NEW CARLISLE — The 20th-ranked Warsaw girls cross country team finished third at Saturday’s 30-team New Prairie Invitational in Class 3A.
Fourth-ranked Carroll won the 3A race with 102 points, followed by 15th-ranked Penn’s 125 and Warsaw’s 135.
Warsaw junior Ashley Erba was the first-place finisher in the race, clocking in at 18:16, while sophomore Anna Bearss placed sixth in 18:48.
Tippecanoe Valley competed in Class 2A, finishing 27th and the Triton Lady Trojans placed ninth in 1A, led by Allie Kann’s 10th-place finish.
TOP 5 (3A) — CARROLL 102, PENN 125, WARSAW 135, CHESTERTON 145, CROWN POINT 170 Top 5 3A Runners — 1. Ashley Erba (Warsaw) 18:16, 2. Corinne Cominator (Northridge) 18:35, 3. Maddie Woods (Penn) 18:38, 4. Lancioni Elena (LaPorte) 18:46, 5. Kristina Galat (Penn) 18:48 Warsaw — 1. Ashley Erba (Warsaw) 18:16, 6. Anna Bearss 18:48, 24. Brooke Kline 19:48, 40. Kristin Quick 20:16, 67. Lilly Fleming 20:50, 96. Madeline Hooks 21:34, 98. Creigh Ogle 21:37 Warsaw JV — Michelle Feng 21:43, Kara Millington 22:01, Ellie Bearss 22:08, Kendra Paton 22:44, Emily Stouder 22:48, Connor Steffe 22:55, Alexis Himes 23:19, Courtney Etchison 23:50, Alexis Winters 23:52, Tayler Mylin 23:58, Jackie Ferguson 25:00, Audra Harman 25:15, McKenzie Haines 26:12, Arielle Day 27:25, Regina Anderson 28:41 TOP 5 (2A) — WEST LAFAYETTE 55, FW CONCORDIA 87, CHATARD 113, ANGOLA 127, NEW PRAIRIE 131 Valley — 111. Robyn Erklin 22:33, 112. Brittney Childers 22:33, 138. Courtney Burns 23:35, 187. Laura Landis 27:42, 197. Olivia Helton 30:39 TOP 5 (1A) — TRI-COUNTY 71, HEBRON 103, WESTVIEW 123, BREMEN 126, MORGAN TOWNSHIP 158 Triton — 10. Allie Kann 20:43, 42. Mallorie Jennings 22:39, 52. Kayleigh Craig 23:08, 56. Taylor Hatfield 23:11, 134. Gabby Cretcher 34:26 Saturday in Ligonier The Homestead girls cross country team won Saturday’s West Noble Invitational with 97 points, while Manchester finished 15th and Whitko placed 19th. The top runner of the tournament was Columbia City’s Samantha Roush, who won in 18:41. Manchester was led by Kelsi Custer’s 17th-place finish and Whitko was paced by Melanie Kelsey, who finished 63rd.
TOP 5 — HOMESTEAD 97, FW SNIDER 117, WEST NOBLE 117, COLUMBIA CITY 128, DEKALB 143 Top 5 Runners — 1. Samantha Roush (Columbia City) 18:41, 2. Cynthia Medina (NorthWood) 18:54, 3. Tiffany Rauch (FW North) 19:27, 4. Kayla Casaletto (ECA) 19:40, 5. Anissa Richards (West Noble) 19:52 Manchester — 17. Kelsi Custer 20:43, 59. Katie Smith 22:03, 85. Darien Rodriguez 23:04, 102. Maddi Burton 23:57, 136. Sarah Dierks 28:57, 142. Kristianna Grogg 31:00 Whitko — 63. Melanie Kelsey 22:08, 91. Holly Frantz 23:29, 96. Abby Smith 23:36, 97. Michelle Kelsey 23:40, 116. Jocelyn Krull 25:38, 117. Miranda Terrill 25:42, 135. Becca Thomson 28:51
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY Saturday in New Carlisle The Warsaw boys cross country team finished sixth in the Class 3A race at Saturday’s New Prairie Invitational. Valparaiso won the race with 73 points, while Warsaw tallied 231, paced by Jacob Poyner’s fifth-place finish. Tippecanoe Valley competed in the 2A race, finishing 27th and Triton finished eight in the Class 1A heat. TOP 5 (3A) — VALPARAISO 73, MISHAWAKA 76, CARROLL 115, SB ST. JOSEPH 143, LAPORTE 206 Top 5 3A Runners — 1. Mitch Hubner (LaPorte) 15:33, 2. Joey Zielinski (St. Joe’s) 15:41, 3. Ari Coulopoulos (Valpo) 15:46, 4. Miguel Lozano (Mishawaka) 15:50, 5. Jacob Poyner (Warsaw) 15:50 Warsaw — 5. Poyner 15:50, 39. Brysten James 16:51, 46. Robert Murphy 16:59, 51. Michael Smolen 17:02, 90. Spencer Rheinhardt 17:36, 116. Nate Haller 17:50, 133. Nolan Haines 18:08 Warsaw JV — Jacob DeBoest 18:01, Ryan Goon 18:10, Justin Oberlin 18:31, Brandon Lee 18:36, Nick Adams 18:47, Ricky Ochoa 18:50, Jacob Adley 18:57 TOP 5 (2A) — FW CONCORDIA 91, ANGOLA 154, LOWELL 168, ROCHESTER 179, FAIRFIELD 199 Valley — 57. Brandon Tolson 18:00, 113. Brandon Maull 18:52, 157. Adam Solano 20:11, 162. Brody Cook 20:22, 173. Maverick Wagley 21:04, 188. Patrick Hughes 22:11 TOP 5 (1A) — FREMONT 126, HEBRON 135, MORGAN TOWNSHIP 138, BREMEN 142, BRIDGMAN 172 Triton — 20. Trenton Cooper 17:58, 35. Bryce Wanemacher 18:26, 57. Nick Nordmann 19:13, 62. Blake Johnson 19:21, 64. Landon Kaufman 19:24, 102. Derek Johnston 20:29 Saturday in Ligonier Despite not having enough runners to have a qualifying score in Saturday’s West Noble Invitational, the Manchester boys cross country team did have four runners compete. Homestead won the invitational with 63 points and West Noble’s Kevin Handshoe was the top runner, winning in a time of 16:16. Manchester’s top runner was Matthew Fahs-Brown, who placed 23rd in 17:06. TOP 5 — HOMESTEAD 63, FW SNIDER 86, WEST NOBLE 119, GOSHEN 160, SOUTH ADAMS 172 Top 5 Runners — 1. Kevin Handshoe (West Noble) 16:16, 2. Nicholas Lagemann (Prairie Heights) 16:19, 3. Max Silcox (Homestead) 16:21, 4. Luke Miller (FW Dwenger) 16:22, 5. Caleb Augustus (Northfield) 16:27 Manchester — 23. Matthew Fahs-Brown 17:06, 125. Justin Heeter 19:39, 157. Andrew Longanecker 21:08, 171. Jeremy Herrman 24:09
GIRLS SOCCER Saturday in Dunlap Giving up five second-half goals Saturday, the Wawasee girls soccer team fell 6-1 at Concord. In the Northern Lakes Conference loss, Wawasee’s lone goal came off the foot of Alexis Blunk, who was assisted by Mallory Rondeau. The 2-8-1 (0-2 NLC) Wawasee Lady Warriors travel to Northridge Tuesday for another NLC game. CONCORD 6, WAWASEE 1 Goals — Jenny Miller (C) 2, Jackie Greenawalt (C) 2, Hannah Amos (C), Alexis Blunk (W); Assists — Mallory Rondeau (W) Wawasee Record — 2-8-1 (0-2 NLC) Saturday in Denver The Whitko girls soccer team lost 1-0 Saturday at North Miami. North Miami’s Jessica Monnot supplied the only goal of the day, leading to Whitko’s first loss of the year. The 4-1-1 Whitko Lady Wildcats are at Woodlan today. NORTH MIAMI 1, WHITKO 0 Goal — Jessica Monnot (NM) Records — NM 5-3-2, Whitko 4-1-1
BOYS TENNIS Saturday in Merrillville The Triton boys tennis team finished fifth at Saturday’s Merrillville Invitational. The Trojans’ top performers of the day were the No. 2 doubles team of Wil Rettinger and Jackson Downing, who finished second. The Trojans host John Glenn Tuesday. TRITON RESULTS No. 1 Singles — Josh Shafer (6th Place) lost to Centerville 6-1, 6-0; def. Wawasee 6-2, 6-4; lost to Highland 6-0, 6-3; No. 2 Singles — Lucas Shafer (7th Place) lost to Bethany Christian 6-3, 6-1; lost to Merrillville 3-6, 6-3, 10-7 No. 3 Singles — Austin Kanarr (5th Place) def. Merrillville 6-2, 6-1; lost to Bethany Christian 6-3, 3-6, 14-12; Dean Howdeshell lost to Highland 4-6, 6-0, 10-6 No. 1 Doubles — Jeff Ross/Pete Kauffman (4th Place) lost to Highland 7-6 (8), 7-6 (5); def. Lowell 6-3, 6-1 No. 2 Doubles — Wil Rettinger/Jackson Downing (2nd Place) def. Wawasee 6-1, 1-6, 10-4; def. Bethany Christian 7-5, 6-1; lost to Centerville 6-2, 6-3
Saturday in Syracuse JV — Warsaw 24, Plymouth 19, Northridge 15, NorthWood 13, Concord 10, Goshen 6, Wawasee 2, Elkhart Memorial 0 (NLC Tournament) Championship Matches: No. 1 Singles — Raj Gokhale (Warsaw) def. Jake Boyer (Concord) 8-6; No. 2 Singles — Will Petro (Warsaw) def. Connor Snyder (Plymouth) 9-7; No. 3 Singles — James Kristofzski (Northridge) def. Luke Stump (NorthWood) 8-0; No. 1 Doubles — Kendall Foster/Jack Holloway (Plymouth) def. Nick Jansen/Nick Hammerer (Warsaw) 8-6; No. 2 Doubles — Caleb Snyder/Caleb DeBoest (Warsaw) def. Ryan Johnson/Jon Ramirez (Plymouth) 8-6 Warsaw Results: No. 1 Singles — Gokhale (1st Place); No. 2 Singles — Petro (1st Place); No. 3 Singles — Andrew Cox (4th Place); No. 1 Doubles — Nick Jansen/Nick Hammerer (2nd Place); No. 2 Doubles — Snyder/DeBoest (1st Place) Wawasee Results: No. 1 Singles — Todd Hauser (7th Place); No. 2 Singles — Nate Cook (7th Place) VOLLEYBALL Saturday in Michigan City The Warsaw volleyball team went 1-2 at Saturday’s Michigan City Invitational. On the day, the Warsaw Lady Tigers were defeated 25-12, 24-26, 15-12 by Valparaiso and 25-15, 25-19 by New Prairie, but they did get by Woodlan 25-12, 25-19. The 12-5 Lady Tigers were led by Jamie Lacheta’s 25 kills and four aces, while Chloe Hubner posted 56 assists and Alex Sanchez had 44 digs. Warsaw’s next match is Thursday at home against Wawasee. VALPARAISO DEF. WARSAW 25-12, 24-26, 15-12; NEW PRAIRIE DEF. WARSAW 25-15, 25-19; WARSAW DEF. WOODLAN 25-12,25-19 Warsaw Stats: Aces — Jamie Lacheta 4; Assists — Chloe Hubner 56; Blocks — Katie Voelz 6; Digs — Alex Sanchez 44, Sarah Johnson 23; Kills — Lacheta 25, Emily Poe 17; Record — 12-5
Saturday in Syracuse Hosting their Wawasee Tournament Saturday, the Wawasee volleyball team defeated Whitko (25-14, 27-25) and Bethany Christian (25-12, 25-12), but fell to Culver (25-20, 25-19) and Garrett (25-21, 25-19). The Culver Girls Academy won the tournament, defeating Class 1A No. 8 Elkhart Christian in the championship match. For Wawasee, Megan Conley had 67 assists, Gabi Routson led the team with 55 digs and Lydia Katsaropoulos posted 28 kills. The 11-10 Lady Warriors will be at Warsaw Thursday for a Northern Lakes Conference match. WAWASEE DEF. WHITKO 25-14, 27-25; CULVER DEF. WAWASEE 25-20, 25-19; WAWASEE DEF. BETHANY CHRISTIAN 25-12, 25-12; GARRETT DEF. WAWASEE 25-21, 25-19 (3RD PLACE MATCH); WHITKO DEF. BETHANY 25-18, 26-24; CULVER GIRLS ACADEMY DEF. WHITKO 25-21, 25-8; COLUMBIA CITY DEF. WHITKO 25-12, 21-25, 15-11 (5TH PLACE MATCH) Wawasee Stats: Assists — Megan Conley 67; Digs — Gabi Routson 55, Alli Ousley 29; Kills — Lydia Katsaropoulos 28, Ousley 23, Anne Beer 14; Aces — Beer 4, Ousley 4; Blocks — Sydney Miller 2; Record — 11-10 All-Tournament Team — Katsaropoulos (Wawasee), Kalisha Goree (Columbia City), Emily Gillan (CGA), Karissa Olinske (Whitko), Jordyn Knott (Garrett), Katie Brueck (ECA)
Saturday in Akron The Tippecanoe Valley volleyball team lost to Norwell and Knox in their Valley Tournament Saturday, but defeat Michigan City Christian. On the day, Kelsey Ball had six blocks, Megan Bibler posted 27 digs and Tenaya Shull finished with a team-high 22 aces. Valley hosts Northfield Thursday. NORWELL DEF. TIPPECANOE VALLEY 23-25, 25-20, 15-9; VALLEY DEF. MICHIGAN CITY CHRISTIAN 25-2, 25-3; KNOX DEF. VALLEY 25-16, 25-19 Valley Stats: Kills — Caylie Teel 8, Courtney Newsome 5, Kelsey Ball 5, Staci Groom 4; Blocks — Ball 6, Teel 5; Digs — Megan Bibler 27, Danielle Adams 22; Aces — Tenaya Shull 22, Connor Fraser 8, Sara Alexander 7, Kelsey Eckert 5; Assists — Shull 17, Eckert 10
