PREP ROUNDUP: Bennett records ace as Cubs keep rolling

Greencastle’s Jake Bennett has done just about everything so far in this spring’s high school golf season except sink a hole-in-one.

Bennett checked off that box on Wednesday, acing the No. 2 hole at Windy Hill with his first career ace in his team’s 164-171 win over Tri-West.

“The Cubs had a close match with Tri-West, as some problems with course management prevented the Cubs from playing their best golf,” GHS coach Steve Paquin said. “Putting was difficult on the fast and breaking greens at WHCC. This was the best weather of the season that we’ve played in; and it seemed as our normally focused team was just not into the game.

“This happens at times during the season and the players just have to work through it.”

Bennett finished with a 38 to again win medalist honors, while Conner Taylor added a 40, Blaise Hasty had a 43, Jaxon Parmley had a 43, Kyle Tesmer had a 47 and Josh Bomgardner had a 51.

“Conner, Blaise, Jaxon, Kyle, and Josh hit some good shots and putts, but just couldn’t put it all together,” Paquin said. “Sometimes you have those nights. We’ll keep working to maintain focus and concentration. This was a good win over an improved Tri-West team.”

In other golf:

• Greencastle 172, Cloverdale 197 — On Thursday, the Tiger Cubs got a 37 from Jake Bennett for medalist honors in defeating the Clovers.

Conner Taylor added a 43, while Jaxon Parmley had a 44, Kyle Tesmer had a 48 and Josh Bomgardner added a 49.

The Cubs were playing without two of their top seven players, as Blaise Hasty was sidelined by a strep infection and freshman Benton Parmley was out with a concussion.

“The Cubs managed to outscore the Clovers by 25 shots at WHCC on the best weather day of the season,” GHS coach Steve Paquin said. “Both teams hit some good shots and putts through the round. The Cub were more consistent than the Clovers.”

Paquin said his team is still having trouble with some aspects of the game.

“We are still struggling with chipping, shot making, putting and keeping the ball in play,” he said. “I think that some quality range time will take care of most of problems. The season is picking up in intensity as there are matches just about every day.

Drew Boyette led the Clovers with a 42, Jason Miller had a 49, Wyatt Helterbrand had a 52, Michael Holsapple had a 53 and Tyler Harrison had a 59.

“I saw some improvement from several players in this match,” Clover coach Doug Wokoun said. “We are starting to see some things that we can build on. Drew had a very strong start, but fell a little at the finish. His effort was a good counter to his round Wednesday at Twin Bridges. He and Jake Bennett had a good battle through the round.”

Holsapple was the Clover top scorer on Wednesday, but did not shoot as well.

“Michael fell back a little bit,” Wokoun said. “The consistency of his game is progressing, but he needs more days like the last two to gain some needed experience. Wyatt did some things very well, and his efforts are improving. He still has some work to do, but his last two rounds have been encouraging.

“Jason finally broke through and sustained some solid play over several holes. He recovered from some difficulty much more effectively, and I think getting a few days in a row on the course is helping.”

Wokoun was encouraged by the outing.

“We finally had an afternoon of great weather on a good course, and it is what we needed most,” he said. “We need to build from this effort and continue to cut down on mistakes.”

Greencastle will host the Tiger Cub Invitational on Saturday with a shotgun start at 10 a.m.

Cloverdale (4-3) travels to Quail Creek Monday to play Tri-West and South Putnam.

• Cloverdale 203, North Putnam 241 — Michael Holsapple was the medalist with a 45 as the Clovers beat the Cougars.

Drew Boyette added a 49, while Wyatt Helterbrand had a 53, Jason Miller had a 56 and Tyler Harrison and Cody Morris each shot a 57.

“Michael continues to make progress,” Clover coach Doug Wokoun said. “His round scores are dropping, and he shows real promise. Drew had a very uncharacteristic round. He hit some good shots, but was not able to string things together the way he has been. Wyatt had almost a carbon copy of his last two matches — some very good holes with some others in which he can’t stay out of trouble.”

Wokoun hopes the improved weather this week will continue so his team can continue to better itself.

“Jason and Tyler are really struggling with inconsistency right now,” he said. “They are both very capable players, but have not been able to shoot a round reflecting their abilities. Cody is making some good progress, but is battling consistency as well.

“I see enough good things to be optimistic,” Wokoun said. “If we can have some extended weather cooperation, we can find our way out of the woods. Play has been so sporadic for the last ten days that it has been hard for our players to find a groove.”

North Putnam was led by Hunter Rudes with a 56, Marcus Burdine with a 60, R.J. Bachelor with a 61, Peyton Myers with a 64 and Dagan Everman with a 72.

Tennis

• Northview 4, Greencastle 1 — The Tiger Cubs got their only win from their No. 1 doubles team of Nicole Newgent and Molly Ramey on Wednesday against the Knights.

Newgent and Ramey are on a three-match winning streak and are 5-2 on the season.

Varsity

Northview 4, Greencastle 1

Singles — 1. Elle Tipton (N) def. Gretchen Weliever (G) 6-0, 6-0; 2. Megan Heck (N) def. Corinne Buchanan (G) 6-2, 6-3; 3. Kambree Lucas (N) def. Hannah Miller (G) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles — 1. Nicole Newgent-Molly Ramey (G) def. Emma Clawson-Sophia Buell (N) 3-6, 6-4, 7-5; 2. Madisson Maffioli-Taylor Burress (N) def. Faith Hartman-Katlyn Dibble (G) 6-0, 6-2

Junior varsity

Northview 5, Greencastle 0

Singles — 1. Torrey Fagg (N) def. Catherine Weeks (G) 8-4; 2. Daisy Trevarthan (N) def. Abby Beaucamp (G) 8-1; 3. Olivia Spugnardi (N) def. Daisy Trevarthan (G) 8-1

Doubles — 1. Tristan Chiles-Ellie Cayton (N) def. Alison Fajt-Ally Schimpf (G) 8-1; 2. Kassidy Glassburn-Marie Mager (N) def. Charity Potter-Anastasia Wood (G)

In other tennis:

• South Putnam 3, Southmont 2 — The Eagles got singles wins from Gitte DeVreede and Stephany Zhivotovsky and a win from Reagan Ladd and Addi Blaydes at No. 2 doubles with the match tied at 2-2 to pull out the victory.

“After being off a few days, the girls played really well,” South coach Johnny Briones said. “No. 1 singles is starting to do a few things differently and feeling good about it, while No. 2 singles is struggling but I’m extremely proud of how she finished her match. No. 3 singles playing really well, cruised to her win.”

Briones added that his No. 1 doubles team is “over-thinking” things right now.

“They will get it back,” he said. “I have a lot of confidence in them. No. 2 doubles sealed the deal and got us the team win, very proud of the way they are performing.”

Varsity

South Putnam 3, Southmont 2

Singles — 1. Gitte DeVreede (SP) def. Cora Waddell (S) 6-2, 6-2; 2. Mallory Murphy (S) def. Kaylee Hubbard (SP) 6-3, 7-6 (7-1); 3. Stephany Zhivotovsky (SP) def. Bernice Crosby (S) 6-2, 6-1

Doubles — 1. Sophie Reimonda-Hope Leighty (S) def. Makenna Wells-Brianna Robinson (SP) 6-0, 6-2; 2. Reagan Ladd-Addi Blaydes (SP) def. Elizabeth Trumaine-Megan Scheidler (S) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4

Junior varsity

Southmont 5, South Putnam 3

Singles — 1. Madison Murphy (S) def. Abby Teipen (SP) 8-6

Doubles — 1. Morgan Dixon-Keira Wells (SP) def. Aubrey Jones-Bess Edwards (S) 6-4; 2. Hannah Weiland-Emma Hendrickson (SP) 6-3 def. Cassidy Bowlin-Kayla Abraham (S) 6-3; 3. Becca Perry-Kendra Nichols (SP) def. Cassie Doyle-Joslyn Callaway (S) 7-5; 4. Mia Johnson-Atlanta Linn (S) def. Eva Hubbard-Sammi Jones (SP) 6-5; 5. Tara Powell-Maddie Livesay (S) def. Brittany Hodge-Tammy Buchanan (SP) 6-5; Joslyn Callaway-Cassie Pyle (S) def. Morgan Huff-Cilie Nutt (SP) 6-1; 7. Atlanta Linn-Mia Johnson (S) def. Kendry Cash-Grace Fletcher (SP) 4-1.

Softball

• Cloverdale 4, Cascade 0 — Macie Couch pitched her second straight shutout on Wednesday as the Clovers won a Western Indiana Conference game.

Couch had two strikeouts and walked one, while allowing only three hits.

Kiley Shedron had a home run and two RBI for the Clovers, while Holly Garretson had a triple and an RBI and Couch had a double.

The Clovers moved to 4-4 on the year and 1-3 in the WIC conference.

“We were very good defensively while keeping the Cadets from scoring,” Clover coach Jim Spencer said. “Cascade no-hit us through four innings, until we pushed two runs across in the bottom of the fifth inning.”

Tori Combs scored from third on Garretson game winning triple and Garretson scored on an Autumn Lewellen bunt to make the score 2-0.

Couch doubled in the bottom of the sixth and scored on a two-run home run by Shedron.

Cascade 000 000 0 — 0 3 2

Cloverdale 000 022 x — 4 3 0

In other softball:

• Northview 17, North Putnam 15 — On Wednesday, the Knights led 13-0 after four innings but the Cougars had a strong comeback to make it a close game.

The Cougars were hindered by eight fielding errors that resulted in only six of the 17 Northview runs being earned.

Chloe LaPierre had two home runs, five RBI and three runs scored to lead the Cougars at the plate.

Mia Runnells added two doubles, three RBI and two runs scored, while Olivia Haste had a home run, three RBI and two runs, Dana Tennis had two singles, one RBI and two runs scored and Baylee Osburn had a single, an RBI and two runs scored.

Northview 303 704 0 — 17 14 5

N. Putnam 000 057 3 — 15 10 8

WP — Ellis. LP — LaPierre.

• West Vigo 17, South Putnam 2 — At West Terre Haute, the Vikings led 8-1 after two innings on Wednesday and cruised to the victory.

Drew Bratcher and Grace Carr had hits for the Eagles.

South Putnam 010 01 — 2 2 3

West Vigo 260 9x — 17 16 0

WP — Lewis. LP — Egold.

• Sullivan 15, Greencastle 2 — The Arrows scored six runs in both the fifth and seventh innings to record the WIC victory.

Julia Mundy had a double and a run scored for the Cubs, while McKenzie Woodall had a triple and a single and Starla Torres also scored a run.

Sullivan 100 260 6 — 15 14 2

Greencastle 000 002 0 — 2 5 4

WP — Wills. LP — Mundy.

• Greencastle 4, Eminence 1 — Julia Mundy pitched a two-hitter with 14 strikeouts as the Cubs defeated the Eels on Wednesday.

Mundy had two singles, and RBI and a run scored to also lead the Cubs at the plate. Delaney Wright had a single and and an RBI, while Brittany Ricketts had an RBI sacrifice fly.

Anna Chavez and Layna Robinson each added a double.

Eminence 000 000 1 — 1 2 2

Greencastle 100 201 x — 4 7 0

WP — Mundy. LP — Owens.

Baseball

• Cascade 3, Cloverdale 0 — Haiden Harbert had both hits for the Clovers on Wednesday.

“We had way too many strikeouts [14],” Clover coach Kent Bass said. “Again we had great pitching Jaren Rossok took the tough loss as he gave up three unearned runs [one in the first and two more in the second].”

Nick Winders came in the fifth inning and had three scoreless innings.

“We have got to hit the ball and put it in play and make the other teams play defense,” Bass said.

• North Montgomery 6, North Putnam 0 — The Chargers got a two-hit pitching performance from Collin Knecht and Devan Plant in picking up the win.

Kolten Thorson had two singles for the North Putnam hits.

N.Montgomery 002 003 1 — 6 8 1

North Putnam 000 000 0 — 0 2 2

WP — Knecht. LP — Rudes.

• Vikings sweep Eagles — West Vigo won a pair of games over South Putnam this week, winning 9-0 on Tuesday and 12-8 on Wednesday.

On Tuesday, the Eagles got just a single from Branden Demoret off Viking standout pitcher Jake Lautenschlager.

On Wednesday, the Eagles got two runs in the third and four in the fourth to take a 6-4 lead, but the Vikings scored eight runs over the final three innings.

The Eagles got home runs from Dawson Cash, Aiden LeBlanc, Tanner Pistelli and Hayden Switzer. Pistelli and LeBlanc each had two RBI, while Switzer, Pistelli and Branden Demoret each had two hits.

Tuesday

South Putnam 000 000 0 — 0 1 2

West Vigo 006 102 x — 9 7 0

WP — Lautenschlager. LP — Crum.

Wednesday

West Vigo 112 025 1 — 12 13 2

South Putnam 002 400 2 — 8 10 3

WP — Cooper. LP — Croan.

• Sullivan 10, Greencastle 0 — The Cubs got only a single from Abe Wade in the WIC contest on Wednesday.

Sullivan 021 205 — 10 8 1

Greencastle 000 000 — 0 1 3

WP — Vernelson. LP — Sanders.

• Cascade 13, North Putnam 5 — On Thursday, the Cougars fell behind 8-0 before scoring five runs over the final three innings.

Jalen Berry had a double and two RBI for the Cougars, while Kolten Thorson had two singles, a run and an RBI and Kaine Benge had a double and a single.

Cascade 210 231 4 — 13 7 5

N. Putnam 000 041 0 — 5 7 8

WP — Roshing. LP — Rader.