Shelbyville tennis improved to 2-0 this season with a 5-0 win Thursday at Morristown.
At No. 1 singles, Emma Sandman defeated Sarah Essex, 6-1, 6-0.
Renee Aldridge did not lose a game in a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 2 singles over Abby Mendoza.
The host Yellow Jackets forfeited the No. 3 singles match to Ella Connolly.
At No. 1 doubles, Karlie Lawson and Sophia Asher topped Remi Spicklemire and Bri Flores, 6-0, 6-2.
Riley Lee and Sydney Baker completed the sweep with a No. 2 doubles victory over Ashlee Belanger and Olivia Triak.
On Monday, Morristown hosts Waldron while Shelbyville travels to Triton Central.
In other prep events Thursday:
Baseball
New Palestine 12, Shelbyville 2
At New Palestine, the host Dragons scored 10 times in the third inning to secure the Hoosier Heritage Conference sweep of the Golden Bears (1-2, 0-2 HHC).
Shelbyville scored twice in the top of the first inning when Gavyn Fisher plated Aiden Smith and Caden Tackett with a double.
Henry Thorpe settled down from there and did not allow another run over four innings. Adam Rickey closed the game out with a scoreless inning of work from the mound.
Dalton Jones took the loss for Shelbyville, who had just three hits in the HHC game.
The Golden Bears travel today to Triton Central.
Beech Grove 8, Triton Central 0
At Beech Grove, the host Hornets scored five times in the bottom of the sixth inning and completed the Indiana Crossroads Conference sweep of the Tigers (0-2, 0-2 ICC).
Triton Central had just two hits in the loss.
Blaine Raider and Bryce Haney combined to allow eight Beech Grove hits and three walks.
The Tigers host Shelbyville tonight.
Softball
North Decatur 20, Morristown 5
At Morristown, the visiting Chargers used an 8-run first inning to get rolling in the Mid-Hoosier Conference contest.
North Decatur (2-2, 1-0 MHC) led 12-4 before scoring eight more times in the sixth.
Morristown (1-1, 0-1 MHC) had 10 hits in the loss. Alexia Rogers had two doubles and scored three runs. Nevaeh Cox, Brandi Enterkin and Rhylee Coppage each had two hits.
The Yellow Jackets travel to North Decatur today for another MHC contest.
Boys Golf
Mt. Vernon 171, Shelbyville 185
At Ironwood Golf Course, four Marauders shot 46 or better to defeat Shelbyville. Aaron Arkensau was the medalist with a 40.
The Golden Bears were led by Eli Baker’s 45. Jake Garrison and DaMiles McDuffey followed with 46s.
Shelbyville competes Saturday in the Yorktown Invitational.
Oldenburg Academy 186, Southwestern 205
At Timbergate Golf Course, the Twisters secured the team win in a match where each school only had three golfers.
Oldenburg Academy’s Cale Johannigman was the medalist with a round of 53. Henry Wanstrath shot 64 and Aaron Bauer carded 69.
Eli Smith led Southwestern with a 63. Brayden Dunbar and Eli Stone each posted 71.
Boys track
Greenfield-Central 79, New Palestine 67.5, Shelbyville 20.5
At McKeand Stadium in Shelbyville, Christian Powell bested the field in the 200 meters to secure the Golden Bears’ only event win.
Powell crossed the finish line in 24.28 seconds. He also placed second in the long jump (18-7.5).
Other top-four finishers for Shelbyville included Ethan Lambert (second in discus, 142-1), Antonio Harbert (fourth in shot put, 37-3), Keagan Turner (third in pole vault, 8-0; fourth in 100, 12.46) and Beau Kenkel (second in 1,600, 4:52.4; second in 800, 2:05.81).
Shelbyville is at Columbus East Tuesday for a dual meet.
Girls track
Greenfield-Central 97, New Palestine 66, Shelbyville 4
At Shelbyville, the Golden Bears produced a pair of top-four finishes.
Brooke Byers finished fourth in the 200 in 30.99.
Hannah Wright was the runner-up in the 3,200 in 13:13.98.
Shelbyville travels to Columbus East Tuesday.
South Decatur 76, Morristown 53
At South Decatur, Morristown collected event wins from Kindall Dorsey, Grace McLaughlin, Maggie Lutes, Oakleigh Goedde and Raegan Kleine.
Dorsey won the discus and finished second in the shot put.
McLaughlin took first-place in the 3,200 and was runner-up in the 1,600.
Lutes was the fastest in the 400 meters and she finished second in the high jump and third in the 100 and 200.
Goedde won the high jump competition and finished second in the 100 hurdles and long jump and third in the 300 hurdles.
Kleine was first across the finish line in the 800 and 1,600.
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