Prep Report: Shelbyville's Fisher twirls no-hitter at New Castle

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Gavyn Fisher threw a no-hitter to get Shelbyville a sweep of New Castle then added a win Saturday over Rushville to collect a seventh-straight victory.

On Friday at New Castle, Fisher allowed just one walk and struck out 14 to complete a seven-inning no hitter to lead the Golden Bears to a 6-0 win to keep them in contention for a Hoosier Heritage Conference title.

Shelbyville improved to 8-4 in the HHC standings with two games left on the conference schedule. Mt. Vernon (10-2) leads the HHC with New Palestine second at 9-3. The Golden Bears will face Greenfield-Central (9-11, 6-6 HHC) next week.

Friday’s game was scoreless through four innings before Shelbyville scored three times in the fifth and sixth innings. Fisher helped his cause with a two-run double in the fifth.

Grantland Fitzgerald had three hits including a double and drove in a run. Brock Kuhn and Kohen Myers also drove in runs.

On Saturday, a four-run third inning put Shelbyville in control against Rushville. Five different pitchers combined to get the Golden Bears a 9-4 victory.

Myers earned the win, pitching two scoreless innings. Dalton Jones, Luke Brinkman, Gavin Reed and Fitzgerald also helped limit Rushville to four hits and four runs.

Brinkman and Jones each drove in two runs. Jones’ RBI came off a two-run home run. Kuhn had two hits.

Shelbyville is 12-7 and travels Monday to Warren Central (5-15).

In other prep events:

Baseball

Heritage Christian 15, Triton Central 4

At Triton Central Friday, J.P. Plesen and Caden Ratliff limited the Tigers to seven hits and one walk while striking out seven to end Class 2A, No. 4 Triton Central’s five-game win streak.

Hayden Beaver took the loss for Triton Central (19-3). The sophomore was one of four pitchers to take the mound.

Janssen Capps drove in two of Triton Central’s four runs. Eli Sego had a double, drove in a run and scored a run.

Tyler Allemeier had two hits and scored three runs for Heritage Christian (15-10).

North Decatur 13, Southwestern 1

At Southwestern Friday, the visiting Chargers scored four runs in the second inning and five more in the fourth to pull away and secure a sweep of the Spartans.

Ian Bunch took the loss for Southwestern (2-15, 1-11 MHC). The senior was one of four pitchers used by the Spartans. At the plate, Bunch had a double and drove in his team’s only run.

North Decatur improved to 9-10 (7-4 MHC).

Waldron 11, Morristown 5

At Morristown Friday, the Mohawks scored six runs in the first inning and never trailed in the MHC contest.

Jordan Bennett pitched five innings and struck out four to earn the win. Hunter Dodson pitched the final two innings to close out the game.

J.D. Smith and Troy Atwood each had three hits for Waldron (12-8, 6-4 MHC). Smith, Jackson Kuhn, Jared Brooks and Jordan Bennett each drove in two runs.

Morristown dropped to 5-14 (1-10 MHC).

Boys golf

Hoosier Heritage Conference Championship

Shelbyville finished tied for fourth with a 335 Saturday at Albany Golf Course.

Pendleton Heights captured the HHC title with a 306. Mt. Vernon was runner-up at 317, finishing ahead of Yorktown (322), Shelbyville, New Palestine (335), Delta (350), Greenfield-Central (351) and New Castle (353).

Mt. Vernon’s Elijah Lemmon was the medalist with a 73.

Jake Garrison earned All-HHC honors with a 77.

Also scoring for Shelbyville were Logan Tobian (84), Logan Reinhart (85), Brock Wischmeyer (88) and Ethan Hughes (101).

Softball

Columbus North 15, Shelbyville 7

At Columbus North, Payton Morris hit two home runs and drove in eight to lead the Bull Dogs to the win.

Miley McClellan had five hits and scored two runs as part of a 17-hit performance for Columbus North in a preview of a Sectional 14 quarterfinal game scheduled for May 20.

Cheyenne Eads and Addie Stieneker blasted home runs for Shelbyville (13-8). Eads (three hits), Stieneker and Anna Shearer had seven of the Golden Bears’ nine hits off Morris and reliever Kelsey Lovelace.

Sophomore Sydney Brown took the loss for the Golden Bears in her first varsity start in the pitcher’s circle.

Columbus North improved to 10-9.

Triton Central 9, Southport 9

At Triton Central Friday, Brylie Couch scattered five hits and struck out 15 to lead the Tigers (13-6) to their ninth-straight win.

Madison Collins had a triple and drove in three runs. Couch and Jalynn Keith each had two hits.

The loss dropped Southport to 4-15.

Morristown 14, Waldron 3

At Morristown Friday, Avery Everhart had two hits and drove in three runs for the Yellow Jackets (7-8, 4-4 MHC). Charlie Marcum also had two hits and drove in two runs.

Abby Hawk earned the win, allowing four hits and four walks while striking out five.

Alyssa Benson had two hits and scored a run for Waldron (5-8, 2-6 MHC).

Girls tennis

Triton Central 3, Indianapolis Lutheran 2

At Lutheran Friday, three of the five matches went three sets before the Tigers prevailed over the Saints.

At No. 2 singles, Triton Central’s Ellie Gast defeated Rachel Murphy, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4.

Anniston Evans secured a win at No. 3 singles over Bri Randall, 6-2, 6-0.

Triton Central’s third win came at No. 2 doubles when Neve Kahler and Estelle Gearlds bested Kendall Bowling and Dani Taylor, 6-3, 6-2.

At No. 1 singles, Lutheran’s Cat Erwin defeated Maryrose Felling, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 10-8.

Rachel Bolton and Malin Bullock topped Triton Central’s Audrey Canter and Lauren Grant at No. 1 doubles, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2.

Boys track

Triton Central 96, Indianapolis Lutheran 40.5, Speedway 35, Providence Cristo Rey 15.5

At Lutheran, Triton Central got first-place finishes from Brayden Wilkins (11.1 in 100, 5-10 in high jump, 18-5 in long jump), Cash Compton (23.16 in 200), Isaac Ross (57.62 in 400), Brody Ciriello (2:14.93 in 800), Liam Thompson (5:25.37 in 1,600) and Zeke Robertson (40.52 in 300 hurdles).

Robertson, Compton, Wilkins and Braden Brown won the 400 relay in 44.81.

Oldenburg Academy 67, Southwestern 58, Trinity Lutheran 22

At Southwestern Friday, the host Spartans won the 1,600 relay in 3:57.53 and the 3,200 relay in 9:55.24.

Southwestern got third-place finishes from Michel Weisser (13.13 in 100), Ethan Sipes (26.79 in 200), Bruce O’Brien (1:01.26 in 400) and Mitchell Clements (37-5 in shot put and 97-11 in discus).

Girls track

Indianapolis Lutheran 78, Triton Central 73, Speedway 9, Providence Cristo Rey 6

At Lutheran, Collecting first-place points for Triton Central were Vivian Blye (13.25 in 100, 28.22 in 200), Elaina Maurice (1:06.06 in 400), Allie Griffith (19.25 in 100 hurdles) and Lydia Hough (14-7 in long jump).

Griffith, Hough and Blye teamed with Farah Coen to win the 400 relay in 55.02.

Boys volleyball

Madison Sectional

Madison def. Shelbyville, 25-21, 22-25, 25-15, 25-17

At Madison, the Cubs secured a third win over the Golden Bears this season to advance to the sectional championship game.

The Golden Bears’ season ended with an 8-15 record under first-year head coach April Parker.

In the sectional championship match, Center Grove defeated Madison, 25-12, 25-15, 36-24.

Madison finished 11-14.

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