Sports

CENTER — A couple of missed opportunities and a couple of bad bounces resulted in the season coming to an end for the Tri-Central High School boys soccer team.The host Titans overcame 1-0 and 2-1 deficits to defeat the Trojans 3-2 in Monday night’s second match of the Taylor Sectional.The victory avenged a 1-0 loss to the Trojans in the regular season and also advanced Taylor to Thursday’s first semifinal match where the Titans will take on Carroll, who routed Delphi 11-0 in Monday night’s first match.Taylor and Carroll will play at 5 p.m.

CARMEL — Tipton junior Josie Butler closed out a stellar season by tying for 42nd place in last Friday and Saturday’s IHSAA Girls Golf State Finals at Prairie View G.C.Butler shot a 12-over par 84 in Friday’s first round.

ELWOOD — Frankton’s boys varsity tennis team earned a sectional 3-peat, while Tipton’s duo of Peyton Auler and Isaac Humrichous and Alexandria’s Owen May extended their seasons.The Eagles swept host Elwood in last Wednesday’s sectional opening match, 5-0.

GREENTOWN — When Eastern’s Kaleb Hurt corralled the opening kickoff at the 29-yard line and raced 71 yards to paydirt, it looked like the rout might be on Friday night at Cogdell Field.But Tri-Central kept its composure in the early going of the teams’ Hoosier Heartland Conference matchup.

The Indiana High School Athletic Association announced the pairings for next week’s volleyball sectionals during Sunday night’s tournament pairings show.The sectionals have changed a bit following the reclassification and sectional realignments this past spring.Elwood and Tipton remained a part of the six-team Class 2A Sectional 39.

ANDERSON — Josie Butler had herself quite a week.

TIPTON — Turnovers were the difference in Friday’s Tipton High School Homecoming game as Heritage capitalized on two Blue Devil miscues to leave town with a 21-7 victory.On a very rainy and windy night when offenses were limited, the game came down to who took better care of the ball, and the Patriots did that.

BUNKER HILL — The Tipton High School boys soccer team suffered back-to-back losses to end the week.Host Maconaquah edged the Blue Devils 1-0 last Thursday.

The Tipton High School boys tennis team tuned up for this week’s sectional with a 5-0 loss against visiting Frankton last Thursday and a tough 3-2 setback to Frankfort on Monday.Coach Morgan Dolezal shook up her lineup against Frankton, knowing there is a possibility the two teams could square off again in this week’s sectional.