The Warsaw girls tennis team settled for fourth place in Saturday's eight-team invitational.

Indianapolis Park Tudor won and was followed by Zionsville, Fort Wayne Snider and Warsaw.

Both of Warsaw's doubles teams placed third. The No. 1 doubles team of Kim Paczkowski and Anne Jarrette finished third as did the No. 2 doubles team of Lisa Estep and Brooke Westover.

Warsaw No. 2 singles player Krista Coppes also placed third.

Warsaw opens the Northern Lakes Conference season with a 4:30 p.m. Tuesday match at Plymouth.

WARSAW INVITATIONAL

1. Indianapolis Park Tudor, 2. Zionsville, 3. Fort Wayne Snider, 4. Warsaw, 5. Fort Wayne North Side, 6. Elmhurst, 7. Elkhart Memorial, 8. South Bend John Adams

Warsaw results:

No. 1 singles - Kim Bradley, fifth

No. 2 singles - Krista Coppes, third

No. 3 singles - Aynsley Small, sixth

No. 1 doubles - Kim Paczkowski/Anne Jarrette, third

No. 2 doubles - Lisa Estep/Brooke Westover, third

Goshen 5, Wawasee 0

At Goshen, the Wawasee Warrior girls tennis team fell to 2-1 with a Saturday loss to the Redskins.

Wawasee's No. 2 doubles team of Laura Gunden and Laura Lundin turned in the most competitive match, forcing three sets. They lost to Andrea Troup and Megan Thomas 5-7, 6-2, 7-5.

Wawasee won the junior varsity match 3-2.

Goshen's varsity team improved to 3-0 overall and 1-0 in the NLC.

Wawasee, 2-1 overall and 0-1 in the NLC, has a match at 4:30 this afternoon at Fairfield.

GOSHEN 5, WAWASEE 0

No. 1 singles - Laura Litwiller (G) def. Theresa Lundin 6-0, 6-1

No. 2 singles - Lisa Robertson (G) def. Mandy Perzanowski 6-0, 6-1

No. 3 singles - Ashlee McLaughlin (G) def. Kara Mathew 6-1, 7-5

No. 1 doubles - Kelly Roy/Julie Stump (G) def. Kendra Damer/Adelphia Harris 6-2, 6-4

No. 2 doubles - Andrea Troup/Megan Thomas (G) def. Laura Gunden/Laura Lundin 5-7, 6-2, 7-5

JV: WAWASEE 3

GOSHEN 2

No. 1 singles - Kim Kretuer (G) def. Steph Shivers 7-6 (6-3)

No. 2 singles - Brenda Wang (W) def. Steph Schmidt 6-2

No. 3 singles - Kim Troup (W) def. Angie Getz 6-0

No. 1 doubles - Steph Schmidt/Angie Getz (G) def. Katie Jones/Dena Harter 6-2

No. 2 doubles - Jessica Marshal/Mandi Shidler (W) def. Kim Kreuter/Tami Hicks 6-3

• Golf

Warsaw Takes Third

At Michigan City, the Warsaw Tiger golf team tied for third in Saturday's 14-team Michigan City Marquette Invitational. The match was held at Michigan City Municipal Golf Course.

Gary Andrean, ranked fifth in the latest Associated Press poll, won with a score of 309 and was followed by LaPorte with 329, Warsaw with 330 and Michigan City with 330.

The Tigers returned only two golfers from last year's team with any varsity experience, but they still fared well. Junior Kevin Powell, the only player back from last year's sectional team, shot a 77 to lead Warsaw. He tied for fourth overall and was two strokes off the medalist score.

Also for Warsaw, senior Ben Barkey shot an 80, freshman Justin Howell II an 82, junior Matt Teevan a 91 and junior Scott Davison a 94.

Tippecanoe Valley also competed and finished 10th with a score of 354. Darren Parker shot an 81 to lead Valley, and Jake Rucoi added an 84.

In junior varsity action, Warsaw won Saturday's Rochester Invitational at Millcreek Golf Club. Warsaw shot a 361 and was followed by Ben Davis with 363, Washington with 363 and Valparaiso with 363. Warsaw freshman Jason Henthorn paced the Tigers with an 88.

Tippecanoe Valley placed 18th in the junior varsity invitational.

Warsaw's varsity team competes in the Lafayette Jeff Invitational next Saturday. The first Warsaw tee time is 10:24 a.m. Warsaw's junior varsity team competes at Sprig O Mint in the LaVille Invitational at 9:15 a.m. Saturday.

Valley meets Bethany Christian in a 4:30 match this afternoon at Black Squirrel Golf Club in Goshen.

MICHIGAN CITY MARQUETTE

INVITATIONAL

1. Gary Andrean 309, 2. LaPorte 329, 3. Warsaw 330, 3. Michigan City 330, 5. New Prairie 336, 6. Chesterton 339, 6. Penn 339, 6. Valparaiso 339, 9. Lake Central 344, 10. Tippecanoe Valley 354, 11. Marquette Blue 359, 12. Bishop Noll 370, 13. Marquette Gold 390, 14. Fort Wayne Luers forfeit

Warsaw scores - Kevin Powell 77, Ben Barkey 80, Justin Howell II 82, Matt Teevan 91, Scott Davison 94

Valley scores - Darren Parker 81, Jake Rucoi 84, Aaron Martin 93, Scott Cooksey 96, Justin Leslie 108

JV: ROCHESTER INVITATIONAL

1. Warsaw 361, 2. Ben Davis 363, 2. Washington 363, 2. Valparaiso 363, 5. Bellmont 365, 6. Lafayette Jeff 372, 7. Concord 378, 8. Culver Military Academy 394, 9. Rochester 396, 10. Northrop 399, 11. Kokomo 406, 12. Fremont 415, 13. Western 420, 14. Elkhart Central 422, 15. LaVille 425, 16. Tippecanoe Valley 435, 17. Southern Wells 462

Warsaw scores - Jason Henthorn 88, Jeff Phillips 90, Ryan Schlotterback 91, David Grossnickle 92, Travis Shively 100

• Softball

Warsaw 10

Elkhart Memorial 0

At Elkhart, Warsaw pitcher Rachel Liebsch tossed a complete-game three-hitter as the Tiger softball team evened its record at 4-4 with a Saturday win over Elkhart Memorial.

Liebsch struck out eight and walked none in the six-inning win. Jill Schlotterback, Shannon Barger and Shanna Smith helped her out with two hits each.

Elkhart Memorial defeated Warsaw 17-7 in five innings in the junior varsity game.

Warsaw, 4-4 overall and 2-2 in the NLC, hosts a 4:30 game this afternoon with Wawasee.

WARSAW 10, ELKHART MEMORIAL 0

Warsaw 410 221 - 10 7 1

E. Memorial 000 000 - 0 3 1

Winning pitcher - Rachel Liebsch (3-3)

Losing pitcher - Matherley

Warsaw hits - Jill Schlotterback 2, Shannon Barger 2, Shanna Smith 2, Liebsch

JV: ELKHART MEMORIAL 17

WARSAW 7

Warsaw 210 04 - 7

E. Memorial 415 07 - 17

Winning pitcher - McAllister

Losing pitcher - Kari Fribley

Warsaw hits - Ryann Jones 2B, Christy Colt 1B, Mindy McKinley 1B

Manchester, Triton

Split Doubleheader

At North Manchester, the Triton and Manchester softball teams split a Saturday doubleheader.

Triton's Chris Wanemacher went 2 for 6 with four RBIs to lead Triton to a 20-15 win in the first game.

Manchester bounced back to win 11-1 in the second game. Megan Sell went 3 for 3 with two triples for the Squires.

Manchester, 2-4, hosts an 11 a.m. tourney on Saturday.

Triton, 2-2, hosts Tippecanoe Valley at 4:30 this afternoon.

GAME 1: TRITON 20

MANCHESTER 15

Winning pitcher - Megan Sarber

Losing pitcher - Katie Parker

Triton RBIs - Chris Wanemacher 4, Amilia Devros 3, Liz Miller 2, Sarber 3, Jill Klonowski, Kiki Hammonds 2

Manchester hit leaders - Shannon Bradley 3, Jodie Peden 2, Jamie Gillum 2, Megan Sell 2, Parker 2

GAME 2: MANCHESTER 11

TRITON 1

Winning pitcher - Megan Sell

Losing pitcher - Klonowski

Manchester hits - Sell 3, Missy Miller, Demara Knight

Triton hits - Amy Peterson, Liz Miller, Mary Claxon

• Baseball

Whitko Splits Doubleheader

At South Whitley, the Whitko Wildcat baseball team met Garrett in a Saturday doubleheader.

Whitko lost 9-5 in the opener but bounced back to win the second game 8-4.

The Wildcats scored four runs in the first inning en route to the win in the second game. Dustin Patrick picked up the complete-game win, striking out three. A.J. Frantz and Patrick each drove in two runs.

Garrett is 4-2.

Whitko, 2-1, hosts a 4:30 game this afternoon with Homestead.

GAME 1: GARRETT 9, WHITKO 5

Garrett 001 206 00 - 9 10 3

Whitko 110 011 01 - 5 14 4

Garrett - Davidson (W) Geeting (8) and Parker

Whitko - A.J. Frantz, Noah Tucker (5, loss), Corey Green (8) and Cory Sleighter

Whitko hit leaders - Dustin Patrick 4, Frantz 3 (1 2B)

Whitko RBIs - Frantz 2, Patrick

GAME 2: WHITKO 8, GARRETT 4

Garrett 004 000 0 - 4 5 3

Whitko 420 011 x - 8 8 3

Whitko - Dustin Patrick (W) and Ivan Hathaway

Whitko hit leader - Cory Sleighter

Whitko RBI leaders - A.J. Frantz 2, Patrick 2

Bremen Sweeps Valley

At Bremen, the Lions swept a Saturday doubleheader with Tippecanoe Valley.

Bremen won 9-5 and 12-0. Valley trailed 5-4 after 4 1/2 innings in the first game, but Bremen scored three unearned runs in the bottom of the fifth to take an 8-4 lead.

Bremen shut out Valley on four hits in the second game.

Valley, 3-4, is at Pioneer at 4:30 this afternoon.

GAME 1: BREMEN 9

TIPPECANOE VALLEY 5

Valley 010 031 0 - 5 11 4

Bremen 220 131 x - 9 11 3

Valley - R.J. Hutchison (L), Anthony Simpson (6) and Dusty Weir

Valley hit leaders - Charlie Manns 3, Matt Bose 3 (2 2B), Bryan Taylor 2

GAME 2: BREMEN 12

TIPPECANOE VALLEY 0

Valley 000 00 - 0 4 3

Bremen 406 2x - 12 16 0

Valley - Jason Miller (L), Anthony Simpson and Cameron Vanlaningham

Valley hit leaders - Sam Kerkhoff 2

Elkhart Central 7

Wawasee 2

At Syracuse, Elkhart Central pitcher Steve Taylor held the Warriors to two runs as Wawasee fell to 2-2 with the Saturday loss.

Brad Swope doubled and drove in both of Wawasee's runs. Farhan Haq, who struck out nine, took the loss.

Wawasee is at Warsaw at 4:30 this afternoon.

ELKHART CENTRAL 7

WAWASEE 2

Wawasee 002 000 0 - 2 7 2

E. Central 001 030 3 - 7 7 0

Winning pitcher - Steve Taylor

Losing pitcher - Farhan Haq

Wawasee hit leaders - Rod Holterman 2 1B, Luke Baker 2 1B, Brad Swope 2B

Wawasee RBIs - Swope 2

JV: Warsaw Sweeps

Columbia City

The Warsaw junior varsity baseball team hosted and swept a Saturday doubleheader with Columbia City.

The Tigers won a 2-0 pitching duel the first game. Adam Grimm tossed a complete-game five-hitter, striking out seven and walking only one. Jeff Sherman and John Leininger drove in the two Warsaw runs.

Warsaw pounded Columbia City 17-4 in five innings in the second game. Steve Siebenmorgen went 4 for 4 for the Tigers, and Leininger homered and drove in five runs. Mike VanLaeken had two hits and drove in three runs.

Jason Barrett picked up the complete-game win.

Columbia City fell to 0-3.

Warsaw, 6-1, is at Wawasee at 4:30 this afternoon.

GAME 1: WARSAW 2

COLUMBIA CITY 0

Columbia City 000 000 0 - 0 5 2

Warsaw 011 000 x - 2 5 4

Warsaw - Adam Grimm (W, 2-0) and Steve Siebenmorgen

Columbia City - Chad Moore (L) and Dusty Clifton

Warsaw hit leaders - Grimm 2

Warsaw RBIs - Jeff Sherman, John Leininger

GAME 2: WARSAW 17

COLUMBIA CITY 4

Columbia City 031 00 - 4 5 5

Warsaw 734 3x - 17 19 3

Warsaw - Jason Barrett (W, 1-0) and David Robertson

Columbia City - Nick Byll (L)

Warsaw hit leaders - Steve Siebenmorgen 4, Robertson 3, Mike VanLaeken 2, Barrett 2, Rob Kesler 2, Jeff Sherman 2

Warsaw RBIs - John Leininger 5, VanLaeken 3, Barrett 3

• Track & Field

Manchester At

Marion Relays

At Marion, Manchester competed in the 47th annual Marion Relays on Saturday. Competing in the "B" Division, the Squires took the first place trophy. The team won on the strength of their four relay victories in the medley, the sprint medley, the 400 relay, and the 1600 relay. Also taking first place was Nick Iden in the 110 hurdles and Rex Reimer in the long jump. Reimer was named most valuable individual in the "B" division.

Manchester will compete Tuesday at North Miami.

Manchester Results

First Place - Nick Iden (110 High Hurdles) 14.84; Reimer, Trickle, Iden, Walter (Medley Relay) 3:50; Barrett, Hendrix, Trickle, Bueker (Sprint Relay) 1:40.9; Barrett, Hendrix, Reimer, Trickle (400 Relay) 45.38; Barrett, Bueker, Iden, Grossman (1600 Relay) 3:39.57; Reimer (Long Jump) 20-4

Second Place - Reimer (100) 11.4; Trickle (Long Jump) 19-7

Third Place - Grossman (110 High Hurdles) 15.78

Fourth Place - Sommer (Shot Put) 45-6; Karnoff (Discus); Stacy (3200) 8:10.48

Fifth Place - Stacy (1600) 5:00; Walters (1600) 5:00

Sixth Place - Carter (Shot Put) 42-7; Rhodes (Pole Vault); Walters (3200) 8:10.55 [[In-content Ad]]