DUNLAP — After two rounds of the Northern Lakes Conference Championships at Concord, three local products remain alive in the winner’s bracket.
The NLC Championships semifinals were held Thursday, with Warsaw’s Keaton Joyner defeating Plymouth’s Luke Bumpus at No. 3 singles and Warsaw’s No. 2 doubles team of Connor Singrey and A.J. Jansen downing Elkhart Memorial’s Chirag Patel and Elliott Denton.
The Warsaw competitors move on to Saturday’s championship round, where Joyner will take on Northridge’s Josh Garfein and the No. 2 doubles team squares off against Concord’s Matt Kotva and T Cunningham. Battling for third place Saturday for Warsaw in the consolation bracket will be Kyle Wettschurack (No. 1 singles), Evan Miller (No. 2 singles) and the No. 1 doubles team of A.J. Herendeen and Sam Rice.
Thursday in Bremen Each of Triton’s boys tennis players advanced out of the opening round of the Northern State Conference Championships Thursday in Bremen. While Pete Kaufman had a first-round bye at No. 2 singles, his teammates all played and won. Among the advancing players were Jeff Ross and Lucas Shafer and No. 1 and 3 singles, respectively, while the No. 1 doubles team of Josh Shafer and Austin Kanarr were victorious, as were the No. 2 tandem of Wil Rettinger and Jackson Downing. The semifinal and championship rounds will be back at Bremen Saturday morning at 10 a.m. NSC CHAMPIONSHIPS (First Rd., Triton Results) SINGLES: No. 1 — Jeff (Triton) def. Dan Gongwer (Jimtown) 6-3, 6-3; No. 2 Singles — Pete Kaufman (Triton) bye; No. 3 — Lucas Shafer (Triton) def. Jordan Anderson (Knox) 3-6, 7-6 (2), 7-5 DOUBLES: No. 1 — Josh Shafer/Austin Kanarr (Triton) def. Blade Masterson/Keanon Clemons (LaVille) 6-0, 6-0; No. 2 — Wil Rettinger/Jackson Downing (Triton) def. Chris Nicodemus/Adam Baker (LaVille) 6-0, 6-0
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY Thursday in Lakeville Scoring 39 points Thursday in Lakeville, the Triton boys cross country team defeated LaVille and Westville, but fell to South Bend Washington, who scored 37 points. LaVille’s Nick Amor won the race in 17:55, while Triton’s top finisher was Trenton Cooper, who placed fifth in 18:41. The Triton Trojans will be at Saturday’s Culver Academies Invitational. SB WASHINGTON 37, TRITON 39, LAVILLE 65, WESTVILLE 87 Top 5 — 1. Nick Amor (L) 17:55, 2. Blake Bilicki (Wa) 17:56, 3. Eric Shaffer (L) 18:00, 4. Andy Herbert (Wa) 18:31, 5. Trenton Cooper (T) 18:41 Triton — 5. Cooper 18:41, 7. Bryce Wanamacher 19:10, 8. Nick Nordmann 19:16, 9. Blake Johnson 19:39, 10. Landon Kaufman 19:42, 14. Derek Johnston 21:23
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY Thursday in Lakeville The Triton girls cross country team posted a 30-51 win over South Bend Washington Thursday in Lakeville, while LaVille and Westville didn’t have enough runners for a qualifying score. Triton’s Allie Kann placed first with a time of 21:37, while Kayleigh Craig finished third in 23:26 for the Lady Trojans. Triton will be at Saturday’s Culver Academies Invitational. TRITON 30, SB WASHINGTON 51, LAVILLE (NS), WESTVILLE (NS) Top 5 — 1. Allie Kann (T) 21:37, 2. Ashley Reed (Wa) 23:08, 3. Kayleigh Craig (T) 23:26, 4. Mallorie Jennings (T) 23:39, 5. Taylor Hatfield (T) 23:51 Triton — 1. Kann 21:37, 3. Craig 23:26, 4. Jennings 23:39, 5. Hatfield 23:51
BOYS SOCCER Thursday in Winona Lake Hosting the Bremen Lions Thursday, the Lakeland Christian Academy boys soccer team lost 3-2. In the loss, Bryce Glock netted two goals for the Cougars, while Logan Pitts had eight saves in goal. The 7-7 Cougars host Faith Christian Saturday at noon. BREMEN 3, LAKELAND CHRISTIAN 2 L — Bryce Glock 3rd min. B — Dan Browning 23rd min. B — Josh Brenneman 40th min. B — Browning 48th min. L — Glock 77th min. Shots — Bremen 15, LCA 13; Saves — Bremen (Austin Adams) 6, LCA (Logan Pitts) 8; Corner Kicks — Bremen 5, LCA 5; LCA Record — 7-7
Thursday in LaGrange The Wawasee boys soccer team fell 2-0 at Lakeland Thursday. The out-of-conference loss leaves Wawasee with a 0-12-1 record going into their home game against Class 2A No. 7 Warsaw Tigers Saturday afternoon. LAKELAND 2, WAWASEE 0 (Complete Stats Unavailable) Wawasee Record — 0-12-1 JV — Wawasee 1, Lakeland 1 Wawasee JV Stats: Goal — Jordan Brown; Shots — 11
GIRLS SOCCER Thursday in North Manchester Scoring two goals in the opening six minutes, the Warsaw girls soccer team went on to get a 4-0 victory at Manchester Thursday night. Hannah Cutshall got things rolling with a goal in the third minute, followed by one by Kelly Wildman in the sixth. Later, Brooklyn Jackson and Claire Snodgrass netted goals in the 59th and 71st minutes, respectively. In all, Warsaw outshot Manchester 37-0, with Manchester goalkeeper Emily Neild posting 30 saves. The 10-2-1 Lady Tigers are at Wawasee for a game Saturday at 2:30 p.m., while the 2-7-3 Manchester Lady Squires’ next contest is Wednesday at home against North Miami. WARSAW 4, MANCHESTER 0 W — Hannah Cutshall (Kelly Wildman) 3rd min. W — Wildman (Erica Gauger) 6th min. W — Brooklyn Jackson 59th min. W — Claire Snodgrass (Jackson) 71st min. Shots — Warsaw 37, Manchester 0; Saves — Warsaw (Abby Schue, Emma Dickerhoff) 0, Manchester (Emily Neild) 30; Corner Kicks — Warsaw 10, Manchester 0; Records — Warsaw 10-2-1, Manchester 2-7-3
Thursday in Syracuse The Wawasee girls soccer team tied its second game of the season Thursday, ending its Northern Lakes Conference game against Plymouth in a 2-2 draw. Senior Mallory Rondeau scored both of Wawasee’s goals, while Plymouth’s were scored by Rachael Principe and Courtney Hersick. The draw leaves Wawasee at 2-9-2 overall and 0-3-1 going into Saturday’s 11 a.m. NLC home game against Warsaw. WAWASEE 2, PLYMOUTH 2 Goals — Mallory Rondeau (W) 2, Rachael Principe (P), Courtney Hersick (P) Wawasee Record — 2-9-2 (0-3-1 NLC)
BOYS TENNIS Thursday in North Manchester The Tippecanoe Valley boys tennis team posted a 3-2 Three Rivers Conference win at Manchester Thursday. In the victory, Valley swept the singles courts, as Nick Kindig won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 1, while Alex Newman and Tanner Neeley won at No. 2 and 3, respectively. On the doubles courts, Manchester’s Jared Christiansen and Connor McLaughlin won at No. 1 and the tandem of Dalton Day and Riley Woods were winners on the No. 2 court. Manchester hosts Whitko Saturday in TRC play, while Valley’s next match is Tuesday at home against Bethany Christian. TIPPECANOE VALLEY 3, MANCHESTER 2 SINGLES: No. 1 — Nick Kindig (V) def. Connor Eichenauer 6-0, 6-0; No. 2 — Alex Newman (V) def. Martin Frenz 6-2, 6-2; No. 3 — Tanner Neeley (V) def. Aaron Johnson 7-5, 6-3 DOUBLES: No. 1 — Jared Christiansen/Connor McLaughlin (M) def. Robby Groom/Clayton Adamson 6-2, 6-3; No. 2 — Dalton Day/Riley Woods (M) def. Derek Cunningham/Isaac Shewman 3-6, 6-1, 6-0 Records — Valley 6-7, Manchester 4-4 JV — Valley 2, Manchester 2 JV Singles: No. 1 — Brayton Spann (M) def. Wyatt Nelson 8-3; No. 2 — Diego Gutierrez (V) def. Austin Brewer 8-3; No. 3 — Willy Inglehearn (V) def. Ting-le Wang 8-2 JV Doubles: No. 1 — Trent Bechtold/Morgan Metzger (M) def. Gutierrez/Ingle-hearn 8-5
VOLLEYBALL Thursday in Akron In Three Rivers Conference action Thursday in Akron, the Northfield volleyball team got a three-game victory over Tippecanoe Valley, 25-22, 25-11, 25-22. In the loss, Sara Alexander had seven kills and Megan Bibler posted 24 digs. The Lady Vikings travel to Oak Hill Monday. NORTHFIELD DEF. TIPPECANOE VALLEY 25-22, 25-11, 25-22 Valley Stats: Kills — Sara Alexander 7, Caylie Teel 6, Kelsey Ball 4, Courtney Newsome 3, Connor Fraser 3; Blocks — Ball 2, Newsome 2; Digs — Megan Bibler 24, Danielle Adams 10, Teel 7, Staci Groom 6; Aces — Bibler 2; Assists — Tenaya Shull 13, Kelsey Eckert 7
