Softball
No. 1 Royals keep rolling
Class 4A No. 1 Roncalli stayed unbeaten with a 10-0 rout of Cathedral on Monday. Keagan Rothrock struck out 14 in the win for the Royals (16-0), adding three RBIs at the plate. Lyla Blackwell scored three runs and Carley Keller had three hits and drove in two runs.
Lancers fall to Trinity
MacKenzie Bieker struck out 15 without allowing an earned run, but four key errors doomed Edinburgh to an 8-2 loss at Trinity Lutheran. Gracie Crawhorn homered for the Lancers (8-8).
Baseball
Warriors drop league game
Whiteland suffered an 11-1 setback against Decatur Central on Monday. Kevin Denham had two hits and DeJuan Helm plated Caden Wilburn with the lone run for the Warriors (9-8, 5-4 Mid-State), who have lost seven of eight.
Woodmen fall to Orioles
Greenwood was defeated by Avon, 7-5. Brendan Bailey knocked in a pair of runs for the Woodmen (4-8).
Girls tennis
Edinburgh edges Spartans
A singles sweep allowed Edinburgh to escape with a 3-2 victory over Southwestern on Monday. Bethany Burton, Jessica Walsh and Peyton Bryant each won in straight sets for the Lancers.
Braves come up short
Indian Creek lost a 3-2 home battle with Greencastle. The Braves (7-3, 4-2 WIC) got their points at doubles, with Emilee Scott and Olivia Perry winning in straight sets at the No. 1 spot and Avery Burress and Addy Tunell doing the same at No. 2.
Miscellany
IHSAA approves ‘emerging sports’
The Indiana High School Athletic Association approved boys volleyball and girls wrestling became the first two sports recognized as “emerging sports,” paving the way for eventual recognition as state-sanctioned sports. There are currently 42 schools with boys volleyball club teams, including Center Grove, Franklin and Roncalli, while 113 different schools were represented by at least one female wrestler this year.
At least half of the IHSAA’s 407 member schools must be participating in a sport for it to become officially recognized and an IHSAA state tournament be sponsored. (The lone exception is girls gymnastics, which has had a state tournament for 50 years despite only 69 schools currently fielding teams.)
Auto racing
Axsom fifth in Silver Crown debut
Starting from the back of the 26-car field after a pre-race malfunction, Franklin native Emerson Axsom moved his way up to a fifth-place finish in his USAC Silver Crown debut at the Sumar Classic in Terre Haute on Sunday. The 17-year-old was competing for Whiteland-based Nolen Racing.
