The 15th-ranked Warsaw boys track and field team hosted the Penn Kingsmen Thursday night, falling by a slim 67-65 score.
The Tigers did win seven events on the night, as the 3200 relay (Ismael Calderon, Ellis Coon, Jacob Poyner, Spencer Rheinhardt) and the 1600 relay (Ryan Goon, Chad Goon, Poyner, Rheinhardt) posted two of them.
Poyner (1600), Rheinhardt (800) and Coon (3200) also won individual events, as did Wyatt Jones (400) and Stephen Kolbe (high jump).
The 2-1 Tigers open their Northern Lakes Conference season April 12 at home against Elkhart Memorial and Goshen.
PENN 67, WARSAW 65 3200 Relay — 1. Warsaw (Ismael Calderon, Ellis Coon, Jacob Poyner, Spencer Rheinhardt) 7:59.69, 2. Penn 8:47.10; 110 Hurdles — 1. Timothy Deal (P) 15.86, 2. Taylor Cone (W) 15.89, 3. Colin Huff (P) 16.20; 100 — 1. Thomas Grant (P) 11.02, 2. Wyatt Jones (W) 11.17, 3. Wilson Wambugu (P) 11.53; 1600 — 1. Poyner (W) 4:23.26, 2. Kyle Irvin (P) 4:43.23, 3. Daniel Messenger (W) 4:45.40; 400 Relay — 1. Penn 44.91; 400 — 1. Jones (W) 50.37, 2. Conner Sowders (P) 51.09, 3. Chad Goon (W) 52.50; 300 Hurdles — 1. Deal (P) 40.62, 2. Cone (W) 41.62, 3. Ryan Goon (W) 42.24; 800 — 1. Rheinhardt (W) 2:01.36, 2. Thomas Gales (P) 2:02.80, 3. Calderon (W) 2:03.73 200 — 1. Grant (P) 22.60, 2. Jones (W) 23.20, 3. Tristan McClone (W) 23.75; 3200 — 1. Coon (W) 9:54.14, 2. Robert Murphy (W) 9:57.73, 3. Zach Johnson (P) 10:00.94; 1600 Relay — 1. Warsaw (R. Goon, C. Goon, Poyner, Rheinhardt) 3:30.08, 2. Penn 3:34.56; High Jump — 1. Stephen Kolbe (W) 5-10, 2. Sowders (P) 5-10, 3. Cone (W) 5-10; Long Jump — 1. Deal (P) 20-3.5, 2. Taylor Anderson (W) 18-5.5, 3. Brad Scherer (W) 18-4; Discus — 1. Caleb Williams (P) 126-3, 2. Isaiah Cook (P) 122-3, 3. Tim Perkey (W) 120-6; Shot Put — 1. Bobby Nicks (P) 46-8, 2. Cook (P) 43-3.5, 3. Williams (P) 42-5.5; Pole Vault — 1. Kyle Johnston (P) 15-3, 2. Jake Fayed (W) 11-6, 3. Jeff Coulter (W) 11-0.
SOFTBALL Thursday in Syracuse The Wawasee softball team fell 4-3 to Elkhart Central Thursday in Syracuse. Tied at 3-3 going into the seventh, Elkhart Central scored a run in the top of the inning, and Wawasee was unable to answer. Gabi Routson struck out eight for the Lady Warriors, but was hit with the loss. Offensively, Madi Anderson went 2 for 4 in the loss, hitting two doubles and recording two RBIs. The 1-3 Lady Warriors host East Noble Monday. ELKHART CENTRAL 4, WAWASEE 3 EC 003 000 1 — 4 10 0 W 002 010 0 — 3 12 3 Cassie Shelton (ND, 4IP, 6H, 2R, 2ER, 1BB, 3K), Emilea Reif (5, W, 3IP, 6H, 1R, 1ER, 2BB, 4K) and Axsom; Gabi Routson (L, 7IP, 10H, 4R, 3ER, 1BB, 8K) and Sam Malik. 2B — Madi Anderson (W) 2, Amber Yoder (W). Wawasee Record — 1-3. JV — Elkhart Central 7, Wawasee 5 EC 220 010 2 — 7 9 0 W 102 001 1 — 5 4 5 Alexis Graber (L, 7IP, 9H, 7R, 4ER, 3BB, 4K) and Courtney Crabtree. Wawasee JV Record — 1-2.
Thursday in Goshen Recording 25 hits, the Tippecanoe Valley softball team got a 17-5 win at Bethany Christian Thursday night. Of those 25 hits, Mariah Benzing and Danielle Adams each had four in the win, with Benzing hitting a double and a triple in the process. Whitney Sleeth was the winning pitcher, improving the Lady Vikings to 2-1 on the year. Valley hosts Triton April 9. TIPPECANOE VALLEY 17, BETHANY CHRISTIAN 5 V 002 115 8 — 17 25 3 B 040 100 0 — 5 10 2 (Valley Stats) Whitney Sleeth (W, 7IP, 10H, 5R, 2ER, 3BB, 5K, 1HB). 2B — Tenaya Shull, Mariah Benzing, Kieli Perkins, Danielle Adams, Lauren Early, Madison Strong. 3B — Benzing. Record — 2-1.
BASEBALL Thursday in North Manchester JV — Manchester 9, Wawasee 3 Wawasee JV Record — 0-1.
