High school roundup: Courville leads Columbus tennis to win over Clarke Central
Columbus High’s Mary Weston Courville rallied from a set down to beat Clarke Central’s Caroline Caldwell 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 at No. 1 singles on Tuesday.
That gave the Lady Blue Devils the 3-1 win in the second round of the Class 5A state playoffs at Lakebottom Park.
“The girls fought hard today,” Columbus coach MikelAnna Hill said. “Clarke was a solid team, and we had to play our best to beat them.
“I saw a lot of fight on the courts today, which is what we have to have as we head into the next round.”
Madelyn Boren and Abby Courville provided Columbus with its first win in the match. At No. 1 doubles, they beat Isobel Crain and Catherine Argabright 6-1, 6-2.
Nicole Gordon and Elizabeth Steelmon won at No. 2 doubles for a 2-0 lead. They beat Denise Sunta and Johanna Hall, 6-1, 6-0.
Clarke Central won the No. 2 singles as Maddy Jenkins beat Maddison Abell 6-1, 6-4.
After Courville closed out the match, the No. 3 singles match was pulled. Columbus’ Caroline Boren was leading Amelia Delamater 6-2, 2-0.
Columbus will host Dunwood at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at Lakebottom in the state quarterfinals. Dunwoody beat South Effingham 3-1 in its second-round match.
Softball
Beauregard 3, Central 2
Sara Castillo drove in a run, but Central lost 3-2 to Beauregard.
Tuesday at Beauregard
Central | 110 | 000 | 0 | — | 2 | 12 | 2 |
Beauregard | 100 | 200 | x | — | 3 | 5 | 0 |
WP: Terah Barnes. LP: Gracie Deaton. Top hitters: Central Jadia Jones 1-3, R; Allsion Shiver 2-4; Shelby Newsome 3-4; Alexa Shiver 1-4, 2B, R; Sara Castillo 1-3, RBI; Tatyana Harris 2-3. Records: Central 25-16. Next: Central, home Friday, vs. TBA.
Holy Ground 16,
Calvary Christian 10
Noelle Green had a pair of hits, but Calvary Christian lost 16-10 to Holy Ground on Tuesday.
Tuesday at Calvary Christian
Holy Ground | 105 | 343 | 0 | — | 16 | 9 | 1 |
Calvary | 230 | 300 | 1 | — | 10 | 4 | 10 |
WP: Alex Yarnell. LP: Cissy Mills-Wells. Top hitters: Calvary Christian Katie Hughes 1-3, 3B; Noelle Green 2-3. Records: Calvary Christian 6-5. Next: Calvary Christian, state tournament, May 6.
Boys soccer
Northgate 3, Northside 0
Northside lost 3-0 to Northgate on Tuesday in the first round of the Class 5A state playoffs.
Golf
Central’s Bishop qualifies
Central’s Tyler Bishop shot a 79 on Monday at Lakewood Golf Course in the Class 7A boys stats sectional.
With that score, Bishop earned one of two individual berths in the sub-state tournament.
Auburn won the sectional and Enterprise finished second. Both earned berths in the sub-state.
Monday at Lakewood
Boys
Team scores: Auburn 297, Enterprise 328, Smiths Station 337, Central 355, Prattville 356.
Smiths Station: Tyler Bishop 79, Cole Renfroe 87, Tucker Croiwson 92, Josiah Goodman 97. Smiths Station: Joseph McAdory 82, Hunter Robbins 83, Austin taylor 85, Tyler Williams 87.
Girls
Team scores: Hoover 226, Spain Park 237, Auburn 261, Prattville 296, Oak Mountain 302, Oxford 317, Central 329.
Central: Abby Williams 107, Peyton Woody 111, Jordan Griffith 111.
This story was originally published April 26, 2016 at 9:00 PM with the headline "High school roundup: Courville leads Columbus tennis to win over Clarke Central."