FORT WAYNE -Ê"For some reason we always play pretty good at this golf course."

Those words were from Warsaw golf coach Bob Turner moments after his sixth-ranked Tigers finished the Homestead Invitational with score of 311 at Chestnut Hills Golf Club in Fort Wayne.

That 311 was good for a first place finish in the 13-team invitational.

"I played my five seniors today," said Turner. "They tend to really root each other on. It may not be my best five but it's the five that get along and encourage each other."

While Turner may seem at a loss for words for why his Tigers seem to play so well at Chestnut Hills, he probably knows exactly why. Any golfer watching his Tigers would be impressed with their maturity on and off the golf course as well as their course management skills.

Chestnut Hills is a difficult course requiring players to use every club in their bag. Known for tight fairways and many hazards, it requires patience and well thought-out shots.

Those last two attributes propelled the Tigers to the top.

Turner said: "These kids understand course management. There is a perception among the other teams that the Warsaw kids don't use their woods too often, but we didn't have a lot of penalties either. I'll take it."

The Tigers were led by Matt Osbeck with a 76, while teammate Adam Johnson was just a shot back at 77.

Osbeck's 76 was good for a third place finish individually, while Johnson finished in a three-way tie for fourth.

"It's a tough course," said Osbeck. "We finally had some nice weather to play in and that was nice. I just went out and tried to hit fairways and greens. Course management is so important here. You have to hit a lot of irons off the tees. I hit it pretty straight today and that's a big key here. The course was very soft and played long."

While Osbeck was pleased with his round of 76 he was even more excited with his team's play.

"We played real well today with our five seniors," said Osbeck. "I think this is a big step for us and hopefully something we can build on."

Looking over the scorecards of the two seniors, one stat that jumps out is the absence of any bad holes. Johnson's double-bogey on the par-4 sixth hole was the only double-bogey between the two, something almost unheard of at Chestnut.

Johnson began the day with two bogeys and stood at five over par after six holes. Then he settled himself and played the last 12 holes even par.

Johnson's maturity on the course showed on the 13th hole. After hitting an iron off the tee to lay up short of water crossing the fairway, his second shot appeared headed to the right edge of the green. However, the ball took a bad bounce and kicked straight right into a hazard. He then played his chip to within a few feet and made the putt for a bogey-five. Instead of going to the next hole with emotions running high, Johnson collected himself and hit his approach on the par-3 to about eight feet from the hole. He then calmly knocked in the putt for a birdie-two.

Rounding out the Warsaw scoring were David Slater at 78, Greg Clay at 80 and Aaron Turner at 87.

"Quite honestly, I have been a little disappointed with our play prior to today," said Turner. "In our defense we haven't had decent weather, we haven't been at home hardly at all, and we have been playing some pretty tough golf courses under tough conditions when we have been away from home."

While Turner was all smiles, Wawasee coach Steve Coverstone was looking for answers.

His Warriors have had a habit of struggling at the Chestnut course and Saturday was not much different. His No. 18 Warriors finished tied for fourth in the field with a 328.

Leading the way for them was junior Steve Conrad with a 78, followed by fellow juniors Joel Bickel with an 80 and Evan Gerard with an 84. The lone senior Eric Andrews had an 86.

Junior Josh Abrams also finished at 86 but was disqualified after playing a wrong ball on the 18th hole and turning in his score before realizing his mistake.

Like many teams the Warriors, suffered on a few holes.

Wawasee's troubles began on the sixth hole where they made two double-bogeys and two bogeys. That trouble continued on the ninth hole where they also made two doubles.

The back was much like the front for Coverstone's team as they were again plagued with bad holes.

"We just have to look at this as a learning experience," said Coverstone. "We are young and this is another opportunity to play a course that we have to play well if we are to get to state."

HOMESTEAD INVITATIONAL

At Chestnut Hills

Team scores -Ê1. Warsaw 311, 2. Concord 316, 3. Homestead 317, 4. Blackhawk 328, 5. Wawasee 328, 6. Angola 331, 7. Huntington 335, 8. Marion 337, 9. East Noble 337, 10. Goshen 340, 11. CMA 344, 12. Northridge 350, 13. Plymouth 357

Medalist -ÊAdam Gifford (Plymouth) 74

Warsaw scores -ÊMatt Osbeck 76, Adam Johnson 77, David Slater 78, Greg Clay 80, Aaron Turner 87

Wawasee scores - Stephen Conrad 78, Joel Bickel 80, Eric Andrews 86, Evan Gerard 84, Josh Abrams DQ

Wawasee Girls Netters Win Angola Invitational

Times-Union Staff Report

ANGOLA - With participants in all five championship matches, Wawasee's varsity girls tennis team scored 39 points to the seven-team Angola Invitational Saturday.

Carroll was second with 29 points, followed by DeKalb (20), South Side (16), Angola (9), North Side (9) and Prairie Heights (3).

Of the five championship matches, won three. Warriors Carly Murphy and Kendra Ganz won at the second and third singles positions, respectively, while Krista VanLue and Jessica Ploszek won at No. 2 doubles.

Wawasee will be in action again Tuesday at Northern Lakes Conference rival Plymouth.

Team Scores - 1. Wawasee 39, 2. Carroll 29, 3. DeKalb 20, 4. South Side 16, 5. (tie) Angola, North Side 9, 7. Prairie Heights 3

(Championship matches)

Singles

No. 1 - Ashley Liles (C) def. Kate Murphy (Wawa) 6-1, 6-3

No. 2 - Carly Murphy (Wawa) def. Jennifer Logan (C)

No. 3 - Kendra Ganz (Wawa) def. Jenny Nguygen (D)

Doubles

No. 1 - Paterno/Neil (C) def. Ashley Ganz/Cara Wendle (Wawa)

No. 2 - Krista VanLue/Jessica Ploszek (Wawa) def. Hentz/Bushong (C) 6-2, 4-6, 6-1

GIRLS TENNIS

WARSAW JV INVITATIONAL

TOURNAMENT

Team scores - 1. Northridge 22; 2. Plymouth 18; 3. Warsaw 17; 4. Wawasee 16; 5. (tie) Concord 8, Goshen 8; 7. NorthWood 4; 8. Elkhart Memorial 2

Singles

No. 1 -ÊFelicia Waggoner (NR) def Allison Kropf (WW) 8-3

Vicki Palmer (P) def Danni Diemer (NW) 8-1

Christine Malzfeldt (C) def Christina English (EM) 8-1

Jessica Sadler (War) def Leena Miller (G) 8-0

Semifinals:

Waggoner (NR) def Palmer (P) 8-2

Malzfeldt (C) def Sadler (War) 8-6

Finals - Waggoner (NR) def Malzfeldt (C) 9-7

3rd Place -ÊSadler (War) def Palmer (P) 8-5

Consolation - Kropf (WW) def Diemer (NW) 8-0

English (EM) def Miller (G) 8-5

5th Place -ÊKropf (WW) def English (EM) 8-4

7th Place -ÊMiller(G) def Diemer(NW) 8-5

No. 2 - Julia Hasse (WW) def Michelle Flora (NW) 8-4

Abbie Hostetler (NR) def Kayla Semmerling (C) 8-1

Katie Gordon (P) def Julia Guipe (G) 8-2

Jessica Hollar (War) def Becca DiPiro (EM) 8-2

Semifinals -ÊHostetler (NR) def Hasse (WW) 8-5

Gordon (P) def Hollar (War) 8-6

Finals -ÊHostetler (NR) def Gordon (P) 8-6

3rd Place -ÊHasse (WW) def Hollar (War) 8-5

Consolation -ÊSemmerling (C) def Flora (NW) 8-6

Guipe (G) def DiPiro (EM) 8-1

5th Place -ÊGuipe(G) def Semmerling(C) 8-5

7th Place -ÊFlora(NW) def DiPiro(EM) 8-2

No. 3 -ÊJaime Petro (WW) def Daniela Dela Rieza (C) 8-2

Zuleica Contreras (G) def Beth Burkey (NW) 8-3

Johna Picco (NR) def Kyla Kesler (War) 8-5

Jessica Kuhn (P) def Elk Memorial (Default)

Semifinals -ÊPetro (WW) def Contreras (G) 8-1

Kuhn (P) def Picco (NR) 8-6

Finals -ÊPetro (WW) def Kuhn (P) 8-6

3rd Place -ÊPicco (NR) def Contreras (G) 8-2

Consolation -ÊCiera Wolber (C) def Burkey (NW) 8-6

Kesler (War) def Elkhart Memorial (Default)

5th Place -ÊKesler (War) def Wolber (C) 8-1

7th Place -ÊDeanna Bedward (NW) def Elkhart Memorial (Default)

Exhibition -ÊJessica Kuhn (P) def Nicole Weber (NW) 8-0

Exhibition -ÊKyla Kesler (War) def Ginger Bottorff (P) 8-6

Exhibition -ÊHilary Robinson (War) def Deanna Bedward (NW) 8-1

DOUBLES

No. 1 -ÊErin Windle/Katie Westover (WW) def. Denna Traxler/Meg

Nichols (G) 8-6

Jaclyn Leininger/Katie Lee (War) def Abbey Kline/Krystal Cripe (C) 8-1

Kelsey Gillam/Carmen Sheets (NW) def Mandy Grosser/Amanda Warner (EM) 8-3

Ashley Hottinger/Ramey (NR) def Stefanie Crawford/Jill Cartwright (P) 8-5

Semifinals - Leininger/Lee (War) def Windle/Westover (WW) 8-0

Hottinger/Jessica Ramey (NR) def Gillam/Sheets (NW)8-1

Finals -ÊLeininger/Lee (War) def Hottinger/Ramey (NR) 8-2

3rd Place -ÊWindle/Westover (WW) def Gillam/Sheets (NW) 9-8(1)

Consolation -ÊTraxler/Nichols (G) def Kline/Cripe (C) 8-4

Crawford/Cartwright (P) def Grosser/Warner (EM) 8-1

5th Place -ÊCrawford/Cartwright (P) def Traxler/Nichols (G)8-2

7th Place -ÊKline/Cripe (C) def Grosser/Warner (EM) 8-0

No. 2 -ÊDeb Allen/Jaime Shirey (War) def Lynn Hire/Amy Taylor (WW) 8-1

Rachel Meyers/Chelsea Bontrager (G) def Allison McMillan/Jessica Milliken (EM) 8-2

Christa Dagaas/Stephanie Welch (P) def Sara Bail/Ellen Wilson (C) 8-5

Courtney Gerring/Amelia Briggs (NR) def Bethany Etsinger/Natalie Rummel (NW) 8-2

Semifinals -ÊAllen/Shirey (War) def Meyers/Bontrager (G) 8-1

Dagaas/Welch (P) def Gerring/Briggs (NR) 8-2

Finals -ÊDagaas/Welch (P) def Allen/Shirey (War) 8-6

3rd Place -ÊGerring/Briggs (NR) def Meyers/Bontrager (G) 8-0

Consolation -ÊHire/Taylor (WW) def McMillan/Milliken (EM) 8-1

Bail/Wilson (C) def Etsinger/Rummel (NW) 8-6

5th Place -ÊHire/Taylor (WW) def Bail/Wilson (C) 8-6

7th Place -ÊMcMillan/Milliken (EM) def Andrea Newcomer/Courtney Troyer (NW) 8-5

BOYS GOLF

Saturday in Wabash

Wawasee's varsity boys golf team finished third out of 13 teams Saturday in the Northfield Invitational at the Honeywell Golf Course with a score of 326. Floyd Central won with a 326, while Oak Hill was third with 322. Freshman Kyle Music paced the Squires with a 78. Whitko also competed in the 13-team match, finishing 11th with a 356. Manchester will be in action Wednesday with conference foes Rochester and Southwood.

Team Scores - 1. Floyd Central 307, 2. Oak Hill 322, 3. Manchester 326, 4. Northfield 326, 5. Eastbrook 329, 6. Leo 331, 7. Maconaquah 337, 8. Ind. Pike 339, 9. Western Boone 342, 10. Mississinewa 349, 11. Whitko 356, 12. Peru 358, 13. North Miami 376

Manchester scores - Zapf 82, Williams 82, Metzger 88, Music 78, Burton 84

BASEBALL

Saturday in Woodburn

Whitko's varsity baseball team split a doubleheader at Woodlan Saturday, winning the first game 6-1 and falling 10-2 in the second game. Kevin Feldman picked up the win on the mound for the Wildcats, while Alan Robbins and Wes Kellogg had two hits. Splitting the two games, Whitko falls to 6-7 on the season.

WHITKO 6, WOODLAN 1 (Game 1)

Whitko 011 121 0 - 6 8 1

Woodlan 001 000 0 - 1 2 3

WP - Kevin Feldman 7 IP, 6 K, 1 BB. LP - Bains.

Whitko hit leaders - Alan Robbins 2 for 4, RBI, 1 run; Wes Kellogg 2 for 4, 1 run

WOODLAN 10, WHITKO 2 (Game 2)

Whitko 011 000 0 - 2 8 3

Woodlan 00(10) 000 X - 10 13 4

WP - Evens. LP - Brett Lukens 3 IP, 2 BB, 1 K.

Whitko hit leaders - Robbins 1 for 4; Feldman 1 for 4; Kellogg 1 for 4, 2B, RBI; Vandewalle 1 for 4, 1 run, RBI; Hike 1 for 2; Vanderford 1 for 1

Saturday in Fort Wayne

After giving up a trio of three-run innings, Warsaw's varsity baseball team fell 9-2 to host Fort Wayne Northrop on Saturday. The Tigers scored their two runs in the fourth inning when they were trailing 6-0. The loss drops Warsaw to 12-4 on the season. Berto Nunez had two doubles for Warsaw, while John Milton had two singles. Chris Nycz, who picked up the loss ton the mound, had a single and an RBI, while Josh had three singles. Warsaw hosts Northern Lakes Conference rival Plymouth today.

FORT WAYNE NORTHROP 9

WARSAW 2

Warsaw 000 200 0 - 2 11 1

Northrop 303 030 X - 9 9 0

WP - Alex Rinearson (1-1). LP - Chris Nycz (2-2) 2 1/2 IP, 2 K, 0 BB, 7 H, 6 ER.

Warsaw hit leaders - Berto Nunez 2B (2); Milton 2 hits; Nycz 2 hits, 2B, RBI; Stork 3 hits

Friday in Bunker Hill

The Tippecanoe Valley baseball team dropped a 5-inning game to Maconaquah Friday evening in Bunker Hill. Caleb Shewman led the Vikings with two hits. Valley plays North Miami in a Three Rivers Conference game tonight in Denver.

MACONAQUAH 13,

TIPPECANOE VALLEY 3, 5 innings

Valley 000 03 - 3 8 4

Macon. 062 14 - 13 8 0

Valley pitching - David Beyers (L 0-1, 1 2/3 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 1 K); Lance Bailey (2nd, 2 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 6 BB); Stuart Jackson (4th, 2/3 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 2 BB)

Valley leaders - Caleb Shewman 2 for 2; Derek Sausaman 1 for1; Derek Adamson 1 for 1; Phil Jackson 1 for 1, 1 RBI; Kevin Paxton 1 for 3, RBI; Britton Burkhart 1 for 1, RBI; Lance Bailey 1 for 3

Saturday in Fort Wayne

JV - Warsaw 5, Northrop 0

WP - Griepentrog

Saturday in Fort Wayne

9th - Homestead 15

Warsaw 1 (Game 1)

LP - Cox.

9th -ÊHomestead 5

Warsaw 4 (Game 2)

LP - Fitzsimmons.

Warsaw record: 3-8

Saturday in Manchester

Manchester's varsity baseball team hosted DeKalb for a twinbill Saturday, falling 16-4 in the opener and 8-3 in the second game. The losses drop the Squires to 3-9 on the season. Manchester hosts Three Rivers Conference foe Whikto today.

DEKALB 16, MANCHESTER 4 (Game 1)

DeKalb 145 100 5 - 16

Manchester 200 020 0 - 4

Manchester hit leaders - Staton 2 for 3, 1 run; Walters 2 for 3, 1 run

DEKALB 8, MANCHESTER 3 (Game 2)

DeKalb 000 222 2 - 8

Manchester 020 001 0 - 3

Manchester leaders - Walters 3 for 4; Young 2 for 4, 1 run

Saturday in Wabash

JV - Manchester 16, Northfield 3 (Game 1)

WP - Roth. LP - Marrs.

Manchester hit leaders - Egner 3B, 2B (2)

Manchester 8, Northfield 7 (Game 2)

WP - Poe. LP - Adamson.

Manchester hit leaders - Egner 2B, Roth 2B, Poe 2B, Lahrman 2B

GIRLS TRACK

Saturday in Fort Wayne

0Wawasee's varsity girls track team competed in Fort Wayne Concordia Relays Saturday, finishing eighth out of eight teams. Wawasee's best finishes were a fourth in the 800 relay with Sue Camire, Kim Hoover, Jodie Burht and Ashley Zumbrun, in the high jump with Burht and in the 800 medley with Kim Hoover, Camire, Burht and Zumbrun.

(Wawasee results)

3200 relay - 5. Brittany Winchester, Ashley Zumbrun, Jessica Lundgren, Shannon Mumma 10:43.3

800 medley - 4. Camire, Kim Hoover, Burht, Zumbrun

800 relay - 5. Hannah Marshall, Burht, Sandi Miller, Claire List

1600 relay - 5. Winchester, Camire, Hoover, Zumbrun 4:28.3

Long jump - 5. Marshall, Meghan Lantz

High jump - 4. Burht, Claire List

Saturday in Goshen

Manchester's girls track team competed Saturday in the Goshen Relays. The Squires' 800 relay team of Tina French, Asiah Bradford, Heather Terflinger and Ann Harms took first with a time of 1:52. Harms took second in the 100 hurdles, while the foursome of Harms, Bradford, Terflinger and French took third it the sprint medley. Manchester will be in action Tuesday at Oak Hill.

(Manchester results)

800 relay - 1. Tina French, Asiah Bradford, Heather Terflinger, Ann Harms) 1:52

100 hurdles - 1. Harms :15.88

Sprint medley - 3. French, Bradford, Terflinger, Harms

1600 - 4. Lydia Flora 5:45.34

SOFTBALL

Saturday in Bourbon

Trailing 1-0 after the fourth inning, Triton's varsity softball team fell 4-0 to visiting Northern State Conference opponent Glenn Saturday. The loss kept the Trojans winless in the NSC at 0-8 and drops them to 2-12 overall. Alison McClarnon, Stephanie Scott and Melissa Gustafson each had a hit for Triton. The Trojans will be in action again today when they host conference opponent Bremen.

GLENN 4, TRITON 0

Glenn 000 130 0 - 4

Triton 000 000 0 - 0

LP - 7 IP, 8 BB, 4 K.

Triton hit leaders - Alison McClarnon 1 for 3, Stephanie Scott 1 for 3, Melissa Gustafson 1 for 3

JV -ÊWARSAW 15, GOSHEN 2

WP -ÊJennifer Kinney (3 H, 6 K)

Warsaw leaders -ÊAshley Shafer 2 1B; Tara Martin 1B, 2B; Rebecca Reichard 2B, 3B

Saturday in North Manchester

Manchester's varsity softball team hosted Three Rivers Conference rival Northfield Saturday and fell 10-0. The loss drops the Squires to 6-9 on the season. Ashley Southworth led the Manchester batters by going 2 for 3. The Squires play at Whikto today.

NORTHFIELD 10, MANCHESTER 0

Manchester hit leaders - Ashley Southworth 2 for 3, Brit Rager 1 for 2, Alicia Pattison 1 for 2 [[In-content Ad]]