Miller is NAIA All-American

Sawyer Miller was among the best in Indiana three times.

For the second time in as many years, he has been recognized nationally.

Miller, a 2015 South Adams High School graduate, was once again an All-American as he finished sixth in the NAIA National Championships on Friday and Saturday in Des Moines, Iowa.

The junior, who entered the tournament ranked seventh at 125-pounds, won his opening-round match over Southern Oregon’s Trey Long by a 9-8 decision. He dropped his second-round match by a 16-2 major decision to Julian Gayton of Midland (Nebraska).

He then rebounded to win four straight matches — a 3-2 decision, 1-0 decision, 7-3 decision and 8-6 sudden victory — before losing in the consolation semifinals by a 6-4 decision.

In the fifth-place match, Miller (30-10), lost to top-ranked Mikel Perales of Menlo (California).

The eighth-ranked Warriors were seventh as a team with 54.5 points.



Collin Affolder

South Adams – 2014

Had his school-record hitting streak snapped but started another one as the Bethel College baseball team was 1-4 in the last week.

The senior had a single and a run in a 10-9 loss Friday over Miami-Hamilton to push his school-record hitting streak to 15 games.

Affolder went hitless in two at bats with a walk against Lawrence Tech in the first game of a doubleheader, an 8-0 defeat. In the second game, a 10-7 victory, he notched a solo home run for his first round-tripper of the season.

He added a single and a run Monday in a 10-7 loss against Miami-Hamilton before he smacked a double, scored a run and tallied an RBI as the Pilots (6-5) lost Tuesday, 22-9, to Siena Heights.



Katy Smeltzer

Jay County ­– 2015

Assisted in a record-breaking performance for the University of the Cumberlands women’s swim team as it finished third in the NAIA Swimming and Diving championships, which concluded Saturday.

She kicked off the 400-yard freestyle relay with Mendy De Rooi, Christina Klouda and Brittany Litke as they set a new school record in 3 minutes, 31.04 seconds, more than a second faster than the previous mark.

The junior also had a time of 53.13 seconds in the 100 freestyle as she was 11th.

The Patriots set a program record by totaling 387 points. Savannah College of Art and Design won with 603.5 points, and Olivet Nazarene was runner-up with 519 points.



Sophie Bader

Anne Vormohr

Jay County – 2016

Competed for the Ball State women’s swim team in the Mid-American Conference championships at Ohio University.

The sophomore cousins teamed with Peighton Gilbert and Amanda Kedzierski to finish eighth in the 400-yard freestyle relay with their time of 3 minutes, 29.13 seconds. Bader was second and had a split of 51.82 seconds, and Vormohr anchored the relay with a split of 52.4 seconds.

Vormohr also placed 14th in the 200 backstroke in 2:02.67, shaving 0.14 seconds off her seed time.

The Cardinals were last out of eight teams.



Chandler Ingle

South Adams – 2015

Was named Crossroads League pitcher of the week Monday.

After picking up the first win of his career Feb. 26, he hurled a complete-game shutout — both career firsts — in a 5-0 victory Saturday over Cleary University. The senior surrendered three hits against Cleary while walking one and striking out five.

Through 13 games, Ingle leads the Maple Leafs (5-8) with a 0.68 earned run average and 0.98 walks and hits per inning (WHIP). Opposing batters have just a .119 average against the former Starfire right-hander.



Kyra Braun

Jay County – 2016

Had her hand in four match victories for the Trine University women’s tennis team as it earned a pair of wins in Florida.

The sophomore won her No. 3 singles match 1-6, 6-2, 10-6 Hanna Schoning as the Thunder defeated Morningside College 8-1 Monday in Orlando, Florida. She joined Katie Simon to win by forfeit at No. 3 doubles.

On Tuesday in a 5-4 win over Coventant in Kissimmee, Florida, Braun swept Morgan McCain 7-5, 6-4, to win her No. 4 doubles match. Braun and Simon knocked off Mariah Westra and Kayla Brown 8-2, helping Trine to a 5-4 victory.



Kyle Selvey

Jay County – 2014

Made his season debut for the Huntington University baseball team Friday in a 5-4 loss to University of the Cumberlands.

The senior entered as a pinch runner for catcher Hunter Losekamp and came around to score.

On Saturday against Cincinnati-Clermont, Selvey was hitless in two at-bats as a substitute as the Foresters, who had lost their first nine games of the season, picked up a 13-1 victory.

Jackson Hobbs

Fort Recovery – 2016

Suffered his first loss of the season on the bump for the Edison State Community College baseball team in a 5-1 defeat to Ivy Tech Northeast on Friday.

The sophomore tossed seven innings, gave up five runs — two earned — on five hits while striking out three and walking two in his season debut for the Chargers (0-5).

Hobbs is now 2-2 in his career with one save and three complete games. He boasts a 4.3 ERA.



Drew LeFever

South Adams – 2016

Participated in the NAIA Indoor Track and Field Championships at Pittsburgh State University.

The sophomore was 24th in the shot put with a distance of 15.06 meters.

Alex Wellington, a senior at Hastings, won the national title with a put of 18.38 meters.