BREMEN – Tippecanoe Valley’s varsity girls basketball team took the roar out of the Bremen Lady Lions Thursday night. Fueled by a dominating third quarter and led by sophomore standout Anne Secrest, the Lady Vikings opened the season with a 71-27 win at Bremen. Secrest, last season’s Times-Union Area Player of the Year, was 8 of 9 from the field and 1 of 2 at the free throw line. She finished with a double-double of 17 points and 10 rebounds and also added six steals, five assists and two blocks. The Lady Vikings led 24-10 after one quarter of play and 39-18 at halftime before outscoring Bremen 20-1 in the third quarter. Senior Caylie Teel added 12 points and five steals for Valley, while senior Taylor Trippiedi and sophomore Hannah Dunn scored 10 points each. Junior Karis Tucker chipped in with nine points and nine steals, and sophomore Meredith Brouyette contributed six points. Bremen was led by sophomores Alexis Jennings and Shannon Arndt, who scored eight points each. Valley is in action again on Nov. 21 at county rival Warsaw, while Bremen travels to Goshen Saturday.
