The Squire girls soccer team had no trouble in its opening sectional contest with a 4-0 win over Blackford Tuesday, Oct. 8 at the Eastbrook High School.

Emma Garriott led the Squires with three goals, giving her 18 on the season to set the program's single-season scoring record.

Garriott scored her first two goals in the first half, the first on an assist from Haylie Miller.

Garriott made it 3-0 on another pass from miller, followed by a goal from Gabbie Brewer on an 18-yard shot.

“Our defense played really well and shut down [Blackford's] offensive attacks,” coach Jen Birch said. “Lex Donathan, Torina Runkel, Kayla Metzger and haley Clifford kept them scoreless.”

Kindra Stetzel had five saves to shut out Blackford.

By Marcus DiNitto and Joe Rodgers

With their 19-13 win at Kansas City on Sunday night, Indianapolis made a move up the Super Bowl 54 futures board, its odds to lift the Lombardi Trophy next February in Miami adjusted from 100/1 to 60/1 in Las Vegas. The Colts were assigned those triple-digit odds after a flat performance in a home loss to the Raiders in Week 4, but then they beat the Chiefs as 10.5-point underdogs in the biggest upset so far of the NFL season.

Heading into the Colts’ bye week, not much separates them from the Texans in odds to finish atop the competitive AFC South. While Indianapolis and Houston both sit with 3-2 records through five weeks of action, the latter remains the favorite to win the division, at +145 odds (bet $100 to win $145), a tick above of the Colts (+175) on the betting board.

But now it’s the Texans’ turn to visit Arrowhead Stadium. In Week 6, Houston is a 5-point underdog to the Chiefs, who figure to come out with plenty of motivation as they look to avoid a second straight loss.

Looking ahead to Week 7, the Colts will be rested when they welcome the Texans for a key divisional showdown, but health remains a concern for Indy.  The latest piece of tough injury news: Second-year defensive end Kemoko Turay is out for the season with a broken ankle suffered in Kansas City.

NORTH MANCHESTER -- The scoreboard said 66-52 but both Manchester and Wabash Unified flag football teams were winners Thursday, Oct. 2.

Both teams are in their first year in the newly IHSAA approved sport and both were ready to play Thursday.

The teams competed a week earlier against Tippecanoe Valley and Warsaw, but not against each other.

“We thought it made sense to play so we quickly put this game together and it worked out,” Wabash High School Principal Kyle Wieland said.

Led by four runners in the top ten, the Wabash boys varsity cross country team won the Three Rivers Conference team championship with 38 points, Saturday, Oct. 5 at Manchester.

Manchester finished third with 74 points, Southwood was fifth with 124 point, while Northfield was one runner short to field a complete team.

Wabash

For Wabash, Derek Vogel cross the finish line second overall with a time of 16:42.79. Joining Vogel in the top ten and earning all-conference honors were Jarrett Wilson in seventh place in 17:31.18, Blakley Cole in eighth place in 17:32.97, and Dave Ford in 10th place in 17:39.76.

Just behind them were Caleb Callahan in 11th place in 17:44.55, Wyatt Davis in 18th place in 18:30.72, and Caelan McDougle in 21st place in 18:50.51.

Also for Wabash were Ethan Kocher in 18:59.98, Eli Callahan in 19:07.70, Jacob Fuchs in 19:33.01, Lincoln Saldivar in 20:06.74, Ethan Berry in 20:09.73, Jaxon Barnett in 21:21.82, Zach Reed in 21:38.30, and Brodie Craft in 22:48.82.

The Northfield volleyball team swept Manchester 25-19, 25-9, 25-21 Tuesday, Oct. 1.

For Northfield Morgan Meyer had 11 points and four digs, Kenzie Baer had 11 points and 12 digs, Elise Gottschalk had nine points and 21 digs, Addi Baker had six points, nine kills and 23 digs, and Abigail Hunter had four points, six kills, 19 assists and eight digs.

For Manchester, Mackenzie Day had seven points, and two assists, Andrea Kahn had four kills and five digs, Aubree Lambert had five kills, Lydia Greer had four digs, and Zoey Ream had six points and three digs.

Northfield won the JV match 25-12, 25-11.

Oliva Curry had five points and five digs, Courtney Dutton had 11 digs, and Avery Shrider had eigth digs and two points.

For Manchester, Allison Zartman had five kills and nine digs, Anna Zartman had three digs and 14 assists, Mackenzy Meyer had eight kills, Lauren Barrett had nine digs, and Blake Drasny had four kills and seven digs.

By Joe Rodgers and Marcus DiNitto, BetIndiana News

The banged-up Colts came out flat in Week 4 against the Raiders, but based on early point spreads for Sunday night’s game in Kansas City, the betting market may have overreacted to the home loss.

In advanced betting lines posted a week ago in Las Vegas, oddsmakers listed the Colts as 8.5-point underdogs at Arrowhead Stadium. But as Sunday’s Week 4 action was wrapping up, Kansas City -10 was posted on betting boards, and the number had been bet up to -11 by Monday.

It’s not like the Chiefs were overly impressive in a comeback non-cover win over the Lions, so if the Colts get back a combination of WR T.Y. Hilton, LB Darius Leonard and DL Tyquan Lewis, you can bet professional bettors will be looking to take the points with the road underdogs.

Playing on a Saturday didn't affect the Northfield Norse in a 54-6 win over Wabash on Sept. 28.

Due to rain and lightning, the county and conference rivals were forced to wait a day to face-off, and it was Northfield who had a better weekend.

Jarret Shaffer scored the only touchdown of the first quarter on a 30-yard run. A two-point conversion run from Levi 

Fulkerson made it 8-0 going into the second quarter.

Northfield exploded to take a 32-0 lead in the second quarter with touchdown runs from Shafer (23 yards) and Clayton Tomlinson (four yards) and a 63-yard interception from Tomlinson.

Wabash got on the board late in the first half on a 16-yard pass from Payton Sodervick to Antonio Grant.

Northfield added three more scores in the second half from Graydon Holmes, Shafer and Michael Fisher.

Northfield took control early and held on for a county and conference win over Southwood 25-17, 25-17, 23-25, 25-16.

Elise Gottschalk had 15 points and 30 digs for Northfield, Kenzie Baer had 14 points, 10 kills and 32 digs, Addi Baker had 17 points and 24 digs, and Abigail Hunter had 33 assists and 13 digs for Northfield. Southwood was led by Erin Lehner with 10 points, five kills and 12 digs, Alli Lopez with six points, seven digs and seven assists, and Allison Steels with five points, 10 digs and 16 assists.

Southwood won the JV contest 25-20, 25-23.

For Northfield, Alaina Winer had seven point, seven assists and three digs, followed by Mya Denney with five points and two digs, Ella Haupert with four point, two kills and two digs, and Rylee Barney with four kills and three digs.

Southwood was led by Courtney Dutton with six points and 16 digs, Avery Shrider had five points, three kills and nine digs.

Southwood 3, Wabash 1

Southwood held off Wabash in a 25-21, 16-25, 25-12, 28-26 Thursday, Sept. 26.

For Southwood, Lopez had 13 points and 10 assists, while Lehner had 12 points and seven digs, Erin McGouldrick had 10 kills, Marissa Metzger had seven points, six kills and three digs, and Allison Steele had eight points, eight assists and 10 digs.

Southwood won the JV contest won 25-16, 25-23.

Trista Roser had 10 points, four aces, three kills and four digs, Barney had eight points and three digs and two kills, while Kylie Ray had three points and five assists.