PREP ROUNDUP: South Putnam spikers pick up victory
South Putnam’s volleyball team beat Eminence in three sets on Thursday evening by the scores of 25-16, 25-21, and 25-22.
“The girls worked together and accomplished some personal goals,” South Putnam coach Rachelle Custis said.
Miranda Bieghler and Lexi Vanihel led the Eagles in scoring with eight service points each, while Caitlin Capps had five, Drew Bratcher and Ashley Schroer had four each, Aubrey Hill had three and Lillie Stein added two.
Other stats
Kills — Caitlin Capps 8, Miranda Bieghler 5, Sabrina Phillips 3, Aubrey Hill 2, Lillie Stein 1
Aces — Miranda Bieghler 2, Aubrey Hill 2, Lillie Stein 1,Lexi Vanihel 1
Set-assists — Miranda Bieghler 11, Drew Bratcher 5, Lexi Vanihel 1
Blocks — Lillie Stein 1
Digs — Miranda Bieghler 8, Brianna Robinson 5, Caitlin Capps 3, Masey Chambers 3, Aubrey Hill 3, Sabrina Phillips 3, Lexi Vanihel 3, Drew Bratcher 1, Ashley Schroer 1, Lillie Stein 1
The Eagles’ JV beat the Eels by the scores of 25-17 and 25-15.
Stats:
Kills — Alex Bratcher 3, Brianna Robinson 1, Abby Teipen 1
Points — Alex Bratcher 11, Abby Teipen 10, Brianna Robinson 8, Sydney Jackman 4, Aubrey Hill 2, Jalen Hughbanks 1
Aces — Alex Bratcher 5, Abby Teipen 5, Brianna Robinson 2,Aubrey Hill 2, Jalen Hughbanks 1,Sydney Jackman 1
Blocks — Aubrey Hill 1
Digs — Keira Wells 3, Alex Bratcher 2, Brianna Robinson 1, Abby Teipen 1
Set-assists — Abby Teipen 2, Alex Bratcher 1, Sydney Jackman 1, Bailey Proctor 1
In other volleyball:
• Greencastle splits pair — The Tiger Cubs lost a match at Northview on Wednesday night and defeated West Vigo on Thursday night.
Against Northview, the Knights won by scores of 25-15, 25-13, 25-7.
Bailey Shuee had five kills for the Tiger Cubs, while Jalyn Duff had 13 assists and Maggie Meyer had seven digs.
Greencastle lost the first set against West Vigo by a 15-25 margin, but came back to win the final three sets by scores of 25-20, 25-16 and 25-21.
Shuee had 19 kills, Jada Amis had nine kills, Duff had 24 assists, Meyer had 24 digs and Madison Trout had 15 digs.
“The team did a nice job of coming back and fighting after the loss in the first set,” coach Maggie Walters said. “Our hitters stepped it up and found the open shots.”
• Shakamak 3, Cloverdale 1 — At Cloverdale, the Clovers fell to the Lakers by the scores of 24-26, 25-20, 22-25 and 17-25.
Leading the Clovers from the service line was Payten Simpson with a season-high of 12 points, while Justyce Monnett had a season-best total of 15 kills.
Other stats:
Points — Hailey Thomas 8, Lauren Meek 7, Kenzie Stoltz 7, Hannah Rady 6, Haley Maners 2, Justyce Monnett 1
Aces — Lauren Meek 3, Hailey Thomas 3, Hannah Rady 2, Haley Maners 1,Kenzie Stoltz 1
Kills — Tori Combs 14, Kassie Wade 7, Kenzie Stoltz 6, Hailey Thomas 5, Hannah Rady 1.
Set-assists — Hannah Rady 35, Hailey Thomas 3
Blocks — Tori Combs 3
Digs — Hannah Rady 11, Justyce Monnett 9, Lauren Meek 8,Hailey Thomas 8, Kenzie Stotz 7,Payten Simpson 7, Tori Combs 4, Haley Maners 4
Coach Moore said, “We were evenly matched with the Lakers ,and with improved passing we earned 48 kills for the night. We had kills coming from throughout the team. We made a few mental errors and I think those were the difference in the match.”
The Clover JV earned a win in two sets.
Soccer
• Greencastle (boys) 7, West Vigo 0 — The Tiger Cubs improved to 8-1-1 with a shutout over the visiting Vikings on Tuesday.
“We played very well,” Greencastle coach J.D. Sims said. “We knew coming into the game that we had not played our passing style the last few games. We came into this game looking to the move the ball like the efficient team we can be. We did just that. Ball movement was great. We got the ball wide better than we have all year. “
Sims thought the team was more focused on offense, and Kevin Polster was “rock solid” in the middle of the field, starting much of the team’s attacking play and setting the pace.
“Nate Trissel also had a great game, keeping his side at bay the whole game and finding space to attack from the back,” he added. “It was also good to see some of our younger, upcoming players put braces in tonight.”
Freshmen Ben Wilkerson and Hector Lezama both got two goals apiece, while junior Seth Nichols added two goals and an assist. Evan Crowe contributed one goal and two assists, while freshman Jakob Foss had two assists.
“Overall we looked good and will keep preparing for our conference showdown against Sullivan this weekend,” Sims said.
• Tiger Cub girls split pair — Greencastle lost 3-2 at West Vigo on Tuesday but rebounded to defeat Brown County 5-2 on Thursday.
“Strong defensive action pushed the offense to gain two goals during the game,” Greencastle coach Angie Weeks said of the West Vigo match. “Unfortunately the opponents were quick to action and garnered three goals.”
Erin Thomas scored both goals with an assist from Claire Gillen. The second goal was a penalty kick. Goal keeper Claire Gillen had 16 saves.
The Tiger Cubs overcame a short-handed roster on Thursday, as due to continued injuries the team played down with only 10 players on the pitch.
Weeks said midfield dominance led the team to advance at the half with a score of 2-1.
“Tempo and pace were both set as all players executed strong passing and fought for 50-50 balls,” she said.
Thomas knocked each goal to the back of the net. Catherine Weeks earned an assist during the first half while Corinne Buchanan stepped up the game during the second by laying off three assists to Thomas.
Goal keeper Claire Gillen had eight saves.
The team plays again on Saturday against Sullivan at DePauw’s Boswell Field at noon. Senior Recognition will be held prior to the game.
• Owen Valley (boys) 0, North Putnam 0 — The Patriots and Cougars tied, despite North Putnam having 10 shots on goal.
Tyler Thompson and Dylan Webster each had three shots for NP, while Brendan Chandler and Caleb Duncan had two each.
“It was a pretty even game, even though I feel like we had more and better opportunities to score,” NP coach David Moeller said. “We had one shot on goal in the first half and in the second played better, having nine shots on goal.”
Cross country
• Cloverdale (boys) 19, Tri-West 47 — At Cloverdale, Chad Stevens returned to action for the Clovers and won the race in a time of 17:19.
“We had great conditions and took advantage of them,” Clover coach Andy Tyler said. “Most of our runners set personal bests. We are ready for the big meets coming up here towards the end of the season.”
Chelsie Edwards of Cloverdale won the girls’ race.
Boys’ race
Cloverdale 19, Tri-West 47
Cloverdale runners — 1. Stevens 17:19, 3. Maners 18:05, Hall 18:31, Heavener 19:01, Monnett 19:37, Williamson 19:56, Bates 20:29.
Girls’ race
Cloverdale runners — 1. Edwards 20:51.92, 4. Szalay 23:20, Nepote 28:55
Golf
• Clovers win triangular — At Clover Meadows on Tuesday, Cloverdale shot a 227 to defeat South Putnam (233) and West Vigo (271).
South Putnam’s Alicia Haywood had a 48 to win medalist honors. Other Eagles were Anna Carrington with a 60, Kristi Wood with a 61, Leighla Hazlett with a 64, and Kate McCammack and Reagan Ladd with 66s.
Cloverdale was led by Abbie Speas with a 49, while Abby Walker had a 60, Ambrie Kidder had a 57, Hannah Nichols had a 61, Kelsey Nees had a 65 and Lillian Boyd had a 62. (Meet Medalist)
“With our one meet getting canceled last week it feels like it’s been a long time since we have competed in a meet,” Clover coach Matt Langdon said. “You could tell there was some rust there. Speas went out and played a great round to lead the way.”
Langdon was glad to be able to use more golfers.
“This was a nice opportunity for all the girls to play,” he said. “We have a bigger team this year and though some girls have not got a lot of meets in, they have worked hard to improve.”
SP coach Kevin Metz was happy with his team.
“The rest of the girls [after Alicia] were pretty consistent with their averages, having a few of them score a stroke or two better than their average,” he said. “Anna and Kristi both scored well for us and I was happy to see lower scores from them both. Leighla, Reagan and Kate all played well. They all said they could have done a little better, but struggled a little on a couple holes.”
• Tri-West 216, South Putnam 227 — At Clover Meadows on Wednesday, South Putnam’s Alicia Haywood was the meet medalist with a 50.
Anna Carrington had a season low score of 54, while Kristi Wood had a personal best of 57, Leighla Hazlett had a 66, Kate McCammack had a 69 and Reagan Ladd had a 74.
“On senior night, the Lady Eagles had a lot of good things to talk about,” Metz said. “While we didn’t come home with the victory, we did shoot a season-low round 227. We had good senior leadership to show having Alicia Haywood take home meet medalist honors for the second straight night and Kristi Wood shooting a personal best 57.
“I was so happy to have them finish well on their night of recognition.”
Metz wanted to thank all of the parents who showed up to support his seniors.
“It goes to show that South Putnam has great supporters from the community,” he said.