Sports Round-Up by Paul Beitler

Bluffton sectional tickets are on sale
Bluffton High School is selling boys’ sectional all-session tickets in the school office from 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. through Friday, March 5. Ticket price is $9. Bluffton plays Woodlan at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 2.
The format for this tournament is as follows:
Session 1/ Game 1: Tuesday, March 2, 7 p.m - Bluffton vs. Woodlan;
Session 2/ Game 2: Friday, March 5, 6 p.m. - Adams Central vs. South Adams; Game 3: 7:30 p.m. - Bishop Luers vs. Winner of Game 1
Session 3/ Championship: Saturday, March 6, 7 p.m. - Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3.

Norwell sectional tickets to go on sale
All-session tickets for the Norwell boys’ basketball sectional will be on sale in the athletic office Friday, Monday and Tuesday from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. Price is $9. Season passes and reserved seating will NOT be in effect during sectional.

Baseball sign ups slated at Ossian
Northern Wells Minor League and Wells County Junior League baseball sign ups are being taken at the Ossian Town Hall, as follows: Tuesday, March 2, from 5-8 p.m; Thursday, March 4, 5-8 p.m.; Saturday, March 6, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.; Thursday, March 11, 5-8 p.m.; Saturday, March 14, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Ages 4-12 and under. Cost is $55 for Tee Ball, Coaches Pitch and Lower Minor and $60 for Junior League 10-and under and 12-and under. Birth certificates are needed.
Junior League tryouts are at the Norwell auxiliary gym on March 6 from 2-4 p.m. and March 12 from 5-7 p.m.

Summer youth activities planned
Registration for summer T-Ball, Farm, Junior and Baseball Leagues will be held at the City Hall building on the following dates and times:
Saturday, Feb. 27, 9 a.m. - Noon
Saturday, March 6, 9 a.m. - Noon
Thursday, March 11 6 - 8 p.m.
Sandy Koufax Baseball (13-14 years old) and Girls’ softball also will be accepting registrations on March 6. The Wells Community Swim Team also will be available for information on its program.
Sandy Koufax will continue to accept registrations at the Parks Dept. office until April 2. Girls’ softball will be sending registration forms home with students through area schools.
Tryouts for Farm and Junior League Baseball will be at the Bluffton Middle School on Saturday, March 13. Junior League will be from 9-10:30 a.m. and Farm League from 10:30 a.m.-Noon. Age is determined by what the participant is on May 1. T-Ball is for 5 years (parent must help coach) – 8 years, Farm League is 8 years (may or may not be placed on a team, but still eligible for T-Ball) – 10 years of age. Junior League is for 10 years (may or may not be placed on a team, but still eligible for Farm League) – 12 years of age. Sandy Koufax is for youth 13-14 year olds. Girls’ softball is for grades 2-12.
For more information please call the park office at 824-6069 or e-mail us at: parks@ci.bluffton.in.us

Register for Pee Wee Soccer
The Bluffton Parks & Recreation Dept. will be registering girls and boys currently in grades K-3 for its Pee Wee Soccer League at the City Hall Building on Saturday, March 6 from 9 a.m.-Noon. Cost is $15 per child and includes a T-shirt. The league will be held on six Saturdays, April 3-May 8 at the Bluffton City Gym.
There are some changes to the program this year. The games will be in the afternoons (starting at 1 p.m.) so not to conflict with the Upwards program and the participants will be assigned a time instead of a team. They will come the same time each week and will run through drills (by paid staff) for the first part of the time, then divided into two teams to scrimmage. They will be with the same group of children each week, but will be divided differently each week for the scrimmage. They will still be divided into grade categories of K-1 and 2-3. If you have further questions, call or e-mail the office at 824-6069 or parks@ci.bluffton.in.us

Killingbeck helps Trine post win
Kalamazoo, Mich. — Trine University freshman Haley Killingbeck scored 12 points against Kalamazoo Saturday night to help the Thunder secure the fifth seed in the MIAA postseason basketball tournament.
The Thunder blasted Kalamazoo 73-52 after trailing 27-24 at halftime.
Trine (12-13, 7-9) was paced by Danielle Senf with 19 points and eight rebounds. Liz Gehrig added 15 and Kristen Julian 13. Killingbeck is a 2009 Southern Wells graduate.

Vogel shines for Blue Knights
HARROGATE, Tenn. – Behind double-doubles from post players Unique Lane and Andrea Vogel, the Urbana University women’s basketball team concluded its season with a 63-52 win over Lincoln Memorial University on Wednesday night.
Lane scored 14 points and grabbed 14 rebounds. Vogel, a freshman from Norwell, finishing with 11 points, 11 rebounds, three blocks and two steals. Vogel finished right behind Lane for the team lead in points (10.0 ppg) and rebounds (6.8 rpg). Her 44 blocks are seventh most in team history.
The Blue Knights are 17-10, matching the most wins of the decade.

Raider wrestlers top Heritage
The Southern Wells Jr. High School wrestling team defeated Heritage 51-24.
Chet Owens, Bryce Bonewit, Daniel Beeks, Bradley Woodward, Blade Rheinhart, Ethan Smith, Seth Trissel, Clay Watson and Jacob Stout were winners for the Raiders.
In exhibition, Brandt Couch, T.C. Perry, Smith, Rheinhart and Stout also posted victories.
Results are as follows:
75: K. Rothgeb (H) dec B. Couch (SW) 12-8
85: T. Wigman (H) dec. T.C. Perry (SW) 5-4
95: C. Owens (SW) pin R.J. Muldon (H) :35
100: L. Hart (H) pin A. Osborne (SW) 1:22
105: A. Conrad (H) pin J. Dunnuck (SW) 1:19
105: M. Buerney (H) pin A. Gearhart (SW) 1:09
110: B. Bonewit (SW) pin J. Gerber (H) 1:25
115: D. Beeks (SW) pin I. Troutner (H) 1:03
122: B. Woodward (SW) m. dec J. Snider (H) 13-4
122: B. Rheinhart (SW) pin J. Gerber (H) 1:10
122: E. Smith (SW) pin J. Hakes (H) 1:25
130: S. Trissel (SW) pin J. Hooks (H) :22
135: C. Watson (SW) T.Fall M. Gibson (H) 16-0
160: J. Stout (SW) pin C. Harmel (H) :33
Exhibition
75: B. Couch (SW) pin J. Brunton (H) 1:40
85: T.C. Perry (SW) pin J. Kizzmiller (H) :30
105: M. Buerney (H) dec. D. Rockwell (SW) 4-0
122: E. Smith (SW) pin D. Rittner (H) :56
138: B. Rheinhart (SW) pin J. Odem (H) 1:12
160: J. Stout (SW) pin C. Myers (H) :52