Rigby, Wolves head to tourney

Tyler Rigby’s 30-point effort was not quite enough to lift the Indiana University East men’s basketball team to the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference title. But the Red Wolves season as a whole was still impressive enough to earn them a berth in the national tournament.
Rigby, a 2006 Jay County High School graduate, and his IU East teammates will play Indiana Wesleyan (26-7) in the opening round of the NAIA Division II Tournament March 9 in Point Lookout, Mo. The team finished 23-9 and earned the 12th and final at-large bid to the tournament’s field of 32 teams.
In the KIAC championship game Saturday, Rigby shot just under 60 percent from the field (14-of-25) on the way to leading the Red Wolves in scoring in a 91-85 loss to No. 21 IU Southeast. He also had six rebounds and a steal.
The senior totaled 12 points, eight rebounds, three steals and an assist Feb. 24 in an 87-63 victory over Berea in the semifinal round of the tournament.
IU East’s tournament games will be streamed live at www.watchnaia.com, and the radio broadcast will be available online at www.930whon.com.

 Dexter Shreve
Jay County – 2009
Finished second in the heptathlon for the Kent State University men’s track team Saturday at the Mid-American Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships hosted by Bowling Green.
Shreve scored 5,304 points in the heptathlon to finish as the runner-up behind Buffalo senior Russell Cameron. His score was the fourth best in school history at Kent State, which was second to Akron in the battle for the team title.
The sophomore’s best effort came in the 1,000-meter run portion of the heptathlon, which he won by nearly two seconds in 2 minutes, 47.36 seconds. He was second in both the 60 dash (7.09) and the high jump (6 feet, 5 inches).

Josh Ludy
Jay County – 2008
Had a pair of hits Tuesday as the 16th-ranked Baylor University baseball team fell 13-2 to Texas State.
Ludy started at catcher and finished 2-for-3 at the plate for the Bears (4-4). He notched leadoff singles in the second and sixth innings, but was left on base both times.
The junior, who is hitting .316 on the season, also had two walks Saturday in a 4-3 loss to Georgia.

Billy Wellman
Jay County – 2009
Got his first career hit Sunday for the Ball State University baseball team in a 22-8 loss to Southeast Missouri.
Wellman got the first at bat of his career in the eighth inning, pinch hitting for catcher Kevin Franchetti. He smacked a two-out single to center field for the Cardinals (1-5), but was stranded at first base.

Greg Kahlig
Fort Recovery – 2010
Tallied 13 points off the bench Wednesday for the NCAA Division II No. 9 University of Findlay men’s basketball team in a 73-56 victory over Lake Superior State in the opening round of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tournament.
Kahlig shot 5-of-8 from the field, making all of his two-point attempts, in 19 minutes off the bench. He also had four assists, three rebounds, one steal and one block.
The freshman also had six points and one rebound for the Oilers (24-3) Feb. 24 in a 64-53 victory over No. 16 Hillsdale. Findlay also played Lake Superior State in its final regular-season game Saturday, with Kahlig totaling five points, two rebounds, one assist and one steal.

Daniel Bollenbacher
South Adams – 2008
Earned his second victory for the Lincoln Memorial University baseball team Sunday in a 6-5 triumph over Lenoir-Rhyne.
Bollenbacher entered the game in the sixth inning and allowed one run in 1 2/3 innings of work. He gave up two hits and a walk as his Railsplitters (11-9) scored three times in the final two frames to rally for the win.
The junior also worked one scoreless inning Tuesday, striking out two batters in Lincoln Memorial’s 12-2 blowout of Virginia Intermont.
Jana Beitler
South Adams – 2009
Helped the Goshen College softball team to a 9-1 victory Tuesday over Marygrove.
Beitler went 1-for-2 at the plate for the Maple Leafs (4-5), who blew the game open with a five-run fifth inning. She added an RBI, and drew a pair of walks.
The sophomore also had a run in Sunday’s 7-4 victory over Michigan-Dearborn, a hit Sunday in an 8-0 loss to Saint Xavier and a hit in Monday’s 9-3 victory over Rose-Hulman.

Pazia Speed
Jay County – 2010
Scored four points as the Huntington University women’s basketball team’s season came to a close Feb. 25 with a 59-43 loss to Indiana Wesleyan in the semifinal round of the Mid-Central Conference Tournament.
Speed started at guard for the Foresters, who finished 19-11, and shot 2-of-4. She also had three rebounds, two steals and an assist.
The freshman averaged 6.7 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.2 steals this season.

Joanna Snyder
Fort Recovery – 2009
Totaled five points for the Ohio Northern University women’s basketball team as it closed its season with a 71-70 loss to John Carroll in the semifinal round Feb. 24 of the Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament.
Snyder hit one 3-pointer for the Polar Bears, who finished at 17-10. She also had three assists and a rebound.
The sophomore started 23 games this season, averaging 7.8 points and 3.3 rebounds per game to go along with 42 assists. She shot 51 percent (19-of-37) from 3-point range.

Cori Vormohr
Jay County – 2009
Turned in a 23rd-place finish for the Ball State University women’s swim team, which finished last at Saturday’s Mid-American Conference Championships hosted by Ohio.
Vormohr’s best effort came in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2 minutes, 25.73 seconds. She was also 26th with a time of 1:07.03 in the 100 breaststroke, and 36th at 24.71 in the 50 freestyle.

Chase Ingle
South Adams – 2010
Dropped his match for the Hanover College men’s tennis team in a 6-3 loss Sunday to Alma.
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