Golf
Shepherd tied for 23rd at ANWA
Center Grove graduate Erica Shepherd shook off a rocky start and finished the opening round of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur with a 2-over-par 74 at Champions Retreat on Wednesday.
Shepherd, now a senior at Duke, started off the 10th tee and bogeyed three of her first four holes. She birdied the par-5 18th hole but then began her back side with bogeys on 1 and 2 to slide to 4 over par before collecting a birdie on the par-5 third and closing with another on the par-5 ninth.
The top 30 players plus ties after today’s second round will advance into the final round on Saturday at Augusta National. Shepherd is tied for 23rd, eight shots behind leader Rose Zhang but just four strokes out of fourth place.
Softball
Trojans ground Eagles
Class 4A No. 2 Center Grove cruised to a 14-3 win at Zionsville on Wednesday. Hannah Haberstroh and Payton Shimansky each had three hits for the Trojans (2-0), with Haberstroh driving in four runs and Shimansky three. Ana Powell was 2 for 2 with two RBIs in support of winning pitcher Riley Henson, who struck out 11.
