Manchester Downs Maconaquah, 3-2
PERU – Manchester senior Heath Dierks and junior Parker Wagoner came back from a set down to win at No. 1 doubles and propel the Squires to a 3-2 win over Maconaquah in the semifinals of the Peru Sectional Wednesday evening.
The Squire duo lost a first-set tiebreaker, then won the last two sets 6-0, 6-2 to bring the Braves’ season to an end. The win also avenged a Three Rivers Conference loss to the Braves on Sept. 12.
Maconaquah claimed the first win in the match at No. 1 singles, where freshman Cole Borden blanked Squire sophomore Luke Donathan in 12 games. The Squires squared the match when sophomores Kyle Shepherd and Uria Hein beat the Braves’ Austin White and Dawson Thompson 6-1, 6-1 at No. 2 doubles.
The Braves then claimed the lead with a win at No. 3 singles. Spence Trick answered for Manchester with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Tyler Yoars at No. 2 singles, setting up the heroics of Dierks and Wagoner.
“I am super proud of this team and their resiliency. It says a lot of the group of young men who can bounce back against a team that had previously defeated us,” Manchester head coach Eric Screeton said. “I have to mention the performance that Spence Trick had at No. 2 singles, as he defeated a senior who beat him two weeks ago. It was a great team victory tonight.”
Manchester (5-9) will face Wabash, a 3-2 winner over Peru, for the sectional title at 5 p.m. today.

PERU SECTIONAL
MANCHESTER 3, MACONAQUAH 2
Singles: No. 1 – Cole Borden (Mac) def. Luke Donathan (Man) 6-0, 6-0; No. 2 – Spence Trick (Man) def. Tyler Yoars (Mac) 6-4, 6-4; No. 3 – Linden Bowen (Mac) def. Logan Parrett (Man) 6-1, 6-2.
Doubles: No. 1 – Heath Dierks & Parker Wagoner (Man) def. Zach Reyburn & Austin Marshall 6-7 (1-7) 6-0, 6-2; No. 2 –  Kyle Shepherd & Uria Hein (Man) def. Austin White & Dawson Thompson (Mac) 6-1, 6-1.
Manchester record: 5-9

Trojans Edge John Glenn
BREMEN – Triton’s Mace Eads finished off his straight-set win at No. 1 singles, and clinched a 3-2 win over the John Glenn Falcons in the opening round of the Bremen Sectional Wednesday.
Aaron Stichter and Carter Kuntz got Triton off to a solid start, winning at No. 2 and No. 3 singles, respectively. Stichter lost just three games, and Kuntz needed 12 games to get his win.
Glenn came back to win both doubles matches before Eads secured the win and ended the Falcons’ season.
Triton (8-9) is scheduled to play host Bremen in the semifinals today, with first serve at 4:30 p.m.

Lady Squires Claim TRC Title With Win Over Peru
PERU – Manchester claimed the Three Rivers Conference girls soccer title outright with a 3-1 win at Peru Wednesday evening.
Carsyn Howard put the Squires up  with a goal in the early minutes of the game. After Peru's goal in the second half, Elizabeth Anguilm scored to put Manchester back in the lead. Bailey Mooney sealed the game with the third goal.
The Lady Squires finished TRC play with a 5-0 record. They take a 9-4-1 overall mark into their season finale at South Adams Saturday morning.

Columbia City Blanks Whitko
SOUTH WHITELY – Columbia City scored a goal in the first half and four more in the second to beat host Whitko 5-0 in the Lady Wildcats’ regular-season finale.
Whitko opens play in the Blackford Sectional in Hartford City against Eastbrook at 5 p.m. Monday.