Sports

As Switzerland County Lady Pacer varsity basketball coach Wayne Ellegood prepares to begin his 18th season tomorrow (Friday) night at Madison, he gets a big smile on his face when asked about keys to the upcoming campaign.

Switzerland County High School will host the ORVC girls varsity basketball jamboree this Saturday evening, November 5th.

Switzerland County junior Amanda Hon will compete in the Indiana High School Athletic Association’s cross country state finals this Saturday, October 29th.

There were 148 runners in Saturday’s semistate, and Amanda Hon finished 12th overall.

Amanda Hon placed ninth at the Pekin Eastern Regional and advanced to the Bedford North Lawrence Semistate that will be held this Saturday, October 22nd.

The seventh grade volleyball team from Switzerland County Middle School ended its season by winning the tourney held at South Dearborn Middle School on Thursday, October 13th.

The Switzerland County Middle School soccer team captured second place in the Rising Sun Soccer Invitational over the weekend.

The boys cross country team from Switzerland County Middle School won the championship of the Jac-Cen-Del Invitational on Saturday.

Switzerland County Lady Pacer Amanda Hon won the individual championship of the Ohio River Valley Conference cross country meet, held last week at Baylor Park near Milan.

The Indiana High School Athletic Association’s boys and girls cross country sectional was held Tuesday night at Hanover College, and when the totals were calculated, the Switzerland County boys cross country team advanced to the Pekin Eastern Regional with a fourth place finish.

The Switzerland County Lady Pacer volleyball team has had a difficult season up to this point, but last Tuesday night the team picked up a big conference win over Madison Shawe.