Batesville girls soccer took two at Greensburg last night. It was the Bulldogs over the Pirates in the varsity contest 7-2. Hailee Weisenbach and Emma Miller scored two goals a piece. The Batesville and Greensburg JVs played one half, with the Bulldogs coming out on top 7-2.
Greensburg Jr. High went up to Rushville to take part in a tri-meet with Greendale and host Benjamin Rush Middle School. The Pirate girls won their race while the Greensburg boys came in second to Greendale.
South Decatur bested South Ripley in varsity volleyball in four sets. Scores were 27-25, 25-16, 25-21, 25-22. The Cougars won the first, third and fourth sets while the Raiders took the second set.
Batesville Middle School’s 7th grade volleyball team beat Greendale in two sets, 25-21, 25-22. The 8th grade Bulldogs improved to 5-0 on the season by knocking off the Bengals in two sets, 25-17, 25-9.
It’s Week 2 of the high school football season and we have a pair of rivalry games on WRBI tonight. Milan visits Batesville in the Ripley County Bell Game. Rob Lafary and I will have the call on 103.9 FM, the WRBI app and WRBI TV beginning with pregame coverage at 6:40…East Central is home against Harrison for the I-74 Border War. Rob Moorhead and Jerry Stenger will call it on the WRBI app starting with pregame at 7:10…
In other games around the area, Franklin County is at Connersville; Greensburg entertains Greenfield-Central; North Decatur visits Eastern Hancock; South Decatur is home against Shenandoah; Lawrenceburg heads east on U.S. 50 across the Ohio state line to face Taylor; South Dearborn welcomes in Madison, and Rushville hops the bus to Shelbyville.
The college football season kicked off last night. Nebraska got past UC 20-17 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City.
The Indianapolis Colts voted on team captains on Thursday. One of those selected was new starting quarterback Daniel Jones. Head coach Shane Steichen says Jones has earned the respect of his teammates throughout the off-season. The other captains are Kenny Moore, Quenton Nelson, DeForest Buckner, and Zaire Franklin. The Colts also signed wide receiver Laquan Treadwell and pass rusher Tim Smith to the practice squad on Thursday.
A new report says late Colts owner Jim Irsay battled opioid relapses before his death in May. According to The Washington Post, Irsay was treated by a private specialist who prescribed opioids and ketamine despite ongoing struggles. Neither an autopsy nor toxicology tests were performed after Irsay died of cardiac arrest in May at the age of 65. The Colts will induct Irsay into their Ring of Honor at the start of the upcoming season.
The Reds open a nine-game homestand tonight with the first of three against the St. Louis Cardinals. Zach Littell makes the start for Cincinnati. He’s 9-8 with a 3.62 earned run average. Lefthander Matthew Liberatore starts for St. Louis. He’s 6-11 with a 4.27 ERA.
Kyle Schwarber made history Thursday night. The Philadelphia Phillies slugger, who played college baseball at Indiana University, set the franchise record with nine runs batted in after going four for six with four home runs in Philadelphia’s 19-4 win over the Atlanta Braves. Schwarber is the fourth player in franchise history to hit four home runs in a single game. It’s the 21st time in MLB history that a player has had a four-homer game. When he was selected in the first round of the 2014 MLB Draft (fourth overall) by the Chicago Cubs, Schwarber became the highest draft pick in IU baseball history.
The Indiana Fever tips off a three-game West Coast road trip tonight against the Los Angeles Sparks. Game time in LA is at 10:00.
