Vaughn opens season as starter

Alli Vaughn got a change of scenery for the 2023-24 season.

Jumping in as a starter on a new team, the 2021 Fort Recovery High School graduate is making things work.

Vaughn scored 14 points between the first two games for the IU-East women’s basketball team to open the season. 

The Junior transfer from Huntington University put up nine points, five rebounds and three assists in a 80-73 win at Olivet Nazarene on Wednesday. She opened up the game with a layup for the Red Wolves. In the third quarter, she converted on a three-point play when fouled on a layup.

In a two-point loss to Grace College, Vaughn scored five points while adding seven rebounds and two assists.

Whitley Rammel

FRHS — 2022

Played in a pair of wins for the East Tennessee State University volleyball team this past weekend.

Rammel played in all five sets in a win at Chattanooga. She recorded six kills in the match and blocked three shots as well to total 7.5 points.

Rammel had a pair of kills and blocks in ETSU’s  win at UNC Greensboro.

Paige Fortkamp

FRHS — 2021

Racked up 36 kills in three matches over the past week for the University of St. Francis volleyball team.

Fortkamp’s top performance of 19 kills, 14 digs, 13 assists and one block came in a loss at Spring Arbor.

She broke double digits in kills as the Cougars fell to Mount Vernon Nazarene. She also added 12 assists and four blocks.

Fortkamp posted six kills in a loss to Taylor.

Anhely Montes

Jay County — 2020

Scored a goal in the Anderson University women’s soccer team’s 4-0 victory over Earlham on Oct. 25.

Montes took four shots before eventually finding the net. She scored at 77:31 on a shot that was assisted by Caroline Hill and Paige Tomallo.

She took four shots in a 2-1 loss at Rose-Hulman on Saturday. 

Eliza Bader

Jay County — 2021

Swam in four events in Ball State women’s swimming and diving team’s 155-145 win at Buffalo.

Bader earned points for BSU in the 400-yard freestyle relay. She was the second leg of the team that finished in third place with a time of three minutes, 36.46 seconds.

Bader finished sixth in the 50 freestyle (25.09) and seventh in the 100 butterfly (1:01.95).

She also swam a 26.23 split in the 200 medley relay that placed fifth.