Weekend roundup

New Palestine won the girls tennis sectional championship, beating Mt. Vernon 3-2.

MV won at No. 1 singles and doubles -- with Kayla Negley and Clara Ruegesegger winning in straight sets. At No. 3 singles, NP's Michaela Hurd also posted a quick straight-set victory. Where the Dragons won was at doubles, where MV won the first set in both matches. At No. 1 doubles, Hayley Bedwell and Ashley Roberts rallied and eventually won the third set 6-1. At No. 2 doubles, Caitlynn Edon and Emily Moeller did the same to win a 6-3 third set and clinch the sectional title. It's NP's fifth girls sectional title in seven years.

In baseball, Greenfield-Central split with Delta. In the first game, the Cougars won 14-3 in six innings, with Curtiss Irving scattering eight hits. In the second game, Delta rallied to win 4-2 with three runs in the seventh inning. Austin Conway hit a three-run homer for the Eagles. G-C finishes with a 9-5 conference record and is 13-12 overall. G-C and Mt. Vernon finish in a third-place tie in the HHC.

Here are the final HHC baseball standings:
New Palestine 13-1/22-3
Pendleton Heights 11-3/19-5
Mt. Vernon 9-5/15-8
Greenfield-Central 9-5/13-12
Shelbyville 5-9/10-14
Delta 4-10/11-14
Yorktown 4-10/10-12
Rushville 1-13/7-17

Upcoming this week:
Today: 
Softball: Eastern Hancock vs. Northeastern (sectional at Shenandoah), 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday:
Girls track and field regional
Softball: Mt. Vernon vs. New Palestine (sectional at Hamilton Heights), 5:30 p.m.
Tennis: New Palestine in North Central regionalWednesday
Baseball: Greenfield-Central vs. Anderson (sectional at PH), 5 p.m.
Baseball: Mt. Vernon vs. Shelbyville (sectional at Shelbyville), 6 p.m.
Baseball: Eastern Hancock vs. Hagerstown (sectional at Centerville), 8 p.m.

Softball: Greenfield-Central vs. PH/Muncie Central (sectional at PH), 5 p.m.
Thursday
Boys track and field regional
Softball: Sectional finals at Hamilton Heights, Pendleton Heights, semifinals at Shenandoah
Friday
Softball: Sectional final at Shenandoah
Monday
Baseball: New Palestine vs. Hamilton Heights, 10 a.m. (sectional at Shelbyville)
Baseball: Mt. Vernon/Shelby vs. Rushville, 12:30 p.m. (sectional at Shelbyville)
Baseball: PH/Centerville sectional semifinals, 10 a.m.
Baseball: All sectional finals, 7 p.m.