Local Tennis Players Lose

INDIANAPOLIS -ÊThree area tennis players competed in the individual regional competition Saturday at North Central High School in Indianapolis.

At the No. 1 singles position, Wawasee's Mandy Perzanowski defeated Penn's Lawra Whitney 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7-2) in the first round to advance to the regional finals. In the regional final, Perzanowski fell to Stephanie Malak, a freshman from Valparaiso, 6-3, 6-3.

Kris Sanders and Kyleigh Gast of Tippecanoe Valley competed at the No. 1 doubles spot. Gast and Sanders fell 6-3, 6-3 to Sara Miller and Amy Smith of Bremen in the first round of the regional competition.

BASEBALL

Whitko Finishes 9-14

The Whitko baseball team finished the season with two games this weekend. The Wildcats hosted and defeated Bethany Christian 5-4 Friday, and traveled to Boone Grove Satruday where they fell 11-0.

In Friday's game, James Miller led the Wildcats with a home run and two RBIs. Jason Ewell picked up the win on the mound, striking out seven in the process.

Saturday, Whitko faced Boone Grove for the first time in the history of the two schools. Whitko fell to 23-6 Boone Grove 11-0 in five innings. However, this matchup was unique because the two head coaches, John Strayer (Whitko) and Steve Strayer (Boone Grove) are brothers.

Boone Groove held the Wildcats to just three hits that came from Brandon Waller, Jimmy Baumgartner and Miller.

Whitko finished the regular season 9-14 and will face Tippecanoe Valley tonight at 7:30 at Bill Nixon Field in the first game of the Plymouth Sectional.

WHITKO 5, BETHANY CHRISTIAN 4

B. Christian 200 011 0 - 4 5 6

Whitko 400 100 X - 5 9 4

Whitko pitcher -ÊJason Ewell (6 IP, 7 K) and Jimmy Baumgartner

Bethany pitchers -ÊSam Nice (L), Andrew Lancaster (1 K), Matt Morgan (2 K) and Chris Kingsley

Whitko leaders -ÊJames Miller HR, 2 RBIs; Josh Hoffman 2B, RBI; Gabe Langohr RBI; Ben Ryan RBI

BOONE GROVE 11, WHITKO 0, 5 innings

Whitko 000 00 - 0 3 6

B. Grove 061 4X - 11 9 0

Boone Grove pitcher -ÊSteve Finley (W) and Brian GIll and Scott Schultz

Whitko pitchers -ÊAlan Robbins (L), Ben Ryan and Wes Kellogg

Whitko leaders -ÊBrandon Waller 1B; Jimmy Baumgartner 1B; James Miller 1B