Sports Round-Up by Paul Beitler

Carroll netmen clip Knights
The Carroll Chargers pulled out a 3-2 victory over the Norwell Knights in Northeast Hoosier Conference boys’ tennis action Thursday at Norwell.
Norwell junior Reid Imel won the No. 1 singles match in two sets and the Knights’ No. 1 doubles team of Ross Mathews and Kyle Fillman won 6-1, 6-0.
The Knights’ season record fell to 12-4 overall and its NHC record finished up at 4-3.
Carroll won the junior varsity match 8-1. The Norwell JV record is 14-3.

CARROLL 3, NORWELL 2
At Norwell
VARSITY SINGLES: Reid Imel (N) d. Billy Finger 6-1, 6-2; Luke Garrison (C) d. Kyle Isch 6-1, 7-6 (9-7); Ross Marano (C) d. Tanner Bowen 6-3, 6-4.
VARSITY DOUBLES: Ross Mathews/Kyle Fillman (N) d. Cody Chase/Austin Porter 6-1, 6-0; Noah Norris/Taylor Turney d. Tanner Mathews/Brandon Taylor (N) 6-3, 6-3.
CARROLL 8, NORWELL 1
JV SINGLES: Scott Campbell (C) d. Mitchell Wilson 8-4; Dillon Fernando (C) d. Tyler Smith 8-4; Cam Daffner (C) d. Jake Price 8-2; Dan Quade (C) d. Wilson 6-4; Richard Quade (C) d. Smith 6-2.
JV DOUBLES: David Salway/Brian Banister (C) d. Luke Hunter/Damon Gerber 8-4; Tyler Goetz/Ryan Thompson (C) d. Drew Shively/Jordan Dickey 8-1; Robert Fox/Reis Lehman (C) d. Hunter/Gerber 6-4; Shively/Dickey (N) d. Logan McLay/Brad Mason 6-2.

Knights lose to DeKalb in volleyball
The Norwell Knights’ volleyball team suffered a disappointing 3-2 loss Thursday night against the DeKalb Barons in a Northeast Hoosier Conference match at Waterloo.
Norwell (13-8) dipped to 0-3 in NHC action in the marathon match. DeKalb won the first game 25-23 and Norwell took the next two games 26-24 and 27-25. The Barons finished up by winning the last two games 25-19, 15-13.
Jessica Louison led the Knights with 17 kills. Amanda McAfee had 16 and Lauren Klansek 15. Victoria Rundquist had six block assists, Catrina Zepke five, Klansek four, McAfee two and Louison one.
Laken Chaney had 48 assists. Elizabeth Ault had 23 digs and two aces. McAfee had 16 digs, Louison 14 and Klansek 10.

Special volleyball night at BHS
The Bluffton high school and middle school volleyball program invites fans to a special evening of matches Monday at the Tiger Den, beginning at 4:30 p.m.
Following two middle school matches, the high school teams will host Bellmont. The special admission price will be $3 for the entire evening. All fans and spectators are encouraged to park in the north lot and enter through Door 5.
Bluffton 7th-graders will play Crestview at 4:30, followed by the 8th-grade match, the Bluffton high school junior varsity match and the varsity match.

Sign up now for Future Tigers
Registrations are being taken for the Bluffton Future Tigers basketball program for boys in grades 3-6. Forms are available in the Bluffton High School office and must be returned by Oct. 1. Cost is $25, which includes a shirt. The league runs on Saturdays from Oct. 23 to Dec. 18. For more information, call coach Kevin Leising at 824-3724.

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).

SW girls, Norwell boys
win in Wells County CC meet
Southern Wells won the Wells County middle school girls’ cross country meet Thursday with 26 points. Norwell had 29 points and Bluffton 83.
Norwell won the boys’ meet with 19 points. Bluffton had 38 and Southern Wells did not have a complete team.
Norwell’s Sarah Bauermeister won the girls’ 3,000-meter race in 12:19. Samantha Ramseyer of Southern Wells was second in 12:29.
Norwell’s Austin Boucher won the boys’ race in 11:51. Bluffton’s Jared Reckard was third in 12:13 and Southern Wells’ Paul Renner was fourth in 12:29.

NORWELL GIRLS: 1. Bauermeister 12:19; 3. Sara DeVoe 12:32; 7. Hannah Aschliman 14:00; 8. Monica Frauhiger 14:04; 10. Abby Springer 14:34; 11. Heather Phillips 14:36; 15. Hallie Edington 15:15.
SOUTHERN WELLS GIRLS: 2. Ramseyer 12:29; 4. Meghan Yencer 13:24; 5. Autumn Stevens 13:29; 6. Chloe Maddox 13:51; 9. Shelby Skidmore 14:12; 12. Brooke Penrod 14:39; 14. Timber Tucker 15:14.
BLUFFTON GIRLS: 13. Ashley Smith 15:09; 18. Krysten Mossburg 15:35; 20. Candace Eckert 16:03; 23. Jennalyn Miskin 16:24; 28. Brynn Yonker 17:50; 35. Danielle Lambert 24:20; 36. Ashley Devine 24:23.
NORWELL BOYS: 1. Boucher 11:51; 2. Nathan Garver 12:09; 5. Duke Wang 12:38; 7. Noah Steffen 13:06; 9. Seth Cole 14:00; 12. Hunter Searles 14:37; 13. Cody Shively 14:38.
BLUFFTON BOYS: 3. Reckard 12:13; 8. Eli Kitt 13:52; 10. Colton Anderson 14:27; 11. Kevin Moser 14:36; 15. Tad Makowski 14:54; 16. Chance Anderson 15:56; 17. Kobie Lucabaugh 16:17.
SOUTHERN WELLS BOYS: 4. Renner 12:29; 6. Wyatt Maddox 12:51; 14. Ian Klowetter 14:51.

8th-grade Tigers beat Rebel spikers
The Bluffton Middle School 8th-grade volleyball team beat the Salamonie Rebels 25-23, 25-14 on Thursday, while the 7th-grade Tigers lost 25-17, 14-25, 15-9.
Siera Gregg had six aces and 23 service points to lead the 8th-grade Tigers. Ashton Perry and Emma Thompson each had four points, Morgan Corle two and Kennedy Johnson one.
Danielle Biberstein had two aces for the 7th-graders. BreAnna Kizer, Sara Baumgartner and Caitlin Krider each had one ace.

Bluffton MS boys edge SA runners
The Bluffton Middle School boys’ cross country team edged South Adams 28-29 on Tuesday at Berne. South Adams won the girls’ meet 16-47.
Jared Reckard led the Bluffton boys with a second-place finish. Eli Kitt was 5th, Colton Anderson 6th, Kevin Moser 7th, Tad Makowski 8th, Chance Anderson 9th, Keaton Redick 13th, Kobie Lucabaugh 15th and Gavin Michelbrink 16th.
Ashley Smith placed fifth for Bluffton in a personal best time of 14:25. Morgan Huffman was 9th, Brynn Yonker 10th, Chelsea Dove 14th and Ashley Devine 15th.