FRHS stays scorching hot

After a rough start to the season, the Indians have caught fire.

A win on Tuesday brought them above .500.

The Fort Recovery High School girls golf team earned their sixth win in a row, beating the Marion Local Flyers 198-221 at Portland Golf Club.

The score was a season-low for the Indians (6-5, 4-2 Midwest Athletic Conference). Their previous low was shot Aug. 29, with 211 strokes.

Marion Local’s Anna Hemmelgarn earned match medalist honors with a 46. All of Fort Recovery’s golfers beat or tied the Flyers’ next best score.

Olivia Knapke had the low-score for the Indians with a 47. She shot for par on the second and eighth holes.

Emma Will was just one stroke behind her with 48.

Eva Kahlig had a pair of pars on the fourth and seventh to put up the No. 3 score for the Indians with 51.

Marissa Schoen rounded out the team score with 52.

Ella Schoen (54) and Brynn Stammen (55) did not affect the team’s final.

The junior varsity team also pulled out a 216-231 victory. Ella Westgerdes and Evvie Briner led the Indians with a 51 and 52 respectively.

Indians stay perfect

CELINA, Ohio — The Fort Recovery volleyball team stayed undefeated as it controlled the match against the Celina Bulldogs for a 25-18, 22-25, 25-16, 25-21 victory on Tuesday.

Teigan Fortkamp earned a season-high 23 kills in the match.

Mara Pearson followed with 10 kills. She also added 15 digs, two aces and a block.

Kennedy Muhlenkamp and Kayla Hietkamp worked as setters for the duo, tallying 38 assists in the contest. Heitkamp led with 22 while Muhlenkamp added 16.

Muhlenkamp also added eight kills, two blocks, six digs and one ace. Heitkamp had one kill and five digs.

The Indians (6-0, 1-0 Midwest Athletic Conference) had another strong day serving the ball. 

They only committed eight service errors on 85 total serves for a 91% success rate. Muhlenkamp was 21-for-22 alone.

Heitkamp and Cali Wendel both were perfect with 14 serves each.

Wendel medals

BRADFORD, Ohio — Sage Wendel led the Fort Recovery junior varsity boys golf team to a 192-213 victory over the Versailles Tigers on Tuesday at Stillwater Valley Golf Club.

Wendel shot two pars and six bogeys to finish with a 45.

Versailles’ low-score came from Devyn Thobe who shot a 51.

Caleb Smith wasn’t too far behind Wendel with 47 strokes. Smith’s only par came on hole No. 9, while he tallied six bogeys as well.

Colson Post and Reece Evers both shot 50s to round out the Indians’ team score. They combined for three pars and seven bogeys.

Riley Grieshop’s 51 and Evan Keller’s 57 did not affect the outcome.