Lady Warriors Lead Weekend Roundup With Elwood Title
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ELWOOD — The Wawasee volleyball team went 4-0 at Saturday’s Elwood Invitational, claiming the championship. On the day, Wawasee downed Lewis Cass (25-14, 25-19), Mississinewa (27-25, 18-25, 15-13) and Tipton (26-24, 25-17), then downed Danville 25-20, 25-20 in the championship. On the day, Hunter Gaerte led the Lady Warriors with 26 kills, Aly Anderson had 55 digs and Alli Ousley posted 65 assists. The Manchester Lady Squires were also at the invite, finishing 1-3. Under new coach Rebekah Brown, the Lady Squires first lost to Danville (25-12, 25-15), then Elwood (25-23, 25-14), before defeating Southern Wells 25-24, 21-25, 15-13. In their last match of the day, the Lady Squires lost 25-17, 25-19 against Tipton. Wawasee hosts Lakeland today, and Manchester’s next match is Thursday at Whitko. ELWOOD INVITATIONAL
The 18th-ranked Rochester girls golf team won its own invitational Saturday at Round Barn Golf Club at Mill Creek, while three other local teams competed. On the par-72 course, Rochester shot a 361, followed by Southwood’s 375 and Wawasee’s 378, rounding out the top three. Also from the area, Manchester was 10th with a 461, Whitko was 11th with a 466 and Tippecanoe Valley shot a 477, finishing 15th. Individually Rochester junior Karsten Lingenfelter’s 77 was the top score of the day, while Wawasee freshman Aubrey Schmeltz’s 86 was fifth on the day. Manchester hosts Rochester, North Miami and Southwood today, Wawasee opens its Northern Lakes Conference season at home Tuesday against Goshen and Valley’s next match is Wednesday at Rozella Ford Golf Club against Triton and Bremen. ROCHESTER INVITATIONAL Team Scores – 1. Rochester 361, 2. Southwood 375, 3. Wawasee 378, 4. S.B. Adams 380, 5. Culver Girls Academy 385, 6. Fairfield 391, 7. Plymouth 391, 8. Peru 398, 9. Logansport 429, 10. Manchester 461, 11. Whitko 466, 12. New Prairie 470, 13. Maconaquah 472, 14. Northridge 474, 15. Tippecanoe Valley 477, 16. Northfield 522, 17. North Judson 550 (Round Barn G.C., Par 72) Top 5 – 1. Karsten Lingenfelter (Rochester) 77, 2. Dayna Dale (Southwood) 80, 3. Kovenant Lingenfelter (Rochester) 82, 4. Mackenzie Toth (CGA) 85, 5. Aubrey Schmeltz (Wawasee) 86 Wawasee – Mikala Mawhorter 100, Elizabeth Jackson 90, Schmeltz 86, Courtney McDaniel 102, Kylee Rostochak 113 Manchester – Claire Barnett 108, Nina Smith 114, Erin Working 115, Gabbi Wilcox 124, Madison Hire 140
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
Saturday in Huntington
In a strong field, the Warsaw boys cross country team finished second at Saturday’s Huntington North Invitational. The third-ranked Carroll Chargers won the invitational with 50 points, while Warsaw scored 65 in its second-place finish and 17th-ranked Homestead was third with 136. Of all the runners at the meet, Warsaw senior Ellis Coon was the best, winning in a time of 15:49. Warsaw’s Tyler Houvener was 11th in 16:52 and Owen Glogovsky was 15th with his time of 16:59. The Tigers host their invitational on Sept. 3 at Warsaw Community High School. HUNTINGTON NORTH INVITATIONAL Team Scores (Top 3) – 1. Carroll 50, 2. Warsaw 65, 3. Homestead 136 Warsaw – 1. Ellis Coon 15:49, 11. Tyler Houvener 16:52, 15. OwenGlogovsky 16:59, 16. Nick Bergen 17:01, 22. Daniel Messenger 17:19, 35. Jonathon Beres 17:47, 55. Ryan Goon 18:13 Warsaw JV – 6. Nick Adams 18:08, 7. Jacob DeBoest 18:12, 12. Jacob Adley 18:30, 22. T.J. Day 18:45, 32. Avery Torres 18:59, 45. Zachary Taylor19:30, 52. Ethan Cook 19:39, 64. Curtis Rider 19:55, 80. Rosen Kunkle 20:18, 86. Aaron Haller 20:27, 99. Evan Hansen 20:58, 108. Shane Powers 21:05, 110. Trent Thompson 21:05, 113. Trent Shepherd 21:08, 115. Mac Pelo 21:13, 117. Eric Jagger 21:14, 121. Eric Cusick 21:18, 138. Connor Hershberger 21:53, 152. Michael Blue 22:25, 169. Colton Andrews 23:34, 173. Caleb Remocaldo 23:48, 175. Griffin Roark 23:56, 181. Nicholas Hawn 24:47
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
Saturday in Huntington
Scoring 133 points, the Warsaw girls cross country team finished third at Saturday’s Huntington North Invitational. Warsaw’s top finish was Allison Miller’s 13th, which she ran in 19:55, followed by Brooke Rhodes, who was 22nd in 21:16. The Lady Tigers will be at this Saturday’s DeKalb Classic. HUNTINGTON NORTH INVITATIONAL Team Scores – 3. Warsaw 133 Warsaw – 13. Allison Miller 19:55, 22. Brooke Rhodes 21:16, 24. Maddie Hooks 21:18, 36. Alethia Burritt 21:46, 38. Hannah Thompson 21:54, 59. Claire Kehler 22:56 JV – 3. Warsaw 75 Warsaw JV – Lauren Orr 22:32, Mallory Hooks 23:25, Kendra Paton 24:07, Liliana Hernandez 24:07, Charlene Orr 24:08, Emma Lemon 24:10, Alexis Himes 24:15, Michaela Roark 24:43, Ellie Bearss 24:50, Alexis Winters 26:44, Daisie Poe 27:09, Courtney Etchison 27:42, Emma Lehman 28:20, Lauren Brown 30:45, Shyanne McFadden 31:41
BOYS SOCCER
Saturday in Dunlap
The Wawasee boys soccer team opened its Northern Lakes Conference season with a 10-0 loss at Concord Saturday. The 0-1-1 Warriors host Hamilton today. CONCORD 10, WAWASEE 0 Shots – Concord 16, Wawasee 4; Shots on Goal – Concord 14, Wawasee 3 Wawasee Record: 0-1-1 (0-1 NLC)
Saturday in North Manchester
At home against Huntington North Saturday, the Manchester boys soccer team notched a 2-1 victory. Colin McNeeley and Caleb Haecker netted the two Manchester goals, which improved the team to 2-0 on the year. The Squires host Caston Tuesday. MANCHESTER 2, HUNTINGTON NORTH 1 Goals – Colin McNeeley (M), Caleb Haecker (M), Zack Baldridge (HN) Records: Manchester 2-0, HN 0-2
GIRLS SOCCER Saturday in Ligonier
The Whitko girls soccer team played to a 1-1 draw with West Noble Saturday in Ligonier. For Whitko, senior Ellyana Blue scored its goal, while senior goalkeeper Jordan Hall recorded 13 saves. The 0-1-1 Lady Wildcats open Three Rivers Conference play Wednesday at home against Rochester. WEST NOBLE 1, WHITKO 1 Goals – Ellyana Blue (Wh), Emily Morren (WN); Shots – Whitko 10, WN 10; Saves – Whitko (Jordan Hall) 13, WN (Kassandra Hare) 9 Records: Whitko 0-1-1, WN 2-0-1
Saturday in Topeka
At Westview Saturday, the Wawasee girls soccer team fell 6-0. The 0-3 Lady Warriors will look to bounce back Tuesday at home against Manchester. WESTVIEW 6, WAWASEE 0 Wawasee Record: 0-3
BOYS TENNIS
Saturday in Mishawaka
The Triton boys tennis team went 2-1 at Saturday’s Mishawaka Marian Invitational. The Trojans defeated Elkhart Central 3-1 and Marian 3-2, but fell 3-2 against South Bend Adams. On the day, neither doubles team lost for Triton, as the No. 1 duo of Lucas Shafer and Darrin Harrell were 3-0, as was the No. 2 team of Jake Oldham and Austin Sellers. The Trojans host Mishawaka Marian Tuesday. MISHAWAKA MARIAN INVITATIONAL (Triton Results) S.B. ADAMS 3, TRITON 2 (Round 1) SINGLES: No. 1 – Philip Moss (A) def. Dean Howdeshell 6-1, 4-6, 10-3; No. 2 – Matt Hinkle (A) def. Jared Fisher 6-7 (4), 6-3, 10-5; No. 3 – Jacob Casper (A) def. Alex Eib 3-6, 6-2, 10-8 DOUBLES: No. 1 – Lucas Shafer/Darrin Harrell (T) def. Raymond Hahn/Lukas Hostetler 6-1, 6-1; No. 2 – Jake Oldham/Austin Sellers (T) def. Greg Williams/Phil Hostetler 6-4, 7-5 TRITON 3, ELKHART CENTRAL 1 (Round 2) SINGLES: No. 1 – Howdeshell (T) was leading Eric Burton 7-6 (3), 4-2; No. 2 – Fisher (T) def. Andrew Salmon 6-2, 6-2; No. 3 – Curtis Hill (EC) def. Eib 7-5, 6-4 DOUBLES: No. 1 – Shafer/Harrell (T) def. Scott Hanberg/Will Riblet 6-1, 6-3; No. 2 – Oldham/Sellers (T) def. Alex Boyer/Christian Lankford 6-2, 7-5 TRITON 3, MISHAWAKA MARIAN 2 (Round 3) SINGLES: No. 1 – Howdeshell (T) def. David Espirito 6-0, 6-0; No. 2 – Reilly Hicks (M) def. Fisher 7-6 (5), 6-2; No. 3 – Zac Erikson (M) def. Spencer Glingle 6-2, 2-6, 10-0 DOUBLES: No. 1 – Shafer/Harrell (T) def. David Hicks/Nick Gerstbauer 7-5, 6-1; No. 2 – Oldham/Sellers (T) def. Sam Cressy/Pat Yergler 6-3, 6-2
