Baseball
Southwood at Manchester
Manchester picked up a conference win Monday night, defeating Southwood 5-2 at home. The Squires are now 18-5-1 this spring, 7-1 in the Three Rivers Conference.
Gavin Martin went 2-3 in the game with two RBIs and a run scored. Ethan Hendrix had three hits, scored two runs and drove in a third. Reiss Gaerte went 1-3 with an RBI. Evan Martynowicz struck out six in a complete game victory.
Manchester is at home against Northfield Wednesday night.
Rochester at Whitko
A late rally was the difference Monday night as Whitko lost 7-5 to Rochester at home. The Wildcats are now 10-9-2 this season, 5-3 in the TRC.
Rochester scored six runs in the final two innings to win the game. Breyden Kirkdorffer drove in two runs, going 1-4. Riley Harman had two hits in the game and scored a run. Kaden Ciaccia-Long went 2-4 with two runs scored. Daton Day struck out two and gave up two earned runs in 5.2 innings pitched.
Whitko is at home Wednesday night to take on first-place Peru.
Softball
Goshen at Wawasee
Wawasee earned a big conference win at home against Goshen Monday night, defeating the RedHawks 8-3. The Lady Warriors are now 14-8 this spring, 9-3 in the Northern Lakes Conference.
Natayla Holder went 2-4 with a run scored, while Haylee Allen added a hit and scored twice. Addyson Corn, Abbagail Willey, Evelyn Duncan and Jaclynn Worrell each had a hit and an RBI. Allen struck out eleven in a win on the mound.
Wawasee is at Concord Wednesday night.
Southwood at Manchester
Manchester’s bats were silenced in a loss to first-place Southwood Monday night, falling 7-1 at home. The Lady Squires are now 11-10 this season, 5-3 in the Three Rivers Conference.
The lone Manchester run was scored by Paxton Baker, who went 1-3 on the day. Hadley West went 2-3 in the game. Molly Schannep went four innings on the mound, giving up one earned run and striking out two.
The Lady Squires are at home against Northfield Monday night.
Rochester at Whitko
Whitko was on the losing end of a tight conference game Monday night, falling 3-2 to Rochester at home. The Lady ‘Cats are now 6-13 this spring, 4-4 in the TRC.
Cassidy Skinner and Kaylee Adkins both drove in a run for Whitko in the game. Taylor Long had two hits and scored twice. Skinner struck out eleven on the mound.
The Lady ‘Cats are at home against Peru Wednesday night.
Boys Golf
Warsaw/Goshen at NorthWood
Warsaw's boys golf team added wins over Goshen and NorthWood to their NLC resume Monday night at McCormick Creek in Nappanee.
Warsaw shot 2-over-par 146 to beat Goshen's 159 and NorthWood's 174.
Austin Craig had the low score for Warsaw with a 35 (-1).
Girls Tennis
Warsaw at Fort Wayne Canterbury
Warsaw wrapped up its regular season with a victory over Canterbury Monday evening, winning 5-0.
No. 1 Addie Lind won 6-0, 6-1, while No. 2 Abby Nicholas earned a 6-1, 6-1 win. No. 3 Emma VanPuffelen picked up a 7-5, 6-3 victory. The No. 1 doubles pairing of Claire Reichenbach and Clara Porter won 6-2, 6-1 while the No. 2 duo of Whitney Dawson and Lucy Ray won 6-0, 6-0.
Warsaw takes on Wawasee Thursday night to open up sectional play.
Football
Manchester Head Football Coach Eddie Fields Resigns
In a text message sent to Times-Union Sports Editor Connor McCann on Monday night, Manchester head football coach Eddie Fields announced he was resigning from his position as a result of his teaching position being cut by Manchester. Fields went 5-7 in his lone season with the Squires.
“Under my leadership and with the efforts of my family and many other great people, Manchester football accomplished beyond expectation. The 2023 Squires won five games, the most in a season since 2009. We also advanced to a sectional championship for the first time since 2007, and we achieved this with only three seniors. We leave a team that will return 18 starters and should immediately compete for county, conference and multiple level playoff championships,” Fields wrote in a statement.
“I cannot express how extremely grateful I am to have coached this group of young men. They mean the world to me! Unfortunately, because my teaching position is set to be cut per reduction in force, I am forced to resign from my position as head football coach. I beg that you will continue to invest in the development of young men in the football program. Please hold them to the elite standard of excellence and empower them to fulfill their greatness.”
The Times-Union would like to wish Coach Fields the best in his future endeavors.