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Lady Warriors Oust Northridge

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MIDDLEBURY — In a back-and-forth match at Northridge Thursday, the Wawasee Lady Warriors won in five games, 21-25, 26-24, 25-14, 12-25, 15-13.

Gabi Routson led the Lady Warriors with 22 digs, while Taylor Spangle had three blocks, Anne Beer posted nine kills and Alli Ousley finished with four aces and 14 assists, matching Megan Conley’s assist total.

The win closed Wawasee’s regular season out at 14-17 overall and 2-5 in the Northern Lakes Conference.

Wawasee will be at next week’s West Noble Sectional, facing Tippecanoe Valley at 6 p.m.

WAWASEE DEF. NORTHRIDGE 21-25, 26-24,
25-14, 12-25, 15-13
Wawasee Stats: Digs — Gabi Routson 22, Anne Beer 21; Blocks — Taylor Spangle 3, Kaitlin Goines 3; Kills — Beer 9, Sydney Miller 8; Aces — Alli Ousley 4, Routson 3; Assists — Megan Conley 14, Ousley 14; Record — 14-17 (2-5 NLC)
JV — Northridge def. Wawasee 25-18, 25-21
Wawasee JV Stats: Aces — Kasey Napier 3, Hunter Gaerte 3; Blocks — Paige Hlutke 2; Kills — Napier 6, Gaerte 4, Hlutke 3; Assists — Madi Anderson 17; Digs — Katy Ashpole 16, Anderson 11, LeeAnn McGuire 7, Hlutke 6; Record — 8-9
C-Team — Northridge def. Wawasee 25-13, 25-14
Wawasee ‘C’ Stats: Kills — Sami Klinge 2; Record — 4-16 (3-7 NLC)

Thursday in Bremen
The Tippecanoe Valley volleyball team defeated Bremen in five games Thursday. In the 25-23, 22-25, 21-25, 25-23, 15-13 road win, junior Courtney Newsome had 13 kills, while freshman Caylie Teel had 11 kills, seven blocks, five aces and 14 digs. Tippecanoe Valley faces Wawasee in the opening game of the West Noble Sectional Thursday at 6 p.m.
TIPPECANOE VALLEY DEF. BREMEN 25-23, 22-25, 21-25, 25-23, 15-13
Valley Stats: Kills — Courtney Newsome 13, Caylie Teel 11, Kelsey Ball 8, Sara Alexander 7, Connor Fraser 5; Blocks — Teel 7, Newsome 5, Ball 3, Fraser 3; Digs — Megan Bibler 24, Teel 14, Danielle Adams 13, Staci Groom 11, Kelsey Eckert 9, Newsome 6; Aces — Teel 5, Adams 3, Ball 3; Assists — Eckert 28

Thursday in Bourbon
The Triton volleyball team closed its regular season out Thursday with a home loss to Plymouth. In the 25-6, 25-11, 25-20 loss, Triton was led by Megan Howdeshell’s six aces and four kills. The Triton Lady Trojans face Michigan City Marquette in the opening game of the Culver Sectional Wednesday.
PLYMOUTH DEF. TRITON 25-6, 25-11, 25-20
Triton Stats: Kills — Megan Howdeshell 5; Aces — Howdeshell 6
JV — Bremen def. Triton 25-24, 25-12

FOOTBALL
Thursday in Syracuse
9th — Wawasee 23, Elkhart Memorial 0
Wawasee 9th Stats: Gage Reinhard — 115 passing yds, 3 TDs; J.J. Gilmer — 2 TD catches, INT, fumble recovery; E.J. Solina — TD catch; Mylan Betts — 45 rushing yds; Clayton Cook — INT; Stori Bright — sack; Zack Reiff — sack; Record — 8-0 (6-0 NLC)