SA tandem reaches final

FORT WAYNE — Their team is done, but a pair of Starfires march on.

Caralie Farlow and Julia Grabau, the No. 1 doubles team for the South Adams High School girls tennis squad, advanced to the sectional final with a win Tuesday at Carroll.

Farlow, a senior, and Grabau, a junior, dropped the first set against Macy Wohlford and Kassidy Thompson of Huntington North 7-5. They bounced back to win the second 6-1 to force a third, which they also won by a score of 6-1.

The Starfire tandem moves to 17-2 on the season and reaches the sectional final at 4:30 p.m. today. Farlow and Grabau will meet Payton Krahn and Maddy Heiney of Homestead (11-2), who defeated Abigail Schrek and Megan Lopez of Bishop Dwenger in the other semifinal.



JC hits season low

Collin Haines shot a career-low score Tuesday, helping the Jay County High School boys golf team to a season-low total in finishing first in a three-team meet with the Randolph Southern Rebels and Union City Indians at Portland Golf Club.

JCHS totaled 155, beating its previous season-best score by one stroke. Union City was second with 227, and Randolph Southern did not qualify for a team score.

Haines began his round with a bogey on the par-4 10th hole. He then made par on the next three before a birdie on the par-5 14th. The junior closed his round with four straight pars for a career-low, even par 35.

Nick Hayden was second on the team with a 37, highlighted by an eagle on the par-5 15th hole. Jay Houck totaled 41 strokes, including a birdie on the 14th hole, and Kyler Hudson completed the team score with 42.



Williams tops Pioneer

Williams Auto Parts picked up an 11-5 victory over Pioneer Packaging in the Rookie baseball division of Portland Junior League on Tuesday.

Dawson Goldsworthy was 4-for-4 with a pair of runs for Williams. Izzy McAbee and Danton Hanlin had three hits apiece, as McAbee totaled three runs. Kevin Dues and Joe Geesaman had a pair of hits and two runs.



Carson Busick and Bentley Comer were 3-for-3 for Pioneer.

Busick chipped in two runs and Comer scored once. Dillon Jellison and Chance Morgan both had two hits.

Crossroads wins

Crossroads Financial Federal Credit Union earned a 12-3 win over First Bank of Berne on Tuesday in the PJL Minor softball action.

Alexa Mock and Allison Hawbaker both notched one hit and a pair of RBIs, while Hawbaker scored twice. Alyssa Aker tallied one hit, an RBI and one run, Madison Reier recorded a single and two runs while Bralee VanSkyock had a hit and scored a run.

First Bank stats were not provided.