Wells County Sports and Outdoors

Chandler Harnish chosen for award
Northern Illinois junior quarterback Chandler Harnish has been named the Touchdown Club of Columbus 2010 Mid-American Conference Player of the Year.
In leading the Huskies to their second MAC Championship game, Harnish passed for more than 2,200 yards and rushed for another 875 yards. The 2007 Norwell High School graduate was responsible for 25 touchdowns.
Harnish is the second Husky to win the award, succeeding Garrett Wolfe who was honored in 2006.
The award will be presented during the 56th Touchdown Club of Columbus Awards Banquet scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 5 at the Lifestyle Communities Pavilion in downtown Columbus.

Yeiter leads JV Raider matmen
Cody Yeiter led the Southern Wells Raiders’ junior varsity wrestlers on Saturday, who competed in the Adams Central JV Invitational at Monroe.
Yeiter place fourth in the 215-pound weight class with a 2-2 record for the event. He won two matches by pins.
Daniel Velasquez was 8th in the 160-pound class with a 2-3 record. He won by a pin and an 8-6 overtime decision. Zack Doepker was 8th in the 285-pound class with an 0-3 mark. Mortiz Schaeffer finished 0-2 in the 152-pound division. Blake Stevens was 0-2 at 171 pounds.

East Jay sweeps Bluffton MS girls
The Bluffton Middle School girls’ basketball teams suffered losses last Thursday evening against East Jay. The 7th-grade Tigers lost 27-8, while the 8th-grade girls fell 20-10.
Whitney Green scored 4 points to lead the 7th-grade Tigers (5-4). Shannon Penrod added 3 and Ashley Smith 1.
Erin McKinley had 3 points for the 8th-grade Tigers (5-4). Lauren Brinneman, Hannah Vandentop and Emma Thompson each had 2 points. Janean Steffen added 1 point.

Norwell matmen suffer set back
The Norwell Knights’ wrestling team took a pair of losses Saturday in Northeast Hoosier Conference dual meets at Kendallville.
DeKalb downed the Knights 62-18 and East Noble won 50-19.
In the matches against DeKalb, Grayson Smith won by a pin in 1:02 at 152 pounds. Beau Burke won by a pin in 1:19 at 171 pounds. Kyle Short won by a pin in 27 seconds at 189.
Against East Noble, Kamerin Foster won by forfeit at 103 pounds. Mitchell Wilson won by a 12-4 major decision at 112.
Smith gained a 5-2 decision at 152 pounds. Short pinned his 189-pound opponent in 3:10.