MUNCIE, Ind. — Two local boys basketball teams cruised to victories Tuesday night. The results:
Boys basketball
Daleville defeated Madison-Grant 56-29. Derrick Lawrence paced the Broncos with 21 points, while Ryan Hale added 20 points and 15 rebounds. Connor Fleming filled the stat sheet with 11 points, seven rebounds and seven assists.
New Castle improved to 14-0 with a 73-55 victory at Greenfield-Central. Luke Bumbalough racked up 29 points, including seven 3-pointers, on 11 of 17 shooting while dishing out six assists. Mason Gillis added 26 points and 15 rebounds.
Central's varsity game Saturday against North Central will start at about 5:30 p.m. at Southside Middle School. The junior varsity will tip at 4.
Girls basketball
Wes-Del lost to Southern Wells 60-53. Alexis Clock scored 18 points to lead the Warriors, while Izzy Mitchell added 17 and Jasmin Brown 13.
Daleville came up short 42-30 to Madison-Grant. Evy Halbert led the Broncos with 17 points on five 3-pointers. Lexi Leisure also chipped in 10 points.
Wrestling
Jay County defeated Fort Wayne North Side 66-18 to finish the dual meet season 16-4 overall and 6-0 in the Allen County Athletic Conference. Taylor Klarer, Zakk Atkins, Ian Liette, Kasey Theurer, Thomas Hemmelgarn, Mason Winner and Nathaniel Lykins earned victories for the Patriots.
Girls swimming
Jay County beat Central 214-79. Eliza Bader (200 free), Lilli Clemmons (200 IM), Elizabeth McDowell (50 free), Ashlyn Down (100 fly, 100 breast) and Alex Bader (500 free, 100 back) won races for the Patriots, while Natalie Smith won the diving for the Bearcats.
Delta beat Burris 60-41, while the Eagles lost to Fort Recovery 59-43. Burris also lost to Fort Recovery 57-43. Delta picked up wins from Hayden Armstrong (200 free) and Breanna Evans (diving).
Boys swimming
Central took down Jay County 173-141. The Bearcats' Lucas Seale (200 free), Clark Bailey (200 IM, 100 breast), Nathan Bailey (diving) and Brock McCoy (500 free, 100 back) won races. The Patriots got a first-place finish from Garrett Campbell in the 50 free.
Delta picked up a win over Burris 68-34 and over Fort Recovery 87-2, while Burris beat Fort Recovery 85-4. Brady Samuels (200 free, 100 fly), Daniel Ginder (50 free, 500 free), Sam Bennett (diving), Ryan VanPelt (100 back), Sam Arnold (100 breast) took first for Delta, while Ben Moorman (200 IM) and Jason Minnich II (100 free) won for Burris.
Ball State cheerleading and dance
Ball State's cheerleading squad recently finished a program-best second in the nation at the Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA) & University Dance Association (UDA) College Cheerleading and Dance Team National Championship in Orlando, Florida. The Ball State cheerleaders competed in the Small Co-Ed Division I category. Purdue narrowly edged the Cardinals for the title in the finals after Ball State held the top spot following the preliminary round.
“I am extremely proud of the hard work and commitment of our team,” cheer co-head coach Wendy Richards said. “While most students were on break, they were practicing for competition. That dedication paid off with the best finish in program history. Hitting two routines is not easy and very few teams can accomplish that. This team did.”
In the UDA hip-hip category, the Code Red dance team improved from a 14th-place finish last year to take 12th overall this winter, just missing out on finals.
Ryan O’Gara is a sports features writer at The Star Press. Contact him at (765) 213-5829, rogara@muncie.gannett.com or @RyanOGara.