Sports Round-Up by Paul Beitler

Youth baseball clinics available
Baseball clinics are coming up for area youth, sponsored by the Summit City Sluggers and YMCA, at the YMCA baseball annex, which is located in the former Kitco plant at 200 E. Spring St. in Bluffton.
A hitting clinic for ages 12-18 will be Dec. 12 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cost is $50.
A Baseball Bunch mini camp for ages 10-14 will be Dec. 22-23 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and Dec. 28-30 from 10 a.m.-noon. Cost is $50 (limit of 10 players). Arizona Diamondbacks infielder Justin Parker, a graduate of Wayne High School and Wright State University, will be an instructor.
A pitching camp will be Sunday, Dec. 13, at 4 p.m. for ages 12-18. Cost is $50. Former Ball State and Butler University coach Jason Taulman will be the instructor.
For more information or to register call Mark De La Garza at 260-402-0789 or e-mail at delagarza0185@comcast.net

Training clinic to be offered
A clinic dealing with the fundamentals of functional training for serious athletes will be Saturday, Dec. 19, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the YMCA baseball annex at 200 E. Spring St. in Bluffton.
Dr. Heath Nagel will be the instructor. Cost is $50 and free for coaches.
For more information or to register call Mark De La Garza at 260-402-0789 or e-mail at delagarza0185@comcast.net

Sign up for boys’ basketball league
Registration is open for boys in grades 5-8 for the Wells County Boys’ Basketball League from 3-5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12 at the Bluffton City Gym, 128 E. Market St. Cost is $25 for one child, $20 for second child and $15 for the third or more. Season starts Dec. 19. For more information call gym director Barry Crosbie at 260-894-5910 between 4-7 p.m. and 260-824-4399.

7th-grade Crusader girls win
The 7th-grade Norwell Crusaders crushed DeKalb 36-9 in girls’ basketball Tuesday at Waterloo.
Hannah Smith led the Crusaders with 11 points and five rebounds. Liara Isnogle added eight points and five steals. Caitlin Herndon pulled down seven rebounds.
BMS 7th-grade girls post victory
The Bluffton Middle School 7th-grade girls beat West Jay 33-10 Tuesday night at Dunkirk to gain a split in hoops action. West Jay edged Bluffton 18-15 in the 8th-grade contest.
Erin McKinley led the 5-0 7th-graders with 10 points. Emma Thompson added eight points, Morgan Corle seven, Catie Neuenschwander two, Mackenzie Park two, Hannah Vandentop two and Kaitlyn Schriver two.
Taeler Meadows scored nine points to top the 8th-grade Tigers (2-3). Hanna Mock, Laura Stroud and Mandy Davis each finished with two points.

BMS boys split with West Jay
The Bluffton 8th-grade boys’ basketball team downed West Jay 45-37 Tuesday night, but the Tigers’ 7th-graders lost 27-26 at Bluffton.
Josh Streveler scored 16 points and Mike Pearson 15 to lead the 8th-grade Tigers. Jake Garrett added five, Austin Brigner four, Malcolm Marshall two, Trent Turner two and Darren Gillum one.
Kevin Moser netted eight points for the 7th-grade Tigers. Kohl Buskirk and James Spera each had four. Dane Hoffman, Collin Mechling, Javon Morgan and Josh Moriarity each had two. Ethan Kitt and Jacob Wenger both had one.