Published: July 19, 2008 10:57 pm            

METRO ROUNDUP: Riley 11s win Cal Ripken Southern Indiana title

Riley’s 11-year-old baseball all-stars made a third game unnecessary Saturday by defeating Floyds Knobs twice in a best-of-three series for the Cal Ripken Southern Indiana combined state championship.

Riley earned a 13-10 victory in the opener as winning pitcher Mitchell Clinkenbeard hit a home run.

In the second game, Riley won 14-3. Conner Shipley was the winning pitcher.

Riley will advance to the 10-team Ohio Valley Regional, which starts Thursday at Kokomo.

Tennis

n Mixed doubles — At Rea Park, 50 players competed in the Children’s Museum-Terre Haute Tennis Club Flighted Mixed Doubles Tournament on Saturday at Rea Park.

Tournament proceeds are donated to the Children’s Museum of Terre Haute.



A Flight

Round 1 — Morgan Mills-Howard Mills def. Lannette Huelson-Tyler Huelson 6-4, 6-2; Maddie Kesler-Andrew Bostrom def. Alison Summers-Dan Hopkins 6-7(3), 6-3, (10-5).

Round 2 — Janet Mace-John Wright def. M.Mills-H.Mills 6-1, 6-1; Hunter Bullock-Andrew Gregory def. Julie Hopkins-Scott Grubbs 6-2, 6-2; Taylor Bullock-Dallas Kelsey def. Karen Modesitt-Joel Modesitt 6-2, 6-3; Jami Patterson-Neelay Purohit def. M.Kesler-A.Bostrom 6-1, 6-1.

Semifinal round — H.Bullock-A.Gregory def. J.Mace-J.Wright 7-5, 6-4; T.Bullock-D.Kelsey def. J.Patterson-N.Purohit 5-7, 6-4, (13-11).

Final round — T.Bullock-D.Kelsey def. H.Bullock-A.Gregory 5-7, 7-5, (10-7).

Consolation finals — K.Modesitt-J.Modesitt def. A.Summer-D.Hopkins 6-1, 6-0.

Roger Federer B Flight

Round 1 — Katie Bilyeu-Jordan Kelsey def. Sue Grimes-Ed See 6-2, 3-6, (10-5); Jeanne Ji-Ralph Dale def. Brenda Cox-Keith Youngen 7-5, 6-3; Donna Kellams-Mike Arnold def. Tokie Kesler-Michael Gwin 6-0, 6-3.

Semifinal round — K.Bilyeu-J.Kelsey def. Lee Ann Rhodes-Dale Blunk 6-2, 6-1; J. Ji-R. Dale def. D.Kellams-M.Arnold 6-0, 6-3.

Final round — K.Bilyeu-J.Kelsey def. J. Ji-R.Dale 6-2, 6-2.

Consolation finals — S.Grimes-E.See def. B.Cox-K.Youngen 3-6, 6-2, (10-5).

Rafael Nadal B Flight

Round 1 — Brian Francis-Michele Francis def. Cindy Himes-Steve Himes 1-6, 6-4, (10-6); Amber Ballinger-Ryan Kuhn def. Swapna Namburi-Ian Titus 2-6, 6-4, (13-11); Thelma Barksdale-Alex Barksdale def. Becky Kirk-Ben Kirk 6-3, 6-4; Brittney Hochhalter-Rusty Hochhalter def. Shivani Purohit-Divyesh Purohit 6-3, 3-6, (10-5).

Semifinal round — A.Ballinger-R.Kuhn def. M.Francis-B.Francis 6-1, 6-2; B.Hochhalter-R.Hochhalter def. T.Barksdale-A.Barksdale 6-3, 6-3.

Final round — B.Hochhalter-R.Hochhalter def. A.Ballinger-R.Kuhn 6-2, 1-6, (10-8).

Consolation finals — S.Namburi-I.Titus def. S. Purohit-D.Purohit 6-4, 5-7, (10-6).

Golf

n ISU scramble — At Idle Creek Course, the Indiana State University Varsity Club Scramble produced plenty of winners Saturday.

Claiming first place in the gross division with a 56 was the foursome of Dave Patterson, Sam Lee, Tom Lee and Andy McAleese.

Winning the net division with a 61 was the team of John Blickenstaff, Keith Dunklebanger, Jerry Obleness and Jerry White.



ISU Varsity Club golf scramble

Gross division

56 — Dave Patterson, Sam Lee, Tom Lee, Andy McAleese.

58 — Kevin Smith, Steve Gavenert, Beth Wernz, Larry Gambiani.

58 — Bernie Pollock, John Pollock, Sam Pollock, Will Pollock.

Net division

61 — John Blickenstaff, Keith Dunklebanger, Jerry Obleness, Jerry White.

62 — Rick Cox, P.J. Pierson, Kevin McKenna, Junior Gilham.

62 — Galen Goode, Danny Turpen, Travis Turpen, George Wolf.

Proximity winners

Closest to the pin — Danny Turpen on 3, Chad Overton on 9, John Pollock on 12, Jerry Obleness on 16.

Longest drive — Women: Carolyn Unger on 15. Men: Nathan Stoelting on 10.

Longest putt — Clint Weddle on 1.

Baseball

n Riley 12U runner-up — At Newburgh, the Riley 12U team finished second in Cal Ripken Southwest State Tournament recently.

Riley defeated Greene County and Clay County before being beaten by Newburgh to drop into the losers’ bracket, then eliminated Clay County to reach the championship round.

Riley defeated Newburgh in the first game to force a second and deciding title game, but Newburgh won this game and the tournament.



Team members: Cody Brock, Logan Deady, Mitchell Dennany, Sander Downs, Wyatt Gard, Wyatt Harrison, Jacob Johnson, Jimmy Maples, Denim Matchett, Ryan Moshak, Logan Steward, Clayton Streeter. Manager is Bob Johnson, with coaches Mark Deady and Rob Harrison.

Auto racing

n Coons wins again — At Bloomington Speedway, Jerry Coons Jr. came back from a flip in the third heat Friday to win another Indiana Sprint Week feature race.

Bryan Clauson and Shane Cottle traded the lead in the feature until Clauson ran into problems. Coons took the lead on the 24th lap and led the rest of the way in the 30-lapper. Levi Jones took second and Dave Darland was third.

Darland held a six-point lead over Coons and was nine up on Jones going into Saturday’s last race in the U.S. Auto Club series. Jones had a 24-point lead on Coons in the sprint car totals.

Two USAC Silver Crown races are slated this week — at Terre Haute on Wednesday and at O’Reilly Raceway Park the next night.



Friday’s Sprint Week results

Fast qualifier — Hunter Schuerenberg.

Qualifying race winners — Dave Darland, Jesse Cramer.

Heat winners — Robert Ballou, Bret Mellenberndt, Cole Whitt, Chad Boespflug, Schuerenberg (B-main).

Feature — Jerry Coons Jr., Levi Jones, Darland, Shane Cottle, Jeff Bland Jr., Jon Stanbrough, Ballou, Brady Short, Chad Boat, Schuerenberg, Whitt, Brad Sweet, Jesse Hockett, Darren Hagen, Zach Martini.

        

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