Fairfield Gets Past Wawasee

SYRACUSE - Wawasee won the opening set, but dropped the last two against the Fairfield Falcons on Thursday in a 12-15, 15-11, 15-3 loss.

Sara Frantz had 17 assists, and Kara Mathew had eight kills and 16 digs. Lydia Carpenter added 13 of 14 serves with four kills.

The junior varsity team moved to 1-1 with a 15-11, 15-5 victory. Emily Cline had three kills, and Erica Auker added two kills.

Wawasee (1-1) will host Lakeland on Monday at 6 p.m.

Triton Over

Oregon-Davis 15-6, 15-12

At Bourbon, the Trojans improved to 1-1 on the season after dominating Oregon-Davis on Thursday.

Chris Scott had seven kills, and Heather Barron added 17 assists for Triton.

The junior varsity team also improved to 1-1 with a 15-6, 15-12 win. Emily Yankovich and Crystal Feldman each had four aces.

The Trojans will be at John Glenn on Thursday at 6 p.m.

TRITON DEF.

OREGON-DAVIS 15-6, 15-4

Triton Kills - Chris Scott 7, Jena Weissert 5

Triton Assists - Heather Barron 17

Triton Server - Megan Sarber 10/10, 2 aces

Triton Passing - Jena Weissert 7/9, Megan Sarber 6/7

JV: TRITON

OVER OREGON-DAVIS 15-6, 15-12

Triton Kills - Emily Yankovich 4, Brandie Ganshorn 3

Triton Assists - Melissa Claxon 7

Triton Aces - Emily Yankovich 4, Crystal Feldman 4, Melissa Claxon 2

Triton Passes - Crystal Feldman 11

Whitko Over Huntington North 16-14, 11-15, 15-7

At Huntington, Whitko opened the season with a three-set win over Huntington North on Tuesday.

Kelly Osborn had four service aces and 20 assists in the win.

The Whitko freshman team lost to Huntington North 15-11, 15-8.

Whitko will host Manchester Thursday at 6 p.m.

WHITKO OVER HUNTINGTON NORTH 16-14, 11-15, 15-7

Whitko Kills - BrieAnn Starkweather 9

Whitko Aces - Kelly Osborn 4

Whitko Digs - Amber Landis 16

Whitko Blocks - Shana Miner 8

Whitko Assists - Kelly Osborn 20

• Golf

Huntington 172, Warsaw 203

At Huntington, the Huntington North girls golf team defeated Warsaw on Wednesday 172-203. It was Warsaw's first loss of the year.

Ashley Cooper shot a 45 to lead Warsaw, but Jennie Helvie shot a 38 for medalist honors for Huntington North.

The junior varsity squad also lost by a score of 252-255. Lara Reed was the top scorer for Warsaw (2-3) with a 58.

Warsaw (5-1) will be at Plymouth with Northridge on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.

HUNTINGTON NORTH 172, WARSAW 203

Warsaw - Brooke Westover 52, Ashley Cooper 45, April Turner 58, Kerri Wrobel 52, Tasha Nance 54

JV; HUNTINGTON NORTH 252,

WARSAW 255

Warsaw - Lara Reed 58, Kasey Jones 66, Leslie Daniels 73, Stephanie Wilson 69, Jaci Thallemer 62, Kelly Leek 70, Erin Owens 71

Huntington 178, Wawasee 241

At Huntington, Kari Wortinger shot a 43, but Wawasee fell to a strong Huntington North team on Thursday at Norwood Golf Course.

Wawasee (2-6) will be at Maplecrest Golf Course today against Goshen and DeKalb.

HUNTINGTON 178, WAWASEE 241

Wawasee - Kari Wortinger 43, Julia Wolfe 59, Stephanie Wihebrink 70, Emily Robertson 69, Kelly Drake 72

Plymouth 217,

Manchester 222

At Plymouth, Manchester's golf team dropped to 2-1 with a Thursday loss to the Pilgrims.

Katie Parker shot a 49 for Manchester, while teammate Kasha Wieland shot a season-best 53.

Manchester competes in Saturday's Three Rivers Conference Invitational at Rochester's Mill Creek Golf Course.

PLYMOUTH 217, MANCHESTER 222

Manchester - Katie Parker 49, Kasha Wieland 53, Dorey Bungitak 59, Jodee Ruppel 59, Demara Knight 62

• Boys Soccer

JV: Wawasee 1, Westview 1

At Syracuse, Wawasee got a first period goal from Brad Combs, but could not add any more offense in a season-opening tie to Westview. The Wawasee goal was assisted on by Andy Miner.

Wawasee (0-0-1) will be at South Bend Riley on Aug. 30 at 5 p.m.

• Boys Tennis

Bremen 4, Valley 1

At Bremen, Tippecanoe Valley got a victory from JayDee Parker and Mike Parker at No. 1 doubles, but Bremen defeated the Vikings in their season opener on Thursday.

Valley (0-1) will be at the Cass Tournament on Saturday at 8 a.m.

BREMEN 4, VALLEY 1

Singles

No. 1 - Andy Rohde (B) def. Eric Love 7-5, 4-6, 6-0

No. 2 - Dan Holden (B) def. Aaron Martin 6-0, 6-3

No. 3 - Alex Kiel (B) def. Drew Shafer 6-4, 6-2

Doubles

No. 1 - JayDee Parker and Mike Parker (TV) def. Matt Hudson and Justin Whitman 6-2, 2-6, 6-4

No. 2 - Dusty Kiefer and Derek Ingle (B) def. Jeremy Shambaugh and Brian Love 7-5, 6-4

JV: BREMEN 1, VALLEY 0

Singles

No. 1 - Jason Leeper (B) def. Bryce Gast 6-1, 6-1

Doubles

No. 1 - Andy Martin and Kyle Robinson (TV) tied Dennis Parker and Steve Vandekeeve 6-7 (5-7), 6-2

• Girls Soccer

Goshen 5, NorthWood 1

At Goshen, the NorthWood girls soccer team lost its first ever game on Thursday, a 5-1 defeat to Goshen.

Anne Brubaker scored the first ever goal by a NorthWood player in the 48th minute. An assist was added by Jessica Speed.

NorthWood (0-1) will be at Warsaw on Thursday at 4:30 p.m.

GOSHEN 5, NORTHWOOD 1

Goshen Goals - Andrea Spilman 2, Michala Stucky 2, Gretta Kauffman

NorthWood Goal - Anne Brubaker

Shots on Goal - Goshen 12, NorthWood 4. Saves - Goshen 3, NorthWood 6

East Noble 2, Wawasee 0

At Syracuse, Wawasee opened its girls soccer program with a loss to East Noble on Thursday.

Head coach Rick Shipley saw some positives out of the experience.

"We played with a lot of intensity, but we need to continue to work on the fundamentals of passing and trapping," he said.

Wawasee (0-1) will host Bethany Christian on Saturday at 11 a.m.