Published: October 07, 2008 11:43 pm            

Prep Roundup: North boys tennis regional postponed

Terre Haute North’s first-round boys tennis match in the IHSAA Vincennes Regional was postponed due to rain Tuesday.

The 10th-ranked Patriots will play today at 6:30 p.m. against Pike Central at Vincennes Lincoln.

The championship match is scheduled for Thursday.

Volleyball

n Sullivan wins — At Bicknell, Lauren Adams had 30 assists and Jenna Lisman led the way with 12 kills for Sullivan.



Sullivan 25 25 25

North Knox 15 19 8

Highlights — For Sullivan, Lauren Adams had 13 points, 3 aces, 30 assists and 5 digs; Kelsey Lane had 7 points, 1 ace, 8 kills, 4 blocks and 10 assists; Jenna Lisman had 5 points, an ace, 12 kills and 16 digs; and Courtney Nash had 4 points and 1 ace.

Next — Sullivan (16-11) plays tonight at home against Edgewood.



• Rox win, Falcons stubborn — At Cayuga, visiting Rockville had to battle hard for a first-game victory before defeating North Vermillion in Wabash River Conference play.



Rockville 27 25 25

North Vermillion 25 15 18

Highlights — For Rockville, Beth Mahurin had 18 kills, 12 digs, 3 blocks, an assist and an ace; Lindsey Greene had 15 digs, 4 kills and 3 aces; Laura Payne had 16 digs, 3 kills and 2 aces; Ashley Stevens had 7 digs, 4 kills, 2 assists and 5 aces; and Liz Overpeck had 13 digs.

JV — Rockville won 25-21, 25-9.

Next — Rockville (19-2, 6-0 WRC) has a home game today against North Montgomery.



• Panthers victorious — At Mecca, host Riverton Parke improved its records to 6-16 overall and 4-3 in the Wabash River Conference with a 25-7, 25-16, 25-18 triumph over Fountain Central.



Fountain Central 7 16 18

Riverton Parke 25 25 25

Highlights — For Riverton Parke, Mackenzie Burns had 10 kills and 12 points; Megan Vincent had 9 kills, 19 digs and 4 points; Angie Raymond had 22 points and 8 digs; and Penny Fiock had 48 digs; Katelynn Rewers had 9 assists and 4 points; Sheldan Falls had 10 digs, 2 kills and 2 points; Elizabeth Dickey had 7 kills and 3 points; and Haley Chambers had 6 kills and 3 points.

JV — Fountain Central won in two games.

Next — Riverton Parke (6-16, 4-3 WRC) will play Thursday at Marshall, Ill.



• Eels cruise — At Clay City, Lyndsey Higgins paved the way for Clay City with 14 kills, 10 digs, two blocks and three aces.



Eastern Greene 21 25 21 19

Clay City 25 15 25 25

Highlights — For Clay City, Lyndsey Higgins had 14 kills, 10 digs, 3 blocks and 3 aces; Kelly McCullough 6 kills, 21 assists, 1 block and 1 ace; Megan Vansickle 8 kills, 2 blocks and 15 digs; and Lakyla Cook 4 kills, 2 aces and 5 digs.

JV — Eastern Greene won 25-20, 20-25, 15-3.

Next — Clay City (9-9) plays Saturday at Cascade.

Tennis

GIRLS

Monday

At Robinson, Ill.

Paris 5, Robinson 4

Singles — Kasey Smith (R) def. Alyx Hays 6-3, 3-6, 6-4; Shelby Leeman (P) def. Amanda Mayo 6-4, 6-4; Morayo Akande (R) def. Kiera Perry 3-6, 6-3, 7-5; Chelsea Winkler (P) def. Ana Marie Murillo, injury default; Amanda Arnold (R) def. Maureen Sullivan 6-4, 3-6, 7-5; Kalen Eastham (P) def. Lydianne Morris 6-0, 6-2.

Doubles — Mayo-Smith (R) def. Hays-Leeman 6-3, 4-6, 7-5; Eastham-Winkler (P) def. Akande-Elizabeth Blake 6-2, 6-4; Perry-Sullivan (P) def. Arnold-Murillo 7-6 (7-4), 7-5.

JV — Paris 6, Robinson 1.

Next — Robinson (4-6, 4-1 Apollo Conference) has its last home match Thursday against Effingham.

Golf

Boys

• Soggy course — In the Paris (Ill.) Regional, Paris, Marshall and Casey faced unforgiving weather conditions in finishing third, fourth and 11th respectively.

Conditions were so bad that one Marshall player placed his club covers over his clubs’ grips in order to keep them from slipping out of his hands. According to one coach, the relentless rain prolonged the tournament an extra two hours.

Marshall reported that C.J. Grooms qualified for the sectional and will play at Tuscola on Monday. Individual scores were not reported from Paris and Casey.



Team scores — Effingham St. Anthony 325, Oakland 385, Paris 410, Marshall 414, Windsor 416, Sullivan 416, Shelbyville 423, Teutopolis 428, Beecher City 432, Okaw Valley 440, Casey 444, Cumberland 466.

Marshall (414) — C.J. Grooms 95, Jake Tucker 104, Lucas Eitel 107, Michael Stanfill 108, Jesse Green 113, Garrett Gard 115.



BOYS AND GIRLS

Monday

At Quail Creek

Apollo Conference championships

Boys scores — Salem 304, Mount Zion 322, Charleston 324, Olney 325, Robinson 326, Newton 339, Effingham 340, Paris 376.

All-conference team — Zeke Light (S), Mark Edwards (S), Chase Smith (S), Ethan Marshall (N), Mitchell Schonert (O), Gavin Petrea (S), Stephen Powell (E), Brad Wheeler (C).

Girls scores — Effingham 370, Charleston 409, Salem 420, Paris 438, Mount Zion 443, Olney incomplete.

All-conference team — Taylor Landers (S), Katie Klosterman (E), Meredith Richards (E), Hannah Johnston (MZ), Kara Hartman (E), Lucy Salcedo (E), Lauren Buttram (C), Katelyn Novak (O).

        

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