Sports Round-Up by Paul Beitler

Crusader boys top DeKalb
Norwell’s 7th- and 8th-grade boys’ basketball teams swept their counterparts at DeKalb Middle School Tuesday evening.
The 8th-grade Crusaders were led by Garrett Mohler’s 22 points in their 46-32 victory. Mohler netted 5 3-point shots and was 3 for 6 at the foul line. Piercen Harnish scored 10, Reggie Hayes 5, Brandon Burch 4, Andrew Oakes 3 and Adam Nahrwold 2.
Balanced scoring from the 7th-grade squad resulted in a 36-17 win.
Hunter Ingle led the team with 8 points. Carson Lockwood, Kalen Johnson and Bray Wilson each had 6. Brody Myers added 5, Derek Macon 4 and Drew Dobbles 1.

Norwell girls’ softball camp slated
Registrations are being accepted for the fourth Norwell Girls’ Softball Christmas Vacation Camp on Dec. 28-30 in the auxiliary gym at Norwell High School.
The camp is open to girls in grades 2-8 in the Northern Wells school district. Camp sessions will be held from 12-2 p.m. each day. Cost is $30 with a $5 discount for siblings.
For more information and to download the registration form go online to www.NorwellKnightsSoftball.com or e-mail camp director Scott Hanni at scott.hanni@nwcs.k12.in.us.

Tigersharks dunk Jay
The Bluffton High School boys’ swimming team defeated Jay County 99-86 Tuesday evening in Bluffton.
Taking first place in their events for the Tigers were: Luke Bertsch, 100-meter butterfly with a time of 1:10.15; Jason Prible, 400-meter freestyle with a time of 5:18.36; Sam Walburn, 100-meter backsroke with a time of 1:09.71; Matt Dann, 100-meter breaststroke with a time of 1:27.86.
The 200-meter medley relay team of Aaron Lautzenheiser, Skyler Schwartz, Keaton Osborn and Mitchel Meitzler took a blue ribbon with a time of 2:22.16.
Ben Miller took first place in the diving competition with a 174.9 total. Florian Summer came in third, while Brendan Baumgardner placed fourth.
Lautzenheiser was the top finisher for the Tigers in the 200-meter freestyle, placing third with a time of 2:35.51. Prible finished second in the 200-meter individual medley, Walburn was second in the 100 meter freestyle and Bertsch was earned second place in the 50-meter freestyle.
The Tigers’ relay team of Bertsch, Prible, Dann and Walburn placed second in two other races: the 200-meter and 400-meter freestyle relays.

Knights swimmers fall to Carroll
The Norwell Knights swim teams were defeated Tuesday evening in a dual boys’ and girls’ meet at Carroll.
In the girls’ match-up, Carroll won 179-118. Kimberlee Bussey won the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 26.6 seconds and Dani Thomas won the 100-yard butterfly in 1:03.86. Also placing first for the Knights was Brooke Cossairt in the 100-yard freestyle.
The Carroll boys thumped the Knights 193-74. Carroll swept first place in all events with the only second-place finishes coming from Cole Ackley in the 500-yard freestyle and the 200-yard freestyle relay team of Andrew Serafini, Alex Cushman, Joe Raber and Alex Mills.

Saints’ Brees draws S.I. honor
NEW YORK (AP) — Drew Brees was honored as Sports Illustrated’s sportsman of the year for his championship on the field and his charity off it.
Brees became the award’s 57th recipient when the magazine made the announcement. The quarterback led the long-suffering New Orleans Saints to their first Super Bowl title in February, lifting the spirits of the hurricane-battered city.
But the cover story notes he’s done much more than inspire with his brilliant play. Since Brees joined the Saints in 2006 months after Hurricane Katrina, his foundation has worked with nearly 50 New Orleans schools and organizations to aid in recovery.