BOURBON — The Triton girls basketball team won its fourth-straight game Saturday night at home against South Central. Hosting a fellow Class 1A Sectional 51 participant, the Triton Lady Trojans won 49-31, improving to 7-3 on the year. Playing without senior point guard Taylor Hatfield, who was sidelined because of a concussion, junior Kylie Mason carried the offensive load for the Lady Trojans, recording 23 points on 8-of-19 shooting. Also for Triton, senior Mallorie Jennings had nine points and senior Becca Kennedy finished with seven. In other statistical categories, junior Krystal Sellers and sophomore Jaela Meister each had seven rebounds, with Sellers also leading the team with four steals. The Lady Trojans are off until the Jan. 4 game against the Warsaw Lady Tigers at Grace College’s Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center. TRITON 49, SOUTH CENTRAL 31 SC 7 6 8 10 – 31 T 17 8 9 15 – 49 Triton – Hannah Jennings 0-5 2-5 2, Krystal Sellers 0-3 3-4 3, Kylie Mason 8-19 4-4 23, Mallorie Jennings 2-4 5-10 9, Lauren Hostrawser 0-3 1-2 1, Becca Kennedy 2-4 2-7 7, Jaela Meister 1-3 2-4 4. Totals 13-41 19-36 49. SC – Morgan Wright 0-6 1-2 1, Madison Tomblin 0-11 2-2 2, Riley Popplewell 1-3 0-0 2, Hannah Stolte 1-5 0-0 2, Jill Rosenbaum 7-17 4-6 18, Olivia Tolmen 0-6 0-0 0, Micah Hatley 0-0 0-0 0, Taylor Johnson 1-2 2-4 4, Hannah Howell 1-1 0-1 2, Katelyn Tucker 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 11-52 9-15 31. 3-point goals – Triton 4-10 (Mason 3, Kennedy), SC 0-12; Team Fouls (fouled out) – Triton 17, SC 25 (Popplewell, Rosenbaum); Turnovers – Triton 17, SC 17; Rebounds – Triton 42 (Sellers 7, Meister 7), SC 38 (Rosenbaum 10); Assists – Triton 6 (M. Jennings 2), SC 1; Steals – Triton 12 (Sellers 4), SC 9 (Tomblin 3); Blocks – Triton 7 (H. Jennings 3), SC 7 (Rosenbaum 3). Records: Triton 7-3, SC 3-5 BOYS BASKETBALL Saturday in Leo-Cedarville The Manchester boys basketball team lost 73-47 at Leo Saturday night. In defeat, senior Claudel Dickantone had 15 points and sophomore Chase Fierstos contributed seven. The 4-2 Squires will next take part in the Wabash County Tournament, beginning Friday at Wabash High School against Wabash. LEO 73, MANCHESTER 47 M 15 13 5 14 – 47 L 17 12 20 24 – 73 Leo – Davison 7 0-2 21, Hardin 1 2-2 4, Beer 3 3-4 11, Fields 1 7-9 9, Barrow 5 7-11 17, Eldridge 3 2-2 9, Klopenstein 0 1-2 1, Herran 0 1-2 1, Van Ooyen 0 0-1 0. Totals 21 23-35 73. Manchester – Chase Fierstos 3 1-2 7, Braydon Sewell 0 0-1 0, Claudel Dickantone 7 0-0 15, Phoenix Goad 0 2-2 2, Clayton Petrie 2 1-2 5, Branden Scott 0 4-6 4, Cameron Brandenburg 1 1-4 3, Lucas Schilling 0 0-0 0, Micah McDaniel 2 1-1 6, David McAtee 2 0-0 5, Bailey Ness 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 10-18 47. 3-point goals – Leo 8 (Davison 7), Manchester 3 (Dickantone, McDaniel, McAtee); Team Fouls (fouled out) – Leo 20, Manchester 24 (Fierstos) Records: Leo 3-2, Manchester 4-2 JV – Manchester 43, Leo 35 Manchester JV – McAtee 12, Matthew Pegg 11, Austin Brewer 8, Keelan Norwood 7, Ness 5 Manchester JV Record: 3-3
Saturday in Waterford Mills The Lakeland Christian Academy boys basketball team lost each of its games at Saturday’s Bethany Christian Invitational. In the opening game, LCA fell to Bethany 64-29, being led by Chris Silveus’ 16 points and eight rebounds. In the second game, South Bend Trinity got the best of the Cougars 61-30, as LCA was led by Carter Twombly’s 12 points and eight rebounds. The 0-6 Cougars host their own invitational Jan. 3 and 4. BETHANY CHRISTIAN 64, LAKELAND CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 29 (Bethany Invite, 1st Game) LCA – Chris Silveus 16 S.B. TRINITY 61, LAKELAND CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 30 (Bethany Invite, 2nd Game) LCA – Carter Twombly 12, Cody Kline 10 LCA Record: 0-6
Saturday in Syracuse 9th – Wawasee 39, Lakeland 31 Wawasee 9th – Tim Conley 9, Adrian Crabb 8, Allen Miller 8 Wawasee 9th Record: 5-3
GYMNASTICS Saturday in LaPorte The Wawasee gymnastics team took part in Saturday’s LaPorte Pairs competition, which was won by Chesterton with 17 points. With scoring being based on the average score of two girls in one event, Wawasee’s top performers were Taylor Busse and Madeline Batista, who finished 14th in all-around. The Lady Warriors will be at the Jan. 4 Elkhart Central Invitational. LAPORTE PAIRS Team Scores – 1. Chesterton 17, 2. Portage 13, 3. Logansport 11, 4. Crown Point 9, 5. LaPorte 5 (Top 3 Overall, Top Wawasee Finish) Vault – 1. Danielle Solis/Krystal Fitchett (Portage) 9.5, 2. Hannah Best/Natalie Groff (Crown Point) 9.15, 3. Rachel Noel/Alisha Dziarski (Chesterton) 8.55, 14. Haleigh Smarr/Jadelyne Skelton (Wawasee) 7.9; Bars – 1. Kelley Platt/Emily Pomasi (Logansport) 9.45, 2. Madison Kurtz/Delaney Barcelli (Portage) 9.0, 3. Brandi Tuzinski/Jordan Kearby (Chesterton) 8.8, 7. Emily Allen/Deea Coy (Wawasee) 7.75; Beam – 1. Tuzinski/Kearby (Chesterton) 9.6, 2. Solis/Fitchett (Portage) 9.45, 3. Platt/Pomasi (Logansport) 9.4, 12. Taylor Busse/Madeline Batista (Wawasee) 7.8; Floor – 1. Tuzinski/Kearby (Chesterton) 9.5, 2. Kurtz/Barcelli (Portage) 9.35, 3. Melanie Smith/Marissa Hill (LaPorte) 9.15, 6. Allen/Coy (Wawasee) 8.75; All-Around – 1. Tuzinski/Kearby (Chesterton) 36.4, 2. Platt/Pomasi (Logansport) 36.1, 3. Best/Groff (Crown Point) 36.05, 14. Busse/Batista (Wawasee) 29.45, 15. Allen/Coy (Wawasee) 29.3, 18. Molly Smith/Paige Wright (Wawasee) 27.3, 20. Smarr/Skelton (Wawasee) 26.15 BOYS SWIMMING Saturday in Syracuse Hosting its own invitational Saturday, the Wawasee boys swim team was led by Logan Brugh and Zac Hershberger. Brugh finished fourth in the 500 free (5:03.03) and fifth in the 100 fly (58.89), while Hershberger was third in the 100 breast (1:07.47) and fifth in the 100 free (52.60). No team scores were given for the meet. The Warriors host Northridge on Jan. 7. WAWASEE INVITATIONAL (Top 3 Overall, Top 10 Wawasee Finishes) Diving – 1. Beau Beeson (Bremen) 191.95, 2. Xavier Garcia (Clay) 139.90, 3. Mylon Betts (Wawasee) 139.70, 7. Camron Krizman (Wawasee) 106.40, 9. Tristen Atwood (Wawasee) 92.45; 200 Medley Relay – 1. Bremen (Will Serf, Beeson, Nolan Filchak, Krent Hueni) 1:44.28, 2. S.B. St. Joe’s (Chase Carroll, Chris Bals, Cole Short, Wilson Barrett) 1:44.45, 5. Wawasee (Logan Brugh, Mason Germonprez, Logan Haessig, Zac Hershberger) 1:49.66; 200 Free – 1. Hueni (Bremen) 1:49.57, 2. Carroll (St. Joe’s) 1:49.95, 3. Serf (Bremen) 1:51.45, 7. Caige Wahlgren (Wawasee) 2:04.46, 9. Danny Allen (Wawasee) 2:14.72; 200 IM – 1. Bals (St. Joe’s) 2:00.50, 2. Anthony Kolbus (St. Joe’s) 2:07.03, 3. Tim Greci (St. Joe’s) 2:07.73, 7. Germonprez (Wawasee) 2:17.96; 50 Free – 1. Patrick Kays (Rochester) 22.85, 2. Billy Miller (St. Joe’s) 23.05, 3. Short (St. Joe’s) 23.32, 9. Ethan Knepp (Wawasee) 25.81; 100 Fly – 1. Filchak (Bremen) 53.13, 2. Kolbus (St. Joe’s) 55.56, 3. Colin O’Blenis (Clay) 57.58, 5. Brugh (Wawasee) 58.89 100 Free – 1. Hueni (Bremen) 49.42, 2. Miller (St. Joe’s) 50.60, 3. Kays (Rochester) 50.65, 5. Hershberger (Wawasee) 52.60, 8. Wahlgren (Wawasee) 56.67; 500 Free – 1. Filchak (Bremen) 4:56.89, 2. Carroll (St. Joe’s) 4:59.10, 3. Justin Knobloch (St. Joe’s) 4:59.57, 4. Brugh (Wawasee) 5:03.03, 9. Owen Donahoe (Wawasee) 5:56.68; 200 Free Relay – 1. St. Joe’s (Miller, Oliver Harmon, Kolbus, Greci) 1:32.24, 2. Rochester (Steven Newton, Sawyer Cripe, Jace Bixler, Kays) 1:36.37, 6. Wawasee (Germonprez, Allen, Bame, Wahlgren) 1:45.78; 100 Back – 1. Newton (Rochester) 56.00, 2. Serf (Bremen) 56.37, 3. Blake Schaeffer (St. Joe’s) 58.18, 7. Allen (Wawasee) 1:04.08, 8. Haessig (Wawasee) 1:04.86, 9. Knepp (Wawasee) 1:10.69; 100 Breast – 1. Bals (St. Joe’s) 59.50, 2. Greci (St. Joe’s) 1:02.88, 3. Hershberger (Wawasee) 1:07.47, 5. Germonprez (Wawasee) 1:08.11; 400 Free Relay – 1. Bremen (Filchak, T. Serf, Hueni, W. Serf) 3:20.65, 2. St. Joe’s (Kolbus, Miller, Harmon, Bals) 3:21.10, 4. Wawasee (Brugh, Haessig, Wahlgren, Hershberger) 3:43.63, 8. Wawasee (Knepp, Jacob Tucco, Allen, Donahoe) 4:12.31
WRESTLING Saturday in Syracuse The Manchester Squires wrestling team went 1-3 at Saturday’s Wawasee Invitational. On the day, the Squires lost to John Glenn (33-32), Plymouth (57-14) and Rochester (59-15), but did get a win over the host Wawasee Warriors (40-13). Individually, Clayton Moore and Neil Snep went undefeated at 132 and 195, respectively. Manchester is off until the Jan. 4 Rochester Invitational. WAWASEE INVITATIONAL Manchester Scores: John Glenn 33, Manchester 32; Plymouth 57, Manchester 14; Rochester 59, Manchester 15; Manchester 40, Wawasee 13 Manchester Champions: 132 – Clayton Moore; 195 – Neil Snep
Saturday in Mishawaka At Saturday’s Penn Invitational, the Warsaw wrestling team went 2-3. On the day, the Warsaw Tigers defeated Homestead (38-34) and NorthWood (48-32), but lost to Edwardsburg (62-15), Penn (53-19) and Culver Military Academy (54-27). Individually, Rory Nolin and Anthony Hendrickson each went 5-0 at 195 and 220 pounds, respectively. The Tigers will be at the Mishawaka Invitational, which begins Friday. PENN INVITATIONAL Warsaw Scores: Rd. 1 – Edwardsburg 62, Warsaw 15; Rd. 2 – Warsaw 38, Homestead 34; Rd. 3 – Penn 53, Warsaw 19; Rd. 4 – Culver Military Academy 54, Warsaw 27; Rd. 5 – Warsaw 48, NorthWood 32 Warsaw: 106 – Kyle Hatch, 4-1; 182 – Lester Payne, 3-2; 195 – Rory Nolin, 5-0; 220 – Anthony Hendrickson, 5-0
