NORTH MANCHESTER -ÊAfter starting the season with a disappointing loss to Huntington North, the Manchester boys swim team got back on track with a 106-62 win over Tippecanoe Valley Thursday night.

"It was disappointing to open our season against such a strong opponent like Huntington North, but we recovered and made some adjustments and swam a great meet from top to bottom," said Manchester coach Kyle Wieland. "The guys rose to the occasion and had some personal best times."

The Squires captured nine of 12 first-place finishes in the meet with seniors Aaron Cassel and Thomas Penrod leading the way.

Cassel picked up individual first-place finishes in the 50 freestyle (23.79) and the 100 freestyle (54.97).

Penrod placed first in the 500 freestyle (6:44.40) and the 100 backstroke (1:12.25).

Cassel and Penrod also helped Manchester swim to victory in all three relay events.

Both Cassel and Penrod teamed up with Scott Zubowski and Kyle Hudson to take first-place honors in the 200 medley relay.

In the 200 freestyle relay, Cassel, Hudson, Nick Hippensteel and Deno Migliorini joined forces to swim a time of 1:48.95 for the top spot in the race.

Then in the final event of the evening, Penrod, Migliorini, Preston Griffing and Dan Krouse swam the 400 freestyle in 4:18.39 to place first and give Manchester the 44-point win.

Hudson and Zubowski also picked up wins in individual events for the Squires. Hudson won the 100 butterfly with a time of 1:33.95, while Zubowski picked up a first place ribbon in the 100 breaststroke in 1:17.84.

We did an outstanding job tonight," said Wieland. "We were disappointed with our meet Tuesday. We swam against a much better opponent in Huntington North. It was nice to get a win against one of our conference rivals. I like the opportunity this early in the year to see how we stack up against other conference teams."

Valley picked up two wins on the night. Karl Gast won the 200 freestyle with a time of 2:25.6, and Matt Eby won the 1-meter diving event.

"We have a lot of new swimmers," said Valley coach Steve Doerscher. "We are improving. I am pleased with the way things are coming along. We are constantly improving, and that's all I can ask."

After the meet, Valley and Manchester sport identical 1-1 records.

BOYS -ÊTIPPECANOE VALLEY 106

MANCHESTER 62

200 Medley Relay -Ê1. Manchester (Penrod, Zubowski, Hudson, Cassel) 2:05.53, 2. Manchester (Griffing, Chinworth, Krouse, Hippensteel); 3. Valley

200 Freestyle -Ê1. Karl Gast (V) 2:25.6, 2. Miller (V), 3. Rowe (M), 4. Ramseier (M)

200 Individual Medley -Ê1. Preston Griffing (M) 2:39.24, 2. Zubowski (M)

50 Freestyle - 1. Aaron Cassel (M) 23.79, 2. Eby (V), 3. Migliorini (M), 4. Hudson (M), 5. Funk (V), 6. Baugh (V)

1 Meter Diving -Ê1. Matt Eby (V), 2. Baugh (V)

100 Butterfly -Ê1. Kyle Hudson (M) 1:33.95

100 Freestyle -Ê1. Aaron Cassel (M) 54.97, 2. Gast (V), 3. Krouse (M), 4. Hippensteel (M), 5. Burkhart (V), 6. Funk (V)

500 Freestyle -Ê1. Thomas Penrod (M) 6:44.40, 2. Hanger (M), 3. Hopkins (V), 4. Perry (V)

200 Free Relay -Ê1. Manchester (Cassel, Hippensteel, Hudson, Migliorini) 1:48.95, 2. Valley, 3. Manchester, 4. Valley

100 Backstroke -Ê1. Thomas Penrod (M) 1:12.25, 2. Griffing (M), 3. Hopkins (V), 4. Burkhart (V)

100 Breaststroke -Ê1. Scott Zubowski (M) 1:17.84, 2. Chinworth (M), 3. Hanger (M), 4. Langheld (V)

400 Freestyle Relay -Ê1. Manchester (Migliorini, Krouse, Griffing, Penrod), 4:18.39, 2. Valley, 3. Valley

Viking Girls Downs Manchester To Remain Undefeated

By Jen Gibson, Times-Union Sports Editor

NORTH MANCHESTER -ÊAfter losing some key people last season, some people thought Tippecanoe Valley would struggle to fill open positions.

Thursday night against Manchester, Tippecanoe Valley looked like it never missed a beat as it won 11 of 12 events and topped the Squires 106-62.

Elyse Boggs, Valerie Drudge and Alyssa Anglin led the Viking swimmers with several first-place finishes.

Individually, Boggs placed first in the 200 freestyle and 100 freestyle, while Boggs won the 50 freestyle and 100 backstroke events.

Anglin picked up first-place finishes in the 50 freestyle and the 100 butterfly.

The Vikings swept the relays in the meet, with Boggs, Drudge and Anglin leading the way.

Drudge teamed up with Linda Weller, Erin Weaver and Amanda Warren to win the 200 medley relay in 2:15.14.

In the 200 freestyle relay, Valley's talented trio joined forces with Weller to swim a time of 1:55.40.

Then Boggs, Weaver, Anglin and Warren finished the meet on a high note for the Vikings by winning the 400 freestyle relay in 4:15.57.

Individually, Weller won the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:24.00.

"I am really pleased with our performance tonight," said Valley coach Steve Doerscher. "We lost some key people, and the girls picked up the slack. Everyone has worked really hard in practice, and I am happy with the performance tonight."

Manchester's lone first-place finish came in the 500 freestyle when Abby McKenzie propelled herself to a 6:14.91 first-place time.

"I think we did an excellent job tonight," said Manchester coach Abby Zerkel. "We have made some major team improvements since Tuesday against Huntington North.

"I don't think there was just one person who stood out overall, our entire team did very well tonight. We had four girls out tonight and it will definitely help to have them back."

Tippecanoe Valley improves to 3-0 with the win, while Manchester falls to 0-2.

GIRLS -ÊMANCHESTER 106, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 54

200 Medley Relay - 1. Valley (Drudge, Weller, Weaver, Warren) 2:15.14, 2. Manchester, 3. Manchester

200 Freestyle -Ê1. Elyse Boggs (V) 2:11.28, 2. A. McKenzie (M), 3. Briner (M), 4. Engledow (V), 5. Pyrah (M), 6. Allen (V)

200 Individual Medley - 1. Alyssa Anglin (V) 2:37.85, 2. Weaver (V), 3. Vogel (M)

50 Freestyle -Ê1. Valerie Drudge (V) 29.16, 2. Warren (V), 3. K. McKenzie (M), 4. Haussmann (V), 5. Staton (M), 6. Rogers (M)

1 Meter Diving -Ê1. Michelle Newsome (V), 2. Lewis (V), 3. Flora (M)

100 Butterfly -Ê1. Alyssa Anglin (V) 1:12.40, 2. Vogel (M)

100 Freestyle -Ê1. Elyse Boggs (V) 59.10, 2. Weller (V), 3. Warren (V), 4. Briner (M), 5. K. McKenzie (M), 6. Hunter (M)

500 Freestyle - 1. Abby McKenzie (M) 6:14.91, 2. Weaver (V), 3. Engledow (V)

200 Freestyle Relay - 1. Valley (Anglin, Weller, Drudge, Boggs) 1:55.40, 2. Manchester, 3. Manchester, 4. Valley

100 Backstroke -Ê1. Valerie Drudge (V) 1:13.14, 2. Pyrah (M), 3. Allen (V)

100 Breaststroke -Ê1. Linda Weller (V) 1:24.00, 2. Kambs (M), 3. Shibata (M), 4. Wood (M), 5. Haussmann (V), 6. Kiefer (V)

400 Freestyle Relay - 1. Valley (Boggs, Weaver, Warren, Anglin) 4:15.57, 2. Manchester, 3. Manchester, 4. Valley

No. 10 Warsaw Tiger Girls Continue Winning Ways

Times-Union Staff Report

HUNGTINGTON - After allowing Huntington North just eight points through the second and third quarters, Warsaw's varsity girls basketball team came away with a 46-32 win over the host Vikings Thursday night.

The win, which ups Class 4A No. 10 Warsaw's record to 6-0, is the first for the Tigers over Huntington North since 1994.

Warsaw trailed 16-12 early in the second quarter, but strong defense and efficient offense led to a 38-22 lead going into the fourth.

In a game that saw a total of 13 fouls by both teams, Tiger senior Hilary O'Connell led all scorers with 21 points, while teammates Jaclyn Leininger had 10 and Janna Knisely six. Melissa Hawkins led the Vikings offense with 10 points.

Warsaw will be in action again Dec. 8 when it opens up the Northern Lakes Conference portion of its schedule at Plymouth.

NO. 10 (4A) WARSAW 46, HUNTINGTON NORTH 32

Warsaw 10 13 15 8 - 46

Hunt. North 14 4 4 10 - 32

Warsaw - Wyatt 1 0-0 2, DeRenzo 0 1-2 1, Davis 0 0-0 0, O'Connell 9 1-1 21, Franklin 0 0-0 0, McGriff 1 0-0 2, Chabot 0 0-0 0, Leininger 4 1-1 10, DeGeeter 2 0-0 4, Knisely 3 0-0 6. Totals 20 3-4 46.

Hunt. North - Shally 0 0-0 0, Davenport 0 0-0 0, Miller 1 0-0 2, Wolf 1-3 0-0 3, Harris 2 1-2 7, Henn 0 0-0 0, Hawkins 4 2-2 10, Lauer 3 0-0 6, Knecht 2 0-0 4. Totals 13 3-4 32.

Three-point goals - Warsaw 3-12 (O'Connell 2-6, Wyatt 0-2, Leininger 0-2, DeRenzo 0-1, Knisely 0-1), Hunt. North 3-8 (Harris 2-4, Wolf 1-2, Hawkins 0-2). Rebounds - Warsaw 35 (Knisely 7), Hunt. North 25 (Hawkins 7, Lauer 7). Turnovers - Warsaw 13, Hunt. North 16. Fouls - Warsaw 9, Hunt. North 4. Fouled out - none.

JV - Huntington North 35, Warsaw 27

Warsaw JV scoring - Braddock 8, Hepler 6, Mayer 5, Durcholz 4, Carboneau 2, Fussle 2

MANCHESTER 55, FORT WAYNE HARDING 42

Thursday in Fort Wayne

Manchester's varsity girls basketball team improved to 6-1 on the season with a 55-42 win at Fort Wayne Harding. Manchester clung to a 36-34 lead after three quarters but outscored the host Hawks 19-8 in the final frame to pick up the win. Heather Terflinger led the Squires with 16 points, while Ann Harms had 14 and Britt Rager 13. The Squires host Three Rivers Conference rival Northfield Saturday.

Manchester 12 9 15 19 - 55

Harding 10 8 16 8 - 42

Manchester - Terflinger 8 0-1 16, Roser 1 0-0 2, Keffaber 2 4-4 8, Fox 0 2-2 2, Harms 6 2-4 14, Rager 6 0-0 13. Totals 23 8-11 55.

Harding - Spahiev 3 2-4 9, Bush 5 0-2 13, Norwood 2 0-0 4, Miller 1 3-6 5, Dial 3 5-8 11. Totals 14 10-20 42.

Three-point goals - Manchester 1 (Rager), Harding 4 (Bush 3, Spahiev 1). Fouls - Manchester 15, Harding 12. Fouled out - none.

JV - Harding 34, Manchester 20

Manchester JV scoring - Hoch 7, Coble 4, Huntington 3, Hippensteel 2, Arnett 2, Farmer 2

BOYS SWIMMING

WARSAW 133, NORTHWOOD 41

Thursday in Nappanee

After taking first in nine of Thursday's 12 events, Warsaw's boys swim team topped host Northern Lakes Conference opponent NorthWood 133-41 Thursday. Michael Thallemer scored two individual first-place finishes for the Tigers, winning the 100 backstroke and 200 freestyle. Warsaw will be in action again Saturday at Elkhart Central.

200 medley relay - 1. Warsaw (Michael Thallemer, Kiel Beehler, Ryan Munsch, B. Moore) 1:47.65, 2. Warsaw, 3. NorthWood

200 freestyle - 1. Thallemer (W) 1:59.50, 2. Joe Clevenger (W), 3. Zeb Holsopple (NW)

200 individual medley - 1. Beehler (W) 2:09.95, 2. Josh Stork (W), 3. Aaron Emerick (NW)

50 freestyle - 1. C.J. Cunningham (NW) :23.50, 2. R. Munsch (W), 3. Steve Lawrence (W)

Diving - 1. Dexter Anglin (W) 191.60, 2. Jake Keirn (W), 3. Cheyne Stouder (NW)

100 butterfly - 1. Brandon Moore (W) 1:03.33, 2. Thad Wallen (W), 3. Justin Cavinder (W)

100 freestyle - 1. Cunningham (NW) :53.46, 2. R. Munsch (W), 3. Nate Long (W)

500 freestyle - 1. Joe Clevenger (W) 5:49.83, 2. Kyle Munsch (W), 3. Joe Michelini (W)

200 freestyle relay - 1. Warsaw (Beehler, R. Munsch, Stork, Thallemer) 1:36.83, 2. NorthWood, 3. Warsaw

100 backstroke - 1. Thallemer (W) 1:03.14, 2. Wallen (W), 3. Cavinder (W)

100 breaststroke - 1. Holsopple (NW) 1:15.23, 2. Emerick (NW), 3. Matt Owens (W)

400 freestyle relay - 1. Warsaw (Long, Felger, Clevenger, Schenkel) 3:47.12, 2. Warsaw, 3. Warsaw

GIRLS SWIMMING

WARSAW 129, NORTHWOOD 57

Thursday in Nappanee

Warsaw's girls swim team picked up a 129-57 win at Northern Lakes Conference opponent NorthWood. The Tigers took first place in 10 of the meet's 12 events en rout to the 72-point win. Warsaw will be in action again Dec. 5 at Huntington North.

200 medley relay - 1. Warsaw (Elizabeth Helfrich, Amanda Brown, Sarah Cook, Andrea Heyde) 2:07.83, 2. Warsaw, 3. NorthWood

200 freestyle - 1. Laura Noggle (W) 2:14.35, 2. Jen Miller (NW), 3. Ashley Grimm (W)

200 individual medley - 1. Brown (W) 2:33.97, 2. Amy Burket (NW), 3. Heyde (W)

50 freestyle - 1. Claire Beckett (W) :26.99, 2. Melissa Buhrt (W), 3. Sherilyn Garcia (NW)

Diving - 1. Angie Ziebarth (W) 153.70, 2. Kayla Hickman (W), 3. Brea Persing (NW)

100 butterfly - 1. Cook (W) 1:10.91, 2. Helfrich (W), 3. Burket (NW)

100 freestyle - 1. Aislinn Ummel (W) 1:00.75, 2. Buhrt (W), 3. Wallen (W)

500 freestyle - 1. Miller (NW) 6:23.45, 2. Becca Noggle (W), 3. Laurel Jenks (W)

200 freestyle relay - 1. Warsaw (Beckett, Michelini, L. Noggle, Ummel) 1:51.74, 2. NorthWood, 3. Warsaw

100 backstroke - 1. Cook (W) 1:11.83, 2. Garcia (NW), 3. Allison Cook (W)

100 breaststroke - 1. Veloris Hess (NW) 1:19.45, 2. Heyde (W), 3. Jennifer Finch (W)

400 freestyle relay - 1. Warsaw (Beckett, Michelini, L. Noggle, Ummel) 4:10.32, 2. NorthWood, 3. Warsaw

WRESTLING

CASTON 37, TRITON 36

Wednesday in Fulton

Triton's varsity wrestling team lost a close match at Caston Wednesday, falling to the Comets 37-36. The Trojans won seven of the meet's 14 matches, including five by pin. Justin Scott, Rusty Heckaman, Errik Lemler, Nathan Ulmer and Dan Schmucker all won by pin for Triton. Lemler pinned opponent Chris Finke in 29 seconds for the win. Triton is now 4-8 on the season and hosts conference foe Jimtown Dec. 6.

103 - Ryan Clark (C) won by forfeit

112 - Justin Scott (T) pinned Travis Gosnell, 1:12

119 - Daniel Baker (C) won by forfeit

125 - Rusty Heckaman (T) Nick Fogle, :57

130 - Errik Lemler pinned Chris Finke, :29

135 - Dusty Early (C) pinned Aric Hooley, 5:48

140 - Chris Scott (T) def. Chase Gearhart 8-4

145 - Chris Offutt (C) def. Nathan Vining 19-7

152 - Tate Chapman (T) def. Matt Duncan 3-2

160 - Anthony Lovechio (C) pinned Mark Skinner, 2:52

171 - Buddy Hall (C) def. Mark Smith 9-3

189 - Nathan Ulmer (T) pinned Matt Paschen, 1:22

215 - Dan Schumaker (T) pinned Shawn Ousley, 3:08

275 - Andy Powlen (C) pinned Matt Houlihan, 1:22

BOYS BASKETBALL

9th - Bremen 35, Triton 32

Triton leaders - Jeff Bates 10 points; Brandon Garey 9 points, 7 rebounds; Bryon Overmyer 12 rebounds

Triton record: 0-1

Next - Dec. 1 Triton at CMA

Grace Volleyball Wins First Ever National Tournament Game

Times-Union Staff Report

WEST PALM BEACH, FL - The Grace College volleyball team got its first win in school history at the NAIA National Tournament Thursday, defeating Loyola (La.) 30-23, 30-15, 30-23. The win came on the heels of a 30-18, 31-29, 30-21 loss to No. 5 seed Fresno Pacific earlier in the day.

Against Loyola, the Lancers jumped out to an early 9-4 lead thanks to three kills from senior Jamie Gill. Loyola scored the next four points to creep back into the game and only trailed 20-19, but Grace was too strong. The Lancers closed with a 10-4 run as Kristin Miller had a pair of aces and Dawn Harper added another.

In game two, Grace went ahead 8-2 and never looked back. The Lancers had five aces in the game and dominated the Wolfpack.

Loyola was the aggressor early in game three and led Grace 21-16. However, after a Grace point cut the lead to four points, Courtney Huyser served 11 consecutive points to clinch the match.

In the other game Thursday, the Grace College volleyball put together a strong showing, but lost to No. 5 seed Fresno Pacific 30-18, 31-29, 30-21 at the NAIA National Tournament at Palm Beach Atlantic College.

After losing the first game, the Lancers put together a strong game two. Grace led 15-10 midway through the game and held onto a 28-26 lead late.

After two Fresno Pacific points, the Lancers scored again to take a 29-28 advantage. However, Grace could not score again and Fresno Pacific got the win.

In the third game, Grace led 16-15 but made a number of serving errors down the stretch and lost.

Grace (27-13) will finish pool play Friday against Southern Oregon. The Lancers would need a three-game sweep over Southern Oregon and a pair of losses by Fresno Pacific to advance to the quarterfinals. [[In-content Ad]]