COLUMBIA CITY - Columbia City senior Chasidy Myers did all she could to help her girls basketball team win Tuesday night. In the end, the second quarter and a Warsaw sophomore named Jaclyn Leininger were too much to overcome.

With a career-high 27 points from the 5-foot-11 Leininger, and by outscoring the host Eagles 27-13 in the second stanza, No. 6 (4A) Warsaw came away with a 62-56 win.

"Jaclyn played great basketball tonight," veteran Tiger coach Will Wienhorst said. "This was the best game she's played all year."

In a rivalry comparable to that of the Chicago Bears and the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League, the six-point win improves Warsaw's overall record to 8-0, while Columbia City falls to 6-3.

Warsaw leads the overall series 19-17. Tuesday's win broke a four-game win streak by the home team in the series, as well as giving the Tigers their first win at Columbia City since 1993.

"I'm pleased with the way we played, we did some good things," Wienhorst said. "In the second quarter we played as well as we can play. Early in the third quarter we played tremendous basketball."

The Tigers trailed 13-9 early in the third after a field goal from Myers, but a pair of free throws from senior Janna Knisely sparked a 14-2 run that gave Warsaw a 23-15 lead at the 4:31 mark.

Leininger and Knisely scored five each during the run, while senior guard Hilary O'Connell provided the other four points.

After senior Dana Roberts hit 1 of 2 free throws for Columbia City, the Tigers went on a 13-2 run that gave them a 35-18 lead with 1:26 left in the half.

To go with her game-high 27 points, Leininger pulled down five rebounds and had two steals and two assists. O'Connell finished the game with 12 points, six rebounds, six assists and three steals, while sophomore Michelle DeGeeter added 11 points and six rebounds. Senior Ashley Wyatt, the hero in Saturday's win at Plymouth, hit two key three-pointers to finish with six points. Knisely ended with five.

While the Tigers put together their best quarter of the year Tuesday at Columbia City, the story of the second half was much like it was Saturday at Plymouth.

In Saturday's Northern Lakes Conference opener, Warsaw had host Plymouth down by 14 in the third quarter but won by four in overtime. Last night the Tigers led by 17, 45-28, in the third but only held a 60-54 advantage with 33 seconds remaining in regulation.

"This is a huge win for us, but we have to play smart basketball," Wienhorst said. "The last two games we've been up 17 and 14 in the third quarter and they've come back."

O'Connell hit two free throws with 32.3 seconds left, giving Warsaw a 62-54 advantage. Myers drained a pair of charity tosses with six seconds left to cut the Tiger lead to 62-56 but it proved to be too, little too late.

For the game, Warsaw was 16 of 19 at the line and outrebounded Columbia City 32-26.

After scoring 12 of Columbia City's 17 points in the fourth quarter, Myers finished with a team-high 24 points on a 9-of-14 effort from the field and a 6-of-7 effort from the line. The 6-1 senior also had nine rebounds and four assists.

Shelbie Schuman added eight points for the Eagles, while Beth Moore and Mallory Faylor finished with seven each and Kara Davisson six.

Sixth-ranked Warsaw will be in action again Saturday at No. 4 (4A) Wawasee, which beat Lakeland 63-55 Tuesday to improve to 8-0.

WARSAW 62

COLUMBIA CITY 56

Warsaw (8-0) 9 27 13 13 - 62

Col. City (6-3) 11 13 15 17 - 56

Warsaw FG FT R S Pts.

Wyatt (G) 2-5 0-0 3 4 6

O'Connell (G) 4-13 3-5 6 3 12

Leininger (F) 8-17 9-9 5 2 27

DeGeeter (C) 5-8 1-1 6 0 11

Knisely (F) 1-2 2-2 5 1 5

DeRenzo 0-1 0-0 0 0 0

Franklin 0-0 0-0 1 0 0

McGriff 0-0 0-0 2 1 0

Team 0-0 0-0 2 0 0

Totals 20-46 16-19 32 11 62

Col. City FG FT R S Pts.

Roberts (G) 1-3 1-2 2 0 4

Moore (G) 3-8 0-0 1 3 7

Myers (C) 9-14 6-7 9 4 24

Davisson (F) 2-7 2-2 2 3 6

Faylor (F) 3-8 0-0 5 1 7

Schuman 2-7 2-2 4 0 8

Hoppe 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

Lickey 0-1 0-0 1 0 0

Team 0-0 0-0 2 0 0

Totals 20-48 11-13 26 11 56

Three-point goals - Warsaw 6-14 (Wyatt 2-4, Leininger 2-3, O'Connell 1-5, Knisely 1-1, DeRenzon 0-1), Col. City 5-11 (Schuman 2-2, Roberts 1-1, Moore 1-2, Faylor 1-4, Davisson 0-1, Lickey 0-1). Fouls - Warsaw 11, Col. City 18. Fouled out - none.

JV - Warsaw 35, Col. City 23

Warsaw scoring - Rebekah Reichard 12, Kara Mayer 9, Mallory Hepler 7, Kristina Harmon 3, Holly Durcholz 2, Rachel Braddock 2

Triton Falls To CMA

By Jen Gibson, Times-Union Sports Editor

BOURBON -ÊDisappointing.

That's how Triton boys basketball coach Mike McBride described his team's performance in a 51-34 loss to CMA Tuesday night.

"I am disappointed in the effort in this game," said McBride. "We were not ready to play. It all came down to concentration. The kids need to learn that they need to be mentally ready to play. It sounds like I'm blasting them, and I guess I am. They need to be blasted."

The Trojans kept up with the Eagles for the first few minutes of play, tying the score at 4-all. But after the 4:26 mark the quarter belonged to CMA.

The Eagles outscored the Trojans 11-4 to take a 14-8 lead into the second frame.

CMA continued to build its lead in the second quarter and took a 24-12 lead with 2:58 left in the half. However, Triton made a mini-run in the final three minutes of play to reduce that lead. Todd Blackford, Steven Boyer and Adam Wanamacher each scored baskets as Triton outscored CMA 6-2 in the last 2:41 of the second quarter.

"In the first half, our kids were not getting the ball into the basket," said McBride. "Two-thirds of our shots in the first quarter were in the paint. We were not taking the ball to the basket to score."

At the half CMA held a 26-18 lead, and Eagle leader Bub Sheppard did his part to extend that lead in the third frame.

Sheppard netted three field goals and a free throw to help CMA build a 14-point lead going into the final quarter of play.

Triton seemed to come alive in the fourth quarter, forcing the Eagles to commit seven turnovers, but it was too little, too late as CMA picked up the 51-34 victory.

"I felt like we played hard in the fourth quarter," said McBride. "But the problem was that we only played hard in the fourth quarter.

"I know we are a young team, but that is no excuse. We did not show up ready for this game and we did not compete. I hope we learn that we cannot just show up at a game and expect to beat them. And I hope they learn quickly because we have a big conference game at New Prairie coming up Friday night."

In all, Triton was 15-of-58 shooting from the field and just 2 of 25 from behind the three-point arc. CMA hit 22 of 39 field goals and 3 of 5 three-pointers.

"If you look at it, we shot 2 of 25 from three-point range," said McBride. "I'm not a mathematician, but I know that's not very good. Other than that, we were 13 of 33 for the game, and that's not super."

Sheppard led all scorers with 21 points. His teammate Mike Sloan added 14 in the win.

Steven Boyer led the Triton squad with 12 points.

Triton, now 1-3, travels to New Carlisle to play Northern State Conference opponent New Prairie Friday evening.

CULVER MILITARY ACADEMY 51 TRITON 34

CMA 14 12 13 12 - 51

Triton 8 10 7 9 - 34

CMA FG FT R S Pts.

*Gish (g) 3-6 0-0 1 0 6

*C. Shumerth (g) 1-3 0-1 0 1 2

*Sheppard (f) 7-12 3-4 9 1 21

*Tabib (f) 2-4 0-0 3 1 4

*Sloan (c) 7-8 0-0 2 0 14

Workman 1-3 0-0 0 0 2

S. Shumerth 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

Arends 1-3 0-0 4 0 2

Totals 22-39 3-5 21 3 51

Triton FG FT R S Pts.

*Boyer (g) 5-16 1-1 2 5 12

*Blackford (f) 3-16 0-0 4 0 6

*Moore (f) 2-8 1-2 12 4 5

*Yankovich (f) 1-2 0-0 4 1 2

*Landis (g) 3-12 0-0 2 4 7

Nifong 0-2 0-0 0 0 0

Wanamacher 1-2 0-0 0 0 2

Totals 15-58 2-3 24 14 34

Three-point goals -ÊCMA 4-5 (Sheppard 2-5), Triton 2-25 (Boyer 1-10, Blackford 0-7, Yankovich 0-1, Wanamacher 0-1, Landis 1-4, Nifong 0-2). Fouls -ÊCMA 9, Triton 14.

Eaton And Frantz Team Up To Lead Valley Over Peru

By Dan Riordan, Times-Union Sports Correspondent

AKRON -ÊThe Peru Tigers came into their game against a solid Tippecanoe Valley team shorthanded Tuesday night. Peru dressed only nine players and that proved costly as it fell to a tough Viking team 83-62.

Looking at the box score only, it would seem that Valley had their way with a hapless Peru team.

On the contrary, the Tigers played Valley tough for 27 minutes. It was the last five that proved to be Peru's downfall. With 4:59 left in the game the Vikings were clinging to a four-point lead.

With the game still very much in question, a Viking frontline, which at times was outplayed by their Peruvian counterparts, stepped up and led Valley to a 21-5 run to close out the game.

Led by junior Trey Eaton, the Vikings began to take control of the glass and create easy baskets.

The run began when forward Alex Frantz grabbed an offensive rebound for an easy basket. After a Tiger miss on the back end of a one-and-one, Eaton found an open Ross Stutzman streaking down court for an easy layup.

Brandon Cody then got into the action, scoring Valley's next four points and pushing the Viking lead to 11.

Bad shot selection and unkind iron left Peru's chances of keeping the game close non-existent.

Early on in the ball game, it looked as if Valley wouldn't need 27 minutes to put Peru away.

On the strength of Eaton and Frantz's strong play, Valley jumped out to a 19-11 lead after the first period.

Frantz was the sparkplug early on as he scored Valley's last six points of the quarter.

It also helped that the Vikings' pressure defense forced six Peru turnovers. This led to easy Valley points and fewer shots from the field for an already struggling Peru team.

Peru's lone bright spot was the play of their big men underneath. Six-foot-seven Wes Hull and 6-4 Tristan Friend scored four points each as they kept their team relatively close going into the second quarter.

The turnovers continued in the second quarter. Only this time, Valley began to get in the act.

Viking turnovers allowed Peru to get into the open court. Peru's inside game continued to play well in the second stanza.

Forward Zach Hunter picked up where Hull and Friend left off. Hunter racked up nine points in the second quarter as his Tigers tried to keep pace with the Vikings.

Despite Valley's sporadic play, a 9-0 run nearly blew the game open for the Vikings with 2:23 left in the half.

Peru quickly answered, throwing together an 8-2 run of its own.

But Valley's Eaton gave the Tigers more than they could handle. The Viking go-to guy was just that as he tallied 16 points, five rebounds and two assists in the first half alone.

On the strength of Eaton's performance Valley went into the locker room with a 43-31 half time lead.

Peru, however, was the team that came out with the big mo' to start the second half.

The momentum quickly shifted when Peru's Tom Clark picked up a technical foul with 6:06 to play in the third.

Then with 4:09 left in the quarter Hunter proceeded to pick up a technical after taking umbrage with a foul called on him.

This gave the Vikings four trips to the line. The Vikings incorporate foul shooting into their game plan and are excellent at it. Eaton who this season is 59-63 from the line, at one point hitting 51 in a row this season, nailed all four and gave Valley the boost they needed.

Both technical fouls would prove costly as both Clark and Hunter, the Tigers' leading scorer with 16, would foul out midway needed.

Both technical fouls proved costly as both Clark and Hunter, the Tigers' leading scorer with 16, fouled out midway through the final quarter.

The Tigers did what they could to bounce back outscoring Valley 17-14 in the quarter.

Without the two technicals however, Valley is conceivably only up five points going into the final quarter.

Valley didn't shot well from the field in the third. Peru's mental lapses gave the Vikings more opportunities and more of a cushion going into the fourth.

Peru's 9-4 run in the early fourth quarter left the Tigers down four before Valley's big run to put the game away.

Eaton was too much for Peru to handle down the stretch finishing the game with 31 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the floor and 16 of 17 from the line.

Valley, now 5-1, plays at Whitko Friday night.

Tippecanoe Valley 83, Peru 62

Valley 19 24 14 26 - 83

Peru 11 20 17 14 - 62

Peru FG FT R S Pts.

Clark(g) 2-3 0-2 0 2 7

Brindle(g) 4-6 1-3 3 2 11

Shepherd(f) 0-1 0-0 2 1 0

Hunter(f) 4-10 8-10 4 0 16

Hull(c) 5-9 2-2 5 0 12

Friend 5-8 1-2 6 0 11

Ben Beard 1-2 1-2 2 0 3

Beau Beard 0-1 2-2 1 0 2

Totals 22-40 15-23 23 5 62

Valley FG FT R S Pts.

Beyers(g) 1-1 0-0 1 1 2

Harmon(g) 2-4 2-2 0 1 7

Frantz(f) 8-12 2-4 10 1 18

Eaton(f) 7-12 16-17 12 1 31

Wise(c) 0-1 0-0 1 0 0

Kramer 1-1 0-0 1 0 2

Stutzman 1-2 0-0 4 3 2

Hartzler 3-4 0-0 0 1 7

Cody 3-5 2-3 2 2 8

Sterk 3-6 0-0 1 0 6

Totals 29-48 22-26 32 10 83

Three point goals-Peru 2-5 (Brindle 1-3, Clark 1-1); Valley 3-5 (Harmon 1-2, Hartzler 1-1, Eaton 1-2) Fouls- Peru 21, Valley 23. Fouled Out-Clark, Hunter. Technical Fouls-Clark, Hartzler.

JV-Valley 60, Peru 20

Valley Scorers: S. Jackson 17, Bruner 8, Parker 7, Cody 6, Vanlaningham 6.

Big Fourth Quarter Fuels Warrior Girls Win

Times-Union Staff Report

SYRACUSE - Led by a 31-point fourth quarter, Wawasee's varsity girls basketball team hosted and defeated Lakeland 63-55 Tuesday night. The No. 4 (4A) Warriors are now 9-0 on the season, while the Lakers fall to 6-4.

Wawasee trailed 25-23 at the half and 35-32 after three quarters but outscored Lakeland 31-20 in the fourth quarter to pick up the win.

Senior sharpshooter Shanna Zolman scored 34 points, 16 in the fourth, to lead the fourth-ranked Warriors. Junior Megan Walled added 10, while Jocelyn Higginbotham scored seven, Jessica Henderson five and Stephanie Sorenson four.

Crystal Yoder paced the Lakers with 18 points, while Kim Mynhier added 15.

Wawasee will host Northern Lakes Conference rival Warsaw Saturday. The Tigers enter ranked No. 6 with an 8-0 record.

NO. 4 (4A) WAWASEE 63, LAKELAND 55

Lakeland 7 18 10 20 - 55

Wawasee 14 9 9 31 - 63

Lakeland - Ki. Mynhier 3 9-11 15, Calhoun 3 0-0 8, Yoder 4 10-12 18, Merrifield 3 0-0 6, Ke. Mynhier 1 2-4 4, Hiser 2 0-0 4, Gregg 0 0-2 0, Richardson 0 0-0 0, Blaize 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 20-29 55.

Wawasee - Fawley 1 1-2 3, Zolman 11 10-10 34, Wallen 3 3-3 10, Higginbotham 3 1-2 7, Sorenson 0 4-6 4, Lamb 0 0-0 0, Hershberger 0 0-0 0, Bollier 0 0-0 0, Leach 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 20-25 63.

Three-point goals - Lakeland 2 (Calhoun 2), Wawasee 3 (Zolman 2, Wallen 1). Fouls - Lakeland 22, Wawasee 24. Fouled out - Hiser, Higginbotham.

WHITKO 56, WEST NOBLE 47

Tuesday in South Whitley

Despite being outscored 22-11 in the fourth quarter, Whitko's varsity girls basketball team picked up a 56-47 win over visiting West Noble Tuesday. The Wildcats are now 4-6 on the season. Dana Sellers led Whitko with 22, while Angela Trump added 13, Teri Walter 11 and Jennifer Wendel seven. The Wildcats will be in action Saturday at Three Rivers Conference rival Tippecanoe Valley.

West Noble 4 13 8 22 - 47

Whitko 13 19 13 11 - 56

West Noble - Gangwer 4 0-0 10, Grimm 3 0-0 7, Howard 3 0-0 7, McFarren 2 0-0 4, Parkinson 1 0-0 2, Ramey 4 5-5 13, 2 0-0 4. Totals 19 5-5 47.

Whitko - Badskey 1 2-6 4, Rowland 0 0-0 0, Sellers 8 6-6 22, Trump 3 7-10 15, Walter 4 1-5 11, Wendel 3 1-2 7. Totals 19 17-29 56.

Three-point goals - West Noble 4 (Gangwer 2, Grimm 1, Howard 1), Whitko 2 (Walter 2). Rebounds - Whitko 24 (Trump 14).

BOYS SWIMMING

WARSAW 122, PLYMOUTH 64

Tuesday in Warsaw

By taking first in 10 of Tuesday's 12 events, Warsaw's boys swim team cruised to a 122-64 win over visiting Northern Lakes Conference opponent Plymouth. The Pilgrims' lone wins came in the 100 freestyle and the 100 backstroke. Kiel Beehler led Warsaw with two individual first-place finishes.

200 medley relay - 1. Warsaw (Thallemer, Beehler, Moore, Munsch) 1:46.53, 2. Plymouth, 3. Warsaw

200 freestyle - 1. Joe Clevenger (W) 2:02.52, 2. Pat Miller (P), 3. Nate Long (W)

200 individual medley - 1. Kiel Beehler (W) 2:10.17, 2. Josh Stork (W), 3. Rob Lappin (P)

50 freestyle - 1. Ryan Munsch (W) :23.62, 2. Steven Lowrance (W), 3. Kyle Boudreau (P)

Diving - 1. Jake Keirn (W) 186.30, 2. Dexter Anglin (W), 3. Will Kretsch (W)

100 butterfly - 1. Brandon Moore (W) 1:00.36, 2. Michael Thallemer (W), 3. Miller (P)

100 freestyle - 1. Jacob Vervynckt (P) :53.01, 2. R. Munsch (W), 3. Josh Dietz (P)

500 freestyle - 1. Stork (W) 5:49.37, 2. Kyle Munsch (W), 3. Jack McLiver (P)

200 freestyle relay - 1. Warsaw (Long, Beehler, Clevenger, Munsch) 1:38.03, 2. Plymouth, 3. Warsaw

100 backstroke - 1. Vervynckt (P) :57.32, 2. Thallemer (W), 3. Br. Moore (W)

100 breaststroke - 1. Beehler (W) 1:07.46, 2. Boudreau (P), 3. Matt Owens (W)

400 freestyle relay - 1. Warsaw (Long, Stork, Clevenger, Thallemer) 3:14.70, 2. Plymouth, 3. Warsaw

WAWASEE 141, NORTHWOOD 32

Tuesday in Nappanee

Wawasee's boys swim team cruised to a 141-32 win at Northern Lakes Conference opponent NorthWood Tuesday. The Warriors took first-place finishes in all 12 of the meet's event. Wawasee will be in action again Thursday when it hosts Columbia City.

200 medley relay - 1. Wawasee (Simmons, Singrey, Lettera, Dingledien) 1:52.41, 2. Wawasee, 3. NorthWood

200 freestyle - 1. Tyler Karns (W) 2:03.20, 2. Joey Szynal (W), 3. Zeb Holsopple (NW)

200 individual medley - 1. Steve Dingledien (W) 2:16.40, 2. Brook Singrey (W), 3. Matt Beck (W)

50 freestyle - 1. Guy Simmons (W) :22.82, 2. C.J. Cunningham (NW), 3. Andrew Wilson (W)

Diving - 1. Mark Speakman (W) 202.90, 2. Chris Smeltzer (W), 3. Simon Beer (W)

100 butterfly - 1. Francesco Lettera (W) 1:02.12, 2. Michael MacOwan (W), 3. Curtis Valentine (W)

100 freestyle - 1. Nic Conley (W) :5.182, 2. Cunningham (NW), 3. Aaron Emerick (NW)

500 freestyle - 1. Beck (W) 5:40.29, 2. Szynal (W), 3. Singrey (W)

200 freestyle relay - 1. Wawasee (Dingledien, Beer, Conley, Wilson) 1:45.83, 2. Wawasee, 3. NorthWood

100 backstroke - 1. Dingledien (W) 1:05.17, 2. Michael Cone (W), 3. MacOwan (W)

100 breaststroke - 1. Chuck Brock (W) 1:12.22, 2. Holsopple (NW), 3. Lettera (W)

400 freestyle relay - 1. Wawasee (Beck, Szynal, Brock, Wilson) 3:55.94, 2. Wawasee, 3. Wawasee

GIRLS SWIMMING

PLYMOUTH 99, WARSAW 87

Tuesday in Warsaw

Warsaw's girls swim team fell 99-87 to visiting Northern Lakes Conference foe Plymouth. The Tigers took first in three of the 12 events, 50 freestyle, diving and the 100 breaststroke. Warsaw will host NLC opponent Elkhart Memorial Saturday.

200 medley relay - 1. Plymouth 2:00.93, 2. Warsaw, 3. Warsaw

200 freestyle - 1. Cook (P) 2:03.22, 2. L. Noggle (W), 3. Wickens (P)

200 individual medley - 1. Michael (P) 2:25.74, 2. Day (P), 3. Brown (W)

50 freestyle - 1. Beckett (W) :26.12, 2. Mertes (P), 3. Ummel (W)

Diving - 1. Ziebarth (W) 156.60

100 butterfly - 1. Bluebaugh (P) 1:04.90, 2. S. Cook (W), 3. Helfrich (W)

100 freestyle - 1. Mertes (P) :57.53, 2. Beckett (W), 3. Michael (P)

500 freestyle - 1. Wickens (P) 5:26.33, 2. L. Noggle (W), 3. Cook (P)

200 freestyle relay - 1. Plymouth 1:47.58, 2. Warsaw, 3. Warsaw

100 backstroke - 1. Blubaugh (P) 1:06.48, 2. Helfrich (W), 3. Hollenbaugh (P)

100 breaststroke - 1. Brown (W) 1:16.86, 2. Muehlhausen (P), 3. Day (P)

400 freestyle relay - 1. Plymouth 3:51.34, 2. Warsaw, 3. Plymouth

WAWASEE 117, NORTHWOOD 68

Tuesday in Nappanee

After taking first-place finishes in 10 of 12 events Tuesday, Wawasee's girls swim team came away with a 117-68 win at Northern Lakes Conference rival NorthWood. The Warriors host Columbia City Thursday.

200 medley relay - 1. NorthWood 2:09.00, 2. Wawasee, 3. Wawasee

200 freestyle - 1. Lisa Gunderson (W) 2:16.57, 2. Jen Miller (NW), 3. Stacy Herran (W)

200 individual medley - 1. Amy Byrket (NW) 2:33.78, 2. Jane Hoffman (W), 3. Tasha Harper (W)

50 freestyle - 1. Rebecca Judy (W) :28.06, 2. Hess Velous (NW), 3. McKayela (NW)

Diving - 1. Libby Brown (W) 159.75, 2. Persing (NW), 3. Lindsay Ross (W)

100 butterfly - 1. Amber Lyon (W) 1:09.64, 2. Byrket (NW), 3. Harper (W)

100 freestyle - 1. Sarah Marty (W) 1:00.11, 2. Garcia (NW), 3. Allison Scherer (W)

500 freestyle - 1. Diane Jackson (W) 5:57.32, 2. Jen Miller (NW), 3. Chelsea Manella (W)

200 freestyle relay - 1. Wawasee (Marty, Hoffman, Lyon, MacOwan) 1:57.97, 2. Wawasee, 3. NorthWood

100 backstroke - 1. Liz White (W) 1:08.50, 2. Brown (W), 3. Garcia (NW)

100 breaststroke - 1. MacOwan (W) 1:18.96, 2. Hess (NW), 3. Jessica Farmwald (NW)

400 freestyle relay - 1. Wawasee (Jackson, White, Dixon, Herman) 4:26.17, 2. Wawasee, 3. NorthWood [[In-content Ad]]