The Tippecanoe Valley and Lakeland Christian Academy cross country teams took part in Thursday’s Goshen Invitational. Running at Goshen’s Reith Interpretive Center, the area’s top finisher was Valley’s Brandon Maull, who finished third in the boys race with a time of 18:34. For the girls, LCA’s Emilee Catron finished 26th in 23:34, followed immediately by Valley’s Robyn Erklin in 27th place, 23:39. LCA will be at Tuesday’s Westview Invitational, while Valley isn’t back in action until the Aug. 25 Northfield Invitational, which LCA will also be a part of.
GOSHEN INVITATIONAL
Top 5 Boys — 1. Joel Hartman (Elkhart Christian) 16:41*, 2. Luke Kauffman (Goshen) 16:59, 3. Reid Zimmerman (Goshen) 17:21, 4. Ricardo Castillo (Goshen) 17:22, 5. Alfonso Torres (Goshen) 17:27 Valley Boys — 13. Brandon Maull 18:34, 29. Maverick Wagley 19:21, 31. Adam Solano 20:30, 43. Tyler Ross 21:18, 44. Noah Clampitt 21:23, 48. Mark Hicks 21:57, 54. Devin Childers 22:18, 63. Patrick Hughes 22:59, 65. Gary Long 23:03, 76. Andy Herrica 24:13, 78. Kevin Good 24:38 Top 5 Girls — 1. Kayla Casaletto (Elkhart Christian) 19:56, 2. Brooke Moore (Elkhart Memorial) 20:17, 3. Meg Fisher (Plymouth) 20:48, 4. Haley Lehman (Elkhart Memorial) 20:55, 5. Adrianne Henke (Goshen) 20:56 Valley Girls — 27. Robyn Erklin 23:39, 40. Brittney Childers 24:56, 43. Brooklyn Conley 25:12, 44. Karly Kitch 25:16, 57. Emily Childers 27:08 LCA Girls — 26. Emilee Catron 23:34 * — Course Record
GIRLS GOLF
Thursday in Fort Wayne
The Manchester girls golf team fell 184-203 Thursday to Fort Wayne Canterbury at Fort Wayne’s Chestnut Hills Golf Club. In defeat, Manchester’s Lindsey Budnik was the medalist on the par-36 course, shooting a 42. The 1-3 Lady Squires return to the links Saturday for the Rochester Invitational at Mill Creek Golf Course. FW CANTERBURY 184, MANCHESTER 203 (Chestnut Hills G.C., Par 36) Medalist — Lindsey Budnik (M) 42 Canterbury — Helen Lou 46, Sarah Stroup 43, Jaclyn Sider 48, Martha Kiningham 53, Allison Perry 47, Laurel O’Rourke 65 Manchester — Budnik 42, Jasmine Whitaker 45, Claire Barnett 52, Nina Smith 64, Celina Carter 73, Erin Working 76 Manchester Record: 1-3
GIRLS SOCCER
Thursday in Albion
The Whitko and Central Noble girls soccer teams played to a 2-2 tie Thursday in Albion. For Whitko, its goals came from Ellyana Blue and Cagney Craig, while Chloe Nestel had four saves in goal. The 0-0-1 Lady Wildcats host West Noble Saturday at 10 a.m. WHITKO 2, CENTRAL NOBLE 2 Whitko Stats: Goals — Ellyana Blue, Cagney Craig; Assists — Blue, Craig Whitko Record: 0-0-1
VOLLEYBALL
Thursday in Benton
The Wawasee volleyball team fell in straight sets at Fairfield Thursday night, 25-7, 25-8, 25-15. In defeat, Lydia Katsaropoulos had a team-high five kills and Anne Beer posted 11 digs. The 0-2 Lady Warriors are at Lakeland Monday. FAIRFIELD DEF. WAWASEE 25-7, 25-8, 25-15 Wawasee Stats: Assists — Alli Ousley 8, LeeAnn McGuire 5; Kills — Lydia Katsaropoulos 5, Anne Beer 4; Aces — Taylor Spangle 1; Digs — Anne Beer 11, Aly Anderson 9 Wawasee Record: 0-2 JV — Fairfield def. Wawasee 25-6, 25-5 Wawasee JV Stats: Assists — Olivia Huffman 4; Aces — Huffman 1; Digs — Huffman 6, Paige Hlutke 4, Kasey Napier 4; Kills — Mikala Mawhorter 3
Thursday in Hamlet
The Triton volleyball team kicked its season off with a three-set sweep at Oregon-Davis Thursday night. Playing on the road, the Lady Trojans won 25-13, 25-8, 25-13. Next up for Triton is an Northern State Conference match against John Glenn Thursday. TRITON DEF. OREGON-DAVIS 25-13, 25-8, 25-13 Triton Record: 1-0
