Sports Round-Up by Paul Beitler

State Farm comes back to win
State Farm rallied from a four-run deficit to defeat First Bank of Berne in the Bluffton Junior League baseball tournament Tuesday night at Jefferson Park.
State Farm scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning and two runs in the sixth to win 6-5.
Trey Collins drove in the game-winning run with a single in the bottom of the sixth and doubled. Noah Antrim also doubled and singled. JayR Kobryn doubled and Keaton Reddick singled. Antrim also was the winning pitcher.
Hunter Schreiber and Jacob Studabaker singled twice for First Bank of Berne. Garrett Walborn also singled. Starting pitcher Grant Harris held State Farm to one run over four innings. Walborn relieved Harris and suffered the loss.

State Farm pounds PNC Bank
In the opening game of the Bluffton Junior League baseball tournament, State Farm smacked four home runs to smash PNC Bank 15-8 on Monday at Jefferson Park.
JayR Kobryn and Trey Collins each homered and doubled twice. Anthony Harriman also homered and doubled. Noah Antrim homered, while Bryce Paxson and Keaton Reddick each singled. Collins was the winning pitcher.
Ben Caylor and Levi Arnold each singled twice. Jason King, Mitchell Drew, Jacob Swanson and Kevin Colon each singled. King also was the losing pitcher.

State Farm wallops PNC Bank
State Farm used 17 hits to defeat PNC Bank 15-3 in the final game of the Bluffton Junior League baseball regular season last Thursday.
Bryce Paxson smacked four hits, including a double, to lead State Farm (12-3). Noah Antrim added three hits, including a triple. JayR Kobryn also had three hits, including two doubles. Anthony Harriman and T.J. Arriaga each had two singles. Cordell Humbarger doubled and singled. Paxson also was the winning pitcher.
Ben Caylor, Eric Baumgartner, Jacob Swanson and Kevin Colon each singled for PNC Bank. Jason King was the losing pitcher.

Pizza Hut downs AdamsWells
Pizza Hut defeated AdamsWells Internet 16-10 in the Bluffton Junior League baseball tournament on Monday.
Dillon McAdoo tripled and doubled twice for Pizza Hut. Dylan Heckman tripled and singled. Bubba Applegate tripled. Reggie Garrett doubled and singled. Devin Shannon singled and was the winning pitcher.
Philip Pearson doubled and singled twice for AdamsWells Internet. Colton Anderson hit three singles. Nate Flatt doubled. Desmond Carter, Hayden Valentine and Trevor Norman each singled. Carter was the losing pitcher.

MarkleBank blanks National Oil
MarkleBank shut out National Oil 9-0 in a Bluffton Farm League baseball game.
MarkleBank outhit National Oil 15-0. Winning pitcher Jordan Bower tripled and singled. Nick Sprankles and Noah Fredrick each doubled and singled. Landon Harris and Matt Thompson doubled. Matt Feasel and Spencer Harris singled twice. Blaine Johnson and Xavier Walden each singled. Kyle Stacey was the losing pitcher.

F.O.P. drills National Oil
F.O.P. prevailed over National Oil 12-9 in a Bluffton Farm League baseball game.
Winning pitcher Everett Johnson also led F.O.P. with a triple, double and single. Gavin King tripled and singled. Dylan Kobryn doubled and singled. Nick Huffar and Josh Bridges both doubled. Stewart Strickler singled.
Dominik Jojola doubled for National Oil, while Kyle Stacey and Zach Cummings each singled. Matt Yonker was the losing pitcher.

F.O.P. clips Standard Plastic
F.O.P. clipped Standard Plastics 4-1 in a Bluffton Farm League baseball game.
Corey Lewis drilled two doubles to lead F.O.P. Nick Huffar doubled and singled. Gavin King and Dylan Kobryn each singled. King also was the winning pitcher.
Standard Plastic was held to a single by Spencer Schwartz. Willie Turner was the losing pitcher.

F.O.P. thwarts Standard Plastic
F.O.P. held off Standard Plastic for a 13-11 Bluffton Farm League baseball victory.
Standard Plastic scored seven runs in the fourth inning, but F.O.P. withstood the attack. Gavin King tripled twice and doubled for F.O.P. Stewart Strickler doubled and singled twice. Everett Johnson doubled and singled. Josh Bridges doubled. Nick Huffar singled twice. Dylan Kobryn singled. Corey Lewis was the winning pitcher.
Spencer Schwartz cracked three singles for Standard Plastic. Willie Turner and Ellis Inskeep each doubled and singled. Reid Wenger and Damian Fleming both doubled. Case Smith singled. Turner was the losing pitcher.

F.O.P. blitzes Hiday Motors
F.O.P. rolled over Hiday Motors 13-0 in Bluffton Farm League baseball action behind a one-hitter.
Nick Huffar was the winning pitcher and also hit a triple and single. Everett Johnson tripled, doubled and singled. Corey Lewis, Stewart Strickler, Dylan Kobryn and Kyle Crist each singled.
Connor Hiday singled for Hiday Motors. Landon McClitsch was the losing pitcher.

Tigers’ youth football camp coming
The Bluffton Tigers Football Summer Youth Camp for students in grades 5-8 (2010-11) is scheduled for July 12-14 from 3-4:30 p.m. at the Bluffton High School practice facility. Cost is $10. Registration forms are being mailed to students or may be picked up the first day of the camp.

BMS volleyball camp July 12-15
A Bluffton Middle School volleyball camp for all incoming girls in grades 6-8 will be held July 12-15 from 5:30-7 p.m. at Bluffton High School. Cost is $25. For more information please call Bluffton’s head volleyball coach Robert Ochoa at 260-710-1317.

Upward Soccer evaluations set
Upward Soccer will be back in action this fall at Hope Missionary Church. Evaluations are coming up and will be held outside or due to bad weather in the Family Center gym. No cleated shoes should be worn. For more information call the church office at 260-824-1844. The church is located at 429 E. Dustman Road (CR 100N), east of Ind. 1.
The evaluation schedule is as follows: Pre-kindergarten to kindergarten, Monday, July 12, 5:30-7:30 p.m.; Grades -3, Tuesday, July 13, 5:30-7:30 p.m.; Grades 4-6th, Thursday, July 15, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
First practice starts the week of Monday, Aug. 9. First games are Saturday, Aug. 21 and the last games are Oct. 16. Cost is $50.

Norwell football golf outing slated
The Norwell Football Club’s 11th golf outing is scheduled for Aug. 14 at Bluffton’s Timber Ridge Golf Course. Cost of the 18-hole Florida Scramble is $60 per person. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m., followed by a shotgun start at 8 a.m. Hole sponsorships are available for $100 for each hole. For registration or more information, contact Tom or Jon Neuenschwander at 260-622-4169 or e-mail at tom754@comcast.net.

Senior League holds best-ball event
The winning team members for Tuesday’s Senior Golf League best ball tournament at Green Valley Golf Club in Bluffton were Paul Perry, Bill Fuller, Larry Claghorn, Stan Ellison and Tom Antrim. Jack Decker was the closest-to-the-pin winner.

T-Ball scores reported
The following Bluffton T-Ball League baseball scores were reported: Almco Steel 18, BKM Real Estate 6; AdamsWells Internet 17, Steffen Oil 13.