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Prep Report: Waldron tennis nets 4-1 win over Southwestern

Waldron tennis improved to 2-0 this season and captured its first Mid-Hoosier Conference win of the girls tennis season Tuesday with a 4-1 victory over Southwestern.

The Mohawks swept all three singles matches and were victorious at No. 1 doubles to drop the Spartans to 0-3 (0-1 MHC) this season.

Nichole Garner defeated Lauryn Blondell at No. 1 singles, 6-3, 6-0.

Josee Larrison topped Ella Rice at No. 2 singles, 6-0, 6-0.

And Riley Price bested Makinze Belton at No. 3 singles, 6-2, 6-3.

Waldron’s No. 1 doubles pairing of Kenzie Shaw and Megan Bogemann secured a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Kyla Robertson and Brooklyn Schneider.

Southwestern’s lone win came at No. 2 doubles where McKinley Correll and Faith Kelley defeated Audrey Hogg and Emily Tyree, 7-6 (5), 6-4.

Southwestern hosts Edinburgh while Waldron travels Shelbyville Monday.

Here is a look at other prep events Tuesday:

Baseball

Mt. Vernon 11, Shelbyville 1

At Shelbyville, the visiting Marauders scored in all seven innings to stay perfect in Hoosier Heritage Conference games this season.

Dalton Jones (1-1) took the loss for Shelbyville (3-3, 1-2 HHC), allowing eight hits and seven runs (only four were earned) over four innings of work. Brayden Basey pitched the final three innings in relief.

Eli Bridenthal (2-0) scattered four hits over six innings and struck out nine Golden Bears. Nathan Criss worked a scoreless seventh inning.

Joseph Wilson led Mt. Vernon (3-1, 3-0 HHC) with a 3-for-4 performance and three runs scored. Austin Hear went 3-for-3 with two runs batted in and Gehrig Slunaker and Gavin Sullivan each had two hits.

The two teams are scheduled to meet again today at Mt. Vernon.

Waldron 7, Bethesda Christian 5

At Bethesda Christian, the visiting Mohawks scored five runs in the top of the first only to see the Patriots tie the game in the second inning.

A two-run third inning proved to be the difference maker for Waldron (3-3) to secure the road victory.

Bryant Becker pitched two scoreless innings of relief to collect his first win of the season. Eli Sheppard walked a pair and struck out two but did not allow a run in the seventh inning to get the save.

Eight different Mohawks had a hit in the win led by Donovan Russell’s 2-for-4 performance.

Waldron hosts Southwestern (0-4) Thursday for a MHC game.

Austin 15, Southwestern 3

At Southwestern, the visiting Eagles improved to 4-3 this season while the Spartans dropped to 0-4.

Morristown 32, Providence Cristo Rey 1

At Morristown, the Yellow Jackets evened their record at 2-2 this season with a dominant performance over the winless Wolves (0-4).

Morristown turned 29 hits, including eight doubles, and 10 walks into 32 runs.

Bryce Bryant led the offense with a 5-for-6 performance with five runs and six RBIs. Three of his five hits were doubles.

Jake Rains and Dyllan Rutledge each had four hits and combined for four doubles. Rains scored five runs and had five RBIs. Rutledge scored six runs.

Brendan Richardson earned the win, going 2.2 innings and striking out four.

Morristown is at Lutheran (1-2) Saturday. First pitch is slated for 11 a.m.

Boys Golf

Mt. Vernon 171, Triton Central 208

At Hawk’s Tail Golf Course in Greenfield, Triton Central’s Oliver Gearlds posted the low score to earn the medalist honor. Gearlds shot 40 over nine holes to best the field.

Also playing for Triton Central were Chase Chandler (55), Derreck Uhls (56), Max Ray (57) and Garrett Eberhardt (67).

Nils Erkmanis led Mt. Vernon with a 41. All five Marauders broke 50 at Hawk’s Tail.

Triton Central is slated to host Cascade today.

Softball

Waldron 9, Oldenburg Academy 4

At Waldron, the host Mohawks scored three runs in the fifth inning and five more in the sixth to pull away from the Twisters (0-5).

Alyssa Benson went the distance in the circle for Waldron (1-0), allowing five hits and four runs while striking out 10.

Waldron trailed 3-1 going to the bottom of the fifth when four hits, including a Makayla Scudder double, plated three runs.

The Twisters tied the game in the sixth but five more hits in the bottom half of the inning, including another double by Scudder, secured the victory.

Waldron travels to Greenwood Christian Thursday.

Girls Tennis

Shelbyville 3, Columbus East 2

At Columbus East, the visiting Golden Bears won both doubles matches and added a No. 1 singles victory to start the season with a win.

Jaidyn Tackett defeated Katie Hong at No. 1 singles, 6-3, 6-2.

At No. 1 doubles, Katie Lawson and Renee Aldridge cruised to a 6-1, 6-3 win while Riley Lee and Sydney Baker needed three sets to secure a win at No. 2 doubles, 6-3, 2-6, 6-1.

Emma Sandman and Faye-Lynn Voss lost at No. 2 singles and No. 3 singles, respectively.

Shelbyville is scheduled to host Triton Central today.

New Palestine 4, Triton Central 1

At New Palestine, the visiting Tigers’ lone victory came at No. 1 doubles where Kelsey McGuire and Alyssa Wheatley topped Josephine Harvey and Mia Knoop, 5-7, 7-6 (7), 10-0.

At No. 1 singles, New Palestine’s Abby Blachly defeated Julia Sanders, 6-2, 6-3. Olivia Hasenkamp bested Emma Hutchinson, 6-0, 6-0 at No. 2 singles. And Kaitlyn Mitchell topped Lelia Chougule at No. 3 singles, 6-3, 6-4.

New Palestine’s other win came at No. 2 doubles where Bethany Blachly and Lily Haeberle defeated Olivia Martin and Sarah Williams, 6-0, 7-5.

Triton Central is at Shelbyville today.

Greenfield-Central 5, Morristown 0

At Morristown, the visiting Cougars swept the Yellow Jackets in their season opener.

At No. 1 singles, Zoe Sparks defeated Morristown’s Beth Hodgin, 6-4, 6-3.

Sarah Essex and Abby Mendoza lost at No. 2 singles and No. 3 singles, respectively, 6-0, 6-0.

Lauren Chastain and Hallie Smith blanked Brianna Batton and Brianna Flores at No. 1 doubles, 6-0, 6-0.

Katie Hillock and Liz Cheek were defeated 6-0, 6-0 at No. 2 doubles.

Morristown travels to Triton Central Thursday.

Boys Track

Columbus East 86, Shelbyville 59.5, Southwestern 18.5

At Shelbyville, Sam Price posted a pair of event wins and Elijah Von Werder and Beau Kenkel were victorious in the three-team meet at McKeand Stadium.

Price won the 400 meters (53.42) and long jump (18-9) for Shelbyville.

Von Werder took first place in the 800 (2:16.6) while Kenkel crossed the finish line first in the 3,200 (11:05.61).

Scoring runner-up finishes for Shelbyville were Von Werder (1,600), Alex Macharia (200), Ethan Lambert (discus) and Benny Cazares (high jump).

Southwestern’s Dane Kissell won the 1,600 in 5:11.22.

Kissell also teamed with Ryan Griffin, Carter Snepp and Koty Claibourne to win the 3,200 relay in 9:20.75.

North Decatur 54, Oldenburg Academy 53, Morristown 47

At North Decatur, Morristown had three individual event winners and took first in the 1,600 relay.

Tyler Schonfeld won the 100 in 11.81. Jacob Batten took first in the 800 (2:18.46).

Cade Mahin was a double winner in the 200 (24.91) and the 400 (56.72).

Schonfeld and Batten teamed with Luke Stidham and Jurian Riley to win the 1,600 relay in 3:57.7.

Girls Track

Columbus East 86, Shelbyville 59.5, Southwestern 18.5

At Shelbyville, the host Golden Bears had a pair of individual event winners while Southwestern captured first-place points in three events.

For Shelbyville, Stefanie Howard won the 1,600 (5:52.8) and Kina Schultz was first in the 200 (27.59).

Ashlynn Stout was second in the discus.

For Southwestern, Alison Muck won the 100 hurdles (16.16), Lilly Rooks won the long jump (15-1) and Kennedy Pile won the shot put (26-2).

Morristown 83, North Decatur 40, Oldenburg Academy 30

At Morristown, the host Yellow Jackets won two relay races and collected six individual event wins.

Lilly Stoddard won the long jump (14-0) and high jump (4-10).

Raegan Kleine took first in the 800 (2:55.53) and 1,600 (6:33.56).

Maggie Lutes won the 400 in 1:08.1 and Grace McLaughlin won the 3,200 in 16:39.

Morristown won the 3,200 relay and 1,600 relay.

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