TERRE HAUTE —
Nolan Seward had three goals in an otherwise balanced attack as host Terre Haute North opened Class 2A boys sectional soccer play with a 7-0 win over Owen Valley on Monday.
Nine different Patriots participated in the scoring, while Myles Curry and Chris Schenck shared goalkeeping chores. Schenck had the only two saves while playing the final 30 minutes.
Play at North resumes at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, when undefeated Vincennes Lincoln plays defending sectional champion Terre Haute South. North and Northview play the second match at approximately 7:30 p.m.
Owen Valley 0 0 — 0
Terre Haute North 3 4 — 7
N — Nolan Seward
N — Noah Brewster (Mark Miller)
N — Seward
N — Seward (Jacob Parham)
N — Jared Prifogle penalty kick
N — Dominick Hendricks (Logan Perry)
N — Nathan Paul-Bonham (Jacob Wilson)
Next — North (8-8-1) plays Northview at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Owen Valley finished 3-8-3.
In other sectional soccer:
• South Knox 2, Washington Catholic 0 — At Sullivan, the Spartans won the opening-round match in girls Class A play.
Play at Sullivan continues today with the host Golden Arrows playing Pike Central at 5 p.m., followed by West Vigo against South Vermillion.
South Knox advanced to a semifinal match Thursday against North Knox.
Volleyball
• Terre Haute North 3, Union 0 — At Terre Haute North, the host Patriots got 30 assists from Anna Taylor and 20 service points from both Valerie Lewis and Kristen Mauer in a nonconference win.
Union 9 20 13
Terre Haute North 25 25 25
Highlights — For North, Anna Taylor had 30 assists, 2 kills, 2 digs, 10 points and 3 aces; Kristen Mauer 3 digs, 20 points and 3 aces; Valerie Lewis 3 kills, a dig and 20 points; Mandee Eberle 10 kills, 2 digs, 7 points and 2 aces; Danielle Krupa 8 kills, a dig and 10 points; Maddy Howes 4 digs, 8 points and an ace; Brianna Burgess 7 kills and a dig; Shelby Lawler 5 digs; and Natalie Lewis 3 kills.
JV — North won 25-18, 25-6.
Next — North (13-6) hosts West Vigo on Wednesday.
• Clay City 3, Shakamak 0 — At Jasonville, Emmie Kittle had 20 assists and Halli Brewer 14 kills as the visiting Eels swept a SouthWestern Indiana Athletic Conference match.
Clay City 25 25 25
Shakamak 20 17 16
Highlights — For Clay City, Emmie Kittle had 20 assists, 7 digs, 2 kills and 5 aces; Halli Brewer 14 kills, 7 digs, 5 blocks and 3 aces; Callie Dayhuff 11 digs, 8 kills and 4 aces; Chloe Kittle 12 digs, 4 kills and 2 aces; Claire Miller 8 digs; and Alyssa Yocom 7 digs.
JV — Clay City won 25-16, 25-8.
Next — Clay City hosts Eastern Greene today.
• Rockville 3, South Putnam 0 — At Rockville, Jenifer Lee had 15 assists and 15 digs; Emma Riffe 13 kills, 12 assists and 10 digs; and Raeann Sutherlin 31 digs as the host team won all three games in nonconference play.
South Putnam 15 21 23
Rockville 25 25 25
Highlights — For Rockville, Raeann Sutherlin had 31 digs, 9 kills, 2 blocks and 6 aces; Emma Riffe 13 kills, 12 assists, 10 digs and 6 aces; Jenifer Lee 15 digs, 15 assists, 3 kills, a block and 3 aces; Morgan Black 9 digs; Paige Boardman 4 digs, 2 blocks, a kill and an ace; Meagan White 3 digs, 3 kills and an ace; Maddie Shaffer 2 digs and a kill; and Sydney Secuskie 2 digs and an assist.
JV — Rockville won 25-17, 25-19.
Next — Rockville (14-12) plays today at North Vermillion.
• Riverton Parke 3, Covington 1 — At Covington, the visiting Panthers reached the 20-victory mark and stayed unbeaten in Wabash River Conference play Monday.
Riverton Parke hosts its annual Volley for the Cure match today against Fountain Central.
Riverton Parke 25 15 25 25
Covington 16 25 18 17
Next — Riverton Parke (20-4, 6-0 WRC) hosts Fountain Central today in the Volley for the Cure match.
Saturday
At Nashville
South Vermillion 10 7 9
Brown County 25 25 25
Next — South Vermillion hosts Owen Valley on Thursday.
At Ellettsville
Edgewood Invitational
Clay City 17 20
Edgewood 25 25
Next — Clay City played Shakamak on Monday.
Last week
At Casey, Ill.
Lawrenceville 11 18
Casey 25 25
Highlights — For Casey, Karlee Maschoff had 19 assists, 3 kills, a dig and an ace; Lacy Maulding 8 kills, 5.5 blocks, 2 digs and 2 aces; Olivia Oakley 9 digs; Caroline Cochonour 4 kills, 2 digs, 1.5 blocks and an ace; Joslyn Keys 5 kills, a dig and a block; Sarah Kuhn 4 digs and 2 aces; Tori Hutton 3 digs and an ace; Tiarra Black 2 kills and a block; Autumn Sowers 2 digs and a block; and Kiersten Rusell a dig.
Record — Casey was 13-5, 4-1 in Little Illini Conference, after that match.
Tennis
GIRLS
Thursday
At Casey, Ill.
Effingham 7, Casey 2
Singles — Lauren Hoekstra (E) def. Audrey Scott 10-0; Madisson Haake (E) def. Dakotah Parker 10-8; Claudia Vinuela Ayon (E) def. Caitlyn Cox 10-5; Kaitlyn Gurley (E) def. Darbie Thompson 10-1; Ashley Hollenske (C) def. Shelby Funneman 11-9; Emma Kull (E) def. Leslie Glaker 10-5.
Doubles — Parker-Scott (C) won 10-3; Hollenske-Thompson (C) lost 10-0; Cox-Karley Fain (C) lost 10-5.








