Goshen High School’s tennis ladies displayed some sizzling play on a warm late Thursday afternoon at the Goshen Middle School courts. The Lady Redskins extended their season by defeating the Bethany Christian Bruins, 4-1, in a sectional opener. Semifinals are at 9 a.m. Saturday with Goshen (9-8) meeting Jimtown and Fairfield going against NorthWood. Winners return at 1 p.m. to clash for the championship. Goshen scored a singles sweep with sophomore Anika Baumgartner at No. 1, senior Ellie Berry at No. 2 and junior Mackenzie Rozelle at No. 3. Baumgartner was a 7-5, 6-4 winner over Bethany sophomore Mandy Schlabach. Berry trimmed Bruins sophomore Marla zumFelde 6-3, 6-3. Rozelle defeated BC freshman Emma Caskey 6-1, 6-1. Senior Haley Linn and sophomore Lauren Lehman of GHS captured No. 2 doubles over Bethany junior Jama Yoder and freshman Maria Thomas. Bethany’s team point came at No. 1 doubles with junior Corine Alvarez and sophomore Emily Shenk topping Redskin seniors Melissa Hostetler and Brittany Padgett 6-4, 6-1. Goshen coach Scott Miller said, “I was nervous before the match because I knew Bethany would be fired up to play us. “We edged them 3-2 during the regular season, both both lineups are different and none of the matchups were the same. “I was glad to see us get off to quick starts in most of the matches, especially Mackenzie Rozelle at No. 3 singles. “Ellie Berry is tough on herself, but she battled through at No. 2 singles. Anika Baumgartner stayed in there and battled tough against a good player in Mandy Schlabach. “Even though the team outcome had been decided, I was happy to see Linn and Lehman win at No. 2 doubles because they have had a lot of tough losses this season. “It was very hot out here for practice Wednesday and I was afraid that, along with the girls going through final exams, might take its toll on them. ‘But, they showed a lot of energy during their matches and kept the ball in play. “We lost to Jimtown 3-2 during the regular season but, again, that was with different lineups than either team is using now.”
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GIRLS BASKETBALL: On to the finals
Northridge’s very young girls basketball team — a squad without a single senior — has the Raiders within one victory of the school’s first-ever sectional championship.
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Panther-Charger final
The No. 3-ranked NorthWood “Black Swish” survived an upset bid by a determined group of Fairfield Falcons Friday night in the high school girls basketball Class 3A sectional at Wawasee.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Kelly, Irish reshuffle coach lineup
When a football team falls short of its goals, changes are often made to the coaching staff.
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BOYS BASKETBALL: Redskins prevail
When a game is on the line, you need for your seniors to step up and show the way to victory.
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BOYS BASKETBALL: Minutemen win
It was a test of wills Thursday night in a high school boys basketball game at Northridge.
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: No. 23 Indiana charges past Illinois
Indiana coach Tom Crean challenged his team to be tougher than Illinois on Thursday night.
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Season becoming more and more unpredictable
After several excellent weeks of picking winners in local high school boys basketball games it was another down week with the season’s lowest mark at 5-5 (50.0 percent).
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Sometimes it’s more than a game
Most of the time, the phrase, “It’s only a game” applies to sports – especially the high school variety.
But there are exceptions. And last night’s Northridge-Wawasee boys basketball game in Middlebury is one of them. -
The Green Party
It had nothing to do with the environment, but the Middlebury community went “green” last Saturday night.
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Generating a spark
For weeks the Goshen High School boys basketball team has been looking for the kind of big win that can provide a spark to a squad that has worked hard all season but struggled to find the win column as of late.
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