July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.

Heitkamp sets record during Crusaders' streak (01/17/04)

Collegiate check-up

As if a season-long winning streak wasn’t enough, Sara Heitkamp went ahead and set a school record as well.

Heitkamp, a Fort Recovery graduate, has been the leading scorer in three of the Capital Crusaders women’s basketball team’s six straight wins. She dropped in a season-high 26 points against Muskingum Thursday while setting school records for free throws made and attempted in a single game.

She finished the 78-69 victory 17-of-19 from the foul line.

Heitkamp added team bests of three assists and four steals. She also grabbed eight rebounds.

The sophomore set her record just days after a slow scoring night against Baldwin Wallace in which she scored just six points. However, she made up for the lack of offensive pop with nine rebounds and six assists.

Heitkamp had a much better scoring day in a 90-74 victory over Mount Union Wednesday, Jan. 7. She scored all of her 17 point sin the first half, finishing 6-of-9 from the field. She also had seven rebounds, four assists and two steals.

Her offense was a bit off four days earlier as well, but she made the key shots in a 63-61 overtime win over Defiance. She nailed two free throws with 18 seconds left in overtime to seal the victory.

She finished that contest with nine points, six rebounds, six assists and four steals.

Capital holds a 10-4 record and a 6-1 mark in the Ohio Athletic Conference thanks in large part to Heitkamp, who has started every game this year. She is averaging a team-best 14.5 points per game, and also leads the team in rebounds (6.7 per game), assists (57) and steals (55).

She is shooting 46 percent from the field, 37 percent on 3-pointers and 73 percent from the free throw line.

Bluffton struggling

Despite Brad Boyles’ best efforts the Bluffton Beavers’ men’s basketball team simply could not pull off a win during its last two weeks of play.

Boyles has vaulted to the top of the team scoring list for the Beavers, having posted double figures in three of the last four contests. He had his highest total with 20 points in a 72-63 loss to Manchester Wednesday, Jan. 7.

The South Adams graduate finished 7-for-11 from the field and 6-of-12 from the foul line in the game. He had three rebounds, two assists and five steals.

That effort followed a 5-of-7, 11 point night in a loss to Adrian College. He added three rebounds and an assist in that defeat.

Boyles missed just one field goal try while scoring 15 points and grabbing four rebounds in an 83-54 loss at Hanover Saturday, Jan. 10. he had seven points and six rebounds in a loss to Franklin Wednesday.

He is now averaging 15.1 points and 3.4 rebounds per game. He is a team-best 66 percent field goal shooter, and is also hitting 71 percent of his foul shots.

Link rebounding big

Jay County graduate Kristina Link has continued her work as a rebounding force for the Tri-State Thunder women’s basketball team.

Tri-State (1-14) has lost 12 games in a row, but Link picked up at least six rebounds in each of the last four contests.

Her high-water mark came in a 79-65 loss at Alma, in which she pulled down 13 rebounds. Six of her boards came on the offensive end as she went 5-of-9 from the field for 14 points.

Link had seven rebounds apiece in losses to Calvin and Albion in which she scored four and two points respectively. She was scoreless against Kalamazoo Wednesday, but managed to grab six rebounds and dish out one assist.

For the year Link has played in 15 games and started six of them. She is averaging 5.5 points and 6.7 rebounds per contest.

Weaver places for Wabash

Kyle Weaver, a 2003 Jay County graduate, joined three teammates in winning a relay, but the Wabash Little Giants men’s swim team dropped a 132-105 decision to DePauw recently.

Weaver and teammates Matt Perkins, Jeddah Weggerhoff and Ben Hewitt took first in the 400-yard medley relay with a time of 3-minutes, 43.46 seconds.

The freshman also had a solid effort as Wabash competed at the University of Indianapolis Invitational. The Little Giants finished fifth, with Weaver taking 10th in the 50-yard freestyle in 23.15.[[In-content Ad]]
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