SYRACUSE — The Manchester girls tennis team kept its hot start going Thursday evening in Syracuse. Defeating the hosting Wawasee Lady Warriors 4-1, the Manchester Lady Squires improved to 4-0 on the season. “This is a terrific win against a larger school and a team that beat us last year,” Manchester coach Joel Eichenauer said. “We have girls that compete hard every game.” In the team win, senior Malyssa Bedke was a 6-4, 7-5 victor at No. 1 singles and junior Laurel Ruppert won 6-0, 6-3 on the No. 3 court. At doubles, the No. 1 Manchester tandem of senior Natalee Cain and sophomore Katie Peden won 6-1, 6-2 and the No. 2 team of seniors Amy Collett and Tawni Kincaid came out on top, 6-3, 6-2. For Wawasee, its win came from senior Morgan Greer at No. 2 singles. The Lady Squires are back in action Saturday for the Muncie Central Tournament, while Wawasee’s next match is Tuesday at home against Northridge. MANCHESTER 4, WAWASEE 1 SINGLES: No. 1 — Malyssa Bedke (M) def. Katy Ashpole 6-4, 7-5; No. 2 — Morgan Greer (W) def. Megan Metzger 6-1, 6-4; No. 3 — Laurel Ruppert (M) def. Samantha Klinge 6-0, 6-3 DOUBLES: No. 1 — Natalee Cain/Katie Peden (M) def. Karla Allen/Mia Hauser 6-1, 6-2; No. 2 — Amy Collett/Tawni Kincaid (M) def. Samantha Prins/Laura Gomez 6-3, 6-2 Records — Manchester 4-0, Wawasee 1-4 JV — Manchester 5, Wawasee 2 JV Singles: No. 1 — Claire Barnett (M) def. Chelsea Carolus 8-3; No. 2 — Brittany Ogden (M) def. Jada Antonides 8-1; No. 3 — Michaela Pattison (M) def. Andrea Trueillo 8-1; No. 4 — Brittany Ogden (M) def. Jaclyn Miller 8-0 JV Doubles: No. 1 — Karissa Keaffaber/Emily Seidner (W) def. Alyssa McKee/KariAnne Tveter 9-8 (8-6); No. 2 — Natalie Fritz/Molly Smith (W) def. Mandy Underwood/Rachel Chapman 8-4; No. 3 — Pattison/Chapman (M) def. Laura Corell/Ashley Larson 6-3 Manchester JV Record — 4-0
Thursday in Benton
Traveling to Fairfield for a match Thursday evening, the Warsaw girls tennis team lost 3-2. In the team loss, Jacqueline Sasso won at No. 3 singles and the Lady Tigers’ other win came from Lindsay Sciarra and Olivia Wallin at No. 1 doubles. The 3-2 Lady Tigers will be at Carroll (Fort Wayne) Monday. FAIRFIELD 3, WARSAW 2 SINGLES: No. 1 — Haley Bechtel (F) def. Sarah Hartle 7-5, 7-6 (7-5); No. 2 — Lauren Streit (F) def. Sarah Boyle 6-3, 6-3; No. 3 — Jacqueline Sasso (W) def. McKenzie Hochstedler 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 DOUBLES: No. 1 — Lindsay Sciarra/Olivia Wallin (W) def. Kaelin Bender/Nicole Murdoch 6-3, 5-7, 6-2; No. 2 — Mary Shipley/Leah Wimmer (F) def. Rachel Alexander/Taylor Moore 6-4, 6-1 Records — Fairfield 5-0, Warsaw 3-2 JV — Fairfield 11, Warsaw 2 JV Singles: No. 1 — Blair Findlay (W) def. Ashlen Nisley 8-5; No. 2 — Megan Ulrich (F) def. Abbi Baum 8-3; No. 3 — Camille Kerlin (W) def. Alexia Turner 8-6 JV Doubles: No. 1 — Hannah Brown/Kelsey Stahly (F) def. Mallory Bartel/Mattie Doran 8-3; No. 2 — Alyson Stichter/Kara Zollinger (F) def. Brie Still/Tiffany Weaver 8-2; No. 3 — Haley Neff/Destiny Setterberg (F) def. Anna Hall/Shelby Roberts 8-5; No. 4 — Hannah Toole/Kristina Yoder (F) def. Kenzie Riley/Olivia Tucker 6-1; No. 5 — Mariah Burtsfield/Janay Miller (F) def. Cheyenne Jackson/Sydney Hartman 8-7 (7-3); No. 6 — Brooke Hochstedler/Shannon Yoder (F) def. Wesley Cowan/Mallory Stiver 6-0; No. 7 — Stichter/Zollinger (F) def. Angel Jackson/Abby Steger 6-1; No. 8 — Toole/Yoder (F) def. Ashley Neubaum/Danielle Straits 8-2; No. 9 — Ulrich/Turner (F) def. Casey Shirk/Taylor Smith 6-0; No. 10 — Neff/Setterberg (F) def. Sherry Wong/Abby Smith 6-0
Thursday in Bourbon
Hosting the Rochester Lady Zebras Thursday evening, the Triton girls tennis team lost 3-2. In the loss, Triton junior Marissa Ross did post a 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 victory at No. 1 singles and sophomore Holly Stogsdill won at No. 3 singles. Triton will be at Bremen Monday for a Northern State Conference match. ROCHESTER 3, TRITON 2 SINGLES: No. 1 — Marissa Ross (T) def. Makayla Stockberger 7-6 (7-5), 6-4; No. 2 — Maddie Lewis (R) def. Savannah Baker 6-3, 6-2; No. 3 — Holly Stogsdill (R) def. Karina Smith 6-3, 6-3 DOUBLES: No. 1 — Myranda Glant/Aubrey Franklin (R) def. Kendall Mason/Kaelyn Mason 2-6, 6-3, 6-4; No. 2 — Adrianna Paulik/Brooke Ewing (R) def. Jessica Babendrager/Brooke Baker 6-4, 6-1 JV — Triton 1, Rochester 1 JV Singles: No. 1 — Carrie Slabaugh (T) def. Caitlyn Patterson 6-4 JV Doubles: No. 1 — Katherine Beebout/Patterson (R) def. Cierra Whybrew/Cassie Irons 7-6 (7-5)
BASEBALL
Thursday in South Bend
The Tippecanoe Valley baseball team rallied to get an 8-7 win at South Bend Adams Thursday night. Falling behind 3-0 in the first inning, Valley scored three in the second then another four in the fifth to take a lead it wouldn’t give up. Nick Kindig was the winning pitcher, coming in relief in the fourth inning. The Vikings host a 10 a.m. doubleheader against Taylor Saturday. TIPPECANOE VALLEY 8, SB ADAMS 7 V 030 041 0 — 8 9 1 A 311 002 0 — 7 9 4 Drake Hyden (ND, 3-1/3IP, 5R, 3ER, 6K, 6H, 5BB), Nick Kindig (4, W, 3-2/3IP, 2R, 2ER, 5K, 3H, 3BB); Marshall Justus (ND, 5R, 5ER, 0K, 6H, 4BB), Connor Nelson (5, L, 3IP, 3R, 1ER, 1K, 3H, 0BB, 1HB) 2B — Jacob Ritchey (V), Clayton Adamson (V), Matt Gray (A)
JV — Northfield 14, Manchester 11 Manchester JV Record — 2-6
BOYS GOLF
Thursday in Plymouth
The 14th-ranked Triton boys golf team posted three more wins Thursday at the Plymouth Country Club. Shooting a 153 on the par-36 course, the Trojans defeated Culver Military Academy (159), Plymouth (163) and South Bend Adams (188). Senior Quentyn Carpenter shot a two-under 34 in the win, matching CMA’s Davis Payne for medalist honors. The Trojans travel to Franklin Saturday for the Spring Preview tournament at The Legends Golf Club. TRITON 153, CMA 159, PLYMOUTH 163, SB ADAMS 188 (Plymouth CC, Par 36) Medalist — Quentyn Carpenter (T), Davis Payne (C) 34 Triton — Carpenter 34, Chandler Slone 42, Ryan Rapp 38, Tanner Shepherd 39, Lucas Shafer 45 CMA — Alan Kuerterman 41, Payne 34, John Connelly 39, Zach Allyn 47, Ben Sharff 45 Plymouth — Pat Felke 43, Nate Kolter 37, Ben Schenk 42, Zach Craft 41, Kurt Corsbie 46 Adams — Tyler Ham 38, Josh Gallegos 50, Landon Stephens 44, Nate Bonk 59, Suepasi Daffinee 56 Triton Record — 11-0 JV — CMA 182, Plymouth 186, Triton 208
Thursday in Star City
The Tippecanoe Valley boys golf team improved to 4-1 Thursday evening at Pond View Golf Course in Star City. Shooting a 172 on the par-35 front nine, Valley picked up wins against Caston (188) and North Miami (191). Valley freshman Bryce Zimpelman was the medalist, shooting a 40. The Vikings’ freshmen and sophomores will compete in Saturday’s LaVille Invitational, held at Sprig O’Mint Golf Course, while the varsity will be at the Whitko Invitational, held at Noble Hawk Golf Club in Kendallville. TIPPECANOE VALLEY 172, CASTON 188, NORTH MIAMI 191 (Pond View GC, Par 35) Medalist — Bryce Zimpelman (V) 40 Valley — Zimpelman 40, Kevin Summe 41, Teddy Shepherd 45, Josh Tucker 46, Tanner Neeley 47, Ben Shriver 55 Valley JV — Corey Carson 55, Wyatt Nelson 65
SOFTBALL
Thursday in Bourbon
Scoring five runs in the first inning, the Manchester softball team went on to defeat Triton 14-3 in five innings Thursday in Bourbon. Hannah Little posted three hits in the win, while Kayla Flack and Kristiana Grogg each had two. One of Flack’s knocks was a double and Grogg hit a home run. The 2-4 Lady Squires host their own tournament Saturday, while Triton returns to action tonight at Bremen. MANCHESTER 14, TRITON 3 (5 innings) M 526 10 — 14 11 2 T 000 21 — 3 11 11 Sydney Jordan (W, 3IP, 4H, 2K, 2BB, 0R) 2B — Kayla Flack (M) HR — Kristiana Grogg (M) Manchester Record — 2-4
Thursday in South Whitley
The Whitko softball team lost in five innings Thursday night at home against Fort Wayne Concordia, 15-2. The Lady Wildcats will be at Saturday’s Wawasee Invitational. FW CONCORDIA 15, WHITKO 2 (5 innings) C (11)00 22 — 15 16 2 W 001 01 — 2 1 2 Schibinger (W); Karissa Olinske (L)
