Sports Round-Up by Paul Beitler

Norwell spikers
split matches
The Norwell girls’ volleyball team split a pair of matches Saturday at the Tippecanoe Valley Tournament at Akron.
The Knights (13-6) defeated Kankakee Valley 25-11, 25-17 and lost to Knox 25-15, 25-19.
Amanda McAfee had seven kills to lead Norwell’s hitting against Kankakee Valley. Lauren Klansek had four and Jessica Louison three. Klansek also had four digs and two block assists. Louison had six digs and one block assist. Laken Chaney had 11 set assists and seven digs. Elizabeth Ault also had four digs.
Klansek had five kills against Knox, while McAfee had three and Louison two. Klansek also had two solo blocks. Olivia Geiger and Ault each had eight digs. McAfee had four digs and Louison two. Chaney had 12 assists and three digs.

Trine’s Thunder
improves to 3-0
RIVER FALLS, Wis. — Trine scored three unanswered touchdowns in the second half to defeat Wisconsin-River Falls 35-14 Saturday in NCAA Div. III college football.
JaVontae Hence had four receptions for 104 yards and two touchdowns for the No. 17 Thunder (3-0). He also ran 10 times for 107 yards.
Eric Watt, a 2010 Gagliardi Trophy candidate, connected on 11 of 17 passes for 202 yards and three touchdowns. He also rushed for 89 yards on 14 carries.
The Thunder compiled 515 yards of total offense, including 313 yards rushing. Wisconsin-River Falls (0-3) tallied 270 yards of offense.
Aaron Selking, who graduated from Adams Central, led the Thunder with 11 tackles and broke up one pass play.

Sign up for Squires Basketball League
Any girl or boy in grades 3-6 in the Northern Wells Community School district may register for the Norwell Squires Basketball League by Friday, Oct. 1. Registration forms have been distributed to all schools. Games will be held on Saturdays in the Norwell High School auxiliary gym beginning Oct. 30. For further information, please call girls’ varsity basketball coach Eric Thornton at 543-2213 (ext. 7233) or boys’ varsity basketball coach Randy Hawkins (ext. 7235).

Middle school Tigers
run at Bellmont
The Bluffton Middle School girls’ cross country team was second last Thursday in a meet at Decatur.
Bellmont beat the Tigers 15-50, while Adams Central had an incomplete score because it did not have enough competitors.
Ashley Smith was eighth in the 3,000-meter race for Bluffton in 14:35. Morgan Huffman was 11th in 15:07, Krysten Mossburg 12th in 15:15 and Brynn Yonker 14th in 15:41. Haley Craig was clocked in 18:08, Danielle Lambert in 19:10 and Chelsea Dove in 19:47.
In the boys’ meet, Bellmont was first with 29 points. Adams Central had 32 points and Bluffton 66.
Jared Reckard was sixth for Bluffton in 11:56. Eli Kitt was 11th in 13:03 and Colton Anderson 14th in 13:13.