SYRACUSE – Mikala Mawhorter turned in a 1-over par 37 to pace Wawasee to an easy 166-212 win over Fremont Thursday at Maxwelton Golf Club. Aubrey Schmeltz carded a 41, and Kylee Rostochak was one shot back. Madison Beaman and Kamryn Foy each had 46s. “This shows what we can do when we play well,” said Wawasee head coach Steve Coverstone via fax. The Lady Warriors will compete for the Northern Lakes Conference tournament title at Meadow Valley Golf Club in Middlebury on Saturday. WAWASEE 166, FREMONT 212 at Maxwelton GC, Syracuse Wawasee – Mikala Mawhorter 37, Aubrey Schmeltz 41, Kylee Rostochak 42, Kamryn Foy 46, Madison Beaman 46 Fremont – Raigan Porath 40, Katie Sidwell 52, Riley Seidel 59, Kelsea Harris 61 Record: Wawasee 15-1
Thursday in Rochester The Tippecanoe Valley girls golf team got a split in its three-way match with Maconaquah and North Miami Thursday evening at the Mill Creek Golf Course in Rochester. Maconaquah won the match with a 197 while Valley and North Miami came in with 213 and 227, respectively. Maconaquah’s Brandi Jones was the medalist with a 44 while Valley was led by Victoria Biddle’s 47. All three teams will play in the Three Rivers Conference tournament at Norwood Golf Club in Huntington on Saturday. MACONAQUAH 197, VALLEY 213 NORTH MIAMI 227 at Mill Creek GC, Rochester Valley – Victoria Biddle 47, Blake McBrier 53, Lexi Cumberland 56, Liz VanMeter 57, Makayla Sandbakken 62, Jade VanMeter 78. JV – Jordan Krotke 63 Record: Valley 8-10
Thursday in Syracuse The Whitko girls golf team was 50 shots better than its Tuesday score, but the Lady Wildcats still fell to Northridge and host West Noble at South Shore Golf Course in Syracuse. West Noble got two wins with a score of 215. Northridge had 220 and Whitko 238. Aurelia Slusher again led the ‘Cats with a 53, while Claire Reiff and Holly Hathaway both shot 58. Makayla Compton rounded out the scoring with a 69. Whitko will play in the Three Rivers Conference tournament in Huntington on Saturday.
Boys Tennis Thursday in Akron Nick Caudill was a winner at No. 3 singles for Tippecanoe Valley, and the No. 2 doubles team of Eric Wright and Kane Steller won in straight sets for the Vikings in their 3-2 loss to Lewis-Cass. The Vikings will travel to rival Rochester for a Three Rivers Conference match Monday. LEWIS-CASS 3, VALLEY 2 Singles: No. 1 – Nolan Lowe (LC) def. Trevor Neeley 6-2. 6-7, 6-0; No. 2 – Brad Berlet (LC) def. Keith Wright 6-3, 6-4; No. 3 – Nick Caudill (TV) def. Dixon Collins 6-0, 6-2 Doubles: No. 1 – Jered Ehase & Josh Harlon (LC) def. Dakota Parker & Seth Hoffman 6-2, 6-2; No. 2 – Eric Wright & Kane Steller (TV) def. Noah Miller & Gunner Nelson 6-4, 6-4 JV – Valley 2, Lewis-Cass 2 Singles: No. 1 – Jovan Orozco (LC) def. Parkur Dalrymple 8-5; No. 2 – Nathan Troutman (LC) def. Alex Kromkowski 8-5 Doubles: No. 1 – Keegan Larimer & Chris Schipper (TV) def. Keegen Pullen & Troutman 8-2; No. 2 – Dylan Sponseller & Garett Feldman (TV) def. Kobe Hicks & Connor Jones 8-2
Thursday in Syracuse Cal Heinisch won a three-set match at No. 3 singles for Wawasee as the Warriors dropped a 4-1 decision to Northridge in Northern Lakes Conference play. Now 4-7 overall and 0-4 in the NLC, Wawasee will host Warsaw on Tuesday. NORTHRIDGE 4, WAWASEE 1 Singles: No. 1 – James Dugle (N) def. Nate Haines 6-0, 6-7, 6-2; No. 2 – Simon Grevengoed (N) def. Nathan Perek 6-1, 6-2; No. 3 – Cal Heinisch (W) def. Logan Corns 6-2, 2-6, 6-2. Doubles: No. 1 – Sate Cross & Adarsh Patel (N) def. Cameron Brill & Tim Conley 6-4, 6-1; No. 2 – Eric Firstenberger & Drew Wheatley (N) def. Evan Krueger & Dylan Staley 6-2, 7-6 (7-4). Record: Wawasee 4-7 (0-4 NLC) JV – Wawasee 2, Northridge 2 Singles: No. 1 – Aman Patel (N) def. Chase Jones 6-4. 0-6, 6-4; No. 2 – Trevor Haessig (W) def. Ethan Siegel 9-8; No. 3 – Graham Perek (W) def. Mitchell Williams 8-5 Doubles – Siegel & Williams (N) def. Brady Robinson & Hawkins Ragland 6-2
Thursday in North Manchester Manchester beat visiting Whitko 4-1 in a Three Rivers Conference boys tennis match. Alex Bechtold was the lone winner for the Wildcats, winning in straight sets at No. 3 singles. Whitko will take on Central Noble in Albion on Monday. Manchester will host Wabash in TRC play Tuesday. MANCHESTER 4, WHITKO 1 Singles: No. 1 – Max Karg (M) def. Bailey Platt 6-0, 6-0; No. 2 – Spence Trick (M) def. Cory Hersa 6-2, 4-6, (11-9 tiebreaker), No. 3 – Alex Bechtold (W) def. Parker Wagoner 6-2, 6-2 Doubles: No. 1 – Noah Cain & Matthew Pegg (M) def. Nicolas Rose & Tim Gensch 6-0, 6-0; No. 2 – Heath Dierks & Luke Donathan (M) def. Bill Stump & Austin Hollowell 6-2. 6-0 Records – Whitko 2-5 (0-1 TRC), Manchester 4-4 (2-1 TRC)
Thursday in Warsaw Warsaw was shut out by visiting Fort Wayne Canterbury 5-0 in non-conference tennis play. The Tigers will host an eight-team tournament on Saturday. FW CANTERBURY 5, WARSAW 0 Singles: No. 1 – Niko Rongos (C) def. Justin Stout 6-2, 6-1; No. 2 – Peter Dun (C) def. Colton Lind 6-1, 6-4; No. 3 – Rohan Paidi (C) def. Andrew Gauger 6-2, 6-0 Doubles – No. 1 – Jake Allan & Hunter Jewett (C) def. David Homme & Christopher Herendeen 7-5, 6-2; No. 2 – Evan Gize & Arnie Lal (C) def. Hayden Steger & Hudson Snyder 6-1, 6-0 JV – Canterbury 10, Warsaw 2 Singles: No. 1 –Eric Pomp-Marques (C) def. Nolan Knight 8-0; No. 2 – Davis Lamm (C) def. Brandon Chan 8-2; No. 3 – Jashan Patel (C) def. Diego Miguel 8-1; No. 4 – John Langmaid (C) def. Jacob Grimm 6-3 Doubles: No. 1 – Nish Reddy & Shafer Garrett (C) def. Spencer Britton & Reuben Williams 8-2; No. 2 – Ben Elliott & Sam Witwer (C) def. Nick Marsh & Kyler Bartol 9-8 (7-3); No. 3 – George Sun & Ryan Boyd (C) def. Ethan Hoff & Keeton Bartol 6-4; No. 4 – Akash Meesa & Ryan Walulik (C) def. Bryce Pequignot & Darrin Knisley 7-5; No. 5 – Eric Baumgartner & Jarod Barber (W) def. Carols Hofer & Yintae Wyss 6-1; No. 6 – Bailey Buhrt & Grant Wolf (W) def. Hunter Kirgis & Michael Liu 6-4; No. 7 – Sean Walulik & Liam Ward (C) def. Tanner Lockridge & Dawson Vilamma 6-4; No. 8 – Ben Elliott & Sam Witwer (C) def. Jarett Orr & Noah Hutton 6-1
Volleyball Thursday in Syracuse Goshen beat Wawasee in three sets 26-24, 25-15, 25-19 at the Hardwood Tepee. Becca Anderson had eight kills for the Lady Warriors, and Hannah-Marie Lamle added five more. Seaquinn Bright had nine blocks, and Madie Wilson had seven more. The JV won its match with Goshen 21-25, 25-24, 15-14. Wawasee, now 1-11 and 0-2 in the Northern Lakes Conference, will host Westview on Monday.
Thursday in North Manchester Whitko avenged a five-set, non-conference loss from earlier this season, winning 25-23, 25-21, 25-13 at Manchester. Kaitlyn Reed had 20 kills, and two aces for the Lady Wildcats. Brianna Tackett added three blocks and four kills, and Emily Day recorded eight kills for Whitko. For Manchester, Cierra Carter had 10 digs, and Corrie Osborne recorded 10 assists. Whitko travels to Rochester for a match Monday, and Manchester will host Fort Wayne Canterbury in a non-conference match Tuesday.
Girls Soccer Thursday in Warsaw Warsaw remained unbeaten with a 2-1 Northern Lakes Conference win over visiting Concord. The Lady Tigers scored in the sixth minute, when Anna Grill headed the ball into the goal on a corner kick by Alex Koontz. Elizabeth Van Wormer scored in the 27th minute on an assist by Breck Jackson. Chloe Snow recorded seven saves in goal for Warsaw. The junior varsity team scored in the first and last minute of the game, earning a 2-1 victory over Concord. Kennedy Patton scored in the first minute of play, unassisted. Patton got the assist in the final minute, feeding Janae Jimenez for the game-winning goal. The Lady Tigers will host Northrop Monday afternoon. WARSAW 2, CONCORD 0 First half W – Anna Grill (Alex Koontz) 6th min. W – Elizabeth Van Wormer (Breck Jackson) 27th min. Record: Warsaw 9-0 (5-0 NLC)
Thursday in Marion Meghan Davis had the only goal for Manchester in its 1-1 tie at Eastbrook. Goalkeeper Kiera Stacy had seven saves for the Lady Squires. Now 5-3-2 for the season, Manchester will travel to South Whitley for a Three Rivers Conference match with Whitko on Wednesday.
Boys Soccer Thursday in Nappanee NorthWood scored in the early minutes of the game, on an indirect free kick in the box, and made it stand to beat Wawasee 1-0 in Northern Lakes Conference play. “The boys fought hard, and we’re keeping our heads up and thirsty for a win in conference play,” said Wawasee head coach Jordan Sharp via fax. The Warriors (1-6-1 overall, 0-2 NLC) will go for their first conference victory Saturday morning when they host Elkhart Memorial.
Thursday in Marion Colin McNeeley scored early in the second half, on an assist by Nathan Self, and Manchester went on to a 1-0 win over Eastbrook. The Squire defense held Eastbrook to three shots on goal in the contest. Manchester will host Oak Hill Monday afternoon.
