Culver sports briefs: Football games vs. South Central, Knox canceled

Volleyball beats LaCrosse in 4 behind Berndt, Pearl

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Football

The Culver football team canceled its football games against South Central (Union Mills) Friday and Knox Sept. 3, per an email from Culver coach and athletic director Mike Zehner Thursday.

No reason for the cancellation was given in the email.

The website jimpeterspreps.com reported that the games were canceled “due to COVID issues at Culver.”

Culver’s next game is at West Central at 7 p.m. Sept. 10.

Volleyball

Culver def. LaCrosse, 23-25, 25-19, 25-9, 25-21 (Wednesday): Brynn Berndt had nine kills and nine assists, and Maegan Pearl had 16 digs for the visiting Lady Cavaliers in a win over sectional rival LaCrosse Wednesday.

Chloee Danti had 12 assists. Luci Overmyer had 15 digs. Taylor Darnell had 15 serves received.

Culver improved to 3-4.

CULVER STATS

Chloee Danti – 12 assists, 4 digs; Avery Garland – 4 kills, 3 serves received, 5 digs; Luci Overmyer – 4 kills, 10 serves received, 15 digs; Grace Sieber – 6 kills, 1 assist, 9 serves received, 7 digs, 1 block; Brynn Berndt – 9 kills, 9 assists, 7 serves received, 7 digs, 1 block; Maegan Pearl – 3 kills, 1 assist, 7 serves received, 16 digs; Taylor Darnell – 15 serves received, 6 digs; Alina Pizur – 1 kill, 2 serves received, 2 blocks; Sydney Denham – 9 serves received, 12 digs

South Central (Union Mills) def. Culver, 25-15, 25-8, 25-10 (Monday): Alina Pizur led Culver with three kills in a road loss to South Central Monday. Brynn Berndt had three assists. Luci Overmyer and Maegan Pearl had 19 serves received each. Pearl also had nine digs.

CULVER STATS

Chloee Danti – 1 kill, 1 assist, 1 serve received, 6 digs; Maegan Pearl – 2 kills, 19 serves received, 9 digs, 1 block; Avery Garland – 1 kill, 4 serves received, 3 digs; Grace Sieber – 2 assists, 10 serves received, 5 digs; Luci Overmyer – 1 kill, 19 serves received, 6 digs; Brynn Berndt – 3 assists, 1 dig, 1 block; Alina Pizur – 3 kills, 3 serves received; Sydney Denham – 1 serve received, 2 digs; Taylor Darnell – 1 assist, 9 serves received, 1 dig

Culver goes 1-2 at John Glenn Invite (Saturday): The Culver volleyball team went 1-2 at the John Glenn Invitational Saturday and now stands at 2-3 on the season.

Culver lost to Oregon-Davis 2-0, beat South Bend Career Academy 2-0 and lost to John Glenn 2-0.

CULVER TEAM RESULTS

lost to Oregon-Davis, 25-23, 26-24

def. South Bend Career Academy, 25-19, 25-8

lost to John Glenn, 25-13, 25-5

CULVER STATS VS. OREGON-DAVIS

Maegan Pearl – 5 kills, 13 serves received, 6 digs; Chloee Danti – 6 assists

CULVER STATS VS. SOUTH BEND CAREER ACADEMY

Brynn Berndt – 3 kills, 5 serves received; Luci Overmyer – 3 kills; Grace Sieber – 3 kills; Chloee Danti – 7 assists; Maegan Pearl – 5 digs; Alina Pizur – 2 blocks

CULVER STATS VS. JOHN GLENN

Maegan Pearl – 2 kills, 11 serves received; Grace Sieber – 2 kills, 6 digs; Chloee Danti – 2 assists; Luci Overmyer – 6 digs

Caston def. Culver, 25-20, 25-23, 25-17 (Aug. 19): Brynn Berndt had three kills, and Luci Overmyer had 13 serves received and 10 digs, but Culver lost a Hoosier North road match against Caston Aug. 19.

Taylor Darnell had 15 serves received and seven digs.

CULVER STATS

Chloee Danti – 1 kill, 6 assists, 3 digs; Maegan Pearl – 1 kill, 13 serves received, 8 digs; Avery Garland – 2 kills, 2 serves received, 7 digs, 1 block; Luci Overmyer – 2 kills, 13 serves received, 10 digs; Brynn Berndt – 3 kills, 1 assist, 9 serves received, 7 digs, 3 blocks; Grace Sieber – 2 kills, 1 assist, 6 serves received, 6 digs; Alina Pizur – 2 kills, 1 serve received, 2 digs, 1 block; Taylor Darnell – 15 serves received, 7 serves received

Culver def. Oregon-Davis, 25-15, 25-17, 22-25, 22-25, 15-8 (Aug. 17): Luci Overmyer had 11 kills and 10 serves received for the host Lady Cavaliers in a season-opening win over sectional rival Oregon-Davis Aug. 17.

Maegan Pearl had 24 serves received, and Taylor Darnell had 17. Alina Pizur had six blocks.

CULVER STATS

Brynn Berndt – 6 kills, 5 assists, 7 serves received; Grace Sieber – 8 kills, 8 assists, 10 serves received; Luci Overmyer – 11 kills, 10 serves received; Maegan Pearl – 3 kills, 24 serves received, 1 block; Chloee Danti – 1 kill, 15 assists; Avery Garland – 2 kills, 1 assist; Taylor Darnell – 1 kill, 17 serves received; Alina Pizur – 2 kills, 11 serves received, 6 blocks

Girls soccer

Bremen 5, Culver 3 (Monday): Kaylee Hamilton, Giselle Villegas and Kassidy Banks each scored for Culver in a home loss to sectional rival Bremen Monday. Kaylee Hamilton and Maddy Hamilton had one assist each.

Sophia Heath had eight saves in goal.

Bremen led 2-1 at halftime.

Culver 7, North Miami 0 (Saturday): Kaylee Hamilton had three goals and an assist, and Giselle Villegas had two goals for the host Lady Cavaliers in a win over sectional rival North Miami Saturday.

Kassidy Banks and Olivia Compton each had a goal and an assist. Maddy Hamilton had an assist.

Sophia Heath and Katie Schouten combined for two saves in goal for the shutout.

Culver had a 23-2 advantage in shots on goal.

Culver 9, Peru 0 (Aug. 18): Kaylee Hamilton had two goals and two assists, and Giselle Villegas also scored twice for the visiting Lady Cavaliers in a win over Peru Aug. 18.

Abbi Kisela, Kassidy Banks, Mackenzie Banks, Maddy Hamilton and Myah Maroules each had a goal.

Olivia Compton, Kassidy Banks and Maddy Hamilton each had an assist.

Culver had a 22-2 advantage in shots on goal. Sophia Heath had two saves for Culver.

Girls golf

Culver 244, Pioneer (incomplete team) (Aug. 23): A.J. Hinds fired a 54 to earn medalist honors and lead Culver past an incomplete Pioneer team at Pond View Golf Course in Star City Monday.

Kaitlyn Stacy added a 57, Sylvia Rodriquez had a 64, and Addison Crippen had a 69 for Culver.

Emilie Schmaltz had a 55 for Pioneer.

at Pond View Golf Course, Star City, Monday

CULVER (244): Alisa Jo Hinds 54, Kaitlyn Stacy 57, Sylvia Rodriquez 64, Addison Crippen 69

PIONEER: Emilie Schmaltz 55

Marquette Catholic 239, Culver 246, LaCrosse 251, South Central (Union Mills) 254, Oregon-Davis 270 (Aug. 18): Kaitlyn Stacy and A.J. Hinds each shot a 58 to help Culver finish in second place in a five-way match covering nine holes at Hamlet Golf Course Aug. 18.

Sylvia Rodriquez and EmmaLee Hillman each carded a 65, and Addison Crippen had a 69.

Marquette Catholic’s Camrynn Newenhouse was the medalist with a 54.

at Hamlet Golf Course Aug. 18 (front nine)

CULVER (246): Kaitlyn Stacy 58, Alisa Jo Hinds 58, Sylvia Rodriquez 65, EmmaLee Hillman 65, (Addison Crippen 69)