NORTH MANCHESTER — The Manchester softball team defeated Whitko 15-5 in five innings Wednesday at home. Manchester opened the game with an 8-0 lead after two innings and was able to ride that momentum to the end of the game, despite a five-run inning by the Whitko Lady Wildcats in the fourth. Pitching three innings, Manchester's Hannah Beal got the win, while Sydney Jordan and Natalee Cain each pitched an inning of relief. At the plate, Kalene Freshour and Meika Kennedy each went 3 for 4 for the Lady Squires, while Erika Milam drove in three runs. The Lady Wildcats travel to Tippecanoe Valley tonight, while Manchester travels to Valley Monday for a TRC clash.
MANCHESTER 15, WHITKO 5
W 000 50 — 5 4 5 M 351 6x — 15 12 0 Hannah Beal (W, 3IP, 1H, 2R, 2ER, 1BB), Sydney Jordan (4, 1IP, 3H, 3R, 3ER, 2BB) and Natalee Cain (5, 1IP) and Kristiana Grogg; Karissa Olinske (L, 5IP) 2B — Kalene Freshour (M), Erika Milam (M) Manchester Record — 9-7
Wednesday in Nappanee
The Warsaw softball team got an 11-3 Northern Lakes Conference win at NorthWood Wednesday. Along with getting the win for the Lady Tigers, Kaleigh Speicher also had two hits and five RBIs. Also for Warsaw, Kendra Marshall had four hits and Alex Sanchez finished with three hits. The 12-7 (7-4 NLC) Lady Tigers travel to Northridge Friday for another NLC game.
The Wawasee softball team suffered a 14-4 Northern Lakes Conference loss at home Wednesday evening. Wawasee finished the game with 13 hits, but committed six errors as well. Mattia Rostochak went 4 for 4 in defeat. The 9-10 (3-7 NLC) Wawasee Lady Warriors travel to Plymouth Friday for another NLC game.
Travelling to North Miami for a Three Rivers Conference game Wednesday, the Tippecanoe Valley softball team lost 7-0. Valley had three hits in the loss, two being doubles, one from Chrissy Hillard and the other off the bat of Mariah Benzing. The 7-9 Lady Vikings host Whitko today at 4:30 p.m.
The Warsaw baseball team picked up a 7-0 Northern Lakes Conference victory at Nappanee Wednesday. Joey Hickerson improved his individual pitching record to 5-0 by going the distance and he also had two hits, one being a double. Warsaw's Brady Ousley and Aaron Christenberry also hit doubles in the win, improving the Tigers to 8-9 overall and 7-4 in the NLC. Warsaw travels to Northridge Friday for another NLC contest.
In Three Rivers Conference action Wednesday, the Whitko Wildcats got a 7-2 win at Manchester. In the victory, Whitko hit three doubles, two by Colin Nicodemus and anothern by Riley Cokl, while Alex Winger hit a home run. Alex Stoddard was the winning pitcher, going all seven innings, giving up six hits and striking out six. In the loss, Manchester's Connor McLaughlin hit two doubles and Anthony Saunders went 2 for 2 with a home run. The 10-12 (3-2 TRC) Whitko Wildcats host Columbia City Friday, while Manchester hosts Fort Wayne North Side Saturday.
WHITKO 7, MANCHESTER 2
W 003 102 1 — 7 8 0 M 100 000 1 — 2 6 1 Alex Stoddard (W, 7IP, 2R, 2ER, 6H, 2BB, 6K); Connor McLaughlin (L, 7IP, 7R, 7ER, 8H, 4BB, 12K) 2B — Colin Nicodemus (W) 2, Riley Cokl (W), Connor McLaughlin (M) 2 HR — Alex Winger (W), Anthony Saunders (M) Records — Whitko 10-12 (3-2 TRC), Manchester 5-10 (1-3 TRC)
Wednesday in Middlebury
The Wawasee baseball team dropped a 16-6 Northern Lakes Conference decision Wednesday at Northridge. Wawasee committed six errors in the loss and gave up four home runs. Si Shear did go 3 for 3 in the loss, hitting a double, while Drew Voirol had three RBIs. The 4-13 (1-8 NLC) Warriors host Plymouth Friday.
NORTHRIDGE 16, WAWASEE 6
W 221 001 — 6 9 6 N 431 233 — 16 17 2 TJ Miller (W), Austin Moniot (5) and Dominic DeVito; Joe Fleagle (L) and Dylan Wallace 2B — Alan Grusy (N), Fleagle (W), Si Shear (W) HR — Daimon Buck (N) 2, DeVito (N), Garrett Yoder (N) Records — Northridge 8-11 (2-7 NLC), Wawasee 4-13 (1-8 NLC) JV — Northridge 12, Wawasee 2 W 000 101 — 2 5 5 N 022 305 — 12 11 1 Kasten (W, 5IP, 1ER, 8K, 5BB), Haynes (6, 1IP, 1ER, 2K) and Baylis; Drew Milligan (L, 3IP, 3BB, 1K, 4ER), Charlie Bird (4, 3IP, 6ER, 1BB) and Jordan Currie HR — Rodrigo Hernandez (W), Jordan Elliott (W) Wawasee JV Record — 1-11 (0-9 NLC)
Wednesday in Denver
In a high-scoring Three Rivers Conference game at North Miami Wednesday, the Tippecanoe Valley Vikings won 16-12. In a game featuring six home runs, four came off Valley bats, as James Hackworth hit two, while Tanner Andrews and Cory Krider each had one. Andrews also hit a double in the win, as did Jacob Ritchey. The win improves Valley to 11-6 overall and 2-3 in the TRC going into Friday's game at North Judson.
TIPPECANOE VALLEY 16, NORTH MIAMI 12
TV 200 154 4 — 16 16 3 NM 231 130 2 — 12 15 4 Clayton Adamson (ND, 3IP, 6R, 0K, 8H, 3BB), Tanner Andrews (4, W, 3IP, 4R, 3K, 4H, 3BB), Cory Krider (7, 1IP, 2R, 3K) and Brody Andrews, Jacob Ritchey (3); Robinson (ND, 4IP, 8R, 3K, 6H, 3BB), A. Barker (5, L, 1IP, 4R, 5H), Au. Barker (6, 2IP, 4R, 3K, 5H) and Roth 2B — T. Andrews (V), Ritchey (V), Saylor (NM) 3B — See (NM), Aspinwall (NM) HR — James Hackworth (V) 2, T. Andrews (V), Krider (V), Au. Barker (NM), Aspinwall (NM) Records — Valley 11-6 (2-3 TRC), NM 2-3 TRC
BOYS GOLF Wednesday in Elkhart
Competing at Elkhart's Christiana Creek Country Club Wednesday, the second-ranked Warsaw Tigers' 151 defeated Elkhart Memorial's 171 and Plymouth's 177. The win improves to 10-0 and 4-0 in the Northern Lakes Conference. Warsaw senior Eric Tandy had the low score of 36 on the par-36 course. Tim Ahlersmeyer shot a 37 for the Tigers, as Tyler Ostrom and Jon Schram each finished with a 39. The Tigers travel to Culver Saturday to take part in the Culver Military Academy Invitational.
WARSAW 151, ELKHART MEMORIAL 171, PLYMOUTH 177 (Christiana Creek CC, Par 36)
Medalist — Eric Tandy (W) 36 Warsaw — Tyler Ostrom 39, Tandy 36, Bennett Hollar 45, Tim Ahlersmeyer 37, Jon Schram 39 Memorial — Frank Iavagnilio 39, Noah Strati 43, Sam Rodino 46, Matt Kibiloski 45, Kyle Lipa 44 Plymouth — Mitch Holloway 47, Kate Kolter 44, Patrick Felke 50, Kurt Corsbie 39, Lane Singleton 47 Records — Warsaw 10-0 (4-0 NLC), Memorial 6-7 (1-2 NLC), Plymouth 5-6 (0-4 NLC)
Wednesday in Warsaw
Shooting a 159 at Rozella Ford Golf Club Wednesday, the Triton Trojans defeated Whitko, who shot a 179. Triton's Ryan Rapp shot a 38 on the par-35 course, followed by teammate Quentyn Carpenter's 39. Whitko was led by Donovan Klein's 43. The win improves Triton to 10-0.
TRITON 159, WHITKO 179 (Rozella Ford GC, Par 35)
Medalist — Ryan Rapp (T) 38 Triton — Quentyn Carpenter 39, Taran Kennedy 41, Rapp 38, Chandler Slone 41, Griffyn Carpenter 42, Wil Rettinger 43 Whitko — Donovan Klein 43, Daniel Zawlocki 45, Josh Busenbark 47, Colton LeTourneau 49, Tyler Baugher 48, Matt Stewart 44 Triton Record — 10-0
