Hackworth Comes Up Big For Tippecanoe Valley Baseball
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ROYAL CENTER — Tippecanoe Valley junior James Hackworth had quite the game Monday at Pioneer. In a 20-9 six-inning victory, Hackworth went 3 for 3 at the plate with seven RBIs, hitting two home runs. Helping Clayton Adamson improve his individual record to 2-0, Valley also received three RBIs each from Tanner Andrews and Kameron Larimer, while Tyler Akers drove in one run. In a bit of a downer for the Tippecanoe Valley Vikings, Pioneer’s Phil Whitlock went 3 for 4 with three home runs and five runs batted in. The 4-2 Vikings host Wabash today in Three Rivers Conference action. TIPPECANOE VALLEY 20, PIONEER 9 (6 innings) V 450 614 — 20 13 4 P 103 140 — 9 11 10 Clayton Adamson (W, 2-0, 4-2/3IP, 8H, 1K, 2BB, 9R), Chase Bumau (5, 1-1/3IP, 2K, 3H) and Jacob Ritchey; Brandon Scruggs (L, 3-1/3IP, 13R, 5K, 7H, 4BB), Sam Richards (4, 2-2/3IP, 7R, 4K, 6H, 3BB) and Stephen Whitlock 2B — Akers (V), Tyler Miller (P), Tanner Burks (P) HR — James Hackworth 2 (V), Phil Whitlock 3 (P) Records — Valley 4-2, Pioneer 0-5
Monday in South Whitley Hosting the West Noble Chargers Monday, the Whitko baseball team got a 6-1 victory. Ethan Nicodemus was the winning pitcher, going all seven inning and allowing just four hits. Nathan Sherrard finished the game going 3 for 4, hitting two doubles, scoring two runs, driving in another and stealing a base. Alex Winger also had a 3-for-4 game, driving in a run, scoring two himself and stealing two bases. The 6-5 Whitko Wildcats travel to Peru Wednesday for a 5 p.m. game. WHITKO 6, WEST NOBLE 1 WN 000 001 0 — 1 4 4 Wh 100 023 x — 6 8 1 Ethan Nicodemus (W, 7IP, 1R, 1ER, 4H, 5K, 1BB); Dirk Ormsby (L, 6IP, 6R, 2ER, 8H, 9K, 3BB) 2B — Nathan Sherrard 2 (Wh), Korey Kendall (WN) Whitko Record — 6-5
Monday in Bourbon The Triton baseball team picked up a 2-0 Northern State Conference win at home Monday over Knox. Triton’s Maxx Ullery got the victory, going all seven innings and allowing just one hit. Knox pitcher Blake Bridegroom had a perfect game going into the fifth inning, but Erik Hoffman broke up and Triton scored two runs in the frame. The 3-2 (1-0 NSC) Triton Trojans are back on the diamond tonight at Concord, continuing a game from Friday night. TRITON 2, KNOX 0 K 000 000 0 — 0 1 1 T 000 020 x — 2 3 4 Maxx Ullery (W, 7IP) and Erik Hoffman; Blake Bridegroom (L, 7IP) and Tyler Van Volkenberg 2B — Cody Shively (T) Records — Triton 3-2 (1-0 NSC), Knox 2-7 (0-1 NSC) JV — Triton 7, Knox 5
BOYS GOLF Monday in Fort Wayne Playing at Orchard Ridge Country Club Monday, the fourth-ranked Warsaw Tigers defeated Homestead 144-158. Warsaw’s Tyler Ostrom shot a two-under 34, while Eric Tandy was even par on the course. Also for Warsaw, Bennett Hollar and Jon Schram each shot a 37, while Tim Ahlersmeyer and Evan Cultice shot a 42 and 43, respectively. The 1-0 Tigers host South Bend Clay and Fort Wayne Blackhawk Thursday at 4:30 p.m. WARSAW 144, HOMESTEAD 158 (Orchard Ridge CC, Par 36) Warsaw — Tyler Ostrom 34, Eric Tandy 36, Bennett Hollar 37, Jon Schram 37, Tim Ahlersmeyer 42, Evan Cultice 43 Warsaw Record — 1-0 JV — Warsaw168, Homestead 186 Warsaw JV — Justin Self 41, Lance Lybarger 41, Will Petro 44, Jared Essig 47, Viraj Gokhale 42, Simon Stone 49 Warsaw JV Record — 1-0
Monday in Knox Playing at Bass Lake Country Club in Knox, the Tippecanoe Valley Vikings knocked off the hosting Redskins 165-196. Valley’s Kevin Summe had the low score of the day, shooting a 39, followed by teammate Ted Shepherd, who shot a 40. Other scores for the Vikings were Taylor Breeden’s 42, Tanner Neeley’s 44 and Bray Swihart’s 46. The 2-1 Vikings travel to North Miami Thursday. TIPPECANOE VALLEY 165, KNOX 196 (Bass Lake CC) Valley — Kevin Summe 39, Ted Shepherd 40, Taylor Breeden 42, Tanner Neeley 44, Bray Swihart 46 Valley Record — 2-1 JV — Valley 184, Knox 244 Valley JV — Tanner Shepherd 41, Ben Shriver 45, Josh Tucker 47, Robbie Groom 51, Dayton Cohagan 59 Valley JV Record — 2-1
Monday in North Manchester The Whitko Wildcats got a 163-208 Three Rivers Conference win over North Miami Monday at Sycamore Golf Club. Playing on the par-36 back nine, Whitko’s Zawlocki had the low score of the day, shooting a 38. The 3-1 Wildcats host their own invitational Saturday. WHITKO 163, NORTH MIAMI 208 (Sycamore GC, Par 36) Medalist — Zawlocki (W) 38 Whitko — Klein 41, Busenbark 43, Stewart 42, Zawlocki 38, LeTourneau 42, Wine 46 NM — Cox 42, D. Musselman 57, T. Musselman 51, Prior 58, Mygrant 66, Ward 59 Whitko Record — 3-1 Whitko JV — Bauchert 53, Silveus 53, Kern 57, Whaley 58
Monday in Plymouth Playing at Swan Lake Golf Resort in Plymouth Monday, the 18th-ranked Triton Trojans shot a 160, defeating John Glenn’s 173 and Mishawaka’s 182. On the par-36 course, Triton’s Quentyn Carpenter and Glenn’s Connor Berkebile each shot a 38. Other Triton scores were Griffyn Carpenter’s 39, Taran Kennedy’s 41, Wil Rettinger’s 42 and Dane Kennedy’s 44. The 5-0 Trojans travel to Elkhart today to take on Jimtown, Elkhart Memorial and Elkhart Christian. TRITON 160, JOHN GLENN 173, MISHAWAKA 182 (Swan Lake GC, Par 36) Medalist — Quentyn Carpenter (T), Connor Berkebile (G) 38 Triton — Taran Kennedy 41, Q. Carpenter 38, Wil Rettinger 42, Griffyn Carpenter 39, Dane Kennedy 44 Glenn — Berkebile 38, Tyler Prentkowski 42, Adam Anspaugh 44, Austen Hayes 49, Thomas Adamson 53 Mishawaka — Ryan Bonk 40, Joe Herman 47, John Herman 47, Connor Bilancio 57, Ryan Mathes 48 Triton Record — 5-0 SOFTBALL Monday in Bluffton The Manchester softball team suffered a 7-4 setback Monday at Bluffton. Falling to 1-4 on the season, Manchester’s Hannah Little had two doubles, while Erika Milam went 3 for 4 with a run, RBI and stolen base. The 1-4 Manchester Lady Squires travel to Peru tonight. BLUFFTON 7, MANCHESTER 4 M 000 300 1 — 4 11 4 B 010 240 x — 7 7 1 Natalee Cain (L, 4-1/3IP, 6H, 7R, 3ER, 4BB, 3K), Hannah Beal (5, 1-2/3IP, 1H) and Kristiana Grogg 2B — Hannah Little 2 (M) Records — Bluffton 3-2 Manchester 1-4
GIRLS TENNIS Monday in Benton The Wawasee girls tennis team suffered a 5-0 loss at Fairfield Monday evening. The 1-4 Wawasee Lady Warriors host Concord tonight in Northern Lakes Conference action. FAIRFIELD 5, WAWASEE 0 SINGLES: No. 1 — Kalyn McDaniel (W) lost 6-0, 6-0; No. 2 — Haley Windle (W) lost 6-1, 6-2; No. 3 — Katie Allen (W) lost 6-4, 6-3 DOUBLES: No. 1 — Lauren Erb/Morgan Geer (W) lost 6-0, 6-1; No. 2 — Mia Hauser/Karla Allen (W) lost 6-1, 6-1 Wawasee Record — 1-4 JV — Fairfield 7, Wawasee 1 JV Singles: No. 1 — Mary Shipley (F) def. Katy Ashpole 8-4; No. 2 — Sabrina VanLue (W) lost 8-0; No. 3 — Megan Ulrich (F) def. Samantha Prinis 8-0; No. 4 — Kelsey Stahly (F) def. Ashpole 6-4; No. 5 — Marissa Lorent (F) def. VanLue 6-4; No. 6 — Prinis (W) def. Alexis Turner 6-5 JV Doubles: No. 1 — Ulrich/Leah Wimmer (F) def. Tessa Riley/Kassie Shafstall 8-0; No. 2 — Krissa Keuffober/Mariah Burtsfield (F) def. Riley/Shafstall 6-3 Wawasee JV Record — 0-5
