Continuously serving Kosciusko County since 1854
Aaron Hood scored the first 14 points for Lakeland Christian Academy's basketball team as the senior guard had another outstanding performance in LCA's 61-47 Monday win over Ft. Wayne Christian. Hood scored 33 points on the night and had five rebounds and five assists. Tim Buckholtz added 19 points.
Lakeland used a strong first quarter perfomance to put the game out of reach. The Cougars held a 21-5 lead after one quarter and never looked back. The win moves the Cougar record to 5-7. Lakeland will next face Community Baptist at home on Tuesday night with the junior varsity game starting at 6:30 p.m.
LCA 61, FT. WAYNE CHRISTIAN 47
LCA -ÊAaron Hood 33, Tim Buckholtz 19, Jon Poppenfoose 4, Aaron Wilcoxson 3, Matt Boren 2
FW - Jordan Borgman 19, Dan Fensler 12, Bob Warrirer 10, Chad Sloan 3, Tom Pepple 2, Dan Husen 1
Lighthouse 53, Heritage Academy 50
Monday
Lighthouse Christian Academy's varsity boys basketball team defeated Heritage Academy of Kokomo 53-50 Monday. Lighthouse trailed 32-30 at halftime and 39-38 after three quarters of play before outscoring Heritage 15-11 in the final frame. Nick Spangle led Lighthouse in the scoring column with 20 points. Brandon Fannin added 19 points in the win.
LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 53
HERTIATE ACADEMY 50
Lighthouse 19 11 8 15 - 53
Heritage 17 15 7 11 - 50
Lighthouse scoring - Spangle 20, Fannin 19, D. Gibson 8, R. Gibson 4, Williams 2
9th: Wawasee 39, Northridge 32
Monday in Syracuse
Wawasee scoring leaders - Evans 13, Conrad 10
Wawasee record - 12-3, 1-3 NLC
Next - Jan. 27 Wawasee at East Noble
9th: Goshen 33, Warsaw 31
Monday in Warsaw
Warsaw scoring - Knepper 9, Fussle 8, Fuller 6, Degeeter 4, Wilhite 2, Scott 2
Warsaw rebounding leaders - Knepper 6, Degeeter 4
Warsaw assist leaders - Knepper 4
Warsaw record -Ê11-3
Next - Warsaw hosts Columbia City Jan. 26
GIRLS BASKETBALL
LCA 37, Portage Christian 24
Lakeland Christian Academy's girls basketball team picked up its second win of the season with a 37-24 victory over Portage Christian. The Cougars are now 2-8 overall. LCA was led in the scoring column by Kari Grossnickle's 15 points. Sarah Haupert added 13 points in the win.
LAKELAND CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 37 PORTAGE CHRISTIAN 24
LCA scoring - Grossnickle 15, Haupert 13, Arnett 8, Easterday 1
Liberty Christian 38, LCA 32
Lakeland Christian Academy fell to 1-8 on the season with a 38-32 loss to Liberty Christian. Rebekah Arnett led the Cougars with 12 points. Laura McCall added nine points in the loss.
LIBERTY CHRISTIAN 38
LAKELAND CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 32
LCA scoring - Arnett 12, McCall 9, Haupert 8, Shaffer 2, Easterday 1
BOYS SWIMMING
Manchester 108, Columbia City 62
Monday in North Manchester
Manchester's boys swim team picked up a 108-62 home win over Columbia City Monday. The Squires took first-place finishes in nine of the evening's 12 events. Reed Christiansen set a school record in diving with a 317.45. This was the first time a Squire had topped the 300-point barrier.
MANCHESTER 108, COLUMBIA CITY 62
200 medley relay - 1. Manchester 2:01.26, 2. Manchester, 3. C. City
200 freestyle - 1. Meyers (CC) 2:12.46, 2. Perkins (M), 3. Fuller (M)
200 individual medley - 1. Vermuelen (M) 2:27.97, 2. Selleck (M), 3. Jagger (CC)
50 freestyle - 1. Cassel (M) :24.12, 2. Smith (M), 3. Larsen (CC)
Diving - 1. Christiansen (M) 317.45, 2. Strasser (M), 3. Reimer (M)
100 butterfly - 1. Cassel (M) 1:05.18, 2. Selleck (M), 3. Strayer (CC)
100 freestyle - 1. Perkins (M) 1:01.47, 2. Jagger (CC), 3. Larue (CC)
500 freestyle - 1. Meyers (CC) 6:23.12, 2. Griffing (M)
200 freestyle relay - 1. Manchester 1:48.37, 2. C.City, 3. C. City
100 backstroke - 1. Smith (M) :58.12, 2. Christiansen (M), 3. Hursh (CC)
100 breaststroke - 1. Vermuelen (M) 1:13.83, 2. Larson (CC), 3. Griffing (M)
400 freestyle relay - 1. C. City 4:15.19, 2. Manchester, 3. Manchester
GIRLS SWIMMING
Manchester 118, Columbia City 54
Monday in North Manchester
Manchester's girls swim team hosted Columbia City Monday with the Squires winning 118-54. The Squires won nine of the evening's 12 events and led the entire meet. Manchester will be off until next week's sectionals at Warsaw.
MANCHESTER 118, COLUMBIA CITY 54
200 medley relay - 1. Manchester 2:13.79, 2. C.City, 3. Manchester
200 freestyle - 1. A. McKenzie (M) 2:22.43, 2. Minnix (M), 3. Wood (M)
200 individual medley - 1. Ingold (M) 2:42.99, 2. Fradette (M), 3. Wilkenson (CC)
50 freestyle - 1. Hunter (M) :32.97, 2. Falk (M), 3. Spreen (CC)
Diving - 1. Airgood 137.85
100 butterfly - 1. Garcia (CC) 1:13.07, 2. Hix (M), 3. Wieland (M)
100 freestyle - 1. Falk (M) 1:08.86, 2. Briner (M), 3.. Landis (CC)
500 freestyle - 1. N. McKenzie (M) 5:57.72, 2. Ingold (M), 3. A. McKenzie (M)
200 freestyle relay - 1. Manchester 2:02.20, 2. C.City, 3. Manchester
100 backstroke - 1. Garcia (CC) 1:12.88, 2. Wilkenson (CC), 3. Hix (M)
100 breaststroke - 1. Spreen (CC) 1:24.30, 2. Wilkenson (CC), 3. Bucher (M)
400 freestyle relay - 1. Manchester 4:21.87, 2. Manchester, 3. C. City
GYMNASTICS
Western 94.6, Manchester 80.5
Monday in North Manchester
Manchester's gymnastics team hosted and fell to Western Monday 94.6-80.5. Manchester's current record is 0-2. Manchester's score was higher than any score last year.
WESTERN 94.6, MANCHESTER 80.5
(Manchester results)
Vault - 5. Goshert
Beam - 3. Goshert
Bars - 4. Goshert, 5. French
Floor - 4. French, 5. Goshert
All-Around - 3. Goshert, 5. French
CLUB BOWLING
Monday in Rochester
Tippecanoe Valley's boys and girls bowling team competed against Peru in Rochester Monday, and both teams were defeated 20-0. Ryan Perry led the Valley boys in the first game with a 135. Kraig Klemons bowled a 173 in the second game for the Vikings. Kristin Clemons tallied a 115 in the girls' first game. Melissa Baker bowled a 121 in the girls' second game.
BOYS: PERU 20, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 0
Valley scores - Perry 135, 170; Clemons 131, 173; Schwenk 116, 118; Robbins 93; Marner 121, 134; Gast 110.
GIRLS: PERU 20, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 0
Valley scores - Clemons 115, 107; Baker 94, 121; McFarren 80, 81; Shepherd 110, 88; Studebaker 96, 70.
