Sports Round-Up by Paul Beitler

Norwell netmen succumb to Carroll
The Carroll Chargers defeated the Norwell Knights 3-2 in a Northeast Hoosier Conference boys’ tennis match on Thursday at Fort Wayne.
Norwell’s season record dropped to 13-3 overall and 4-3 in conference.
Reid Imel scored one Norwell point with a win in No. 2 singles. Jasson Werling and Kyle Isch scored the second point with a win in No. 2 doubles.
Carroll’s junior varsity team posted a 10-4 victory and the Knights fell to 13-3.

CARROLL 3, NORWELL 2
VARSITY SINGLES: Jordan Glassley (C) def. Kyle Fillman 3-6, 6-3, 7-5; Reid Imel (N) def. Jake Yager 6-3, 6-2; Taylor Turney (C) def. Thye Petty 6-4, 6-4.
VARSITY DOUBLES: Travis Glassley/Tariq Anabtawi (C) def. Kyle Reinhard/Ross Mathews 6-1, 6-3; Jasson Werling/Kyle Isch (N) def. Steve Snider/Billy Finger 2-6, 6-1, 6-2.

CARROLL 10, NORWELL 4
JUNIOR VARSITY SINGLES: Noah Norris (C) d. Brandon Taylor 8-6; Tanner Bowen (N) d. Austin Porter 8-6; Scott Campbell (C) d. LJ Reeve 8-5; Cameron Duffner (C) d. Jared Meyer 8-2; Kyle Johnloz (N) d. Corey Daman 8-5; Luke Garrison (C) d. Joel Sauer 8-2; Ryan Thompson (C) d. Meyer 8-6.
JUNIOR VARSITY DOUBLES: Cody Chase/Ross Marano (C) d. Mitchell Wilson/Tanner Mathews 8-7 (7-2); Nathan Weaver/Brian Banister (C) d. Sean Cole/Damon Gerber 8-1; Salway/Sommer (C) d. Jake McBride/Tyler Smith 8-0; Knowlman/Goetz (C) d. McBride/Smith 8-4; D. Quade/Hike (C) d. Cole/Gerber 8-5; Wilson/T. Mathews (N) d. Zehr/Lehman 8-1; Taylor/Sauer (N) d. R.Quade/Fox 8-4.

Johnson, Thompson win MS races
The Wells County middle school cross country teams battled it out Thursday in dual meet action at Bluffton.
In the girls’ race, Southern Wells split with Bluffton and Norwell, while Norwell’s boys defeated both Bluffton and Southern Wells.
The Crusaders’ boys topped Bluffton 21-34, while Southern Wells lost to Norwell and Bluffton since the Raiders did not have enough runners for a team.
Southern Wells’ girls beat Bluffton 15-40 and Norwell beat Bluffton 15-58 and Southern Wells 18-41.
The Crusaders’ Rachel Johnson won the girls’ 3,000-meter race in 12:18, followed by teammates Jessie Best in 12:19 and Samantha Tolson in 12:38. Sarah Bauermeister finished in 13:05, Sara DeVoe 13:15, Abby Springer 13:21 and Monica Frauhiger in 13:43.
Ivy Maddox was fourth for Southern Wells in 12:50. Other overall finishers for the Raiders were: 6. Meghan Yencer; 9. Timber Tucker; 10. Chloe Maddox; 14. Brooke Penrod; 16. Autumn Stevens; 18. Carissa Carter; 22. Jordan Sills; 23. Chloe Elam; 28. Ashton Prible; 31. Kennedy Rhodes.
 Southern Wells’ Taylor Thompson won the boys’ 3K race in 11:32. Other Raider overall finishers were: 8. Kedrick Barr; 14. T.C. Perry; 17. Josh Markley.
Ethan Roebuck was second to lead Norwell in 11:49. Other Crusader finishers were: 3. Justin Miskin 11:59; 5. McGerran Clouser 12:02; 7. Nathan Garver 12:33; 10. Duke Wang 13:05; 11. Austin Harris 13:29; 12. Noah Dirig 13:37; 21. Hunter Searles 15:19; 22. Derek Macon 15:57; 23. Chad Kremer 16:52.

Elementary CC races at Norwell
The fourth Northern Wells Elementary Schools cross country race will be held Tuesday, Oct. 6 at 5:30 p.m. at Norwell on the grass loop located in front of the school.
Runners in grades K-2 will run a half mile and grades 3-5 will run one mile. All runners in grades K-2 will receive a participation ribbon. Top three finishers in grades 3-5 boys’ and girls’ races will receive medals and places 4-15 will receive place ribbons. All runners in grades 3-5 will receive participation ribbons.
Registration forms are available at Lancaster and Ossian elementary schools. Registrations are due in the elementary offices by Oct. 1. Parents are asked to register as soon as possible to insure that anyone wanting to run is included. Cost is $4 per entry, which includes a T-shirt. Make checks payable to Norwell High School. For more information, contact Bob Dahl at bdahl@onlyinternet.net or Scott Hanni at Scott.Hanni@nwcs.k12.in.us.

Race event for runners, walkers
The second Forgotten Children International 5K and one-mile run and walk will be held on Sunday, Oct. 11 at 3 p.m. at Hope Missionary Church in Bluffton. Runners and walkers of all speeds are welcome. Entry fee is $15 per person, which includes an event T-shirt. Register online at www.forgottenchildren.org or at Hope Missionary Church. Entry forms also are available at Outdoor Concepts, Body Solutions and FPC.

8th-grade Crusaders beat Bellmont
Jonah Patten ran for two touchdowns and Isaac Delgado rushed for another to lead the Norwell Crusaders 8th-grade football team to a 22-14 victory over Bellmont on Tuesday.
Zach McGrew also kicked a pair of two-point extra-pointers. Delgado also ran for 100 yards. The Crusaders are 3-1.
On defense, Isiak James had two quarterback sacks, one blocked pass and five tackles. Anthony West, Justin More and Austin Fisher each had over seven tackles.

Bluffton students get in free
All Bluffton students will be admitted free into tonight’s football game against Southern Wells. Students in grades K-4 must be accompanied by a paying adult. Kickoff time is 7 p.m.