Batesville girls soccer swept Greensburg in varsity and JV play on Thursday. It was the Bulldogs over the Pirates in the varsity match, 9-0. Elia Wade, Addie Reding and Hailee Weisenbach scored two goals a piece…In the JV contest, it was Batesville over Greensburg 6-0. Ellie Prewitt with the hat trick (three goals) for the Bulldogs. The two teams played one half.
Batesville Middle School 8th grade volleyball won at Greendale in three sets. Scores were 25-21 (BMS), 25-24 (G), 15-11 (BMS).
It’s Week 2 of the high school football season and we have a pair of games tonight on the Sports Voice. Batesville is at Class 1A #3 Milan in the Ripley County Bell game. Tom Snape and Rob Lafary I have the call on 103.9 FM, the WRBI App and WRBI-TV starting with pregame coverage at 6:40…Two top-ranked teams will go at it in Hancock County, when Class 4A #1 East Central visits 5A #1 New Palestine. Rob Moorhead and Jerry Stenger will call it on the WRBI App beginning with pregame at 7:10…
Elsewhere around the area, Class 1A #7 North Decatur is home against 2A #11 Eastern Hancock; South Decatur heads up State Road 3 to county rival Greensburg; Franklin County welcomes in Connersville; Shelbyville is at Rushville; South Dearborn hops the bus to Switzerland County, and Class 3A #4 Lawrenceburg entertains Greenfield-Central.
The Cincinnati Reds open a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field this afternoon. Rhett Lowder (5-8, 5.13 ERA) starts for the Reds; he’ll be opposed by lefthander David Peterson (7-7, 5.17). Coverage begins at 1:50 this afternoon on 103.9 FM.
Reds third baseman and designated hitter Eugenio Suárez and outfielder TJ Friedl have cleared waivers and will remain with the team. By placing Suarez and Friedl on waivers, 29 teams had the opportunity to claim either player before the window expired.
The Cincinnati Bengals play their final preseason game when they visit the Philadelphia Eagles tonight. Kickoff is at 8:00.
The Indiana Fever returns home to face the Connecticut Sun in the final game before the FIBA World Cup break that stretches into mid-September. Tipoff is at 7:30.
