Fall Sports In Full Swing As Squires Tennis Team Gets Win
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SYRACUSE — Played a day after it was scheduled to, the Manchester boys tennis team nabbed season-opening 4-1 win at Wawasee Tuesday night. Rain forced the match to be moved from Monday to Tuesday, but the traveling Squires didn’t seem to mind. While Wawasee’s Kyler Love was getting a 6-4, 6-4 victory at No. 1 singles, the rest of the Warriors struggled, failing to force a third set on any of the remaining four courts. On the other two singles courts, Manchester’s Max Karg won 6-3, 6-2 and Brayton Spann was a 6-0, 6-1 victor at No. 3. At doubles, Manchester’s No. 1 tandem of Dalton Day and Riley Woods won 6-2, 6-4 and Noah Cain and Morgan Metzger won 6-2, 6-0 at No. 2. The 0-1 Wawasee Warriors are back at home today, hosting Lakeland, while the 1-0 Squires host Maconaquah Thursday. MANCHESTER 4, WAWASEE 1 SINGLES: No. 1 — Kyler Love (W) def. Connor Eichenauer 6-4, 6-4; No. 2 — Max Karg (M) def. Isaac Rigdon 6-3, 6-2; No. 3 — Brayton Spann (M) def. Rozen Kunkle 6-0, 6-1 DOUBLES: No. 1 — Dalton Day/Riley Woods (M) def. Dylan Houser/Todd Hauser 6-2, 6-4; No. 2 — Noah Cain/Morgan Metzger (M) def. Doug Hapner/Chase Myers 6-2, 6-0. Records: Manchester 1-0, Wawasee 0-1 JV — Manchester 2, Wawasee 0 JV Singles: No. 1 — Branden Scott (M) def. Leonard Kline 8-2; No. 2 — Matthew Pegg (M) def. Kline 8-3
Tuesday in Fort Wayne
The Whitko boys tennis team opened its season with a 4-1 loss at Fort Wayne Northrop Tuesday evening. In the team loss, Whitko’s Seth Patrick did get an individual victory at No. 2 singles, winning 6-2, 6-4. The Wildcats get back on the courts Thursday at home against Westview. FW NORTHROP 4, WHITKO 1 SINGLES: No. 1 — Alex Stavretis (N) def. Tyler Baugher 6-2, 6-1; No. 2 — Seth Patrick (W) def. John Nguyen 6-2, 6-4; No. 3 — Tyler Jordan (N) def. Tyler Pottenger 6-1, 6-1 DOUBLES: No. 1 — Brian York/Mike Ankenbruck (N) def. Cole Bechtold/Blake Castle 6-0, 6-1; No. 2 — Gouin Neyman/Hendrix Magley (N) def. Garrett Smiley/Riley Anderson 6-4, 6-3 Whitko Record: 0-1
Tuesday in Akron
Traveling to Bremen for its first match of the season, the Tippecanoe Valley boys tennis team lost 4-1 Tuesday evening. Valley’s lone individual victory came from Nick Kindig, who won 6-0, 6-4 at No. 1 singles. The 0-1 Vikings host North Judson Thursday. BREMEN 4, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 1 SINGLES: No. 1 — Nick Kindig (TV) def. Brad Foster 6-0, 6-4; No. 2 — Jalen Bayer (B) def. Tanner Neeley 7-6, 6-4; No. 3 — Wes Burkholder (B) def. Clayton Adamson 6-3, 6-2 DOUBLES: No. 1 — Joe Zeltwanger/Nate Strehler (B) def. Robby Groom/Derrick Cunningham 3-6, 6-2, 6-3; No. 2 — Krent Hueni/Tommy Foster (B) def. Willy Inglehearn/Logan Britton 6-0, 6-0 Records: Bremen 1-0, Valley 0-1 JV — Bremen 4, Valley 1
CO-ED CROSS COUNTRY
Tuesday in Fort Wayne
The Warsaw cross country teams combined efforts for Tuesday’s Hokum Karem Invitational at Fort Wayne’s Schoaff Park. Running as a complete team, Warsaw finished second to Northridge after the tandem of Ellis Coon and Ashley Erba finished first, but were disqualified because of a flag violation. Coon and Erba’s time of 25:52 would have set a record at the meet, but was nullified due to the violation. Both teams will be at Saturday’s Huntington North Invitational, which will be at Huntington University. HOKUM KAREM INVIATIONAL Team Scores — Northridge 1:49:34, Warsaw 1:53:07, Dwenger 1:56:24, Snider 1:56:24, South Adams 1:59:56, Northrop 2:05:32, FW North 2:08:52 Warsaw — Ellis Coon/Ashley Erba 25:52 (DQ), 6. Jacob Poyner/Hannah Dawson 27:15, 8. Robert Murphy/Emma Hayward 27:43, 18. Brysten James/Emily Stouder 29:02, 19. Tyler Houvener/Tennie Worrell 29:07, 22. Ismael Calderon/Kara Millington 29:16, 38. Cam Hoskins/Kendra Paton 30:16, 39. Nate Haller/Hannah Thompson 30:18, 43. Michael Compton/Tayler Mylin 30:23, 44. Nick Adams/Claire Kehler 30:24
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
Tuesday in Benton
The Wawasee boys cross country team got its season started right Tuesday at Fairfield, beating all three of its opponents. Finishing with five guys in the top seven, the Warriors defeated Bremen (19-40), Fairfield (19-36) and NorthWood (15-40). Leading the way for Wawasee was Reid Stichter, who finished first overall in a time of 17:28.8. The Warriors will be at Saturday’s Prairie Heights Invitational. WAWASEE 19, BREMEN 40; WAWASEE 19, FAIRFIELD 36; WAWASEE 15, NORTHWOOD 40 Top 5 — 1. Reid Stichter (W) 17:28.8, 2. Thomas Dean (B) 17:31.9, 3. Nate Miller (F) 17:50.5, 4. Adam Doll (W) 18:13.7, 5. Troy Carolus (W) 18:14.9 Wawasee Results — 1. Stichter 17:28, 4. Doll 18:13, 5. Carolus 18:14, 6. Zach Cockrill 18:27, 7. Austin Yoder 18:33, 20. Austin Krizman 19:28, 21. Jacob Tucco 19:41, 22. Sebastian List 19:43, 23. Joey Bornman 19:56, 27. Bailey Yoder 20:13, 28. Adam Baker 20:15, 30. Jaxon Bame 20:21, 35. Ronny Shortt 21:09, 36. Ben Slabaugh 21:10, 37. Kris Marquart 21:17, 48. Chuck Impey 23:08 Wawasee Record: 3-0
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
Tuesday in Benton
The Wawasee girls cross country team picked up two losses at Fairfield Tuesday, but posted one. In a three-team meet, the Lady Warriors fell to Bremen 25-30 and hosting Fairfield 22-38, but defeated NorthWood 27-30. Wawasee’s Jen Slabaugh finished second overall with a time of 21:24. The Lady Warriors return to action Saturday at the Prairie Heights Invitational. BREMEN 25, WAWASEE 30; FAIRFIELD 22, WAWASEE 38; WAWASEE 27, NORTHWOOD 30 Top 5 — 1. Sara Slabaugh (B) 21:09.5, 2. Jen Slabaugh (W) 21:24.9, 3. Brooke Bahr (B) 21:56.7, 4. Brooke Mast (F) 22:16.7, 5. Jenna Kieper (F) 22:24.6 Wawasee Results — 2. Slabaugh 21:24, 8. Courtney Linnemeier 22:44, 14. Madison Miller 23:46, 17. Megan Rhodes 24:58, 24. Tessa Riley 25:40, 25. Morgan Eryman 26:08, 26. Becky Snavely 26:50, 27. Emma Donahoe 26:56, 34. Ruby Minnick 30:31, 35. Brook-Lynn Whetten 30:36, 36. Taylor Busse 31:11 Wawasee Record: 1-2
GIRLS GOLF
Tuesday in Syracuse
The Wawasee girls golf team posted a pair of wins Tuesday at Maxwelton Golf Club in Syracuse. Shooting a 194, the Lady Warriors bested Mishawaka Marian (206) and West Noble (228). Wawasee’s Elizabeth Jackson and Mikala Mawhorter shared medalist honors, as both shot a 47 on the par-36 course. The Lady Warriors will be at Saturday’s Rochester Invitational at Mill Creek Golf Course. WAWASEE 194, MISH. MARIAN 206, WEST NOBLE 228 (Maxwelton G.C., Par 36) Medalist — Elizabeth Jackson (W), Mikala Mawhorter (W) 47 Wawasee — Jackson 47, Mawhorter 47, Alex Goralczyk 53, Kylee Rostochak 51, Courtney McDaniel 49 Marian — Paige Weber 50, Nicole Bourgeois 51, Katie Arterbury 61, Lauren Jankowski 55, Meghan Sink 50 WN — Haley Teel 49, Paige Shermer 54, Bre Whitney 65, Rachel Stahlman 60, Bailey Kruger 66 Wawasee Record: 5-1
BOYS SOCCER
Tuesday in Topeka
Opening its season at Westview Tuesday night, the Wawasee boys soccer team fell 4-0. The 0-1 Warriors return to action Saturday at home against Concord. WESTVIEW 4, WAWASEE 0 Wawasee Record: 0-1 JV — Westview 3, Wawasee 0 Wawasee JV Stats: Saves — Caleb Glen 6; Record: 0-1
Tuesday in Nappanee
At Nappanee Tuesday, the Whitko boys soccer team fell 8-0 against NorthWood. The Wildcats return to the field Thursday at home against Columbia City. NORTHWOOD 8, WHITKO 0
VOLLEYBALL
Tuesday in Winona Lake
The Whitko volleyball team got a four-set win at Lakeland Christian Academy Tuesday, 15-25, 25-22, 26-24, 25-22. In the season-opening victory, Whitko was led by Whitney Hobbs’ 13 kills and Meghan Peters’ 20 assists. For LCA, Frani Gerst had 12 kills and Kathleen Sands posted six blocks. Opening its season with six-straight road matches, Whitko is Tuesday at Churubusco, while LCA is at Elkhart Christian Friday. WHITKO DEF. LAKELAND CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 15-25, 25-22, 26-24, 25-22 Kills — Whitney Hobbs (W) 13, Frani Gerst (L) 12, Warner (W) 7; Blocks — Kathleen Sands (L) 6 Taylor Zwick (W) 3, Hobbs (W) 2; Aces — Gerst (L) 6, Paige Price (L) 6; Assists — Meghan Peters (W) 20, Price (L) 18; Digs — Jasmine Brown (W) 24, Aressa Tackwell (W) 16 Records: Whitko 1-0, LCA 1-1 JV — Whitko def. LCA 18-25, 25-22, 15-13 Whitko JV Stats: Kills — Marsh 6, Schneider 6; Aces — Hippensteel 7, Keim 5; Digs — Keim 9, Senseny 7
