Madalyn Hudnall produced a pair of top-three finishes for Mount St. Joseph at the Mike Becraft Invitational hosted by Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio.

Hudnall, a Waldron graduate, won the javelin competition with a personal-best throw of 38.76 meters. She also finished third in the shot put (11.83 meters) and 18^th in the discus (28.61 meters).

Shelbyville graduate Madisen Hinderliter placed fifth in the hammer throw (41.17 meters) and 10^th in the discus (31.72 meters) for St. Francis (Indiana).

Here is a look at other Shelby County graduates competing at the collegiate level.

Kylee Edwards

The Shelbyville graduate blasted her fifth home run of the season and drove in three runs April 16 in Mississippi State’s 16-1 win over Memphis.

The Bulldogs are 30-13 this season.

Kina Schultz

The Shelbyville graduate finished third in the 100-meter hurdles in 16.48 seconds and fifth in the 400 hurdles in 1:13.72 for Muskingum University Friday at the Kenyon Invitational.

Karissa Hamilton

The Shelbyville graduate delivered a 2-run single and a walk Sunday for the University of Kentucky in a 2-1 win at Auburn.

Charlie Rife

The Shelbyville graduate had a single and two RBI Saturday for Bellarmine in a 5-3 loss at Central Arkansas.

Katie Mathies

The Shelbyville graduate had three hits, including a double, and drove in two runs Sunday in DePauw’s 9-8 win in game one of a doubleheader against Wooster.

On Saturday, DePauw defeated Oberlin 3-1 and 9-1 to remain undefeated against North Coast Athletic Conference foes.

The Tigers swept Wooster Sunday with a 4-3 victory in game two.

DePauw is 20-11-1 this season and 8-0 in the NCAC standings.

Abby Eberhardt

The Triton Central graduate had two hits and drove in a run Friday in Manchester's 8-1 win over Olivet.

Manchester is 17-12 this season.

Morgan Stieneker and Erica Henry

Shelbyville graduate Morgan Stieneker had two hits and Erica Henry, also a former Golden Bear, allowed one hit and no runs over two innings of relief work Saturday in IU Columbus’ 7-0 loss at St. Mary-of-the-Woods in Terre Haute, Indiana.

The Pomeroys defeated IU Columbus 5-0 in game two of the doubleheader. Henry pitched six innings, allowed 10 hits and all five runs.

IU Columbus is 10-24 this season.

Asher Caldwell

The Morristown graduate finished tied for 31^st after shooting a round of 9-over par 80 on April 16 for Trine in the AC Eddy Invitational played at Zollner Golf Course in Angola, Indiana.

Caldwell posted three birdies on the back nine to climb the leaderboard and help Trine to a third-place finish in the team standings.

Oliver Gearlds

The Triton Central graduate carded rounds of 78 and 78 for a total of 156 to help IU Kokomo win the IUK Spring Invitational Friday at Wildcat Creek Golf Course.

On April 15, Gearlds shot 153 (77-76) to finish tied for 49^th at the Ackerman-Allen Shootout played at Ackerman-Allen Golf Course in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Elizabeth Kemper

The Triton Central graduate posted 156 (78-78) to finish tied for seventh overall to help No. 20 Taylor win the Ackerman-Allen Shootout on April 15.

2024 Little State Championship

Indiana Wesleyan University hosted several DII, DIII and NAIA programs Friday and Saturday for the Little State Championship.

Shelbyville graduate Zaleeya Martin helped the University of Indianapolis win the women’s team title with a pair of top-six finishes.

Martin placed fourth in the 100 meters (12.43) and sixth in the 200 (26.47). She also was part of UIndy’s fifth-place finishing 400 meter relay team (49.05).

Morristown graduate Allison Batten placed 33^rd in the 200 (28.95) and 28^th in the 400 (1:05.64) for Trine.

Morristown graduate Jacob Batten finished 27^th for Trine in the 400 hurdles (1:07.63).

Rose Hulman Twilight Meet

Franklin College track and field traveled to Terre Haute Friday for its final meet of the regular season.

Southwestern graduate Alison Muck finished tied for fourth in the high jump with a best clearance of 1.43 meters.

Triton Central graduate Bailey Stamper placed 11^th in the shot put at 8.82 meters.

Shelbyville graduate Tristin Maloney finished 23^rd in the 1,500 (5:11.63).

And Shelbyville graduate Ava Ruschhaupt placed 13^th in the 100 (15.37) and 17^th in the 200 (34.01).

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Shelbyville softball has found a successful game plan grabbing early leads then trusting its defense and senior pitcher Cheyenne Eads to do the rest.

On Friday at Columbus East, the Golden Bears scored a pair of runs in the top of the first and added two more runs in the fifth and sixth innings to close out a busy week with a 7-2 victory.

Eads, a University of Indianapolis commit, improved to 8-3 this season in the circle with a 12-strikeout performance. She allowed three hits and one walk. She also had three hits including a solo home run in the fifth inning to help her team extend the lead over a potential sectional opponent to 4-0.

In the top of the first, Eads singled and Destiney Johnson walked before Anna Shearer delivered a two-run double off Columbus East starting pitcher Hermione Robinson for a quick lead.

In the third, Johnson and Kali Laycock produced back-to-back doubles for a 3-0 advantage.

Following Eads’ second home run of the season in the fifth, Johnson walked and stole second base. A pair of groundouts plated her for a 5-0 lead.

Addie Stieneker blasted her fourth home run of the season in the sixth inning that scored Addysyn Wettrick and countered the Olympians’ two-run fifth inning that cut into the lead. Stieneker has a team-high 19 RBI this season.

Shelbyville won four games this week by a combined score of 30-9 and pushed its win streak to six straight. On Monday, the Golden Bears travel to Class 3A, No. 10 Greensburg (9-0).

In other prep events:
Baseball

Triton Central 9, Eastern Hancock 7, 8 innings

At Charlottesville in game one of a doubleheader Saturday, the Class 2A, No. 6 Tigers scored two runs in the top of the eighth inning to secure the victory.

Hayden May pitched the final two innings and kept the Royals scoreless to earn the win. Nick Riggins had four hits, including a pair of triples, and scored two runs.

Eastern Hancock 13, Triton Central 11

In game two, the Tigers took an early lead but could not slow down the Royals, who pinned the first loss of the season on Triton Central (9-1).

Colton Dishman earned the win for Eastern Hancock (4-8). Carson Borden had three hits and drove in two runs.

Brayden Hoover took the loss for Triton Central, pitching two innings and allowing seven hits and seven runs. Janssen Capps, Logan Plew and Eli Sego all pitched in relief.

May had four hits and drove in three runs.

The Tigers travel Monday to Morristown (3-5), who defeated Herron 16-3 Saturday.

Whiteland 8, Shelbyville 2

At Whiteland Friday, Kayden Wilson and Blake Lyle limited the visiting Golden Bears to six hits and struck out 11 to win the battle of potential sectional opponents.

Whiteland (7-3) scored two runs in the first and five more in the second to chase Shelbyville starting pitcher Luke Brinkman. Reece Prickett allowed just two hits, a walk and two runs in four solid innings of relief work.

Dalton Jones had four hits for Shelbyville (5-5), who host Franklin Central (5-7) Monday.

Hauser 10, Waldron 0

At Hauser Friday, Simeon Wasil scattered five hits and struck out nine Mohawks to complete the Mid-Hoosier Conference sweep for the Jets (6-5, 3-0 MHC).

Hauser used a 6-run fourth inning to break open a 3-0 game. Kameron Blair had three hits while Holden Pittman and Lukas Christian combined to drive in eight runs.

Jacob Bennett took the loss for Waldron (4-4, 0-2 MHC). The senior pitched into the fourth inning, allowing three hits, two walks and seven runs (four earned) before Hunter Dodson took the mound and completed the game.

Waldron hosts Purdue Polytechnic (1-6) Monday.

Southwestern 8, Morristown 1

The visiting Spartans scored runs in five of the seven innings Friday to split the MHC series with Morristown.

Isaac Bunch allowed two hits and struck out 10 Yellow Jackets in a complete-game performance.

Tucker Simmons had two hits and Ian Bunch drove in two runs to improve the Spartans to 1-4 (1-2 MHC). Southwestern hosts South Decatur (4-3, 1-0 MHC) Monday.

Morristown (3-5) hosts Class 2A, No. 6 Triton Central (9-1) Monday.

Boys golf

Triton Central 179, Jac-Cen-Del 198, Southwestern Inc.

At Timbergate Golf Course, Chase Chandler continued his strong start to the season with another medalist honor Friday. Chandler’s 42 bested the field.

Also competing for Triton Central were Cael Butler (43), Derreck Uhls (46), Garrett Eberhardt (48), Max Ray (48) and Taggy Goul (60).

Softball

Hauser 10, Waldron 0

Hauser senior Paige McDaniel extended her career wins and career strikeout records Friday against the Mohawks. McDaniel allowed just two hits and no runs while striking out 13 in six innings of work to improve the Jets to 4-3 (2-0 MHC).

McDaniel and Campbell each had two hits and drove in two runs.

Alyssa Benson allowed six hits and eight runs in four innings for Waldron (2-2, 0-2 MHC).

The Mohawks travel to South Decatur (1-3) Thursday.

Morristown 17, Irvington Prep 4

At Morristown, Nevaeh Cox had two hits including a grand slam to drive in five runs for the victorious Yellow Jackets (2-3). Madi Espich had three hits and drove in two runs.

Abby Hawk earned the win, allowing six hits and striking out six in five innings. The freshman also had two hits and drove in four runs.

Girls tennis

Shelbyville 4, Pendleton Heights 1

The Golden Bears swept the doubles matches and got strong performances from Renee Aldridge and Ava Muckerheide to secure their first Hoosier Heritage Conference win of the season.

At No. 1 doubles Friday, Sydney Baker and Sophie Asher defeated Addie Aldredge and Esper Fernandez, 6-0, 6-3.

Faye-Lynn Voss and Reese Fortune needed three sets to dispatch of Reagan Friedman and Maddie Dutton at No. 2 doubles, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4.

Aldridge produced a 6-1, 6-3 win over Sarah Ghosh at No. 1 singles. Muckerheide bested Bella Ritchey at No. 2 singles, 6-0, 6-1.

Ella Connolly lost a three-set match at No. 3 singles to Carla Fargas, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.

Triton Central 5, Southwestern 0

Ellie Gast won a three-set match Friday at No. 1 singles to complete the sweep for the host Tigers (4-3).

Gast defeated Southwestern’s Ella Rice, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4.

At No. 2 singles, Anniston Evans bested Aurora Belton, 7-5, 4-0 (retired). Olivia Williams collected a win at No. 3 singles over Kelsey Stringer, 6-2, 6-4.

At No. 1 doubles, Audrey Canter and Lauren Grant topped Tori Burkhart and Tanna Tatlock, 6-1, 6-4.

Estelle Gearlds and Neve Kahler rolled to a 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 2 doubles over Lily DeSpain and Kate Coffman.

Waldron 5, Edinburgh 0

The Mohawks won all five matches in straight sets to stay unbeaten this season.

At No. 1 singles, Emerson Lindsey defeated Jessica Walsh, 6-3, 6-1. Emily Tyree and Riley Thursday followed suit with straight-set wins at No. 2 singles and No. 3 singles, respectively.

At No. 1 doubles, Audrey Berauer and Riley Price bested Lily Turner and Mia Dodson, 6-4, 6-4.

Kathrynn Ross and Jackie Corlette blanked Gracie Lawson and Bella Turner, 6-0, 6-0 at No. 2 doubles.

On Saturday, Waldron improved to 5-0 with a sweep of Morristown which clinched the MHC title for the Mohawks (4-0 MHC).

Track and field

Shelbyville

Shelbyville split its squad to attend a meet Thursday at Whiteland and Friday at Warren Central.

On Thursday, individual event winners were Jaylen Eads (10 feet, six inches in pole vault), Isaac Zermeno (18.8 seconds in 110-meter hurdles) and Ellie Simpson (6:21.32 in 1,600).

Also scoring top-four finishes were John Turner (47.82 in 300 hurdles and 20.17 in 110 hurdles), Kamden Turner (8-0 in pole vault), and Avery Keller (6:49.62 in 1,600).

The quartet of Ella Johnson, Emily Tellez, Amanda Esquivel and Diana Gasca finished third in the 1,600 relay (4:55.42).

Kamden Turner joined with Logan Addis, Saul Alvarado and Eli Davis to place fourth in the 1,600 relay.

On Friday, Ethan Lambert produced Shelbyville’s top finish. The senior placed fourth in the discus with a best throw of 161-10.

Waldron

Braylon Williams won the discus throw Class B event Saturday at the Muncie Central Invitational with a best throw of 131-4. The Waldron senior also finished runner-up in the shot put (42-0).

Waldron’s 3,200 relay team of Sam Jones, Max Jones, Will Larrison and Mason Kuhn finished fourth in the Class B race in 9:44.05.

Luke Meyers also produced a top-5 finish in the discus throw (106-1).

The event featured 13 boys track and field teams. Waldron’s girls will compete in the Muncie Central Invitational on April 27.

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Three golf teams battled to within one stroke of each other Thursday at Blue Bear Golf Club in Shelbyville.

Once the final scores were tallied, the host Golden Bears’ 159 team total bested New Palestine (160) and Columbus North (160) by one stroke.

Columbus North’s Joseph Perkins and New Palestine’s Nick Barada and Luke Cofer earned the medalist honor with a round of 38.

Brock Wischmeyer, Jake Garrison and Logan Tobian topped Shelbyville’s scorecard with 39s. Logan Reinhardt followed at 42 and DaMiles McDuffey carded a 45.

Here is a look at other prep events Thursday:

Baseball

Hauser 14, Waldron 5

Kameron Blair drove in four runs and three Hauser pitchers limited the Mohawks to six hits while striking out 10.

Holden Pittman had three hits to lead Hauser (4-5, 2-0 Mid-Hoosier Conference) while Blair, Stryker Gill and Simeon Wasil each collected two hits.

Jordan Bennett took the loss for Waldron (4-3, 0-1 MHC). He also had two hits at the plate.

Morristown 18, Southwestern 3

Morristown trailed 2-1 going to the fifth inning but scored five times to take the lead and added 12 runs in the sixth to secure the conference victory and improve to 2-4 (1-3 MHC).

James Oliver took the loss for the Spartans (0-4, 0-2 MHC). He was one of four pitchers used in the loss. Oliver also drove in two of his team’s three runs.

Boys golf

Triton Central 176, Indianapolis Scecina 194

At Hawk’s Tail Golf Course, Chase Chandler led the Tigers to the victory with the medalist round of 41.

Taggy Goul followed at 43. Garrett Eberhardt finished at 44. Derreck Uhls carded 48 and Max Ray shot 49.

Softball

Shelbyville 5, Franklin 1

The Golden Bears trailed 1-0 after three innings but used a trio of run-scoring doubles to score five runs in the fourth and secure their fifth-straight win.

Anna Shearer, Addie Stieneker and Cheyenne Eads each drove in runs with doubles in the inning.

Eads took care of the rest in the circle with an 11-strikeout performance. The senior limited Franklin (5-5) to three hits to improve to 7-3 this season.

Shearer finished with three hits to lead Shelbyville (7-4).

Morristown 14, Oldenburg Academy 4

Nevaeh Cox had three doubles while Madi Espich and Mykynzy Smith each had two hits to help Morristown (1-2) secure its first win of the season and keep Oldenburg Academy (0-7) winless.

Freshman Abby Hawk earned her first varsity win, allowing three hits and four walks while striking out five.

Hauser 11, Waldron 0

Paige McDaniel and Haven Hartwell combined to twirl a 5-inning no-hitter to improve the Class 2A, No. 8 Jets to 3-3 (1-0 Mid-Hoosier Conference).

Lexie Hamilton had two hits and drove in three runs. Maley Jordan also had two hits and two RBI.

Alyssa Benson took the loss for Waldron (2-1, 0-1 MHC), pitching two innings and allowing three hits and four walks. All 11 Hauser runs were credited to the senior but only four runs were earned.

Triton Central 25, Irvington Prep 0

Triton Central pounded out 27 hits and scored 25 runs to pin a loss on the Ravens (1-1).

Lillian Fillippinie, Madi Peterson, Makinah Noel, Jayda McKee, Hailey Harris, Jaylynn Keith and Brylie Couch each had three hits.

Freshman June Murdick earned the win in the pitcher’s circle, tossing three innings and allowing one hit while striking out seven. Peterson pitched two scoreless innings of relief for the Tigers (3-3).

Girls tennis

Waldron 5, Hauser 0

Waldron won two three-sets matches to sweep the Jets.

At No. 1 singles, Emerson Lindsey prevailed over Bella Kilps, 4-6, 6-4, 10-6.

Emily Tyree and Riley Thurston lost a combined six games in winning at No. 2 singles and No. 3 singles, respectively.

At No. 1 doubles, Audrey Berauer and Riley Price defeated Mattie Foster and Addyson Barriger, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3.

Kathryn Ross and Jackie Corlette bested Abby Manly and Kaycee Bradgley at No. 2 doubles, 6-1, 6-2.

Triton Central 3, Heritage Christian 2

Triton Central swept the doubles matches and Maryrose Felling controlled the No. 1 singles match to get the Tigers the victory.

Felling defeated Isabelle Papaneau, 6-2, 6-3.

At No. 1 doubles, Lauren Grant and Audrey Canter topped Kaylee Murray and Sophia Pizzaro, 6-1, 6-4.

And Neve Kahler and Estelle Gearlds produced a dominant win at No. 2 doubles, 6-1, 6-0.

Boys volleyball

Madison def. Shelbyville, 25-13, 25-18, 25-17

Jayion Grice had team-highs in kills (9) and digs (15) but the Golden Bears (5-9) could not overcome the Cubs (6-10).

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Shelbyville scored three times in the top of the seventh inning Wednesday but could not close out the sweep of the Hoosier Heritage Conference series at Pendleton Heights.

The Arabians tied the game in the home half of the seventh, surrendered a run in the eighth but rallied again to score twice in the bottom half of the inning to steal a 10-9 victory.

Colin Axel-Adams closed out the seventh inning and allowed one unearned run in the eighth to collect the win. Ty Frakes had three hits and Clint Miller scored twice and drove in two runs for the Arabians (8-3, 4-2 HHC).

Gavyn Fisher started for Shelbyville (5-4, 3-3 HHC) and completed four innings before Dalton Jones took the mound. The junior allowed seven hits and four walks while striking out five over the final 3.2 innings.

Brock Kuhn had two hits and drove in three runs. Aiden Smith had three hits and two RBI.

Shelbyville is at Whiteland (6-3) Friday.

In other prep events Wednesday:

Baseball

Triton Central 8, Speedway 0

At Triton Central, a three-run second inning was more than enough run support for Triton Central sophomore Hayden Beaver, who pitched a two-hit shutout to improve the Tigers to 8-0 this season.

Class 2A, No. 6 Triton Central added two more runs in the fourth and three in the sixth to improve to 6-0 in the Indiana Crossroads Conference standings.

Kellan Dishman led the Tigers with three hits. Eli Sego and Beaver each had two hits and two RBI.

Triton Central travels to Charlottesville Saturday for a doubleheader against Eastern Hancock (3-6).

Softball

Beech Grove 10, Triton Central 2

A seven-run sixth inning propelled Beech Grove to the Indiana Crossroads Conference victory. The game was tied 4-all after four innings before the Hornets (11-2, 2-0 ICC) scored a run in the fifth and then broke the game open in the sixth.

Malone Moore, a Coastal Carolina commit, had three hits and four RBI and pitched a complete game, allowing three hits and three walks while striking out seven. Harper Moore, Kylee Robinson, Aubree Bailey and Lillianna Jansen each had two hits.

Lillian Fillippinie took the loss for Triton Central (2-3, 1-1 ICC). She allowed 11 hits and struck out 11. Jayda McKee and Hailey Harris each had two hits.

The Tigers host Eastern Hancock (5-1) Friday.

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Shelbyville baseball’s and softball’s Stand Up to Cancer event raised more than a $1,000 that will be donated to the Cancer Association of Shelby County – and produced a pair of wins on the diamonds.

Shelbyville senior pitcher Cheyenne Eads collected career strikeout No. 500 in the Golden Bears’ 11-1 victory. Eads pitched the first three innings Tuesday and struck out all nine Connersville batters she faced.

A five-run second inning put Shelbyville (6-4) in control. Addison Stieneker pitched the final two innings to close out the Golden Bears’ fourth-straight win.

At Barnett Field, Shelbyville baseball fell behind 2-0 before Luke Jackson belted a grand slam in the fourth inning which proved to be enough run support for Aiden Smith and Luke Brinkman.

Smith pitched six innings, allowed two hits and four walks while striking out eight in a 5-3 Hoosier Heritage Conference victory over Pendleton Heights.

Brinkman pitched a scoreless seventh inning to get the save and improve the Golden Bears to 5-3 (3-2 HHC).

The Arabians dropped to 7-3 (3-2) and host the Golden Bears today in game two of the conference series.

On the softball diamond, Destiny Johnson delivered a run-scoring sacrifice bunt in the first that scored Eads (photo), who had a one-out single earlier in the inning.

In the second, Gracie Crafton walked and moved to third on a passed ball and wild pitch. Hailey Maulden’s sacrifice bunt scored the freshman while the sophomore reached on a throwing error.

Addysyn Wettrick followed with a walk. Eads’ second hit of the game scored Maulden. Stieneker drove in two more runs with a double and a Johnson single extended the lead to 6-1.

Maulden finished the game with two hits and four RBI.

Shelbyville is at Franklin (4-4) Thursday.

In other prep events Tuesday:

Baseball

North Decatur 14, Morristown 8

Morristown scored five runs in the top of the first inning but allowed three runs in the bottom half of the inning and seven more in the second and never recovered.

Nolan Burkhart, Kamdenn McKinney, Eli Trenkamp, Xander Jones and Pax Hess each drove in two runs to get the Chargers (4-3, 3-0 Mid-Hoosier Conference) the conference sweep of the Yellow Jackets (1-4, 0-3 MHC).

Triton Central 14, Speedway 3

A five-run sixth inning helped Class 2A, No. 6 Triton Central close out another Indiana Crossroads Conference win.

Kellen Dishman had four hits, three doubles, and drove in three runs to push the Tigers’ record to 7-0 (5-0 ICC).

Hayden May also had four hits and drove in two runs. May also collected the win on the mound, allowing five hits and three runs while striking out 11.

Janssen Capps pitched the final two innings and did not allow a hit or a run.

Jac-Cen-Del 13, Waldron 3

The Eagles used a pair of six-run innings to defeat the Mohawks.

Keagan Williamson had three RBI while Lance Snyder and Clark Dwenger combined to drive in four more runs to push Jac-Cen-Del’s record to 4-3.

Jacob Lindsey had two hits for Waldron (4-2).

Boys golf

Triton Central 183, Eastern Hancock 186

At Hawk’s Tail Golf Course, Chase Chandler earned the medalist honor with a round of 39 to lead the Tigers to victory.

Also playing for Triton Central were Taggy Goul (45), Derreck Uhls (49), Max Ray (50) and Garrett Eberhardt (55).

Colton Ayres topped the Royals with a 49.

Softball

Triton Central 10, Indianapolis Scecina 8

Scecina tied the game in the fourth inning with a 6-run outburst but the Tigers responded with a run in the bottom half of the fourth inning and two more in the sixth to collect the conference victory.

Madi Peterson had two hits and drove in three runs and earned the win in the circle, pitching 3.2 innings and allowing seven hits and seven runs – only two earned.

Brylie Couch allowed one run over the final 3.1 innings to get the save.

Couch and Jaylynn Keith each had three hits and drove in a combined four runs to even Triton Central’s record at 2-2 (1-0 ICC).

Waldron 22, Crothersville 7

A balanced offensive effort has Waldron off to a 2-0 start this season.

Audrey Hogg and Brooklyn Hudnall each had three hits.

Destiny Hirschauer had two hits and drove in three while Maddie Hungerford led the Mohawks with four RBI.

Girls tennis

Eastern Hancock 3, Triton Central 2

Triton Central collected match victories at No.1 singles and No. 1 doubles but could not find a third win to defeat the Royals.

At No. 1 singles, Maryrose Felling was victorious 6-2, 6-1.

Lauren Grant and Audrey Canter bested Eastern Hancock’s No. 1 doubles pairing, 6-2, 6-4.

The Tigers dropped to 2-3.

Seymour 4, Shelbyville 1

Shelbyville’s No. 1 doubles team of Sydney Baker and Sophia Asher defeated Addison Hunsley and Tori Fee, 1-6, 6-4, 6-4.

Seymour won three-set matches at No. 1 singles and No. 2 doubles to drop the Golden Bears to 2-3 this season.

Boys track

Shelbyville 110, Rushville 75, Southwestern 37, Waldron 19

Christian Powell and Ben Price each won two events and the Golden Bears swept the three relay races to win the four-team invitational at Rushville.

Powell took first place in the 100 (11.3 seconds) and 200 (23.1) while Price won the 400 (55.3) and long jump (17 feet, 11.5 inches).

Shelbyville also got first-place points from Shia Veach (4:59.3 in the 1,600), Ethan Lambert (162-0 in discus) and Jaylen Eads (pole vault).

Powell teamed with Leland Fox, Joaquin Delgado and Logan Page to cross the finish line first in 46.0.

Price and Powell joined John Turner and Kamden Turner to win the 1,600 relay (3:48.9).

Veach scored a second victory in the 3,200 relay (9:30.6) with Logan Addis, Gavin Harker and Elias Slaven.

Waldron had two event winners. Will Larrison won the 3,200 in 10:44 while Braylon Williams took first place in the shot put (45-6).

Cecil Newton provided Southwestern with an event win in the high jump (5-8).

Runner-up finishers were Southwestern’s Dakota Claiborne (800), Josh Wenger (discus) and Avery Dennison (high jump), and Shelbyville’s Veach (3,200) and Connor Duncan (shot put).

Girls track

Rushville 111.5, Shelbyville 78.5, Southwestern 29, Waldron 12

Shelbyville freshman Sonora O’Connor proved to be the fastest at the track, winning the 100 (13.6), 200 (27.9) and 400 (1:03.6).

Shelbyville also got two event wins from Aerin Garcia-Santiago in the 800 (2:47.1) and 1,600 (6:27.3).

Southwestern’s Riley Engel won the high jump (4-8).

Runner-up finishers were Shelbyville’s Ava Wilson (100 and 200), Ellie Simpson (1,600), Hannah Wright (3,200) and Alyna Castanon (long jump), and Waldron’s Brooklyn Milbourn (discus).

Boys volleyball

Columbus East def. Shelbyville, 25-13, 30-28, 21-25, 25-23

Jayion Grice led the Golden Bears with 17 kills. Corbin Deck had 12 kills and two service aces and Diego Hernandez finished with 35 assists.

Shelbyville dropped to 5-8 this season. Columbus East improved to 3-3.

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The Indiana High School Athletic Association, Inc. has announced this year’s group of 13 senior student-athletes who will be honored with the 2024 IHSAA/C. Eugene Cato Memorial Scholarships.

Included in the group of 13 is Shelbyville senior Jacob Harker, a three-sport athlete that is ranked fourth in his graduating class of 228 with a 4.58 grade point average.

To reward the efforts of Indiana’s complete student-athletes, Forte Sports Medicine, Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, Indianapolis Colts, Indiana Fever, Indiana Pacers, Sport Graphics, Inc., and Franciscan Health Systems have all partnered with the IHSAA and the IHSAA Foundation to sponsor the program. The well-rounded, positive role models have demonstrated excellence in academics, school and community involvement, character, sportsmanship, and citizenship.

Each individual will receive a $2,500 scholarship for their prep accomplishments and be recognized at this year’s inaugural IHSAA Foundation Impact Awards at Gridiron Hall, within the Indianapolis Colts Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center on May 7.

Harker was named Academic All-Conference three times and All-Conference once in football. As a wrestler, Harker won the team MVP award twice, was a two-time semistate qualifier, a conference champion, three times Academic All-Conference and All-Conference once.

Additionally, he has served as Team Captain for both football and wrestling programs. Academically, he has been on the Superior Honor Roll, nationally commended by the National Merit Scholarship Program, and named an AP scholar with distinction.

Harker is a member of Shelbyville’s National Honor Society, Student Athletic Advisory Council, and the Student Leadership Council. He also spends time participating in 4-H, volunteering at various community outreach events at his church, and working on his family’s farm. He will be attending Purdue University in the fall.

Other Cato Memorial Scholarship winners were:

• Mary Bellia, South Bend St. Joseph
• Mary Cox, Monrovia
• Ava Decker, Elkhart
• Ashton Elpers, North Posey
• Whitman Horton, Crawfordsville
• Ava Lehmkuhler, Lebanon
• Ethan Popp, Harrison (West Lafayette)
• Emma Schipp, Jasper
• Jack Steadham, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard
• Kyah Streeval, Edinburgh
• Jake Tippman, Fort Wayne Snider
• Erin Zhu, Culver Academies

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The Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) announced a three-year presenting partnership renewal with the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts to continue in support of Indiana high school football.

This marks the 15^th year of the agreement first struck in 2009 when the Colts organization began its support of the entire football state tournament, ensuring that the state championship games would continue to be played at Lucas Oil Stadium. At that time, the Colts became the first professional sports franchise in the country to partner with a high school association for this type of sponsorship.

“The IHSAA is so excited and grateful to continue this partnership with the Indianapolis Colts,” said IHSAA Commissioner Paul Neidig. “Without the Colts and their support, Indiana high school football wouldn’t be as spectacular as it is on Friday nights in the fall.”

“We love and appreciate the values, like preparation, discipline, teamwork and inclusion, that football teaches, so we are honored to support youth and high school football at every level in our state,” said Mike Prior, Colts Football Development Commissioner and former Colts great. “This partnership with the IHSAA continues our commitment to growing the game of football in Indiana and opening opportunities in the sport to all.”

The Colts and IHSAA also have partnered on other initiatives, most notably girls high school flag football. In 2023, the Colts started the Girls Flag Football Pilot League, fueled by Gatorade, with eight high school girls teams representing Indianapolis and South Bend. They also have hosted clinics, jamborees, and other events, with the long-term goal of developing girls flag football as a sanctioned varsity sport in Indiana.

For more info, visit Colts.com/Flag.

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Waldron tennis won two three-set matches which led to a 3-2 victory over Shelbyville Monday.

At No. 1 singles, Emerson Lindsey won the final two sets over Shelbyville’s Renee Aldridge for a 3-6, 6-4, 12-10 victory.

Riley Thurston was successful at No. 3 singles over Shelbyville’s Ella Connolly, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 10-4.

And the No. 2 doubles team of Jackie Corlette and Kathryn Ross defeated Shelbyville’s Faye-Lynn Voss and Reese Fortune, 6-4, 6-4.

Shelbyville got a No. 2 singles win from Ava Muckerheide over Emily Tyree, 6-2, 6-2.

Shelbyville’s No. 1 doubles team of Sydney Baker and Sophia Asher topped Audrey Berauer and Riley Price in three sets, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (5), 10-8.

In other prep events Monday:

Baseball

Triton Central 18, Indianapolis Ritter 1

Mathew Shircliff and Eli Sego each had three hits and combined to drive in five runs to lead Class 2A, No. 6 Triton Central to an Indiana Crossroads Conference victory.

Bryce Haney did not allow a hit and struck out seven for the Tigers (6-0, 4-0 ICC).

Waldron 5, Oldenburg Academy 0

Jacob Bennett and Jordan Bennett combined to pitch a no-hitter for the Mohawks (4-1). Jacob Bennett pitched the first five innings and had eight strikeouts. Jordan Bennett tossed the final two innings to seal the win.

J.D. Smith and Troy Atwood each had two hits for Waldron.

Knightstown 13, Shelbyville 11

A 6-run fifth inning propelled the host Panthers (4-1) to a win over the Golden Bears (4-3).

Brayden McDaniel, Braylon Johnson, Travis Louks and Brock Loveall each had two hits for the Chargers.

Dalton Jones blasted his first home run of the season and drove in two runs for Shelbyville. Luke Jackson also had two RBI.

North Decatur 7, Morristown 2

Kamdenn McKinney and Xander Jones combined to limit Morristown to three hits in the Mid-Hoosier Conference contest.

Tyler Dean had three hits to lead North Decatur (3-3, 2-0 MHC).

Morristown fell to 1-3 (0-2 MHC).

South Decatur 7, Southwestern 0

J.P. Scudder had three hits and drove in two runs and Devin Pate racked up 17 strikeouts in seven innings to improve South Decatur to 3-3 (1-0 MHC).

Southwestern dropped to 0-3 (0-1 MHC).

Boys golf

Shelbyville 163, Greensburg 170

At Greensburg Country Club, Colton Schroeder secured the medalist honor for the Pirates with a round of 37.

Jake Garrison led Shelbyville with a 39. Brock Wischmeyer and Logan Tobian each shot 40. Ethan Hughes followed at 43 and DaMiles McDuffey carded a 44.

New Palestine 179, Triton Central 188

At Hawk’s Tail Golf Course, Chase Chandler finished runner-up in the individual standings with a 42.

Max Ray shot 47 and Taggy Goul posted a 48. Garrett Eberhardt and Derreck Uhls each shot 51.

Softball

Shelbyville 7, Greenwood 5

Shelbyville scored the first five runs at Greenwood and held on for the victory.

Cheyenne Eads pitched the first two innings and did not allow a run before turning the pitching duties over to Sydney Brown and Gracie Crafton. Eads returned to the circle to get the final out of the game.

Hagerstown 18, Morristown 1

Hagerstown scored 12 runs in the second inning to pull away from the Yellow Jackets (0-2).

Hannah Pyle had four hits to lead the Tigers (4-1). Three different Hagerstown pitchers limited Morristown to three hits.

Girls tennis

Triton Central 5, Morristown 0

The Tigers lost just four games in the three singles matches and four games in the two doubles matches to sweep the Yellow Jackets.

At No. 1 singles, Maryrose Felling defeated Remi Spicklemire, 6-0, 6-1. Ellie Gast won at No. 2 singles over Bri Flores, 6-1, 6-1. And Anniston Evans topped Olivia Triak, 6-1, 6-0 at No. 3 singles.

At No. 1 doubles, Lauren Grant and Audrey Canter bested Katie Theobald and Addie Osborne, 6-1, 6-2. And Allison Howley and Kaylynn Washburn defeated Emma Waggoner and Jorgia Geise at No. 2 doubles, 6-0, 6-1.

Boys volleyball

Shelbyville def. Warren Central, 25-19, 25-17, 25-19

Jayion Grice had 13 kills to lead Shelbyville to its third-straight victory.

Corbin Deck had nine kills. Grice finished with a team-high 17 digs. Layne Pogue had 11 digs.

Shelbyville improved to 5-7 while Warren Central dropped to 2-5.

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Kylee Edwards continues to be a big part of a record-setting season for Mississippi State softball.

The Shelbyville graduate had a two-run double and a run-scoring sacrifice fly Friday to help the No. 16 Bulldogs defeat visiting No. 4 Tennessee, 9-1 in five innings.

The win was the highest-ranked win for Mississippi State in Nusz Park since 2016. It was the first win over a top-5 team in program history. The run-rule victory was the 14^th of the season for the Bulldogs – also a program record. The win was the 11^th win over a ranked opponent – also a program record for a season.

Edwards also was part of a highlight defensive play that earned a top-10 honor from ESPN.

Tennessee bounced back to win Saturday’s game, 6-1. On Sunday, the Volunteers built an early lead and took the series with a 7-3 victory.

Mississippi State is 29-12 this season and 9-9 in the Southeastern Conference standings.

Here is a look at other Shelby County graduates competing at the collegiate level.

Madalyn Hudnall

The Waldron graduate won the javelin competition Saturday for Mount St. Joseph at the Northern Kentucky Invitational.

Hudnall’s winning throw was 126 feet, nine inches.

Kina Schultz

The Shelbyville graduate placed 11^th in the 100-meter hurdles and 12^th in the 400 hurdles for Muskingum University Saturday at the All-Ohio Championships hosted by Ohio Wesleyan University.

Schultz crossed the finish line in the 100 hurdles in 17.0 seconds and the 400 hurdles in 1:13.36.

Charlie Rife

The Shelbyville graduate had a two-run double and scored two runs Saturday for Bellarmine in a 12-11 win over the University of North Alabama.

On Sunday, Rife had a double in a 22-3 loss to North Alabama.

Bellarmine is 6-29 this season and 5-10 in the Atlantic Sun Conference standings.

Cory Taylor

The Shelbyville graduate had five hits, including a pair of home runs, for Eastern Michigan on April 9 in a 20-17 loss to Oakland. It was the first 5-hit game for an Eastern Michigan baseball player since 2018.

Taylor also had a double, scored three runs and drove in four.

On Saturday, the Eagles split a doubleheader with Ohio University. In game one, Taylor had two hits, including a triple in a 15-6 victory.

Ohio won game two, 7-4. Taylor had a walk and a double in the loss.

Ohio won the series Sunday with a 9-4 victory.

Eastern Michigan is 13-21 (8-7 Mid-American Conference).

Katie Mathies

The Shelbyville graduate had two doubles and a home run Sunday to lead DePauw to a doubleheader sweep of Ohio Wesleyan. Mathies’ three hits drove in four runs in a 12-0 win.

In the opener Sunday, Mathies drove in two runs in a 13-9 win.

On Saturday, Mathies had a double and scored a run in an 8-0 win over Kenyon. She had a double and a home run in game two’s 9-0 win.

DePauw improved to 14-11-1 and is 4-0 in the North Coast Athletic Conference standings.

Asher Caldwell

The Morristown graduate carded a 6-over par round of 78 on April 9 at The Legacy Golf Club in Ottawa Lake, Michigan, to help Trine win the Lourdes Invitational.

Trine bested 12 other teams with a 299 team total.

Zaleeya Martin

The Shelbyville graduate finished 19^th in the 100 (12.36) and 33^rd in the 200 (25.95) for the University of Indianapolis at Ball State’s We Fly Challenge.

Madisen Hinderliter

The Shelbyville graduate placed 31^st in the discus (112-10) and 21^st in the women’s hammer throw (135-9) for St. Francis at Ball State’s We Fly Challenge.

Indiana DIII Championships

DePauw University hosted the Indiana DIII Championships Saturday in Greencastle, Indiana.

Tristin Maloney, a Shelbyville graduate, finished 33^rd in the 1,500 in 5:12.11 for Franklin College.

Bailey Stamper, a Triton Central graduate, placed 13^th in the shot put (8.72 meters) and 16^th in the discus (22.5 meters) for Franklin College.

Shelbyville graduate Ava Ruschhaupt finished 20^th in the 100 (15.21) and 15^th in the 200 (33.56) for Franklin College.

Southwestern graduate Alison Muck earned Franklin College points in the team standings with a runner-up performance in the 100 hurdles (15.58) and a third-place finish in the high jump (1.48 meters).

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Two big swings of Addie Stieneker’s big blue bat provided more than enough run support for Cheyenne Eads in the pitcher’s circle.

The Marshall commit blasted a three-run home run in the home half of the first inning Saturday afternoon against Class 3A, No. 9 Yorktown and had a grand slam in the second inning to propel the Golden Bears to a 7-1 victory.

Eads scattered six hits and struck out nine Tigers (1-1, 0-1 Hoosier Heritage Conference) to improve Shelbyville to 4-4 (2-0 HHC) this season.

In the first off Yorktown starting pitcher Caitlin Laferney, who will pitch collegiately at Yale, Kali Laycock singled and Eads reached on an error to set up Stieneker’s first home run – her second of the season.

In the second, Gracie Crafton, Addysyn Wettrick singled and Eads walked to load the bases for Stieneker. Laferney pitched cautiously to Shelbyville’s two-time All-HHC selection but she blasted a 3-1 pitch over the right field wall for a 7-1 lead (photo).

Yorktown’s lone run came in the top of the second inning when Brooklyn Bartle and Olivia Jaromin each doubled.

Stieneker was intentionally walked in her third bat. She finished the conference contest with two hits, as did Laycock and Wettrick.

Shelbyville is at Greenwood (5-1) Monday before hosting Connersville (2-1)Tuesday for its “Pink Out” game.

In other prep events:

Baseball

Mt. Vernon 5, Shelbyville 4

The Marauders returned to Shelbyville’s Barnett Field following the suspension of play Tuesday and scored five runs in the sixth inning to take game one of the two-game Hoosier Heritage Conference series.

All five runs were unearned and made a winner of pitcher Jack Peine, who pitched four innings and allowed four hits while striking out six. Andrew Boldt pitched a scoreless seventh inning to earn the save.

Dalton Jones took the loss for Shelbyville.

Shelbyville 7, Mt. Vernon 6, 8 innings

The Golden Bears tied the game in the sixth and scored the game-winning run in the eighth to split the series.

Luke Brinkman pitched four scoreless innings of relief to collect the win. The senior allowed one hit and one walk.

Shelbyville tied the game in the sixth inning when Aiden Smith doubled and scored on Brock Kuhn’s single. In the eighth, Smith and Gavyn Fisher led off the eighth with singles. Kohen Myers eventually plated Fisher with the game-winning run.

Myers had four hits on the day and three RBI in game two.

Mt. Vernon dropped to 2-3 (1-1 HHC).

Shelbyville is 4-2 (2-2 HHC) and travels to Knightstown (3-1) Monday before hosting Pendleton Heights (7-2) Tuesday for its annual “Pink Out” game.

Girls tennis

Shelbyville Invitational

Triton Central won its final match Saturday to secure its first win of the season.

In its opener against Shelbyville, Estelle Gearlds and Anniston Evans won singles matches for TC, which lost the match 3-2.

Gearlds defeated Renee Aldridge, 2-6, 6-1, 10-4 at No.1 singles. Evans topped Ella Connolly at No. 3 singles, 6-1, 6-2.

Shelbyville’s lone singles win came at No. 2 singles where Ava Muckerheide bested Ellie Gast, 6-3, 6-1.

At No. 1 doubles, Shelbyville’s Sydney Baker and Sophia Asher defeated Lauren Grant and Audrey Canter, 6-4, 3-6, 10-5.

Faye-Lynn Voss and Reese Fortune bested Allison Howley and Kaylynn Washburn at No. 2 doubles, 6-4, 6-4.

Lawrenceburg prevailed over Triton Central in its second match, 4-1. Triton Central’s lone win came from Evans, who defeated Cadence Fricke, 6-3, 1-6, 13-11.

The Tigers blanked Franklin County, 5-0.

Gearlds’ match went three sets before she celebrated a 6-4, 4-6, 10-5 victory.

At No. 2 singles, Gast topped Moorea Nobbe, 6-0, 6-2.

Evans completed a 3-0 day with a 6-0, 6-3 win over Madalyn Wilson.

Canter and Grant won their first No. 1 doubles match of the season with a 6-3, 6-3 win. Howley and Washburn did the same at No. 2 doubles, 6-3, 6-4.

Track and field

Bill Self Invitational

Shelbyville senior Ethan Lambert won the discus competition at Franklin High School with a best throw of 138 feet, four inches.

Shelbyville produced three additional top-five finishes.

Christian Powell was runner-up in the 200 meters (24.27). Shia Veach placed fifth in the 3,200 (10:43.17). And the quartet of Donavon Martin, Leland Fox, Logan Page and Powell finished fifth in the 400 relay (46.61).

In the girls event, Shelbyville produced a pair of top-five individual finishes and a pair of top-five relay finishes.

Sonora O’Connor finished fifth in the 100 hurdles (17.92) and fourth in the 300 hurdles (51.25).

O’Connor teamed with Diana Gasca, Ava Wilson and Cyanne St. Bernard to place fifth in the 400 relay (53.82).

Alyna Castanon ran with St. Bernard, Gasca and O’Connor to finish fourth in the 1,600 relay.

During the event, Lambert and Ella Griggs were honored with Bill Self Service Awards.

Park Tudor Showcase

Triton Central’s Allie Griffith placed third in the 300 hurdles in 53.98 and Farah Coen finished fifth in the shot put (30-5.5).

In the boys meet, Zeke Robertson won the 300 hurdles in 41.86. Brayden Wilkins placed third in the long jump (19-8.5) and Ben Wilkins was fifth in the discus (123-9.5).

Triton Central had three top-five finishes in relay races.

Boys volleyball

Lutheran def. Shelbyville, 25-16, 25-15, 25-20

At Shelbyville Friday, Jayion Grice led the host Golden Bears with 11 kills and seven digs. Marco Battochio had a team-high eight digs.

Lutheran improved to 8-1.

North Central Invitational

Shelbyville finished 2-2 at Saturday at the North Central Invitational with losses to the host Panthers (14-25, 25-23, 15-12) and Whiteland (14-25, 25-23, 15-12) and wins over Mooresville (25-18, 25-15) and Crawfordsville (25-10, 25-20).

Grice finished with 10 kills and 15 digs against Mooresville. Corbin Deck had six kills and three assists in the win over Crawfordsville.

Shelbyville, now 4-7 this season, travels Monday to Warren Central (2-4).

Misty Weaver photo

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Triton Central sophomore Eli Sego has been selected to play in the Indiana high school basketball Futures Game on June 3 at Hamilton Southeastern High School.

The North and South rosters are comprised of freshmen and sophomores.

Sego, who averaged 17 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.2 steals per game for Triton Central is part of the South roster.

Also selected to the South roster were Warren Central’s J.J. Craig, Silver Creek’s Kasen Daeger, Mt. Vernon’s Luke Ertel and Julien Smith, Pike’s DeZhon Hall, Carmel’s Evan Harrell, Franklin Central’s Edward Hazelett III, Southport’s James Kalala, Evansville Reitz’s Jaylan Mitchell, Bloomfield’s Blake Neill and Parke Heritage’s Treigh Schelsky.

The South team will be coached by North Daviess’ Brent Dalrymple and Columbus North’s Paul Ferguson.

New Palestine’s Trent Whitaker will lead the North team with John Glenn’s Travis Hannah as the assistant coach.

The North roster includes Wapahani’s Camden Bell, Noblesville’s Justin Curry II, Fishers’ Jason Gardner Jr. and Cooper Zachary, Gary 21^st Century’s Terrence Hayes Jr., Gary West’s Reginald Hinton, South Bend St. Joseph’s Elijah King, Lawrence North’s Kai McGrew and Brennan Miller, South Bend Washington’s Steven Reynolds III, Bishop Chatard’s Ethan Roseman and Crown Point’s Dikembe Shaw.

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Shelbyville pounded out 15 hits over five innings Tuesday to beat Mother Nature and New Castle in the Hoosier Heritage Conference softball opener for both teams.

Rain forced the game to be called after five innings in New Castle with the Golden Bears up 7-0.

Cheyenne Eads earned the win with a 10-strikeout performance against the Trojans (1-3, 0-1 HHC). The University of Indianapolis commit also had three hits, including a pair of two-run doubles.

Nine different Golden Bears had at least one hit. Anna Shearer, Gracie Crafton, Addysyn Wettrick and Addie Stieneker each had two hits. Stieneker and Sydney Brown each had a double.

Shelbyville (3-4, 1-0 HHC) took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning when a Crafton infield ground ball plated Shearer.

In the fourth, Eads’ first double scored two to make it 3-0 against New Castle starting pitcher McKenna Speer. Stieneker followed with a double to score Eads and Destiney Johnson drove in Stieneker for a 5-0 advantage.

Eads’ second double came in the fifth inning and scored Crafton and Wettrick.

Shelbyville is scheduled to play at Class 4A, No. 7 Center Grove (5-3) today and at Delta (0-2, 0-0 HHC) Friday.

In other prep events Tuesday:

Baseball

Triton Central 8, Indianapolis Ritter 1

At Triton Central, the Class 2A, No. 8 Tigers scored seven runs in the first two innings and three pitchers limited the Raiders to one hit in the Indiana Crossroads Conference contest.

Hayden May earned the win, pitching five innings, striking out seven and allowing one unearned run. Logan Plew and Brayden Hoover each tossed a scoreless inning in relief.

Kellen Dishman had a home run and three RBI for Triton Central (5-0, 3-0 ICC). Weston Smith had two hits and three RBI. Mathew Shircliff also had two hits.

Ritter (2-1, 0-1 ICC) suffered its first loss of the season. The two teams are scheduled to meet again today at Ritter.

Waldron 11, Crothersville 1

At Crothersville, Hunter Dodson struck out 11 over six innings on the mound to lead the visiting Mohawks to their third straight victory.

Waldron led 4-1 after five innings but scored four runs in the sixth and three more in the seventh to seal the win and improve to 3-1 this season.

Jared Brooks and Jackson Kuhn each had two hits and two RBI in the win.

Dodson allowed just two hits while striking out a career high. Keagan Schneider pitched a scoreless seventh inning.

Waldron is scheduled to open its Mid-Hoosier Conference schedule Friday against Southwestern.

Boys golf

Columbus East 161, Shelbyville 181

At Otter Creek Golf Course in Columbus, the Olympians posted the top three individual scores to defeat the Golden Bears.

Pierce Arnholt and Carter Greene each shot 38 to lead Columbus East.

Jake Garrison topped Shelbyville’s scorecard with a 42. Brock Wischmeyer (45), DaMiles McDuffey (46) and Logan Tobian (48) completed the Golden Bears’ team score.

Softball

Waldron 10, Oldenburg Academy 2

At Waldron, Alyssa Benson had four hits at the plate and earned the win in the pitcher’s circle, striking out 11 over six innings.

In their season opener, the Mohawks collected 12 hits. Bre Barton had three hits and three RBI. Destiny Hirschauer had two hits.

Girls tennis

Waldron 5, Southwestern 0

At Waldron, the host Mohawks did not lose a game in three of the five matches.

At No. 2 singles, Emily Tyree defeated Aurora Belton, 6-0, 6-0 while Riley Thurston produced the same result at No. 3 singles in a win over Kelsey Stringer.

At No. 1 doubles, Waldron’s Audrey Berauer and Riley Price blanked Tori Burkhart and Tanna Tatlock, 6-0, 6-0.

Emerson Lindsey scored a 6-2, 6-2 win at No.1 singles over Ella Rice, 6-2, 6-2.

And Kathryn Ross and Jackie Corlette combined to top Lily DeSpain and Kate Coffman, 6-1, 6-1 at No. 2 doubles.

Malia Murphy and Alivia Fischer won a pair of junior varsity doubles matches for Waldron.

Girls track

North Decatur 57, Oldenburg Academy 56, Morristown 40

At North Decatur, Anna Osborne and Grace McLaughlin each had event wins for Morristown.

Osborne finished first in the 100 meters and 200 meters while McLaughlin was first across the finish line in the 3,200. Osborne also placed runner-up in the long jump while McLaughlin was runner-up in the 1,600.

Also scoring a top-three finishes for the Yellow Jackets were Brooklyn Carlton (second in high jump), Kindall Dorsey (second in discus, third in shot put), and Audrey VanDyke (second in 800, third in 1,600).

Osborne, Carlton, Savannah Theobald and VanDyke teamed up to finish second in the 1,600 relay.

Boys volleyball

Shelbyville def. Irvington Prep, 25-13, 25-5, 25-11

At Shelbyville, Corbin Deck had a game-high 13 kills to lead the Golden Bears past the Ravens (2-6).

Layne Pogue and Jayion Grice combined for 11 more kills and 12 service aces and Shelbyville improved to 2-4. Grice had a game-high 24 digs.

Diego Hernandez notched 24 assists.

Gabriel Manley led Irvington Prep with three kills.

Shelbyville hosts unbeaten Indianapolis Lutheran (7-0) Friday at Garrett Gymnasium.

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Blake Sandman appeared on The Morning Show Tuesday for a preview of the  upcoming weekend at The Masters.

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Triton Central’s 4-0 start to the baseball season has been rewarded with a top-10 ranking in the Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association’s State Coaches Poll.

The Tigers are ranked No. 8 in the Class 2A poll released Monday.

Forest Park is No. 1 in 2A, edging out Hagerstown for the top spot. Mitchell is No. 3 ahead of Park Tudor, Illiana Christian, Cascade, North Posey, Triton Central, Providence and Lapel.

In Class A, Lafayette Central Catholic is top ranked ahead of Barr-Reeve, Wes-Del, North Daviess, Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian, Loogootee, Indianapolis Lutheran, Kouts, Borden and Washington Township.

The 3A poll is topped by Andrean. Guerin Catholic is No. 2 followed by Brebeuf Jesuit, Indianapolis Chatard, New Prairie, Princeton, Silver Creek, South Bend St. Joseph, Evansville Memorial and Jasper.

Center Grove sits atop the 4A poll with Carmel, Noblesville, Evansville North, Floyd Central, Lake Central, Mooresville, Penn, Westfield and Fishers completing the top 10.

Three Hoosier Heritage Conference schools received votes in the 4A poll. They are Mt. Vernon, Greenfield-Central and Pendleton Heights.

Mt. Vernon begins a two-game HHC series with Shelbyville, who is off to a 3-1 start this season, today at Barnett Field.

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Karissa Hamilton’s solo home run in the top of the sixth inning was enough to get Kentucky a 1-0 victory Sunday at No. 13 Texas A&M in College Station, Texas.

The Shelbyville graduate blasted her third game-winning home run of the season to improve Kentucky to 24-14 this season and 3-9 against Southeastern Conference opponents.

Texas A&M won the series opener Friday, 5-4.

On Saturday, Hamilton was hitless in four at bats and Kentucky lost, 10-9.

Here is a look at other Shelby County graduates competing at the collegiate level:

Madalyn Hudnall

The Waldron graduate won the javelin competition for Mount St. Joseph Saturday at the Marv Frye Invitational hosted by Ohio Wesleyan.

Hudnall’s best throw of 122 feet, seven inches earned her first place in the event. She also placed 12^th in the shot put (34-5.75) and 21^st in the discus (94-8).

Kina Schultz

The Shelbyville graduate finished 11^th in the 100-meter hurdles (17.04 seconds) and 24^th in the 200 (27.76) for Muskingum over the weekend at the Wooster Invitational.

Zaleeya Martin

The Shelbyville graduate placed 11^th in the 100 (12.38) and 17^th in the 200 (26.74) for the University of Indianapolis Saturday at the Jim Vargo Invitational hosted by Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky.

Kylee Edwards

The Shelbyville graduate had a single, a walk and scored two runs Saturday for No. 16 Mississippi State in a 4-0 win at No. 22 South Carolina that clinched a win of the three-game series.

Mississippi State won the opener Friday, 6-0.

South Carolina rallied to win Sunday, 3-1. Edwards had a hit and drove in the Bulldogs’ only run,

Mississippi State is 28-10 this season and 8-7 against SEC foes.

Charlie Rife

The Shelbyville graduate delivered his second home run of the season and drove in three runs Friday for Bellarmine in a 9-6 win at Austin Peay State in Clarksville, Tennessee.

Rife had a hit and scored a run Saturday in a 14-2 loss and had a walk and scored a run Sunday in a 14-4 loss.

Cory Taylor

The Shelbyville graduate had a double, scored a run and drove in a run on April 2 in Eastern Michigan’s 18-6 loss at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

On Friday, Taylor bashed his fifth home run of the season and upped his team-leading RBI total to 25 in a 20-7 loss at Kent State.

Taylor had three hits, two RBI, scored a career-high four runs and stole a career-high three bases Saturday in a 13-12 victory in 11 innings at Kent State, who rallied to win Sunday’s series finale, 9-2.

Katie Mathies

The Shelbyville graduate had four hits, two runs scored and two RBI Saturday in DePauw’s 9-6 win over No. 15 Wisconsin-Whitewater in the Illinois Wesleyan Tournament in Bloomington, Illinois.

She followed that performance later Saturday with three more hits and three RBI in a 15-7 loss at Illinois Wesleyan.

On Sunday, Mathies had a 1-for-4 performance with a RBI in DePauw’s 9-6 loss at Illinois Wesleyan.

Morgan Stieneker and Erica Henry

Stieneker, a Shelbyville graduate, had a walk and a single Friday in IU Columbus’ 13-0 loss to Rio Grande (Ohio). Henry, also a Shelbyville graduate, took the loss in the pitcher’s circle, allowing six hits and seven walks.

In game two of the doubleheader, Stieneker had two hits and scored two runs in a 9-8 loss.

On Saturday, Stieneker had a double and a walk, scored a run and drove in a run in IU Columbus’ 11-2 win over West Virginia Tech.

IU Columbus won game two of the doubleheader, 6-3. Henry earned the save, pitching 2.2 innings and allowing one hit and one walk.

Asher Caldwell

The Morristown graduate finished tied for 44^th overall at the Illinois Wesleyan Invitational played at Ironwood Golf Course in Normal, Illinois.

Caldwell carded rounds of 74 and 78 to finish at 152 – good enough for second on the Trine University scorecard.

Manchester Invitational

Shelby County athletes representing Franklin College and Trine competed in Manchester Saturday.

Shelbyville graduate Ava Ruschhaupt finished 20^th in the 100 (15.22) for Franklin.

Morristown graduate Allison Batten placed 20^th in the 200 (28.37) and fourth in the 400 (1:04.38) for Trine.

Southwestern graduate Alison Muck finished sixth in the 100 hurdles (17.18) and fourth in the high jump (1.45 meters) for Franklin.

Triton Central graduate Bailey Stamper, also representing Franklin, placed 17^th in the shot put (8.18 meters) and 21^st in the discus (23.92 meters).

Trine’s Jacob Batten, a Morristown graduate, finished 15^th in the 400 (53.2) and was part of Trine’s eighth-place finishing 1,600 relay team.

Franklin’s Tristin Maloney, a Shelbyville graduate, placed 25^th in the 800 (2:36.25) and 38^th in the 1,500 (5:08.15).

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EVANSVILLE -- The inaugural Castle Invitational featured two defending state champions and eight state-ranked softball teams.

An inexperienced Shelbyville squad was part of the 16-team field in Evansville and struggled against top-flight competition. The Golden Bears finished 0-4 but ended the event with two solid performances against state-ranked programs.

After finishing winless in three pool play games, Shelbyville closed out the invitational against the two-time defending Class A state champion Tecumseh Braves.

Tecumseh scored single runs in each of the first four innings Saturday afternoon – two earned and two unearned – and freshman pitcher Breann Harris scattered nine hits to keep the Golden Bears scoreless for a 4-0 victory.

Gracie Crafton and Addysyn Wettrick each had three hits for Shelbyville (2-4).  Cheyenne Eads (photo) pitched a complete game and struck out five.

Shelbyville squared off with Class 4A, No. 15 Bedford North Lawrence late Saturday morning and the Stars prevailed 5-3 after plating all five runs in the fourth and fifth innings off Eads.

Aliza Jewell delivered a solo home run for Bedford North Lawrence to start the fourth inning and tied the game at 1-1. Anna Williams doubled to score Tori Nikirk in the inning to give the Stars their first lead.

Ratliff, a University of South Carolina commit, delivered her team’s third run and a throwing error made it 4-1. Kendall Graves’ groundout scored Ratliff.

Shelbyville took an early lead in the third inning when Addie Stieneker smashed her first home run of the season. Destiney Johnson scored in the sixth inning off a Sydney Brown single. Stieneker doubled in the seventh to score Eads, who walked.

In its first game Saturday, Evansville North scored 12 runs in the top of the first inning and cruised to a 19-5 victory. Crafton, a freshman making her first varsity start in the pitcher’s circle, took the loss.

Stieneker pitched the final 4.2 innings. The Huskies pounded out 17 hits, collected five walks and were aided by four Shelbyville errors in the first two innings.

Kali Laycock had two doubles and scored two runs in the loss. Eads and Stieneker each had two hits.

Friday’s opening pool play game pitted Shelbyville against Lincoln-Way Central from New Lenox, Illinois. The Knights feature Florida State commit Bella Dimitrijevic, who dominated a Shelbyville squad playing without two starters. The right-hander allowed one hit and struck out 12 in a five-inning 10-0 victory.

Eads was solid through the first three innings, allowing just three hits and one run while striking out five. The Knights scored five times in the fourth inning with the big blow being a three-run home run from Mia Degliomini.

Dimitrijevic added a two-run home run in the fifth inning.

The Golden Bears open their Hoosier Heritage Conference schedule Tuesday at New Castle (0-2) then travel to 4A No. 3 Center Grove Wednesday and Delta Friday before hosting 3A No. 8 Yorktown Saturday.

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Shelbyville blew an early lead in its Hoosier Heritage Conference opener at New Palestine Tuesday and lost 6-5. On Friday, the Golden Bears got a stellar pitching performance from Gavyn Fisher to collect a 1-0 victory and split the conference series with the Dragons.

Fisher, a junior, pitched a seven-inning complete game while allowing three hits and striking out nine.

The Golden Bears (3-1, 1-1 HHC) scratched out a run in the second inning off New Palestine starting pitcher Rigg Mahurin. Kohen Myers singled. Brayden Smith was hit by a pitch. Myers advanced to third on a Grantland Fitzgerald fielder’s choice and scored on a wild pitch.

Mahurin and Henry Thorpe each pitched three innings for New Palestine (1-1, 1-1 HHC) and combined to allow just three hits and strikeout 10 Golden Bears.

Shelbyville hosts Mt. Vernon (1-2) Tuesday at Barnett Field.

In other prep events:

Baseball

Triton Central 8, Beech Grove 4

At Triton Central Friday, a five-run third inning provided the final scoring in the game.

Bryce Haney delivered six strong innings on the mound, allowing three hits and four walks but striking out 10. Ben Toth pitched a scoreless seventh inning to complete the Indiana Crossroads Conference sweep of the Hornets (0-4, 0-2 ICC).

Mathew Shircliff had three hits for Triton Central (4-0, 2-0 ICC). Hayden May had two hits and Haney drove in two runs.

The Tigers host Indianapolis Ritter (2-0) Tuesday.

Waldron 7, South Ripley 4

At Waldron Friday, Jacob Bennett was dominant on the mound for the home team. The senior pitched six innings, allowed five hits and struck out a career-high 15.

Jordan Bennett pitched the seventh inning and finished off South Ripley (1-3).

Waldron (2-1) used a six-run third inning to take control. Hunter Dodson, Troy Atwood and Jacob Bennett each had two hits in the win. Dodson had a pair of doubles and Jared Brooks drove in two runs.

The Mohawks travel Tuesday to Crothersville (0-0).

North Decatur 7, Morristown 2

At Morristown Friday, the visiting Chargers scored four runs in the top of the first inning and made that hold up for the Mid-Hoosier Conference victory.

Kamdenn McKinney and Xander Jones combined to limit the Yellow Jackets (1-2, 0-1 MHC) to three hits and two runs while striking out 12.

Tyler Dean had three hits and scored three runs for North Decatur (2-2, 1-0 MHC).

Morristown is at Shelbyville Thursday.

Boys golf

Yorktown Invitational

At The Players Club Saturday, Shelbyville placed eighth in the 18-team invitational hosted by Yorktown. Center Grove won the team title with a 285. The Golden Bears posted 325.

Jake Garrison led Shelbyville with a 77. Brock Wischmeyer finished at 78. Logan Reinhart and Logan Tobian each shot 85.

Softball

Rising Sun Invitational

Class 2A, No. 11 Triton Central opened the invitational Saturday with a 9-1 victory over Trinity Lutheran. The Tigers returned to the field against the host Shiners and were defeated 5-0.

In the first game, Lillian Fillippinie had three hits, including a home run, and drove in three runs to lead Triton Central. Madison Collins and Brylie Couch each had three hits and combined to drive in three more runs.

Madi Peterson pitched a complete game and allowed three hits and struck out five.

In the championship game, Rising Sun’s Elaina Titkemeyer limited the Tigers (1-2) to three hits and struck out nine.

The Shiners (3-0) scored four times in the bottom of the sixth inning to break open a 1-0 game.

Fillippinie took the loss despite allowing four hits and striking out 12. Only two of the five runs were earned.

Triton Central is at Heritage Christian (1-1) Thursday.

Girls tennis

Waldron 5, Rushville 0

At Rushville, Waldron’s trio of singles players lost a total of four games to get the Mohawks a season-opening win.

At No. 1 singles, Emerson Lindsey defeated Brooklyn Newbold, 6-2, 6-2. Emily Tyree and Riley Thurston were victorious at No. 2 and No. 3 singles, respectively, 6-0, 6-0.

Waldron’s No. 1 doubles pairing of Audrey Berauer and Riley Price topped Lanea Adams and Cora Morgan, 6-1, 6-1. And Kathryn Ross and Jackie Corlette defeated Izzy Zimmerman and Emilia Eade, 6-2, 6-2, at No. 2 doubles.

Track and Field

Mohawk Invitational

Will Larrison won two distance races and Braylon Williams finished first in the shot put in Waldron’s season-opening track and field meet Saturday on its home track.

Williams’ best throw of 41 feet, one inch bested the shot put field.

Larrison took first place in the 1,600 meters in 4:52.05 and 3,200 meters in 11:09.86.

Also scoring top-three finishes for Waldron were Nathaniel Evans in the 1,600 (5:33.57) and 3,200 (11:49.45), and Williams in the discus (108-11).

In the girls meet, Waldron’s Lillian Lozier took first place in the 110 hurdles (18.75) and third place in the long jump (13-7.25).

Triton Central Invitational

Triton Central won six events and had a school record broken in its first meet of the season. The Tigers won the 8-team invitational Friday in Fairland with 128 points to hold off Herron (120) and Indianapolis Lutheran (119).

Zeke Robertson broke the school record in the 300 hurdles with a winning time of 41.54.

Brayden Wilkens won the long jump (20-9.5), 100 (11.6) and 200 (22.99) and teamed with Robertson, Willie Baugh and Braden Brown to take first place in the 400 relay (44.81).

Baugh won the shot put (46-9.5).

Also collecting top-three finishes were Isaac Ross (third in high jump at 5-6), Ben Wilkins (second in discus at 129-10), Robertson (second in 110 hurdles in 16.97), Ethan Cales (third in 110 hurdles in 18.5), Cash Compton (third in 100 in 11.97), and the quartet of Brady Ciriello, Matthew Wilkins, Ross and Landon Sloan (second in 1,600 relay in 4:13.38).

Triton Central finished fifth in the girls team standings.

The Tigers did not win an event but got top-three performances from Lydia Hough (third in long jump at 14-5.5), Vivian Blye (second in 100 in 13.8), Bella Ball (third in 400 in 1:08.8) and Brynne Aukerman (third in 800 in 2:51.75).

Allie Griffith, Farah Coen, Hough and Blye placed second in the 400 relay (55.58).

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A 12-run second inning propelled Triton Central to its first Indiana Crossroads Conference victory this season.

The Tigers pounded out 18 hits Thursday at Beech Grove to produce a 20-11 win over the Hornets.

Nick Riggins had four hits, including a triple, and drove in two runs for Triton Central (3-0, 1-0 ICC). Mathew Shircliff and Eli Sego each had three hits and combined to drive in five runs. Hayden May and Kellan Dishman had two hits apiece.

May earned the win, allowing one hit and striking out 11 in four innings of work. Kaleb Murphy took over on the mound in the fifth inning but struggled and Janssen Capps closed out the final three innings.

Beech Grove (0-3, 0-1 ICC) trailed 15-4 going into the bottom of the fifth inning where it scored seven runs to close the gap. The Tigers responded with four more runs in the top of the sixth.

The two teams continue their ICC series tonight in Fairland.

In another prep event Thursday:

Boys volleyball

Whiteland def. Shelbyville, 25-22, 25-14, 25-20

At Whiteland, Jayion Grice finished with a team-high nine kills, two service aces and 16 digs for the Golden Bears (1-4).

Corbin Deck finished with five kills. Layne Pogue and Nathan Singzon each had eight digs and setter Diego Hernandez notched 19 assists.

Whiteland improved to 7-5 this season.

Shelbyville hosts Irvington Prep (2-5) Tuesday at Garrett Gymnasium.

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Shelbyville senior Connor Duncan was on the path to playing football at Wabash College. A pregame knee injury on Oct. 6 ended that dream.

What Duncan did not realize was a new option would present itself.

On Wednesday, Duncan signed his letter of intent to compete as a track and field athlete at Franklin College and study Sports Medicine.

“Wabash was the top contender. They were texting me, calling me and emailing me,” said Duncan Wednesday night after friends and family celebrated his accomplishment in the Golden Bear Room at Shelbyville High School. “I am definitely not complaining. I was thinking football all the way up to the injury. God had a plan for me and that plan is track.”

Duncan and the Golden Bears were preparing for kickoff Oct. 6 at McKeand Stadium against Mt. Vernon. Duncan’s right knee buckled and the starting offensive lineman’s career was over.

“I tore the ligament that holds the kneecap in place,” he said. “The only thing keeping the kneecap intact was all the fluid and cartilage and bone floating around inside my knee.”

The severity of the injury meant playing collegiate football was likely not an option.

“I never felt depression but I lost my sense of relying on myself,” he explained. “The first couple of days after (the injury), mom had to help me shower. I couldn’t get up and down the stairs well.

“After I looked at the big picture, it’s not that bad. It definitely did suck walking away from the sport I love.”

Duncan had made his peace with not playing football again and was searching for his next educational experience. That led to a campus visit at Franklin College.

“(Franklin) wasn’t even contacting me about throwing,” said Duncan. “I was actually on a regular college visit and I ran in to (assistant) coach (Taylor) Sadowski. My admissions counselor had set it up. I am super lucky.”

Duncan had a new, old purpose once again – being a college athlete.

“I am really looking forward to excelling at Franklin,” he said with a big smile. “I am willing to prove I have what it takes to be there and show out for Franklin.”

And there is a glimmer of hope he could return to the football field in the future.

“Franklin was talking to me. If it’s there and I am healthy after my first couple of years at Franklin, it is very much a possibility,” said Duncan of being a potential two-sport athlete. “But right now, it is really not in the picture. Track is something I am super happy to be offered  to do at Franklin.”

Duncan believes he is about 80-85% recovered from knee surgery that left him with two sets of hamstrings and four screws in his right knee. It is good enough to get him started on his senior season of track and field once the weather cooperates.

“I want to finish strong,” he said. “I’ve had a lot of ups and downs in the road.”

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Shelbyville boys volleyball delivered first-year head coach April Parker her first win Tuesday night at William L. Garrett Gymnasium.

Corbin Deck had a team-high 10 kills for the Golden Bears (1-3), who prevailed 25-19, 25-19, 25-8 over Beech Grove. He also had three service aces and six digs.

Jayion Grice finished with nine kills, four aces and 18 digs.

Setter Diego Hernandez collected 21 assists, four aces and 11 digs.

The Hornets dropped to 0-7 this season.

Shelbyville travels tonight to Whiteland (6-4).

In another prep event Tuesday:

Baseball

New Palestine 6, Shelbyville 5

At New Palestine, the visiting Golden Bears scored four runs in the top of the first inning but broke down defensively (five errors) and allowed the Dragons to come all the way back for the Hoosier Heritage Conference win.

Brock Kuhn had a two-run single in the first inning and Luke Jackson drove in two more with a triple to get Shelbyville (2-1, 0-1 HHC) off to a fast start.

Aiden Smith took the mound and limited the Dragons to three hits and struck out seven over four innings of work but three unearned runs crossed the plate.

Shelbyville did not score again until the top of the fifth but Kohen Myers, who took over the pitching duties in the fifth inning, could not keep New Palestine at bay.

The Dragons scored once in the sixth and twice in the seventh off a pair of sacrifice flies to win their season opener.

The two teams are scheduled to play today at Barnett Field in Shelbyville to complete the HHC series.

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The Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) has announced the new classifications for IHSAA member schools in the sports of boys and girls basketball, football, boys and girls soccer and girls volleyball for the next two school years.

The enrollment figures – the total of boys and girls in grades 9-12 – were submitted by the schools to the Indiana Department of Education last fall and are used to determine the classifications in all team sports.

The four-class sports of baseball, basketball, softball and volleyball are being classified using a new 20-25-25-30 ratio that was approved by the IHSAA Executive Committee last June. That plan places the largest 20% of schools in Class 4A, the next 25% in Class 3A, the next 25% in Class 2A and the smallest 30% in Class A.

Additionally, classifying the four-class sports will be based on the entire membership total and not only those schools participating in each sport effectively keeping sectional alignments across each sport.

Football (six classes) and soccer (three classes) are not affected and will continue as they have in previous years.

Tournament Success Factor points have been totaled over the last two years and specific teams placed in their appropriate class in each sport.

Sectional groupings for each sport (except for softball and baseball) will be announced later this spring following approval of the IHSAA Executive Committee. Softball and baseball sectional groupings will be released in August following the committee’s first meeting of the new school year.

The announcement officially drops Shelbyville down from Class 4A to Class 3A beginning in the fall of 2024.

Girls Volleyball

The first sport affected will be girls volleyball. The Golden Bears will be the 10^th largest school in Class 3A.

Shelbyville is the 90^th largest school in Indiana based on its enrollment of 1,093 students. East Central is now the smallest school in 4A at 1,241 students. Three smaller schools, Yorktown (812), Bellmont (610) and Providence (237) will be competing in 4A for the next two seasons based on Tournament Success Factor points.

Potential 3A sectional opponents for the Golden Bears for all affected sports will be Greenwood (1,211), New Palestine (1,209), Indianapolis Cathedral (1,172), Indianapolis Crispus Attucks (1,170), Roncalli (1,082), Connersville (930), Beech Grove (892), New Castle (824), Batesville (670), Greensburg (662) and Rushville (645).

Boys basketball

East Central, the 80^th largest school in Indiana, is again the cutoff for Class 4A based on enrollment. Scottsburg, enrollment level 726, will compete in 4A the next two seasons based off recent postseason success.

The smallest school in 3A based on enrollment is Tippecanoe Valley at 543. Brownstown Central (469) and Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian (270) also will compete in 3A the next two seasons.

Cascade, enrollment 546, moves up to 3A from 2A.

Girls basketball

A total of 21 schools move down from 4A to 3A. Shelbyville is again the 10^th largest school in 3A.

Illiana Christian (544) is the only school moving up from 2A to 3A based on enrollment.

Baseball, Softball

The enrollment classifications have not yet been released for the two spring sports. Shelbyville is expected to follow suit with the other four-class sports and drop to 3A.

Shelby County

The IHSAA’s new classification system does not affect Triton Central (468) as a 2A school nor Morristown (169), Southwestern (183) and Waldron (175) as Class A schools.

Regional schools dropping from 2A to Class A based on enrollment figures are Knightstown (316), Milan (315), North Decatur (314) and Hauser (272).

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Class 2A, No. 11 Triton Central built a 4-0- lead at Greenfield-Central Monday but the Cougars scored twice in the third inning, four times in the fourth and five times in the fifth to secure their first win of the season, 11-7.

Lillian Fillippinie had three hits for Triton Central in its season opener but she took the loss in the pitcher’s circle in relief of starter Brylie Couch, who pitched the first three innings and limited G-C to two runs.

Greenfield-Central (1-3) only had three hits in the win but used 10 walks to keep pressure on the Tigers.

Triton Central hosts Warren Central (0-3) Wednesday.

In another prep event Monday:

Baseball

Waldron 12, Rising Sun 6

At Waldron, the host Mohawks scored nine runs in the first two innings and secured their first win of the season.

Jared Brooks earned the win on the mound, allowing one hit and one run while pitching into the third inning. Jordan Bennett closed the game and surrendered three hits and five runs – none were earned.

Jacob Bennett led Waldron (1-1) with three hits, including a triple, three runs scored and two RBI. J.D. Smith and Brooks each had two hits.

Rising Sun is 0-2 this season.

Waldron hosts South Ripley (1-1) Friday.

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The DePauw University softball team went 2-1-1 on a Spring Break trip to face two top-10 ranked programs.

On March 26, DePauw lost 4-0 at No. 9-ranked Randolph-Macon in the first game of a doubleheader in Ashland, Virginia.

Game two ended in a 6-6 tie due to darkness. Katie Mathies, a Shelbyville graduate, had a 2-run home run for the Tigers.

DePauw then traveled to Newport News, Virginia, for a Wednesday doubleheader against No. 5 Christopher Newport. Mathies had three hits, including her third home run of the season, and drove in four runs in a 9-6 victory in game one.

Mathies had two more hits in game two – a 7-5 win for DePauw (9-9-1).

Here is a look at other Shelby County graduates competing at the collegiate level.

Tenleigh Phelps

The Triton Central graduate was honored as NAIA Third Team All American following her standout season at IU South Bend.

Phelps led the Titans in scoring (19.6 ppg), rebounding (7.8 rpg) and field goal percentage (59.3%) while helping IU South Bend to a conference championship, conference tournament championship and a NAIA National Tournament First Round victory.

Phelps’ season included program records for most points in a season (646), most made field goals in a season (237), while finishing second in single season history with 142 made free throws and 258 rebounds.

In addition to her single season records, Phelps broke the single-game scoring record with 42 points in a win over St. Francis on Dec. 9. The junior also broke the single-game rebounding record with 19 rebounds in a win over Holy Cross on Jan. 24.

IU South Bend produced the best record in school history, finishing 31-2.

Kylee Edwards

The Shelbyville graduate notched her eighth multi-hit game of the season Saturday in No. 17 Mississippi State’s 7-6 loss to No. 10 Florida in Starkville, Miss.

Edwards had two hits, a walk, a hit by pitch and scored a run.

The Bulldogs won game one of the three-game series Thursday, 13-12. Edwards had a double, a walk and scored two runs in the victory.

Florida won game two Friday, 8-5. Edwards had a double in the loss.

Mississippi State is 25-9 overall and 6-6 in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) standings.

Abby Eberhardt

The Triton Central graduate had a pinch-hit single that scored two runs Saturday in Manchester’s 8-2 win over Hanover.

The Spartans swept a doubleheader against Hanover to improve to 10-7 this season and 2-0 against Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference foes.

Charlie Rife

The Shelbyville graduate had a single, a stolen base and scored a run Saturday for Bellarmine in a 12-8 victory over the University of North Florida to sweep the Atlantic Sun Conference series.

On Friday, Rife had a double, a walk and scored two runs in a 14-10 win.

The Knights improved to 4-23 (3-6 ASUN).

Karissa Hamilton

The Shelbyville graduate delivered a 2-run double Saturday for Kentucky in a 4-3 win over Alabama that clinched the SEC series win.

Kentucky won the opener Thursday, 6-3. Alabama won game two Friday, 9-4. Hamilton had a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the loss.

Kentucky is 23-12 overall and 2-7 against SEC opponents.

Cory Taylor

The Shelbyville graduate had four hits and five RBI in Eastern Michigan’s series win over Central Michigan.

Taylor had a double, scored a run and drove in a run Thursday in a 5-4 victory. In game two Friday, Taylor had a walk, a single and drove in two in an 8-5 loss.

Taylor had a double and plated two Saturday in the Eagles’ series-clinching 5-4 win. Eastern Michigan is 11-15 (6-3 Mid-American Conference).

Morgan Stieneker and Erica Henry

Stieneker, a Shelbyville graduate, had a double Friday for IU Columbus in a 5-1 loss at Ohio Christian in game one of a doubleheader.

Ohio Christian won game two, 9-6. Stieneker had a single and scored a run.

Henry, also a Shelbyville graduate, pitched four innings for IU Columbus (8-14, 6-8 River States Conference) in the loss.

Knight Open

Marian University hosted an outdoor track and field meet Thursday in Indianapolis.

Zaleeya Martin, a Shelbyville graduate, placed fifth in the 100-meter dash (12.64 seconds) and sixth in the 200 (26.46) for the University of Indianapolis.

Allison Batten, a Morristown graduate, finished 25^th in the 200 (29.44) and 12^th in the 400 (1:06.27) for Trine University.

Jacob Batten, a Morristown graduate also running for Trine, finished 45^th in the 200 (25.45) and 15^th in the 400 (55.05).

Hanover Invitational

Five Shelby County graduates competed at Hanover Saturday.

Shelbyville graduate Ava Ruschhaupt finished 16^th in the 100 (15.57) and 16^th in the 200 (33.71) for Franklin College.

Southwestern graduate Alison Muck placed third for Franklin College in the 100 (16.01) and second in the high jump (five feet, 0.25 inches).

Triton Central graduate Bailey Stamper, also representing Franklin College, finished 18^th in the discus (78-5) and 15^th in the shot put (27-7.5).

Shelbyville graduate Michael Fox finished third in the 3000 steeplechase (11:44.76) for Manchester.

Mount St. Joseph’s Madalyn Hudnall notched three top-six finishes in the field events. The Waldron graduate placed sixth in the hammer throw (122-1), second in the javelin (123-9) and fourth in the shot put (36-11.5).

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First-year Shelbyville softball head coach Megan Leffler knows she can win a lot of games this season just by turning the ball over to senior pitcher Cheyenne Eads. But with six games on the schedule this week, the Golden Bears will have to find ways to win games without Eads’ dominant presence in the circle.

On Saturday, Eads overpowered Jennings County from the circle and in the batter’s box. The University of Indianapolis commit tossed a three-hitter while striking out 14 Panthers and she had four hits including a double and her first home run of the season to lead Shelbyville to a 7-2 victory.

“She is not showing it but she is holding on to a lot pressure,” said Leffler, a former hitting pitcher during her high school career. “I am just telling her to relax and enjoy your senior year.”

Shelbyville (2-0) started slow Saturday morning against Marian softball commit Mackenzie Matern. The senior allowed single runs in the first and third innings while battling Eads, who was racking up strikeouts.

The Golden Bears scored in the first on back-to-back doubles by Eads and Addie Stieneker. In the third, Eads singled and Addysyn Wettrick was thrown out at home trying to score from second base. Eads advanced on the play at home and the throw from the catcher sailed into the outfield which allowed Eads to score and make it 2-0.

Jennings County (2-2) got single runs in the fourth and fifth innings. Matern stole home in the fourth after starting the inning hit by a pitch. Emma Clapp doubled to start the fifth and eventually scored on a wild pitch to tie the game.

Shelbyville responded in the fifth with a Wettrick single. She scored on Destiney Johnson’s sacrifice fly.

Eads’ two-run home run chased Matern from the pitcher’s circle in the sixth. She already allowed an Anna Shearer home run to start the inning and Hailey Maulden scored on a Kali Laycock double.

Eads has allowed four hits and four walks while striking out 24 in her first two appearances this season, including a 6-0 win Tuesday at Seymour.

“I was pretty impressed (Tuesday). As always, first game I was nervous but I think I was probably more nervous than the kids,” said the former Megan Cory, a 2011 Shelbyville graduate who was an assistant coach with the Golden Bears prior to her promotion. “The energy this year is a little bit different, I think, in a great way. Today, I think the fans saw it. We were loud. We were happy no matter what happened. I think they all believe in each other.”

Leffler knows the schedule gets tougher in week two with Bloomington North coming to town Tuesday and a trip Thursday to Columbus North followed by the two-day Castle Invitational Friday and Saturday in Evansville where the Golden Bears will face a strong northern Illinois team Friday in Lincoln Way Central, two more pool play games Saturday morning against Evansville North and Bedford North Lawrence before a to-be-determined Saturday afternoon finale.

“I am still trying to figure that out,” laughed Leffler when asked how she will handle that schedule. “We definitely will have to see some different people out in the field and figure it all out. We’ve been running different situations at practice so I think the girls are prepared to be thrown into a spot they are maybe not the most comfortable in.”

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The Shelbyville boys golf team captured the Edinburgh Invitational title Saturday with a team score of 304.

Shelbyville’s Jake Garrison (photo, fourth from left) was the medalist with an even-par 72 at Timbergate Golf Course.

Also competing for the Golden Bears in their season-opening event were Brock Wischmeyer (76), Logan Tobian (77), Logan Reinhart (79) and DaMiles McDuffey (95).

Waldron also competed in the event and was led by Lucas Shaw (88) and Isaiah Jones (91).

In other prep events:

Baseball

Shelbyville 11, East Central 3

At East Central Friday, Gavyn Fisher delivered five strong innings on the mound and blasted his first home run of the season to improve the Golden Bears to 2-0.

Fisher worked five innings, allowed one hit and one run while striking out six. Luke Jackson and Dalton Jones combined to pitch the final two innings to preserve the win.

Aiden Smith had three hits including his first home run of the season. Brayden Smith also had three hits. Donavon Martin drove in three runs.

Triton Central 10, South Decatur 1

In the first game of a doubleheader Saturday in Fairland, Bryce Haney surrendered one hit and struck out 11 Cougars to get the Tigers their first victory of the season.

Blaine Raider and Brayden Hoover each pitched a scoreless inning of relief work.

Triton Central scored seven times in the fifth inning to break open a close game. Eli Sego, Nick Riggins and Weston Smith each had two hits. Riggins and Smith each had three RBI.

Triton Central 16, South Decatur 2

The Tigers got the bats started early with a nine-run first inning followed by a six-run second inning to cruise to the doubleheader sweep.

Hayden May earned the win, working the first two innings and striking out four. Logan Plew, Ben Toth and Kaleb Murphy each pitched an inning in relief.

May also had two hits, including a home run, and two RBI. Mathew Shircliff had two hits and four RBI.

Morristown 13, Jac-Cen-Del 2

At Morristown Saturday, the host Yellow Jackets scored seven runs in the fifth inning to secure the win over the Eagles.

Jac-Cen-Del (0-1) was limited to two hits over five innings.

Morristown is 1-1 this season.

Switzerland County 12, Southwestern 1

At Southwestern Saturday, four Pacers combined to keep the host Spartans (0-2) hitless. Zayne Smith and Jackson Sparks each pitched two scoreless innings while Kemper Kitts and Roman Hite each worked an inning.

Switzerland County scored three runs in the top of the first and added four more in the second to build an early 7-1 lead.

Cooper Todd had three hits and three RBI for the Pacers (1-0).

Indy Genesis 18, Waldron 3

At Waldron Saturday, starting pitcher Jacob Bennett was dominant in five innings of work in the Mohawks’ season opener. The senior did not allow a hit and just one walk.

A disastrous sixth inning against the Waldron bullpen led to the loss. Indy Genesis scored all 18 runs in the sixth inning to get the victory.

Five different Mohawks had hits. All three runs came in the fourth inning.

Indy Genesis 20, Southwestern 2

At Southwestern Friday, The homeschool squad scored 14 runs in the second inning to pin a season-opening loss on the host Spartans.

Davin Altoff, Keyton Smith, Brandon Harlow and Carson Howard each had two hits for the visitors. Kris Coy and Howard each had three RBI.

Boys volleyball

Madison def. Shelbyville, 15-25, 25-8, 25-21, 21-25, 15-8

At Garrett Gymnasium Saturday morning, the host Golden Bears rallied to force a fifth set before falling to the Cubs.

Jayion Grice led Shelbyville (0-3) with 11 kills and 27 digs. Corbin Deck had seven kills and 19 digs.

Diego Hernandez finished with 18 kills, three service aces and six digs.

North Putnam def. Shelbyville, 25-21, 22-25, 28-26, 25-16

At North Putnam Friday, Deck finished with a team-high 10 kills for the Golden Bears. The junior also had three aces and six digs.

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