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Flashes, Rebel head to state

10/25/2018

SOUTHSIDER VOICE PHOTOS BY NATHAN PACE Franklin Central’s girls cross-country team earned a trip to the state meet by being the sixth and final team to qualify from the Shelbyville semistate. The runners are (in no particular order) Sydney Welch, Cami Farmer, Audrey Comastri, Emma Coney, Olivia Keller, Brianna Lawson and Jada Reedus.

Roncalli’s Nick Perkins was third at the Shelbyville semistate Saturday and will compete at the state meet.

By Al Stilley
Senior staff writer

Franklin Central’s girls team finished sixth in Saturday’s crosscountry semistate at Shelbyville to advance to the state finals at Indiana State University. Seventh-place Jada Reedus led the Flashes with Brianna Lawson 14th. Sydney Welch, Cami Farmer and Audrey Comastri also ran.

Roncalli’s Nick Perkins was fourth in the boys race and will compete in the state finals Saturday at 1:45 p.m.; the girls race is at 1 p.m. Soccer and tennis No. 4 Carmel shut out No. 8 Center Grove’s soccer team 3-0 Saturday in the 3A Seymour semistate as the Trojans’ season ended with an 18-4 record.

At Park Tudor, Center Grove’s tennis duo of senior Nic Ballesteros and junior Grant Herron was defeated 6-1, 6-0 by the hosts’ Eli Herran and Isaac Steiner in boys doubles tennis semifinals.

Franklin Central cross-country runner Jada Reedus hugs teammate Brianna Lawson as they were both honored for their top 20 finishes at the Shelbyville semistate.

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Lutheran advances to volleyball semistate

10/25/2018

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SOUTHSIDER VOICE PHOTOS BY NATHAN PACE Lutheran Junior Olivia Terry passes the ball in the third set against University while Kate Taylor looks on.

Rylee Morris, a Lutheran senior, tips the ball over the University blockers.

Lutheran junior Katie Reid and senior Molly Phipps celebrate a point in Saturday’s sweep of University at the Morristown regional.

By Al Stilley Senior
staff writer

Lutheran’s girls volleyball team had its backs to the wall Saturday night against nemesis Hauser in the Morristown regional championship match. At stake for the Saints was their third trip to the Class A Final Four. The Saints dominated the first set 25-11 but dropped the second and third sets to the resurgent Jets.

“We kept encouraging each other,” Lutheran senior Rylee Morris said. “I think we finally became more determined; we needed to play like every point would be our last.”

The Saints recovered, narrowly won the fourth set 25-22 and then dominated the final set 15-5. Lutheran meets Barr-Reeve in the Jasper semistate at 4 p.m., while Covington tests Pioneer at Frankfort with the winners going to the 1A state championship Nov. 3, at Ball State University. Earlier Saturday, the Saints eliminated University 25-18, 25-15, 25-20.

“We played well early against Hauser, but then they stepped it up,” Saints coach Kathy Anderson said. “It was a good battle. Our serves got us going early. We improved our passing game and that got our outside and middle hitters going late, and that made a big difference.”

Saints hitters Morris, Dara Milivojak and Olivia Terry led up front while setter Chloe Andre, Molly Phipps and Jaelah Chenalt added to the surge. Elsewhere, Roncalli reached the title match of the Greenfield regional but fell to Avon in four close sets, and Center Grove dropped the Bloomington South regional opener to No. 2 Providence. Roncalli swept rival Cathedral in the first round.

The Rebels then dropped the first two sets against the Orioles in the finale but recovered to win the third set 25-16. Roncalli led the fourth set 23-15 before Avon rallied. Elizabeth Eads had 10 kills for the Rebels, who finished 30-7 and were Circle City and Marion County champions.

At Bloomington, Center Grove won the third set. Madison Hammill had 25 assists for the Trojans with sophomore Grace Boggess adding 11 kills and Anna Line seven. Under first-year coach Chris Due, the Trojans finished 27-7.

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