AKRON — Outscoring the Winamac Lady Warriors 21-2 in the fourth quarter, and getting 38 points from senior Staci Groom, the Tippecanoe Valley girls basketball team won 62-43.
After finishing last season at 5-15, the Tippecanoe Valley Lady Vikings now sit at 7-2 on the year, having won six of their last seven games.
Scoring her career-best 38 points, Groom made 14 of 29 shots and also had four steals.
Also for Valley, senior Tory Keirn had 14 points to go with her team-high eight rebounds and five steals.
The Lady Vikings return to Three Rivers Conference play Saturday at home against Whitko.
Thursday in South Whitley Behind senior Karissa Olinske’s 19 points, the Whitko girls basketball team defeated the visiting West Noble Lady Chargers 49-35 Thursday night, snapping their four-game winning streak. Along with Olinske’s production, Whitko senior Micaela Sylvester also had 12 points, while junior Cagney Craig at nine. The 4-5 Lady Wildcats travel to Tippecanoe Valley Saturday night for a Three Rivers Conference game. WHITKO 49, WEST NOBLE 35 WN 6 11 7 11 — 35 Wh 7 17 11 14 — 49 Whitko — Karissa Olinske 5-14 5-10 19, Cagney Craig 2-11 4-6 9, Melanie Kelsey 0-3 0-0 0, Cassie Jones 1-4 0-0 2, Jordan Hall 1-2 0-0 2, Kelly Reiff 0-1 0-0 0, Josie Sparks 1-2 1-2 3, Micaela Sylvester 1-2 10-12 12, Lynsi Hicks 0-0 0-0 0, Bailee Juillerat 1-6 0-1 2, Megan Zumbrun 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 12-43 20-31 49. WN — Ashley Shepherd 0 0-0 0, Kelsie Peterson 0 5-8 5, Renee Zeigler 0 2-2 2, Alex Landeros 3 3-4 10, Kamry Hunter 1 2-3 4, Molly Marsh 0 0-0 0, Stephanie Swank 1 2-2 4, Kelli Grimm 0 0-0 0, Haley Richardson 3 4-5 10. Totals 8 18-24 35. Three-point goals — Whitko 5-13 (Olinske 4, Craig), WN 1 (Landeros); Turnovers — Valley 13; Rebounds — Whitko 37 (Juillerat 7); Assists — Whitko 9 (Craig 4); Steals — Whitko 9 (Olinske 3, Juillerat 3); Blocks — Whitko 3; Records: Whitko 4-5, WN 6-4.
BOYS SWIMMING Thursday in Syracuse Hosting the Plymouth boys swim team Thursday, the Wawasee Warriors dropped the Northern Lakes Conference meet 100-86. In the team loss, the Warriors did get wins from its 200 medley relay (Sebastian List, Zac Hershberger, Corey Kenworthy, Andrew Busse) and 200 free relay (List, Kenworthy, Luke Smith, Hershberger), while Busse also won the 200 IM and 500 free, Hershberger won the 50 free and 100 breast and List won the 200 free and 100 back. The Warriors host their Wawasee Invitational Saturday. PLYMOUTH 100, WAWASEE 86 200 Medley Relay — 1. Wawasee (Sebastian List, Zac Hershberger, Corey Kenworthy, Andrew Busse) 1:54.55, 2. Plymouth (Tom Serf, Brandon Brashere, Elliot Eads, Jared Hill) 1:54.65; 200 Free — 1. List (W) 2:00.08, 2. Hill (P) 2:14.37, 3. Jake Martin (P) 2:20.68; 200 IM — 1. Busse (W) 2:22.13, 2. Serf (P) 2:25.79, 3. Levi Schuler (P) 2:30.44; 50 Free — 1. Hershberger (W) 23.48, 2. Ben Shortt (P) 26.13, 3. Jordan Wendel (P) 26.92; Diving — 1. Tristan Grubbs (W) 156.65, 2. Wendel (P) 132.20, 3. Luke Smith (W) 129.95; 100 Fly — 1. Shortt (P) 1:10.76, 2. Clayton Maddox (P) 1:13.16, 3. Kenworthy (W) 1:13.35 100 Free — 1. Eads (P) 55.37, 2. Smith (W) 55.97, 3. Blake Milliser (P) 57.62; 500 Free — 1. Busse (W) 5:36.82, 2. Hill (P) 5:50.95, 3. Matt Pearson (P) 6:00.17; 200 Free Relay — 1. Wawasee (List, Kenworthy, Smith, Hershberger) 1:41.95, 2. Plymouth (Milliser, Wendel, Shortt, Eads) 1:43.25; 100 Back — 1. List (W) 1:02.93, 2. Serf (P) 1:04.71, 3. Schuler (P) 1:07.93; 100 Breast — 1. Hershberger (W) 1:03.92, 2. Brashere (P) 1:14.23, 3. Mason Germonprez (W) 1:18.13; 400 Free Relay — 1. Plymouth (Eads, Milliser, Serf, Hill) 3:51.68, 2. Plymouth (Shortt, Pearson, Martin, Wendel) 4:03.11. Wawasee Record — 1-3 (1-3 NLC)
Wednesday in Akron The Tippecanoe Valley boys swim team defeated Huntington North 78-73 Wednesday at home. In the victory, Kenneth Surface won the 100 free and 100 back, while also being a part of the first-place 200 free relay with Brody Cook, Brandon Maull and Tommy Alexander, as well as the winning 400 free relay with the same swimmers. The Tippecanoe Valley Vikings next meet isn’t until Jan. 4 at Warsaw. TIPPECANOE VALLEY 78, HUNTINGTON NORTH 73 200 Medley Relay — 1. Huntington (Gilmore, Hughes, Hacker, Elliott) 2:08.06; 200 Free — 1. Lange (H) 2:23.80, 2. Brandon Maull (V) 2:23.95, 3. Brody Cook (V) 2:32.01; 200 IM — 1. Gilmore (H) 2:55.97; 50 Free — 1. Elliott (H) 27.03, 2. Maull (V) 28.37, 3. Noah Clampitt (V) 29.69; Diving — 1. Tyler Moore (V) 118.55, 2. Jonah Mikel (V) 106.10; 100 Fly — 1. Hacker (H) 1:06.30, 2. Tommy Alexander (V) 1:08.08, 3. Lundy (H) 1:46.48 100 Free — 1. Kenneth Surface (V) 55.85, 2. Hughes (H) 1:07.05, 3. Clampitt (V) 1:09.95; 500 Free — 1. Alexander (V) 6:17.10, 2. Elliott (H) 6:47.04; 200 Free Relay — 1. Valley (Surface, Cook, Maull, Alexander) 1:48.80, 2. Huntington (Hughes, Lundy, Lundy, Lange) 2:01.79; 100 Back — 1. Surface (V) 1:05.02, 2. Hacker (H) 1:06.41, 3. Gilmore (H) 1:13.99; 100 Breast — 1. Lange (H) 1:20.23, 2. Hughes (H) 1:21.80, 3. Neeley (V) 1:34.66; 400 Free Relay — 1. Valley (Surface, Cook, Maull, Alexander) 4:03.86, 2. Huntington (Elliott, Hacker, Gilmore, Lange) 4:08.53
GIRLS SWIMMING Thursday in Syracuse In their 142-38 Northern Lakes Conference home win over Plymouth Thursday, the 17th-ranked Wawasee girls swim team won every event in the pool, setting pool and school records once again. In the 100 fly, senior Brittany Robinson broke her own pool and school records with a time of 56.79, which was 14 seconds faster than the boys winning time. In the 500 free, freshman Breanna Robinson set pool and school records with a time of 5:06.50, which was over 30 seconds faster than the winning boys time. Brittany Robinson also won the 100 back (58.09) and Breanna won the 200 free (1:5495), while teaming up with freshman Rachel Rozow and senior Sarah Rozow on the winning 400 free relay. Brittany Robinson was also a part of the winning 200 medley relay with senior Karla Allen, Hannah winter and senior Sarah Steele, while Breanna Robinson joined Sarah Rozow, Rachel Rozow and Steele on the first-place 200 free relay. Sarah Rozow also compiled four wins, placing first in the 200 IM and 100 free. The Lady Warriors are back in competition Tuesday at Warsaw. WAWASEE 142, PLYMOUTH 38 200 Medley Relay — 1. Wawasee (Karla Allen, Hannah Winters, Brittany Robinson, Sarah Steele) 2:01.22, 2. Wawasee (Kira Bailey, Savannah Guimond, Sarah Jones, Caitlyn Clevenger) 2:11.85; 200 Free — 1. Breanna Robinson (W) 1:54.95, 2. Kendra Miller (W) 2:16.12, 3. Megan Senter (P) 2:19.31; 200 IM — 1. Sarah Rozow (W) 2:23.68, 2. Rachel Rozow (W) 2:30.36, 3. Jones (W) 2:33.21; 50 Free — 1. Steele (W) 26.52, 2. Winters (W) 29.18, 3. Katelyn Brown (P) 31.10; Diving — 1. Alayna Holmquest (P) 185.00, 2. Guimond (W) 175.25, 3. Melissa Pedavoli (P) 116.90; 100 Fly — 1. Brit. Robinson (W) 56.79*, 2. Allen (W) 1:09.24, 3. Bailey (W) 1:12.91 100 Free — 1. S. Rozow (W) 58.94, 2. Steele (W) 1:00.72, 3. Miller (W) 1:02.72; 500 Free — 1. Bre. Robinson (W) 5:06.50*, 2. R. Rozow (W) 6:05.54, 3. Senter (P) 6:10.86; 200 Free Relay — 1. Wawasee (S. Rozow, R. Rozow, Steele, Bre. Robinson) 1:47.89, 2. Wawasee (Bailey, Winters, Megan Rhodes, Miller) 1:57.48; 100 Back — 1. Brit. Robinson (W) 58.09, 2. Allen (W) 1:09.29, 3. Samantha Bontrager (P) 1:15.15; 100 Breast — 1. Winters (W) 1:20.51, 2. Bailey (W) 1:23.90, 3. Clevenger (W) 1:25.70; 400 Free Relay — 1. Wawasee (R. Rozow, S. Rozow, Bre. Robinson, Brit. Robinson) 3:53.04, 2. Wawasee (Miller, Allen, Clevenger, Jones) 4:23.00. Wawasee Record — 6-0 (4-0 NLC) * — School, Pool Record
Wednesday in Akron The Tippecanoe Valley girls swim team fell 115-43 Wednesday at home against Huntington North. In the team loss, Barbie Kimmel posted the Lady Vikings’ lone win at the meter dive with a score of 163.80. The Lady Vikings travel to Warsaw on Jan. 4. HUNTINGTON NORTH 115, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 43 200 Medley Relay — 1. Huntington (Lange, Hacker, Keifer, Koons) 2:16.65, 2. Valley (Anna Higgins, Alicia Howell, Ericka Webb, Carolyn Yao) 3:18.38; 200 Free — 1. Karst (H) 2:19.38, 2. Clark (H) 2:35.56, 3. Caitlin Heisler (V) 2:40.62; 200 IM — 1. Hacker (H) 2:36.36, 2. Schulte (H) 2:46.44, 3. Webb ( V) 2:50.31; 50 Free — 1. Schulte (H) 28.88, 2. Lange (H) 29.01, 3. Joy Hurd (V) 31.95; Diving — 1. Barbie Kimmel (V) 163.80, 2. Rosemary Kaiser (H) 128.80; 100 Fly — 1. Karst (H) 1:19.16, 2. Kiefer (H) 1:26.86 100 Free — 1. Schulte (H) 1:03.03, 2. Koons (H) 1:08.16, 3. Pam Gonsalez (V) 1:09.71; 500 Free — 1. Lange (H) 6:29.90, 2. McCann (H) 6:49.13; 200 Free Relay — 1. Huntington (Hacker, Karst, Schulte, Lange) 1:57.19, 2. Valley (Garringer, Gonsalez, Heisler, Hurd) 2:10.75; 100 Back — 1. Schulte (H) 1:17.08, 2. Koons (H) 1:21.18, 3. Clark (H) 1:24.87; 100 Breast — 1. Hacker (H) 1:20.68, 2. McCann (H) 1:30.04, 3. Kiefer (H) 1:32.62; 400 Free Relay — 1. Huntington (Clark, Schulte, McCann, Koons) 4:36.88, 2. Valley (Garringer, Heisler, Gonsalez, Webb) 4:39.44.
BOYS BASKETBALL Thursday in Syracuse 9th — Wawasee 47, Warsaw 38 Wawasee 9th Record — 6-1 (3-0 NLC).
Thursday in New Carlisle 9th — Triton 35, New Prairie 25 Triton 9th Stats: Points — Kevin Heckaman 9, Cordale Keyser 8, Dustin Vuittonet 8, Blake Johnson 8; Record — 4-1
