Augsburger, Alberson help SA stay perfect

BERNE — The seniors have played a big part in the Starfires winning 15 consecutive games.

Two of them were key to keeping the winning streak alive.

Katelin Augsburger struck out a career-high 21 batters and Morgan Alberson scored on a heads-up play in the bottom of the eighth inning Tuesday as the South Adams High School softball team beat the Woodlan Warriors 3-2.

With two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning, Taylor Augsburger hit a pop up behind the pitcher. The ball was dropped, and Alberson, who was on second base, kept running. As the Warrior defense struggled to get the ball, the senior scored the game-winning run for the Class 2A No. 1 Starfires (16-0, 4-0 Allen County Athletic Conference).

Katelin Augsburger shined yet again. She scattered two hits, one of which was a two-run home run in the sixth inning. She walked five and fanned 21 in eight innings.

Alberson led SAHS with two hits. Isabella Ramirez, Kayla LeFever, Keira Pinnock and Lexi Dellinger each had singles.



Stars walk off

BERNE — The South Adams baseball team scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning on Tuesday to earn a walk-off victory over the Woodlan Warriors.

Mark Clary and Grant Besser led off the seventh with consecutive singles, and Jayden Dull was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Corbin Blomeke hit a two-run double to tie the score, 5-5, and Nic Stuber dropped down a sacrifice bunt to score Dull as the game-winning run.

Besser and Blomeke had two hits apiece to lead the Starfires (8-8, 2-2 Allen County Athletic Conference). Braxton Haight and Gilbert Lynch also had singles, with Haight and Joe Stuber also driving in runs.

Haight got the win in relief. He pitched one scoreless inning. Grant Besser started, giving up five earned runs on three hits. He walked four and fanned eight.



Indians top Stars

BERNE — The South Adams girls tennis team dropped a 3-2 match to the Mississinewa Indians on Tuesday.

The Starfires (11-3) lost all three singles matches. Virginia Lagos dropped her No. 1 singles contest with Haleigh Rowley 6-0, 6-0, and Haley Gerber fell to Heidi Rowley at No. 2 singles by the same score. At No. 3 singles, Hannah Dull lost to Maddie Herring 6-3, 3-6, 6-1.

At No. 1 doubles, Caralie Farlow and Julia Grabau defeated Katie Powell and Tyra Stanley 6-3, 6-4. Sydney Pierce and Breanna Potts combined for a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Pia Briz and Gabby Stephenson.

The Starfires’ junior varsity team also lost, 3-2. Cassie Yoder won her No. 3 singles match 8-4, and at No. 1 doubles Fatima Sandoval teamed with Sarah Kloepper for an 8-7 (8-6) victory.