BORDEN
• Jeremy Blandford (Hanover baseball, Fr.) — at Spalding, March 12, 4-2 win: 2-5, RBI.
CHARLESTOWN
• Jana Davis (Oakland City women’s basketball, Sr.) — vs. Nyack, National Christian College Athletic Association Division I National Tournament in Winona Lake, consolation-bracket semifinal, March 13, 73-68 loss: two rebounds.
• Lindsey Davis (Kaskaskia women’s basketball, So.) — vs. Connors State, National Junior College Athletic Association Division I National Championship tournament in Salina, Kan., quarterfinals, March 18, 74-60 win: nine points, 1-2 FG, 1-2 3-pt., 6-8 FT, two assists; notes: Davis and the Blue Angels have advanced to the semifinals of the NJCAA tournament. On Tuesday, they defeated Howard in the first round of the tournament, 61-55.
• Kelsie Thrasher (Kentucky Christian women’s basketball, Sr.) — vs. Southwestern Christian, NCCAA Division II National Tournament in Grayson, Ky., championship, March 14, 70-62 win: 13 rebounds; notes: Thrasher was selected to the all-NCCAA national tournament team; season-ending stats: 10.8 points per game, team-high 9.1 rebounds per game, team-high 2.7 steals per game.
• Whitney Zollman (IU Southeast softball, So.) — home vs. Taylor, March 14, Game 2, 4-3 loss: 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H; at Spalding, March 15, Game 2, 6-2 win: winning pitcher, 7 IP, 2 R, 0 ER, 9 H, 3 K.
CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF INDIANA
• Nathan Beckley (Union men’s basketball, So.) — notes: Beckley has been named to the Appalachian Athletic Conference Academic all-conference team.
CLARKSVILLE
• Sheenagh Gividen (Transylvania softball, So.) — vs. Beloit, Rebel Spring Games in Kissimmee, Fla., March 13, 8-3 win: 2-3, R, RBI.
• Mallory Hamman (Louisville women’s rowing, Sr.) — vs. Buffalo and Duke in Oak Ridge, Tenn., March 15: first in varsity eight-plus race, 6:43.92; first in varsity four-plus race, 7:52.59.
• Alex Spainhour (Transylvania softball, So.) — vs. Benedictine, Rebel Spring Games, March 12, 6-0 win: RBI; vs. Marietta, Rebel Spring Games, March 13, 3-2 loss: 1-4; home vs. Maryville, March 17, Game 1, 2-0 win: 1-3, R.
• Tiffany Welcher (Alabama women’s tennis, So.) — at Mississippi, March 13, 5-2 loss: No. 1 singles loss, 6-3, 6-2; No. 1 doubles loss, 8-1; at Mississippi State, March 15, 7-0 win: No. 1 singles win, 6-1, 6-1; No. 1 doubles win, 8-5.
FLOYD CENTRAL
• Kadie Barnett (Kentucky Wesleyan softball, So.) — home vs. Mid-Continent, March 18, Game 1, 5-1 win: R.
• Emily Batliner (IU Southeast women’s basketball, So.) — vs. Davenport (Mich.), NAIA Division II Women’s Basketball National Championship in Sioux City, Iowa, first round, March 12, 88-62 loss: two rebounds.
• April Ehlers (Northern Kentucky softball, So.) — vs. Wheeling Jesuit, Rebel Spring Games, March 12, 6-1 win: winning pitcher, 7 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 H, 12 K, 4 BB; 1-3, R; vs. Minnesota State, Rebel Spring Games, March 13, 2-1 loss: RBI; vs. Ashland, Rebel Spring Games, March 13, 5-0 loss: losing pitcher, 7 IP, 5 R, 4 ER, 7 H, 6 K, 1 BB; at Quincy, March 15, Game 1, 2-1 loss, 10 innings: losing pitcher, 9.2 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 5 H, 14 K, 6 BB; 1-4.
• Ben Engle (IUPUI men’s golf, So.) — Jacksonville State Grub Mart Intercollegiate in Glencoe, Ala., March 16-17: fourth with a two-round score of 143, 1-under-par (73 in the first round, 70 in the second); notes: Engle was named the Summit League Men’s Golfer of the Week. It was the first time in his career that he has earned the honor. Engle’s two-round score earlier this week is the fourth-lowest in school history.
• Marc Harmon (Murray State baseball, Jr.) — at Saint Louis, March 15, 4-1 loss: losing pitcher, 6.1 IP, 3 R, 3 ER, 7 H, 2 K, 1 BB.
• Adam Lipke (IU Southeast baseball, Sr.) — home vs. Manchester, March 14, Game 2, 4-0 win: 2.2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 K.
• A.J. Mills (Auburn gymnastics, Sr.) — home vs. Ohio State, March 13: second in all-around, 39.4; first in vault, 9.925; first in uneven parallel bars, 9.9; second in floor exercise, 9.925; ninth in balance beam, 9.65; notes: Mills was named to the Southeastern Conference Gymnastics Community Service Team on Wednesday.
• Libby Wright (St. Mary-of-the-Woods softball, Fr.) — vs. Culver-Stockton, Show-Me-Games in Springfield, Mo., March 13, 6-4 win: winning pitcher, 7 IP, 4 R, 2 ER, 10 H, 2 K, 1 BB; R; vs. Northwestern Oklahoma State, Show-Me-Games, March 14, 7-6 loss, eight innings: losing pitcher, 5 IP, 4 R, 2 ER, 6 H, 2 BB, 1 K; 1-5.
JEFFERSONVILLE
• Antonio Ballard (Miami of Ohio men’s basketball, So.) — vs. Akron, Mid-American Conference Tournament in Cleveland, quarterfinal, March 12, 73-63 loss: three points, 1-5 FG, 1-2 FT, three rebounds; season-ending stats: 6.7 points per game, 5.1 rebounds per game.
• Kendra DeArk (Transylvania softball, So.) — vs. Aurora, Rebel Spring Games, March 12, 3-1 loss: losing pitcher, 6 IP, 3 R, 3 ER, 5 H, 3 BB, 1 K; R; vs. Benedictine, Rebel Spring Games, March 12, 6-0 win: winning pitcher, 7 IP, 0 R, 6 H, 4 K; 1-3; vs. Marietta, Rebel Spring Games, March 13, 3-2 loss: losing pitcher, 9 IP, 3 R, 0 ER, 9 H, 3 K; home vs. Maryville, March 17, Game 1, 2-0 win: winning pitcher, 7 IP, 0 R, 6 H, 8 K; home vs. Maryville, March 17, Game 2, 7-1 win: save, 3 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 1 BB; R, RBI; notes: DeArk was named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week on Monday.
• Paige Dickey (IU Southeast softball, Sr.) — home vs. Taylor, March 14, Game 1, 9-3 win: 1-3, R; home vs. Taylor, March 14, Game 2, 4-3 loss: 2-4, SB; at Spalding, March 15, Game 1, 3-1 win: two RBIs; at Spalding, March 15, Game 2, 6-2 win: 2-4, R.
• Erin Harper (Transylvania softball, Fr.) — notes: Harper came off the bench as a reserve catcher in the Pioneers’ 8-3 win over Beloit in the Rebel Spring Games last Friday.
• Ryan Jones (IU Southeast baseball, Sr.) — home vs. Manchester, March 14, Game 1, 11-9 win: 1-4, RBI; home vs. Manchester, March 14, Game 2, 4-0 win: 2-3, 2B, R, SB.
• Josh Lowery (IU Southeast men’s basketball, So.) — notes: Lowery played in the Grenadiers’ 88-68 second-round loss to Bethel in the NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball National Championship tournament last Friday.
• Ashley Pait (Transylvania softball, So.) — home vs. Maryville, March 17, Game 2, 7-1 win: R.
NEW ALBANY
• Craig Bryant (IU Southeast men’s basketball, Jr.) — vs. Bethel, NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball National Championship in Point Lookout, Mo., second round, March 13, 88-68 loss: two points, 1-9 FG; season-ending stats: 13.5 points per game, 3.9 rebounds per game, 60 assists, 39 steals.
• Steven Craig (Hanover men’s tennis, Jr.) — home vs. Bluffton, March 14, 9-0 win: No. 1 singles win, 6-3, 6-2; No. 1 doubles win, 8-0; home vs. Anderson, March 14, 5-4 win: No. 1 singles win, 7-5, 6-3; No. 1 doubles loss, 8-1.
• Chris Cruse (IU Southeast men’s tennis, So.) — at Brescia, March 14, 5-4 win: No. 4 singles loss, 3-6, 6-3, 1-0; No. 1 doubles win, 8-5.
• Drew Haynes (Louisville baseball, So.) — home vs. Iowa, March 14, 7-2 win: 1-2; home vs. Iowa, March 15, 2-1 loss: 1-1, SB; home vs. Morehead State, March 18, 11-10 win: 1-3, R.
• Braydon Hobbs (Bellarmine men’s basketball, Fr.) — vs. Kentucky Wesleyan, NCAA Division II Midwest Regional, first round, March 14, 76-65 win: 11 points, 5-10 FG, 1-6 3-pt., game-high seven assists, two rebounds; vs. Lake Superior State, NCAA Division II Midwest Regional, semifinal, March 15, 92-83 win: 18 points, 6-11 FG, 2-6 3-pt., 4-4 FT, two rebounds, two assists, game-high two steals; vs. Findlay, NCAA Division II Midwest Regional, championship, March 17, 89-86 loss, OT: six points, 2-9 FG, 1-5 3-pt., 1-2 FT, game-high six assists, game-high two steals.
• Jay Horrey (Wabash men’s tennis, Sr.) — home vs. Rose-Hulman, March 18, 6-3 win: No. 1 singles win, 6-1, 6-3; No. 1 doubles loss, 8-4; notes: Horrey’s singles victory against Rose-Hulman tied Wabash’s all-time singles wins record of 63.
• Angela James (Oakland City women’s basketball, So.) — home vs. Mid-Continent, March 17, Game 1, 9-8 loss: 1-2; home vs. Mid-Continent, March 17, Game 2, 5-4 win, nine innings: R.
• Nik Kahl (Hanover baseball, Jr.) — at Spalding, March 12, 4-2 win: winning pitcher, 9 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 7 H, 4 K; at Thomas More, March 17, 8-7 loss: losing pitcher, 6.2 IP, 8 R, 4 ER, 10 H, 3 K, 2 BB.
• Carly Keeler (Lewis women’s golf, Jr.) — Eagle Invitational in Daytona Beach, Fla., March 14-15: 62nd with a two-round score of 199, 55-over-par (97 in the first round, 102 in the second).
• Morgan Ricke (South Carolina women’s diving, Jr.) — NCAA Zone B Diving Regional in Knoxville, Tenn., March 13-15: 43rd in 3-meter preliminaries, 204.3; 44th in 1-meter preliminaries, 186.9; notes: Ricke made the SEC Academic Honor Roll for the third consecutive season.
• Taylor Ricke (Hanover softball, Fr.) — home vs. Centre, March 15, Game 1, 7-6 loss: R.
• Kaycee Tharp (Loyola of Chicago softball, Sr.) — vs. Minnesota, Cardinal Tournament in Louisville, March 14, 6-2 win: 2-3, 2B; at Northern Illinois, March 18, 4-0 win: 1-2.
NEW WASHINGTON
• Kaelin Tuell (Hanover softball, Fr.) — notes: Tuell started at third base in the Panthers’ 10-3 home loss to Spalding in Game 2 of a doubleheader on March 12.
PRESENTATION ACADEMY
• Alden Krausse (IU Southeast women’s basketball, Floyds Knobs native, So.) — vs. Davenport (Mich.), NAIA Division II Women’s Basketball National Championship, first round, March 12, 88-62 loss: seven points, 3-5 FG, 1-2 FT, four rebounds; season-ending stats: five points per game, 2.8 rebounds per game, 21 blocked shots.
PROVIDENCE
• SaraRose Hornung (IU Southeast softball, Jr.) — home vs. Taylor, March 14, Game 1, 9-3 win: R, SB; at Spalding, March 15, Game 1, 3-1 win: SB.
• Jonathan Lilly (Purdue baseball, Jr.) — vs. Mississippi Valley State, Dunn Hospitality Classic II in Evansville, March 13, 12-3 win: R; at Evansville, Dunn Hospitality Classic II, March 14, 3-1 win: 1-2.
• Josh Smith (Hanover baseball, Fr.) — at Spalding, March 12, 4-2 win: 2-5, 2B, R, RBI; home vs. Centre, March 14, Game 1, 4-3 win: 2-4, 2B, R; home vs. Centre, March 14, Game 2, 5-4 win: 2-5, 2B, R; home vs. Centre, March 15, 15-2 win: winning pitcher, 7 IP, 2 R, 0 ER, 4 H, 5 K, 2 BB; at Thomas More, March 17, 8-7 loss: 1-4, HR, 3 R, RBI.
SILVER CREEK
• Ben Ahlbrand (Franklin men’s tennis, Sr.) — vs. Defiance in Cincinnati, March 14, 6-3 loss: No. 6 singles win, 6-4, 6-0.
• Kyle Barnett (Hanover baseball, Sr.) — at Spalding, March 12, 4-2 win: 2-5, 2 RBIs; home vs. Centre, March 14, Game 1, 4-3 win: 1-3, R; home vs. Centre, March 14, Game 2, 5-4 win: 1-4, 2B, 2 R; home vs. Centre, March 15, 15-2 win: 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB; 2-5, 2 RBIs, R, SB; at Thomas More, March 17, 8-7 loss: 2-4, R.
• Ashley Seaton (Indianapolis women’s golf, Jr.) — Eastern Kentucky University El Diablo Intercollegiate in Citrus Springs, Fla., March 12-13: 76th with a three-round score of 265, 49-over-par (89 in the first round, 88 in the second, 88 in the third).
If you have any information on an area college athlete, contact Kevin Harris at kevin.harris@newsandtribune.com or 812-206-2117. To check out the entire list of college athletes from Clark and Floyd counties, go to newsandtribune.com.
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COLLEGE NOTEBOOK: March 20, 2009
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CLASS 2A SECTIONAL: Providence falls to Eastern in finals, 6-5
In a dramatic back-and-forth affair, a Providence comeback attempt fell just short in a 6-5 loss to Eastern in the finals of the Class 2A Providence Sectional on Saturday.
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CLASS A BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Borden, New Wash fall at South Central
Borden and New Washington bowed out in the semifinals of the Class A South Central Sectional on Saturday. The Braves lost to the hosts, 10-2, while the Mustangs fell in five innings to Lanesville, 10-0.
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BOYS' GOLF: Floyd A-team fourth at Lafayette Jeff
The Floyd Central varsity golf team put up a team score of 323 to place fourth at the Lafayette Jeff Invitational on Saturday. Meanwhile, Floyd Central was third and Providence seventh at the Legends of Providence Invite at Champions Pointe.
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GIRLS' TENNIS: Boesing advances to state
Floyd Central's Olivia Boesing advances to the state finals with a win over last year's champion, but the team fell to Evansville Memorial at Jasper on Saturday, 4-1.
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Highlanders find a way to win another close game in thrilling BNL Sectional final, 3-2
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COLLEGE NOTEBOOK: May 26-27, 2012
• Sean Godfrey (Ball State baseball, New Albany graduate, So.) — weekly stats: 5-for-9, three RBIs, two doubles, one run scored; top performance: 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs in the Cardinals’ 6-2 win last Saturday at Northern Illinois; notes: Godfrey was named the Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week on Monday; season-ending stats: team-leading .328 batting average, 18 RBIs, 13 stolen bases; team records: 14-36 overall, 9-18 MAC.
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Jeff, IU great Watson dead at 88
Former Jeffersonville and Indiana basketball standout Lou Watson died on Thursday at the age of 88.
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TITLE DROUGHT ENDS: Pioneers win first sectional championship since 2005 with 6-4 victory over Paoli
The Providence softball team’s sectional-championship drought has finally come to an end.
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BASEBALL: Astle strikes out 10, lifts Jeff past FC
Trent Astle struck out 10, scattered five hits, and delivered an RBI single to lead Jeffersonville to a 2-0 victory over Floyd Central Thursday night in the first round of the Class 4A Jeffersonville Baseball Sectional.
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