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Carpenter's Three-Under Par At Rozella Leads Local Roundup

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Triton senior Quentyn Carpenter set a school record with his nine-hole round at Rozella Ford Golf Club Thursday night.
Playing on the par-35 front nine, Carpenter shot a three-under 32, setting a new Triton record for a nine-hole match.
Carpenter’s record-setting match helped Triton post a 149, bettering Bremen’s 188, Culver’s 204 and Oregon-Davis’ 211.
Helping keep the team score low was Tanner Shepherd’s 38, Ryan Rapp’s 39, Lucas Shafer’s 40 and Greg Music’s fifth-man score of 45.
Up next for the 10-2 Trojans is Saturday’s LaVille Invitational at Sprig O’Mint Golf Course just outside of Bremen.
TRITON 149, BREMEN 188, CULVER 204, OREGON-DAVIS 211
(Rozella Ford G.C., Par 35)
Medalist – Quentyn Carpenter (T) 32*
Triton – Carpenter 32, Ryan Rapp 39, Tanner Shepherd 38, Lucas Shafer 40, Greg Music 45
Bremen – Kevin Woodyard 44, Micah Knoblock 44, Brad Foster 52, Clayton Phillips 48, Sky Allen 52
Culver – Trent Elliott 44, Cody Peterson 49, Tristan Schultz 54, Kenny VaudePutte 57, Tevin Jones 59
O-D – Blake Hurford 47, Jack Minter 58, Sam Seese 48, Chris Hamond 61, Zak Johnston 58
Triton Record: 10-2
* – School Record

Thursday in Millersburg
The Lakeland Christian Academy boys golf team defeated Clinton Christian School Thursday at Millersburg’s Timber Ridge Golf Course, 180-208. Leading LCA to the win was Joel Haines, who finished his nine holes with a 41. The 2-2 Cougars will take part in Saturday’s LaVille Invitational at Sprig O’Mint Golf Course outside of Bremen.
LAKELAND CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 180, CLINTON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 208
(Timber Ridge G.C.)
LCA – Ross Wallen 45, Joel Haines 41, Zarek Finley 47, Cam Hathaway 47, Chris Maron 47
LCA Record: 2-2

BASEBALL
Thursday in Anderson
In Anderson Thursday, the Whitko baseball team got a 14-2 five-inning victory over Anderson Prep. Tanner Gaff was the winning pitcher, going four innings and striking out nine, while also going 3 for 4 at the plate with a double and two RBIs. The 13-5 Wildcats are at Bellmont today for a 6:30 p.m. game.
WHITKO 14, ANDERSON PREP 2 (5 innings)
W    412    34    –    14    14    1
AP    100    10    –    2    7    5
Tanner Gaff (W, 4IP, 2R, 1ER, 6H, 9K, 1BB), Ryan Weigold (5, 1IP, 0R, 1H, 0K, 1BB); Austin Norris (L)
2B – Alex Stoddard (W), Ethan Nicodemus (W), Weigold (W)
Whitko Record: 13-5

Tuesday in Bourbon
The Triton baseball team dropped a Northern State Conference decision 12-1 Thursday night at home against Jimtown. In the five-inning loss, Ben Perkins drove in the Trojans’ only run. Triton hosts John Glenn today.
JIMTOWN 12, TRITON 1 (5 innings)
J    204    06    –    12    11    1
T    000    10    –    1    4    3
Floyd (W); Ben Perkins (L), Skyler Reichert
2B – Oblinger (J), Floyd (J), Kay (J), Hobbs (J), Gaugler (J)

SOFTBALL
Thursday in Akron
In Three Rivers Conference action Thursday in Akron, the Tippecanoe Valley softball team fell 12-1 in five innings against Northfield. Valley’s Mariah Benzing was 1 for 1 in the game, as that hit was a home run, accounting for her team’s only score. The 4-8 Lady Vikings host Manchester Monday in another TRC contest.
NORTHFIELD 12, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 1
N    330    42    –    12    11    0
TV    100    00    –    1    3    4
(Valley Stats)
Kassidy Shepherd (L, 2IP, 6R, 3ER, 6H, 0K, 1BB), Katelyn Gunter (3, 6R, 4ER, 5H, 0K, 2BB, 1HB)
HR – Mariah Benzing (TV)

Thursday in Bourbon
Scoring nine second-inning runs Thursday at home, the Triton softball team defeated the Culver Girls Academy 13-3 in five innings. Brycelyn Garbison was the winning pitcher, while Krystal Sellers, Mallorie Jennings, Allyson Brown and Hannah Jennings all posted two hits each. The 12-4 Lady Trojans are at John Glenn today.
TRITON 13, CULVER GIRLS ACADEMY 3 (5 innings)
C    000    30    –    3    2    2
T    090    13    –    13    11    3
Brycelyn Garbison (W, 5IP, 3R, 1ER, 2H, 5K, 1BB); Jeffirs (L, 2IP, 9R, 9ER, 8H, 0K, 4BB), Duthie (3, 2-2/3IP, 4R, 2ER, 3H, 1K, 2BB)
2B – Krystal Sellers (T), Mallorie Jennings (T), Brooke Roberts (T), Lexee Lemler (T), Jeffirs (C)
Triton Record: 12-4

GIRLS TENNIS
Thursday in Culver
In Culver Thursday, the Warsaw girls tennis team suffered a 3-2 defeat. Warsaw’s wins came from Jacqueline Sasso at No. 2 singles and Lindsay Sciarra at No. 3 singles. The 1-9 Lady Tigers wrap up their Northern Lakes Conference season Monday at Goshen.
CULVER GIRLS ACADEMY 3, WARSAW 2
SINGLES: No. 1 – Rachel Simon (C) def. Sarah Boyle 6-0, 6-0; No. 2 – Jacqueline Sasso (W) def. Olivia Cripe 6-1, 6-1; No. 3 – Lindsay Sciarra (W) def. Nancy Wil 6-0, 6-1
DOUBLES: No. 1 – Pita Navarro/Regina Padilla (C) def. Olivia Wallin/Marley Smith 6-3, 7-6 (7-5); No. 2 – Kendall Whitehurst/Marica Solis (C) def. Camille Kerlin/Anna Hall 6-4, 6-1
Warsaw Record: 1-9
JV – CGA 8, Warsaw 7
JV Singles: No. 1 – Alena Arkhipov (C) def. Rachel Alexander 8-4; No. 2 – Blair Findlay (W) def. Isabel Falomir 8; No. 3 – Sydney Hartman (W) def. Molly McNabola 8-1; No. 4 – Molly McNabola (C) def. Jessica Marroquin 6-2
JV Doubles: No. 1 – Mallory Bartel/Mattie Doran (W) def. Katherline Hansen/Boyan Zhang 8-3; No. 2 – Abbi Baum/Mallorie Stiver (W) def. Paula Cruz/Elaina Engelhard 8-6; No. 3 – Shelby Roberts/Rosalia Fleming (W) def. Chloe Fabi/Gabby Wells 8-7 (7-4); No. 4 – Grace Holzer/Zonia Perez (C) def. Olivia Tucker/Kenzie Riley 8-1; No. 5 – Eden Brackenburg & Erin Luck (C) def. Greer Smith/Danielle Straits 8-6; No. 6 – Ashley Neubaum/Wesley Cowan (W) def. Janna Harter/ Morgan Hartman 8-1; No. 7 – Bonnie Wong/Cheyenne Jackson (W) def. Madi Berman & Eleanor Teahan 8-3; No. 8 – Eden Brackenberg/Grace Holzer (C) def. Taylor Smith/Sydney Peugh 6-1; No. 9 – Madi Berman/Eleanor Teahan (C) def. Jenn Katris/Madison Mutchler 8-1; No. 10 – Zonia Perez/Erin Luck (C) def. Rebeca Carillo/Abby Smith (W) 6-4; No. 11 – Jenna Harter/Morgan Hartman (C) def. Brooklyn Rummer/Sydney Sargis 8-0

Thursday in Nappanee
At NorthWood Thursday evening, the Wawasee girls tennis team lost 5-0. Wawasee now sits at 3-7 on the year and 0-6 in the Northern Lakes Conference. The Lady Warriors will be at Saturday’s Angola Invitational, beginning at 9 a.m.
NORTHWOOD 5, WAWASEE 0
SINGLES: No. 1 – Emily Hoffman (N) def. Esther Hermann 6-3, 6-0; No. 2 – Sydney Wysong (N) def. Katy Ashpole 6-1, 6-0; No. 3 – Megan Reed (N) def. Jada Antonides 6-2, 6-0
DOUBLES: No. 1 – Kennedy Walter/Tori Schwartz (N) def. Priscilla Par/Sam Prins 6-0, 6-0; No. 2 – Taylor Stutzman/Alaina Donegan (N) def. Natalie Fritz/Molly Smith 6-2, 6-0
Wawasee Record: 3-7 (0-6 NLC)
JV – NorthWood 6, Wawasee 0
JV Singles: No. 1 – Kaitlyn Swihart (N) def. Jaclyn Miller 8-1; No. 2 – Bailey Miller (N) def. Chelsea Carolus 8-2; No. 3 – Yadira Figueroa (N) def. Jazlyn Gelhausen 8-0; No. 4 – Carolus (W) lost 6-1
JV Doubles: No. 1 – Lorraine Hakes/Madison Sheline (N) def. Ashley Larson/Krissa Keaffaber 8-6; No. 2 – Betsy Mikel/Mikayla Bley (N) def. Brooke Fick/Katie Kuhn 8-0
Wawasee JV Record: 8-2 (0-6 NLC)

Thursday in Elkhart
The Triton girls tennis team returned home from Jimtown with a 3-2 Northern State Conference win Thursday. For the Lady Trojans, Kaelyn Mason and Carrie Slabaugh won at No. 1 and 2 singles, respectively. On the doubles courts, Holly Stogsdill and Marissa Ross were No. 1 winners. The win improves Triton to 5-3 overall and 2-3 in the NSC. Up next is a home match against South Bend Riley Monday.
TRITON 3, JIMTOWN 2
SINGLES: No. 1 – Kaelyn Mason (T) def. Brooke Janowski 6-2, 6-0; No. 2 – Carrie Slabaugh (T) def. Amy Lehner 6-0, 6-2; No. 3 – Madison Mawhorter (J) def. Michal Scherer-Berry 7-5, 6-4
DOUBLES: No. 1 – Marissa Ross/Holly Stogsdill (T) def. Kelsey Weinkauf/Amber Miller 6-2, 6-0; No. 2 – Maggie Farwig/Carlo Murillo (J) def. Cassie Irons/Shayla May 7-5, 6-2
Triton Record: 5-3 (2-3 NSC)
JV – Jimtown 1, Triton 0

TRACK AND FIELD
Thursday in Bourbon
The Triton boys and girls track and field teams each posted wins Thursday at home. In a three-team meet, featuring Lakeland Christian Academy and LaVille, the Triton girls scored 90 points, followed by LaVille’s 49 and LCA’s 23. On the boys side, Triton defeated LaVille 83-80, as LCA only had one runner, scoring three points. For the Lady Trojans, Breanna Lemler won the 100 (13.9), 400 (1:05), 200 (28.4) and finished second in the shot put (29-5.5), while freshman Jaela Meister won the 100 hurdles (17.7), 300 hurdles (50.03) and pole vault (7-0). The Triton boys received multiple first-place finishes from Jessi Burkholder (110 hurdles, pole vault), Jeremy Jones (100, 200) and Trenton Cooper (800, 3200). Next up for Triton is Wednesday’s NSC Championships at John Glenn High School in Walkerton.
BOYS – TRITON 83, LAVILLE 80, LAKELAND CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 3
3200 Relay – 1. Triton 10:07, 2. LaVille 11:26; 110 Hurdles – 1. Jessi Burkholder (T) 19.6, 2. Devin Johnson (LV) 19.8, 3. Blake Johnson (T) 20.3; 100 – 1. Jeremy Jones (T) 11.6, 2. Deagan Bolinger (LV) 12.6, 3. Phillip Stepp (T) 13.2; 1600 – 1. Trenton Stackhouse (T) 5:03, 2. Frankie Olivares (LV) 5:11, 3. Trenton Cooper (T) 5:18; 400 Relay – 1. LaVille 47.8, 2. Triton 48.5; 400 – 1. Dylan Manwarren (LV) 58.7, 2. Bryce Wanemacher (T) 58.8, 3. Tony Shen (LCA) 1:01; 300 Hurdles – 1. Craig Romano (LV) 43.6, 2. Masen Yeo (T) 45.0, 3. B. Johnson (T) 47.0; 800 – 1. Cooper (T) 2:09, 2. Olivares (LV) 2:09, 3. Derek Johnson (T) 2:22
200 – 1. Jones (T) 24.6, 2. Bolinger (LV) 26.3, 3. Stepp (T) 26.4; 3200 – 1. Cooper (T) 11:34, 2. Dayton Schoolman (LV) 12:34, 3. Caleb Dudeck 13:51; 1600 Relay – 1. LaVille 3:45, 2. Triton 3:55; Shot Put – 1. J.T. Saylor (LV), 2. Ector (LV), 3. Kain Coomer (T); Discus – 1. Alex Steinke (LV) 115-11.5, 2. Saylor (LV) 111-6, 3. Blake (LV) 106-18.5; Pole Vault – 1. Burkholder (T), 2. B. Johnson (T) 7-0, 3. Alex Eib (T) 5-0; Long Jump – 1. Romano (LV) 18-7, 2. Manwarren  (LV) 17-3, 3. Burkholder 16-4; High Jump – 1. B. Johnson 5-4, 2. Yeo (T) 5-2, 3. Johnson (LV) 5-2
GIRLS – TRITON 90, LAVILLE 49, LAKELAND CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 23
3200 Relay – 1. Triton 11:34, 2. LCA 12:24; 100 Hurdles – 1. Jaela Meister (T) 17.7, 2. Hailey Nieveen (LCA) 17.9, 3. Danielle Romano (LV) 17.9; 100 – 1. Breanna Lemler (T) 13.9, 2. Lucy Zeiger (LV) 14.3, 3. Katie Lenker (T) 14.7; 1600 – 1. Lexi Miller (T) 6:05, 2. Hannah Remington (LCA) 6:16, 3. Chelsea Shaffer (LV) 8:00; 400 Relay – 1. Triton 57.1, 2. LaVille 1:05; 400 – 1. Lemler (T) 1:05, 2. Zeiger (L)V 1:06, 3. Carissa Urschalitz (LCA) 1:10; 300 Hurdles – 1. Meister (T) 50.03, 2. Nieveen (LCA) 51.5, 3. Romano (LV) 53.1; 800 – 1. Shana Anderson (T) 2:42, 2. Emilee Katron (LCA) 2:45, 3. Makayla Musilli (T) 2:58
200 – 1. Lemler (T) 28.4, 2. Zeiger (LV) 30.5, 3. Brooklyn Bitting (T) 31.1; 3200 – 1. Miller (T) 13:36, 2. Shaffer (LV) 16:26, 3. Kayleigh Brenden (LV) 19:02; 1600 Relay – 1. LaVille, 2. LCA 4:42.1; Shot Put – 1. Becca Kennedy (T) 29-6, 2. Lemler (T) 29-5.5, 3. Cassie Zartman (LV) 27-10; Discus – 1. Kennedy (T) 75-6.5, 2. Hannah Remington (LCA) 66-4, 3. Kassie Zar (LV) 65-9.5; Pole Vault – 1. Meister (T) 7-0, 2. Autumn Kann (T) 5-0; Long Jump – 1. Romano (LV) 14-8, 2. Lenker (T) 13-8, 3. Bitting (T) 13-2; High Jump – 1. Katie Minorik (LV) 5-0, 2. Kann (T) 4-8, 3. Anderson (T) 4-8