SOUTH WHITLEY -ÊAfter the excitement of Shanna Zolman breaking the girls state scoring record Saturday, Wawasee head coach Kem Zolman knew it would be a challenge for his team to come back and play Tuesday night at Whitko.

"We were all on such a high after Saturday, it's really difficult to come back and play," said Kem Zolman. "But you still have to come out and play. We came out flat."

Whitko coach Mike Sands had the opposite problem -Êkeeping his team calm in front of a packed house.

"The girls were so excited we were bouncing off the walls," said Sands. "I was really concerned before the game because the girls were so excited. But once they got out on the floor, you couldn't tell."

The Warriors pulled out a 71-46 win, but it was not easy.

The Wildcats came out ready to to play. Christa Badskey drained a three to open the first quarter and give Whitko a 3-0 lead.

Wawasee's Meagan Wallen answered with three points of her own, hitting a basket and the ensuing free throw, to tie the game.

Then Angela Trump and Badskey scored the next five points to put Whitko up 8-3 with 5:30 left in the first frame.

Enter Shanna Zolman. She hit a deuce and a three-pointer to tie the score at 8-all.

From that point, Wawasee outscored Whitko 12-2 to end the quarter with a 20-10 advantage.

Jana Rowland opened the second quarter by scoring a Wildcat basket, but the next three scores belonged to Wawasee as Stephanie Sorenson, Jessica Henderson and Zolman sent the ball through the net.

By the end of the half the score was 31-20 in Wawasee's favor.

But not for long.

Whitko came out of the halftime break with renewed energy. Dana Sellers, Teri Walter, and Badskey led the Wildcats on a 10-0 run to open the third stanza and cut Wawasee's lead to one, 31-30, with 4:11 left in the quarter.

But Shanna Zolman turned the tide of the game with a three-pointer that ended the Whitko run and woke the Wawasee squad.

"I was about to call a timeout before Shanna hit that three," said Kem Zolman. "But once she hit it, I saw the look in the girls' eyes change. Then I knew they were going to be OK."

And the Warriors were OK. Through the end of the quarter, Wawasee outscored Whitko 12-5 to build a 46-36 advantage going into the final period.

The fourth quarter belonged to Wawasee. The Warriors scored 25 points to Whitko's 10 behind a 4-of-6 shooting performance from Shanna Zolman.

"Fatigue set in in the fourth quarter, and that has been a problem for us all year," said Sands. "We don't have a bench to go off of, so that is a problem for us."

Shanna Zolman led all scorers with 40 point, while Wallen chipped in 10.

Teri Walter led the Wildcats with 13 point, including a 2-of-2 performance from behind the three-point arc. Christa Badskey added 11 points, including 3 of 4 three pointers.

"I am very excited about the way we played the game tonight," said Sands. "I am so proud of these girls I could just jump for joy.

"We made a good comeback after the first half and got it to within one. The score does not do justice to the game we played. The game was just fantastic."

The win ups Wawasee's record to 17-2 overall, while Whitko falls to 5-11.

The Warriors return home Saturday to take on Northern Lakes Conference opponent Plymouth. Whitko travels to Northfield for a Three Rivers Conference matchup.

WAWASEE 71, WHITKO 46

Wawasee 20 11 15 25 - 71

Whitko 10 10 16 10 - 46

Wawasee FG FT R A S Pts.

*Zolman 18-36 9-9 8 1 6 40

*Henderson 1-5 0-0 2 0 2 2

*Fawley 1-4 1-2 2 5 3 3

*Wallen 4-5 2-5 6 2 1 10

*Higginbotham 2-5 1-2 6 1 2 5

Sorenson 3-4 1-2 1 0 1 7

Hershberger 1-2 2-4 1 0 0 4

Lamb 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0

Leach 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0

Totals 30-62 16-24 28 9 15 71

Whitko FG FT R A S Pts.

*Walter 7-10 1-1 7 5 3 13

*Sellers 3-4 0-2 1 1 0 6

*Badskey 7-11 0-0 2 0 5 11

*Wendel 4-12 1-5 4 2 0 11

*Trump 2-8 0-0 8 2 1 4

Rowland 2-4 0-0 1 0 0 4

Totals 25-49 2-8 23 10 9 46

Three-point goals -ÊWawasee 5-12 (Zolman 5-10, Henderson 0-1, Fawley 0-1), Whitko 6-9 (Walter 2-2, Badskey 3-4, Wendel 1-3). Turnovers -ÊWawasee 18, Whitko 30. Fouls -ÊWawasee 28, Whitko 20. Fouled out -Ênone.

Vikings Improve To 9-3 With Win Over Comets

By Dan Reardon, Times-Union Sports Correspondent

AKRON -ÊAs Tuesday night's game between Caston and Valley drew to a close, the chant of "Overrated" could be heard from the Vikings' student section.

Caston came into the game with a 9-1 record. Valley's total team effort and razor-sharp accuracy from the field had more to do with the 78-61 final than anything Caston could or couldn't do.

For 2-1/2 quarters the game was just that, a game.

Valley didn't take long to get going as Blaine Hartzler nailed a three-pointer to put the first points of the game on the board. Trey Eaton then pitched in scoring the team's next eight points. Caston had no such luck.

Led by senior standout Eric Walsh, the Comets could only put seven points on the board in the first quarter on 30-of-13 shooting. Walsh was 0-for-5 from the field with his only point coming on a free throw.

It was a much different Walsh in the second quarter. Walsh was perfect from the field in the second on 5-of-5 shooting.

He also frustrated the Valley defense drawing fouls and getting to the free throw line.

For the Vikings, Alex Frantz picked up where Eaton left off. The junior forward scored eight points many of which came from his own offensive rebounds.

Nothing could quite answer Walsh as he singlehandedly put his team back in the game.

On the strength of his 19 second-quarter points, Valley's lead dwindled to three late in the second.

Eaton ended the half on a high note as he stutter-stepped and blew past a defender for an easy layup extending the Viking lead to five at the half.

The third quarter saw more Vikings step up and contribute as Ross Stutzman scored six straight points for Valley.

Walsh continued his scoring onslaught for the Comets in the third.

Walsh, however, did not have the supporting cast Eaton did.

After three quarters Walsh had 28 points compared to 14 for the rest of his team.

That lack of contribution from the rest of Caston hurt as Walsh picked up his fourth foul with 1:31 left in the third quarter.

In that 1:31, Valley went on a 10-3 to turn a 12-point lead into a 61-42 edge heading into the final quarter.

Eaton played the game with a bandage over his left eye due to a run-in he had with a teammate's elbow in practice.

That had no bearing on his shooting. Eaton was en fuego as he went 10 for 12 from the field and 6 for 6 from the line.

Frantz also had the touch going 9 for 12.

The Vikings as a team shot a whopping 67 percent from the field.

Valley coach Bill Patrick attributed a part of his team's success from the floor to ball movement.

"We've gone with more of a set offense. Earlier in the year we would make one pass and that wouldn't allow us to get into a flow on offense. Our ball movement was good. We didn't take many shots before making four or five passes."

That sort of ball movement is something Caston coach Doug Hicks wished his team had.

"We shot well. But we're not a team that can score 80 points in a game. Sixty-one will get us a win most nights. Most of our possessions took about 10 seconds and I would have liked to see us hold the ball closer to 30."

Valley had three players with double digit scoring. Eaton led the team with 29 points and 10 rebounds, while Frantz had 18 points and Hartzler scored 11.

For Caston, Walsh had a game-high 37 points.

After that the productivity fell off. Stacy Herrold came off the bench to score 10 points in the fourth quarter to trail Walsh and be the only other Comet in double digits.

Tippecanoe Valley now moves their record to 9-3 and will travel to Southwood on Saturday night.

Tippecanoe Valley 78

Caston 61

Valley 15 19 27 17 - 78

Caston 7 22 13 19 - 61

Caston FG FT A S R Pts.

Scott* 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0

Harness* 3-9 1-2 0 2 2 7

Kimble * 1-2 0-0 0 0 2 2

Walsh* 11-19 9-12 0 2 7 37

Wilson * 1-12 3-3 0 0 1 5

Shidler 0-2 0-0 1 1 1 0

S. Herrold 2-8 4-4 0 0 3 10

B. Herrold 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0

Hoover 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 0

TOTALS 18-53 17-21 1 5 19 61

Valley FG FT A S R Pts.

Hartzler 4-7 0-0 0 0 2 11

Eaton 10-12 6-6 3 0 10 29

Frantz 9-12 0-0 2 2 7 18

Kramer 0-1 1-2 4 0 1 1

Stutzman 3-3 0-1 0 1 2 6

Harmon 1-2 4-5 0 1 1 6

Beyers 1-1 0-0 1 1 1 2

Sterk 0-1 2-4 0 0 1 2

Vanlaningham 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0

Parker 0-0 1-2 0 0 1 0

Wise 1-3 0-0 0 0 1 2

TOTALS 29-43 14-20 10 5 27 78

Three point goals-Valley 6-10 (Eaton 3-4, Hartzler 3-4) Caston 8-23 (Walsh 6-9, Herrold 2-7) Fouls- Caston 20 Valley 22. Turnovers-Valley 15, Caston 6. Fouled Out-none. Technical Fouls-none

JV-Valley 50, Caston 36

Valley Leading Scorers: S. Jackson 17, Vanlaningham 14, Cody 7, Murphy 4, Gibson 4. Caston Leading Scorers: Herrold 12, Field 10, Hoover 10.

Warsaw Wrestlers Sweep Concord On Senior Night

By Jim Brenneman, Times-Union Sports Correspondent

On senior night against Concord Tuesday, all the Tiger seniors won their matches to help Warsaw to a 59-15 victory over the visiting Northern Lakes Conference foe. Along with three forfeits, the Tigers won seven matches, all overwhelmingly, in less than regulation time.

The evening's wrestling began at 130 pounds when Warsaw senior Tanner Connealy first built a 15-5 lead before bundling up Taylor Wozniak in 1:48.

Three underclassmen then notched wins for the Tigers. Kyle Boley (135) pinned Robby Baker in 55 seconds and then Brandon Cordell (140) galloped to a first period technical fall, overwhelming Anthony Coy by a 22-7 score. Thomas Balestri mounted an 11-1 attack before finally pinning Cory Foster in 5:22.

The next two Tigers did not fare so well, facing a couple of the tougher Concord grapplers. Chris Riley (152) was outdone by Thomas Bryan in a 14-3 major decision and Troy Miller (160) was teased by Mike Simpson, who scored takedowns on counter-moves for an 18-3 technical fall. These would be the only victories on the mat for Concord as the team score now stood at 23-9.

Senior Adam Galvin put the Tigers back on the winning track, devouring Nathan Wakeland in 3:35. A forfeit was awarded to Senior Tyler Miller (189) and also to Jacob Boots (215). Then another senior added points for the Tigers. David Ferguson (275) smothered Geoff Cocanower in just 42 seconds, putting Warsaw up 47-9.

Neither team had a wrestler at 103 pounds, and forfeits were traded at 112 and 119.

Concord's final points came when a forfeit was awarded to Ed Wadsworth while Warsaw's Robert Raymer received the forfeit at 119.

Anthony Boley moved up to 125 to cap the Senior Night performance. The Tiger leader dominated Chase Sokol, amassing a lead of 14-4 by the end of the second period. Starting from the neutral position in period three, Boley quickly had his Concord opponent tightly cradled and the win was whistled at 4:25.

Two other seniors who did not wrestle were also honored, Adam Bott and John Milton, both of whom suffered season-ending injuries early in the year. Coach Tony Boley pointed out that the absence of these two leaders was sorely felt by the team this season.

Boley commended the team for being much improved and performing well, but urged them to prepare for the NLC championship tournament, and said, "We did a good job tonight but we can still improve."

Heading to Saturday's conference tournament, the Tigers own a 2-5 record in the NLC and 9-10 overall. The NLC Tournament is hosted by Goshen on Saturday.

Warsaw def. Concord, 59-15

103 No Wrestlers

112 Ed Wadsworth (Concord) forfeit

119 Robert Raymer (Warsaw) ff

125 Anthony Boley (W) pinned Chase Sokol, 4:25

130 Tanner Connealy (W) pinned Taylor Wozniak, 1:48

135 Kyle Boley (W) pinned Robby Baker, 0:55

140 Brandon Cordell (W) def. Anthony Coy, 22-7 tech fall

145 Thomas Balestri (W) pinned Cory Foster

152 Thomas Bryan (C) def. Chris Riley 14-3 maj

160 Mike Simpson (C) def. Troy Miller 18-3 tech fall

171 Adam Galvin (W) pinned Nathan Wakeland, 3:35

189 Tyler Miller (W) ff

215 Jacob Boots (W) ff

275 David Ferguson (W) pinned Geoff Cocanower, 0:42

Defensive Stops Lead To Manchester Win

Times-Union Staff Report

NORTH MANCHESTER -ÊBig defensive stops in the fourth quarter led the Manchester's boys basketball team to a 46-45 win over Carroll Tuesday night in North Manchester.

Manchester jumped out to an early 15-4 lead after the first quarter, but Carroll fought back to cut the difference to six, 24-18, at the half.

The Chargers fought back to take a 41-40 lead after the third quarter, but the Squires outscored Carroll 6-4 in the last eight minutes of play to pick up the win.

"Carroll's pressure defense enabled them to close the first-quarter gap and it was there the last three quarters," said Manchester coach Gary Goshert.

Dustin Simcoe led the Squires with 12 and five rebounds, while Barry Hicks scored 10. Anthony Sorg added eight points and four assists.

Manchester is 7-5 on the season and will host Rochester Saturday.

MANCHESTER 46, CARROLL 45

Carroll 4 14 23 4 - 45

Manchester 15 9 16 6 - 46

Carroll scoring - Oxler 0-0 0-0 0, Papagiannis 0-0 0-2 0, Striggle 5-11 2-3 16, Pond 3-8 2-2 8, Poston 1-4 2-2 4, Lochmueller 4-11 4-4 12, Vondron 0-0 0-0 0, Kuchnert 0-1 0-4 0, Bates 0-0 0-0 0, Graft 1-2 3-4 5. Totals 14-37 13-21 45.

Manchester scoring -ÊHicks 3-3 3-4 10, M. Sorg 1-2 0-0 2, A. Sorg 3-4 1-1 8, Dale 1-2 0-1 2, Carandante 1-2 1-2 3, Stoops 2-3 1-2 7, Simcoe 4-9 4-4 12, Westendorf 0-1 2-2 2. Totals -Ê16-29 11-14 46.

Three-point goals -ÊCarroll 4-11 (Striggle 4-8, Pond 0-2, Lochmueller 0-1), Manchester 3-8 (Hicks 1-2, M. Sorg 0-1, A. Sorg 1-2, Stoops 1-2, Westendorf 0-1). Rebounds -ÊCarroll 14, Manchester 19 (Dale 6, Simcoe 5).

JV -ÊCARROLL 35, MANCHESTER 31

Manchester scoring -ÊMock 6, Garber 8, Brown 2, Clark 4, Patrick 4, Osborne 2, Erickson 2, Castile 2

GIRLS BASKETBALL

MANCHESTER 54, TRITON 38

Tuesday in Plymouth

The Triton girls basketball team traveled to Plymouth Tuesday evening and fell to the Pilgrims 54-38. Ahsli Senff led the Trojans with 17 points, and Gina Westafer added nine in the loss. Triton is 10-6 and will host Caston Saturday.

Triton 7 14 4 13 - 38

Plymouth 7 19 13 15 - 54

Triton -ÊSenff 7 2-6 17, Westafer 2 4-5 9, McClarnon 0 0-0 0, Meister 1 0-0 2, A. Westafer 1 0-0 2, A. Feldman 1 0-0 3, C. Feldman 0 0-0 0, Zelt 0 0-0 0, K. Feldman 2 0-0 4, Wilcox 0 0-0 0, Bell 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 7-15 38.

Plymouth -ÊCraig 7 3-5 19, Black 1 1-2 3, Wendel 3 1-2 12, Uceny 0 0-0 0, Fulton 0 0-0 0, Lynch 0 0-0 0, S. Wendel 6 0-1 0. Totals -Ê12 9-19 54.

Three-point goals -ÊTriton 3 (Senff, Westafer, A, Feldman), Plymouth 3 (Craig 2, S. Wendel 1).

JV - PLYMOUTH 43, TRITON 19

LCA 47, GRANGER CHRISTIAN 37

Tuesday in Mishawaka

The LCA girls basketball team improved to 4-5 with a win over Granger Christian Tuesday in Mishawaka. Erica Landolt led the Cougars with 14 points and 11 rebounds, while Ashley Addair added 13 points and nine rebounds. The Cougars face Christian Center of South Bend Friday.

LCA 7 15 10 15 - 47

Granger 10 3 15 9 - 37

LCA leaders -ÊPaulus 9 points, 9 rebounds, 2 steals; Addair 13 points, 9 rebounds, 5 steals; Landolt 14 points, 11 rebounds, 2 steals; Buckholz 7 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals; France 4 points; Lavender 3 rebounds

WRESTLING

WAWASEE 41, PLYMOUTH 22

Tuesday In Plymouth

The Wawasee wrestling team picked up a 41-22 Northern Lakes Conference win over Plymouth Tuesday in Plymouth. Eracelo Vallejo, Mike Hanlin and Mike Hall picked up pins for the Warriors. Wawasee is 9-2 overall and 6-0 in the NLC.

103 -ÊSmanski (P) won by forfeit

112 -ÊE. Vallejo (W) pinned Pratt, :50

119 -ÊD. Vallejo (W) def. Shanks 5-4

125 -ÊBlackburn (W) won by forfeit

135 -ÊG. Vallejo (W) def. Uceny, 7-5

140 -ÊM. Hanlin (W) pinned Hutchinson, 1:32

145 -ÊRoa (W) def. Read, 9-1

152 -ÊGibson (W) def. Campbell, 12-1

160 -ÊMay (P) def. Brown, 7-3

171 -ÊBieszka (P) def. Swain 10-2

189 -ÊN. Hanlin (W) def. Quintana, 14-13

215 -ÊHall (W) pinned J. Black, 2:28

275 -ÊFlora (P) pinned Brindle, :42

SWIMMING

The Manchester girls and boys swim teams picked up wins over Maconaquah Tuesday night in Bunker Hill. Three Squire boys set personal records in the meet -ÊBenj Ramseier in the 200 free, Kyle Glass in diving and Preston Griffin in diving and in the backstroke. It was the first win of the season for the girls squad.

BOYS - MANCHESTER 102, MACONAQUAH 54

500 Freestyle -Ê1. Ozminkowski (M) 6:25.43, 2. Penrod (M)

200 Relay - 1. Manchester (Cassell, Hanger, Hudson, Glass) 1:48.78, 2. Manchester

100 Backstroke -Ê1. Griffing (M) 1:13,18, 2. Sipe (Mac), 3. Rowe (M)

100 Breaststroke - 1. Cassell (M) 1:14.70, 2. Zubowski (M), 3. Brown (Mac), 4. Hanger (M)

400 Relay -Ê1. Maconaquah 4:04.57; 2. Manchester

200 Medley Relay - 1. Manchester (Penrod, Zubowski, Hudson, Cassel) 2:02.94, 2. Manchester

200 Freestyle - 1. Ozminkowski (Mac) 2:15.60, 2. Krouse (M), 3. Hippinsteel (M)

200 Individual Medley - 1. Cassel (M) 2:27.96, 2. Zubowski (M), 3. Rowe (M)

50 Freestyle - 1. Overman (Mac) 24.97, 2. Migliorini (M), 3. Penrod (M)

Diving - 1. Griffing (M) 123.60, 2. Glass (M)

100 Butterfly -Ê1. Hudson (M) 1:21.56, 2. Glass (M)

100 Freestyle -Ê1. Overman (Mac) 54.85, 2. Hanger (M), 3. Clark (Mac)

GIRLS -ÊMANCHESTER 96, MACONAQUAH 76

500 Freestyle -Ê1. Vogel (M) 6:49.89, 2. Stoner (Mac), 3. McKenzie (M)

200 Relay - 1. Maconaquah 2:04.47, 2. Manchester, 3. Manchester

100 Backstroke -Ê1. Ruble (Mac) 1:15.11, 2. Pyrah (M), 3. Hunter (M)

100 Breaststroke - 1. Denham (Mac) 1:27.95, 2. Huesser (Mac), 3. Shibata (M)

400 Relay -Ê1. Manchester (Staton, Hunter, Shibata, Briner) 4:56.52, 2. Manchester, 3. Maconaquah

200 Medley Relay - 1. Maconaquah, 2:19.96, 2. Manchester, 3. Manchester

200 Freestyle - 1. McKenzie (M) 2:22.05, 2. Stoner (Mac), 3. Briner (M)

200 Individual Medley - 1. Ruble (Mac) 2:46.78, 2. Hunter (M), 3. Vogel (M)

50 Freestyle - 1. Clark (Mac) 27.44, 2. McKenzie (M), 3. Staton (M)

Diving - 1. Gable (Mac), 2. L. Flora (M), 3. M. Flora (M)

100 Butterfly -Ê1. Hunter (M) 1:18.75, 2. Staton (M)

100 Freestyle -Ê1. Clark (Mac) 1:01.56, 2. McKenzie (M), 3. Denham (Mac) [[In-content Ad]]