NEW ALBANY — The New Albany volleyball team prevailed in both of its matches in the round-robin Bulldog Invitational on Saturday at The Doghouse. New Albany ousted Hoosier Hills Conference rival Jennings County (25-16, 25-17, 25-19) and Castle (24-26, 28-26, 25-11, 25-15).

On the day, senior Catlin Lilly paced the Bulldogs with 31 kills to go along with 17 digs. Teammate Nicole Jones had 22 digs and 20 kills, while New Albany setter McKenzie Prince distributed 65 assists.

Bulldog senior Samantha Miszkiel made 16 digs and five service aces. Teammate Alexis Lete had 11 kills and a team-high six blocks. Also for New Albany, Kelsey Guess spiked eight kills and made four blocks, and Audrey Donastorg had seven digs and three blocks.

“I thought they found out the difference between focus and lack of focus today,” Bulldogs’ coach John Breeding said about his players. “In three positions, we’ve got new people at those positions, but sometimes you lose focus. It’s a good group — it’s just a matter of them getting more experience.”

NEXT: New Albany (3-0) at Louisville Butler, Monday.

• Pioneers wins Burrier Invite: Providence defeated defending tournament champion Seymour in three sets in the final of the Bethany Burrier Invitational at Borden. The host Braves defeated Henryville in the seventh-place match, 25-22, 12-25, 22-20.

NEXT: Providence at Louisville Butler, Tuesday; Borden hosts Clarksville, Thursday; Henryville hosts West Washington, Thursday.

• Clarksville goes 0-2 Saturday: Clarksville got beat in straight sets by Charlestown and Brownstown Central. The Pirates topped Clarksville 25-11, 26-24, 25-23, before Brownstown defeated the Generals 25-5, 25-10, 25-13.

Ali Sparkman led Clarksville with 15 digs, 11 kills and a pair of blocks against Charlestown.

NEXT: Eastern at Clarksville, Tuesday; New Washington at Charlestown, Tuesday.



GIRLS’ SOCCER

• Highlanders claim season opener: Paige Stiller and Christin Miller each scored two goals in Floyd Central’s 8-1 victory at Christian Academy. It was the Highlanders’ season opener.

Kicking in one goal apiece for Floyd Central were Taylor Hayley, Emily Lewis, Lucy Brown and Lily Bouch. The Highlanders’ Carly Stevens had two assists, while Bouch and teammate Olivia Hein each dished out one. Brittany Albert connected on the Warriors’ one goal.

“I was really impressed with the way the girls passed the ball,” Floyd Central coach Lewie Stevens said.

NEXT: The Highlanders (1-0) host Bedford North Lawrence, Tuesday; Christian Academy at Salem, Monday.

• Pioneers fall to both Columbus schools: Defending Class A state champion Providence lost to both Columbus North (2-0) and Columbus East (3-1) in the District 5 Tournament at Columbus North. Providence’s Emma Roesner scored an unassisted goal in the second half versus the Olympians.

NEXT: Providence (2-2) at Southwestern, Monday.



BOYS’ TENNIS

• Red Devils fourth in Jeff Invite: Jeffersonville tallied 23 points to finish tied for fourth with Columbus North in this weekend’s Jeffersonville Invitational.

The Red Devils’ highest individual finish came at No. 2 doubles. Jeff’s Conner Buntin, Jack Reilly and Justin Padgett each played two doubles during the tournament.

Jeff’s No. 1 doubles team of Chase Kayrouz and Sam Coward placed fourth. Earning fifth-place finishes for the Red Devils were Jordy Rigsby at No. 1 singles, Austin Hunt at No. 2 singles and Brock Winchell at No. 3 singles.

“There were a lot of great matches this weekend. Six of the eight teams have been to the [IHSAA] state finals in the last three years,” Jeff coach Mark Reilly said. “The highlight was Brock Winchell winning a three-hour match [last] Friday night against a senior from Centerville. He will remember that match for the rest of his life.”

NEXT: Jeff at Jasper triple dual, Friday.

• Highlanders lose twice: Floyd Central got swept 5-0 in dual matches at state perennial powers Brebeuf Jesuit and Indianapolis North Central. The Highlanders went to first-set tiebreakers in two individual matches against Brebeuf.

NEXT: Floyd Central at Indianapolis North Central Invitational, next Saturday.



BOYS’ SOCCER

• Pioneers ousted at Seymour: Brent Hesse scored Providence’s lone goal in its 4-1 loss at Seymour. The Pioneers’ Pierce Crawley recorded the assist.

NEXT: Providence (1-1) hosts Floyd Central, Tuesday.