The Courier & Press will highlight the top high school performances each night this spring.
Here are the best from the week of April 29-May 4. Do you have an athlete in mind from our coverage area? Send nominees, with stats, to Kyle Sokeland and Treasure Washington by email at ksokeland@gannett.com and twashington@gannett.com, or on X (Twitter), @kylesokeland and @Twashington490.
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Tuesday, April 30
Brady Anderson, Vincennes Lincoln: The sophomore gave up four hits and a run in 6 1/3 innings with seven strikeouts in a 2-1 win at North.
Boonville track: The girls 4x100 relay team of Sophie Borgman, Whitney Shoup, Kassidy Kelly and Ava Kelley broke the school record in their event (50.95 seconds) at the Pioneer Relays.
Carson Boyer/Olivia Smith, Memorial: The Tigers' No. 1 doubles team defeated Emma Watson and Jaila Cosby of Castle 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (4) to give Memorial a 3-2 victory.
Claudia Burton, Southridge: The junior was 2 for 4 with a home run and three RBI in a 12-6 win over Washington.
Brayden Caldemeyer, Mater Dei: The junior was 2 for 4 with two doubles, an RBI and three runs in a win over Bosse.
Devon DeJarnette, Central: The sophomore hit the walk-off single for the Bears in a 7-6 victory over Harrison.
Natalie Feather, Tecumseh: The senior allowed one hit with six strikeouts and was perfect 2 for 2 at the plate in a 10-0 victory against Boonville.
Addie Fullop, North Posey: The senior pitched a three-hit shutout with 10 strikeouts in a 3-0 victory against North.
Sadey Jones, Reitz: The freshman was 5 for 5 with two doubles, two RBI and three runs in a win over Central.
Gigi Lynch, Castle: The senior allowed five hits and a run and struck out seven in the circle in a 2-1 victory against Memorial.
Alton Otsby, Washington: The sophomore allowed zero earned runs in six innings and struck out eight on the mound in a 3-1 win at Princeton.
Kaitlyn Randle, Forest Park: The junior was 4-4 with two home runs and a double in a loss to Tell City.
Carlee Rogers, Jasper: The junior was 2 for 3 with a home run, three RBI and three runs in a win against Harrison.
Miley Sperling, Gibson Southern: The freshman gave up a pair of hits and struck out 11 in the circle in an 11-1 victory against Wood Memorial.
Levi Thomas, Harrison: The senior was 2 for 4 with two doubles and four RBI in a loss to Central.
Will Wallace, Jasper: The senior was 3 for 3 with a home run and a double in a 3-2 extra-inning win against Castle.
Wednesday, May 1
Owen Cape, Reitz: The senior reached base four times with a double and two stolen bases in a 3-2 win over Heritage Hills.
Payton Cummings, Gibson Southern: The freshman went 2 for 3 with a home run and five RBI in a 14-1 victory over Forest Park.
Addie Fullop, North Posey: The senior struck out 12 and allowed one earned run in a 6-2 win over Southridge.
Gretchen Hurt, Castle: The senior was the SIAC champion in the discus (122-08) and shot put (41-04.5) for the team champion Knights.
Jasper tennis: The Wildcats defeated Memorial 5-0 to win another SIAC championship
Karley Kavanaugh, Pike Central: The senior was 2 for 2 with a home run, double, two walks and four runs in an 18-8 win over South Spencer.
Mia Kiegel, Heritage Hills: The junior hit two home runs with four RBI and pitched 2 1/3 scoreless innings in relief in a 4-3 victory at Daviess County.
Ethan Mansfield, North Posey: The junior was 3 for 4 with a double, walk, two runs and three RBI in a 13-9 win at Central.
Kahre McCrary, Vincennes Lincoln: The junior was 3 for 4 with two doubles and two runs in a 6-3 victory against Bloomfield.
North track: The Huskies set a pair of SIAC meet records with victories in the 4x100 meter relay (48.27 seconds) and 200 meters (De'Janay Layne, 24.18 seconds).
Melanie Pfeiffer, Tecumseh: The sophomore hit a home run and pitched a shutout with two hits and seven strikeouts in a win against Washington.
Thursday, May 2
Sicily Aliotta, Memorial: The senior struck out nine in a complete-game effort during a 5-1 win over Mater Dei.
Nate Arrington, Reitz: The senior was 3 for 3 with two doubles and two RBI in a 12-1 win against Bosse.
Kade Buecher, North Posey: The junior was 3 for 4 with two doubles and five RBI in a 13-9 win at Washington.
Joel Bueltel, Forest Park: The junior was 3 for 4 with two doubles and two runs in an 8-2 win over Heritage Hills.
Raegan Etolen, Princeton: The senior was 3 for 4 with two doubles and struck out nine in a 4-1 victory over Vincennes Lincoln.
Ethan Goodin, Mater Dei: The senior went 3 for 4 with a home run in a 6-1 victory at Harrison.
Clark Gries, Memorial: The senior struck out 10 and allowed four hits in a 2-0 shutout win over Vincennes Lincoln.
Jaxon Henke, Central: The senior was 3 for 4 with two runs and three RBI in an 8-6 victory over Castle.
Matisen Hughes, Castle: The junior had two home runs, a double and four RBI in a victory over Bosse.
Emily Parker, Boonville: The sophomore hit a home run, drove in four runs and scored three times in a 19-3 win over Forest Park.
Myles Terry, North: The senior was part of three event winning runs – 4x400 relay, 4x100 relay and 200 meters – to help the Huskies win their first SIAC title since 1981.
Sadie Winsett, Castle: The junior hit two home runs, one double and drove in seven runs, plus struck out eight in four innings, in a win over Bosse.
Colin Wolfe, North: The senior gave up one hit in seven innings of relief in a 3-2, nine-inning win at Jasper.
Friday, May 3
Shae Bailey, Tecumseh: The sophomore hit two home runs and drove in six in a loss to Silver Creek.
Emma Bruggenschmidt, Castle: The sophomore was 3 for 4 with a double, three RBI and two runs in an 11-0 win against Vincennes Lincoln.
Cole Decker, North: The senior went 2 for 4 with two RBI and two stolen bases in a 6-0 victory against Boonville.
Callie Dickerson, Gibson Southern: The senior was 2 for 3 with a home run, double, two RBI and three runs scored in a 10-5 over victory Memorial.
Drew Hambrick, Vincennes Lincoln: The senior went 2 for 6 with a double and the game-tying two-run single in a 4-3 win over Sullivan in 13 innings.
Connor Marvel, Gibson Southern: The junior was 4 for 5 with two RBI in a 16-2 win over Mount Carmel.
Hunter Riggs, Central: The junior was the match medalist against Bosse with a 2-under 34 on the back nine at Helfrich.
Hannah Wilke, North: The junior went 3 for 4 with a double and three RBI in a 10-0 win against Central.
This article originally appeared on Evansville Courier & Press: These are the top Southwestern Indiana high school athletes for April 29-May 4
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