Houck named scholar athlete

The accolades keep rolling in for Drew Houck.
The 2011 Jay County High School graduate, who recently completed his Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from Indiana University East, was named to the All-Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference scholar-athlete team.
He highlights a list of 37 athletes for the Red Wolves to earn the honor. This is the fourth consecutive year Houck was named a conference scholar athlete.
To qualify for the award, athletes must have a 3.25 cumulative grade point average after at least two semesters.

Ponderosa wins
Ponderosa Steakhouse eked out a 14-13 victory Tuesday against Pak-A-Sak in Rookie baseball action of Portland Junior League.
AJ Myers led Ponderosa with a triple, two doubles and a pair of singles, and Isaac Roop chipped in with two doubles and two singles. Griffin Byrum and Hunter Lawhead had four singles apiece, and Chase Ninde added three hits.
Mason Johnson paced Pak-A-Sak with a home run, two doubles and a single. Isaac Dues smacked a triple and tallied three doubles, and Carter Barton and Layne Reidt each had two singles.

Pearson leads
Dusty Pearson had a double and two singles to help Minnich Architecture & Construction to a 13-4 victory against Portland Optimist in PJL’s Willie Mays division.
Zac McAbee added a single and a double for Minnich, with Kaleb Elam, Timo Minnich and Isaac Miller each contributing a single.
Hunter LeMaster had a triple and a single to lead Optimist. Briar Hambrock, Tarron Bentz and Koby Lewellen had a single apiece.
Pioneer routs
Pioneer Packaging routed Williams Auto Parts 16-2 in four innings Tuesday in Rookie baseball action.
Rhysin Blowers, Landon Blowers and Maddox Huffman all had a home run and two doubles to lead Pioneer. Dominick Bright and Jayden Comer each had two singles and a double. Xavien Maxwell and Jacob Wallace both had three singles.
AJ Shelton led Williams with a triple, and Joe Geesaman smacked a double and a single. Ryan Timmerman also had a single.