HS Roundup

BOURBON - Trailing 42-40 after three quarters of play Saturday, Class A No. 1 Triton outscored visiting Northern State Conference opponent Culver 14-9 in the fourth quarter to pick up a 54-51 win.

Triton's girls basketball team is 12-0 overall and 5-0 in conference action.

The Trojans led 16-14 after the first quarter and trailed 30-28 at the half.

Sophomore Ashli Senff led Triton with 13 points, while Rachel Speicher and Betsy Salyer added 12. Amber Feldman scored 11 in the win, while Salyer led the team in rebounds with 13.

Culver's Stacy Stevens led all scorers with 27 points.

TRITON 54, CULVER 51

Culver 14 16 12 9 - 51

Triton 16 12 12 14 - 54

Culver - Carrie Widmer 1 0-0 2, Stacy Stevens 9 3-4 27, Nichole McCume 4 0-1 8, Brittany Ringer 0 1-2 1, Vashti Holcomb 2 1-2 5, Martha Davis 3 1-3 7, Lilly Lee 0 1-2 1. Totals 19 7-14 51.

Triton - Ashli Senff 6 0-2 13, Tommi Kreiter 0 0-0 0, Rachel Speicher 5 2-2 12, Shelly Miller 0 0-0 0, Amber Feldman 4 2-5 11, Brandie Ganshorn 2 0-0 5, Janell Salisbury 0 1-2 1, Gina Westafer 0 0-0 0, Betsy Salyer 6 0-0 12, Tracey Bell 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 5-11 54.

Three-point goals - Culver 6 (Stevens 6), Triton 3 (Feldman, Ganshorn, Senff). Rebounds - Culver 37, Triton 26 (Salyer 13). Assists - Culver 5, Triton 12 (Senff 4, Ganshorn 4). Steals - Culver 5, Triton 12 (Senff 5).

JV - Triton 45, Culver 19

No. 10 (3A) ROCHESTER 70

TIPPECANOE VALLEY 55

Saturday in Akron

Led by strong performances from twins Jill and Tessa Bair, Rochester's varsity girls basketball team dropped host Tippecanoe Valley 70-55 Saturday in Three Rivers Conference action. Jill Bair scored a game-high 29 points, while Tessa chipped in with 15. Junior Tabitha Pratt led Valley with 19 points, while freshman Rebekah Parker added 17. Valley falls to 7-6 overall, while the Class 3A No. 10 Zebras improve to 14-1. Rochester is 5-0 in the TRC, while Valley falls to 2-3. Valley will host Winamac tonight.

Rochester 15 15 18 22 - 70

Valley 8 13 12 22 - 55

Rochester - Tessa Bair 6 3-11 15, Courtney Felke 3 4-8 10, Jill Bair 10 7-7 29, Amy Bowers 0 0-0 0, Katlyn Thomas 3 0-1 7, Diane Thompson 0 0-0 0, Jamie Fornal 0 1-3 1, Laura Whistler 3 2-2 8. Totals 25 16-31 70.

Valley - Jamie Doud 0 0-0 0, Sarah Kindig 2 0-1 4, Rachel Parker 2 0-0 4, Lynette Wilcox 2 1-5 3, Tabitha Pratt 5 8-10 19, Billie Jo Rosenstiel 0 0-0 0, Kathy Prater 1 4-5 6, Letitia Clauson 0 2-2 2, Sherise Denny 0 0-0 0, Rebekah Parker 7 2-2 17, Abby Shafer 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 17-25 55.

Three-point goals - Valley 2 (Pratt, Reb. Parker), Rochester 3 (J. Bair 2, Thomas). Rebounds - Valley 34 (Wilcox 9, Pratt 7), Rochester 29. Assists - Valley 8 (Kindig 3). Steals - Valley 9 (Pratt 4). Turnovers - Valley 25, Rochester 20. Fouls - Valley 26, Rochester 22. Fouled out - Pratt, Reb. Parker.

JV - Valley 41, Rochester 19

Valley (10-3) scoring - Holly Green 8, Emily Weaver 7, Sherise Denny 6, Carli Anglin 6, Abby Shafer 4, Caty Patterson 4, Ashley Ramsey 2, Beth Leckrone 2, Sara Zehr 2

Ameritech Shootout

Wawasee 77, Barrington 60

Saturday in Villa Park, Ill.

Wawasee downed Barrington 77-60 in the Ameritech Shootout to improve to 15-0 on the season.

Shanna Zolman led the Warriors with 29 pointst, while Meagan Wallen added 14 points. Jessica Henderson and Jessica Leach added 11 points each.

WAWASEE 77, WHITKO 60

Wawasee 17 20 20 20 - 77

Barrington 15 16 16 13 - 60

Wawasee -ÊStephanie Sorenson 0 0-0 0, Kayla Auer 0 0-0 0, Jessica Henderson 4 1-2 11, Shanna Zolman 11 5-6 29, Jennifer Bradford 0 0-0 0, Crystal Fawley 3 0-0 8, Annette Lamb 0 0-0 0, Meagan Wallen 5 2-2 14, Jessica Leach 5 1-2 11, Jocelyn Higginbotham 2 0-02 4. Totals 30 9-14.

Barrington -ÊHeyse 0 0-0 0, McDonough 1 0-0 2, Richards 8 6-8 22, Teschner 0 0-0 0, Keslok 0 0-0 0, Easor 9 1-2 19, Tinkoff 6 0-0 12, Poetz 2 1-2 5, Twite 0 0-0 0. Totals -Ê26 8-12 60.

Three-point goals -ÊWawasee 8 (Henderson 2, Solman 2, Fawley 2, Wallen 2), Barrington 0. Fouls -ÊWawasee 10, Barrington 13.

No. 6 (3A) NORTHWOOD 65, NORTHRIDGE 34

Saturday in Middlebury

After jumping out to a 23-5 lead after one quarter of play, NorthWood's varsity girls basketball team led host NLC opponent Northridge 46-12 at the half Saturday and went on to win 65-34. NorthWood improves to 10-2 overall and 3-1 in NLC play, while the Raiders fall to 6-8 and 1-3. NorthWood's Kasey Chamberlain led all scorers with 26 points, while teammate Carol Duncan chipped in with 15. Laura Carlson led Northridge with 10. NorthWood will be in action again Tuesday when it hosts Lakeland.

NorthWood 23 23 12 7 - 65

Northridge 5 7 9 13 - 34

NorthWood - Cort Sandy 1 3-4 5, Leslie Yeager 2 1-2 5, Carlea Howard 0 1-2 1, Kasey Chamberlain 12 2-5 26, Katie Chamberlain 0 0-0 0, Leah Harman 0 0-0 0, Nikki Scheets 0 0-0 0, Teri Schuller 0 0-0 0, Chelsey Bowers 2 0-0 5, Andrea Jenkins 0 0-0 0, Carol Duncan 5 5-7 15, Natalie Nunemaker 1 0-3 2. Totals 26 12-23 65.

Northridge - Samantha Sliney 1 0-0 2, Laura Carlson 4 0-0 10, Michelle Moses 0 0-0 0, Heidi Froberich 0 0-0 0, Gretchen Herto 1 0-0 2, Lindsay Schrock 1 0-0 2, Gessica Hufnagle 1 1-2 3, Alisha Warlick 1 4-4 6, Melissa Adams 0 4-4 4, Amber Charette 0 5-6 5. Totals 9 14-16 34.

Three-point goals - NorthWood 1 (Newcomer), Northridge 2 (Carlson). Fouls - NorthWood 15, Northridge 20. Fouled out - none.

JV - NorthWood 36, Northridge 34

NorthWood scoring leaders - Carlea Howard 12, Andrea Jenkins 9, Leslie Yeager 6

Northridge scoring leaders - Gessica Hufnagle 14, Brittany Pohl 5, Melissa Weirich 5

KCHE 26, WABASH MARKSMEN 24 OT

Friday

KCHE's varsity girls basketball team topped the Wabash Lady Marksmen 26-24 in overtime Friday, the third time the teams have hooked up this season. Two Eagles finished the game with double-doubles, Sarah Spite with 12 points and 15 rebounds, and Noelle Wallin with 10 points and 10 rebounds.

KCHE leaders - Sarah Spite 12 points, 15 rebounds, 6 steals, 1 assist; Noelle Wallin 10 points, 10 rebounds, 7 steals; Kara Fawley 4 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block; Bethany Krumerich 1 steal; Chana Spite 4 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 assist, 2 blocks; Hannah Tenaglia 10 rebounds, 1 steal; Abi Erickson 2 rebounds, 1 steal; Kristina Carr 4 rebounds

BOYS BASKETBALL

FORT WAYNE CHRISTIAN 46, KCHE 41

The KCHE Eagles fell to Fort Wayne Christian Thursday, 46-41. Fort Wayne Christian took a 14-9 lead after the first quarter, but KCHE closed the gap to one, 24-23, by halftime. Fort Wayne Christian regained the lead in the third and then again in the fourth to get the win. Jon Erickson led the Eagles with 23 points and seven steals. KCHE is 6-4.

KCHE leaders -ÊJon Erickson 23 points, 4 rebounds, 7 steals, 1 assist; Dan Erickson 14 points, 2 rebounds, 5 steals, 5 assists; Jeff Strietzel 2 points, 2 steals; Dave Heminger 2 points, 2 rebounds, 3 blocks, 1 steal

LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 53

S.AT. (MUNCIE) 52

Saturday in Warsaw

Lighthouse Christian Academy's varsity boys basketball team hosted and defated S.A.T from Muncie, last year's A.C.E. state champion, 53-52 on Saturday. Brandon Fannin led Lighthouse with 21 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the three-point arc. Nick Spangle added 19 and Ryan Gibson nine. Lighthouse improves to 10-4 and will host Cornerstone Christian Tuesday.

Lighthouse scoring leaders - Brandon Fannin 21, Nick Spangle 19, Ryan Gibson 9

VALLEY FRESHMAN TOURNEY

Championship game

Valley 47, Triton 29

Valley leaders -ÊJackson 14 points, Burkhart 9 points, Murphy 8 points, Cody 7 points, Vanlaningham 6 points

Valley record -Ê8-1

First round games

Triton 47, Plymouth 40

Valley 44, Bremen 30

Valley leaders -ÊCory Vanlaningham 10 points, Brandon Cody 7 points, Britton Burkhart 7 points, Josh Murphy 6 points, Chad Cunningham 6 points

9th - Wawasee 57, Whitko 38

Saturday in South Whitley

Whitko scoring - Stoffel 12, Hull 10, Esters 10, Swender 4, Kilbourne 2

Wawasee scoring - Baker 14, Lamb 14, Slabaugh 10, Ward 10, Ort 4, Mock 3, Wilson 2

BOYS SWIMMING

WAWASEE 139, PLYMOUTH 51

Saturday in Plymouth

Taking first in all 12 of Saturday's events, Wawasee's boys swim team smashed host Northern Lakes Conference rival Plymouth. The Warriors took first and second in the first event, and then first, second and third in the second event to take an early 25-3 lead. Robbie Trame and Guy Simmons each had two individual firsts for the Warriors.

200 medley relay - 1. Wawasee (Guy Simmons, Robbie Trame, Curtis Valentine, Nik Conley) 1:46.63, 2. Wawasee, 3. Plymouth

200 freestyle - 1. Rob Chalfant (W) 2:01.51, 2. Brad Wear (W), 3. Matt Beck (W)

200 individual medley - 1. Trame (W) 2:10.64, 2. Pat Miller (P), 3. Chuck Brock (W)

50 freestyle - 1. Conley (W) :23.39, 2. Mike Taylor (W), 3. Steve Kriscunas (P)

Diving - 1. Simon Beer (W), 2. Mark Campbell (W), 3. Mark Speakman (W)

100 butterfly - 1. Trame (W) 1:01.24, 2. Miller (P), 3. Adam Baer (P)

100 freestyle - 1. Simmons (W) :49.65, 2. Conley (W), 3. Josh Dietz (P)

500 freestyle - 1. Brock (W) 5:49.05, 2. Joey Szynal (W), 3. Tyler Karns (W)

200 freestyle relay - 1. Wawasee (Trame, Conley, Taylor, Wolfe) 1:37.44, 2. Plymouth, 3. Wawasee

100 backstroke - 1. Simmons (W) :55.70, 2. Dietz (P), 3. Bo Hall (W)

100 breaststroke - 1. Wear (W) 1:09.17, 2. Pete Wamsley (W), 3. Kyle Bourdreau (P)

400 freestyle - 1. Wawasee (Taylor, Chalfant, Hall, Simmons) 3:53.06, 2. Plymouth, 3. Wawasee

TRC MEET

Saturday in Converse

Host Oak Hill won Saturday's Three Rivers Conference meet with a score of 450, while Manchester was second with 340.

Team scores - Oak Hill 450, Manchester 340, Rochester 244, Tippecanoe Valley 232

200 medley relay - 1. Oak Hill (Royce Richey, Chris Curless, Scott Linvall, Cheyenne McNutt) 1:57.69, 2. Manchester, 3. Valley

200 freestyle - 1. Brett Kollin (TV) 1:57.02, 2. Kyle Kohlmorgen (OH), 3. Richey (OH)

200 individual medley - 1. Adam Hovermale (OH) 2:21.54, 2. Jeff Fuller (M), 3. Adam Albright (R)

50 freestyle - 1. Aaron Cassel (M) :23.49, 2. Brett Petitt (OH), 3. Linvall (OH)

Diving - 1. Duane Strasser (M) 266.55, 2. Scott Secrist (R), 3. Joel Hudson (OH)

100 butterfly - 1. Curless (OH) 1:05.00, 2. Tyler Selleck (M), 3. Nic Vermuelen (M)

100 freestyle - 1. Cassel (M) :53.04, 2. Hovermale (OH), 3. Chris Mitterling (TV)

500 freestyle - 1. Kollin (TV) 5:19.33, 2. Curless (OH), 3. Kohlmorgen (OH)

200 freestyle relay - 1. Valley (Marc Nellans, Tyson Runkle, Mitterling, Kollin) 1:40.47, 2. Oak Hill, 3. Rochester

100 backstroke - 1. Petitt (OH) 1:01.30, 2. Evan Perkins (M), 3. Richey (OH)

100 breaststroke - 1. Fuller (M) 1:09.45, 2. Vermuelen (M), 3. Teddy Dubois (R)

400 freestyle relay - 1. Oak Hill (Hovermale, Curless, Richey, Petitt) 3:50.17, 2. Oak Hill, 3. Manchester

GIRLS SWIMMING

PLYMOUTH 113, WAWASEE 73

Wawasee's girls swim team traveled to Northern Lakes Conference rival Plymouth Saturday and was defeated 113-73. The Warriors took first place in four of the meet's 12 events, winning the 200 freestyle, 200 individual medley, 500 freestyle and the 100 breastroke. The Warriors will be in action again Jan. 18 at home in the NLC prelims.

200 medley relay - 1. Plymouth (Day, Muehlhausen, Blubaugh, Pulliam) 2:01.44, 2. Wawasee, 3. Plymouth

200 freestyle - 1. Sarah Marty (W) 2;08.80, 2. Liz Sturtevant (P), 3. Diane Jackson (W)

200 individual medley - 1. Amber Lyon (W) 2:32.71, 2. Nona Hollenbaugh (P), 3. Katie Day (P)

50 freestyle - 1. Shannon Dietz (P) :26.45, 2. Katy Mertes (P), 3. Liz White (W)

Diving - 1. Kelsey Beckham (P), 2. Jessica Vervyenkt (P), 3. Rebekah Judy (W)

100 butterfly - 1. Blubaugh (P) 1:05.26, 2. Lyon (W), 3. Melissa Wickens (P)

100 freestyle - 1. Mertes (P) :58.48, 2. Dietz (P), 3. Jackson (W)

500 freestyle - 1. Marty (W) 5:46.60, 2. Sturtevant (P), 3. Wickens (P)

200 freestyle relay - 1. Plymouth (Dietz, Pulliam, Sturtevant, Mertes) 1:47.27, 2. Wawasee, 3. Plymouth

100 backstroke - 1. Blubaugh (P) 1:06.87, 2. White (W) 3. Muehlhausen (P)

100 breaststroke - 1. Jenna Rantz (W) 1:17.51, 2. Muehlhausen (P), 3. Day (P)

400 freestyle relay - 1. Plymouth (Dietz, Pulliam, Sturtevant, Mertes) 3:56.80, 2. Wawasee, 3. Plymouth

TRC MEET

Saturday in Converse

Tippecanoe Valley's girls swim team competed in the Three Rivers Conference swim meet Saturday at Oak Hill and won with a team score of 427. The Vikings took first in eight of the meet's 12 events and set meet records in the 200 and 400 freestyle relays.

Team scores - Tippecanoe Valley 427, Oak Hill 403, Rochester 261, Manchester 227

200 medley relay - 1. Valley (Hilary Vanlaningham, Angela Weller, Amber Drudge, Elyse Boggs) 2:00.01, 2. Oak Hill, 3. Rochester

200 freestyle - 1. Alicia Keown (OH) 2:06.21, 2. Alyssa Anglin (TV), 3. Vanlaningham (TV)

200 individual medley - 1. Drudge (TV) 2:23.02, 2. Ashley Grogg (OH), 3. Jessie Grossnickle (R)

50 freestyle - 1. Boggs (TV) :26.83, 2. Kyleigh Gast (TV), 3. Tracy Middlesworth (OH)

Diving - 1. Sarah Eiler (R) 430.25, 2. Cassie Conway (OH), 3. Allie Gottschalk (R)

100 butterfly - 1. Brittany Blackburn (R) 1:07.36, 2. Rachel Mitchel (OH), 3. Hannah Wilson (R)

100 freestyle - 1. Drudge (TV) :56.36, 2. Anglin (TV), 3. Gast (TV)

500 freestyle - 1. Boggs (TV) 5:43.51, 2. Grogg (OH), 3. Abby McKenzie (M)

200 freestyle relay - 1. Valley (Weller, Gast, Anglin, Boggs) 1:47.02, 2. Oak Hill, 3. Rochester

100 backstroke - 1. Vanlaningham (TV) 1:08.56, 2. Mitchel (OH), 3. Blackburn (R)

100 breaststroke - 1. Keown (OH) 1:11.73, 2. Grossnickle (R), 3. Weller (TV)

400 freestyle relay - 1. Valley (Vanlaningham, Anglin, Gast, Drudge) 3:55.55, 2. Oak Hill, 3. Manchester

WRESTLING

BREMEN SUPER DUAL

Saturday in Bremen

Triton's varsity wrestling team competed in Saturday's Bremen Super Dual and finished the day with a 2-3 record, topping Concord and New Prairie. Jimtown won the team title with a 5-0 mark, followed by Culver at 4-1.

Team records - Jimtown 5-0, Culver 4-1, Bremen 3-2, Triton 2-3, New Prairie 1-4, Concord 0-5

Championship matches, with Triton wrestling results listed in parentheses

103 - Josh Magyar, Jimtown (Justin Scott 3-2)

112 - Shane Perkey, Jimtown (Tim Zick 4-1)

119 - Troy Swinderman, Jimtown (Rusty Heckaman 4-1)

125 - Aaron McCuddy, Jimtown (Errik Lemler 4-1)

130 - Eric Humes, New Prairie (William Anderson 1-4, Chris Scott 0-1)

135 - Adam Wojdyla, Culver (Nathan Vining 0-5)

140 - Loren James, Culver (Rod Kreft 2-3)

145 - Brad Clark, Jimtown (Tate Chapman 4-1)

152 - Brett Miller, Jimtown (Chad Bradley 2-3)

160 - Clint Pontious, Jimtown (Eric Williamson 0-1, Tom Bryan 1-1, Mark Smith 0-2)

171 - Jesse Swing, New Prairie (Nathan Ulmer 0-2, Kyle McCollough 0-3)

189 - Adam Smith, Bremen (Aaron Trieschman 0-3, Nathan Ulmer 0-2)

215 - Ryan Gerschoffer, Jimtown (Aaron Trieschman 2-0)

275 - Josh Borkholder, Bremen (Ryan Trieschman 1-4)

NORTH MIAMI INVITATIONAL

Tippecanoe Valley 36, Clinton Central 25

North Miami 40, Tippecanoe Valley 39

Caston 39, Tippecanoe Valley 34

Saturday in Denver

The Vikings finished 1-2 on the day in three close matches. Lance Bailey, Nathan Shewman, Kevin Day and Jake Long each went 3-0.

Tippecanoe Valley results

119 -ÊLance Bailey 3-0

130 -ÊJosh VanCleave 1-2

135 -ÊNathan Shewman 3-0

135 -ÊJJ Kerkhoff 0-3

140 -ÊKevin Day 3-0

140 -ÊMatt Sitts 1-2

160 -Ê Derek Bussard 0-3

171 -ÊJake Long 3-0

189 -ÊTyler Kottkamp 2-1

215 -ÊJosh Hemmingway 2-1

275 -ÊChris Reeser 2-1

GYMNASTICS

VALPARAISO INVITATIONAL

Saturday in Valparaiso

The Warsaw gymnastic team placed fourth at Saturday's Valparaiso Invitational. Jillian Letsch led the Tigers with a fifth-place all-around finish. Her best performance came on the beam, where she placed third. Kim Love had a stomach flu and did not compete for the Tigers. Warsaw is 1-0 and will host Homestead Tuesday.

Team results -Ê1. New Castle 104.975; 2. Valparaiso 103.575; 3. Plainfield 99.675; 4. Warsaw 92.175; 5. Huntington North 80.775; 6. Lafayette Jefferson 80.6; 7. Elkhart Memorial 44.15

Warsaw leaders -ÊJillian Letsch fifth vault, 10th bars, third beam, fifth floor exercise, fifth all-around; Dana Wentzel 13th vault, 16th bars, 12th beam, 13th floor exercise, 13th all-around; Andrea Calhoun 14th vault, 19th bars, 11th beam, 14th floor exercise, 13th all-around; Pauline Campbell 17th vault, 13th bars, 13th beam, 20th floor exercise, 14th all-around