Local Sports Roundup – September 21

<p>Staff Reports</p><p>Boys soccer</p><p>Trojans blank Owls</p><p>Center Grove rolled past Seymour, 5-0, on Saturday. Landen Montfort had a goal and two assists for the Trojans (6-3-3), while Aaron McDaniel, Ely Detty and Cody Hewitt each scored once.</p><p>Girls soccer</p><p>Trojans handle Quakers</p><p>Center Grove got goals from Taylor Wert, Emily Karr and Makensie Kramer in a 3-1 win over Plainfield on Saturday. Peyton Murphy, Lexi Glover and Casy Zuch had assists for the Trojans (7-3).</p><p>Roncalli falls to Flashes</p><p>A second-half penalty kick made the difference in Franklin Central’s 1-0 victory over Roncalli on Saturday.</p><p>Cross-country</p><p>Trojan boys, Franklin girls fifth</p><p>Running against many of the state’s top teams, Center Grove’s boys and Franklin’s girls each notched fifth-place team finishes at the Flashrock Invitational on Saturday morning.</p><p>Drew Costelow was fourth individually with a time of 15:27.7 to pace the Trojans. Freshman Lauren Klem was seventh overall in the girls race at 18:06.7, breaking her own school record.</p><p>Center Grove’s girls finished seventh as a team, while the Franklin boys were 14th.</p><p>Boys tennis</p><p>Lancers net three league titles</p><p>Edinburgh’s three singles players all ran the table in their brackets at the Mid-Hoosier Conference tournament on Saturday. Max Blandford won the title at No. 1 singles, with Travis Jones and Chase Littlejohn doing the same in the second and third spots.</p><p>Woodmen win tourney crown</p><p>Greenwood swept three matches at the Columbus East Invitational, beating the host Olympians 5-0, Providence 4-1 and Evansville Reitz 3-2. Ethan Gray, Nick Belovic and Charlie Brooks all went unbeaten for the Woodmen.</p><p>Warriors dominate invite</p><p>Whiteland won its own invitational with 4-1 victories over Batesville, Shelbyville and Jennings County. Quinten Gillespie and Dylan Gross were both 3-0 in singles, while Ty McCullars won two singles matches and paired with Ariss Mardanzai for a doubles point. Travis Robinson and Josh Pitts were 2-0 at second doubles.</p><p>Braves earn league win</p><p>Indian Creek finished out its Western Indiana Conference schedule with a 4-1 home win over Greencastle on Saturday. The Braves (10-3, 3-1) play at Franklin today.</p><p>Volleyball</p><p>Cougars sweep Warriors</p><p>Greenwood Christian had little trouble at Warren Central on Saturday, cruising to a 25-11, 25-14, 25-7 victory.</p><p>Miscellany</p><p>Franklin wrestling to host benefit</p><p>The Franklin wrestling team, along with Blue Help and the National Police Wives Association, will be holding a 50/50 golf ball drop at Tameka Woods Golf Course on Sept. 27 at 8:45 a.m. for National Suicide Awareness Month.</p><p>Balls can be purchased online or until 8:15 a.m. the day of the event ($100 for 12 balls, $50 for six or $10 for one). Closest to the pin wins 50 percent of the total pot, while the ball farthest from the hole will win a $200 prize. More information available at <a href="https://franklin-wrestling-club.square.site">https://franklin-wrestling-club.square.site</a>.</p>