Volleyball
MoCo teams compete at north putnam invite
Crawfordsville, North Montgomery, and Southmont all made the trip to compete in the North Putnam Early Bird Invite on Saturday.
The Athenians went 2-2 on the day with wins over Attica (20-25, 26-24, 17-15) and Seeger (16-25, 25-17, 15-6) and losses to Mooresville (19-25, 25-15, 7-15) and Cascade (9-25, 19-25). Stats on the day for Crawfordsville included freshman Reese Price with 17 kills, Devan Johnson 12 kills, Katy Grace Whitecotton 10 kills, and 17 kills from Ally Strickland who added 24 assists. Claire Peacock had 20 assists and three aces. Dig leaders for CHS were Alayna Hall with 31 digs and three aces, Emma Buser eight digs and five aces, and Sam Rohr with 10 digs and two aces. Overall CHS is 2-4 on the season and will be back in action on Tuesday when they host Riverton Parke.
North Montgomery went 1-2 on the day with their win coming against the Mounties (25-18, 25-14) and their losses against North Putnam (19-25, 19-25) and Cascade (20-25, 20-25) as the Chargers continue to stay very competitive in 2023. North is back in action on Monday when they host Traders Point.
The Mounties went 0-3 on the day. Including their loss to the Chargers, South fell to Cascade (8-25, 19-25) and North Putnam (22-25, 17-25).
Southmont will also be back in action on Monday when they look to get redemption against North Putnam at home.
Boys Soccer
ATHENIANS RUNNER UP AT HOT DOG INVITE
Crawfordsville boys soccer made the trip to Frankfort on Saturday looking to defend their 2021 Frankfort Invite title as the tournament was canceled last year due to rain. The four-team tournament included CHS, the host Hot Dogs, Rossville, and Lapel. Cville took on Lapel in game one and were winners 9-0 before falling in the championship game to the Hot Dogs by a narrow score of 2-1.
On the day Kevin Puerto scored four goals for the Athenians with the other six coming from six different players. Cville is 2-1 on the season and will be back on the pitch Tuesday when they host Greencastle.
Mounties pick up 1st win
Southmont traveled to Monrovia on Saturday and was able to pick up their first win of the season with a 2-1 win over the Bulldogs. Jameson Biddle and Hunter Gray scored the goals for the Mounties with Biddle adding an assist. The Mounties improved to 1-0-1 on the season and return to action on Tuesday for their first Sagamore Conference game of the year when they host Danville.
Chargers fall to Wildcats
North Montgomery traveled to South Vermillion as part of a girl/boy double-header on Saturday and fell to the host Wildcats by a final score of 8-0. The Chargers fall to 0-3 on the season and will be back in action Tuesday when they travel to North Putnam.
Girls Soccer
CHARGERS SNAG 1ST WIN
North Montgomery girls soccer also took on South Vermillion on the road Saturday. The Chargers were able to come away with their first win of the season in a 3-1 win. Taylor Hudson scored a pair of goals for the Chargers and Courtney Bennett added one. Bennett also added an assist with assists also coming from Kayla Hoffman and Ava Nunan. Goalie Ella Smith had six saves in goal.
“We played much better in all aspects of our game today,” Charger coach Julie Hodges said. “We are young. We told the girls to expect growing pains as we figure out a new system, new players, and new positions. As long as we take steps forward everyday, even if they are baby steps, then we are headed in the right direction. Our defense was able to keep their shape much better and close the gaps, only allowing seven shots on goal. Our midfield controlled possession. And our offense found the gaps and was able to create getting 30 shots. We still have a lot of areas we need to improve on, but today was a step in the right direction and a total team effort.”
The Chargers will be back in action on Monday for their first Sagamore Conference game when they travel to take on Danville.
Mounties fall to ranked bulldogs
Southmont girls soccer took on arguably one of the toughest teams on their 2023 schedule on Saturday when the Mounties traveled to take on the 14th ranked Monrovia Bulldogs and fell by a final score of 10-1. It was the first loss of the season for the Mounties as they fall to 2-1 on the year.
They return to action on Tuesday for another road game when they travel to take on Lebanon in Sagamore Conference action.
