TIPP CITY — The Tippecanoe softball team opened D-II sectional tournament play with a 9-2 win over Carroll Thursday.
The third seeded Red Devils will play at second seed Ben Logan in a district semifinal Tuesday.
Covington 17,
Legacy Christian 0
COVINGTON — The Covington softball team scored 14 runs in the opening inning to advance in D-IV sectional tournament action.
The top seeded Buccs will host sixth seed Tri-County North at 5 p.m. Tuesday in a district semifinal.
Covington will play at Riverside Monday in regular season action with a chance to wrap up a share of the TRC title.
Kamryn Barnes was 3-for-3 with a double and two RBIs, Maggie Anderson was 3-for-4 with two RBIs, Reaghan Lemp was 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs and Nigella Reck was 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBIs.
Emma Ouellette was 2-for-2 with a double, Karyanne Turner was 2-for-3, Taylor Foutz had two RBIs and Erika Gostomsky had a double.
Gostomsky and Whitney Burns combined on a two-hitter, striking out 10 and walking one.
Newton 6,
Triad 5
PLEASANT HILL — Layla VanCulin had a walkoff single to advance Newton in D-IV sectional tournament action Thursday.
The 11th seeded Indians will play at second seed Russia at 5 p.m. Tuesday in a district semifinal.
Breanna Ingle was 4-for-4 and scored three runs and Sienna Montgomery was 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBIs.
Hannah Williams had a double.
Russia 10,
Lehman Catholic 0
RUSSIA — The Lehman Catholic softball team lost in D-IV sectional tournament action Thursday.
Riverside 2,
Bradford 0
RIVERSIDE — The Riverside softball team scored two runs in the first and made it stand up against Bradford in D-IV sectional softball action Thursday.
