GYMNASTICS
Owls win invitational
BLOOMINGTON
Scoring 106.25 points, Seymour distanced themselves from the pack.
The Owls won the Bloomington South Invitational on Saturday, beating out Bloomington North (95.8), South (95.6), Franklin Central (95.075), Martinsville (81.7) and Brebeuf (59.675).
“The hard work the girls are putting in at practice is starting to pay off,” Owls coach Angie Mellencamp said. “We still have room for improvement, but I am very excited to see the big skills being put in and receiving the higher score.”
Seymour took the top three spots in the all-around, with Kellsye Warner (36.325 points), Avery DeHart (35.375) and Grace Furlow (34.8) taking top honors.
On the bars, the Owls swept the first four positions. Furlow won with 8.325 points, followed by Warner (8.275), Brett Kleber (8.7) and Ivy Brown (8.35).
Warner claimed first in both the beam and floor with scores of 9.45. DeHart placed second on the floor with a 9.3.
The vault saw the Owls lay claim to the top three, as DeHart (9.2), Furlow (9.1) and Warner (8.7) had strong showings.
“Kellsye Warner stepped into the leader role this meet nailing her beam, floor, and bar routines,” Mellencamp said. “She still has work to do on vault, but she nailed her performances today.
Avery DeHart, Grace Furlow, and Brett Kleber also stepped up their game today on bars and had no fall routines. We had a good day today. It was nice to see the girls not show a lot of nerves. I hope we continue to bump up that team score every meet, we plan on hitting numbers in the gym this week to make it happen.”
BOYS BASKETBALL
Hornets stop Bulldogs
CANNELTON
Medora survived a fourth quarter rally to pick up a 59-58 win at Cannelton on Saturday.
After trailing 13-11 at the end of the first quarter, the Hornets outscored the Bulldogs 19-9 in the second to lead by eight points at intermission.
The Hornets outscored the Bulldogs 18-11 in the third quarter, but the Bulldogs finished strong.
In the final eight minutes of play the Bulldogs posted 19 points to the Hornets’ 11, but it wasn’t enough for a comeback.
Owen Sullivan led the Hornets with 15 points and Jansen Ray chipped in 13.
The Hornets (2-15) will host Bloomington Lighthouse tonight.
Tigers top Crusaders
COLUMBUS
Crothersville built a four-point lead by the end of eight minutes of play and never looked back in a 77-56 win at Columbus Christian on Saturday.
The Tigers led 17-13 before otuscoring the Crusaders 23-16 in the second quarter to hold a 40-29 lead at half.
Crothersville put up 17 points in the third quarter before totaling 20 more in the fourth to come away with the win.
Lane Wienhorst led the Tigers with 21 points and Logan Brewer scored 14.
The Tigers (11-3) will take a four-game winning streak into Wednesday’s game at Christel House Academy.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Bulldogs top Hornets
CANNELTON
Medora was held to a combined two points in the second and third quarters in a 40-20 loss at Cannelton on Saturday.
The Bulldogs held an 11-6 lead at the end of the first quarter before holding the Hornets scoreless in the second quarter.
Up 19-6 out of the break, the Bulldogs extended its lead to 29-8 by holding the Hornets to two points in the third quarter.
Both teams put up 12 points in the fourth quarter.
Kailen Flynn led the Hornets with 11 points.
The Hornets (2-16) will host Bloomington Lighthouse tonight.