Lady Warriors Fall 44-36 To South Bend Adams
SOUTH BEND – Senior Aubrey Schmeltz scored a game-high 16 points in visiting Wawasee’s 44-36 loss to South Bend Adams Thursday night.
The Lady Warriors fell behind by seven points, 15-8, in the first quarter and never fully recovered. Reniya Columbus matched Schmeltz’s 16 points for Adams.
The junior varsity game went to Wawasee 39-27. Sara Pritchard had 12 points in the game, and the JV improved to 7-0.
Wawasee takes a 3-6 record into its road game at 9-0 Northridge on Tuesday in the Northern Lakes Conference opener for both teams.
SB ADAMS 44, WAWASEE 36
W 8 9 10 9 – 36
SBA 15 9 11 9 – 44
Wawasee – Kabrea Rostochak 2 0-0 5, Hannah-Marie Lamle 1 2-2 4, Casey Schroeder 0 1-2 1, Hannah Haines 2 1-2 5, Aubrey Kuhn 1 0-2 2, Seaquinn Bright 1 1-2 3, Aubrey Schmeltz 5 6-8 16. Totals 12 11-13 36.
Adams – Amanda Ellison 1 0-0 2, Samantha Jankowski 4 2-2 10, Kaylan Parker 0 0-0 0, Kennedi Kyle 2 0-0 4, Tendai Madondo 0 0-0 0, Reniya Columbus 6 2-3 16, Lakara Taylor 0 2-2 2, Teaonna Miller 2 0-0 4, Maddie McConnell 2 0-1 4, Carmen Chambliss 1 0-0 2. Totals 18 6-8 44.
Three-pointers – Wawasee 1 (Rostochak), Adams 2 (Columbus 2); Fouls – Wawasee 11, Adams 14; Fouled out – none; Records – Wawasee 3-6, Adams 4-3
JV – Wawasee 39, Adams 27
Wawasee – Sara Pritchard 12, Caitlin Wortinger 9, Morgan Adkins 8, McKenzie Smith 4, Kiersten Beckner 4, Hannah Lancaster 2.
Record – Wawasee 7-0
Warsaw Sweeps NorthWood
Warsaw’s swimming teams each earned a victory over NorthWood, with the Lady Tigers winning 124-60 and the boys team taking a 143-25 win in a Northern Lakes Conference meet.
The boys squad won all 12 events. Evan Borchers, Grant Knight and Alex Cook were double winners. Borchers won the 200 freestyle and the 100 butterfly, Knight won the 200 IM and 100 breaststroke, and Cook the 50 and 100 freestyle races.
Delaney Wihebrink and Olivia Herman were double winners for the Lady Tigers. Wihebrink took the 200 IM and the 100 breaststroke, and Herman won the 50 and 100 freestyles. Warsaw won 10 of the 12 girls events.
The Tigers are 2-0 overall and in the NLC, and the Lady Tigers are 3-0 overall and in the NLC. They will host the Warsaw Invitational on Saturday.
Valley Swimmers Split
WABASH – Tippecanoe Valley’s swimming teams split a Three Rivers Conference meet at Wabash Thursday, with the Lady Vikings falling 99-71 and the Valley boys winning 102-81 over the Apaches.
Freshman Mayde Fear won twice for the Lady Vikings, taking the 200 IM and the 100 backstroke. Chase Brower took the 50 and 500 freestyle races. Daniel Alexander and Dakota Prater finished 1-2, respectively, in the 200 IM, and switched places in the 100 butterfly.
Valley will swim in the Culver Academies Invitational on Saturday.
Maconaquah Handles Squires In TRC Meet
NORTH MANCHESTER – The Maconaquah swimming teams swept a pair of Three Rivers Conference meets from host Manchester Thursday. The boys score was 151-25 and the girls score was 149-31.
Next up for Manchester is another TRC meet at Rochester Dec. 8.
Freshman Boys Basketball
Wawasee 38, Central Noble 13