Prep Report: Smith leads Golden Bears to 1-0 win at New Palestine

A first-inning run was all Shelbyville needed to get a 1-0 Hoosier Heritage Conference win Tuesday at New Palestine.

Aiden Smith walked, stole second and third base and scored on an errant throw to give the Golden Bears a quick 1-0 lead.

Smith, a University of Kentucky recruit, then took the mound and held the Dragons scoreless into the fourth inning before Reece Prickett took over and earned the save.

Smith had the only two hits for Shelbyville (2-0) off New Palestine starter Holden Hughes, who pitched a complete game and struck out eight.

Game two of the HHC series will be played May 1 at Victory Field in downtown Indianapolis.

Shelbyville hosts Triton Central Friday at Barnett Field. The game will serve as a fundraiser for Unified Sports/Special Olympics. Mel’s Catering will be providing food options on site.

In other prep events Tuesday:

Baseball

Waldron 11, Oldenburg Academy 3

At Waldron, the host Mohawks used a 4-run second inning to take a 5-0 lead then added five more runs in the fourth to secure their first win of the season.

Kevin Crouch had three hits and scored two runs for Waldron (1-1). Troy Atwood had two hits, including a triple, and drove in two runs.

J.D. Smith and Hunter Dodson combined to limit the Twisters to six hits and four walks while striking out 11.

Waldron hosts Mooresville Christian (0-1) Thursday.

Tri-West 9, Triton Central 3

At Triton Central, Luke Hensley struck out 13 Tigers in four innings to lead Tri-West to its first Hoosier Legends Conference win.

The sophomore also had three doubles and drove in two runs.

Ty Bergman had two hits and drove in a run for Triton Central (0-2).

Janssen Capps took the loss. He pitched 4.1 innings, allowed six hits and five runs while striking out eight. Rylan Anderson pitched the final 2.2 innings and allowed four runs — only one was earned.

Triton Central will complete the two-game HLC series today at Tri-West (2-2).

Softball

Eastern Hancock 14, Triton Central 11

At Triton Central, the host Tigers scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to tie the game but the Royals scored three times in the top of the seventh to get the win.

Adalyn Willis had four hits and two RBIs for Eastern Hancock (2-0). Lilli Ringer had a double, a triple and scored four runs.

Nieko Engleking pitched the final 4.2 innings to get the win.

Jalynn Keith, Makinah Noel and Ashlyn Hittle each had three hits for Triton Central (0-3). Hittle had a triple and a home run and drove in five runs.

The Tigers host Tri-West (6-1) Saturday for a Hoosier Legends Conference doubleheader.

Waldron 27, Indiana Deaf 10

At Indiana Deaf, Bre Barton had two hits, scored three runs and drove in four runs in Waldron’s season-opening win.

Shelby Zapfe had five RBIs and Abigail Lockridge had four RBIs.

Izzy Blanchard earned the win, going 5.2 innings and allowing three hits, three walks and eight runs (only two were earned). She had eight strikeouts.

Boys track and field

East Central 69, Franklin 56, Shelbyville 40

At East Central, Shelbyville’s only event win came in the 1,600 meter relay. Shane Owens, Eli Davis, Alex Wells and Kamden Turner posted the fastest time of 3:37.96.

Davis finished runner-up in the 400 (54.05); Anderson Mollenkopf was second in the 3,200 (11:48.62); Joaquin Delgado finished second in the 110 hurdles (16.77) and third in the 300 hurdles (46.45); Owens was runner-up in the high jump (5-4); and Ethan Griffin placed second in the shot put (44-10.5).

Triton Central 82, Monrovia 66, Indianapolis Crispus Attucks 45, Indy Genesis 35

At Triton Central, Zeke Robertson won both hurdling events and helped the Tigers win the 400 relay.

Robertson posted the fastest times in the 110 hurdles (15.72) and 300 hurdles (40.97) and teamed with Landon Sloan, Judea Holt and Braden Brown to win the relay in 45.25.

Also winning events for Triton Central were Nick Tormoehlen (111-6 in discus), Brown (5-8 in high jump) and Henry Kemper (19-11.5 in long jump).

Scoring runner-up points were Brown (11.89 in 100), Sloan (24.41 in 200), Tevian Faulkner (17.31 in 110 hurdles) and Kye West (39-0.5 in shot put).

Girls track and field

East Central 69, Franklin 61, Shelbyville 36

At East Central, Shelbyville had three individual event winners and a relay victory.

Macey Robbins won the 800 in 2:26.97. Sonora O’Connor took first in the 300 hurdles in 47.49. And Jordyn Noe won the high jump (5-0).

That trio along with Alyna Castanon won the 1,600 relay in 4:12.63.

Monrovia 98, Triton Central 49, Indy Genesis 41, Indianapolis Crispus Attucks 40

At Triton Central, Ryn West had the lone event win for Triton Central. West won the 100 hurdles in 18.9.

The Tigers produced runner-up finishes in two relays and had four individuals finish third in events.

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