Sports Round-Up by Paul Beitler

Ballinger receives league honor
Adam Ballinger, who graduated from Bluffton and Michigan State, has become the second Adelaide 36ers’ player in as many weeks to be named the Australian National Basketball League’s Player of the Week.
Ballinger follows in the footsteps of Sixers teammate John Gilchrist, who was recently named the winner for Round Six.
Ballinger scored 36 points and added 11 rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block to carry the 36ers to a thrilling 80-77 victory over the Gold Coast Blaze on Saturday night. His scoring performance was the second-highest individual tally for the season, behind only Corey Williams’ 37 on Oct. 16 for Townsville.
Ballinger went 15 of 24 from the field, including a perfect 6 of 6 from the three-point line, as he racked up 21 points by halftime. He also scored nine of his team’s 18 final-quarter points as the 36ers fought back from an eight-point deficit.

Kenline takes OVC weekly award
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Tech senior libero Katie Kenline received her second Ohio Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Week honor on Monday.
Kenline, a marketing major from Norwell High School, led all players in digs in both of the Golden Eagle matches last weekend. She had 19 digs in three sets (6.33 digs/set) against Tennessee State and 30 digs in four sets (7.50 digs/set) against Austin Peay. Kenline extended her streak with 10-or-more digs to 23 matches, and she did not commit a reception error in 52 attempts.
Kenline and the Golden Eagles split its two matches last weekend, winning against Tennessee State before dropping a close, four-set match against Austin Peay on Saturday.
Kenline is the first Golden Eagle to surpass 2,000 career digs and is now just 67 saves away from becoming the all-time OVC leader in digs. Kenline has amassed 2,388 digs so far in her career.
Kenline leads the team this season with 503 digs and a 5.03 digs per set average. She has posted double-digit digs in 24 of 25 matches.

Sign up for Rainbow Lake 5K
Entries are being taken for the second Rainbow Lake 5K at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 28, in Geneva. The race begins at the Gene Stratton Porter Limberlost Cabin and circles around Rainbow Lake.
Cost is $12 with a shirt before Nov. 18, $15 after Nov. 18, or $8 with no shirt. Post-race amenities are being handled by South Adams Trails. Entry forms are available on the Fort Wayne Track Club Web site race calendar (fwtc.org) and at several locations around the area. For further details or registration information, contact Clint Anderson at 260-589-2101.
Prizes will be awarded to the top three runners in six different age groups. A $100 first-place prize will be presented to the top male and female finishers and a $100 bonus go to the winner of the male or female who breaks the course record.

Time changes for Bluffton schedule
According to Bluffton Athletic Director Steve Thompson, the starting times for girls’ junior varsity games have been changed for the Manchester and Jay County. At Manchester on Friday, tipoff is 6:15 p.m, while at Jay County it is 6:30 p.m.