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MS track beats Mt. Vernon By Andy Heuring Star-Times Sports sports@sgstartimes.com Gibson Southern's middle school track team had 17 dif- ferent girls place in the dual meet against Mt. Vernon as they won 103 to 35. "A fter missing out on track season in 2020, many of them had no idea what track even was. Last season was the first for all our athletes, and a lot of them have now developed a true passion for the sport, and you can tell that by how well we are competing this year. They are working hard to get better each day and want to do their best," said Coach Anna Hackert. The Titans middle school boys won 82-50. The girls had multiple girls will two events. Kynlee Reeves won by the high jump and the 100 dash. She cleared 4'8" to lead a sweep of the high jump. Teammates Paige Schnaus placed second at 4'6" and Izzy Pohl was third with a jump of 4'4". Reeves won the 100 in 13.69, with Reese McKan- non in third at 13.82. Saige Kissel won both the 300 hurdles and the 200 dash. She ran a 53.81 to win the hurdles, with Em- ma Fuhs on a steep or two behind in 54.01 in second place. Kissel ran a 28.13 to win the 200 with Taylor Wey- er in third at 29.75. Fuhs won the 100 hurdles in 17.21 to give the Lady Ti- tan a sweep of the hurdles. Maci Spindler won both the throwing events as Gib- son Southern dominated them taking five of the six places in those events. Spin- dler threw 76 feet in the dis- cus to win. Audrey Spindler was second with 55'7" and Devyn Brent was third with 50'1". Spindler threw 26'2" in the shot put with Brent in second at 19'11". Gibson Southern also sweep the 800, as Molly Spin- der won in a time of 2:38.34. Gracie Williams was sec- ond in 2:58.97, and Maggie McEllhiney in 2:53.16. The Lady Titans took first and third in the 400, as Re- ese McKammon led the way with a 1:05.79, and Schnaus was third in 1:11.21. Other winners for the Ti- tans were Kelly Hall in the 1600 where she ran a 6:27.27. Izabella Simpson was third in the event with a time of 6:58.54. Corrine Stevens won the long jump with a leap of 14'6.5" and Molly Spindler was second at 13'1.5". Gibson Southern ran one- two in the 60 meter dash with Fuhs winning in 7.2 seconds and Pohl in second at 8.64. The boys won six events individually. Lloyd Sellers had a big day as the won both the 110 hurdles in 18.4 and the 300 hurdles in 47.28. He led a sweep in both events. In both 300 hurdles and 110 hurdles Kayden Cun- ningham was second and No- ah Kuester was third. He also placed second in the 200 dash in a time of 25.38, and third in the high jump with a height of 4'8". Isaac Dill won the high jump at 5' even, and placed second in the 400 in a time of 1:00.06. Cunningham also added a third place finishing the long jump at 14'8". Gibson Southern swept both the discus and shot put. Bobby Robinson won the dis- cus with a toss of 127'6", Bro- dy Klem was second at 124'9" and Kainen Short third at 86'4". Klem won the shot put with a toss of 40'6", and Rob- inson was second at 35'6", with Isaac Douglas in third with 86'4". Cooper Townsend and Khale Campbell were a bang- gang one =two finish in the 60 meter dash in times of 8.27 and 8.35. Klem finished second in the 100 dash, just .09 seconds out of first in a time of 12.37. Sixth grader Matt Wilz- bacher placed second in the 1600 with a time of 5:36.48. By Andy Heuring Star-Times Sports sports@sgstartimes.com Titan golfing sensation Pey- ton Blackard broke two school records in one week. Saturday he helped lead the Titans to fifth place in the Bud Bennett Invitational, as he shot a one under par 71 to win medalist honors, in the 14-team tournament. His 71 is a new school record 18 hole score for Gibson Southern. Blackard shot 37 on the front nine as he had two bird- ies and three bogeys. He then cleaned up his card on the back nine with two more birdies and no bogeys to shoot 34. His 71 total was three bet- ter than second place A. J. Ag- new of Borden, who shot a 74. "Peyton once again played rock solid," said Titan Coach Matt Reinbrecht. "We finally had a beautiful day for golf and Peyton took advantage of it," said assistant coach Al Lentz . Blackard saved his best for the last hole. He hit his ap- proach shot to 18 inches and then tapped in for birdie to set the school record. Senior Titan Ryan Islam continued his strong play shooting a 79 to tie for 10th overall in the tournament. "If he gets some putts to start dropping he's going to be in good shape," said Reinbrecht. Cale Martin shot an 85. "Cale is trending in the right direction," said Reinbrecht. Sophomore Dawson Maur- er carded a 94 for the Titans, as they had a team score of 329. Bedford North Lawrence won the tournament with a score of 318; Evansville Mater Dei and Jasper tied for second at 322. The other team scores were: 4) N. Harrison 325; 5) Gibson Southern 329; 6) Floyd Central 330 ; 7) Borden 333; 8) Corydon Central 349; 9) Castle 351; 10) New Albany 355; 11) Providence 362; 13) Perry Central 426; and 14) Lanesville 451. "We need to keep our mis- takes to a minimum, as we let some shots get away from us, which caused us to not finish where we should have on Sat- urday. We beat three of these teams last weekend at Coun- try Oaks. But, I'm very opti- mistic about the upcoming week, and if we play smart we can really start improving," said Reinbrecht. He added, "The Hall of Fame Classic will be a great opportunity to play some good teams on a top notch course," said Reinbrecht about the tournament to be played at Rock Hollow, near Peru. On Monday Blackard tied the school record for lowest nine hole score, as he shot a 34 against North Posey at Cambridge. The Titans broke 170 for the second time this year at home on a cold and windy Monday. Blackard birdied the fourth and eight holes enroute to his bogey free round of 34. Senior Ryan Islam matched Blackard's two birdies holes four and eight, but had a dou- ble bogey on hole two and four bogeys along the way to shoot a 40. Cale Martin brought home a 46 and Dawson Maurer shot a 48 for the Titans 168. Mitch- ell Gillies shot a 52. Blackard breaks two records in one week Peyton Blackard shot a 71 at Old Capital during the Bud Bennett Memorial Invitational on Saturday. He was the medalist for the 14-team tournament and set a Gibson Southern school record for the lowest 18-hole score. email SPORTS@ SGSTARTIMES.COM with your sports news. WE WANT TO KNOW! Lady Titan Becca Smith prepares to zip a forehand back at her opponent during the Titans junior varsity tennis tourney Saturday. Saturday morning grillin' Mark Boyd and Shawn Kruse were in charge of the grill at the concession stand during the boys junior varsity baseball tournament on Saturday. Track sweeps Vincennes and South Spencer By Andy Heuring Star-Times Sports sports@sgstartimes.com Gibson Southern's boys and girls track teams swept their triangle meets with Vincennes Lincoln and South Spencer. The boys won with 98 points to Vincennes 57 and South Spencer 57, while the girls won with 91 points to 48 for Vincennes and 25 for South Spencer. The boys won nine events as they swept all three relays. Sloan Cox brought home two blue ribbons, winning both the shot put at 55'9" and the discus with a throw of 142'4". Michael Herron was also a double winner in the sprints. He won the 100 in 11.18 and the 200 in 22.95. Hayden Pennington won the 1600 with a time of 4:38. He was second in the 800. McCade Chandler won the pole vault with height of 12 feet. The girls had 10 winners, as they also sweep the three relays. Chloey Graham won both the throwing events with a 31'11" toss in the shot put and 82'1.5" in the discus. Racheal Pohl won the high jump at 4'8" and Hailey Rich- ter won the long hump at 14'10". Olivia Pennington won the 3200 in a time of 12:48, and Carmen Hasenour won the 400 in a time of 1:04.11. B-2 Sports Tuesday, April 26, 2022 South Gibson Star-Times