Bedke, Manchester Girls Win TRC Cross Country Title
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NORTH MANCHESTER – Manchester’s Rae Bedke finished first in the Three Rivers Conference girls cross country race, pacing the Lady Squires to the team title 36-51 over Maconaquah. Tippecanoe Valley finished sixth, and Whitko didn’t field a complete team. In the boys race, the Squires’ Thomas Rohr took third and paced Manchester to a second-place finish in the team standings. Rochester easily outpaced the field with five runners in the top six. The Lady Squires placed six runners in the top 12 overall. Sarah Rohr was seventh, Tahnee Fuentes eighth, Clara Burdette ninth and Emily Lynn 11th in the race. Tippecanoe Valley’s Jesse Floor finished eighth in the boys race, and Whitko’s Josh Wright 11th. The Vikings and Wildcats finished seventh and eighth, respectively, in the team standings. All three schools continue postseason races Saturday at sectionals, with Manchester and Valley running at Culver Academies, and Whitko at the Fort Wayne Northrop Sectional. THREE RIVERS CONFERENCE CROSS COUNTRY MEET GIRLS RESULTS Team Standings – 1. Manchester 36, 2. Maconaquah 51, 3. Rochester 81, 4. Southwood 90, 5. Northfield 103, 6. Tippecanoe Valley 160, Incomplete teams; Whitko, North Miami, Peru, Wabash Manchester – 1. Rae Bedke 19:26, 7. Sarah Rohr 20:55, 8. Tahnee Fuentes 21:06, 9. Clara Burdette 25, 11. Emily Lynn 21:41, 12. Jaelyn Webb 21:42, 25. Natasha Niccum 22:28 Tippecanoe Valley – 14. Karly Kitch 21:53, 33. Breelyn Conley 23:59, 36. Haley Hoover 25:09, 39. Lexi Durkes 25:29, 41. Brooklyn Conley 27:06, 42. Abbi Miller 31:21 Whitko – 6. Brigit Nemitz 20:45, 10. Suzanne Sickafoose 21:13, 37. Hanna Yohe 23:15 42. Lizz Foutz 23:58 BOYS RESULTS Team Standings – 1. Rochester 18, Manchester 92, 3. Southwood 97, 4. Wabash 113, 5. Northfield 130, 6. Peru 139, 7. Maconaquah 146, 8. Whitko 189, 9. Tippecanoe Valley 198, Incomplete team: North Miami Manchester – 3. Thomas Rohr 16:56, 18. Lance Bennett 18:47, 22. Hunter Miller 18:56, 23. Drew Jones 18:56, 26. Drew Nettleton 19:04, 41. Montgomery Pattison 19:56, 46. Ethan Davis 20:10 Whitko – 11. Josh Wright 17:56, 27. Logan Busz 19:08, 40. Zach Freel 19:56, 130. Ezra Miller 21:07, 59. Kort Gebert 24:45 Tippecanoe Valley – 8. Jesse Floor 17:42, 32. Jared Mikel 19:37, 51. Shay Merley 20:28, 53. Tyler Ross 21:39, 54. Andy Hearrera 21:58, 55. Evan Lowman 22:00, 57. Josh Back 22:59
Saturday in Winamac Triton’s Baylee McIntire finished seventh in the girls race, and Bailey Wadkins eighth in the boys race at the inaugural Hoosier North Athletic Conference cross country meet. The Trojans took sixth overall, with Cordell Sherow taking 17th and Shaun Honeycutt 19th. Jeremiah Goodrich was 39th, and Brock Wadkins 42nd to round out the Trojan scoring. The Lady Trojans took fifth in the team standings. Michaela Best took 18th, Abigail Powell in 28th, Aimee Gladieux in 29th and Alysha May 34th. Both teams will continue in postseason competition at the Culver Academies Sectional on Saturday.
Girls Soccer Saturday in North Manchester Carsyn Howard had a hat trick, including a goal with less than a minute to play, as Manchester closed out its regular season with a 3-2 home win over South Adams. Howard’s first goal came in the first half on an assist by Allison Smith, and the second came after halftime on an assist by Elizabeth Anguilm. In both cases South Adams got the equalizer. The visitors were called for a foul with the clock winding down, and Anguilm put the free kick on the far post where Howard put the ball in the gaol for the game winner. Kiera Stacy had a half-dozen saves for the Lady Squires. Manchester begins sectional play Tuesday when they take on North Miami at the Oak Hill Sectional in Converse.
Boys Soccer Saturday in Manchester Senior Jon Rich scored twice and classmates Elisiel Guerrero and Colin McNeeley had one goal each in Manchester’s 4-0 win over South Adams in the regular-season finale for both teams. McNeeley assisted Rich on both his goals, while Noah Terrill assisted Guerrero and Braydon Sewell assisted on McNeeley’s goal. The Squires will take a 14-1-1 overall record into the Fort Wayne Blackhawk Sectional, where they take on the 13th-ranked host team on Wednesday.
