Staff reports
Softball
Owls beat Olympians
The Seymour softball team had a big 10-3 win over Columbus East on the road on Thursday night.
Game statistics from Seymour’s game were not available at press time, but this was a solid victory in what has been a successful week for the Owls. They have gone 3-0 since Monday, beating Brownstown, New Albany and now Columbus East, and the Owls aren’t done yet.
Seymour will host Silver Creek today and host Decatur Central and New Palestine on Saturday.
Cougars lose in extras
The Trinity softball team suffered a tough 6-5 loss in eight innings against South Ripley at home on Thursday evening.
The Cougars scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth to take a 4-2 lead, but then allowed three runs in the top of the seventh. Trinity was able to score one in the bottom of the seventh to force extras, but then lost an inning later.
Grace Lance had two hits for Trinity, and Kamzi Gross, Madison Keith, Olivia Cain, Hannah Kerkhof, Morgan Brewer and Amanda Fink all had one hit. Lance and Gross both had two RBI each, and Keith had the other. Keith had her second homerun of the season.
Lance started and pitched the first five innings for Trinity, and Gross pitched the final three. The duo combined for nine strikeouts.
Despite the loss, the good news is Gross returned for the first time this season for Trinity. She was Cougars’ ace all of last season and was sidelined with a hand injury to start this year.
Trinity, now 5-2 this year, will look to end its two-game skid on Saturday at Austin.
Braves drop game to Scottsburg
The Brownstown softball team had a rough game on Thursday night as the Braves lost 9-1 to Scottsburg.
Kelsey Schneider and Erin Singleton each had two hits, and Emily Singleton and Rylee May each had one hit. Erin Singleton had the lone RBI for the Braves.
Schneider pitched the first three innings and Rylin Huddleston pitched the next three. Schneider had five strikeouts and Huddleston had one.
The Braves are now 7-3 this season will be back in action tonight when they play at Orleans.
Baseball
Braves beat Eagles
The Brownstown baseball team went on the road and defeated Austin 5-3 on Thursday.
The Braves scored two in the first, one in the second and two more in the sixth to secure the win.
Ethan Garland led the team with three hits, and Jake Pauley, Carson Darlage, Cristos McCormick, Grant Killey, Dalton Reedy, Ethan Fultz, Chick Tiemeyer and Levi Stahl all got one hit.
Pauley, Darlage, Fultz, Tiemeyer and Garland each had one RBI.
Ethan Davis pitched 5.1 innings and struck out nine, and Killey pitched the final 1.2 and struck out three.
The Braves are now 7-4 on the season and will play at Bloomington North tonight.
Track and field
Crothersville sweeps competition
The Crothersville boys and girls track and field teams both picked up wins over New Washington and Shawe Memorial at home on Friday night.
The boys won with 55 points and the girls won with 89.
Corey Reynolds won both shot put and discus for the Tigers, and Travis DeHart won the 100, 200 and 300 hurdles.
Dirk Crater was second in long jump, second in the 1600, second in the 300 hurdles and first in the 3200.
For the girls, Kaylyn Holman won the 3200 and was second in both the 800 and 1600. Ella Plasse was third in the 1600 second in the 3200 and 300 hurdles.
Kennadi Lakins was second in high jump, long jump and the 100, and she was first in the 300 hurdles. Kaylee Caudill was third in both shot put and discus, and Pearl Shirley was victorious in both the 400 and 200.
The Tigers will have the weekend off from meets but will be back in action on Monday at Edinburgh.