FULTON — Closing its regular season out Thursday at Caston, the Whitko volleyball team got a three-game victory, 25-18, 25-21, 25-13. Whitney Hobbs posted a career-high 19 kills in the win, while Meghan Peters had 26 assists, Elaine Werner posted 25 digs and Taylor Zwick led the Lady Wildcats with three blocks. Whitko opens sectional action Thursday against Heritage at Norwell. WHITKO DEF. CASTON 25-18, 25-21, 25-13 Whitko Leaders: Kills – Whitney Hobbs 19; Assists – Meghan Peters 26; Aces – Jenny Brown 3, Elaine Warner 3; Digs – Warner 25; Blocks – Taylor Zwick 3 JV – Whitko def. Caston 25-16, 25-19 Whitko JV Leaders: Kills – Whitney Marsh 3, Tressa Keim 3; Assists – Jasmine Gregory 7; Digs – Keim 3, Michaela Zumbrun 3
Thursday in Syracuse
The Wawasee volleyball team lost in three games to Northridge Thursday at home to close out its regular season. In the 25-19, 25-18, 25-8 loss, Lydia Katsaropoulos led the way with 13 kills and Alli Ousley posted 22 assists and 18 digs. Wawasee takes on Tippecanoe Valley in the semifinals of the Oct. 20 sectional at Fairfield. NORTHRIDGE DEF. WAWASEE 25-19, 25-18, 25-8 Wawasee Stats: Aces – LeeAnn McGuire 2; Assists – Alli Ousley 22; Digs – Ousley 18, Aly Anderson 12, Anne Beer 8; Kills – Lydia Katsaropoulos 13, Beer 5; Blocks – Katsaropoulos 1.5, Taylor Spangle 1.5 Wawasee Record: 18-15 (1-6 NLC) JV – Northridge def. Wawasee 25-7, 25-23 Wawasee JV Stats: Assists – Olivia Huffman 8; Kills – Mikala Mawhorter 5, Tia Long 4; Digs – Paige Hlutke 15, Kasey Napier 11, Huffman 10, Long 9 Wawasee JV Record: 13-10 (1-6 NLC)
Thursday in Akron
The Tippecanoe Valley volleyball team wrapped up its regular season with a four-game home loss to Bremen Thursday, 25-9, 23-25, 25-22, 25-21. In the loss, Kelsey Ball had eight kills, three aces and two blocks, while Caylie Teel also recorded right kills. The 12-13 Lady Vikings open sectional play Oct. 20 against Wawasee at Fairfield. BREMEN DEF. TIPPECANOE VALLEY 25-9, 23-25, 25-22, 25-21 Valley Stats: Kills – Kelsey Ball 8, Caylie Teel 8, Courtney Newsome 5, Sara Alexander 4; Blocks – Alexander 3, Ball 2; Digs – Newsome 17, Lauren Early 16, Teel 10; Aces – Ball 3; Assists – Tenaya Shull 13, Kelsey Eckert 10 Valley Record: 12-13
Thursday in Plymouth
The Triton volleyball team lost in three games at Plymouth Thursday, ending its regular season. In its finale, Triton fell 25-12, 25-18, 25-12, with Breanna Lemler and Emilee Koontz leading the squad with five kills each. Also for Triton, Marissa Ross had 16 assists and Krystal Sellers and Shana Anderson each posted five digs. Up next for the Lady Trojans is their first-round sectional matchup with South Central Tuesday at Culver Community High School. PLYMOUTH DEF. TRITON 25-12, 25-18, 25-12 Triton Stats: Kills – Emilee Koontz 5, Breanna Lemler 5, Shana Anderson 3; Assists – Marissa Ross 16; Digs – Krystal Sellers 5, Anderson 5, Holly Stogsdill 4, Casey Scott 4; Blocks – Jaela Meister 2 JV – Plymouth def. Triton 25-6, 25-13 Triton JV Stats: Kills – Kayla Scott 2; Digs – Mikayla Harker 4
FOOTBALL
Thursday in Nappanee
9th – Warsaw 28, NorthWood 8 Warsaw 9th Stats: Ross Armey (TD run, 2-pt conversion); Javier Iraheta (TD run); Bailey Ness (TD pass, 2-pt conversion); Gavin Smith (2-pt conversion); Dustin Adkins (50-yd INT return TD); Ben Linky (TD catch) Warsaw 9th Record: 7-1 (5-1 NLC)
Monday in Fort Wayne FORT WAYNE – Like the boys team, the Whitko girls cross country had its season end Tuesday at the Fort Wayne Northrop Sectional. The second-ranked Carroll Lady Chargers won the sectional with 30 points, while Fort Wayne Concordia (74), No. 23 Homestead (102), Columbia City (125) and No. 25 Fort Wayne Snider (130) also advanced to the West Noble Regional by finishing in the top five. The top three runners at the meet were Concordia’s Marina Konow (18:52), Columbia City’s Samantha Roush (18:55) Carroll’s and Madison Stenger (19:08). The Whitko Lady Wildcats finished 10th in the 11-team field, led by Brigit Nemitz’s 18th-place finish in a time of 20:23. Also for Whitko, Michelle Kelsey was 59th (23:08), Holly Frantz was 65th (23:32), Melanie Kelsey was 67th (23:43), Becca Thomson was 69th (24:02), Courtney Edwards was 73rd (24:21) and Miranda Terrill finished 78th (27:01). FW NORTHROP SECTIONAL Team Scores (Top 5 Advance to Regional) – Carroll 30, FW Concordia 74, Homestead 102, Columbia City 125, FW Snider 130, Leo 135, FW Dwenger 182, FW Northrop 241, FW North Side 257, Whitko 269, Garrett 287 Top 15 Individuals (Advance to Regional) – 1. Marina Konow (Concordia) 18:52, 2. Samantha Roush (CC) 18:55, 3. Madison Stenger (Carroll) 19:08, 4. Michaela Harrison (Concordia) 19:11, 5. Amy Poynter (Carroll) 19:17, 6. Madison Fruchey (Carroll) 19:21, 7. Melanie Ruich (Carroll) 19:26, 8. Jennifer Emery (Leo) 19:28, 9. Caitlyn Chastain (Carroll) 19:28, 10. Stacey Metzger (Carroll) 19:29, 11. Coral Whaley (Carroll) 19:33, 12. Mariah Jordan (Homestead) 19:41, 13. Taylor Busch (Homestead) 19:49, 14. Lauren Hamilton (Leo) 19:58, 15. Sarah Koester (Snider) 20:04 Whitko – 18. Brigit Nemitz 20:23, 59. Michelle Kelsey 23:08, 65. Holly Frantz 23:32, 67. Melanie Kelsey 23:43, 69. Becca Thomson 24:02, 73. Courtney Edwards 24:21, 78. Miranda Terrill 27:01
