PLYMOUTH – Triton had four champions, Tippecanoe Valley and Warsaw two each, and Wawasee one at the sectional wrestling meet at Plymouth Saturday. Triton sectional champions are Malachi Greene (106 pounds), Grant Stichter (152), Gage Waddle (160) and Nate Spangle (170). Devin Childers (132) and Garrett Bell (182) won for the Vikings. Kyle Hatch (120) and Andrew Brock (220) brought gold home to Warsaw, and Tristin Ponsler of Wawasee was champion at 126. Triton, which finished third in the team standings, and Warsaw each advanced seven wrestlers to the Rochester regional this Saturday. Other Trojans moving on in the postseason are John Salinas (fourth at 182), Jeremy Jones (fourth at 220) and Justin Hefner (second at 285). Kameron Hile (fourth at 126), Jeremy Lee (fourth at 132), Spencer Gareiss (second at 160), Rory Nolin (second at 195) and Anthony Penn (fourth at 285) will also represent the Tigers in Rochester. Warsaw finished sixth as a team in the sectional. The Vikings finished seventh in the sectional as a team, and will also be represented by Wyatt Nelson (fourth at 138). Eighth-place Wawasee will also send Ricardo Romo (fourth at 106) and Zach Ford (third at 160) to Rochester. Plymouth Wrestling Sectional Team Standings – 1. Rochester 204, 2. Bremen 174, 3. Plymouth 169.5, 4. Triton 168.5, Culver Academies 135, 6. Warsaw 127, 7. Tippecanoe Valley 84, 8. Wawasee 69, 9. Culver Community 50, 10. Caston 28 Individual results – Top four in each class advance to Rochester Sectional 106 pounds – 1. Malachi Greene (Tri), 2. Jacob Thornton (Bre), 3. Aaron Milton (Ply), 4. Ricardo Romo (Waw), 5. Dillon Salyer (CC), 6. Steven Duca (Roc) 113 – 1. Adam Davis (CA), Zane DeVault (Ply), 3. Aaron Brooke (Bre), 4. Cole Dowd (Roc), 5. Jacob Maroney (Cas), 6. Bryce Swihart (Tri) 120 – 1. Kyle Hatch (War), 2. Diego Newcomb (Roc), 3. Eric Starke (Bre), 4. Walter (CC), 5. Adonic Salinas (Tri), 6. Anjou Devatha (CA) 126 – 1. Trintin Ponsler (Waw), 2. John Hunting (Roc), 3. Cody Allmon (Ply), 4. Kameron Hite (War), 5. Austin Brissette (CC), 6. Efrain Amezquita (Cas) 132 – 1. Devin Childers (TV), 2. Joey Bailey (Bre), 3. Steven Muthart (CA), 4. Jeremy Lee (War), 5. Thomas Rensberger (Roc), 6. Quin Hubert (Tri) 138 – 1. Triston Rodriguez (CC), 2. Myles Krintz (CA), 3. Josh Heckathorn (Roc), 4. Wyatt Nelson (TV), 5. Collin Meister (Ply), 6. Ronny Short (Waw) 145 – 1. Justin Schroder (Roc), 2. Noah Trevino (CA), 3. Braden Moss (Cas), 4. Dylan Schmucker (Bre), 5. Micah Calhoun (Ply), 6. Nick Harker (Tri) 152 – 1. Grant Stichter (Tri), 2. Alex Bolenbacher (Bre), 3. Bodie Neidig (Ply), 4. Otto Scherbondy (Roc), 5. Gary Long (TV), 6. Brady Stout (War) 160 – 1. Gage Waddle (Tri), 2. Spencer Gareiss (War), 3. Zach Ford (Waw), 4. Matt Mopre (Bre), 5. Nate Lafree (Ply), 6. Cody Runyon (TV) 170 – 1. Nate Spangle (Tri), 2. Mitch Moore (Bre), 3. Colton Schuler (Ply), 4. Stephen Possell (Waw), 5. Adam Basham (Roc), 6. Tyler Ortman (CA) 182 – 1. Garrett Bell (TV), 2. Jeremy Splix (Ply), 3. Zach Campbell (Bre), 4. John Salinas (Tri), 5. Dylan Siebert (Roc), 6. Andrew Griffith (CA) 195 – 1. Wes Beck (Roc), 2. Rory Nolin (War), 3. Jacob Lafree (Ply), 4. Paul Foersch (CA), 5. Tyler Moser (Bre), 6. Josh Back (TV) 220 – 1. Andrew Brock (War), 2. Simon Griffith (CA), 3. Lane Coffing (Roc), 4. Jeremy Jones (Tri), 5. Chaz Scruggs (Ply), 6. Alex Alvarado (Bre) 285 – 1. Jordan Schafer (Roc), 2. Justin Hefner (Tri), 3. Tyler Milton (Ply), 4. Anthony Penn (War), 5. Angelo Pecorelli (CA), 6. Ben Wunder (Bre)
Saturday in Huntertown Five Whitko wrestlers will return to Carroll this weekend for regional competition after finishing in the top four in their weight class at the sectional, also hosted by Carroll. Erick Loe was the 160-pound champion for the Wildcats, who finished fifth in the team competition. Evan Cozad (145), Tom Werstler (152) and Zach Baughman (182) finished third in their classes, and Dalton Hite finished fourth at 120.
Saturday in Peru Manchester finished fifth as a team in the Peru Sectional, and seven Squire wrestlers will return to the site for regional competition Saturday. Clayton Moore earned gold as champion of the 138-pound class. Jared Gable (145), Quentin Moore (152) and Landon Tharp (182) earned second place finishes. Trey McNall was a bronze medalist at 170 pounds. Collin Meggisson (132) and Ryan Kendall (160) advance with fourth places finishes. All regional wrestling meets begin at 9 a.m. Saturday.
Swimming Saturday in Dunlap Warsaw’s Spencer Davidson set a meet record in the 100 breaststroke (57.47 seconds) and won the 50 freestyle, and Jayden Parrett was a double winner in the 100 freestyle and 100 backstroke, leading the Tigers to a second-place finish in the Northern Lakes Conference boys swim meet at Concord. Wawasee, led by Logan Brugh’s second place in the 500 freestyle and Brady Robinson’s runner-up in the 200 Individual medley, finished fourth behind conference champion Northridge. The Tigers’ 200 medley relay team of Parrett, Davidson, Zach Taylor and Matt Wildman finished first. Taylor finished third in the 200 IM and fourth in the 100 butterfly. Wildman took fourth in the 100 freestyle and sixth in the 100 breaststroke. Josh Miller brought home a second-place finish for the Tigers in the 100 backstroke, and took third place in the 100 butterfly. Ethan Cook had a pair of fifth place finishes, in the 200 and 500 freestyle races, and Hudson Snyder finished fifth in the 200 IM, and Liam McCarrick took seventh in diving. Warsaw coach Tony DeBrota shared NLC Coach-Of-The-Year honors with Concord’s Tom Johnson. Brugh brought home a fourth place finish in the 200 freestyle for Wawasee, and Robinson finished fourth in the 100 breaststroke. Mylon Betts finished fifth in diving, and Josh Cardin was eighth in the 100 backstroke. Both teams return to dual competition on Tuesday, with Warsaw heading to Fort Wayne Snider and Wawasee going to Kendallville to take on East Noble. NORTHERN LAKES CONFERENCE BOYS SWIMMING MEET-FINALS Team Standings – 1. Northridge 494, 2. Warsaw 428, 3. Concord 388, 4. Wawasee 242, 5. Goshen 230, 6. Elkhart Memorial 142, 7. NorthWood 103, 8. Plymouth 53 200 Medley Relay – 1. Warsaw (Jayden Parrett, Spencer Davidson, Zach Taylor, Matt Wildman) 1:36.63, 2. Northridge 1:40.19, 3. Concord 1:45.12, 5. Wawasee 1:57.92 200 Freestyle – 1. Spencer Lehman (NR) 1:42.78 (meet record), 2. Seth Cripe (NR) 1:45.70, 3. Stephen Krecsmar (C) 1:46.23, 4. Logan Brugh (Waw) 1:46.66, 5. Ethan Cook (War) 1:49.56, 10. Wildman (War) 1:57.07, 11. Kaleb Schneidewent (War) 2:01.11, 14. Danny Allen (Waw) 2:03.81 200 Individual Medley – 1. Camden Koch (NR) 1:59.09, 2. Brady Robinson (Waw) 2:00.07, 3. Zach Taylor (War) 2:01.69, 5. Hudson Snyder (War) 2:06.63, 9. Logan Haessig (Waw) 2:09.07, 10. Nick Zogbi (War) 2:14.50, 14. Isaiah Metcalf (Waw) 2:24.13 50 Freestyle – 1. Davidson (War) 21.82, 2. Mitchell Walters (G) 22.25, 3. Logan Elijah (NR) 22.48, 9. Ethan Knepp (Waw) 24.11, 11. Jacob Lalonde (War) 24.89, 12. Chase Ritter (Waw) 25.33, 13. Trenton Rapp (War) 25.42 Diving – 1. Hudson Kay (G) 471.90, 2. Jacob Isnogle (G) 453.90, 3. Matthew Holland (NR) 398.65, 5. Mylon Betts (Waw) 351.35, 7. Liam McCarrick (War) 334.25, 9. Tyler Paska (War) 305.15, 12. Nick Bell (War) 287.55, 15. Tristen Atwood (Waw) 272.95, 16. Austin Dunithan (Waw) 267.20 100 Butterfly – 1. Krecsmar (C) 52.81, 2. Jeremy Burbrink (NR) 53.73, 3. Josh Miller (War) 54.10, Taylor (War) 54.87, 8. Evan Borchers (War) 1:00.96, 9. Haessig (Waw) 58.34, 15. Jake Cowan (Waw) 1:08.20 100 Freestyle – 1. Parrett (War) 47.98, 2. Elijah (NR) 48.25, 3. Cripe (NR) 48.69, 4. Wildman (War) 49.93, 12. Knepp (Waw) 53.27, 13. Josh Cardin (Waw) 53.29, 14. Ritter (Waw) 57.35, 15. Brent Willaman (War) 57.46 500 Freestyle – 1. Lehman (NR) 4:36.98 (meet record), 2. Brugh (Waw) 4:44.52, 3. Connor Glenn (NR) 4:49.75, 5. Cook (War) 5:04.37, 10. Matt Hasting (War) 5:20.11, 11. Schneidewent (War) 5:22.10, 12. Owen Donahoe (Waw) 5:24.09 200 Freestyle Relay – 1. Northridge (Lucan McLain, Elijah, Cripe, Lehman) 1:28.87, 2. Warsaw 1:29.89, 3. Concord 1:30.20, 4. Wawasee 1:35.96 100 Backstroke – 1. Parrett (War) 52.04, 2. Miller (War) 53.44, 3. Camden Koch (NR) 54.81, 8. Cardin (Waw) 59.88, 10. Danny Allen (Waw) 1:03.21, 13. Willaman (Waw) 1:05.99, 15. Jake Cowan (Waw) 1:14.68 100 Breaststroke – 1. Davidson (War) 57.47 (meet record), 2. Drake (NR) 1:00.60, 3. Phillip Keller (NR) 1:03.18, 4. Robinson (Waw) 1:03.72, 6. Wildman (War) 1:04.35, 9. Snyder (Waw) 1:06.15, 13. Donahoe (Waw) 1:10.81, 16. Metcalf (Waw) 1:16.41 400 Freestyle Relay – 1. Northridge (Elijah, Burbrink, Koch, Lehman) 3:16.68, 2. Warsaw 3:21.15, 3. Concord 3:25.80, 4. Wawasee 3:30.52
Boys Basketball Saturday in N. Manchester Chase Fierstos and Koehl Fluke had a trio of three-pointers each on their way to 23 and 19 points respectively in Manchester’s 66-59 win over Tri-Central. Chainey Zolman added 17 points as the Squires extended their winning streak to nine games. Manchester enjoyed a 14-point lead at halftime to take control of the contest. Now 12-5 overall, the Squires return to Three Rivers Conference play when they host Northfield at 7:45 p.m. Friday. MANCHESTER 66 TRI-CENTRAL 59 T 6 11 24 18 – 59 M 16 15 22 13 – 66 Tri-Central – Cody Howell 2 0-1 4, Dillon Smith 8 4-5 25, Colby Malson 11 0-1 16, Bryce Dowell 1 3-4 5, Mohler 0 0-0 0, Cody Colbert 0 0-0 0, Cale Hindman 1 0-0 2, Nathan Rayl 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 10-17 59. Manchester – Chase Fierstos 8 4-6 23, Braydon Sewell 0 0-1 0, David McAtee 0 4-4 4, Koehl Fluke 7 2-3 19, Chainey Zolman 7 2-2 17, Brandon Scott 0 0-0 0, Cameron Brandenburg 1 0-0 3. Totals 23 12-16 66. Three-pointers – Tri-Central 9 (Smith 5, Malson 4), Manchester 8 (Fierstos 3, Fluke 3, Zolman, Brandenburg); Fouls – Tri-Central 18, Manchester 19; Fouled out – Howell, Dowell; Records – Tri-Central 7-7, Manchester 12-5 JV – Manchester 46, Tri-Central 26 Manchester – Braxtin Wilson 14, Bailey Ness 10, Heath Dierks 6, Jake Schannep 5, Levi Hicks 5, Kane Gable 4, Adam Byers 2
Saturday in LaGrange Wawasee took an early 18-3 lead after the first quarter and extended the advantage with a 19-7 third period en route to a 62-40 win over Lakeland. The victory snaps a seven-game losing skid for the Warriors (6-8). Alex Clark and Gage Reinhard tied for team-high honors with 13 points each, and Stori Bright added eight for the Warriors. The Warriors will travel to Bremen for another non-conference game Tuesday night. WAWASEE 62, LAKELAND 40 W 18 15 19 10 – 62 L 3 18 7 12 – 40 Wawasee – Aaron Voirol 3 0-1 7, Jeffrey Moore 1 0-0 3, Gage Reinhard 6 0-0 13, Jake Hutchinson 1 0-0 2, Cayden Wegener 2 0-1 4, David Rocha 0 0-0 0, Jayce Boatwright 4 1-1 9, Parker Hatfield 0 0-0 0, Alex Clark 5 1-2 13, Aaron Beer 1 0-0 3, Stori Bright 3 2-3 8. Totals 26 4-8 62 Lakeland – Britian Isaacs 2 8-8 12, Austin Hoffelder 0 0-0 0, Dustin Riehl 0 1-2 1, Cole Harp 5 0-0 15, Tyler Holt 0 0-0 0, Jeff Patrick 0 0-0 0, Camron Bontrager 2 2-2 8, Martin Gordon 0 0-0 0, Josh Collyer 0 3-4 3. Totals 7 15-18 40. Three-pointers – Wawasee 6 (Clark 2, Voirol, Moore, Reinhard, Beer), Lakeland 7 (Harp 5, Bontrager 2); Fouls – Wawasee 15, Lakeland 9; Fouled out – none; Records – Wawasee 6-8, Lakeland 2-15 JV – Wawasee 30, Lakeland 30
Saturday in Middlebury Jon Harmon and Connor Blum scored eight points each in Lakeland Christian Academy’s 89-38 loss to Clinton Christian. Kyle Shuler added seven points for the Cougars, with Carter Twombly scoring six, Josh McDaniel five, and Nate Gross four to complete the LCA scoring. On Friday the Cougars will travel to Auburn to take on Lakewood Park. CLINTON CHRISTIAN 89 LAKELAND CHRISTIAN 38 LCA 8 12 9 9 – 38 CC 29 23 24 13 – 89 Lakeland – Josh McDaniel 1 2-2 5, Noah Twombly 0 0-0 0, Jon Harmon 3 0-0 8, Evan Bremer 0 0-0 0, Nate Gross 2 0-0 4, Carter Twombly 2 2-3 6, Connor Blum 3 2-2 8, Kyle Shuler 3 0-0 7, Jeremy Gross 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 6-7 38. Clinton – Nathan Stutzman 6 3-3 15, Javan Bontrager 3 2-2 8, Ryan Hochstetler 0 0-0 0, Caleb Schrock 0 0-0 0, Josh Horst 7 1-2 16, Bryce Shetler 3 0-0 6, Benson Yoder 7 4-5 18, Alex Miller 3 0-0 8, Chandler Blachy 9 0-0 18. Totals 38 10-12 89. Three-pointers – LCA 4 (Harmon 2, McDaniel, Shuler), Clinton 3 (Miller 2, Horst); Fouls – LCA 13, Clinton 6; Fouled out – none; Records – LCA 0-16, Clinton 14-6
Girls Basketball Saturday in Syracuse Kylee Rostochak scored 20 points to lead Wawasee to its first Northern Lakes Conference win of the season, 41-36 over Concord at the Hardwood Teepee. Wawasee led 25-11 at halftime, and hit 14-19 free throws in the game. Seaquinn Bright added nine points for the Lady Warriors, with Hannah Haines adding four, Hannah-Marie Lamle and Aubrey Kuhn three each, and Kabrea Rostochak two in the winning cause. The Lady Warriors return to action when they travel to Bremen Tuesday night. WAWASEE 41, CONCORD 36 C 7 4 15 10 – 36 W 12 13 7 9 – 41 Concord — Jade Iavagnilio 0 2-2 2, Anna Nisen 0 5-6 5, Nicki Wilhelm 1 0-2 2, MacKenzie Ritter 5 2-4 14, Tylar Roberson 1 4-4 6, Keaonna Clopton 0 0-0 0, Justyce Warren 1 1-3 3, Rachel Hahaj 2 0-0 4, Kelsey Seddon 0 0-0 0. Totals: 10 10-22 36. Wawasee — Elizabeth Jackson 0 0-0 0, Kabrea Rostochak 1 0-0 2, Hannah-Marie Lamle 1 1-1 3, Hannah Haines 1 2-3 4, Aubrey Kuhn 0 3-4 3, Kylee Rostochak 6 5-7 20, Alissa Flores 0 0-0 0, Seaquinn Bright 2 3-4 9. Totals: 11 14-19 41. Three-pointers – Concord 2 (Ritter 2), Wawasee 3 (Ky. Rostochak 3); Fouls – Concord 18, Wawasee 14; Fouled out – Jackson; Records – Concord 7-13 (0-6 NLC), Wawasee 5-15 (1-5 NLC) JV – Wawasee 39, Concord 18
Saturday in South Whitley Whitko had a 25-17 halftime lead, but were outscored 19-3 in the third quarter in a 58-47 loss to visiting Wabash. Aly Reiff had 20 points for the Lady Wildcats, with Jennifer Reiff adding 13, Brianna Cumberland 12 and Emily Day 2. The Lady Wildcats finish their Three Rivers Conference season at 4-3 and take an overall record of 12-8 into their home finale against Fort Wayne North Tuesday night. WABASH 58, WHITKO 47 WA 8 9 19 22 – 58 WH 12 13 3 19 – 47 Wabash – Claire Cromer 23, Shelby Stone 11, Madison Barden 7, Kristin Cromer 3, Sarah Ritter 2, Sydni Mullett 2, Bailey Yoakum 1 Whitko – Aly Reiff 20, Jennifer Reiff 13, Brianna Cumberland 12, Emily Day 2 Records – Wabash 17-3 (5-2 TRC), Whitko 12-8 (4-3 TRC)
