Rossville baseball returns to Loeb Stadium Saturday for the IHSAA Boys Baseball Semi-State Tournament, where they will battle No.1 Kouts for a spot in the Semi-State Championship and a chance to play for a State Title.

The winner of this game will play the winner of Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian versus North Miami in the Semi-State Championship. The Championship game will be played at 7:30.

Game Details:

Rossville (19-11) vs Kouts (29-1) – IHSAA Semi-State Semifinal Saturday, June 13, 2:00 p.m., Loeb Stadium, 2250 Wallace Ave, Lafayette, IN 47904.

Scouting Rossville:

The Hornets average 7.03 runs scored per game while allowing 3.43. Rossville is ranked No. 10 in the latest 1A poll by the Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association.

Offensively, Nolan Britt leads the Hornets with a .405 batting average, while Zac Wainscott paces the team in hits (33), runs (29 and RBIs (32). Britt, Wainscott and Levi Darnell all have two home runs on the season

On the mound, Eli Barnes leads the team with a 1.78 earned run average in 55 innings pitched. Barnes and Wainscott lead the team in strikeouts with 66 and 69, respectively. Opponents are batting .212 this season when facing Wainscott and .256 when facing Barnes.

Scouting Kouts:

The Mustangs average 10.2 runs per game while allowing 2.33. Kouts is ranked No. 1 in the latest 1A poll by the Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association.

Offensively, sophomore Billy Miller leads the team with a .488 batting average. Miller is also pacing the club in hits (41), runs (53) and home runs (5). Landon Garrett leads the team with 43 RBIs.

Miller has also been one of the best pitchers in the state. Across 42.2 innings, Miller has a 0.33 ERA, 77 strikeouts and just nine walks. Landon Garrett has also been effective on the mound, delivering 39.2 innings with a 1.59 ERA.

Team and Matchup History:

Rossville has one Semi-State Championship, winning in 2016-2017. Kouts also has one Semi-State Championship, winning their first last year. This is the first matchup between Rossville and Kouts.

How To Listen:

The game will be available to listen to on WILO. Tune in on the radio on 96.9, 1570 AM or Boone 102.7. Listen online via the WILO app, or at ClintonCountyDailyNews.com. The broadcast begins at 1:45 with pregame coverage before first pitch at 2:00.

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Frankfort’s Owen Hudspith took third place at the Track and Field State Finals on Saturday.

Hudspith cleared 16 feet on his second attempt to clinch his spot on the podium.

Just a junior, Hudspith has already amassed two Sectional titles, two Regional titles, a top-ten finish at State, and a top-three finish at State.

He improved his best jump from last year’s State finals by a foot and a half from 14-6 in 2025, to 16-0 in 2026.

The winning jump was 16-03, a jump that Hudspith said was his goal on an episode of Inside the Huddle.

Hudspith will be a name to watch in 2027 and one of the favorites to take home the State Title.

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Behind a complete game shutout from Eli Barnes, Rossville baseball claimed its fourth-ever Regional Championship, defeating Riverton Parke 3-0 on Saturday.

“I’m just proud of our guys,” Rossville head coach Brad Scott said. “It’s not about me, the kids put in so much work and I’m just so happy for them.”

Rossville got on the board in the second after a walk, a stolen base and a wild pitch.

“The real strength of our offense is when we can get the leadoff guy on base,” Scott said. “Then we can play our style, whether it’s running, stealing, getting a dirt ball, getting a bunt down or whatever. But I think all three innings we scored, we had leadoff guys on.”

The Hornets extended their lead in the third with an RBI double from Evan McDonald, pushing the score to 2-0.

Riverton Parke didn’t get much traffic in the first three innings, mustering just two baserunners. But the Panthers had their best opportunity to score in the fourth, when the first three batters reached base.

With the bases loaded and nobody out, Barnes enticed a ground ball that the Hornets turned into a 1-2-3 double play, allowing them to escape the jam without surrendering a run.

“I knew I had to stay calm and make my pitch every time,” Senior pitcher Eli Barnes said. “I know it might not always go our way, but I need to do what I can to not give it up for free.

Rossville got out of another jam in the fifth thanks to a heads-up play by right fielder AJ Kelly, who made a running grab and threw behind the runner at first to get the double play.

Again, the Hornets used small ball to their advantage in the bottom of the fifth, as Andrew Woolen earned a leadoff walk, advanced on a wild pitch, was bunted to third by Nolan Britt, and brought in with a sac-fly from Zac Wainscott.

Barnes made quick work of the Panthers in the final two frames, firing only three pitches in the sixth inning and striking out the final two in the seventh.

“You have to trust him,” Scott said regarding his All-Star pitcher. “He’s been in these situations so many times, he’s never getting a weaker opponent when he pitches; he’s battle-tested.”

Barnes finished with more strikeouts, eight, than baserunners allowed, seven. With the shutout, Barnes brought his season ERA to 1.78.

The Hornets only recorded three hits in the game, two coming from Nolan Britt. But registered five walks and reached once on an error.

The win marks the Hornets’ first Regional championship since 2019, and fourth in program history.

Rossville advances to the Semi-State round, where they will battle against No. 1 Kouts for a spot in the Semi-State Championship. The game will be played at Loeb Stadium in Lafayette and will take place after Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian vs. North Miami. Listen to the game on WILO.

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Tomorrow on WILO, Rossville baseball takes on Riverton Parke in the Regional Championship at Loeb Stadium.

The Hornets, 18-11 on the year, advanced to the Regional with a 5-2 win over No. 2 Clinton Prairie in the Sectional Championship.

Rossville, ranked No. 10 in 1A, takes on Riverton Parke, who won Sectional 53 by defeating Fountain Central 5-0.

The Panthers are  17-12 on the season, and won the Wabash River Conference with a 12-2 record.

Rossville has had strong pitching all season from Indiana All-Star Eli Barnes. Barnes delivered with nine punchouts in the Sectional Championship.

Riverton Parke’s Eli Roberts leads the way with 32 hits, 24 RBIs and a .348 batting average.

On the mound, Brody McConnell leads the Panthers with 50 strikeouts and a 3.43 earned run average.

Zac Wainscott paces the Hornets’ offense with 33 hits and 31 RBIs.

The game begins at 11 a.m. at Loeb Stadium in Lafayette. Tune in at 10:45 for pregame coverage.

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Frankfort baseball player Matthew Berry was named to the 2026 Indiana North All-Star Team.

Berry joins two other Clinton County players, Clinton Prairie’s Kye Jacobs and Rossville’s Eli Barnes, on the prestigious team.

The team, consisting of 26 players, is reserved for the top baseball players in the northern half of Indiana and will play the South All-Stars at Loeb Stadium on June 27-28.

“Matthew Berry has had a great season at and behind the plate, and even on the mound on a limited basis,” Frankfort baseball coach Andrew Dudley said. ” He’s been a really good player for us for four years, but he has elevated his approach to a new level this year. His selection to the All-Star team is a big honor for Matthew and our program.  He’ll be a great representative of Frankfort Baseball and our community.”

Berry hit .427 this season, pacing the Hot Dogs in hits, runs, RBIs and home runs.

The senior has been one of the top catchers in the area throughout his career and has elevated his game this season. Berry has not recorded an error on 156 total chances.

Fueled by Berry’s success, Frankfort has had a strong season, finishing 18-10 and third in the Monon Athletic Conference.

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The Clinton Prairie Gophers were defeated by Riverton Parke 12-5 in Tuesday night’s softball Regional Championship.

After scoring three runs in the first inning, Clinton Prairie struggled to produce offense the rest of the way, and couldn’t slow down the high-powered Panther attack.

Riverton Parke scored a run in every inning except the fifth. But they broke the game open in the sixth with a grand slam off the bat of Aubri Mormon.

Mormon finished the game with three hits and six RBIs.

Keera Grizzle ended her sophomore campaign with a three-for-four outing that included an RBI and two runs scored.

For seniors Sadie Weliver, Lily Coleman and Zelda Wampler, their careers with Clinton Prairie come to an end as two-time Softball Sectional Champions.

The Gophers finish the first year under head coach Jaime Frost with an 18-10 record and will look to defend their Sectional title in 2027.

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Tonight on WILO, Clinton Prairie softball takes on Riverton Parke in the Regional Championship.

After beating Clinton Central in the Sectional Championship, the Gophers look to get revenge for a Regional loss to Riverton Parke last year.

Clinton Prairie will get the advantage of playing at home. The game begins at 6:30; tune in at 6:15 for pregame coverage.

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The Rossville Hornets defeated the Clinton Prairie Gophers 5-2 in the Sectional 54 Championship game on Monday night.

“We build our schedule to prepare for this,” Rossville coach Brad Scott said. “We’ve been tested throughout the entire year. There’s no rollover with this team and this senior class.”

Rossville trailed early, giving up two runs in the first inning, but shut out the No. 2-ranked Gophers the rest of the way.

Pitching was the key for Rossville, as Indiana All-Star Eli Barnes held Clinton Prairie scoreless from the second through the sixth inning.

“I think going into the first inning, I was a little bit amped up, a little nervous,” Barnes said. “But I just trusted my defense, trusted my stuff, and went out there and pitched like I have all year long, not overthinking it.”

Barnes struck out nine in six innings of work, including retiring the final eight batters he faced.

“He’s (Barnes) been lights out for us since his freshman year, really,” Scott said. “We knew coming in, it’s such a big game, that he was going to be a little amped up, and it would take him a little bit of time to find his groove. But once he settled in, he was what we expected him to be. He’s such an anchor at the top of our pitching staff.”

After stranding runners in the first and second innings, the Hornets broke through in the third as Ashton Abbott delivered a two-out single that scored two and gave Rossville a 3-2 lead.

Later in the fifth, Abbott was one of two Hornets to convert on a sacrifice and add some insurance runs as Rossville pushed the lead to 5-2.

In the bottom of the seventh, Zac Wainscott came in to close the game out.

After two quick outs, the Gophers got a pair of singles and a walk to load the bases and bring a potential winning run to the plate.

The next Gopher popped it up, and Hornet third basemen Brogan Lanum made the squeeze for the final out, giving Rossville the Sectional Championship.

“These boys are so bought in,” Scott said. “These guys have been with me for four years: Zac Wainscott, Eli Barnes, Levi Darnell, and Ashton Abbott. Those guys are four-year starters for me. So this one means the world, it’s special.”

Abbott led the way with three RBIs, while Lanum and Darnell contributed one each. In the loss, Wyatt Harshbarger had three hits, Gaige Kuzmicz finished with two hits and an RBI and senior All-Star Kye Jacobs had two hits, scored a run and fired three scoreless innings in relief.

The Hornets advance to the Regional Championship game, where they’ll take on Riverton Parke at Loeb Stadium in Lafayette on Saturday at 11 a.m.

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Tonight on WILO, Rossville battles Clinton Prairie in the baseball Sectional 54 Championship.

Rossville defeated Bethesda Christian 21-3, while Clinton Prairie took down Frontier 10-0.

The matchup pits two top-ten teams in 1A against each other for the Sectional Championship.

The Gophers got the best of the Hornets in last year’s Sectional, winning 12-10. They also defeated Rossville in the regular season 8-2.

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The Clinton Prairie Gophers claimed their second straight softball Sectional Championship, beating Clinton Central 8-2 Friday night.

“This is a group of girls that does well under pressure,” Clinton Prairie softball coach Jamie Frost said. “They handled it really well. The higher the pressure of the game is, the better they play. They thrive in that environment.”

It was a week full of pressure, as the Gophers had to play three games to claim the Sectional trophy.

The Gophers defeated Frontier early in the week. They reached the Sectional Championship by defeating Carroll in the semifinals, a team that beat them in the Hoosier Heartland Conference Tournament.

“It was a gigantic hype game against Carroll,” Frost said. “They’re a fantastic team, they average eight runs a game. We had to stick to our defense and keep the discipline at the plate.”

The Gophers took down Carroll 8-4 to advance.

In the Sectional Championship, Clinton Prairie trailed early after an RBI single by Clinton Central’s Emily Long. In the second inning, the Gophers used some small ball to tie the game at one.

“We came in a little bit on our heels after celebrating a big win yesterday,” Frost said. “That early run opened our eyes a little bit.”

The breakout for Clinton Prairie came in the fourth, when the Gophers scored four runs to take a 5-1 lead.

Sadie Weliver delivered in the circle for the Gophers. She allowed just two base runners between the second and sixth innings.

“I knew that Central was going to hit the ball, “Weliver said. “They hit the ball more than they strikeout, so just trusting my defense and knowing that they had my back really helped me persevere through the rest of the game.”

Weliver joined Zelda Wampler as the only Gophers with multiple hits and tied Harrison Livengood for the most RBIs in the game with two.

The Gophers held on the rest of the way to win 8-2.

Clinton Prairie advances to Regionals and will play Riverton Parke for the second straight year. Riverton Parke defeated the Gophers 12-2 in last year’s Regional final.

This year’s Regional Championship will be played at Clinton Prairie, the game will start at 6:30 p.m., and will be available to listen to on WILO.

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The boys’ track and field Regionals took place on Thursday at Lafayette Jefferson High School.

Here is how the local athletes performed and who is advancing to the State Finals.

First, second and third place regional winners in all individual events and relays, plus any individual or relay team meeting the 3 Participant Standard in the regional finals of their event.

Congratulations to Owen Hudspith of Frankfort, who won the Regional Championship in Pole Vault.

100 Meter Dash

5th – Francisco Luyindula, Lebanon

200 Meter Dash 

2nd – Francisco Luyindula, Lebanon

400 Meter Dash

15th – Aiden Duff, Carroll

800 Meter Run

12th – Spencer Dunn, Clinton Central

3200 Meter 

10th – Leo Hernandez, Delphi

13th – Carter Cline, Clinton Central

110 Meter Hurdles

3rd – Daniel Richards, Lebanon

300 Meter Hurdles 

3rd – Daniel Richards, Lebanon

7th – Matthew Dunn, Clinton Central

15th – Levi Jacobs, Clinton Central

4×100 Meter Relay

3rd – Lebanon

4×400 Meter Relay

12th – Carroll

14th – Frankfort

4×800 Meter Relay

12th – Clinton Central

High Jump

9th – Brody Ray, Carroll

Long Jump

9th – Connor Rios, Clinton Prairie

Pole Vault

Champion – Owen Hudspith, Frankfort (16-0 PR)

15th – Niko Trepcos, Lebanon

Discuss 

5th – Kingston Ayres, Carroll

Shot Put

8th – Kingston Ayres, Carroll

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Tonight on WILO, listen to a pair of Sectional 54 Baseball games at Carroll.

Up first, the Clinton Prairie Gophers take on the Carroll Cougars at 5:00 p.m.

Game two is the Rossville Hornets against the Bethesda Christian Patriots.

The winners advance to Monday’s Sectional Championship.

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The Clinton Central Bulldogs and Clinton Prairie Gophers won their softball Sectional semifinal games last night, and both advanced to the Sectional 54 Championship tonight.

The Bulldogs took the field first and jumped out to an early lead on Bethesda Christian. Clinton Central led 4-0 after two innings.

Nuriah Harvey carried a no-hit bid late into the game before the Patriots scored three in the sixth.

Clinton Central added insurance runs in the fourth, sixth, and seventh to win 8-3.

Clinton Prairie took on Carroll in the second semifinal matchup. The Cougars defeated the Gophers 8-4 just over a week ago, but the Gophers got revenge, reversing the score and winning 8-4.

Sadie Weliver started the game off with a bang, crushing a double to right center and kicking off a two-run first for Clinton Prairie.

Keera Grizzle had a strong game for Clinton Prairie, going 3-3 with three RBIs.

Weliver delivered in the circle, giving up just one base runner in the first four innings.

The Cougars got the bats going in the fifth, scoring two. They added two more in the sixth and had the first two runners on in the seventh, but back-to-back strikeouts ended things, and the Gophers clinched the win.

The Bulldogs and Gophers will face off in the Sectional 54 Championship game tonight at 6:00 p.m. Hear live updates throughout the game on WILO.

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Tonight on WILO, listen to two Sectional 54 Softball games starting at 4:45.

First, the Clinton Central Bulldogs take on the Bethesda Christian Patriots. Then at 7:30, the Carroll Cougars battle the Clinton Prairie Gophers.

Winners advance to the Sectional 54 Championship game tomorrow at 6 p.m.

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The Girls Track and Field Regional round took place last night.

Several local athletes competed at the Lafayette Jefferson Regional, which included Regional qualifiers from the following Sectionals: Kokomo, Harrison (West Lafayette), Lafayette Jefferson, and Hamilton Southeastern.

First, Second, and Third place regional winners in all individual events and relays, plus any individual or relay team meeting the 3 Participant Standard in the regional finals of their event.

Here are the results:

100 Meter Dash

10th – Jesuoteme Soter ODU, Lebanon

13th – Rhianna Billups, Rossville

400 Meter Dash

6th – Madison Cearlock, Clinton Central (59.63, Clinton Central record)

4×100 Meter Relay

10th – Lebanon

12th – Rossville

4×400 Meter Relay

11th – Rossville

4×800 Meter Relay 

11th – Carroll

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Clinton Prairie baseball player Kye Jacobs was named to the 2026 North All-Star team.

The team, consisting of 26 players, is reserved for the top baseball players in the northern half of Indiana and will play the South All-Stars at Loeb Stadium on June 27-28.

“Kye Jacobs is the player that every coach dreams of having,” Clinton Prairie coach Matthew Scott said. “He is a great student athlete who excels on and off the field. Kye has been the starting shortstop on our team for 4 straight years. He is one of the best all-around players to come through Clinton Prairie and has 4 years of varsity experience to back it up.”

Jacobs is the first All-Star from Clinton Prairie since Ryan Nance in 2000.

This season, the senior is hitting .573, leading the Gophers in hits, runs, home runs and walks.

He’s also been dominant on the mound, serving up a 2.57 ERA in 32 innings pitched.

Jacobs ranks in the top ten in Indiana in batting average, slugging percentage, runs, and on-base percentage, according to MaxPreps.

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Tonight’s Sectional 54 softball games at Clinton Prairie have been postponed due to rain.

The games will be played tomorrow, beginning at 5:00 p.m with Clinton Central vs Bethesda Christian and Carroll vs Clinton Prairie to follow.

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This week on WILO, listen to Softball and Baseball Sectionals on WILO!

On Wednesday, listen to softball action from Sectional 54 at Clinton Prairie.

At 5:00 p.m., Clinton Central takes on Bethesda Christian, and at 7, Carroll battles the winner of Clinton Prairie/Frontier.

On Friday, tune in for action from Baseball Sectional 54 as the winner of Clinton Central/Carroll battles the winner of Frontier/Clinton Prairie at 5:00 p.m., and Rossville takes on Bethesda Christian at 7:30.

Also on Friday, tune in for special reports from the Softball Sectional 54 Championship.

On Monday, June 1, tune in at 6:00 p.m. for the Baseball Sectional 54 Championship.

Listen live on WILO 96.9/1570/102.7 or online at ClintonCountyDailyNews.com. You can also listen from anywhere by downloading the WILO App.

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