After a tough loss Friday night, and facing an 11-point deficit, sixth-ranked Triton rallied to outscore second-ranked Oregon-Davis 24-4 in the final period to earn a 60-47 win in the Triton Trench. Becca Kennedy led the Lady Trojan effort, hitting four three-pointers on her way to a game-high 25 points. Jaela Meister added 15 points and Kylie Mason 13 for Triton. Kennedy also pulled down a game-high eight rebounds. Triton overcame 11 three-pointers from the Lady Bobcats by hitting 17 of 22 free throws. Oregon-Davis made half of their four charity shots. Next up for Triton, now 11-6, is a visit to LaVille in the opening round of the Bi-County Tournament at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. With a win, the Lady Trojans would take on the Argos at Culver Community winner Thursday at 6:30. Oregon-Davis is in the opposite side of the bracket of the same tournament, and if there would be a rematch both teams would need to win two games to get to the championship at 8:30 Saturday in LaVille. No. 6 TRITON 60 No. 2 OREGON-DAVIS 47 O-D 13 19 11 4 – 47 TRI 18 8 10 24 – 60 Oregon-Davis – Taylor Kranenburg 5-14 2-2 16; Jami Hurford 0-0 0-0 0; Riley Trott 7-16 0-0 19; Madison Taylor 2-6 0-0 4, Alexandria Minix 2-8 0-0 6, Zoe Seese 0-0 0-0 0, Alexandria Bope 1-3 0-2 2. Totals 17-47 2-4 47. Triton – Hannah Wanemacher 0-1 0-0 0, Nichole Sechrist 0-3 0-0 0, Hannah Jennings 2-4 0-0 4, Becca Kennedy 7-19, 7-10 25, Kylie Mason 4-10 4-4 13, Jaela Meister 6-10 3-4 15, Lauren Hostrawser 0-1 3-4 3, Quinn Downing 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-48 17-22 60. Three-pointers – Oregon-Davis 11 (Trott 5, Kranenburg 4, Minix 2), Triton 5 (Kennedy 4, Mason); Rebounds – Oregon-Davis 26 (Kranenburg 5, Taylor 5), Triton 37 (Kennedy 8); Turnovers – Oregon-Davis 17, Triton 11; Fouls – Oregon-Davis 17, Triton – 11; Fouled out – Kranenburg; Records – Oregon-Davis 12-4, Triton 11-6
Saturday in Warsaw Dayton Groninger went a perfect 4 for 4 from three-point land on her way to a game-high 17 points to lead Warsaw over Goshen 44-37 at the Tiger Den. Vicki Harris added 10 for the Lady Tigers. Warsaw led by one point at halftime before outscoring Goshen 17-4 in the third quarter. The visitors closed the gap to seven in the final period. The Lady Tigers travel to the east side of Mishawaka to take on No. 9 (Class 4A) Penn at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. WARSAW 44, GOSHEN 37 GOS 14 5 4 14 – 37 WAR 10 10 17 7 – 44 Goshen – Jill Kissinger 0-0 0-0 0, Ashton Ellis 0-0 0-0 0, Brooke Bechtel 0-0 2-2 2, Tahya Bruce 2-5 2-2 8, Aylissa Hershberger 0-2 0-0 0, Aylissa Trosper 2-6 7-9 11, Yadira Cabrales 1-2 0-0 3, Olivia Love 6-9 1-2 13, Kyrie Potter 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 11-28 12-15 37. Warsaw – Mariah Rivera 0-1 1-1 1, Kilee Slone 0-0 0-0 0, Vicki Harris 3-7 4-4 10, Jodie Carlson 1-4 0-1 2, Dayton Groninger 5-8 3-4 17, Pam Miller 1-6 1-3 3, Madi Graham 2-3 0-0 6, Erin Clemens 2-3 1-2 5. Totals 14-32 10-15 44. Three-pointers – Goshen 3 (Bruce 2, Cabrales), Warsaw 6 (Groninger 4, Graham 2); Rebounds – Goshen 21 (Love 7), Warsaw 19 (Groninger 7); Turnovers – Goshen 15, Warsaw 12; Fouls – Goshen 16, Warsaw 14; Fouled out – Graham; Records – Goshen 8-8 (2-2 NLC), Warsaw 11-7 (4-1 NLC) JV – Warsaw 33, Goshen 19
Saturday in Wabash Brianna Cumberland scored 20 points and Emily Day added 11 to lead Whitko to a 51-33 Three Rivers Conference win over Southwood. Aly Reiff had nine points for the Lady Wildcats, and Jennifer Reiff and Hanna Yohe tallied four points each. Maddie Gawthrop’s two points and Haley Yohe’s made free throw rounded out the Whitko scoring. Whitko moved to 9-7 overall and 3-2 in the conference with the win. The Lady Wildcats travel to Syracuse to take on Wawasee at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. WHITKO 51, SOUTHWOOD 33 WHI 13 14 10 14 – 51 SW 8 4 12 9 – 33 Whitko – Brianna Cumberland 20, Emily Day 11, Aly Reiff 9, Jennifer Reiff 4, Hanna Yohe 4, Maddie Gawthrop 2, Haley Yohe 1 Southwood – Brooke Elliott 9, Haley Heath 7, Katie Stouffer 6, Abby Houlihan 4, Taylor Heath 3, Makenna Dawes 2, Kassidy Atwood 2 Records – Whitko 9-7 (3-2 TRC), Southwood 7-9 (1-4 TRC)
Saturday in Syracuse Down eight points after the first quarter, Wawasee closed to within two points of Elkhart Memorial but could get no closer in the Lady Chargers 44-42 win over the Lady Warriors. Kylee Rostochak led Wawasee with 13 points, and Aubrey Schmeltz added 10 for the Lady Warriors. Hannah Haines scored eight, Hannah-Marie Lamle and Katlyn Kennedy had four points each, and Allyssa Flores hit a three-pointer to round out the home team’s scoring. Wawasee will take on Whitko at the Hardwood Teepee at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. ELK. MEMORIAL 44, WAWASEE 42 EM 14 14 7 9 – 44 WA 6 16 8 12 – 42 Memorial – Lapczynski 1 0-2 2, Sierra Peete 3 4-5 10, Alexsis Miller 5 2-5 15, Adreanna Jones 3 1-2 7, Gonzalez 3 1-2 7, Dale 1 0-0 2, Deanna Corneilus 0 1-2 1. Totals 16 9-18 44. Wawasee – Elizabeth Jackson 0 0-0 0, Hannah-Marie Lamle 2 0-0 4, Hannah Haines 3 2-5 8, Kylee Rostochak 4 5-5 13, Allyssa Flores 1 0-0 3, Seaquinn Bright 0 0-0 0, Aubrey Schmeltz 4 2-3 10, Katlyn Kennedy 2 0-0 4. Totals 16 9-13 42. Three-pointers – Memorial 3 (Miller 3), Wawasee 1 (Flores); Fouls – Memorial 16, Wawasee 19; Fouled out – none; Records – Memorial 8-8 (3-2 NLC), Wawasee 4-12 (0-4 NLC) JV – Wawasee 34, Memorial 32
Saturday in Wabash Bailey Sewell scored eight points and Drew Thompson seven, including the Lady Squires only three-pointer, in Manchester’s 39-29 loss to Wabash in Three Rivers Conference play. Wabash made more free throws (18) than field goals (10). Manchester matched the Lady Apaches’ total from the floor, but went only 6 of 9 from the charity stripe. Manchester will take an overall record of 6-10 into its game at Fort Wayne Blackhawk at 7:30 tonight. WABASH 39, MANCHESTER 29 MAN 8 5 1 15 – 29 WAB 12 11 7 9 – 39 Manchester – Drew Thompson 3 0-0 7, Tiffany Johnson 0 0-0 0, Ellie Milam 0 0-0 0, Brooklyn Howard 0 0-2 0, Rae Bedke 0 2-2 2, Celina Carter 3 0-0 6, Bailey Sewell 2 4-5 8, Cierra Carter 3 0-0 6. Totals 10 6-9 29. Wabash – Calire Cromer 4 9-12 17, Kristin Cromer 0 0-2 0, Jaycee Parrett 0 2-2 2, Shelby Stone 1 1-2 4, Madison Barden 1 1-2 3, Sarah Kitter 0 1-2 1, Sydni Mullett 2 2-4 6, Sarah Puckett 2 0-2 4, Katie McCauley 0 2-2 2. Totals 10 18-30 39. Three-pointers – Manchester 1 (Thompson), Wabash 1 (Stone); Fouls – Manchester 19, Wabash 11; Fouled out – Bedke; Records – Manchester 6-10 (1-4 TRC), Wabash 13-3 (3-2 TRC) JV – Wabash 47, Manchester 35 Manchester – Bethany Collett 22, Rachel Cave 8, Elizabeth Angulliu 3, Abby Smith 2
Boys Basketball Saturday in Winamac Chandler O’Connor had a perfect shooting afternoon, going 7 of 7 from the field and 5 of 5 from the line for 19 points in Tippecanoe Valley’s 61-58 non-conference loss at Winamac. Jared Littlejohn, Gavin Bussard and Neil Clampitt had eight points each for the Vikings. Winamac made only one more shot from the floor, but made 10 three-pointers to Valley’s none. The Vikings kept it close with a 14 to 5 advantage in free throws made. The Vikings take a 6-6 record into tomorrow’s 7:30 p.m. game with Clinton Christian. WINAMAC 61 TIPPECANOE VALLEY 58 TV 16 11 17 14 – 58 WIN 14 15 17 15 – 61 Valley – Alex Thacker 4-13 1-2 9, Jared Littlejohn 3-5 2-2 8, Chandler O’Connor 7-7 5-5 19, Alec Craig 2-2 2-3 6, Gavin Bussard 2-5 4-7 8, Neil Clampitt 4-10 0-0 8. Totals 22-42 14-19 58. Winamac – Derek Dotlich 5-8 2-3 12, Adam Grunig 6-8 0-0 18, Jeff Nies 0-0 0-0 0, Jack DeGroot 5-6 0-1 12, Luke Pugh 1-2 0-0 2, Colin McGee 3-3 1-1 7, Parker Fox 3-13 2-5 10, Dalton Button 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-41 5-10 61. Three-pointers – Valley 0, Winamac 10 (Grunig 6, DeGroot 2, Fox 2); Rebounds – Valley 22 (Thacker 4, Bussard 4, Clampitt 4), Winamac 33 (Dotlich 4, Fox 4); Turnovers – Valley 9, Winamac 12; Fouls – Valley 11, Winamac 15; Fouled out – none; Records – Valley 6-6, Winamac 9-2 JV – Winamac 46, Valley 32
Swimming Saturday in Middlebury Wawasee finished second and Warsaw sixth in the Northern Lakes Conference girls swimming championships Saturday afternoon at Northridge High School in Middlebury. The host team won with 461 points, with the Lady Warriors at 424 points, and Concord third at 377. Warsaw had 166 points. The Lady Warriors’ set a new NLC record in the 400 freestyle relay. The quartet of Kendra Miller, Kayla Hershberger, Paige Miller and Breanna Robinson completed the distance in 3:34.73, beating the old record by nearly three-and-a-half seconds. Paige Miller was a double champion in the 200-yard individual medley and the 500 freestyle, while Robinson earned gold in the 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke. Shelby Adams set a new school record. Her time of 1:10.48 was good for fourth place. She also finished third in the 200 freestyle. The foursome of the Millers, Robinson and Mikala Mawhorter won the 200 freestyle race, and all six swimmers were named All-NLC. Anna Park earned honorable mention with her performance in the 200 IM and 500 freestyle races. Warsaw’s Brenna Morgan earned a pair of wins, taking the 50 freestyle in a school-record 24.07 seconds, and in the 100 freestyle. She was also named to the all-conference team. The postseason continues February 5 with sectionals for both teams. Wawasee will return to Northridge for the sectional there, while Warsaw hosts its own sectional. NORTHERN LAKES CONFERENCE GIRLS SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS FINAL RESULTS Team standings – 1. Northridge 461, 2. Wawasee 424, 3. Concord 377, 4. Goshen 251, 5. Elkhart Memorial 208, 6. Warsaw 166, 7. NorthWood 128, 8. Plymouth 73 200-yard medley relay – 1. Northridge (Lauren Miller, Sydnee Emerson, Melissa Bailey, Sydney Boyer) 1:50.78, 2. Concord 1:51.77, 3. Goshen 1:52.41, 4. Wawasee 1:55.27, 5. Warsaw 2:01.85 200 freestyle – 1. Katie Hughes (NR) 1:55.52, 2. Sydney Shuff (C) 2:01.49, 3. Shelby Adams 2:02.06, 9. Madison McBride (WAW) 2:03.38, 13. Lizzy Brugh (WAW) 2:13.75 200 individual medley – 1. Paige Miller (WAW) 2:10.08, 2. Ashley Schrock (C) 2:12.41, 3. Emerson (NR) 2:13.73, 7. Caitlin Clevenger 2:25.55, 8. Anna Park (WAW) 2:25.67, 14. Savannah Taylor (WAR) 2:31.40 50 Freestyle – 1. Brenna Morgan (WAR) 24.07, 2. Boyer (NR) 25.17, 3. Mariah DeFreese (C) 25.27, 5. Kendra Miller (WAW) 25.29, 7. Mikala Mawhorter (WAW) 25.44, 9. Meghan Fretz (WAW) 26.66 Diving – 1. Lauren Boone (C) 472.40, 2. Sara Troyer (NR) 403.80, 3. Rylee Dahlman (NR) 391.80, 6. Hannah Rhoades (WAW) 314.25, 9. Stephany Bailey (WAR) 234.05 100 butterfly – 1. Breanna Robinson (WAW) 56.63, 2. Bailey (NR) 59.12, 3. Natalie Evans (G) 59.20, 4. Mawhorter (WAW) 1:03.61, Erin Sandberg (WAR) 1:07.98, 12. Brugh (WAW) 1:09.75, 16. Allison Thompson (WAR) 1:14.33 100 Freestyle – 1. Morgan (WAR) 51.88, 2. L. Miller (NR) 54.69, 3. Boyer (NR) 55.03, 5. Kayla Hershberger (WAW) 55.39, 7. Kendra Miller (WAW) 55.60, 12. Fretz (WAW) 1:00.46 500 Freestyle – 1. P. Miller (WAW) 5:07.09, 2. Hughes (NR) 5:07.15, 3. Bailey (NR) 5:21.61, 4. Park (WAW) 5:33.73, 11. Sandberg (WAR) 5:53.56, 12. Taylor (WAR) 5:56.07, 13. Hannah Winters (WAW) 5:56.94, 14. Jess Haines (WAW) 5:56.94 200 Freestyle Relay – 1. Wawasee (K. Miller, Mawhorter, P. Miller, Robinson) 1:39.22, 2. Concord 1:39.95, 3. Northridge 1:42.97, 7. Warsaw 1:55.20 100 Backstroke – 1. Robinson (WAW) 57.05, 2. L. Miller (NR) 58.52, 3. Emma Hussey (G) 1:02.07, 5. Hershberger (WAW) 1:03.25, 7. Madison McBride (WAW) 1:05.45, 14. Kuhl (WAR) 1:12.76, 16. Haines (WAR) 1:13.89 100 Breaststroke – 1. Emerson (NR) 1:08.56, 2. August Hartzell (NR) 1:09.48, 3. Schrock (C) 1:09.50, 4. Adams (WAW) 1:10.48, 7. Winters (WAW) 1:15.41, 11. Laurel Moeller (WAR) 1:18.28, 12. Clevenger (WAW) 1:18.32, 15. Karly Poyner (WAR) 1:22.39 400 Freestyle Relay – 1. Wawasee (K. Miller, Hershberger, P. Miller, Robinson) 3:34.73, 2. Northridge 3:37.37, 3. Concord 3:50.62, 5. Warsaw 4:01.20
Wrestling Saturday in Kokomo Wawasee went 1-4 as a team in the Western Super Duals, losing to Winamac, Peru, Western and Wabash and beating Pioneer 48-21. Tristan Ponsler went 5-0 in the tournament for the Warriors. Rodney Shortt, Zach Ford and Stephen Possell each earned four wins on the day. Next up for the Warriors is the Northern Lakes Conference tournament at Elkhart Memorial on Saturday. Gymnastics Saturday in Elkhart Warsaw placed fourth in the five-team East-West Invitational at Elkhart Central. Jazzmine Brown finished eighth in the uneven bars for the Lady Tigers. The team will host Homestead at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow.
