Varsity football was victorious is Round 1 of the Sectional. They will host Heritage Christian at 7pm tomorrow night for Round 2.
Girls Basketball
Girls Varsity basketball opens up its season this Saturday. They will be traveling to Randolph Southern to participate in the MEC Jamboree. They will be playing Blue River in the 3rd half.
Royal Pride News
Our Royal Pride Athletes of the Week are
HS - Anna White, Girls Basketball
Bracelet Recipients
Competitive Greatness - Sam Kessler, Trey Brown, Brayden Tincher
For the first time in Eastern Hancock cross country history three runners from the Royal cross country teams have advanced as individuals to the semi-state. For the boys team at the Rushville regional on Saturday junior Daniel Campbell ran a 17:29 to finish 25th and senior Nick Edwards finished 28th with a time of 17:34. Both qualified for semi-state by being in the top ten individuals not on the top five advancing teams. Sophomore Ashton Willis advanced for the girls with a new personal record time of 21:13 and a Top 20 finish at 16th. They will run Saturday morning at the Shelbyville course.
Boys Tennis
Kodey Huff was named All- County in Tennis. Zeke Dixon received Honorable Mention honors
Football
EH opens up Sectional play tomorrow when they travel to Winchester for Round 1 of the Sectional. If the Royals are victorious they will host in Round 2.
Royal Pride News
Our Royal Pride Athletes of the Week are
HS- Hunter Knudson, Football
Bracelet Recipients
Competitive Greatness- Ashton Willis
Leadership that Serves- Bryce Wennen, Nik Uhler
Character- Cameron Wise, Jayden Stine, Jacob Spaulding, Silas Spaulding
Congrats to Varsity football. With their 14-12 win over Shenandoah last Friday they clinched the MEC Championship! Final regular season game of the year will be at Lapel on Friday. First sectional game will be at Winchester on Oct 25
Houston Swan has recently surpassed a couple single season passing records.
TD’s passes (27) and passing yards (1954).
Girls Golf
Girls golf finished up an outstanding season. Among their accomplishments included
Overall in dual matches finished 14-5.
All Conference Jocelyn Duncan, Haleigh Cavaletto
Team Broke 9 Hole Record 188
Team Broke 18 Hole Record 410
Jocelyn Duncan Broke Individual 9 Hole Record 40
Volleyball
Lili Hunt was selected as All MEC.
Our 8th Grade Team finished with an outstanding 13-6 record.
This year marked our first year with a school 6th grade team. They finished with a 5-2 record.
Tennis
Boys Tennis had a great year. Below are some of their accomplishments
Finished 7-7 in dual match play (up from 3-7 last year)
The anvil is back at EH! Varsity football defeated Knightstown 46-27 this past Friday. They are now 4-1 heading into our Homecoming game this week vs. South Decatur!
Golf News
Girls golf finished up their season yesterday at the Sectional at the Links in New Pal. The girls finished 6th out of 12 teams. In doing so they shot a school record 410 for 18 holes! Low score on the day was Haleigh Cavaletto who shot a 97.
Last Wednesday girls golf finished up their regular season with a win over Centerville making them 14-5 on the year. Jocelyn Duncan broke her own record for 9 holes by firing a 40. Overall the girls broke the team record for 9 holes for the 3rd time this season by shooting a 188.
Tennis News
Boys Tennis continues to have a great season! With 3 wins last week they have moved to 7-2 in dual match play. This Saturday they will host the EH Invite!
This past Saturday the EH Girls MS team were champions of the EH Invite! Also, the girls are still undefeated in dual match play (9-0)!
Cross Country News
This past Saturday EH hosted its annual Invitation. Daniel Campbell (2nd) & Nick Edwards (3rd) had outstanding finishes. The boys finished 2nd overall. On the girls side Ashton Willis finished 2nd overall. Tonight EH hosts the Hancock County Meet.
Congrats to Oliva Evans who for the 2nd consecutive year was the MS Girls County Individual XC Champion! On the boys side Preston Markley finished 4th.
Volleyball News
This coming Saturday Varsity Volleyball will host its annual Invitational. Start time is 9am!
This season for the 1st time EH has a 6th grade volleyball school team. They are currently 4-2 on the season!
Royal Pride News
Bracelet Recipients
Character- Clara Wallace, Sydney Johnson, Olivia Evans, Zora Coe, John Henry Gray, Preston Markley, Caden Powers, Caleb Retherford, Zach Stephens
MS Tennis were the champions of the Shenandoah Invite this past Saturday!
Girls MS Tennis remains a perfect 6-0 on the season.
Football
Football hosts Knightstown this Friday night for rights to the Anvil. Since it was created EH has won it 7 times and Knightstown 6.
This is also #ShultzStrong Week in honor of Coach Shultz. Friday we will have a “Cancer Walk” where students can pay $1 to their 7th period teacher to get out of class to walk the halls in the MS and HS. Friday night at the home football game and the FFA Hog Roast we will be taking free will donations.
Cross Country
The Royals boys high school cross country team placed 4th out of 17 teams in the Randolph Southern Invitational Saturday. Nick Edwards had a Top 10 finish (7th).
Preston Markley finished 3rd in the MS Boys Division
Olivia Evans finished 4th in the MS Girls Division.
EHHS will host its annual XC Invite this Saturday- 10am start!
Girls Golf
Girls Golf continues to have a great season. They are currently 12-8 overall heading into the Sectional next Monday!
Royal Pride News
Bracelet Recipients
Leadership that Serves- Drake Corn, Jacob Spaulding, Cyrus Burton, Grant Gray, Edric Miller, Cole Fuchs, Cam Wise, Isaac Lewis, Silas Spaulding, Jayden Stine, Brennan McCorkle, Dylan Bates
Congrats to Boys Tennis who won the MEC Conference Championship this past Saturday! Individual winners were Kodey Huff at 1 Singles and Sammy Blocher, Bryce Wennen at 2 Doubles!
MS Girls Tennis is a perfect 4-0!
Football
Varsity football is a perfect 3-0 on the year. This coming Friday will be the Royals home opener. They host the undefeated Heritage Christian Eagles.
Friday will also be youth football recognition for players, cheerleaders and coaches. They will be introduced at half time.
Volleyball
Our 8th grade volleyball team had two huge county wins this past week. On Tuesday they defeated Greenfield and on Thursday Mt. Vernon.
This Saturday EH will host County volleyball for 7th & 8th Grade.
Cross Country
The Royals boys high school cross country team placed 4th out of 12 teams in the Red Division of the Marion Invitational at Indiana Wesleyan University Saturday. EH had two top 10 finishers- Daniel Campbell(4th) and Nick Edwards(7th),
Girls Golf
Earlier this season EH broke the 9 hole school record. They shot a 196 in a 3 way match with Shenandoah and Wapahani at Tri County Golf Club.
Girls Golf- Congrats to Haleigh Cavaletto and Jocelyn Duncan who earned All-Conference Honors at the MEC Golf Meet on Saturday. The team finished 4th overall. Tonight they participate in the Hancock County Meet at Hawk’s Tail
Cross Country-Congrats to Olivia Evans (girls) and Preston Markley (boys) who were individual champions of the EHMS XC Invite this past Saturday.
Football- Our Varsity Football team moved to 2-0, and 1-0 in MEC play with a 48-20 win over Wes Del. The Royals head to Fountain Central this Friday.
Royal Pride News
Bracelet Recipients
Leadership that Serves- Daniel Campbell
Competitive Greatness- Nick Edwards and Daniel Campbell
Congrats to Nick Edwards (6th) and Daniel Campbell (10th) who both earned top 10 finishes at the Monroe Central HSXC Boys Invite this past Saturday.
Congrats to Olivia Evans who finished 2nd in the girls middle school race.
Congrats to Preston Markley who was 4th in the boys middle school race.
Football
Varsity Football opened up its season with a convincing 42-13 win over Northwestern this past Friday. Houston Swan tossed a school record 6 TD’s passes. The Royals travel to Wes Del this Friday for an MEC matchup.
JV opened up its season last night by winning a 40-30 shootout over Frankton.
Our 8th grade team is a perfect 2-0 so far this year. They along with our 7th grade travel to Greenfield tomorrow to take on the Cougars. That game will take place at the high school.
Tennis
Boys tennis won its first match of the year vs. Randolph Southern going a perfect 5-0 on the night. EH hosts the MEC this Saturday. 9am start.
Our girls MS tennis team is off to a perfect 2-0 start!
Volleyball
Varsity Volleyball got its first 2 wins of the season this past Saturday. They defeated Whiteland and Union City. They host their first 2 home games this week with Centerville tonight and Greenfield C. on Thursday.
Girls Golf
Girls Varsity golf is on a roll. They have won their last 2 and 3 of their last 4. The MEC conference meet is coming up this Saturday at Maplewood Golf Course
Congrats to Jocelyn Duncan who broke the school record for low score for 9 holes of girls golf. She shot a 41 vs. Mount Vernon last Thursday at Arrowhead.
Our boys Varsity tennis team opened up its season with a 5-0 win over Randolph Southern last night.
Our Varsity football team travels to Northwestern in Kokomo this Friday for their 1st game. 7pm start.
Congrats to Olivia Evans who was the overall Middle School girls Cross Country County Champion last week!
Other Highlights of the Cross Country County Meet.
Skyler Schrope earned All-County honors by finishing 9th in the boys meet.
MS Top 10 Finishes- Boys- Edric Miller (4th), Preston Markley (5th)
Congrats to Daniel Campbell who at the Delta Invitational ran a 17:24 placing him in the Top 10 all-time EH 5K times!
With the varsity football victory over South Decatur this past Friday Coach Armstrong earned his 100th Win as a Varsity Coach!
Our Boys Tennis Team placed 2nd out of 4 teams at the EH Tennis Invite this past Saturday. They will compete Thursday night vs. New Pal at MV in the Sectional.
Girls MS Tennis remains a perfect 9-0 as they head into a match with Greenfield tonight.
Our Varsity Volleyball Team placed 4th of 8 teams at the EH Volleyball this past Saturday.
Royal Pride Athletes of the Week
HS - Garrett Friesen, Football
MS - Madison Stephens, Volleyball
Bracelet Recipients
Competitive Greatness - Daniel Campbell, Luken Edwards, Ashton Willis
We have 4 of the 5 spots in Boys Tennis in the Finals 1 Singles- Kodey Huff, 3 Singles- Kegan Kendall, 1 Doubles- Brady Ellis & Keegan Bowman, 2 Doubles- Sammy Blocher & Peyton Robertson
7pm @ Knightstown- Varsity Football will be at Knightstown for the Battle for the Plowshare & Anvil (Below is a History of the Anvil & some recent Pics are attached)
Began in 2006 EH currently holds the advantage 7-5
EH took first 2- Ktown then won 5 straight- EH has won the last 5
Saturday, Sept 15th
EH will host the following
Annual EHHS Cross Country Invite
Annual MS Tennis Invite
1st Annual Cheerleading Competition
Royal Pride Athletes of the Week
HS - Annie Lindsay, Girls Cross Country
MS - Olivia Evans, MS Girls Cross Country
Bracelet Recipients
Leadership that Serves - Cyrus Burton, Lili Hunt, Jenna Smith, Elise Bittinger, Skyla Smith
Our Varsity football team is off to a 2-0 start after their conference victory over Wes Del this past Friday. They host Fountain Central this Friday in a homecoming matchup!
With 2 recent wins our 7th grade volleyball team is off to a 4-1 start. Next up for them will be Greenfield tonight at home!
Our MS tennis teams are off to a great start. The girls are 2-0 and the boys our 2-1. Next up for them is a tough matchup vs. Lapel tonight.
Royal Pride Athletes of the Week
HS- Shelby Jackson, Girls Golf
MS- Zeke Dixon, Boys Tennis
Bracelet Recipients
Competitive Greatness - Griffin Brown, Drew White, Cameron Wise, Isaac Lewis, Grant Gray, Aly Spaulding, Jenna Smith, Jacob Spaulding, Silas Spaulding, Joey Blocher
Leadership that Serves - Peyton Gray, Drew White, Austin Linton, Brayden Hill
Congrats to our Varsity FB team who opened up its season with a 28-14 win over Northwestern.
JV football opened its season up on Monday vs. Frankton- 6pm at EH.
Our 7th grade football team is 2-0 on the year!
Haley Best was voted to the All-Tourney team at the Shenandoah Volleyball Invite this past Saturday.
Skyler Schrope had 2 Top 10 finishes in Cross Country Invitationals this past week. He finished 9th at the Triton Central Invite and 8th at the Monroe Central Invitational! Edric Miller had a 4th place finish in the MS boys Cross Country Division at Monroe Central
Girls golf picked up their first win of the year vs. South Decatur last Monday. Jocelyn Duncan shot a 45 to lead the way!
Royal Pride Athletes of the Week
HS - Kayla Fancher, Volleyball
MS - Emma Bolding, 8th Grade Volleyball
Bracelet Recipients
High School
Character - Jenna Smith, Kayla Fancher, Chloe O’Neal, Nolan Stout, Jenna White
Competitive Greatness - Paige Wickard, Haley Best
Leadership that Serves - Skyler Schrope, Peyton Robertson, Ian White
The Boys and Girls Varsity basketball teams swept the Knightstown Panthers in the doubleheader on Friday! The girls won going away 63-36 and the boys won an overtime thriller 47-43.
The EH Athletic Boosters hosted a dinner Friday during the games with Knightstown. They raised enough money to give $1200 to both the Riley Settergren and Dylan Hiner Scholarship Funds!
The 7th & 8th Grade Boys basketball teams swept Greenfield’s ‘A’ teams on Wednesday night. Both of those teams are currently 11-2!
Good Luck to Coach O’Hara at Ben Davis University. He will finish up at EH on Wednesday before moving on. Thanks all your efforts over the last 4 years. You will be missed!