Monday in Syracuse Falling behind 4-0 after one inning, the Wawasee softball team lost 7-0 Monday at home agianst Northridge. Facing Northridge pitcher Haley Nixon, the Wawasee Lady Warriors struck out 15 times, falling to 8-9 on the season and 2-2 in Northern Lakes Conference play. Wawasee travels to Plymouth Wednesday. NORTHRIDGE 7, WAWASEE 0 N 410 200 0 — 7 7 0 W 000 000 0 — 0 2 5 Haley Nixon (W, 7IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 15K) and Connor Crist; Gabi Routson (L, 6IP, 6H, 7R, 1ER, 1BB, 3K), Alli Ousley (7, 1IP, 1H, 1K) and Paige Hlutke 3B — Routson (W) Records: Northridge 11-0 (4-0 NLC), Wawasee 8-9 (2-2 NLC) JV — Wawasee 16, Northridge 15 N 223 131 3 — 15 14 3 W 520 311 4 — 16 14 4 Lyric Lambright (ND, 6IP, 10H, 15R, 10ER, 9BB, 4K), Alexis Graber (7, W, 1IP, 1H, 1K) and Courtney Crabtree Wawasee JV Record: 8-2 (4-0 NLC)
Monday in Bunker Hill The Manchester softball team broke a 4-4 tie with four runs in the top of the eighth inning Monday at Maconaquah, going on to win 8-5. Manchester sophomore pitcher Sydney Jordan got the victory, striking out 14 in the process, while Mariah Mobley hit a two-run homer in the seventh to break the tie. The 4-6 Lady Squires host Southwood Wednesday. MANCHESTER 8, MACONAQUAH 5 (8 innings) Man 202 000 4 — 8 5 2 Mac 002 020 1 — 5 6 5 Sydney Jordan (W, 8IP, 14K, 6BB) Manchester Record: 4-6
Monday in Converse Playing at Oak Hill Monday night, the Whitko softball team picked up a 10-3 win. Whitko senior Karissa Olinske was the winning pitcher, going all seven innings, striking out nine. The Lady Wildcats host Fort Wayne South today. WHITKO 10, OAK HILL 3 W 301 100 5 — 10 7 2 OH 100 010 1 — 3 9 4 Karissa Olinske (W, 7IP, 9K, 2BB, 9H, 3R, 2ER) and Himes 2B — Olinske (W), Cassie Jones (W), Himes (W) 3B — Trusty (OH) BASEBALL Monday in Middlebury The Wawasee baseball team is still in search of its first Northern Lakes Conference win following Monday night’s 9-4 loss at Northridge. Improving to 3-0 in the NLC, Northridge scored its nine runs on eight hits, while Wawasee scored four on nine hits. The 3-9 (0-4 NLC) Warriors host Plymouth Wednesday. NORTHRIDGE 9, WAWASEE 4 W 004 000 0 — 4 9 3 N 030 402 x — 9 8 2 TJ Miller (ND), Arick Doberenez (4, W) and Shannon Baker; Gage Fannin (L), Patrick Navarro (6) and Si Shear 2B — Samy Troyer (N), Austin Summy (N) HR — Brock Logan (N), Si Shear (W) Records: Northridge 8-2 (3-0 NLC), Wawasee 3-9 (0-4 NLC) JV — Northridge 20, Wawasee 7 (5 innings) W 200 41 — 7 10 5 N 4(11)2 3x — 20 18 0 Rossi (W) and Baylis; Jordan Elliott (L), Caleb Dingeldein and Nate Prescott Wawasee JV Stats: 2B — Prescott, Bailey Hershberger; HR — Donovan Navarro Wawasee JV Record: 0-8 (0-4 NLC)
Monday in Columbia City Despite playing a good offensive game, the Manchester baseball team fell 13-7 at Columbia City Monday night. Leaving a total of 10 runners on base, Manchester posted 12 hits in the loss, as Grant Schuler and Jurgin Cripe each had three. The 3-6 Manchester Squires host Southwood Wednesday. COLUMBIA CITY 13, MANCHESTER 7 M 010 510 0 — 7 12 3 C 101 155 x — 13 11 0 2B — Reed (C), Lamle (C), Grant Schuler (M) Manchester Record: 3-6 JV — Manchester 7, Columbia City 4 Manchester JV Record: 3-7
Monday in Lakeville The Triton baseball team dropped a 10-7 Northern State Conference game Monday at LaVille. Despite generating just two hits off the LaVille pitching staff, Triton did find a way to plate seven runs. The Trojans host Whitko today. LAVILLE 10, TRITON 7 T 000 421 0 — 7 2 6 L 301 033 x — 10 14 4 Joe Vest (ND, 4IP, 2H, 4R, 0ER, 5BB, 9K), Kyle Carson (5, 1-2/3IP, 3R, 1ER, 4BB, 2K), James Whiteman (6, W, 1-1/3IP, 0H, 0R, 3K); Bryson Mosier (ND, 4-2/3IP, 12H, 7R, 7ER, 1BB, 6K), Zak Shively (5, 1IP, 1H, 3R, 0ER, 3BB, 1K), Marc Lindsey (6, 1/3IP, 1, 1K) 2B — Trenton Piser (L), Justin Baker (L) Records: LaVille 5-6 (2-2 NSC), Triton 4-6 (1-2 NSC)
BOYS GOLF Monday in Syracuse Hosting Fairfield, West Noble and Elkhart Central at South Shore Golf Club Monday, the Wawasee boys golf team improved its season record to 4-0. On the par-36 course, Wawasee shot a 171, followed by Fairfield’s 180, West Noble’s 183 and Elkhart Central’s 185. Wawasee’s Derek Zurcher was the medalist, shooting a 39. The Warriors host three more teams Thursday, welcoming in Manchester, Whitko and South Bend Riley to South Shore. WAWASEE 171, FAIRFIELD 180, WEST NOBLE 183, ELKHART CENTRAL (South Shore GC, Par 36) Medalist — Derek Zurcher (Waw) 39 Wawasee — Luke Jackson 47, Zurcher 39, Dylan Cousins 42, Tristan Atwood 44, Tyler Kissinger 47 Fairfield — Hochstedler 45, Davidhizar 47, Hoover 55, Frey 44, Layne 44 WN — King 48, Younce 43, Handshoe 45, Bontrager 47, Gillespie 50 EC — Bradford 46, Kigle 50, Genis 44, Brosh 48, Marton 47 Wawasee Record: 4-0 JV — Fairfield 181, Wawasee 185, Elkhart Central 204, West Noble 246 Wawasee JV — Mason Germonprez 47, Zach Reiff 45, Mark Doll 42, Eric Doll 52, Brett Smith 51
Monday in Warsaw The Lakeland Christian Academy boys golf team defeated Whitko 196-204 Monday at Rozella Ford Golf Club in Warsaw. LCA was led to the win by Ross Wallen’s 44. LAKELAND CHRISITAN 196, WHITKO 204 (Rozella Ford GC) LCA — Ross Wallen 44, Joel Haines 50, Zarek Finley 52, Chris Maron 50, John Vida 61 JV — LCA 241, Whitko 305 LCA JV — Cam Hathaway 64, Logan Mount 56, Josh Silveus 57, Andrew Paladino 64
GIRLS TENNIS Monday in North Manchester Playing a Three Rivers Conference match on its home courts Monday, the Manchester girls tennis team defeated Rochester 5-0. The most highly-contested match of the night, came at No. 1 singles, where Manchester senior Malyssa Bedke defeated Rochester senior Makayla Stockberger in three sets, 7-6 (7-3), 3-6, 6-3. The win improves Manchester to 7-1 overall and 3-0 in the TRC. The Lady Squires will be at the TRC Individual Tournament Saturday at Wabash High School. MANCHESTER 5, ROCHESTER 0 SINGLES: No. 1 — Malyssa Bedke (M) def. Makayla Stockberger 7-6 (7-3), 3-6, 6-3; No. 2 — Megan Metzger (M) def. Maddie Lewis 6-1, 6-4; No. 3 — Laurel Ruppert (M) def. Adrianne Paulik 6-3, 6-2 DOUBLES: No. 1 — Natalee Cain/Katie Peden (M) def. Myranda Glant/Karina Smith 6-2, 6-1; No. 2 — Amy Collett/Tawni Kincaid (M) def. Aubrey Franklin/Brooke Ewing 6-3, 6-2 Manchester Record: 7-1 (3-0 TRC) JV — Rochester 4, Manchester 1 JV Singles: No. 1 — Kaitlyn Bugno (R) def. Claire Barnett 8-6; No. 2 — Caitlyn Patterson (R) def. Brittany Ogden 8-7 (7-4); No. 3 — Michaela Pattison (M) def. Shelby Bankson 8-7 (7-5) JV Doubles: No. 1 — Katherine Beebout/Bugno (R) def. Alysaa McKee/KariAnne Tveter 8-4; No. 2 — Alana Franklin/Cynthia Hernandez (R) def. Mandy Underwood/Rachel Chapman 8-2 Manchester JV Record: 1-4
Monday in South Whitley In a Whitley County matchup in South Whitley Monday evening, the Columbia City girls tennis team defeated Whitko 5-0. The loss leaves Whitko at 2-3 going into today’s match at Fort Wayne Northrop. COLUMBIA CITY 5, WHITKO 0 SINGLES: No. 1 — Celine Rongos (C) def. Abby Marshall 6-1, 6-0; No. 2 — Kennedy Slavicek (C) def. Aressa Tackwell 6-2, 6-3; No. 3 — Alaine Beckner (C) def. Laura Hippensteel 6-4, 6-0 DOUBLES: No. 1 — Brenna Hicks/Sydney Ford (C) def. Candace Swick/Whitney Hobbs 6-0, 6-1; No. 2 — Blake Farber/Macie Hinen (C) def. Erin Murphy/Bailey Baugher 6-1, 6-0 Whitko Record: 2-3 JV — Columbia City 2, Whitko 0 JV Singles: No. 1 — Adrianna Brown (C) def. Elizabeth Shepherd 6-0; No. 2 — June Ramas (C) def. Shepherd 6-0
