<p>Golf</p>
<p><strong>Crowder wins Northern Open</strong></p>
<p>Austin Crowder shot a 4-under-par 68 and then prevailed in a playoff to claim the title at the Indiana PGA Northern Open earlier this week.</p>
<p>Crowder posted birdies on the fourth and seventh holes, both par-5s, and eagled the par-4 10th. He did not record a bogey in his round.</p>
<p><strong>Shepherds continue to excel</strong></p>
<p>Erica Shepherd finished with a 3-over-par 75 on a tough scoring day at the Rolex Girls Junior Championship, moving her way up into a tie for 14th heading into today’s final round. </p>
<p>Just four players of the 72 players in the field broke par on Thursday.</p>
<p>Older brother Ethan Shepherd, enjoyed his own success on Wednesday, shooting a 4-under-par 68 to win a qualifier for the Southern Amateur Championship by two strokes.</p>
<p>The Indiana University sophomore will return to Bowling Green, Kentucky, for that tournament July 18-21.</p>
<p>Basketball</p>
<p><strong>Jackson-Davis, USA roll into semis</strong></p>
<p>Trayce Jackson-Davis enjoyed his best game thus far at the FIBA U18 Americas Championship, scoring a team-high 20 points in the United States’ 132-55 quartertfinal thumping of Ecuador on Thursday.</p>
<p>The Center Grove senior, who shot 10 of 10 from the floor, added 11 rebounds, four assists, two steals and a blocked shot in less than 23 minutes of action. He is now 18 for 19 on field goals through four tournament games.</p>
<p>The Americans will play Argentina in a semifinal matchup today.</p>
