Softball
Royals win sectional opener
Courtney Keller, Kaelin Cash and Gracie Holok each hit a home run as Roncalli opened its postseason with an 8-1 victory over Southport on Monday. Lyla Blackwell had three hits and winning pitcher Keagan Rothrock struck out nine for the Class 4A No. 2 Royals (25-2), who face top-ranked New Palestine in a semifinal game today.
Braves’ contest runs late
Indian Creek’s Class 3A sectional game at Edgewood started late Monday evening and did not finish in time to make the Daily Journal’s print deadline.
Baseball
Woodmen edged by Cougars
Zak Rasener turned in a masterful pitching performance, striking out eight and allowing just two hits over 6 2/3 innings, but Bloomington North plated the game’s lone run with two out in the ninth to steal a 1-0 win over visiting Greenwood.
The Woodmen (3-20) will face Whiteland in a sectional semifinal at Mooresville next Monday.
Football
GCA to explore adding team
Greenwood Christian announced Monday that it will be assembling an exploratory committee to look into the possibility of adding football at the school, with hopes of playing a full schedule by the fall of 2023.
According to the tentative timeline proposed by athletic director Devin Gray, GCA would begin a year-round strength and conditioning program for interested middle and high school players during the 2021-22 school year, then play a condensed schedule during the 2022 season.
