SELLERSBURG — All five players on the Floyd Central boys’ golf team recorded scores in the 70s as they won the Hoosier Hills Conference tournament on Saturday at Covered Bridge Golf Club.

The sixth-ranked Highlanders posted a team score of 300, six strokes lower than second-place Madison.

Sophomore Jack Sparrow shot Floyd Central’s lowest score with an even-par 72, two strokes behind medalist Jordan Griffith of Madison. Rounding out the scoring for the Highlanders were Alex Beyer with a 75, Daniel Shepard with a 76 and Austin Peckham with a 77. Teammate Devin Jenkins shot a 78.

Sparrow and Beyer made the all-conference team, while Shepard and Peckham were honorable-mention picks.

New Albany finished seventh as a team with a 342. Senior Tyler Banet led the Bulldogs with an 82, followed by fellow New Albany senior Corey Embry with an 83. Also for the Bulldogs, Damon Nelson fired an 85, Johnny Smith had a 92 and Bret Walts carded a 97.

Jeffersonville was eighth with a 367. Junior Jordan Lacy recorded the Red Devils’ lowest score with an 88. Rounding out the scoring for Jeff were Dalton Naiser with a 92, Zack Lovan with a 93 and Dillon Willis with a 94.

Floyd Central will play North Harrison on Tuesday at Valley View Golf Club. New Albany will host Jeff on Monday at Valley View.

• Embry leads Hornets to SAC crown: Henryville senior Evan Embry earned medalist honors in the Southern Athletic Conference meet, leading the Hornets to the conference title at Champions Pointe Golf Club. Henryville posted a team score of 361.

Embry fired a 1-under-par 71, becoming the first golfer in SAC history to win conference medalist honors four times.

Other scores for the Hornets were Cody Gray with a career-low 84, Cameron Furnish with a 102, Mitchell Fields with a 104 and Bailey Reister with a 108. Gray and Embry each made the all-conference team.

“I’m really happy for the kids. They’re a fun group to coach and they came through in a big way today,” said Henryville head coach Robin Embry, who was named SAC Coach of the Year. “Evan played very well. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again — some college coach is going to look very smart when they sign him.”

Borden finished third with a 374. The Braves’ Matt Smith and Tony Wagoner III shot an 86 and 87, respectively, as they both made the all-conference team. Also for Borden, Jared Cook shot a 98, T.J. Fraley had a 103 and Jesse McCombs shot a 105.

The Hornets will play Borden in an 18-hole dual meet on Friday at Covered Bridge. The Braves will face North Harrison on Wednesday.

• Highlanders second in tri-meet: On Friday, Floyd Central shot a team score of 158 to finish second in a triangular meet against No. 8 Jasper and No. 17 Evansville North at Sultan’s Run Golf Course in Jasper.

The Highlanders’ Jay Holderman shared medalist honors with the Wildcats’ Will Seger and Ian Weyer as each golfer fired an even-par 36. Rounding out the scoring for Floyd Central were Beyer with a 40 and Connor Welch and Clayton Crum each with a 41. Eric Lamm chipped in a 46.



BASEBALL

• Hornets sweep twinbill, win SAC: On Saturday, host Henryville captured the outright SAC championship by beating Class A No. 5 South Central in the first game of a doubleheader, 11-4. The Hornets then swept the Rebels with a 7-6 win in Game 2. It was Henryville’s first conference title since 2009.

Henryville’s Cody Reister had a big day, going 4-for-6 with two RBIs in the twinbill. Reister smacked a two-run homer in the fifth inning of Game 1, putting the Hornets up 5-3. He also was the winning pitcher in the contest, throwing a complete game. Reister allowed four runs (all earned) on nine hits, striking out five.

Teammate Bailey Hall went 3-for-4 with five RBIs in Game 1. He blasted a three-run shot in a six-run sixth to put Henryville (13-12, 5-0 SAC) up 11-2.

Five Hornets collected two hits each in Game 2. They were Reister, Joey Martin, Dakota Harrell, Jordan Hahn and Brent Taylor. Harrell had three RBIs. In the bottom of the first, Martin led off the frame with a solo shot, followed by Harrell’s two-run homer with one out.

“We’ve had a difficult year, getting off to a rough start with all the tornado stuff,” Hornets’ head coach Jeff Schroeder said. “The guys finally broke through today, putting two good games together. I’m proud of them.”

Henryville will host Class 4A No. 5 New Albany on Monday.

• Red Devils go 1-1 in split twinbill: Jeff won the first game of a home split doubleheader against Bloomington South, 7-1. But the Red Devils lost the nightcap to Bloomington North, 6-5.

Jeff pitcher Trent Astle went the distance against South to get the victory. The Red Devil left-hander surrendered one earned run on four hits. Jeff’s Nick Gallagher, Drew Ellis and Dalton Conway each collected two hits.

Conway went 3-for-4 in the second game against North. The Red Devils’ Chandler Dale contributed two hits.

“Obviously in the first game, we hit the ball really well. We strung some hits together,” Jeff interim head coach Lonnie Oldham said. “But in the second game, we didn’t field the ball well. You can’t beat good teams making four errors.”

The Red Devils (15-7) will visit Scottsburg on Tuesday.

• Highlanders lose to both Bloomington schools: Floyd Central lost both games of its split doubleheader with the Bloomington schools.

The Highlanders (15-11) opened the twinbill with a 4-2 loss to North. The Cougars broke a 1-1 tie in the top of the seventh with three runs.

Floyd Central made 10 errors to lose the nightcap to South, 13-5. Highlander junior Derek DeSpain smacked a home run.

The Highlanders will face Jeff in the first round of the Class 4A Jeff Sectional at about 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.

• Pirates sweep Mustangs: Charlestown swept a doubleheader at New Washington with an 11-3 victory in Game 1 and a 6-4 triumph in Game 2.

The Pirates’ Ryan Jones, Colin Martin, Bristol Frazier and Daniel Sprinkle each had two hits in the opener. Charlestown freshman Drew Reich pitched a complete game to get the win, yielding three earned runs on nine hits with five strikeouts.

The Pirates’ Ryan Gorbandt had a productive game in the nightcap. The senior went 2-for-4 with three RBIs, which included a two-run homer. Charlestown pitcher Darren Taylor earned the win, allowing four runs (all earned) on 11 hits in 5 2/3 innings.

“We still made a few silly mistakes today. But it was nice to see a lot of young guys step in today and contribute in many ways,” Pirates’ head coach Ricky Romans said. “We will need those contributions come sectional time.”

Charlestown (19-9) received a first-round bye in the Class 3A Silver Creek Sectional. The Pirates will play either North Harrison or Salem in the first semifinal at 11 a.m. one week from Monday. The Mustangs (9-11) will play in the Class A South Central Sectional semifinals at 10 a.m. next Saturday.

• Braves end regular season with sweep: Host Borden concluded its regular season by sweeping Shawe Memorial in a doubleheader. The Braves (8-14) posted an 8-3 victory in Game 1 and a 4-2 triumph in the nightcap.

Borden’s Garrett Vick had two doubles in the opener, going 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI. Teammate Jared Sanders collected two RBIs. The Braves’ Sam Beckort had a pair of hits in Game 2.

Borden’s two starters on Saturday — Kyle Kruer and Garreth Stephens — each got wins. Kruer threw a complete game in Game 1, allowing one earned run on five hits with 14 strikeouts.

Stephens lasted 5 2/3 innings in Game 2, yielding two earned runs on two hits with four strikeouts. Vick got his first save of the season in the second contest, pitching 1 1/3 scoreless innings.

“We played good baseball,” Braves’ head coach Brian Agnew said. “We got runners in scoring position and got some big hits. Kyle Kruer striking out 14 keeps you in any game. In the second game, Garreth pitched a nice game.”

Borden will play South Central in the Class A South Central Sectional semifinals at about 12:30 p.m. next Saturday.



SOFTBALL

• Pioneers win regular-season finale: Providence closed out its regular season with a 12-2 victory in five innings at Madison.

The Pioneers’ Morgan Habermel and Taylor Rockey each went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBIs. Teammates Lillian Hughes and Meredith Endris each were 2-for-3 as well. Hughes had two RBIs, while Endris scored twice.

Providence starting pitcher Sierra Collett got the victory. She pitched the first three innings, yielding two runs (one earned) on two hits and two strikeouts.

“It was nice getting a good victory against a solid opponent. Hopefully, it will carry over into next week,” Pioneers’ head coach Sean Payne said.

Providence (16-12) will face Eastern in the Class 2A Crawford County Sectional semifinals at about 7 p.m. on Tuesday.

• Pirates finish second in Charlestown Invite: Following a 12-0 semifinal win in five innings over Crothersville, Charlestown lost to Brown County in the Charlestown Invitational title game, 9-4. The loss to the Eagles snapped the Pirates’ 20-game winning streak.

Pirate pitcher Alli Webster tossed a no-hitter against Crothersville, striking out 13.

Webster had a rough outing against Brown County. She suffered the loss, giving up nine runs (four earned) on nine hits. Webster struck out five and walked one.

Webster helped herself at the plate all day, going 6-for-7 with an inside-the-park homer versus Crothersville.

“All in all, it was a pretty good day although we wanted to keep our 20-game win streak alive,” Charlestown head coach Kevin Zollman said. “It was bound to end sooner or later. Brown County is a good team.”

The Pirates (21-4) will face Scottsburg in the first round of the Class 3A North Harrison Sectional at about 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.