Oldenburg Academy edged South Ripley 3-1 to claim the Class 1A Boys Soccer Sectional championship at Jac-Cen-Del on Saturday. It’s the fifth consecutive sectional crown for the Twisters, who will host Shawe Memorial in the Regional semifinal on Thursday.
In girls soccer, Batesville dispatched South Dearborn 5-1 for the Class 2A sectional title at Madison. The Bulldogs visit Silver Creek in the regional semis on Wednesday…Center Grove blanked East Central 3-nil. The Trojans season ends at 13-4-1…New Castle got past Greensburg 3-2. The Pirates bow out at 12-5…And Switzerland County got past Oldenburg Academy 2-1. The Twisters’ season ends at 11-5-1.
At the EIAC cross country meet at Batesville on Saturday, the host Bulldogs won the girls race with 24 points, followed by Greensburg with 39 and East Central at 73. Rushville finished with 94 and Lawrenceburg came in with 138. The Pirates won the boys race with 46 points. Batesville was the runner-up with 52 and EC finished with 76. Lawrenceburg was close behind with 79; Connersville, 167; Rushville won a tie breaker with South Dearborn for 6th place (both at 180), and Franklin County had 184.
Batesville JV volleyball went undefeated in four matches at Saturday’s EIAC Tournament. The Bulldogs beat Franklin County in two sets (25-14, 25-22), Rushville in three sets (25-20-R, 25-10-B, 15-8-B), Greensburg in two sets (25-21, 25-22), and South Dearborn in two for the championship (25-17, 25-13).
Join us for Coaches Corner delivered by Ison’s Family Pizza tonight at 6. Rob Lafary’s scheduled guests include Batesville football coach Evan Ulery, Milan football coach Ryan Langferman, and East Central football coach Jake Meiners. Rob will also preview the football sectional brackets.
In the NFL on Sunday, the Cincinnati Bengals snapped their two-game losing streak by holding off the Miami Dolphins 31-24 in South Beach. Joe Burrow threw for 190 yards and four touchdowns. The Bengals finished with 117 yards rushing – 94 more than they had last week. On defense, safety Jordan Battle had two interceptions. The Bengals take a 3-2 record into the bye week…The Pittsburgh Steelers turned back the Indianapolis Colts 34-22 in the Steel City. With the loss, the Colts dip to 2-3.
