Osgood Journal Sports
September 9, 2008

South Ripley hosts first XC meet on newly laid out course

Gary Franklin, Sports Writer

An extensive construction project at South Ripley High School has necessitated the alteration of their old familiar cross country course this year.
Coaches Sam Durham and Kendall Sheets have worked hard and accomplished a new course layout for home meets. The first of which was ran on Tuesday, September 2. Participating in the meet were the host Raiders, the Rising Sun Shiners and the Lawrenceburg Tigers.
Lady Raider Runner Results
1 Jenifer Patrick :23.34
5 Ashley Benz :28.17
6 Kellie Borter :28.51
7 Jordon Webster :28.59
11. Brittany DeWitt :41.28
12 Jordan Garner :41.29
Lucy Rohrig OH/DNF
Melanie Berry OH/DNF
Girl's Team Scores
1 South Ripley 26 points
2 Rising Sun 29 points
Lawrenceburg NTS
Raider Runner Results
1 Ben Montgomery
3 Andy Miller
4 Ethan Back
6 Zach Jines
7 Jerad Walters
11 Matt Vogel
12 Rodney Mathews
13 Brandon Sizemore
15 Kyle Taylor
16 Steven Sieverding
18 Alex Young
Boy's Team Scores
1 South Ripley points
2 Rising Sun points
Lawrenceburg

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'08 Ripley County Cross Country Meet held at JCD

Gary Franklin, Sports Writer

Jac-Cen-Del High School hosted the 2008 Ripley County Cross Country Meet on Thursday evening, September 4. The JCD cross country course has taken on a different trail this year, with many finding the trek better than in the past.
Participating in the meet were the Batesville Bulldogs, the South Ripley Raiders, the Milan Indians and the hosting Jac-Cen-Del Eagles.
Girl's Run
In the girls run, the Batesville Lady Bulldog team outpaced the rest for the team victory. Stacey Gryspeerdt led the way for first in :20.57. She was closely followed by teammates Ashlee Maupin (:21.02) and Alexandra Lake (:21.32), with South Ripley Lady Raider Jenifer Patrick finishing 4th at :21.43. Lady Bulldog Laurel Washborn crossed the line @ :22.31, followed by Lady Raider Melanie Berry (:22.39), Lady Bulldog Brittany Brewer (:22.42, Milan Lady Indian Katie Dickey (:22.54). Lady Bulldog Hannah Share was 9th at :23.29 with the 10th spot taken by JCD Lady Eagle Samantha White.
Batesville's Lady Bulldogs were first with 18 points, Jac-Cen-Del's Lady Eagles second @ 62, South Ripley's Lady Raiders third @ 64 with the Milan Lady Indians total @ 84.
Lady Eagles Becca Wagner, Lauren Fennelly and Kara Wagner finished 11th-13th, with Lady Indians Vickie Woolums and exchange student Katrina Bauer @ 14 & 15. JCD's Kayla Forbes was 16th, followed by Lady Raiders Jordon Webster, Ashley Benz, Kelly Borders and Lucy Rohrig, 17-20. Lady Eagles Kathleen Maloney and Valorie Wagner finished @ 21 & 22 with Lady Indians Samantha Stabile, Cayla Bowlin and Natilie Strozk claiming 23-25. The final three spots were taken by Lady Raider Jordan Gardner, Lady Bulldog Hannah Fox, Lady Indians Shelby Zornes. and Trisha Lauden.
Boy's Run
In the boy's run, the Batesville Bulldog team outpaced the rest for the team victory. Led by Johnathan Kreleler in :17.18, with teammates Hayden Merkel @ :1723, Chris Giesting :17.42 and Blake Coleman :17.47, SR Raider Ben Montgomery finished fifth @ :17.54. They were followed by Bulldogs Collin Koury and Jarrod Lowery. Raider Andy Miller, Eagle Derek Lunsford, Bulldog Cody Cavinee, Raiders Ethan Back and Zach Jines.
Sole Milan Indian boys runner, Nathan Thompson, finished 13th @ :20.50. The rest of the field finished as follows: Eagles Brock Shadday, Jim Dobbs, and Kyle Bradley, Raiders Matt Vogel and Rodney Mathews, Eagles Ethan Hess and Devin Shadday and South Ripley Raider Brandon Sizemore.
Team scores were: Batesville Bulldogs 16, South Ripley Raiders 52 and the Jac-Cen-Del Eagles 69. The Milan Indians with one runner had no team score for the boy's meet.