Ohio County

Lady Trojans running on to state finals

SHELBYVILLE - East Central girls cross country junior Callie Bentley will be making her third IHSAA State Finals appearance this coming Saturday at Indiana State University’s LaVern Gibson Championship Course.She’ll have company this time, as the Lady Trojans broke through as the fifth and final team qualifier in Saturday’s IHSAA Regional 4 at Shelbyville’s Blue River Veterans Memorial Park.EIAC and sectional individual champion Bentley led Coach Steve Cotherman’s girls runners with her sixth-place finish at Shelby’s 5-kilometer (3.1-mile) course, clocking 18:20.2 against one of the state’s toughest regional field.Defending state champion Libby Dowty, an Indian Creek junior, won the individual girls regional title Saturday with the top time of 17:15.8.Franklin Central captured the team regional title, packing its top 4 runners among the top 27 finishers for a score of 73.

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Rising Sun Sports This Week

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17-8 Boys BasketballOhio County Middle School at Trimble County (Ky.), 6 p.m.SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2HS Girls BasketballRising Sun at North Decatur (Greensburg) (Varsity Scrimmage), 1 p.m.FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8HS Girls BasketballFranklin County at Rising Sun (Varsity/JV), 6 & 7:30 p.m.SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9HS Girls BasketballRising Sun at Medora (Varsity), 6 p.m.7-8 Boys BasketballORVC Tournament at South Ripley (Versailles), First Round 9 a.m.

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IHSAA volleyball sectionals

CLASS 4A - Sectional 14At East CentralTHURSDAY, OCTOBER 17M1: Franklin Community 3, Columbus North 0 (25-20, 25-18, 25-19)SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19M2: EAST CENTRAL 3, Columbus East 0 (25-22, 25-16, 25-14)M3: Franklin Community 3, Whiteland 0 (25-15, 25-13, 25-21)M4: Franklin Community 3, EAST CENTRAL 0, Championship (25-15, 25-8, 25-23)CLASS 3A - Sectional 29At LawrenceburgTHURSDAY, OCTOBER 17M1: Greensburg 3, SOUTH DEARBORN 1 (16-25, 25-11, 25-22, 25-12)M2: Batesville 3, Franklin County 0 (25-12, 25-12, 25-14)SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19M3: Jennings County 3, Greensburg 0 (25-17, 25-18, 25-19)M4: Batesville 3, LAWRENCEBURG 0 (25-19, 25-22, 25-15)M5: Jennings County 3, Batesville 0, Championship (29-27, 25-19, 25-16)CLASS A - Sectional 60At Trinity LutheranTUESDAY, OCTOBER 15M1: Trinity Lutheran 3, Oldenburg Academy 0 (25-12, 25-6, 25-14)THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17M2: Milan 3, Jac-Cen-Del 0 (25-17, 25-11, 25-15)M3: RISING SUN 3, Crothersville 0 (25-17, 25-7, 25-10)SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19M4: Trinity Lutheran 3, Hauser 0 (25-6, 25-11, 25-10)M5: RISING SUN 3, Milan 1M6: Trinity Lutheran 3, RISING SUN 0, Championship (25-9, 25-8, 25-7)

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