Sports and Outdoors

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Sports Round-Up by Paul Beitler

Justin Parker placed on disabled list
South Bend — The South Bend Silver Hawks have announced that infielder Justin Parker has been placed on the disabled list with left shoulder inflammation.
The move is retroactive to June 14, although Parker has not played in a game since June 6.
Parker was a sixth-round draft pick by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2008 First-Year Player Draft from Wright State University. The Fort Wayne native is batting .301 with one home run and 21 RBI in 46 games.
He is the older brother of Jarrod Parker, who was the Diamondbacks’ 2007 top draft pick out of Norwell High School.

Register for SW volleyball camp
A volleyball camp for Southern Wells’ girls in grades 5-12 will be held July 13-17 in the Raiderdome.
Cost is $20 per camper, $15 for each additional camper in the same family. Grades 5-8 will meet from 4-5:30 p.m. and grades 9-12 from 5:30-7.
Sign-up forms may be picked up during the week in the Southern Wells Central Office between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. and must be returned with payment by Friday, June 26.
For more information, contact Coach Sydney Osborn at sosborn@swell.k12.in.us or call 765-331-9278.

Register for tennis tournament
The Bluffton Parks & Recreation Department will host its annual tennis tournament June 27, 28. Registration forms may be picked up at the office, tennis lessons, or the Wells Community Pool. There are singles and doubles categories for all ages. Deadline is noon Friday, June 19. For more information, call 824-6069.

Soccer league sign-up available
The Wells County Soccer League is taking registrations for the co-ed league in Ossian, which runs from mid-August through the beginning of October. Age levels are U8 (6-8), U11 (9-11) and U15 (12-15). Registration forms are available at Wells County Public Library locations. For more information, call Kim at 565-3804.

Pretzel’s rolls over National Oil
Hannah Gilliam hit a grand slam home run and two triples Wednesday night to lead Pretzel’s to a 15-4 victory over National Oil in a Wells County Girls’ Softball Senior League game.
Breanna Brickley was the winning pitcher, limiting National Oil to six hits and striking out 13 batters.

Pizza Hut nets win over AdamsWells
Pizza Hut’s Kohl Buskirk had two hits, including a home run, on Wednesday night in an 11-4 victory over AdamsWells Internet in a Bluffton Junior League baseball game.
AdamsWells took a 4-0 lead, but Pizza Hut scored seven runs in the second inning to take the lead for good.
Bubba Applegate added four hits, including a double for Pizza Hut, which had 16 hits. Trae Jojola doubled and singled, while Dylan Longenberger, Drew Hunter and Reggie Garrett each singled twice. Matthew Vitatoe was the winning pitcher, as AdamsWells was held to seven hits.
Dane Hoffman doubled for AdamsWells. Cade Meadows, Aaron Sturgeon and Derek Bower each had two singles. Hoffman also was the losing pitcher.

National Oil downs MarkleBank
Ben Shaffer hit an inside-the-park home run with two runners on base to lead National Oil to a 10-5 win over MarkleBank in a Bluffton Farm League baseball game on Wednesday night.
MarkleBank held a 4-3 lead after three innings, but National Oil erupted for seven runs in the fourth inning to pull away.
Shaffer also had a single and Matt Yonker was the winning pitcher. Mason Stevens was the losing pitcher.

T-Ball scores reported
The following Bluffton T-Ball League scores have been reported: Masonic Lodge 19, Peyton’s Northern 14.

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