Archive - 2013 - Sports Article
April 1st
Monday, April 1
Glenn baseball at Oregon-Davis 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 2
Argos baseball at Kouts 5:30 p.m.
Argos softball at Culver Community 4:30 p.m.
Glenn baseball vs S.B. Washington 4:30 p.m.
LaVille baseball Fairfield 5 p.m.
LaVille softball at Rochester 5 p.m.
Oregon-Davis baseball at Morgan Township 4:30 p.m.
Plymouth baseball vs South Central 5:30 p.m.
Plymouth softball at Mishawaka 5 p.m.
Wednesday, April 3
Culver Community baseball vs North Judson 5:30 p.m.
Culver Community track vs LaVille 5 p.m.
Thursday, April 4
PLYMOUTH — When Plymouth’s Pilgrims take the field against South Central on Tuesday, it will be the first time since 1968 that someone other than Bill Nixon or a former player of Bill Nixon has led the team on the field that bears his name.
College softball
Pitching key in Ancilla sweep
A pair of solid pitching performances helped buoy Ancilla’s softball team to a doubleheader sweep of Jackson Community College in MCCAA West play, 2-1 and 4-1.
In game one, Courtney Clark scattered five Jackson hits, getting 11 straight outs in the late innings to earn her fourth win of the season.
In the second game, Brianna McClellan pitched 6 2/3 innings of no-hit softball, finally allowing one run on two hits to earn her second victory of the season. She struck out five in the win.
March 29th
PLYMOUTH — Tragedy has brought the topic to the forefront, and preventing further tragedy has spurred greater research into sports concussions and their effect on long-term health.
It is a topic that is as important to local parents as it is in the NFL, and specialists from all over the world met recently in Zurich, Switzerland — at the headquarters of FIFA, the international governing body of soccer — to discuss recent research and developments in dealing with the problem in sports.
College softball
Ancilla softball splits home opener
The Ancilla College softball team split a doubleheader with Kellogg Community College, winning the first game 9-4 and losing the second game 7-6.
The doubleheader was the Lady Chargers’ first games after returning home from their spring trip in Florida and their first games in the Michigan Community College Athletic Association Western Conference.
Courtney Clark picked up the win in game one pitching the complete game and allowing just two earned runs and striking out four.
BOURBON — In the latest laurel for Clay Yeo, the Triton senior has been invited to participate in the Hoosier Basketball Magazine Top 60 Workout.
Yeo will be among nine players who competed at the 2013 IHSAA State Finals, along with Carmel’s James Crowley and Michael Volovic, Bowman Academy’s Antonio Pipkin, Borden’s Jalen McCoy, Indianapolis Cathedral’s Collin Hartman, Fort Wayne Concordia’s Thomas Starks and Linton’s Dess Fougerousse and Austin Karazsia.
Softball
Lady Lions win at Washington
Bremen put up four runs in the bottom of the first and never looked back for a 7-2 season-opening victory in a game moved from Bremen to South Bend Washington Thursday night.
Chelsea Huppert got the complete-game win, giving up five hits and four walks with 12 strikeouts for the Lady Lions.
Meagan Stouder powered Bremen at the plate with a 3-4 performance that included a double, two RBI and two runs scored. She also notched a stolen base in the win.
March 28th
ARGOS — Argos seniors Kalya Prochno and Karlee VanDerWeele headline a list of Lady Dragons invited to play in the Indiana Elite North vs South All-Star Girls Basketball Challenge.Â
BREMEN — Sprig O’Mint Golf Club opens the course today at noon.
The course will remain open as long as the turf conditions allow. Call the course’s golf shop at 574-546-2640 for more information.
March 27th
CULVER — Culver Community junior Kayla Shaffer has been invited to play in the Indiana Elite North vs. South All-Star Girls Basketball Challenge.
Shaffer, a 5’10” swing player with the Lady Cavaliers capable of scoring both inside and out, led her team with 16.1 points per game this season. She also averaged 5.3 rebounds while recording 62 steals, 35 assists and 11 blocks in 22 games played, helping power Culver to a 12-10 overall finish and a 5-2 Northern State Conference mark.
