Story by Brooks Holloway . MCSC Media Director . TribeTV
Tribe Sports Report
MHS Girls Golf . Mississinewa teed off against Elwood last night at the Golf Links. The Lady Indians lost 235-244. Maggie LaBarr was the medalist with a round of 50. LaBarr was the only Lady Indian below 60.
MHS Volleyball . The Marion Lady Giants were at Friedenburg Court for a match with Coach Bolser and team. Mississinewa won in three quick sets 25-12, 25-13, 25-11. Halle Planck and Cailyn Bolser had 12 kills each in the win. Emily Taylor added a team-leading 20 digs. The junior varsity also came away with a 2-0 win.
RJB Volleyball . No official results were reported from junior high volleyball last night.
RJB Football . The 7th grade football team made a crucial stop on 4th down at the 2-yard line last night to secure a win 8-6 over the Eastbrook Panthers. Elliot Williams had the Indians only touchdown. Preston McCann added the two extra points. The 8th grade won 38-0 over the Eastbrook Panthers. Hayden Nelson had a stand-out performance with three touchdowns.
Tonight’s Events . Girls and boys soccer host the Blackford Bruins at Fisher Field starting at 5:30pm with the Lady Indians.
Saturday’s Events . Indian football travels to Ball State this weekend for a 4:00pm kick-off against Madison Grant in the annual CIC Day event. RJB Football will play at halftime of the contest. Boys Tennis will compete in the challenging Homestead Invitational starting at 9:00am. 6th grade volleyball makes the trip to compete in the Selma Invitational at 9:00am to round out the events for Saturday.
Tonight’s boys and girls soccer doubleheader can be seen live on MCSC Athletic’s YouTube provided by TribeTV starting at 5:30pm.
Today’s Sports World Update
MLB . The Cubs outlasted the Nationals in 10 last night 4-3. Kris Bryant was 3 of 5, and Javier Baez went 3 of 4 with a home run. St. Louis dropped a game to the Dodgers for the only other result from around the Midwest.
NFL . The Bengals defeated the Ravens last night 34-23. The Indianapolis Colts will face Washington on the road this Sunday at 1:00pm on CBS.
College Football . Headlining this weekends college football matchups is #12 LSU at #7 Auburn on Saturday at 3:30pm (CBS). Indiana Wesleyan continues their inaugural season by hosting Trinity at noon on Saturday. The Wildcats are 1-1 after a big win last week 61-6 over Anderson.
PGA Golf . Next up for the tour is the Tour Championship which runs September 20-23 in Atlanta at East Lake Golf Club.
NASCAR . On Sunday, the Monster Energy Cup returns to Las Vegas. Race fans can watch at 3:00pm on NBC Sports Network.
Soccer . Liverpool sits atop the EPL table heading into week five after the international break. Chelsea and Watford are equal on points. Tottenham faces Liverpool in the early match on Saturday. At 12:30pm, Manchester United will take on top-team Watford in one of the must-watch matches of the weekend.
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