Sports Round-Up by Paul Beitler

Bluffton MS boys sweep Riverview
The Bluffton Middle School boys’ basketball teams defeated Huntington Riverview on Tuesday night. The 7th-grade Tigers won 44-22 and the 8th-grade Tigers won 42-29.
Garrett Walburn had 5 points for the 7th-graders. Trae Jojola 1, Grant Prible 10, Trey Collins 7, Collin Barker 2, Dwayne Eskridge 7, Aaron Sturgeon 8 and Jacob Ehle 4.
Kevin Moser scored 16 points for the 8th-graders. Noah Antrim had 6, Javon Morgan 6, Kohl Buskirk 8 and Collin Mechling 6.

Bluffton MS girls split with Riverview
The Bluffton Middle School girls’ basketball teams split two games against Huntington Riverview. The 8th-grade Tigers won 33-22, but the 7th-grade Tigers lost 23-16.
Emma Thompson scored 15 points for the 8th-grade Tigers (3-1). Lauren Stauffer had 6, Erin McKinley 5, Janean Steffen 3, Lauren Brinneman 2 and Hannah Vandentop 2.
Ashley Smith and Whitney Green each had 4 points for the 7th-grade Tigers. Shannon Penrod had 3, Kaitlyn Hart 2, Cheyenne Penrod 2 and Caitlin Krider 1.

Crusader boys beat Raiders
The Norwell Middle School boys’ basketball teams defeated Southern Wells. The 8th-grade Crusaders won 44-22 and the 7th-graders won 48-33.
Anthony Richard had 11 points for the 8th-grade Crusaders. Garrett Mohler added 10, Adam Nahrwold 8, Joseph Friend 3, Piercen Harnish 8 and Brandon Burch 4.
Bray Wilson scored 10 points for the 7th-grade Crusaders. Hunter Ingle had 6, Kaleb Johnson 7, Drew Rinehart 5, Derek Macon 8, Grant Hiday 6 and Corson Lockwood 6.
Southern Wells coaches did not report scores.

Norwell MS girls defeat Raiders
The Norwell 8th-grade girls’ basketball team defeated Southern Wells on Tuesday at Southern Wells. Ahead by only two points at halftime the Crusaders finished with a 35-24 victory.
Liara Isnogle and Hanna Smith each scored 11 points for the Crusaders. Erica Thornton had 6 points, 2 steals and 3 rebounds. Madi Stinson added 4 points and Sarah Bauermeister 2. Smith also pulled down 10 rebounds and Isnogle had 8 steals.
Lela Knowles had 7 points for the 8th-grade Raiders. Megan Lefebrve had 5, Jordyn Sills 1, Meghan Yencer 6 and Savannah Deakyne 5.
Norwell won the 7th-grade contest 23-7. Michaela Smith had 6 points for the Raiders and Lori Plummer 1. Norwell’s coach did not report scores.

8th-grade Crusader girls triumph
The Norwell Middle School 8th-grade girls’ basketball team defeated Crestview 30-15 on Monday at Norwell.
Erika Thornton had 8 points, 3 steals and 2 rebounds. Hanna Smith had 5 points and 3 rebounds. Liara Isnogle added 4 points, 4 steals and 3 rebounds. Sarah Bauermeister finished with 4 points and Chloie Williams 3. Paige Markley, Arianna Cruz and Monica Frauhiger each added 2 points. Frauhiger also pulled down 5 rebounds.
Norwell’s 7th-grade coach did not report scores.

Ball State fires football coach
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — Ball State fired coach Stan Parrish on Tuesday, a few days after finishing the season 4-8.
Parrish stepped in for Brady Hoke to coach the Cardinals in the GMAC Bowl after the 2008 campaign, then led the team to a 2-10 finish the next season before this year’s disappointing season ended with a 59-21 home loss to Northern Illinois.
“As we evaluated the on-field performance and the football program in its entirety, we decided it was time for a change in direction in the leadership of the program,” athletic director Tom Collins said.
Parrish has a 61-50-3 record in 11 years as a head coach.
The school says the search for a new coach will begin immediately. Eddie Faulkner, who has served as Ball State’s offensive coordinator the last two seasons, will serve as interim head coach.