Today’s Athletic Events

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Monday, Apri

Kat Chatter

“Accept challenges so that you may feel

the exhilaration of victory.”

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Thought for the day

SPORT OPPONENT LOCATION TIME

Golf (Boys V) Lafayette Jeff Lafayette Jeff 5:00 PM

Softball (Girls V) Western Municipal 6:00 PM

Baseball (JV Red) Noblesville Highland Park 6:00 PM

Monday, April 30, 2018

THE WILDKAT

Baseball

Kokomo 11, Northwestern 1 (5 innings)

Kokomo 10, Brebeuf 3

Kokomo 14, Brebeuf 4 (5 innings)

Girls Tennis

Lafayette Jeff 5, Kokomo 0

Softball

Kokomo 16, Muncie Central 1

Kokomo 17, Muncie Central 1

Boys Golf

Kokomo 204, Taylor 204 (Kats win on 5th score)

Kokomo was 10th in the Rochester Invitational

Boys Track

Kats were fifth in the Kokomo Relays

Girls Track

Lady Kats were fifth in the Kokomo Relays

In a battle between two high school golf teams looking for a win, it came down to a fifth-player

tiebreaker after Kokomo and Taylor tied with scores of 204 on Friday afternoon at the Kokomo

Country Club.

The Wildkats earned the victory when freshman Kike Alberti turned in a score of 60 versus a

score of 66 posted by the Titans’ fifth-place golfer. Alberti was called up to the varsity squad

for the first time on Friday after two other varsity players were unable to compete in the match.

The win was Kokomo’s first this season in a dual match.

Taylor’s Jaden Kosberg easily earned medalist honors on Friday with a two-over par score of

37 on the Country Club’s front nine.

At one point, the Titans had a 10-stroke lead before Kokomo junior Clayton Brown bettered his

Taylor opponent by 10 strokes to create the tie. Brown led Kokomo on Friday with a 49 and

freshman Jackson Richards was next with a 50. Junior Deuce Bailey added a 51 and senior

Isaiah Cardwell finished with a 54.

Saturday the Kats were at the Rochester Invitational.

Cold windy weather created tough playing condition for 13 high school golf teams competing

in the Rochester Invitational held at Round Barn Golf Club on Saturday.

Kokomo finished the tournament in 10th place with a team score of 417.

Culver Military Academy was the winner on Saturday with a team score of 329, and Harley

Pugh of Winamac was the overall medalist with a seven-over par score of 79.

Senior Anthony Barnard, playing in just his second varsity match, was low for the Wildkats

with a score of 94. Richards was next in with a 98 and Bailey added a 100. Brown rounded out

the card for Kokomo on Saturday with a 125.

Kokomo returns to action today in a varsity and junior varsity match against Lafayette Jeff at

Battle Ground Golf Course.

Coach Davis

The Wildkats had a good weekend on the diamond taking all three games to run their record to

10-7 on the year.

The Kats got off to a great start Friday night knocking off Northwestern by a score of 11-1. The

Kats got an outstanding effort from senior Noah Hurlock on the mound. Hurlock went five

innings and allowed one run (unearned) while striking out four and allowing five hits. At the

plate the Kats were paced by a 2-for-3 night from Kyle Wade. He had a triple and home run and

drove in four on the night. Hurlock helped his cause going 2-for-3 with a double, a triple, and an

RBI. Jack Perkins was 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored. Payton McClain was 2-for-3

as well with an RBI. Colt Munsey scored twice for the Kats.

On Saturday the Kats stayed hot sweeping visiting Brebeuf by scores of 10-3 and 14-4.

In the first game, Charez Butcher pitched well to get the win. Butcher went five innings and

allowed only one earned run while striking out six. Offensively the Kats were led by Perkins 2-

for-4 game with a triple and four RBIs. McClain collected three RBIs and scored two runs, and

Nate Hemmerich had two RBIs and scored two runs. Jaden Armfield went 2-for-4, and Munsey

scored twice.

In the second game, the Kats took care of the Braves in five innings. Hemmerich got the win

going five innings. He allowed one earned run and struck out six. Offensively the Kats were led

by Wade’s 4-RBI game. Wade had double and two runs scored. Luke Cameron added four RBIs

of his own with a three-run double. McClain stayed hot going 2-for-3 with an RBI, and Hurlock

was on base all day and scored four runs. Munsey and Perkins each were driven in twice.

The Kats finished a tough stretch of the season healthy and look forward to finishing the second

half of the season strong. That starts Tuesday at Zionsville for a great test for the Kats. The Kats

return home next Saturday for round one of the NCC Tournament at the stadium. Game time is

11:00 a.m. against a team yet to be determined.

Hope to see you at the park.

Coach Swan

The Lady Kats swept a doubleheader at Muncie

Central by scores of 16-1 and 17-1 on Saturday.

In game one, Lauryn Hicks allowed one hit and

struck out 13. She added a home run and three

RBIs.

Courtland Cottle was 4-for-4 with a triple,

Taylor Simmons was 3-for-4 with a home run,

Ellie Trine was 3-for-4, and Savannah Emmons

was 2-for-4 with a triple. Katelyn Dowden

added a pair of hits in three at-bats as well. We

pounded out 17 hits as a team.

In game two, Trine got her first varsity win in

the circle, throwing three innings and only

allowing one earned run as we won 17-1 in five

innings.

Sarah Stonebraker pitched the last two innings

and didn't allow a run.

At the plate, Katelyn had three hits including a

double, Olivia Branch was 3-for-4, Lauryn had

a triple and a single, and Taylor had two hits.

Bailey Mayer, Whitney Pierce, and Janessa

Reece all had their first varsity hit in the second

game with Janessa's being a double.

The Lady Kats are back in action tonight at

Municipal Stadium for our Cancer Awareness

game against Western. Game time is 6:00. We

will be honoring Megan McConnell. We'd love

to have a great crowd.

Coach Susong

Courtland Cottle

Senior had four hits in Kokomo’s

16-1 win over Muncie Central

Ellie Trine

Picked up her first varsity pitching

win in the second game of the

doubleheader

The Lady Kats traveled to Lafayette Jeff on a chilly Saturday morning. Layers and

blankets were back out for the day!

The ladies fought through the cold to win 23 games on the day, although not taking a set

from the Bronchos.

Our most notable performances came at # 2 doubles, where the team of Shelby Hopkins

and Cloey Baldock lost 7-5, 6-4.

The doubles teams are really starting to work well together.

The final score was Jeff 5, Kokomo 0

Our next match is Wednesday at home with Peru.

Coach Hemmerich

On Saturday the boys competed in the Kokomo Relays and

placed fifth out of eight teams with a score of 64. Crown Point

won the relays with a score of 137.33 followed by Noblesville

(97),Chesterton (88) and Mount Vernon(69).

Highlights for the Kats included Quincy Armstrong taking

second in the 110 Hurdles with a time of 15.32, Steven Edwards

claimed second in the 100 with a dash of 10.98, and Drake

Blackburn took second in the pole vault with vault of 11 feet, 6

inches.

Armstrong teamed with Andra Nash, Julian Wallace, and

Malakai Smiley to take second in the shuttle hurdles with a time

of 1:07.62. Edwards and Nash teamed up with Chris Thomas

and Noa Wainscott to take third in the 4x100 with a time of

45.55, and Julian Wallace teamed up with Edwards, Thomas,

and Armstrong to claim third in the Sprint Medley with a time

2:32.42.

Overall the boys competed well against top competition. We will

use this meet as a building block as we head to conference this

weekend and sectional in a couple weeks.

The guys will be back on the track on Tuesday as we head to

Maconaquah to have a meet with the Braves and the Taylor

Titans. This will be our last meet before conference.

Hope to see you there!

Coach Ousley

The Kokomo Lady Kats finished fifth

with 39 points in the 94th annual

Kokomo Relays.

The Lady Kats were paced by Tionna

Brown, who won the 100 meter dash,

setting a new Kokomo Relays record

of 11.87 seconds.

Freshman Haley E. Salinas had an

outstanding performance by finishing

fourth in the 3200.

In addition Kokomo turned in a few

impressive performances in the field

events. Brianne Jones placed fourth

in the shot put and fourth in the

discus.

La’Bria Williams added an eighth

place finish in the long jump.

Coach Malone

Tionna Brown

Set a new Kokomo Relays record

Saturday with an 11.87 time in

the 100-meter dash

KOKOMO

T R A C K

2018 I.H.S.A.A.

GIRLS SOFTBALL

SECTIONAL CLASS 4A

SECTIONAL 7

Logansport High School

Lafayette Jeff

Logansport

KOKOMO

Zionsville

SECTIONAL CHAMP

McCutcheon

Harrison

Sectional Quarterfinals Sectional Semifinals Sectional Finals

The winner at Logansport will host the winner

from the Westfield Sectional in the

softball regional on Tuesday,May 29, 2018

North Central Conference

BASEBALL 2018 WEST DIVISION

W - L

PCT

McCutcheon

6 - 0

1.000

KOKOMO

5 - 3

0.625

Harrison

2 - 4

0.333

Logansport

2 - 4

0.333

Lafayette Jeff

1 - 5

0.167

EAST DIVISION

W - L

PCT

Anderson

5 - 1

0.833

Richmond

6 - 2

0.750

Muncie Central

4 - 2

0.667

Marion

1 - 5

0.167

Indianapolis Tech

0 - 6

0.000

2018 N.C.C. Scores Anderson

17

Tech

0 (5)

Logansport

9

Lafayette Jeff

4 Lafayette Jeff

6

Logansport

1

Kokomo

8

Harrison

5 Anderson

20

Tech

3

Kokomo

8

Lafayette Jeff

4 McCutcheon

7

Logansport

3

Kokomo

16

Lafayette Jeff

0 (5) McCutcheon

2

Logansport

0

Richmond

11

Muncie Central

1 (6) Muncie Central

6

Richmond

5

Kokomo

11

Logansport

8 Richmond

5

Anderson

3

McCutcheon

5

Harrison

2 Logansport

4

Kokomo

3

Anderson

6

Richmond

0 McCutcheon

3

Harrison

2

Muncie Central

23

Tech

1 (5) Richmond

9

Marion

8

Richmond

6

Marion

5 Muncie Central

12

Tech

2

Muncie Central

9

Marion

4 Marion

14

Muncie Central

4

McCutcheon

2

Kokomo

1 Anderson

7

Marion

3

Harrison

14

Lafayette Jeff

1 McCutcheon

7

Kokomo

1

Anderson

7

Marion

4 Harrison

12

Lafayette Jeff

3

Richmond

16

Tech

0 Richmond

14

Tech

0

Kokomo

7

Harrison

6 (9)

North Central Conference

Girls Softball 2018

WEST DIVISION

W - L

PCT

Harrison

3 - 0

1.000

McCutcheon

3 - 1

0.750

KOKOMO

1 - 2

0.333

Lafayette Jeff

1 - 2

0.333

Logansport

0 - 3

0.000

EAST DIVISION

W - L

PCT

Anderson

4 - 0

1.000

Marion

2 - 2

0.500

Richmond

1 - 1

0.500

Muncie Central

1 - 2

0.333

Indianapolis Tech

0 - 3

0.000

2018 N.C.C. Scores McCutcheon

16

Lafayette Jeff

0

Harrison

10

Kokomo

3 Harrison

7

McCutcheon

5

Richmond

7

Marion

0 McCutcheon

3

Kokomo

2

Anderson

9

Marion

2 Harrison

23

Logansport

1

Marion

7

Muncie Central

0 Muncie Central

22

Tech

2

Anderson

11

Richmond

5 McCutcheon

4

Logansport

3

Anderson

12

Tech

0 Kokomo

11

Lafayette Jeff

1

Anderson

16

Muncie Central

2 Lafayette Jeff

11

Logansport

5

Marion

20

Tech

2

North Central Conference

Girls Tennis 2018

WEST DIVISION

W - L

PCT

Harrison

4 - 0

1.000

McCutcheon

3 - 1

0.750

Lafayette Jeff

2 - 2

0.500

KOKOMO

1 - 3

0.250

Logansport

0 - 4

0.000

EAST DIVISION

W - L

PCT

Marion

4 - 0

1.000

Richmond

3 - 1

0.750

Muncie Central

2 - 2

0.500

Anderson

0 - 3

0.000

Indianapolis Tech

0 - 3

0.000

2018 N.C.C. Scores McCutcheon

5

Kokomo

0

Marion

5

Richmond

0 Lafayette Jeff

5

Logansport

0

Richmond

5

Tech

0 Kokomo

4

Logansport

1

Richmond

5

Anderson

0 Muncie Central

5

Anderson

0

Marion

5

Muncie Central

0 Muncie Central

5

Tech

0

Marion

5

Tech

0 Harrison

5

Logansport

0

Harrison

4

McCutcheon

1 McCutcheon

3

Lafayette Jeff

2

McCutcheon

5

Logansport

0 Harrison

5

Kokomo

0

Marion

5

Anderson

0 Richmond

5

Muncie Central

0

Harrison

5

Lafayette Jeff

0 Lafayette Jeff

5

Kokomo

0

Jack Aviles

Boys Track

Luke Cameron

Baseball

Ashley Cone

Unified Track

Corey Dea

Boys Track

Katelyn Dowden

Softball

Nicole Erny

Girl Track

Nate Hemmerich

Baseball

Casey Lawson

Boys Track

Emily Ogle

Unified Tennis

Jack Perkins

Baseball

Nathan Pine

Boys Track

Bayden Root

Baseball

Kyle Wade

Baseball

Taylor Walden

Girls Track

Madison Wood

Girls Tennis

BOYS GOLF

May 3, 2000

Kokomo hosted Western, and the Panthers were no match for the Kats as the Wildkats won

easily 307-363 in the 18-hole affair.

Leading the Kokomo golfers were junior Brock Miller and sophomore Jeff Moulder. Each

carded a 74.

Other players for Coach Dave Pettay’s team were seniors Kent Lucas and Ryder Underwood,

and juniors Patrick Humphrey, Chad Taflinger, and Peter Thatcher. The sophomores included

Nick Hewitt, Joshua Hilton, Aaron Miller, Chris Parkhurst, Marc Stearns, and Harry Wisher,

while the freshmen class was represented by Matt Armstrong and Blake Prather.

The NCC school I most enjoy playing against: Harrison

My favorite breakfast cereal: Cinnamon Toast Crunch

My least favorite vegetable: Eggplant

Which of your immediate family participated in sports? Father, Sister(s), Brother(s)

The US city I’d like to visit next: New Orleans

My favorite in-state college: Notre Dame

My favorite dessert: Cake

My favorite subject in school: Math

My choice in an all-you-can-eat contest: Cheeseburgers

My favorite all-time professional athlete: Michael Jordan

My favorite all-time movie: Benchwarmers

My favorite home-cooked meal: Tuna casserole

My greatest athletic achievement: Championships in travel basketball

GETTING TO KNOW YOU

Clayton Brown Grade: 11

Sport: Golf

The NCC school I most enjoy playing against: McCutcheon

My favorite breakfast cereal: Fruit Loops

Which of your immediate family participated in sports? Father, Mother, Brother(s), Sister(s)

The US city I’d like to visit next: New York City

My favorite in-state college: Notre Dame

My favorite dessert: Ice Cream

My favorite subject in school: Math

My choice in an all-you-can-eat contest: Cheeseburgers

One former KHS athlete in this sport

that I most admire: T.J. Weir

My favorite all-time professional athlete: LeBron James

My favorite all-time movie: The Town

My favorite home-cooked meal: Beef and Noodles

My greatest athletic achievement: Perfect game, all-tournament team

GETTING TO KNOW YOU

Easton Dupay Grade: 11

Sport: Baseball

When did Kokomo last win the Kokomo Relays in girls track?

A. 2017

B. 2015

C. 2013

D. 2011

E. 2009

F. 2008

G. 2006

H. 2003

Answer appears at the bottom of the page.

What former Lady Kat owned the 100-meter dash record before Tionna Brown broke it in

the Kokomo Relays on Saturday?

Answer will appear in the next Kat Chatter.

Answer to the last Wildkat Trivia

When was the first Kokomo Relays?

1925

SPORT OPPONENT LOCATION TIME

Monday, April 30

Golf (Boys V) Lafayette Jeff Lafayette Jeff 5:00 PM

Softball (Girls V) Western Municipal Stadium 6:00 PM

Baseball (JV Red) Noblesville Highland Park 6:00 PM

Tuesday, May 01

Softball (Girls JV) Maconaquah KHS 5:00 PM

Track & Field (Girls V) Maconaquah/Taylor Maconaquah 5:00 PM

Track & Field (Boys V) Maconaquah/Taylor Maconaquah 5:00 PM

Baseball (Boys V) Zionsville Zionsville 6:00 PM

Wednesday, May 02

Golf (Boys V) Western Kokomo Country Club 4:00 PM

Tennis (Girls V) Peru KHS 5:00 PM

Softball (Girls V) Logansport KHS 5:00 PM

Baseball (JV Red) Eastern Highland Park 5:00 PM

Thursday, May 03

Baseball (JV Red) Logansport Logansport 5:00 PM

Baseball (JV Blue) Western Highland Park 5:00 PM

Softball (Girls V) Noblesville Noblesville 5:30 PM

Unified Track (Co-ed) Western Invite Western 5:30 PM

Friday, May 04

Track & Field (Girls V) NCC Meet IWU 5:30 PM

Track & Field (Boys V) NCC Meet IWU 5:30 PM

Saturday, May 05

Baseball (Boys V) NCC Tourney Municipal Stadium 11:00 AM

Tennis (Girls V) NCC Tourney TBD 11:00 AM

Softball (Girls V) NCC Tourney TBD 11:00 AM

Golf (Boys V) Howard/Tipton County TBD 11:00 AM

Baseball (JV Red) North Central Highland Park 11:00 AM

This Week in Wildkat Country

Lauryn Hicks Lauryn, a junior at Kokomo High School, had a fantastic week for the Lady Kats softball

team. As a pitcher, she was 4-0 in the circle with a no-hitter and two one-hitters and 52

strikeouts. For the season, she has punched out 133 batters, second in the state only to

Brown County’s Emma Summers, who has 149 Ks in six more innings pitched. Last week

Lauryn also added seven hits in 15 at-bats, a .467 batting average, with a home run, a

triple, and a double. For the season, she’s hitting .412 with two doubles, a triple, and

three home runs.

N.C.C. Student-Athlete of the Week

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