HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Generals blank Madison at home, 5-0

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May 5, 2012

HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Generals blank Madison at home, 5-0

By KEVIN HARRIS kevin.harris@newsandtribune.com The News and Tribune Sat May 05, 2012, 12:23 AM EDT

CLARKSVILLE — Hannah Heintzman pitched a six-hit shutout to lead the Clarksville softball team to a 5-0 victory over visiting Madison on Friday.

Heintzman struck out two, walked one and hit three batters to even her record at 5-5.

“She threw strikes and the defense helped her,” Clarksville head coach Tim Hauber said. “We played pretty well.”

The Generals (9-8) scored all of their runs in the first three innings. Clarksville’s Shelby Carta had a double, while Heintzman and teammates Ali Sparkman and Natalie Morlen each collected a single.

The Generals got a good defensive effort from Lex Medlock, who made seven assists at third base.

Clarksville will travel to Austin on Tuesday.

BASEBALL

• Floyd Central shocks Columbus North: Visiting Floyd Central held Class 4A No. 6 Columbus North to two hits in a surprising 2-0 victory.

Junior Kyle Sipes was the winning pitcher, improving his record to 3-1. Highlander freshman Colton Kimm gave Sipes some support with a solo home run.

Floyd Central (11-8) will host Class 4A No. 5 New Albany in the first round of the Hoosier Hills Conference Tournament at 6 p.m. on Monday.

GIRLS’ TENNIS

• Clarksville downs Henryville: Visiting Clarksville prevailed at Henryville, 3-2.

The Generals’ Jackie Slaten and Tesia Jenkins won at No. 2 and No. 3 singles, respectively, while Clarksville’s No. 2 doubles team of Sharon Garcia and Abigail Hurtgen prevailed 6-1, 6-1.

Henryville’s two points came from Katie Cleveland at No. 1 singles and Shelby and Lauren Sinn at No. 1 doubles.

“Yet again, it was another close match. We were lucky to get the win and look forward to hopefully keep it going,” Clarksville head coach Steve Welcher said.

The Generals will visit Brownstown on Monday. Henryville will host Borden next Thursday.

BOYS’ GOLF

• Hornets finish second in quad meet: On Thursday, Henryville shot a team score of 192 to finish second in a quadrangular meet at Chariot’s Run Golf Course in Elizabeth. Lanesville won the meet with a 176, followed by host South Central in third with a 194 and Rock Creek Community Academy in fourth with a 236.

Henryville’s Evan Embry was the medalist, shooting a 39. Also for the Hornets, Mitchell Fields had a 47, Bailey Reister fired a 52, Cody Gray shot a 54 and Cameron Furnish had a 55.

“Our No. 1, Evan, has been solid all spring, and we’re getting what

we expect from our No. 4 and No. 5 (players),” Henryville head coach Robin Embry said. “However, our No. 2 and No. 3 have got to get more consistent with low to mid 40s. We’ve had three matches in a row that we haven’t played to our ability.”

For Rock Creek, Brett Kastetler shot a 46, Jeremiah Wilkinson had a 52, Ben Hill had a 66 and Luke Thompson fired a 72.

Henryville plays in the Hauser Invitational today.