists — Abby Teipen- 2
• Clovers, Cougars split — The Cloverdale Middle School eighth-grade Lady Clovers picked up a win over the Lady North Putnam Cougars Monday night.
The Clovers won in two sets 25-23 and 25-19. Leading the way for the Clovers were Autumn Lewellen with 12 points and Alexa Wynia with 12.
North Putnam won the seventh-grade match 25-10, 25-10.
Cloverdale’s next match is Thursday at home against Cascade.
Tennis
• Eagles drop close ones — South Putnam dropped 3-2 matches to Danville on Monday night and to Owen Valley on Tuesday.
“Doubles played really well,” SP coach Johnny Briones said after Monday’s match. “Singles struggled but played hard and never gave up.
“We need to continue our winning ways as we are headed towards sectional,” he added. “I am proud of them and the JV players as well.”
Golf
• Cascade 3.5, Greencastle 1.5 — At Windy Hill, the Tiger Cubs closed out the regular season on Senior Night with a match play outing against the Cadets.
“We decided to do something different,” Greencastle coach Robert Hedge said. “The girls played really well, and we had three different girls to score at least one birdie. It was a great night for our three seniors [Lindsey Bridgewater, Gabby Selvia and Alex Weliever].”
Hedge thought the seniors all played very well.
“We are looking forward to the county tournament on Thursday and the sectional on Saturday,” he said.
Rose White won her match and Weliever tied hers.
Macey Masten lost 3-2, Bridgewater lost 4-2 and Selvia lost 3-1.
• Cougars compete with WeBo — The Lady Cougar golfers finished their regular season on Tuesday at home against Western Boone.
Taylor Dixon was low scorer for the Lady Cougars with a 47.
Cougar freshman Jadin Nunez was able to drop her scores with a 66, thanks to her improved swing and being able to reach the greens quicker, coach Linda Patrick said. The NP coach also said that improved drives enabled Emily Eltz to pull in a 55.
“With the Cougars’ fourth golfer unable to play in the meet, the other players were able to have one last chance on the course to keep working on their games,” coach Patrick said.
“All Cougar golfers will be playing in the county and sectionals as they finish up their season.”
Coach Patrick said the players are going to have to really be at the top of their game in the next few days due to limited play in the last seven or eight days.
Soccer
• North Putnam 2, Monrovia 1 — At Roachdale, the Lady Cougars moved to 7-0 after beating the Bulldogs.
The first goal was scored by Kaelynn Abner (assisted by Christa McRoy), while the second goal was scored by McRoy (assisted by Abner).