One of the season’s marquee tennis matchups was on Wednesday night in Montgomery, and the Loogootee Lions remained unbeaten by defeating the Vikings 4-1, dropping the Barr Reeve to 8-2 on the season.
#1 Singles Donnie Miller beat Peyton Bledsoe 6-3, 6-0
#2 Singles Xavier Meiring lost to Leighton Jeffers 3-6, 1-6
#3 Singles Alex Guinn lost to Brandon Bledsoe 3-6, 4-6
#1 Doubles Ethan Stoll & Isaac Madison lost to Issac Waggner & Drew Walker 3-6, 2-6
#2 Doubles Kyle Graber & Brody Swartzentruber lost to Reis Whitney & Koen Waggner 1-6, 3-6
At the Phil Harris golf course in Linton, the North Daviess Cougars started to stake their claim in the sectional unt with a 189-199 victory over Linton.
The medalist in the match was Meah Dalrymple, who shot a solid 42.
Gracie Knepp followed with a 44.
Lilly Graber, 45
Addi Giesler 58
Madi Borders didn’t figure in the team scoring.
The 7th Grade Hatchet Football Team wins 30-20.
8th Grade Hatchet Football wins 14-0
The Barr Reeve Middle School boys’ varsity soccer team hosted Wood Memorial last night. The Vikings came away with a 7-2 victory with hat tricks (3 goals scored) each by Nathaniel Keller and Landon Gallagher, while William McCain also finished with a goal.
In the local area, high school football on Friday night:
Joe Morris’s Washington Hatchets travel to face 3A #3 Gibson Southern under coach Nick Hart. Hear the call on 107.9 WAMW with DeWayne Shake on play by play
Trent Fine’s North Daviess Cougars travel to Eastern Greene. Hear all the action with John Patrick Mullen on 94.5 WRZR.
Vincennes Lincoln hosts Evansville Mater Dei.
Jasper travels to play in the Reitz Bowl vs. the Panthers.
North Knox will go on the road to take on Tecumseh.
White Sox manager Tony La Russa is out indefinitely as he undergoes medical tests in Arizona, according to the team on Wednesday. After participating in regular pregame activities, La Russa, 77, missed Tuesday night’s game against the Kansas City Royals. Within an hour of the first pitch, doctors advised him not to manage. Bench coach Miguel Cairo will continue to manage until La Russa returns. He was at the helm for Tuesday’s 9-7 loss to the Royals, Chicago’s fifth consecutive defeat.
It was an electric and star-studded night at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City for the US Open tennis tournament. Serena Williams turns back the clock and defeats world number two, Anette Kanyteveit 7-6, 6-2, in what is said be the final tournament of her amazing career.
As college football gets going in week 1, there are three games tonight in the AP Top 26. West Virginia goes to 7 ½ point favorite number 17 Pittsburgh, number 12 and 22 point favorite Oklahoma State hosts Central Michigan, and number 22 Wake Forest host VMI. In the Big 10, Purdue hosts Penn State at 8 and Minnesota hosts New Mexico State at 9:00 pm.