Local Cross Country Teams Compete At New Prairie Invite
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NEW CARLISLE — Competing without senior Ellis Coon, the 11th-ranked Warsaw boys cross country team finished sixth at Saturday’s New Prairie Invitational. Competing in Class 3A, the Tigers scored 184 points, while ninth-ranked Valparaiso won with 85, Portage was second (114) and 18th-ranked Northridge finished third (119). Warsaw’s top performer was Owen Glogovsky, who finished sixth in a time of 16:43. In the Class 3A girls race, Warsaw placed 11th with 299 points, with No. 14 Penn’s 93 points winning the race. The Warsaw Lady Tigers were paced by Allison Miller, who finished 11th in 19:23. In Class 2A, the Tippecanoe Valley girls finished 23rd and the boys were 27th. The Triton cross country teams also competed at the meet in Class 1A, as the boys were third, led by Cordell Sherow’s 24th-place finish, while the girls were 13th. Warsaw hosts Wawasee Tuesday at the high school, with Tippecanoe Valley travelling to take on Taylor and North Miami the same day. Triton’s next meet is Saturday’s Culver Academies Invitational. NEW PRAIRIE INVITATIONAL
Boys
Class 3A (Top 5, Local) – 1. Valparaiso 85, 2. Portage 114, 3. Northridge 119, 4. LaPorte 152, 5. Munster 160, 6. Warsaw 184 Top 5 – 1. Anthony Didion (LaPorte) 15:56.6; 2. Jacob Timmons (South Bend Adams) 16:01.6; 3. Blake O'Dell (Northridge) 16:01.8; 4. Brian Blaylock (Lowell) 16:08.4; 5. Andy Timmons (South Bend Adams) 16:12.9 Warsaw – 19. Owen Glogovsky 16:43.2; 24. Tyler Houvener 16:55.2; 32. Daniel Messenger 17:03.9; 40. Nick Bergen 17:13.0; 69. Jonathon Beres 17:35.6; 107. Ryan Goon 18:10.2; 139. Aaron Haller 18:55.0
Class 2A (Top 5, Local) – 1. West Lafayette 83, 2. F.W. Concordia 92, 3. Rochester 115, 4. Wheeler 168, 5. Andrean 210, 27. Tippecanoe Valley 718 Top 5 – 1. Zach Panning (Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran) 15:25.3; 2. Lewis Duke (Eastern-Greentown) 16:16.8; 3. Matt Grider (Western) 16:23.0; 4. Joel O'Shea (Wheeler) 16:35.0; 5. Travis Conley (Kankakee Valley) 16:40.0 Valley – 82. Brandon Maull 18:29.2; 103. Jesse Floor 18:57.8; 135. Mark Hicks 19:55.4; 143. Noah Clampitt 20:08.6; 153. Tom Solano 20:32.2; 171. Tyler Ross 21:18.5; 182. Jared Mikel 22:23.4
At East Noble, the Wawasee boys soccer team fell 2-0 Saturday afternoon. The loss drops Wawasee to 4-4-3 going into Tuesday’s home game against Goshen. EAST NOBLE 2, WAWASEE 0 Wawasee Record: 4-4-3
Saturday in Denver
The Whitko boys soccer team got its first victory of the season Saturday, winning 3-2 at North Miami. In the win, Whitko received goals from Devin Goggin, Luckson Stieglitz and Cole Findley. The 1-10 Wildcats host Eastbrook Wednesday. WHITKO 3, NORTH MIAMI 2 Whitko Goals – Devin Goggin, Luckson Stieglitz, Cole Findley Whitko Record: 1-10
GIRLS SOCCER
Saturday in Denver
The Whitko girls soccer team posted a 2-1 victory at North Miami Saturday afternoon. Ellyana Blue scored both goals for the Lady Wildcats, while Jordan Hall had six saves. Whitko hosts Garrett today. WHITKO 2, NORTH MIAMI 1 Whitko Stats: Goals – Ellyana Blue 2; Assists – Heather Bryan; Saves – Jordan Hall 6 Whitko Record: 5-2-4
BOYS TENNIS
Saturday in Knox
The Tippecanoe Valley and Whitko boys tennis teams finished fourth and sixth, respectively, out of eight at Saturday’s Knox Invitational. For Valley, The Wildcats top performer was Tyler Baugher, who finished third at No. 1 singles. Whitko hosts West Noble today. KNOX TOURNAMENT Valley Results No. 1 Singles – Tanner Neeley 1-2; No. 2 Singles – Derrick Cunningham 1-2; No. 3 Singles – Isaac Shewman 2-1; No. 1 Doubles – Trevor Neeley/Willy Inglehearn 2-1; No. 2 Doubles – Lucas Britton/Wyatt Nelson 1-2 Whitko Results No. 1 Singles – 3. Tyler Baugher; No. 2 Singles – 4. Blake Castle; No. 3 Singles – 5. Cole Bechtold; No. 1 Doubles – 8. Reed Brace/Bailey Platt; No. 2 Doubles – 6. Alex Bechtold/Alex Robbins
Saturday in Merrillville
The Triton boys tennis team won Saturday’s Merrillville Invitational with 33 points, followed by Centerville’s 32 and Merrillville’s 31. For Triton, Jared Fisher was the champion at No. 3 singles and the No. 2 doubles team of Jake Oldham and Austin Sellers also placed first. Triton hosts John Glenn Tuesday. MERRILLVILLE INVITATIONAL Team Scores (Top 3) – 1. Triton 33, 2. Centerville 32, 3. Merrillville 31 Triton Results No. 1 Singles – 7. Dean Howdeshell 1-2; No. 2 Singles – 6. Alex Eib 1-2; No. 3 Singles – 1. Jared Fisher 3-0; No. 1 Doubles – 2. Lucas Shafer/Darrin Harrell 2-1; No. 2 Doubles – 1. Jake Oldham/Austin Sellers 3-0
The Warsaw volleyball team had a strong showing at Saturday’s Michigan City Invitational, falling in the championship match against Mishawaka. After downing Class 3A No. 7 Fort Wayne Concordia (26-24, 26-24), Valparaiso (25-20, 26-24) and Elkhart Memorial (26-24, 25-19), it fell 25-21, 25-19 against Mishawaka. Earning a spot on the all-tournament team, Katie Voelz had 31 kills and seven blocks for Warsaw, while Emily Poe had 26 kills and 31 digs and Laura Craig posted 25 kills and 33 digs, each being named to the team as well. Warsaw hosts Wawasee Thursday and will celebrate a Pink Out Night. MICHIGAN CITY INVITATIONAL (Warsaw Results) Team Scores – Warsaw def. F.W. Concordia 26-24, 26-24; Warsaw def. Valparaiso 25-20, 26-24; Warsaw def. Elkhart Memorial 26-24, 25-19; Mishawaka def. Warsaw 25-21, 25-19 (C’ship) Warsaw Stats: Aces – Megan Chauncey 9; Assists – Chauncey 51, Cassie Hoag 41; Blocks – Katie Voelz 7; Digs – Laura Craig 33, Poe 31; Kills – Katie Voelz 31, Emily Poe 26, Laura Craig 25
Saturday in Syracuse
The Wawasee volleyball team finished as the runner-up at its own tournament Saturday, while Whitko was seventh out of eight teams. In the championship match, Wawasee fell 25-12, 25-16 against South Bend St. Joseph. Before the championship match, Wawasee defeated Garrett (25-21, 25-15), Wabash (25-17, 16-25, 15-13) and Culver Girls Academy (25-8, 25-17). Wawasee’s Lydia Katsaropoulos and Alli Ousley were each named to the all-tournament team. Wawasee visits Warsaw Thursday for a Pink Out match, while Whitko’s next action is Tuesday at Wabash. WAWASEE TOURNAMENT Championship Round: 1st – S.B. St. Joe def. Wawasee 25-12, 25-16; 3rd – Columbia City def. Garrett 25-10, 23-25, 16-14; 5th – Wabash def. Bethany Christian 16-25, 28-26, 15-12; 7th – Whitko def. Culver Girls Academy 21-25, 25-16, 15-4 All-Tournament Team – Gabrielle Hazen (Columbia City), Taylor Smith (Garrett), Nicole Francoeur (St. Joe), Mackenzie Chrapliwy (St. Joe), Alli Ousley (Wawasee), Lydia Katsaropoulos (Wawasee) (Wawasee Results) Team Scores – Wawasee def. Garrett 25-21, 25-15; Wawasee def. Wabash 25-17, 16-25, 15-13; Wawasee def. Culver Girls Academy 25-8, 25-17; S.B. St. Joe def. Wawasee 25-21, 25-18 Wawasee Stats: Aces – Aly Anderson 8, Kasey Napier 5; Assists – Ousley 59; Blocks – Addison Ayres 6.5; Digs – Anderson 69, Ousley 26, Napier 26; Kills – Lydia Katsaropoulos 22, Hunter Gaerte 14, Ousley 11, Meghan Fretz 10 Wawasee Record: 14-7 (Whitko Results) Team Scores – Columbia City def. Whitko 25-15, 25-16; S.B. St. Joe def. Whitko 25-15, 25-18; Bethany Christian def. Whitko 25-21, 25-18; Whitko def. Culver Girls Academy 21-25, 25-16, 15-4
