May 14, 2019 at 4:37 p.m.
Shaffer hits two HRs to lift SA
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Shaffer hits two HRs to lift SA
PARKER CITY — Collin Shaffer homered in the top of the first inning.
He went deep again to lead off the fourth, and the Starfires cruised from there despite allowing a late push.
Shaffer had the first multi-homer game of his career and knocked in three runs on Monday for the South Adams High School baseball team in its 11-7 win against the host Monroe Central Golden Bears.
After back-to-back singles from Grant Besser and Nic Stuber to start the first inning — Besser scored on a wild pitch — Shaffer’s two-run homer helped the Starfires (15-4), who are ranked sixth in Class 2A, grab a 3-0 lead over the fourth-ranked Golden Bears.
Monroe Central (17-4) trimmed the margin to one after its first trip to bat, but South Adams scored eight runs over the next three frames, including Shaffer’s solo homer as part of a three-run fourth frame, for an 11-2 lead.
The Golden Bears fought back with a five-spot in the sixth inning but couldn’t get any closer.
Tim Davidson and Stuber, who finished with a pair of RBIs, knocked doubles in the win, and Aaron Timmons had a pair of singles. Conner Young got the win, allowing two earned runs on a pair of hits over four innings. He struck out four and walked five.
Sectional field set
INDIANAPOLIS — The IHSAA released the girls tennis sectional pairings on Monday evening.
Jay County, which hosts Sectional 39, meets three-time defending sectional champion Winchester in the semifinal, with Randolph Southern squaring off against Union City. Both semifinal matches are slated for 5 p.m. Thursday, and the championship match will be 5 p.m. Friday.
The South Adams Starfires meet Bluffton in the opening round of the Sectional 36 tournament at Norwell. The Starfires and Tigers play at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, with the winner advancing to the sectional semifinal at 4:30 p.m. Thursday against defending champion Huntington North.
Bellmont and host Norwell compete in the other opening-round match on Wednesday, and the winner meets Adams Central in the second semifinal. The championship match will be Friday.
Patriots shut out
Jay County’s girls tennis team was shut out for the second straight match Monday as it fell to the Alexandria-Monroe Tigers, 5-0.
Dawn Minnick dropped her No. 1 singles match, 6-1, 6-3, and Maria Dirksen fell at No. 2 singles 6-2, 6-0. At No. 3 singles, Lyric Garringer dropped a 6-1, 6-1 score.
The No. 1 doubles team of Janae Kirby and Kaitlyn Ruiz lost 6-2, 6-1, and Ella Roessner and Ashlyn May fell at No. 2 doubles, 6-0, 6-0.
Jay County’s junior varsity team also lost, 5-0.
Stars fall to Tigers
GENEVA — The South Adams boys golf team fell to the Bluffton Tigers on Monday, 183-227 at Wabash Valley Golf Club.
Spencer Fear led the Starfires while playing from the No. 2 spot with his score of 52, and Blaine Harruff was two strokes behind.
Josh Hostetter shot 60 for the team’s third-best score, and Brendan Campbell completed the team score with 61.
He went deep again to lead off the fourth, and the Starfires cruised from there despite allowing a late push.
Shaffer had the first multi-homer game of his career and knocked in three runs on Monday for the South Adams High School baseball team in its 11-7 win against the host Monroe Central Golden Bears.
After back-to-back singles from Grant Besser and Nic Stuber to start the first inning — Besser scored on a wild pitch — Shaffer’s two-run homer helped the Starfires (15-4), who are ranked sixth in Class 2A, grab a 3-0 lead over the fourth-ranked Golden Bears.
Monroe Central (17-4) trimmed the margin to one after its first trip to bat, but South Adams scored eight runs over the next three frames, including Shaffer’s solo homer as part of a three-run fourth frame, for an 11-2 lead.
The Golden Bears fought back with a five-spot in the sixth inning but couldn’t get any closer.
Tim Davidson and Stuber, who finished with a pair of RBIs, knocked doubles in the win, and Aaron Timmons had a pair of singles. Conner Young got the win, allowing two earned runs on a pair of hits over four innings. He struck out four and walked five.
Sectional field set
INDIANAPOLIS — The IHSAA released the girls tennis sectional pairings on Monday evening.
Jay County, which hosts Sectional 39, meets three-time defending sectional champion Winchester in the semifinal, with Randolph Southern squaring off against Union City. Both semifinal matches are slated for 5 p.m. Thursday, and the championship match will be 5 p.m. Friday.
The South Adams Starfires meet Bluffton in the opening round of the Sectional 36 tournament at Norwell. The Starfires and Tigers play at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, with the winner advancing to the sectional semifinal at 4:30 p.m. Thursday against defending champion Huntington North.
Bellmont and host Norwell compete in the other opening-round match on Wednesday, and the winner meets Adams Central in the second semifinal. The championship match will be Friday.
Patriots shut out
Jay County’s girls tennis team was shut out for the second straight match Monday as it fell to the Alexandria-Monroe Tigers, 5-0.
Dawn Minnick dropped her No. 1 singles match, 6-1, 6-3, and Maria Dirksen fell at No. 2 singles 6-2, 6-0. At No. 3 singles, Lyric Garringer dropped a 6-1, 6-1 score.
The No. 1 doubles team of Janae Kirby and Kaitlyn Ruiz lost 6-2, 6-1, and Ella Roessner and Ashlyn May fell at No. 2 doubles, 6-0, 6-0.
Jay County’s junior varsity team also lost, 5-0.
Stars fall to Tigers
GENEVA — The South Adams boys golf team fell to the Bluffton Tigers on Monday, 183-227 at Wabash Valley Golf Club.
Spencer Fear led the Starfires while playing from the No. 2 spot with his score of 52, and Blaine Harruff was two strokes behind.
Josh Hostetter shot 60 for the team’s third-best score, and Brendan Campbell completed the team score with 61.
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