WABASH — In the second of five-straight road games for the Tippecanoe Valley girls basketball team, the Lady Vikings got a 58-51 Three Rivers Conference win at Wabash Saturday afternoon. Getting their season off to a 5-1 start, the Lady Vikings were led by Staci Groom hit 5 of 8 three pointers to net 23 points, while also recording four rebounds and a steal. Also for Valley, Danielle Bussard had nine points, four rebounds and four assists, while Kelsey Ball had 10 points and seven rebounds. The Lady Vikings take a four-game winning streak into Wednesday’s game at 6-0, Class 1A No. 9 Triton. TIPPECANOE VALLEY 58, WABASH 51 V 15 11 13 19 — 58 W 11 19 9 12 — 51 Valley — Staci Groom 8-22 2-2 23, Danielle Bussard 3-3 3-3 9, Megan Bibler 1-3 2-4 4, Brooke O’Connor 1-3 2-2 4, Kelsey Ball 1-2 8-8 10, Tory Keirn 1-6 2-4 4, Courtney Newsome 0-2 0-0 0, Connor Fraser 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 17-43 19-23 58. Wabash — Claire Cromer 1-3 1-4 3, Katelyn Vogel 1-3 0-0 2, Marin Hill 4-10 4-4 12, Kelsey Cromer 5-10 3-6 16, Charlieanne Pardo 0-3 0-0 0, Brittany Stone 0-1 0-0 0, Kyleigh Hampton 3-9 0-0 7, Sarah Puckett 1-2 5-5 7, Kalie Obenour 1-1 2-4 4. Totals 16-42 15-23 51. Three-point goals — Valley 5-9 (Groom 5), Wabash 4-16 (K. Cromer 3, Hampton); Team Fouls — Valley 21, Wabash 18; Turnovers — Valley 14, Wabash 14; Rebounds — Valley 26 (Ball 7), Wabash 22 (Hill); Assists — Valley 9 (Bussard 4), Wabash 10 (C. Cromer 7); Steals — Valley 5 (Keirn 2), Wabash 7 (K. Cromer 2, Hampton 2); Blocks — Valley 0, Wabash 6 (Hampton 6); Records — Valley 5-1, Wabash 4-3
Saturday in North Manchester
The Manchester girls basketball team opened its Three Rivers Conference season with a 61-47 home win over Northfield Saturday. Manchester’s Kayla Flack ended the game with 24 points and six rebounds, while Kaylee Watson had 12 points and Meika Kennedy posted seven steals. The 5-1 (1-0 TRC) Lady Squires travel to Whitko Friday night.
MANCHESTER 61, NORTHFIELD 47
N 8 13 11 15 — 47 M 13 13 19 16 — 61 Manchester — Malyssa Bedke 1 0-4 2, Meika Kennedy 5 1-3 11, Autumn Brewer 0 0-2 0, Kayla Flack 7 5-6 24, Hannah Little 4 2-4 10, Bekah Brunn 1 0-0 2, Kaylee Watson 5 2-4 12, Sydney Snep 0 0-0 0, Lindsey Budnik 0 0-1 0, Claire Barnett 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 10-24 61. Northfield — Alyssa Richter 2 0-0 4, Caitlin Eltzroth 1 1-2 3, Sidney Reed 5 5-6 15, Sydney Eltzroth 3 5-7 14, Katie Stephan 3 1-4 7, Cherish Leming 1 0-0 2, Michelle Hendricks 0 0-0 0, Kylie Echard 1 0-0 2. Totals 16 12-19 47. Three-point goals — Manchester 5-12 (Flack 5), Northfield 3-7 (S. Eltzroth 3); Team Fouls (fouled out) — Manchester 17 (Brunn), Northfield 20; Turnovers — Manchester 14, Northfield 19; Rebounds — Manchester 21 (Brewer 6, Flack 6), Northfield 32 (S. Eltzroth 10); Assists — Manchester 13 (Flack 4), Northfield 8 (Reed 2, S. Eltzroth 2, Stephan 2); Steals — Manchester 15 (Kennedy 7), Northfield 7 (S. Eltzroth 4); Blocks — Manchester 3 (Kennedy 2), Northfield 0; Records — Manchester 5-1 (1-0 TRC), Northfield 2-4 (0-1 TRC) JV — Manchester 28, Northfield 26 Manchester JV Stats: Points — Barnett 8, Madison Isbell 6, Tabby DeWitt 5; Record — 4-2
Friday in Winona Lake
The Lakeland Christian Academy girls basketball fell 47-41 Friday at home against Jimtown. In defeat, Jo Boren had 15 points and 14 rebounds, while Hailey Nieveen posted 12 points. The 0-5 Lady Cougars are at South Bend Trinity Saturday. JIMTOWN 47, LAKELAND CHRISTIAN 41 LCA — Jessica Goss 1-5 1-4 3, Hannah Remington 3-9 1-2 7, Hailey Nieveen 4-11 1-2 12, Alisa Gross 1-1 2-2 4, Emilee Catron 0-3 0-1 0, Jo Boren 6-16 2-6 15, Emily McCoomb 0-0 0-0 0, Maryl Gerst 0-0 0-0 0, Ashley Ormsby 0-2 0-1 0. Totals 15-45 7-17 41. LCA Stats: Three-point goals — 4-12; Team Fouls (fouled out) — 26 (Nieveen, Goss, Catron); Turnovers — 21; Rebounds — 35 (Boren 14); Assists — 5 (Nieveen 3); Steals — 3 (Nieveen 2); Blocks — 3 (Gross 2) Records — Jimtown 3-4, LCA 0-5
Saturday in Denver
The Whitko girls basketball team snapped a three-game skid Saturday, defeating North Miami 64-29 in Denver. Karissa Olinske led the Whitko Lady Wildcats with 22 points and four steals, while Bailee Juillerat had five points and eight rebounds. The 3-4 Lady Wildcats host Manchester Friday night. WHITKO 64, NORTH MIAMI 29 Whitko — Karissa Olinske 4-11 12-15 22, Micaela Sylvester 1-5 6-6 8, Katee Reiff 0-3 2-2 2, Cassie Jones 0-2 0-0 0, Jordan Hall 2-5 0-1 4, Kelly Reiff 1-1 2-4 4, Cagney Craig 2-6 0-0 4, Josie Sparks 1-1 6-6 8, Melanie Kelsey 3-4 0-0 7, Lynsi Hicks 0-0 0-0 0, Bailee Juillerat 2-4 1-3 5, Megan Zumbrun 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 16-42 29-37 64. NM — Cortnee Lefebvre 2, Brittany Keim 0, Miltona Robinson 3, Ashley Jackson 3, Bailey Briggs 4, Allyson See 4, Josie Wood 3, Taylor Sadowsky 4, Karrisa West 4, Makenna Brown 0, Jennie Tyler 0, Tiffany Huffman 2. Whitko Stats: Three-point goals — 3-7 (Olinske 2, Kelsey); Turnovers — 11; Rebounds — 26 (Juillerat 8); Assists — 14 (Ke. Reiff 4); Steals — 21 (Olinske 4); Blocks — 3 Records — Whitko 3-4 (1-0 TRC), NM 1-6 (0-1 TRC)
Saturday in Knox
Freshman Kylie Mason led the Triton girls basketball team to a 44-38 win at Knox Saturday, improving the Lady Trojans to 6-0 overall and 1-0 in the Northern State Conference. Mason netted 16 points in the win, while Breanna Lemler had nine rebounds and Taylor Hatfield posted four steals. The Lady Trojans host Tippecanoe Valley Wednesday night. TRITON 44, KNOX 38 T 16 10 6 12 — 44 K 12 12 6 8 — 38 Triton — Kaelyn Mason 1-2 0-0 2, Taylor Hatfield 0-3 6-8 6, Breanna Lemler 2-5 2-2 6, Krystal Sellers 0-3 0-0 0, Kylie Mason 6-13 2-4 16, Mallorie Jennings 3-11 0-1 6, Shana Anderson 1-4 2-2 4, Megan Howdeshell 2-5 0-0 4. Totals 15-46 12-17 44. Knox — Codd 1-2 0-2 3, Frasure 0-0 0-0 0, Gilbert 0-9 0-0 0, Howard 0-1 3-6 3, Wagner 3-7 2-3 10, Zachary 7-10 1-4 15, Combs 3-7 0-0 7, Brown 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 14-38 6-15 38. Three-point goals — Triton 2-7 (Ky. Mason 2), Knox 4-18 (Wagner 2, Combs, Codd); Team Fouls (fouled out) — Triton 16 (Howdeshell), Knox 16; Rebounds — Triton 39 (Lemler 9), Knox 24 (Zachary 8); Assists — Triton 7 (Anderson 3), Knox 8 (Brown 4); Blocks — Triton 4 (Anderson 3), Knox 5 (Zachary 3); Records — Triton 6-0 (1-0 NSC), Knox 1-5 (0-1 NSC)
BOYS BASKETBALL Saturday in Ligonier
After getting a Friday night win over Manchester, the Wawasee boys basketball team was right back in action Saturday, getting an 82-65 win at West Noble. In the win, Jacob Thompson had 23 points, followed by Jake Clark’s 18 and 13 each from Trent Koble and Bauer Schmeltz. The 4-0 Wawasee Warriors are at Whitko Saturday night. WAWASEE 82, WEST NOBLE 65 Wa 19 18 23 22 — 82 WN 11 15 19 20 — 65 Wawasee — Trent Koble 4-6 4-4 13, Jacob Thompson 8-24 2-2 23, Jake Clark 7-13 3-4 18, Zac Patrick 2-5 2-4 6, Justin Fick 0-1 1-3 1, Austin Lutz 0-0 2-2 2, Chase Myers 0-0 1-4 1, Ryndan Aaron 1-3 0-0 3, Alex Clark 0-0 2-2 2, Garrett Balser 0-0 0-0 0, Bauer Schmeltz 5-9 3-6 13, Kody Carpenter 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-61 20-31 82. WN — Drew Schermerhorn 7-13 1-1 21, Nick Thomas 3-8 2-6 8, Phil Miller 3-7 0-0 6, Nick Noe 4-5 0-0 8, Jordan Younce 1-5 5-6 7, Brandon Evans 0-0 0-0 0, Damon Lortie 1-4 1-2 3, David Ness 0-0 0-0 0, Anthony Salazar 0-1 0-0 0, Keith Gibson 3-3 2-2 8, Armando Rosales 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 24-48 11-17 65. Three-point goals — Wawasee 8-26 (Thompson 5, Koble, Clark, Aaron), WN 6-18 (Schmerhorn 6); Turnovers — Wawasee 13, WN 27; Team Fouls (fouled out) — Wawasee 20 (Patrick, Fick), WN 26 (Schermerhorn, Noe); Rebounds — Wawasee 36 (Thompson 6), WN 34 (Noe 5); Assists — Wawasee 11 (Koble 3, Clark 3), WN 10 (Younce 3); Steals — Wawasee 10 (Koble 3, Thompson 3), WN 1; Blocks — Wawasee 1, WN 4; Records — Wawasee 4-0, WN 1-2 JV — Wawasee 45, WN 35 9th — Wawasee 40, WN 36
Saturday in Winona Lake
The Lakeland Christian Academy Cougars fell in their season opener Saturday 63-31 to Lakewood Park Christian. In the loss, Collin Price had nine points and Calvin Prinsen posted seven rebounds and three blocks. The Cougars are back in action Tuesday at Tippecanoe Valley. LAKEWOOD PARK 65, LAKELAND CHRISTIAN 31 Lakewood — Mann 8 3-4 20, Neely 1 2-3 4, Gerke 5 2-2 12, Crosby 4 0-0 9, Yoder 1 0-0 2, Wellman 1 0-0 2, Hathaway 2 0-0 5, Troyer 2 0-0 5, Davidson 1 2-2 4, Albert 1 0-1 2. LCA — Teddy Harvey 2 1-2 6, John Rohrs 1 0-0 2, Sam Harris 1 0-0 2, Zarek Finley 2 1-2 6, Collin Price 4 0-0 9, Josh Silveus 2 0-0 4, Calvin Prinsen 1 0-0 2. LCA Stats: Rebounds — 27 (Prinsen 7); Assists — 2; Steals — 4; Blocks — 6 (Prinsen 3) Records — Lakewood Park 2-2, LCA 0-1 Saturday in Culver 9th — Triton 31, CMA 30 Triton 9th Scoring — Cordale Keyser 8, Dustin Viuttonet 8
WRESTLING Saturday in Wabash
Wrestling in the Wabash County Tournament at Northfield High School Saturday, the Manchester Squires went 3-2. On the day, the Squires defeated Wabash, Southwood and Bremen, but fell to Northfield and NorthWood. Individually, Manchester’s Clayton Moore (120), Payton Sorg (145) and Aaron Snep (220) all went 5-0, claiming titles. NorthWood went 5-0 on the day, winning the tournament. The 3-3 Squires are at Tippecanoe Valley today for a Three Rivers Conference match. RD 1 — NORTHFIELD 40, BREMEN 37; MANCHESTER 54, WABASH 15; NORTHWOOD 48, SOUTHWOOD 30; RD 2 — NORTHFIELD 48, MANCHESTER 30; BREMEN 50, SOUTHWOOD 30; NORTHWOOD 64, WABASH 12; RD 3 — NORTHFIELD 63, WABASH 18; MANCHESTER 51, SOUTHWOOD 30; NORTHWOOD 39, BREMEN 36; RD 4 — NORTHWOOD 38, NORTHFIELD 38; MANCHESTER 37, BREMEN 34; SOUTHWOOD 48, WABASH 30; RD 5 — NORTHFIELD 48, SOUTHWOOD 30; BREMEN 66, WABASH 15; NORTHWOOD 44, MANCHESTER 33 Team Records: NorthWood 5-0, Northfield 4-1, Manchester 3-2, Bremen 2-3, Southwood 1-4, Wabash 0-5 Individual Champions, Manchester Results: 106 — Tyler Felton (Bremen) 5-0, Tristen Barnette (Manchester) 4-1; 113 — Joey Bailey (Bremen) 5-0; 120 — Clayton Moore (Manchester) 5-0; 126 — Dylan Shoemaker (Bremen) 5-0, Justin Dill (Manchester) 2-3; 132 — Jason Nolte (NorthWood) 5-0, Brennan France (Manchester) 4-1; 138 — Jared Kirfan (Northfield) 4-0, Ryan Kendal (Manchester) 2-3; 145 — Payton Sorg (Manchester) 5-0; 152 — Hunter Wells (Northfield) 5-0; 160 — Ben Rethlake (NorthWood) 5-0, Dylan Hoffmeyer (Manchester) 1-4; 170 — RJ Waldon (Northfield) 5-0, Drew Dahlstrom (Manchester) 3-2; 182 — Zach Telschow (NorthWood) 5-0, Neil Snep (Manchester) 4-1; 195 — Joseph Ross (Northfield) 4-0, Clayton Farr (Manchester) 3-2; 220 — Aaron Snep (Manchester) 5-0; 285 — Abe Hall (Bremen) 5-0
Saturday in LaPorte
At the LaPorte Super Duals Saturday, the Wawasee wrestling team went 2-3, defeating LaPorte and Hammond, but falling to Culver Community, Thornton and Merrillville. Individually, Dimitri Kaplanis went 5-0 at 285, posting four pins, and Brian Clark went 4-1. The Warriors host Goshen Thursday. LAPORTE SUPER DUALS Wawasee Results: Culver 40, Wawasee 39; Wawasee 40, LaPorte 30; Thornton 43, Wawasee 27; Wawasee 66, Hammond 15; Merrillville 77, Wawasee 6 Wawasee Individual Results: 106 — Greg Griffith 0-5; 113 — Dylan deSomer 2-2,1 pin; 120 — deSomer 1-0, 1 pin; 126 — Doug Corl 3-2, 3 pins; 132 — Garrett Freel 1-3, 1 pin, Michael Pena 1-1, 1 pin; 138 — Josh Gohlke 1-4, 1 pin, Pena 1-0; 145 — Jake Sumpter 3-1, Zach Ford 0-1; 152 — Ryan Lindsey 3-0, 2 pins, Jordan Brown 2-0; 160 — Brandon Morris 1-4, 1 pin; 170 — Andrew Hepler 3-1, 2 pins, Tyler Goff; 182 — Brian Clark 4-1, 1 pin; 195 — Dominick Sanderson 0-5; 220 — Chad Eppley 3-2, 1 pin; 285 — Dimitri Kaplanis 5-0, 4 pins
