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BASEBALLMarch 26 — Scrimmage at North Posey, 5.April 2 — at Evansville North, 6:30April 7 — at Mount Carmel, 5April 9 — at Tecumseh, 5April 10 — Evansville Central, 5April 11 — Evansville Harrison, 1April 14 — Wood Memorial, 5April 17 — at Mount Vernon, 5:30April 18 — at Tell City, 11 a.mApril 21 — South Spencer, 5:30April 24 — at Boonville, 6April 25 — at Northview (2), 11:30 a.mApril 28 — at North Posey, 6April 30 — at Princeton Community, 5.May 1 — at Forest Park, 5May 2 — at Heritage Hills, 12May 5 — Pike Central, 5May 7 — Southridge, 5:30May 11 — at Jasper, 5:30May 12 — Castle, 6May 16 — at Ev. Reitz at Bosse Field, 12May 18 — Evansville Memorial, 5May 19 — Washington, 5;30 May 21 — Vincennes Lincoln, 5:30May 23 — at Mount Vernon (2), 10 a.m.

SOFTBALLMarch 23 — at Carmi-White County (Ill.), 5March 30 — at Evansville Memorial, 4:30March 31 —at North Knox, 5.April 2 — Pike Central, 5:30April 3 — at Castle, 5April 6 — Evansville Mater Dei, 5April 7 — at Evansville Bosse, varsity only, 5

April 9 — at North Posey, 5April 10-11 — Terre Haute South Softball Bash at Terre Haute North, pairings and times to be announcedApril 13 — Evansville North, 5April 14 — at Owensboro (Ky.) Catholic, 5:30April 16 — at Forest Park, 5April 20 — at Henderson County (Ky.), 5April 21 — Southridge, 5April 23 — South Spencer, 5April 24 —Evansville Harrison, 5April 27 — Tecumseh, 5April 28 — at Mount Vernon, 5April 30 — Tell City, varsity only, 5:30.May 5 — at Wood Memorial, 5May 7 — Washington, varsity only, 5:30May 8 — South Knox, 5May 11 — Jasper, 5May 12 — at Princeton Community, 5May 14 — at Evansville Reitz, 5May 18 — at Heritage Hills, 10 a.mMay 18 — at Vincennes Lincoln, 5May 21 — at Evansville Central, 5.

BOYS’ and GIRLS’ TRACKApril 2 — Gibson Southern and Forest Park at North Posey, 5:30April 7 — Vincennes Lincoln, 5April 9 – at Boonville, 5April 14 — at Jasper, 5April 16 — Wood Memorial and N. Posey, 5April 18 — Indiana/Kentucky Challenge at Evansville Harrison, time to be announcedApril 20 — Triangular at Tecumseh, 4:30April 23 — at South Spencer, 5

April 28 — at Heritage Hills, 5.May 1 — Mount Vernon Boys’ Invitational, 6May 5 — Gibson County Championships at Gibson Southern, 4:30May 12 — Pocket Athletic Conference Girls’ Championships at Tell City, 5:30May 14 — Pocket Athletic Conference Boys’ Championships at Tell City, 5:30 May 19 — Princeton Girls’ Sectional, 5May 21 — Princeton Boys’ Sectional5

GIRLS’ TENNISMay 26 — Scrimmage at Jasper, 9 a.m.April 2 — at Vincennes Rivet, 4:30April 4 — at Tell City, 10 a.mApril 6 — Castle, 4:30April 7 — at Mount Vernon, 5April 9 — at Heritage Hills, 4:30April 11 — Lady Titan Invitational, 9 a.mApril 13 — Boonville, 4:30April 14 — Southridge, 4:30April 16 — Princeton Community, 4April 21 — Tecumseh, 4:30April 24 — at Terre Haute South, 5:30April 25 — Lady Titan JV Invitational, 9 a.mApril 28 — at South Spencer, 5:30April 30 — Pike Central, 4:30.May 5 — at Wood Memorial, 4:30May 7 — North Posey, 4:30May 8 — Jasper Invitational, 5May 9 — Jasper Invitational, 8 a.mMay 11 — Forest Park, 4:30May 12 — Evansville Mater Dei, 4:30.

BOYS’ GOLF April 7 — Gibson Southern and Tell City at Boonville, 4:30April 9 — Gibson Southern and North Posey at Pike Central, 4:30April 11 — Vincennes Invitational, Country Club of Old Vincennes, 12April 13 — South Spencer, 4:30April 14 — at Wood Memorial, Oakland City Golf Course, 4:30April 18 — Gibson Southern and Princeton Community at heritage Hills, Christmas Lake Golf Club, 4April 20 — North Posey and Tecumseh, 4:30April 23 — at Washington, 4:30April 25 — Bob Arnett Invitational at Rea park, Terre Haute, 8 a.mApril 27 — at Mount Vernon, 4:30April 28 — Gibson Southern and Southridge at Tell City, Hoosier Heights Country Club, 4:30.May 2 — Evansville Central Invitational at Cambridge, 10;30 a.mMay 5 — Gibson Southern and Vincennes Lin-coln at Princeton, 4:30May 9 — Wildcat Invitational at Sultans run, 12May 11 — North Posey and Evansville Mater Dei, 4:30May 12 — Forest Park, 4:30May 18 — Pocket Athletic Conference Championships at Christmas Lake, time to be announcedMay 21 — Evansville Central, 4:30.June 3 — Gibson County Championships at Cambridge, 1.

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Softball Titans ‘could win everything’By PETE SWANSON

Sports Editor

FORT BRANCH —Ten years after their school’s second and most recent state softball championship, might Gib-son Southern’s current softball girls put the topper on a reunion?

“We could win everything,” said Coach Gary May, whose Lady Titans retain six position players and two pitchers from the team that achieved a 29-4 record in a 2014 season that ended with a 2-0 Class 3A state championship loss to Leo at Indianapolis Ben Davis High.

May, in his ninth season as head coach, was quick to add, “Or we could lose our first sectional game at Boonville. The big-gest thing we have to guard against is the sense of entitlement.”

Third baseman Vailey Eberhard and second baseman Ellen Harder were the only senior starters on a team that beat No. 1-ranked South Dearborn and then West Vigo in the Brown County Semi-state, after prevailing 9-6 in an 11-inning one-game regional at Heritage Hills. That escape from Lincoln City, and before that a 12-inning 2-1 win over Mount Vernon in the sectional semifinals, validate May’s point that “nothing will fall in our laps. We must earn it.”

Still, plenty of reason for optimism.“Our pitching could be better,” said

May, referring to sophomore Jaime Nurrenbern and senior Alissa Luigs. Nurrenbern, who posted a 13-0 record and 0.89 earned run average a year ago, pitched a three-hitter with no earned run in this season’s 7-1 March 23 opening win at Carmi-White County, Ill. Luigs, who has signed to play junior college softball at Olney (Ill.) Central, went 7-3 and 2.17 a year ago; together they’ll replace the graduated Bree Wilzbacher, 9-2 and 1.93 including the win over South Dearborn.

“Jaime is throwing harder and has better control than a year ago, and this is the best I’ve seen Alissa throw,” their coach said.

Junior Taylor Rogers returns as the catcher after hitting .327 with team-highs of 5 homers and 36 RBIs. “Taylor’s throwing arm is quicker and more accu-rate and she could have a big year,” May said.

Senior Sydney Norris returns to first base after hitting .348. Junior Lora Bar-ton is a third-year shortstop after hitting .337. Sophomore Cora Blume, in her first varsity start, batted 2-for-4 with four

RBIs as the third baseman in Carmi, Ill. Sophomore Hannah Bryant also col-lected two hits, including an RBI triple, in her debut as varsity second baseman. Sophomores Presley Johnson at third base and Arika Seaton at second provide depth.

Slap-hitting senior Paige Harpenau, who led the Lady Titans with a .471 average last season, returns to left field. Classmate Ashtin Seaton returns to cen-ter field after hitting .387 with 28 RBIs. Junior Kendalyn Rodgers hit .293 as the starting right fielder a year ago, and senior Rachel Ziliak started in Carmi due to Rodgers’ stomach problem. “We have a lot of outfielders,” said May, who also can call on senior Sydney Matsel, often used as a pinch runner; plus junior Maddi Elpers and sophomore Kennedy Stoll.

Luigs, sometimes designated hitter when not pitching, drove in 25 runs while batting .262 with 3 homers last spring. Sophomore Emma Williams backs Rogers, while sophomore Joely Will backs Norris. May said another sophomore, pitcher Carlee Tenbarge, “definitely will get some innings. Carlee doesn’t throw as hard, but she has good control and a pretty good changeup.”

The Lady Titans, to make their home debut Thursday vs. Pike Central, annu-ally get tests from Castle , Evansville Mater Dei and Kentucky power Owens-boro Catholic, among others. They’ll also be challenged in the April 10-11 Terre Haute South Softball Bash, And on April

23 they’ll host Pocket Athletic Confer-ence foe South Spencer, whose Lady Reb-els one-upped them last June by winning the 2A state championship with just one

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The 2015 Gibson Southern softball team. Front row, from left; Emma Williams, Kendal Rodgers, Ashtin Seaton, Arika Seaton, Sydney Matsel, Hannah Bryant, Carlee Tenbarge, Maddi Elpers. Middle row, from left; Coach Kendra May, Joely Will, Rachel Ziliak, Paige Harpenau, Taylor Rogers, Lora Barton, Kennedy Stoll. Back row, from left; Coach Gary May, Sydney Norris, Cora Blume, Jaume Nurrenbern, Presley Johnson, Alissa Luigs Coach Don Rhodes, Coach Greg Wilson, Coach Jeff Matsel.

Chip on shoulder may help softball TigersBy PETE SWANSON

Sports Editor

Thirty years ago, Chicago Bears head coach Mike Ditka told his players to “put a chip on your shoulder.”

The Bears went on to win the Super Bowl.

Now the same approach may spur Princeton Community softball girls, who showed prom-ise Friday and Saturday by winning two of three games to place third in the Spring Break-Out Tournament they hosted.

“From what I’ve heard, coaches in the area don’t expect a lot from us because gradua-tion took our two pitchers, Tori Muncy and Taylor Holzmeyer,” said Coach David George, whose first Princeton season last spring brought a 13-14 record highlighted by a Gibson Southern Sectional semifinal upset of longtime power Boon-ville before the next night’s loss to Gibson Southern’s state finalists.

“I think our team has a chip on the shoulder.”

Though the mound staff must be rebuilt, George is opti-mistic about a season to resume Monday when Wood Memorial visits.

“We have the ability to be better than last year,” he said. “Even in the game we lost (4-2 to North Daviess), we had nine hits. Most of our hits have been line drives.

“It also helps that this is the

second year of our program. The girls are learning the right way to play softball.”

Perhaps the most improved hitter is junior center fielder Jaelyn Dunn, who in three Break-Out Games batted 8-for-11 with four doubles and a home run. “Last year Jaelyn batted 3-for-31. That’s an .097 average,” her coach noted.

“She came to me in

November and said she wanted to start workouts. We worked one-on-one three times a week. We broke down her swing and she has become a consistent hitter.”

Dunn leads off a batting order that includes classmate Caitlin Huff, who hit her way from junior varsity to varsity last April and compiled a .353 average as designated hitter.

Now she looms as No. 1 pitcher in front of an all-new infield that finds senior Lacey Wilz-bacher, transfer from Evans-ville Central, at third base; senior Lyndsey Robinson, transfer from Evansville North, at shortstop; freshman Tori Matthews at second and junior Katie Christy at first.

“A pretty good infield. Lacey is about the best third baseman

in the area, Lyndsey is becom-ing a shortstop, and Tori has been outstanding,” their coach said.

“Katie shows promise, and Erica Hurt probably was the best catcher in the Break-Out,” George said of a senior.

Dunn was flanked last week-end by senior Taya Gibson in left field and junior Paige

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Softball Lady Trojans work for better hitting By PETE SWANSON

Sports Editor

OAKLAND CITY — Starting from 43 feet away, how well can Wood Memorial softball girls read?

The answer could determine how they fare in a season starting Monday at Princeton Community.

“I think our defense will be good, and Kenzie Tooley looks like a real good pitcher as a freshman. So we’ll be deeper on the mound,” said Coach Amy Day, starting her second season at the helm.

“We must improve our hit-ting. We’re working on reading pitches, on laying off bad pitch-es and swinging at good ones,” said Day, whose Lady Trojans seek to improve on a 3-14 record that followed a 4-18 mark in 2013.

They’ll take their lead from sophomore Brenna Maikranz, who batted a team-leading .439 while drawing seven walks and stealing five bases as a freshman center fielder. “Brenna’s fast and she gets on base a lot,” said Day, whose Lady Trojans will open the season shorthanded.

“Michaela Beach, our senior shortstop, has had mononucleo-sis and couldn’t practice until this week,” Day said.

“Michaela provides leader-ship and confidence and we hope she can play soon.

“Lizzie Helsley is sidelined by a shoulder injury suffered in cheerleading, and Megan VanSlyke-Bartley won’t return

until mid-April due to an ACL tear in soccer.”

Junior Haley Settle, Wood Memorial’s No. 1 pitcher last season, probably will play shortstop until Beach can. Settle and Tooley will share pitching duties and both are projected for time at second base.

“Kenzie throws pretty hard and has looked good in the pre-season,” her coach said. “Haley, who played travel softball last summer, has more finesse and is working on a couple more pitches.

“Maikranz, who bats and throws lefthanded, could pitch. And Kendal Briggs, another sophomore, probably will be our jayvee pitcher.”

Sophomore Lexuss Ellerbrook is projected to replace four-year catcher Morgan Powers, a .373 hitter and all-county in 2014. “Lexuss has been catching since she was little and she works hard at it,” Day said.

Sophomore and coach’s daughter Sydney Day will play third base. Senior Hope Barthel, in her first high school softball season, bids at first base. Class-mate Morgan Bailey could play various positions. Sophomore Carsen Robinson, the second baseman last season, takes her speed to right field. Freshman Emma Reel will play left field and could move to center if Mai-kranz pitches.

“Had we been able to get on the field a little more, I’d feel even better about our team,” said Day, who is assisted by Fred Reel and Brian Tooley. “Before

spring break we got on the field just three times. We hit in the

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2015 Wood Memorial softball. Front row, from left; Morgan Bailey, Michaela Beach, Hope Barthel, Megan VanSlyke-Bartley, Lizzie Heley. Second row, from left; Kenzie Tooley, Carsen Robinson, Brenna Maikranz, Sydney Day. Third row, from left; Lexus’s Ellerbroom, Haley Settle, Sabrina Hicks, Hailie Hurt. Third row, from left; Emma Reel, Amy Young, Kalyn Ingl, Kendal Briggs. Back row, from left, Coach Amy Day, Assistant Coach Fred Reel, Assistant Coach Brian Tooley. Not pictured Hanna Reising.

A new start for Titan baseballersBy PETE SWANSON

Sports Editor

FORT BRANCH -- “We’re starting over a little,” Gibson Southern baseball coach Chris May says of his eighth season.

That’s an understatement. Only senior Alex Smith and junior Mason Mockobee return as starters from last June’s Class 3A state championship game on India-napolis’ Victory Field, the first state title game in the Titans’ baseball history now starting its 41st season.

“Only three seniors, but our nine juniors are a pretty good group and so are our 11 freshmen,” May said.

“Our outfield looks pretty solid. We must throw strikes, put the ball in play, and hopefully our defense will come around.”

Smith moves from second base to shortstop after batting .409, scoring 43 runs and collecting 45 hits in impacting the 2014 Titans to a 24-8 record including a second straight sectional title. His 43 runs tie the school record set in 1994 by Indiana Mr. Baseball Allen Stunkel. His 45 hits stand third all-time, topped only by Eric Campbell’s 47 as a 2001 freshman

and Stunkel’s 46 in 1994.“Alex probably is our best infielder

and we think he’ll step up at short-stop,” said May, whose graduation losses include pitching and hitting standout Dillon “Tobe” Whitten and catcher Caleb Wagner, both now at Olney (Ill.) Central.

Senior Aaron Krueger hopes to make his mark at first base and in the outfield, while lefthanded classmate Jesse Reed could pitch, play first base and also see outfield time. “Jesse has good movement on his pitches,” said May.

Junior Logan Elpers, whom his coach calls “one of our leaders,” could pitch and see action at third base and shortstop. Junior Hunter Baehl can pitch, play third base and patrol center field. Lefthanded class-mate Sam DeLong may play left field,

and Jordan Bailey could see various duties. “Mockobee does a nice job in right field, and all our outfielders have some speed,” said May.

Junior Abe Kiesel, who “sees the field well,” looms as the catcher, where sophomore Tyler Goedde bids for play-ing time. Junior Nick Scheller will share time with Reed and Krueger at first base. Junior Jake Hess looms as the sec-ond baseman. Freshman Dimitri Dewig will back Smith, while Elpers and junior Peyton Garrison bid at third base Fresh-man Carson Elpers could see varsity time at first or third or behind the plate.

“Krueger sand Logan Elpers are hit-ting well,” said May.

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Princeton baseball is a growing programBy PETE SWANSON

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Princeton Community base-ball is a growing program.

“Thirty-one candidates came out and we kept 28, including 7 returning starters,” said Coach Jesse Simmons, starting his sev-enth season.

“We’ll play some freshman games, and we’re starting a middle school program that already has 30 seventh and eighth graders.”

Players recently saw a base-ball level to which they aspire. On March 24, Simmons’ 33rd birthday, high school and mid-dle school players traveled to Bloomington to watch Indiana University host Louisville.

Simmons considers last year’s 13-13 record “pretty impressive, considering how young we were. We lost one-game games to Gib-son Southern and Evansville Mater Dei, who both reached the state finals.

“I think our school record is 22 wins. Hopefully we can chal-lenge that.”

One setback: Simmons said junior shortstop and pitcher David Ellis, who last season batted .302 and recently made an oral commitment to accept a University of Evansville base-ball scholarship as a pitcher, “won’t pitch for four to six weeks. David injured his arm in a travel team practice in Febru-ary. He’ll start the season on the junior varsity.”

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Allen comes home to lead baseball TrojansBy PETE SWANSON

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OAKLAND CITY — Though he remains an algebra teacher at Pike Cen-tral High School, former Wood Memorial and Oakland City University pitcher Derek Allen has come home.

The 25-year-old Allen, who celebrated that birthday March 1, will make his Wood Memorial head coaching debut April 6 when the baseball Trojans debut by hosting Southridge. This after serving as Pike Central interim head coach part of the 2013 season and heading the Char-gers’ middle school program last spring.

He takes over a Wood Memorial pro-gram that went through a 2-21 season last spring.

“Our kids are energetic, hard-working and getting better,” said their new head coach, who is assisted by former Wood Memorial athlete Brayden Maikranz and former Pike Central athlete Trevor Claridge.

“I know the guys went through a long season last year, but I definitely expect our team to exceed what most people

think of us.”It’s a young team. The 18 players

include just two seniors, Axel Freuden-berg and Noah Fritts, the latter in his first high school baseball season after focusing on soccer.

“Axel will play third base, maybe catch and pitch, and he’ll hit in the middle of our batting order,” Allen said.

“Noah will play in the outfield somewhere.”

Juniors Collin Robinson, Jacob Jarboe and Jared Cox probably will do much of the pitching. “I’ve heard good things about Collin and you can tell he’s a smart pitcher. He’ll be a strike thrower.

“Jacob can pitch, catch and play first base. He could also play the outfield and he’ll hit in the middle of the order.

“Jared is solid and fundamental and does everything well. A strike-throwing machine. He’ll probably also see some first base time.”

Juniors Logan Lashbrook and Matt Reising bid for outfield time. “Matt has a pretty good bat,” said Allen.

Sophomore Seth Sales, who saw con-siderable varsity time as a freshman, is apt to play third base when Freudenberg

doesn’t. He’ll also pitch. Sophomore catcher Tucker McCrary, a lefthanded batter, impresses as “a good pull hitter.” Austin Eldridge, who also played consid-erably as a freshman, “has a pretty good bat and he’ll also pitch.” Tristan Smith and Cam Houchins bid for outfield time and the latter can also play first base.

Freshmen Walker Nurrenbern, Bailey Booker, Trent Holder and Mason Wil-liams are learning high school baseball ropes, Booker and Holder as middle infielders apt to gain junior varsity

experience.“Our pitching is coming around. We

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Gibson Southern trackmen an event ahead of ‘14By PETE SWANSON

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FORT BRANCH --Results remain to be seen, but Gibson Southern trackmen already are an event ahead as they prepare to start their season Thursday at North Posey in a triangular meet that includes Forest Park.

“We’ve got the pole vault back,” Titans Coach Ron Kahle said.

“When our track was re-done, we got a new pit and a new runway.

“Now it’s a matter of find-ing who is best for us in the vault. Morgan Rexing, John Kissel, Griffin Scheller, Bailey Neufelder and Caleb Carpenter have all shown interest.

“We’ll have a vaulter for the first time since Kyle Nixon three years ago.”

The Titans seek a fifth straight Princeton Sectional title, and they seek to regain the Gibson County title for which

the Tigers edged them last spring.

“We want to win as many duals and triangulars as we can, do well in the Indiana/Kentucky meet, and peak for the sectional,” said Kahle, who believes the Titans own depth in most areas.

Kissel returns to the sprints as a senior, and Scheller joins him after playing two years of baseball. “Griffin wants to do track to improve his quickness. He’ll probably do the 100 and 200 dashes and 400 relay,” said Kah-le, who expects Rexing, a junior, to do both sprints. Neufelder, a freshman, also bids, while class-mate John Loehr could do the 200, 400 or 800.

Teddy Rexing, a soccer stand-out, is primed for hurdles races as a senior. “Teddy has gotten a lot faster,” said Kahle, who said freshman Trey Riggs also bids in the hurdles.

Senior Tyler Kruse, who narrowly missed the school record, and a trip to the state

meet, when he ran 800 meters in slightly under 1 minute 59 seconds in last May’s Evansville Regional, bids again. “Tyler probably will do some 400s,”

said Kahle, who said junior Aaron Cochran (formerly Aaron Wilson) will run the 1,600 and 3,200 events. Junior Caleb Kifer, whom his coach calls “a

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Stronger Tiger trackmen seek advanced resultsBy PETE SWANSON

Sports Editor

Not since 2010, when Keenan Johnson advanced in the 400-meter dash a fourth straight year, have Princeton Commu-nity boys gained representation in the state track meet.

That drought could end in the postseason that’ll follow a regu-lar season to resume Thursday against visiting Boonville.

“We’ll be able to compete. We’re stronger this year, our goal is always to advance people to the state meet, and when we do it’ll be to the credit of our first man through our 46th,” Coach Bill Niederhaus said.

“That’s because 1 through 46, all our guys want to improve.”

Senior Seth Pfeil and junior Joe Wildt return as Princeton Sectional champions. “Seth has improved a lot. When he won the 400-meter dash in our open-ing meet against Washington,

a meet we ran in a drizzle and cold temperature, his time (51.90 seconds) was better than he ran at any time last season,” Nieder-haus said.

Wildt, sectional champion in the 110-meter high hurdles last May, is more diversified this sea-son. “Joe wants to try different events, so we’re putting him in

the high jump and long jump, as well as relays,” his coach said.

Perhaps the largest improve-ment will come from sophomore JaVon Wilkerson, who will

vie in the 100 and 200-meter dashes and long jump and run a 400-meter relay leg. This after a knee injury that required

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March 28 — Scrimmage at Ev. North, 1:30.March 31 — Tell City, 5:30.April 7 — at Vincennes Rivet, 5April 8 — Evansville Harrison, 5April 11 — Heritage Hills, 1April 15 — Tecumseh, 4:30April 16 — Southridge, 5:30April 18 — Princeton Invitational (includes Barr-Reeve, Clay City, North Daviess), pairings and times to be announcedApril 21 — at Jasper, 5:30April 24 — at North Posey, 5April 25 — Evansville Mater Dei, 11 a.mApril 27 — Pike Central, 5April 28 — at Mount Vernon, 5:30April 30 — Gibson Southern, 5.May 1 — at South Knox, 5May 4 — Mount Carmel, 5May 5 — at Washington, 5May 8 — South Spencer, 5May 9 — at Evansville Reitz, 1:30May 12 — at Vincennes Lincoln, 5May 13 — Boonville, 5:30May 15 — Evansville Central, 5May 16 — Loogootee Classic (includes Gibson Southern), 10 a.m., pairings to be announced)May 18 — North Daviess, 6May 19 — Wood Memorial, 5May 22 — at Evansville Bosse, 5.

SOFTBALLMarch 19 — Scrimmage vsEvansville Memorial, 5.

March 27-28 — Spring Break-Out at Princeton.April 6 — Wood Memorial, 5April 8 — at Vincennes Lincoln, 5April 9 — Mount Carmel, 5April 10 — Evansville Reitz, 5April 11 — Barr-Reeve Invitational (includes North Posey), 9 a.mApril 13 — at South Knox, 5April 15 — at Heritage Hills, 5:30April 16 — Evansville Memorial, 5April 17 — Evansville North, 5April 18 — Loogootee, 12April 21 — at Pike Central, 5April 22 — at North Posey, 5:30April 23 — Boonville, 5April 29 — at South Spencer, 5April 30 — at Evansville Mater Dei, 5.May 2 — at Castle, 1May 4 — Evansville Harrison, 5May 5 — at Mount Vernon, 5:30May 6 — at Evansville Central, 5May 8 — Jasper, 5May 11 – at Tecumseh, 5May 12 — Gibson Southern, 5May 21 — at Forest Park, 5:30.

BOYS’ and GIRLS’ TRACKMarch 19 — Washington, 4:30March 31 — South Knox, 5.April 2 — Boonville, 4:30April 7 — at Jasper, 5April 9 — Southridge and North Posey, 5April 11 — Harold Gourley Boys’ Invitational, 9 a.m

April 14 — at Mount Vernon, 5:30April 16 — Evansville North, 4:30April 20 — Princeton Community and Evans-ville Bosse at Evansville Central, 4:30April 23 — Southridge Boys’ Invitational, 5:30April 27 — at Vincennes Lincoln, 4:45April 29 — Princeton Boys’ Invitational, 5April 30 — Southridge Girls’ Invitational, 5:30May 5 — Gibson County Championships at Gibson Southern, 4:30May 7 — Mount Carmel, 5May 12 — Big Eight Conference Girls’ Cham-pionships at Princeton, 5May 14 — Big Eight Conference Boys’ Cham-pionships at Princeton, 5May 19 — Princeton Girls’ Sectional, 5May 21 — Princeton Boys’ Sectional, 5.

GIRLS’ TENNISApril 1 — at Tecumseh, 4:30April 7 — at Evansville Mater Dei, 4:30April 9 — Pike Central, 4:30April 10 — at Evansville North, 4:45April 13 — at South Knox, 4April 14 — at South Spencer, 5:30April 15 —Southridge, 4:30April 16 — at Gibson Southern, 4April 20 — Evansville Reitz, 4:30April 22 — at Mount Vernon, 5April 23 — Washington, 4:45April 27 — at Evansville Day, 4:30April 30 — at Vincennes Lincoln, 4.May 5 — Boonville, 4:30May 6 — at Evansville Bosse, 4:15May 7 — at Jasper, 4:45

May 9 — Linton-Stockton, 9 a.mMay 12 — Washington Catholic, 4:30May 14 — Wood Memorial, 4:30May 15 — at Barr-Reeve, 4;30May 18 — Evansville Harrison, 4:30.

BOYS’ GOLFApril 7 — at Pike Central, 4:30April 11 — Vincennes Lincoln Invitational, Country Club of Old Vincennes, 12April 14 — at Vincennes Rivet, 4April 16 — Princeton Community and Gib-son Southern at Heritage Hills, Christmas Lake Golf Club, 4April 20 — at Evansville North, Eagle Valley Golf Course, 4April 22 — Mount Vernon, 4:30April 25 — Warrick County Invitational at Boonville Country Club, 9 a.mApril 27 — N. Knox and Wash. Catholic, 4April 28 — Evansville Day, 4:30.May 5 — Gibson Southern and Vincennes Lincoln, 4:30May 8 — Princeton and N. Posey at S. Knox, 4:30May 12 — at Wood Memorial, Oakland City Golf Course, 4;30May 13 — Boonville and Tell City, 4:45May 16 — Big Eight Conference Champion-ships at Christmas Lake, 12May 19 — Princeton Community and South-ridge at Northeast Dubois, 4:30May 26 — Tecumseh, 4:30May 30 — Washington Invitational at Country Oaks, 7 a.m.June 3 — Gibson County Championships at Cambridge, 1

Numbers increase for Wood track boysBy PETE SWANSON

Sports Editor

OAKLAND CITY -- Wood Memorial trackmen will be seen much more this season.

“Eighteen boys are out for track. I think we ended last year with 10,” said Coach Larry Altstadt, starting his sec-ond season.

“We’ll have a lot more depth. We didn’t always compete in the 3,200-meter relay last year, but we should be able to do that this year.”

Altstadt also said:“I think we’ll be twice as good this

year. Now we have juniors and sopho-mores. Last year these kids were sopho-mores and freshmen.”

The Trojans, who are seniorless, fig-ure to be led by junior Torry Brown, who could contend for state meet status in the long jump. As a 2013 freshman, Brown placed second in the Princeton Sectional by clearing 20 feet 78 1/2 inches, and finished seventh in the Evansville Regional at 20-0 1/4. Last May he placed third in the sectional by clear-ing 19-11 1/2, and sixth at regional where

he reached 20-7 3/4. Of the six ahead of him in last year’s regional, four were seniors and one a sophomore.

“Torry was bothered by a knee prob-lem last spring and didn’t jump as far as he wanted,” Altstadt said. “His knee was fine all through basketball this win-ter. He also experimented with a hitch-and-kick style in the long jump last year, but he dropped that and returned to his regular form.

“He should get 21 feet this year. He has been close to that in the past. It won’t surprise me if he gets close to 22 feet.”

Brown likely will also run the 100 and 200-meter dashes and may anchor the 400-meter relay team. His classmates include Blayne VanMeter, apt to do the 800 and 400-meter runs and also a 3,200-meter relay leg. VanMeter could also return to the 1,600 he ran a year ago.

Juniors Gage Collins, Edd Matlock

and Louis Hoover, the latter in his first Wood Memorial track season after trans-ferring from Gibson Southern last sum-mer, figure in the shot put and discus. So do sophomores Austin Allen, Jacob Askren, Quinten Might and Jesse Pond.

Sophomore Tristan Vickers can sprint and may also do the 400 and 800 races. Same with classmate Spencer Vickers, who can also high jump. Sophomore Jordan Stamper can sprint, while sopho-more Dalton Coburn and freshman Eli Schenks show promise in the 800 and longer races.

Sophomore Justin Jones returns to the 110-meter high hurdles and 300 inter-mediate hurdles after doing both in the 2014 sectional. Freshman Ethan Phillips also hurdles. Sophomore Austin Powell, who ran the 400 at sectional a year ago, will sprint, while freshman Jake Price is working in middle-distance and distance events.


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2015 Wood Memorial boys track. First row, from left; Edd Matlock, Eli Schenks, Juston Jones, Austin Powell, Austin Allen. Second row, from left; Tristan Vickers, Jordan Stamper, Louis Hoover, Torry Brown, Jesse Pont. Third row, from left, Spencer Vickers, Ethan Phillips, Quinten Might, Jake Price, Jacob Askren. Back row, from left; Manager MacKenzie Loveless, Coach Larry Alstadt and Katlyn Sides.

One mishap spurs Lady Titans’ MilheiserBy PETE SWANSON

Sports Editor

FORT BRANCH -- Though they swept Gibson County, Pocket Athletic Confer-ence and Princeton Sectional titles last May for the second straight year, not all memories are happy among Gibson Southern track girls as they near Thurs-day’s season opener at North Posey in a triangular meet including Forest Park.

“I think Jordyn Milheiser has kind of a chip on her shoulder,” Lady Titans Coach Jeremy Aydt said of the senior who reached the state meet in the 300-meter hurdles as a freshman and sophomore, gut not last May because she hit a hurdle on the south curve and fell to the track in the Evansville Central Regional.

“Now she’s working harder to get back to state, and I think she’ll have a good year.”

Milheiser, who has signed to run track at Louisville-based Bellarmine of the Great Lakes Athletic Conference that includes Southern Indiana, may branch out to other events this spring.

“Jordyn may do the pentathlon and heptathlon in college, so we’ll put her in different events,” Aydt said.

“Last year we took her out of the 100-meter hurdles and put her in the 100-meter dash. She may do that again and also the 200. She may long jump again and maybe high jump. She could run the 400-meter relay and her usual 1,.600 relay leg.”

Distance runner Allyson Schneider and thrower Makayla Jordan also return to the senior nucleus. “Allyson is work-ing hard. She can run the 800, 1,600 or 3,200 and the 3,200 relay,” Aydt said.

“Makayla gained state meet experi-ence in the shot put last season when she broke Kasey Kahle’s school record. She’ll do shot put and discus again. She’d like to get over 40 feet in the shot to break her own school record, and she’d like to get opportunity to throw in college.”

Kylie Hasenour returns after qualify-ing for state in the 800 as a sophomore. “Kylie will do the 800 and 1,600, and probably the 3,200 and 1,600 relays,” Aydt said.

Basketball standout Maddie Raley again takes aim at the Lady Titans’ 400 dash record. “Maddie has been a few tenths of a second away,” Aydt noted. “She’ll also high jump and do the 1,600 relay.”

Throwers Chynnia Farrar and Mor-gan Will return to the senior nucleus. So does sprinter and long jumper Abby White. Maria Willinger, sister of former Titan trackman Matthew Willinger, is doing the sport a first time. and learning what events are her best.

Junior and cross country standout Maisie Lay will run the 400 and longer events. Classmate Jenna Ottman, recov-ered from a knee injury that required surgery a year ago, may sprint or do other events.

Aydt said sophomore Kendall Single-ton, beset last season by shin splints, “has worked hard to get healthy. Kendall could sprint, hurdle or high jump.”

Sophomore Sammi Bittner, who replaced Milheiser in the regional 1,600 relay race last May after the latter’s inju-ry, could do hurdles. Freshman Grace Bammer could run sprints or the 400 or do hurdles.

“We want to put ourselves in position to repeat our championships,” Aydt said.

“Kylie and Makayla want to get back to state. Jordyn wants to get back there and medal as a senior, and Beth Reid’s school records in both hurdles aren’t far from her mind.”


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The 2015 Gibson Southern girls track team. Front row, from left; Paije Raley, Allyson Schneider, Maria Willinger, Kallie Chandler, Kylie Hasenour, Holly Bittner, Kendall Jacobs, Abby White, Jenna Ottman, Maddie Raley, Maisie Lay, Jordyn Milheiser, Samantha Bittner. Middle row, from left; Brooke Jordan, Lauren Ziliak, Natalie Cox, Morganne Reeder, Cheyenne Fauquher, Mya Jaquami, Emily Deal, Jesika Mahoney, Rachel Weiss, Callen Ambrose, Megan Merchant, Kendall Singleton, Diana Jones. Back row, from left; Emily Scott, Kate Ziliak, Chynnia Farrar, Makayla Jordan, Alyssa Bright, Morgan Will, Maty Evans, Elizabeth Nichols, Allison Hamilton, Grace Bammer. Not pictured: Lauren Melchior & Emily Morales


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BASEBALLApril 6 — Southridge, 5April 9 — Pike Central, 4:30April 11 — at Barr-Reeve, 11 a.mApril 13 — at Washington, 5April 14 — at Gibson Southern, 5April 15 — at South Knox, 5

April 16 — at Tecumseh, 5April 18 — Evansville Bosse Invitational, time to be announcedApril 21 — at Loogootee, 5April 23 — at Northeast Dubois, 5April 24 — at North Daviess, 5April 25 — at Vincennes Rivet, 11 a.mApril 27 — Shoals, 5April 28 — South Spencer, 5April 30 — at Heritage Hills, 5.May 1 — at Perry Central, 5:30May 4 — Forest Park, 5May 5 — North Posey, 5May 7 — at North Knox, 5May 11 — Washington Catholic, 5:30May 12 — Boonville, 5May 18 — at Cannelton, 5:30May 19 — at Princeton Community, 5May 21 — at Mount Vernon, 5:30.

SOFTBALLApril 6 — at Princeton Community, 5April 7 — Tecumseh, 5April 8 — Evansville North, 5April 13 — at Heritage Hills, 5

April 15 — at Tell City, 5:30 April 18 — Mount Vernon, 6April 20 — at Barr-Reeve, 5April 21 — at Jasper, 5April 22 — White River Valley, 5April 23 — at Pike Central, 5April 24 — Loogootee, 5April 27 — Washington, 5April 28 — at Forest Park, 5April 29 — at Shoals, 5April 30 — Northeast Dubois, 5.May 5 – Gibson Southern, 5May 6 — South Knox, 5May 7 — Southridge, 5May 9 — Wood Memorial Invitational, times to be announcedMay 11 — Evansville Bosse, 5May 12 — at Perry Central, 5:30May 15 – North Posey, 5May 18 — Cannelton, 5:30May 19 —at Boonville, 5May 20 — at Vincennes Lincoln, 5May 21 — South Knox, 5May 22 — at South Spencer, 5.

BOYS’ and GIRLS’ TRACKApril 7 — South Spencer, 5April 9 — Wood Memorial and Heritage Hills at Perry Central, 5April 11 — Harold Gourley Boys’ Invitational at Princeton Community, 5April 14 — Wood Memorial and Loogootee

at Forest Park, 5April 16 — Wood Memorial, North Posey and Evansville Central at Gibson Southern, 5April 20 — Wood Memorial and Pike Central at South Spencer, 5April 23 — Southridge Boys’ Invitational, 5:30; Pike Central Girls’ Invitational, time to be announcedApril 25 — Sullivan Invitational, 9 a.mApril 27 — at Tecumseh, 5April 29 — Princeton Community Boys’ Invi-tational, 5April 30 — Southridge Girls’ Invitational, 5:30.May 6 — Gibson County Boys’ and Girls’ Championships at Gibson Southern, 5May 11 — Wood Memorial and North Posey at Pike Central, 5May 12 — Blue Chip Conference Girls’ Championships, site and time to be announcedMay 14 — Blue Chip Conference Boys’ Championships, site and time to be announced.

GIRLS’ TENNISApril 6 — North Daviess, 4:45April 9 — Evansville Bosse, 4April 15 — at Washington Catholic, 4:30April 16 — Tecumseh, 4:30April 21 — at Loogootee, 4:30April 22 — at Vincennes Rivet, 4:30April 23 — at Barr-Reeve, 4:30April 25 — Mount Vernon Invitational, time to be announced

April 27 — Southridge, 4:30April 28 — Vincennes Lincoln, 6 April 29 — South Knox, 4:30.May 5 — Gibson Southern, 4:30May 6 — Pike Central, 4:30May 11 — North Posey, 4:30May 14 — at Princeton Community, 4:30May 16 — Tecumseh Invitational, 9 a.mMay 18 — at Northeast Dubois, 4:30.

BOYS’ GOLFApril 14 — Gibson Southern, 4:30April 15 — at Vincennes Lincoln, 4:30April 20 — at Evansville Bosse, 4:30April 23 — at Forest Park, 4:30April 27 — at Tecumseh, 4:30 April 29 — at South Spencer, 4:30.May 1 — at North Posey, 4:30May 4 – Pike Central, 4:30May 7 — Washington Catholic, 4:30May 11 — Heritage Hills, 4:30May 12 — Princeton Community, 4:30May 18 — Tecumseh and South Spencer, 4:30May 19 — Vincennes Lincoln, 4:30May 21 — Southridge, 4:30May 26 — Evansville Signature, 4:30May 28 — at Northeast Dubois, 4:30.June 3 — Gibson County Championships at Cambridge Golf Club, 1.

Wood Memorial spring sports schedules

Wood Memorial track girls eye state-mentsBy PETE SWANSON

Sports Editor

OAKLAND CITY — What a difference from two years ago for Wood Memorial track girls.

“My first year here we had nine girls out for track. Last year we had 17 of 18. This year 20,” said Coach Cherrie Davis Harris, whose Lady Trojans will join the boys in hosting South Spencer in next Tuesday’s season opener.

“I think our girls have talked with other girls about doing track,” said Har-ris, whose roster includes three school record-breakers.

Senior Rachel Wilkins, to seek a third straight state finals berth in the 1,600-meter run, repeated as Blue Chip Conference champion last May, won Princeton’s sectional title, and placed third in Evansville’s regional by running a school-record 5 minutes 21.26 seconds.

Sophomore Chloe Bartley, after win-ning the Blue Chip 400-meter dash, won the sectional in exactly one minute to break the school record held by aunt Shaleen Bartley Ayers.

Kenzie Ayers, who advanced to region-al by placing second in the sectional 800 in 2 minutes 30.05 seconds, joined Bart-ley, Sydney Nurrenbern and then senior Darian Parke in winning the sectional’s 1,600-meter relay in 4 minutes 16.14 sec-onds. As a team the Lady Trojans placed fourth in the 12-team sectional in which then freshman Ashlyn Morgan placed second in the 200 dash and fourth in the 400.

“We’re really excited about this sea-son. We not only return good athletes, we have some good newcomers. We’d like to lower our times and get some girls past regional,” Harris said.

Wilkins, leader of Wood Memorial’s first cross country team in over a decade, “may also do the 3,200-meter run a few times,” said Harris, who sees her in the 1,600 and 3,200 relays plus her usual 1,600.

“We’ll run Bartley not only in the 400, but also in the 100 since Chloe has speed in that event,” her coach said.

Harris said Morgan will run the 3,200 this spring, while Bartley may get friend-ly competition in the 400. “Haley Gasque, a sophomore who transferred from Hen-derson County, Ky., ran in Kentucky’s middle school state meet,” her new coach

said.Sophomore Morgan Loveless will do

the 100 and 200 dashes, where she’ll be joined by freshmen Kaleigh Ferguson and Abby Passwaiter. Track newcomer Baylee Hollander, the team’s only senior besides Wilkins, will do the 800 along with Ayers and two sophomores, Kylie Head and Taylor Pflug. Makayla Stocker, Marina Current and Betsy Howes will join Wilkins in the 1,600, while Veronica Bittner, Cassidy Saulmon and Hailee Corsentino will run the 3,200.

Loveless, Gasque and sophomore Alex-is Passwaiter, sister of Abby, will hurdle. Freshman Lexi Lashbrook, who last spring broke the Wood Memorial Junior High high jump record, will join Bartley in that event. Morgan and Ferguson will long jump, while Jordan Blemker and Head will do the shot put.

“Besides getting girls past regional, we want to keep working our way up in the Blue Chip,” said Harris, whose Lady Tro-jans rose one notch last year to fourth place.


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2015 Wood Memorial girls track. Front row, from left; Coach Cherrie Harris, Jordan Blemker, Kaleigh Ferguson, Alexis Pass-waiter, Haley Gasque, Marina Current. Secons row, from left; Chloe Bartley, Cassidy Saulmon, Rachel Wilkins, Taylor Pflug, Makayla Stocker, Kenzie Ayers. Third row, from left; Morgan Loveless, Kylie Head, Baylee Hollander, Lexi Lashbrool, Veronoca Bittner. Fourth row, from left; Manager Cassidy McIntosh, Hailee Corsentino, Ashlyn Morgan, Abby Passwaiter, and Manager Emily Simpson.

Princeton track girls are a work in progressBy PETE SWANSON

Sports Editor

The approach is basic, work-manlike, for Princeton Commu-nity track girls in the rebuilding season scheduled to resume Thursday when Boonville visits.

“We’re a work in progress and I just want to see effort,” said Coach Debbie Ridgely, who for three decades has worked patiently and uncomplainingly with her student-athletes.

“Since we have a lot of new girls, a lot of freshmen and sophomores, we’ll try to find out in the first two or three meets who should be in what events.”

Ridgely likes the leadership provided by senior Brianna Gar-rett. “After having a very good cross country season, Brianna worked all winter to stay con-ditioned and she’s in her best shape ever,” her coach said.

“She has been accepted at Indiana State and we’re in

contact with the university’s cross country coach about the possibility of Brianna being able to join the team as a walk-on.”

Garrett won the 300-meter hurdles and placed second in the high jump in the March 19 season-opening meet vs. Wash-ington. “Brianna has jumped over 15 feet in practice,” said Ridgely, who said Garrett also will run a 1,600-meter relay leg.

Sophomore Jessica Mata won the 1,600 and 3,200-meter races against Washington; in between, senior Kiersten Brittingham won the 800-meter run in resumption of a distance career in which she reached the cross country semistate. Classmate Makayla Hensley returns to the shot put and discus, events she won against Washington, and is joined by classmate Dominique Dickerson. Sophomore Maci Medcalf joins Garrett in the hurdles, while freshman Shelby

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Back row from left to right: Lexus Brittingham, Sydney Young, Ashlyn Anthis, Kylee Hale, Kiana Schumacher, Aleni Brewer, Morgan LankfordMiddle row from left to right: Jessica Mata, Maci Medcalf, Xavia Skelton, Brianna Davenport, Katie Embree, Mara SchearerFront row from left to right: Kiersten Brittingham, Brianna Garrett, Dominique Dickerson, Makayla HensleyNot pictured: Ann Krause and Shelby Meade

Gibson Southern tennis girls must fill voidsBy PETE SWANSON

Sports Editor

FORT BRANCH -- Gibson Southern tennis girls must overcome more than gradu-ation good-byes to win a fifth straight Pocket Athletic Confer-ence championship and sixth straight team sectional title.

Not only did No. 2 singles player Taryn Goedde and No. 3 singles player Lexi Elpers grad-uate last May, the Lady Titans will compete without current seniors and 2014 doubles part-ners Lauren Stuckey and Mad-dy Priar in a season opening Thursday at Vincennes Rivet.

“Lauren and Maddy are doing internships to learn future job requirements in the fields they want to enter,” said Coach Kyle DeBord, former Princeton Community athlete starting his eighth season as Lady Titans tennis coach.

“Their classes in that pro-gram go until 6 o’clock, so

they’re not playing tennis this season. We are glad that they’re getting an education in the field that each of them wants to pursue.”

The Lady Titans do have a familiar leader as senior Haley Decker returns for her third season at No. 1 singles. “Haley has improved a lot since last year. She has gotten stronger and she’s hitting the ball a lot harder. She’s also hitting at good angles,” DeBord said.

Decker gets frequent challeng-es in practice from sophomore Camille Greenwell. “Camille could again challenge Haley for No. 1, but she’ll start the season at No. 2 singles,” DeBord said.

“Camille brings pure fire to the court. She’s very good at getting to the net and finishing points.”

Freshman Rachel Jones likely will open the season at No. 3 sin-gles. “Very consistent with her ground strokes,” DeBord said.

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2015 Gibson Southern girls tennis. Front row, from left; Hannah Reinbrecht, Jackie Goedde, Cecilia Hall, Taylor Kiesel, Haley Decker, Synda Simmers, Rachel Jones, Camille Greenwell, Arielle Graper. Middle row, from left; Julia Angermeier, Alleyna Goedde, Shelby Braselton, Kate Sorg, Katie Scott, Hayley Doty, Kenzie Whitten, Isabel Greubel, Kaylee Schmitt. Back row, from left; Head Coach Kyle DeBord, Manager Tyler Clark, Manager Elliott Crow, Kalissa Bittner, Adrianna Mann, Lauren Taylor, Sami Purcell, Assistant Coach Matt Grabbe.

Lady Tiger tennis structure stays the sameBy PETE SWANSON

Sports Editor

Players come and go, but the structure stays in Princeton Community tennis as Coach Matt Moade begins his 24th sea-son with the Lady Tigers.

“We don’t make a lot of changes from year to year. We teach kids to play the game the right way, respect the game, represent school and community,” said Moade, whose Lady Tigers were sched-uled to debut Wednesday at potential sectional foe Tecumseh.

Seniors Michelle Ortiz and Meghan Bock and Emily Jones return from the lineup that produced a 15-5 record last season, which closed with a 4-1 Princ-eton Team Sectional semifinal loss to sectional champion Gibson Southern. Senior Keela Jones returns to tennis after a year away.

The Lady Tigers must step up to replace graduated No. 1 singles player Emily Pedigo, whose 15-6 record included advancement from team sectional to sin-gles sectional and then to singles region-al play at Bedford-North Lawrence.

“Ortiz probably will start out at No. 1 singles this year,” Moade said. “Michelle has three years of varsity experience, including last season at No. 2 singles.

“Bock played mostly doubles last sea-son, but Meghan also has three years’ varsity experience and could play singles this year.

“You could also see Meghan and Keela in doubles. We’ll mix up the lineup a little as we go along.”

Emily Jones, no relation to Keela, could play singles or join sophomore Keaton Whetstone in doubles.

“Rylee Page is a first-year tennis play-er as a senior. A nice athlete and good addition to our team. She’ll probably play doubles,”said Moade, who said the seventh position in the varsity lineup is “up for grabs. Seven or eight girls could figure in that competition.

“We’ll be very young at that spot.” Seventeen girls comprise the roster of

a team that will visit Evansville Mater Dei come Tuesday and make its home debut April 9 against Pike Central.

“We need another week,” Moade said as the Lady Tigers returned from spring break. “Our girls will play hard.

“We never set goals. Just give me your best effort.”



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Improvement the focus for the Wood tennis girlsBy PETE SWANSON

Sports Editor

OAKLAND CITY — A building time for Wood Memorial tennis girls as they prep for a season to start Monday vs. vis-iting North Daviess.

“We’ll be very young. Of our 12 girls, only three played on the varsity last year,” said Coach Dan Bolin, in the sec-ond season of his second stint as Lady Trojans coach, the first stint including four straight team sectional champion-ships from 2006 through 2009.

“We just want to improve through the season and be competitive at sectional.”

Senior Madison Shoultz, who played No. 2 singles a year ago, when Wood Memorial edged Tecumseh 3-2 in the Princeton Team Sectional opener before losing to repeat champion Gibson South-ern, is tabbed for No. 1 singles this sea-son. “Madison isn’t a big hitter, but she does a lot of things and she moves well enough,” said Bolin.

Sophomores Katie Thacker and Bailey Perkins, who teamed at No. 2 doubles

this season, are preparing for new roles.”They’ll probably play singles this year,” said Bolin, who said weather lim-ited the team to five days’ practice before last week’s spring break.

“Katie played a couple singles matches last year. She has some finesse. Bailey is new to singles, but she hits pretty hard and has a good serve.”

Junior Katie Howard and sophomore Makenzie Adams could team in doubles. Two freshmen, Cori Pflug and Kennedy Wilkerson, “have a pretty good chance of playing doubles.”

Sophomores Taylor Andis and Mikayla Steiner have taken up tennis for the first time. Charlotte Knoll, Brandy Fahrner and Kendal Maikranz complete the team. Most or all of them will gain experience in junior varsity matches.

“I think we can get a varsity doubles team that will get four or five wins,” said Bolin, whose 2014 Lady Trojans closed with a 6-14 record, sectional included.

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2015 Wood Memorial girls tennis. Front row, from left; Cori Pflug, Kennedy Wilker-son, Taylor Andis. Middle row, from left; Charlotte Knoll, Kendal Maikranz, Madison Schoultz, Katie Thacker. Back row, from left; Makenzie Adams, Mikayla Steiner, Katie Howard, Bailey Perkins. Not pictured, Brandy Fahrner.

13 an encouraging number for Princeton golfBy PETE SWANSON

Sports Editor

Thirteen used to be con-sidered an unlucky number. But that’s no so for Princeton Community golf boys as they prep for a season to start next Tuesday vs. Pike Central on the Prides Creek Park course.

“We have 13 players out for golf. That’s the most in my seven years and it’s exciting.” said Coach Ben Kahle, whose Tigers closed their 2014 schedule by placing fifth, one notch behind Gibson Southern and two away from a regional berth, in the sectional on the Country Club of Old Vincennes.

It’s a rebuilding season since junior Jacob Koberstein is the only returning starter, the only Tiger who played in the sectional.

“Jacob played No. 4 for us last year and he played well in the Warrick Invitational. I expect him to be our leader,” Kahle said.

“I expect Jacob to hit well. He’s working on his short game.”

Junior James White, sopho-mores Ethan Flaningam and Eli Sokeland and senior Noah Wells bid for the varsity lineup after playing for the jayvees last season.

“James never played golf till he was a freshman, but he has turned into a pretty good play-er,” Kahle said. “He’s one of our better players around the green.

“Ethan has a lot of ability but must work on his consistency. He’s not a long hitter, but he keeps the ball pretty close to the middle of the green. He’s work-ing on his putting.

“Eli keeps the ball in play and doesn’t make silly mistakes. He never played golf till last year, but he can earn a place in our lineup.

“Noah could become one of our better players. We want him to have a little more sense of urgency.”

Sophomore Joe Butts bids for

the Princeton lineup after play-ing for Wood Memorial last year. “I think he’ll become one of our better players,” Kahle said. Joe’s a little more seasoned and a lit-tle more polished than the other guys. He hits long and straight.”

Eric Flaningam, Ethan’s fresh-man brother, “has lots of natural ability and is close to making a

breakthrough.” So could sopho-more E.J. Wilder, brother of for-mer quarterback and basketball starter Colton Wilder. “Another first-year golfer with some natural ability,” Kahle said. “E.J. played in summer, decided to come out, and he’ll challenge for varsity status.”

Senior Justin Grimm hopes

to contend for the lineup in late-season. Three more seniors -- football quarterback Dillon Deckard, basketball player Jacob Hughen and Dakota Hunt -- are first-time golfers on a roster including freshman Drew Willis, Princeton’s smallest wrestler the past season. “Smart kid,” Kahle said of Willis.


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Titan golfers eye PAC title and trip to regionalBy PETE SWANSON

Sports Editor

FORT BRANCH — Optimism prevails as Gibson Southern golf boys prepare for a season to start next Tuesday against Boonville on the Boonville Country Club course.

“I think we have a good shot to advance to regional,” said sec-ond-year head coach Lynn Car-penter, whose 2014 Titans placed fourth in the sectional at the Country Club of Old Vincennes, 16 shots away from the third and final team ticket to regional.

“I also think we can win the Pocket Athletic Conference championship.”

Nineteen players reported when preseason practice began, but not all could be kept. “We have to cut down to 12, includ-ing jayvees,” Carpenter said.

“The people running the courses make you cut to 12 because they’re so busy. Most teams have from 7 to 11 players.”

The Titans figure to be led by junior Nick Virden, who as a sophomore advanced individu-ally to the Washington Regional on the Country Oaks course. “I think Nick has cut his average by three strokes,” Carpenter said.

“He worked at his game all winter, including taking profes-sional lessons from Jim Ham-ilton in Evansville. That has helped his swing.”

Senior Shane Murphy loomed as No. 2 before the qualifying tournament that brought the cut to 12. “Shane also worked hard at golf this winter. We have a driving net at school and play-ers can hit there before classes start,” Carpenter said.

:”His irons have gotten better.”

Senior Donovan Hall figures to complete the top three. “He has really improved his short game,” the coach said. Like Murphy, Hall is working on his fourth varsity golf letter.

Juniors Jacob Gritton and

Caleb Ziliak and sophomore Jacob Murphy, brother of Shane, are in close competition for the fourth and fifth berths in the season-opening lineup. “They’ve been shooting about the same scores in practice and all have improved with experi-ence. It’ll be a tossup among the three of them,” Carpenter said.

Mason Stoll, Dylan Stefanich and Jayden Gritton, brother of Jacob, comprise “a good fresh-man group. We’ll have a reserve team and four reserve matches,” the coach said.

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Wood Memorial golfers concentrating on the basicsBy PETE SWANSON

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OAKLAND CITY — It’s about basics for Wood Memorial golf boys as they prepare for a sea-son to start April 14 vs. Gibson Southern on the Oakland City Golf Course.

“Instead of just playing golf, we’ve been working on hitting irons, chipping and putting. doing the basics that must be learned,” said Coach Jeff Tooley, who coached the soft-ball Lady Titans in 2013 before undergoing hip replacement surgery.

As boys’ golf coach, Tooley replaces Aaron Hohl, who resigned after last season when he accepted a teaching job in Jasper, his boyhood home. “Steve Kilian (athletic director) called me last fall to ask if I’d be interested in coaching golf,” Tooley said.

“Until the hip replacement, I wasn’t getting around too well.

But the surgery made a big dif-ference. Now I’m fine.”

Tooley, who spent spring break week vacationing and playing golf with Kilian in Biloxi, Miss., is working with 11 golfers. Dalton Cochrane is the only senior. Cochrane, juniors Chase Gray and Tyler Bottoms and Corbin Creedon and sophomore Jeremy Buck typically comprised the lineup last spring.

Sophomores Dillion McGuinn, Corbin Richeson, Stryder Ricketts, Nate McDow-ell and Kaleb Head are part of an 11-man team that includes freshman Wyatt Hunt.

“Buck probably hits the ball the farthest,” Tooley said. “But we’re still learning the kids because, in coming off spring break week, we’ve only been on the course three times. Bot-toms and Creedon were gone last week to a physics contest in Chicago.

“We want the kids to learn the game and how it’s played,

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Tooley is assisted by former Wood Memorial and current Oakland City University golfer Alex Manion. “Alex underwent

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Softball TigersContinued from page 4

Auberry in right. Junior Samantha Hyneman can play several positions, including first base.

Huff, who can also play first base, pitched four shutout innings in beating Benton Cen-tral and two perfect innings in saving the 12-10 third-place win over Corydon Central. ‘Caitlin is our hardest thrower and she can be wildly effective,” George

said. “Hitters don’t know where the ball is going because we don’t either.”

Freshman Kaci Goforth and junior Makenzie Fidler will see occasional pitching duty and so could Robinson. When Huff relieves, her fastball is speed that opposing hitters haven’t seen in early innings.

George noted that Benton Central, beaten 11-0 in 4 1/2 innings by the Lady Tigers,

went eight innings before losing 6-5 to the North Daviess team that reached the Break-Out championship game. Evans-ville Memorial, which also reached the final by rallying to beat Corydon Central in eight innings, was the scrimmage foe on March 19 when score wasn’t kept but the Lady Tigers felt they got the better of play. All the more reason for optimism.

Baseball TigersContinued from page 7

mechanics,” said Simmons.Junior Lane Rumple,

besides starting at first base, will open the season as No. 1 pitcher. “Lane has the want-to,” his coach said.

Classmate Grant Holder, besides playing various infield positions, will also pitch. “At 6-foot-6, Grant reminds me of his brother Alex,” Simmons said of a 6-6 righthander now pitching for the University of Southern Indiana as a junior.

“A few years ago, Alex didn’t want to pitch. Now you can’t get the ball out of his hands. Hopefully Grant will get that mindset. He doesn’t have a breaking ball yet, but we’re working on that.”

Juniors Nathan Watkins, Shawn Gibson and Cordell Gooch are apt to see mound duty. So could classmate Trent Shafer and sophomore Brogan Reneer while Ellis rebuilds arm strength.

Junior Nathan Stuckey returns as catcher. Senior Brady Russell, who can play various positions, will catch when Stuckey needs a breath-er. So can freshman Trevor Boyle. “Nathan will bat third, fourth or fifth,” Simmons said “Trevor swings the bat well and can also play third base.”

Watkins will play second base and shortstop. Gooch will play third base and can play first when Rumple pitches. Jaylan Hyneman, who “swings the bat well as a sophomore,” can also play first. Holder can play first, sec-ond and perhaps third. Reneer can play second.

Simmons considers Gibson, to patrol center field, “one of the better outfielders we’ve had recently.” Senior Nathan Beasley, Rode and Shafer also figure in the outfield for a team that Simmons believes “definitely can contend in the sectional.”

Track TitansContinued from page 9

“Blake Dillon became our best 400 runner as a fresh-man last year,: said Kahle, who expects freshmen Mason Bittner, Shane Harper, Deven Pohl and perhaps Ben Daven-port, and sophomore Cameron Crawford to bid in middle dis-tance and distance races. Junior and wrestling standout Logan Dilbeck is in track a first time and working to find his best

events.Carpenter will high jump,

and junior Travis Ziegler hopes to return to that event when he receives medical release to resume an athletic career inter-rupted by injury in football.

Junior Jacob Sparks is apt to lead the Titans in the shot put and discus, events where cur-rent Purdue freshman football player Wade Fisher led the team in 2014. Junior Dustin Clem

and the freshman trio of Devin Mills, Devon Montgomery and Zach Nurrenbern also bid, as does senior and track newcom-er Nick Bengert. “Nick wants to throw. He’s strong and quick and working hard,” said Kahle.

“Hard to say how good we’ll be,” said Kahle. “We’re young, but we have a good bunch of older kids and we have people in every event.”


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surgery kept him off the track last spring. “JaVon can do a lot of things,” Niederhaus said. “If he fig-ures out what he can be really good at, no telling what he can do.”

Wildt, besides becoming sectional champion in the 110 high hurdles, placed second in the 300 intermedi-ate hurdles. Sophomore Joe Bichler, who rushed over 1,000 yards last football season, provides depth in the hurdles on days Wildt focuses on other events. So do Jacob Spore and Hayden Hunt. Junior Brit Stevens and sophomore Khalil Wilkerson lend depth in the sprints.

Freshman Justin Niederhaus, a middle school standout in track and cross country, bids to make his mark in distance events ranging from the half-mile (800-meter run) to the two-mile (3,200 meters). Senior brother Nate Niederhaus, junior Phil Dzien-ciol and freshman Lee Friedman pro-vide depth in those events, including the mile (1,600-meter run).

Sophomore Marquise Bonaparte, who steadily improved through his

freshman season, bids for regular duty in the long jump and high jump. Freshman Chase Wilson, a semistate qualifier in wrestling, shows high jump promise. Sophomore Nathan Sandusky and junior Isaac Key pole vault, while senior Dalton Jones and junior Brady Schupp bid in the throws.

Bichler, Stevens, Khalil Wllkerson and Wilson could rotate as JaVon Wilkerson partners in the 400 relay. Junior Chris Cowan joined Dzienciol and Wildt ahead of Pfeil in the 1,600 relay in the season-opening win over Washington. Junior Roman Wagner can contribute in the 1,600 relay, soph-omore Desi Walker in the 3,200 relay.

The Tigers expect to contend for team honors in the sectional in which they finished third, 8 1/2 points behind Gibson Southern and 6 1/2 behind South Knox, last May, when they thought they just might have been headed for a team title after winning the 1,600 relay. But late results in a couple other events forced them to wait a year to reach that level.

Track Lady TigersContinued from page 16

Meade will run the 100 and 200-meter dashes and a 1,600 relay leg.

The Lady Tigers gained a boost the third week of March when freshman Ashlynn

Anthis, sister of graduated sprinter and pole vaulter Taylor Anthis, decided to run track. The hope is that class-mate Aleni Brewer, beset by a knee problem, can receive clearance to join the team and

lend depth in the long jump and sprints. Their addition may enable the Princetons to put together a 400-meter relay team, something that for lack of numbers they couldn’t do against Washington.

Tennis Lady TitansContinued from page 17

She keeps the ball in play and doesn’t make a lot of mistakes.”

Freshman Shelby Brasel-ton challenges for a spot in the singles lineup. “Shelby hits the ball hard, and in time she’ll learn to control where the ball goes,” her coach said.

Senior Taylor Kiesel, sister of former Lady Titan and current elementary school coach Alyssa “Peanut” Kie-sel, returns to No. 1 doubles along with sophomore and 2014 partner Katie Scott.

“Taylor is in top-notch form and dominating doubles matches in practice,” DeBord said. “She’s ferocious at the net and hits the ball hard.

“Katie is a very consistent player with a good serve. She wants to team with Taylor at No. 1 doubles again.”

Three Lady Titans are lefthanded, including junior Cecilia Hall and sophomores Arielle Graper and Isabel Greubel. Hall, sister of for-mer Titans tennis and golf standout Peter Hall, looms at No. 1 doubles. A consistent player, and a lefthanded serve

is a nice weapon,” DeBord said.

“Arielle has played singles in the past but now she wants to play doubles. She is making the transition well.”

Sophomore Hayley Doty also bids for varsity playing time. “A very athletic girl,” said DeBord, who asks the Lady Titans to “take care of business each day. If we do that, we can win conference and sectional again, and see if we can pull off a regional match win.”

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