HS Roundup: Lady Tiger Cross Country Wraps Up Perfect NLC Season

September 21, 2016 at 4:08 p.m.
HS Roundup: Lady Tiger Cross Country Wraps Up Perfect NLC Season
HS Roundup: Lady Tiger Cross Country Wraps Up Perfect NLC Season

By Staff Report-

NAPPANEE – The fourth-ranked Warsaw Lady Tigers completed an undefeated Northern Lakes Conference season with wins over Concord (24-33) and host NorthWood (18-45) Tuesday evening.
Anna Craig and Allsion Miller finished 1-2 in the race, with Lauren Orr taking sixth and Megan Metzger eighth.
In the girls junior varsity race, Warsaw swept the top seven places in beating Concord and NorthWood by identical 15-50 scores. Lex Desenberg was the race winner for the Lady Tigers.
In the boys race, Zeb Hernandez, Xavi Ramirez and Lucas Howett swept the top three spots for the Tigers, leading Warsaw to a 23-33 win over Concord and a 17-45 win over NorthWood.
Taylor Mills and Nathaniel Gottschalk also eanred top-10 finishes, taking ninth and tenth place, respectively. The Tigers finished the NLC season with a 6-1 record.
Both teams head to the Culver Academies Invitational on Saturday. The course is the same one the sectional and regional races will be run on Oct. 8 and 15, respectively.

WARSAW GIRLS 24,
CONCORD 33
WARSAW 18,
NORTHWOOD 45
Warsaw results – 1. Anna Craig, 2. Allison Miller, 6. Lauren Orr, 8. Megan Metzger, 10. Amanda Heimann, 11. Mallory Hooks, 12. Tsige Berelsman.
JV – Warsaw 15,
NorthWood 50
Warsaw 15, Concord 50
Warsaw results – 1. Lex Desenberg, 2. Remi Beckham, 3. Taylor Strickler, 4. Meredith Phipps, 5. Alex Hermann, 6. Caitlin Kehler, 7. Sierra Palmer.

WARSAW BOYS 23,
CONCORD 33
WARSAW 17,
NORTHWOOD45
Warsaw results – 1. Zeb Hernandez 16:49, 2. Xavi Ramirez 17:08, 3. Lucas Howett 17:10, 9. Taylor Mills 18:27, 10. Nathaniel Gottschalk 18:32, 11. Justin Flemming 18:44, 15.
TJ Day 19:04, 16. Hunter Metzger  19:07, 19. Kennis Dye 19:22, 22. Issiac Mitchel 19:34, 24. Anthony Bass 19:40, 27. Nick Bazzoni 19:53, 30. Eric Williamson 19:57, 34. Riley Hogenson 20:24, 35. Luke Howard  20:27, 36. Jack Horoho 20:32, 44. Caleb Remocaldo 21:02, 45. Ryan Bonebreak 21:03, 47. Finn Morgandhal 21:20, 50. Chase Byron  21:45, 52. Noah Marshal 22:04, 53. Landon Roark 22:05, 54. Trent Sheperd 22:26, 57. Jacob Dachenhaus 22:43, 62. Austin Flemming 23:17, 64. Gary Keys 23:31, 66. Ethan Thompson 23:36, 70. Victor Mejia 23:51, 72. Keller Swartzentruber 24:14, 74. Marston Norris 24:28, 76. Brock Hogenson  27:52, 78. Timothy Farner 28:46, 79.
William Bibler 29:30, 80. Avery Remocaldo 33:13.

Lady Tigers Beat Carroll In 4 Sets
HUNTERTOWN – Nikki Parrett had 14 kills, and Alexie Day added 13 kills to power Warsaw to a 25-19, 18-25, 25-23, 25-17 non-conference win at Carroll Tuesday night.
Erin Peugh had 27 digs, and Brynn Durecki had a pair of aces to lead the Lady Tigers. Kacy Bragg had 27 assists in the match.
The Lady Tiger junior varsity improved its record to 15-2 with a 25-17, 25-21 victory, and the freshman team stayed unbeaten with a 25-9, 25-7 win over the Lady Chargers.
Warsaw (12-10) will travel to Syracuse for a Northern Lakes Conference match against Wawasee Thursday.

WARSAW 3, CARROLL 1
W    25    18    25    25
C    19    25    23    17
Warsaw statistics: Kills – Nikki Parrett 14, Alexie Day 13, Hanna Leach 3, Kacy Bragg 2, Erin Peugh 1, Rachel Yeager 1, Brynn Durecki 1; Digs – Peugh 27, Durecki 10, Day 9, Cassadi Colbert 6, Bragg 4, Parrett 3; Aces – Durecki 2, Bragg 2, Parrett 1, Peugh 1, Hanna Leach 1; Blocks – Leach 2, Bragg 1; Assists –  Bragg 27, Peugh 2.
Warsaw record: 12-10
JV – Warsaw def. Carroll
25-17, 25-21
Warsaw stats: Kills – Courtney Chookie 10, Jamie Grose 4, Emma Gelbaugh 1, Gwyn Bellamy 1, Kenzie Martz 1; Digs – Addie Dickerhoff 9, Grose 4, Amy Herendeen 4, Chookie 4, Bellamy 3, McKenna Hawblitzel 1; Aces – Grose 3, Dickerhoff 2; Assists – Dickerhoff 15, Hawblitzel 2.
Freshman – Warsaw def. Carroll 25-9, 25-7
Warsaw stats: Kills – Reagan Roulo 8, Sierra Derossett 4, Katie Schmidt 4, Sophia Long 4, Kaia Hummitch 1, Brooklyn Slone 1; Digs –  Kylie Prater 10, Allie McGuire 10, Brooklyn Slone 10, Schmidt 5, Sierra Derossett 1, Roulo 1, Julia Crater 1; Aces – Slone 7, Schmidt 3, Prater 2, Derossett 1; Blocks – Long 1; Assists – Schmidt 17.

Tigers Fall At Canterbury, 3-2
FORT WAYNE – Eric Ocock tied the match in the first half with a goal off a pass from Payne Roger, and Blake Burns added an equalizer in the second half, but host Fort Wayne Canterbury scored the final goal in a 3-2 win over Warsaw Monday night.
Warsaw won the junior varsity match 1-0 on a goal by Adam Brown.
The Tigers (4-7-2) will travel to take on sixth-ranked Goshen in a Northern Lakes Conference match Thursday.

Valley Beats Whitko
SOUTH WHITLEY – Tippecanoe Valley got straight-set wins in both doubles matches, and won at No. 1 and No. 3 singles in beating host Whitko 4-1 in a Three Rivers Conference boys tennis match Tuesday.
The Vikings’ Dakota Parker and Garrett Feldman beat Austin Hollowell and Devon Akers at No. 1 doubles, and Valley’s Chris Schlipper and Dylan Sponseller won handily at No. 2 doubles.
Keith Wright needed 13 games to win at No. 1 singles. Eric Wright needed a 10-point set tiebreaker to win at No. 3 singles.
Cory Hersha won a tight match over Seth Hoffman for Whitko’s lone victory.
Whitko is right back at it today with a trip to Wabash for a TRC match. Valley hosts Manchester in a TRC match Thursday.

TIPPECANOE VALLEY 4,
WHITKO 1
Singles: No. 1 – Keith Wright (TV) def. Bailey Platt (W) 6-1, 6-0; No. 2 – Cory Hersha (W) def. Seth Hoffman 6-4, 7-5; No. 3 – Eric Wright (TV) def. Micah Cokl (W) 3-6, 7-6 (8-6) 10-6 tiebreaker.
Doubles: No. 1 – Dakota Parker & Garrett Feldman (TV) def. Austin Hollowell & Devon Akers (W) 6-3, 6-0; No. 2 – Chris Schlipper & Dylan Sponseller (TV) def. Nathan Smith & Luke Spurlin (W) 6-1, 6-0

Manchester Tops LCA
NORTH MANCHESTER – Nathan Self scored on a first-half penalty kick, and Harley Kruschwitz also scored in the first half to lead Manchester to a 2-0 win over Lakeland Christian Academy Tuesday night.
Kruschwitz scored off an assist from Fermin Guerrero.
Lakeland Christian goalkeeper Cross Williams had 13 saves in the match. The Cougars had the first shot  on goal and the first corner kick, but had only five shots on goal in the match.
Manchester (6-3-1) hosts Peru in a Three Rivers Conference match Saturday. Lakeland Christian (6-4-1) hosts Tippecanoe Valley Thursday.

Wabash Beats Whitko In TRC Match
SOUTH WHITLEY – Whitko fell to visiting Wabash, 27-25, 24-26, 27-25, 25-19, in a tightly contested Three Rivers Conference volleyball match Tuesday.
The Lady Wildcats host Hamilton Thursday evening.

Manchester Sweeps Lady Comets
FULTON – Kendra Auler had 16 assists and nine aces, and Cierra Carter had nine kills in Manchester’s 25-16, 25-6, 25-16 sweep at Caston Tuesday evening.
Emma West had 14 digs, and Sydney Day added eight kills and two aces for the Lady Squires.
The junior varsity match also went the Lady Squires’ way, coming from behind to win 24-25, 25-14, 15-3 over Caston. Halie Wampler had seven kills, seven aces and six assists, and Kara Kline had eight aces. Mackenzie Day had eight digs in the match.
After six matches and a tournament on the road, Manchester will host Macdonough in a Three Rivers Conference match Thursday.

Canterbury Downs Lakeland Christian
FORT WAYNE – Lakeland Christian had eight digs from Heather Plastow and six digs each from Sydney Hobbs and Bayley Wiley in its 25-11, 25-9, 25-17 loss at Fort Wayne Canterbury Tuesday.
The junior varsity match went to Canterbury, 25-15, 25-14.
The Lady Cougars hit the road Saturday to play in the Calumet Christian Classic.

Triton Sweeps LaVille
BOURBON – With a long, exciting middle set, Triton earned a 25-9, 33-31, 25-15 Hoosier North Athletic Conference win over LaVille at the Trojan Trench Tuesday.
Nichole Sechrist had 12 kills and 12 digs for the Lady Trojans. Courtney Jennings had 12 digs and eight kills, Hannah Wanemacher had 28 assists and Charlotte Morris added a pair of blocks.
The junior varsity match went to LaVille, 25-20, 25-22.
Triton hosts Argos on Thursday.

Wawasee Falls
GOSHEN – Sixth-ranked Goshen beat Wawasee 9-1 in a Northern Lakes Conference boys soccer match Tuesday.
Wawasee will host Lakeland Thursday.

NAPPANEE – The fourth-ranked Warsaw Lady Tigers completed an undefeated Northern Lakes Conference season with wins over Concord (24-33) and host NorthWood (18-45) Tuesday evening.
Anna Craig and Allsion Miller finished 1-2 in the race, with Lauren Orr taking sixth and Megan Metzger eighth.
In the girls junior varsity race, Warsaw swept the top seven places in beating Concord and NorthWood by identical 15-50 scores. Lex Desenberg was the race winner for the Lady Tigers.
In the boys race, Zeb Hernandez, Xavi Ramirez and Lucas Howett swept the top three spots for the Tigers, leading Warsaw to a 23-33 win over Concord and a 17-45 win over NorthWood.
Taylor Mills and Nathaniel Gottschalk also eanred top-10 finishes, taking ninth and tenth place, respectively. The Tigers finished the NLC season with a 6-1 record.
Both teams head to the Culver Academies Invitational on Saturday. The course is the same one the sectional and regional races will be run on Oct. 8 and 15, respectively.

WARSAW GIRLS 24,
CONCORD 33
WARSAW 18,
NORTHWOOD 45
Warsaw results – 1. Anna Craig, 2. Allison Miller, 6. Lauren Orr, 8. Megan Metzger, 10. Amanda Heimann, 11. Mallory Hooks, 12. Tsige Berelsman.
JV – Warsaw 15,
NorthWood 50
Warsaw 15, Concord 50
Warsaw results – 1. Lex Desenberg, 2. Remi Beckham, 3. Taylor Strickler, 4. Meredith Phipps, 5. Alex Hermann, 6. Caitlin Kehler, 7. Sierra Palmer.

WARSAW BOYS 23,
CONCORD 33
WARSAW 17,
NORTHWOOD45
Warsaw results – 1. Zeb Hernandez 16:49, 2. Xavi Ramirez 17:08, 3. Lucas Howett 17:10, 9. Taylor Mills 18:27, 10. Nathaniel Gottschalk 18:32, 11. Justin Flemming 18:44, 15.
TJ Day 19:04, 16. Hunter Metzger  19:07, 19. Kennis Dye 19:22, 22. Issiac Mitchel 19:34, 24. Anthony Bass 19:40, 27. Nick Bazzoni 19:53, 30. Eric Williamson 19:57, 34. Riley Hogenson 20:24, 35. Luke Howard  20:27, 36. Jack Horoho 20:32, 44. Caleb Remocaldo 21:02, 45. Ryan Bonebreak 21:03, 47. Finn Morgandhal 21:20, 50. Chase Byron  21:45, 52. Noah Marshal 22:04, 53. Landon Roark 22:05, 54. Trent Sheperd 22:26, 57. Jacob Dachenhaus 22:43, 62. Austin Flemming 23:17, 64. Gary Keys 23:31, 66. Ethan Thompson 23:36, 70. Victor Mejia 23:51, 72. Keller Swartzentruber 24:14, 74. Marston Norris 24:28, 76. Brock Hogenson  27:52, 78. Timothy Farner 28:46, 79.
William Bibler 29:30, 80. Avery Remocaldo 33:13.

Lady Tigers Beat Carroll In 4 Sets
HUNTERTOWN – Nikki Parrett had 14 kills, and Alexie Day added 13 kills to power Warsaw to a 25-19, 18-25, 25-23, 25-17 non-conference win at Carroll Tuesday night.
Erin Peugh had 27 digs, and Brynn Durecki had a pair of aces to lead the Lady Tigers. Kacy Bragg had 27 assists in the match.
The Lady Tiger junior varsity improved its record to 15-2 with a 25-17, 25-21 victory, and the freshman team stayed unbeaten with a 25-9, 25-7 win over the Lady Chargers.
Warsaw (12-10) will travel to Syracuse for a Northern Lakes Conference match against Wawasee Thursday.

WARSAW 3, CARROLL 1
W    25    18    25    25
C    19    25    23    17
Warsaw statistics: Kills – Nikki Parrett 14, Alexie Day 13, Hanna Leach 3, Kacy Bragg 2, Erin Peugh 1, Rachel Yeager 1, Brynn Durecki 1; Digs – Peugh 27, Durecki 10, Day 9, Cassadi Colbert 6, Bragg 4, Parrett 3; Aces – Durecki 2, Bragg 2, Parrett 1, Peugh 1, Hanna Leach 1; Blocks – Leach 2, Bragg 1; Assists –  Bragg 27, Peugh 2.
Warsaw record: 12-10
JV – Warsaw def. Carroll
25-17, 25-21
Warsaw stats: Kills – Courtney Chookie 10, Jamie Grose 4, Emma Gelbaugh 1, Gwyn Bellamy 1, Kenzie Martz 1; Digs – Addie Dickerhoff 9, Grose 4, Amy Herendeen 4, Chookie 4, Bellamy 3, McKenna Hawblitzel 1; Aces – Grose 3, Dickerhoff 2; Assists – Dickerhoff 15, Hawblitzel 2.
Freshman – Warsaw def. Carroll 25-9, 25-7
Warsaw stats: Kills – Reagan Roulo 8, Sierra Derossett 4, Katie Schmidt 4, Sophia Long 4, Kaia Hummitch 1, Brooklyn Slone 1; Digs –  Kylie Prater 10, Allie McGuire 10, Brooklyn Slone 10, Schmidt 5, Sierra Derossett 1, Roulo 1, Julia Crater 1; Aces – Slone 7, Schmidt 3, Prater 2, Derossett 1; Blocks – Long 1; Assists – Schmidt 17.

Tigers Fall At Canterbury, 3-2
FORT WAYNE – Eric Ocock tied the match in the first half with a goal off a pass from Payne Roger, and Blake Burns added an equalizer in the second half, but host Fort Wayne Canterbury scored the final goal in a 3-2 win over Warsaw Monday night.
Warsaw won the junior varsity match 1-0 on a goal by Adam Brown.
The Tigers (4-7-2) will travel to take on sixth-ranked Goshen in a Northern Lakes Conference match Thursday.

Valley Beats Whitko
SOUTH WHITLEY – Tippecanoe Valley got straight-set wins in both doubles matches, and won at No. 1 and No. 3 singles in beating host Whitko 4-1 in a Three Rivers Conference boys tennis match Tuesday.
The Vikings’ Dakota Parker and Garrett Feldman beat Austin Hollowell and Devon Akers at No. 1 doubles, and Valley’s Chris Schlipper and Dylan Sponseller won handily at No. 2 doubles.
Keith Wright needed 13 games to win at No. 1 singles. Eric Wright needed a 10-point set tiebreaker to win at No. 3 singles.
Cory Hersha won a tight match over Seth Hoffman for Whitko’s lone victory.
Whitko is right back at it today with a trip to Wabash for a TRC match. Valley hosts Manchester in a TRC match Thursday.

TIPPECANOE VALLEY 4,
WHITKO 1
Singles: No. 1 – Keith Wright (TV) def. Bailey Platt (W) 6-1, 6-0; No. 2 – Cory Hersha (W) def. Seth Hoffman 6-4, 7-5; No. 3 – Eric Wright (TV) def. Micah Cokl (W) 3-6, 7-6 (8-6) 10-6 tiebreaker.
Doubles: No. 1 – Dakota Parker & Garrett Feldman (TV) def. Austin Hollowell & Devon Akers (W) 6-3, 6-0; No. 2 – Chris Schlipper & Dylan Sponseller (TV) def. Nathan Smith & Luke Spurlin (W) 6-1, 6-0

Manchester Tops LCA
NORTH MANCHESTER – Nathan Self scored on a first-half penalty kick, and Harley Kruschwitz also scored in the first half to lead Manchester to a 2-0 win over Lakeland Christian Academy Tuesday night.
Kruschwitz scored off an assist from Fermin Guerrero.
Lakeland Christian goalkeeper Cross Williams had 13 saves in the match. The Cougars had the first shot  on goal and the first corner kick, but had only five shots on goal in the match.
Manchester (6-3-1) hosts Peru in a Three Rivers Conference match Saturday. Lakeland Christian (6-4-1) hosts Tippecanoe Valley Thursday.

Wabash Beats Whitko In TRC Match
SOUTH WHITLEY – Whitko fell to visiting Wabash, 27-25, 24-26, 27-25, 25-19, in a tightly contested Three Rivers Conference volleyball match Tuesday.
The Lady Wildcats host Hamilton Thursday evening.

Manchester Sweeps Lady Comets
FULTON – Kendra Auler had 16 assists and nine aces, and Cierra Carter had nine kills in Manchester’s 25-16, 25-6, 25-16 sweep at Caston Tuesday evening.
Emma West had 14 digs, and Sydney Day added eight kills and two aces for the Lady Squires.
The junior varsity match also went the Lady Squires’ way, coming from behind to win 24-25, 25-14, 15-3 over Caston. Halie Wampler had seven kills, seven aces and six assists, and Kara Kline had eight aces. Mackenzie Day had eight digs in the match.
After six matches and a tournament on the road, Manchester will host Macdonough in a Three Rivers Conference match Thursday.

Canterbury Downs Lakeland Christian
FORT WAYNE – Lakeland Christian had eight digs from Heather Plastow and six digs each from Sydney Hobbs and Bayley Wiley in its 25-11, 25-9, 25-17 loss at Fort Wayne Canterbury Tuesday.
The junior varsity match went to Canterbury, 25-15, 25-14.
The Lady Cougars hit the road Saturday to play in the Calumet Christian Classic.

Triton Sweeps LaVille
BOURBON – With a long, exciting middle set, Triton earned a 25-9, 33-31, 25-15 Hoosier North Athletic Conference win over LaVille at the Trojan Trench Tuesday.
Nichole Sechrist had 12 kills and 12 digs for the Lady Trojans. Courtney Jennings had 12 digs and eight kills, Hannah Wanemacher had 28 assists and Charlotte Morris added a pair of blocks.
The junior varsity match went to LaVille, 25-20, 25-22.
Triton hosts Argos on Thursday.

Wawasee Falls
GOSHEN – Sixth-ranked Goshen beat Wawasee 9-1 in a Northern Lakes Conference boys soccer match Tuesday.
Wawasee will host Lakeland Thursday.
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