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Manchester Beats Three TRC Golf Opponents

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ROCHESTER – Manchester’s girls golf team beat Three Rivers Conference opponents Tippecanoe Valley, North Miami and Whitko in a match Thursday afternoon at Rochester.
The Lady Squires were paced by Kelsey Eichenauer’s 48 and Lydia Little’s 50. Leiah Brandenburg and Madison Hire each turned in 56s, and Madyson Ulrey had a 61.
Tippecanoe Valley’s Liz VanMeter was the medalist, turning in a 9-hole round of 42. Victoria Biddle was next for the Lady Vikings with a 51. Blake McBrier and Makayla Sandbakken each carded 63s and Lexi Cumberland a 65.
Individual scores for North Miami and Whitko golfers were not available.
Manchester will host West Noble and Whitko at Sycamore Golf Course on Tuesday. Tippecanoe Valley will take on Rochester and host Maconaquah on Tuesday.
MANCHESTER 210
TIPPECANOE VALLEY 219
N. MIAMI 240, WHITKO 267
at Mill Creek/Round Barn GC, Rochester
Manchester – Kelsey Eichenauer 48, Lydia Little 50, Leiah Brandenburg 56, Madison Hire 56, Madyson Ulrey 61
Valley – Liz VanMeter 42, Victoria Biddle 51, Blake McBrier 63, Makayla Sandbakken 63, Lexi Cumberland 65
Individual scores for North Miami and Whitko not available.

Volleyball
Thursday in Akron
Tippecanoe Valley swept visiting Wabash in three games, 25-10, 25-20 and 25-22. Abby Betten led the Lady Vikings with 11 kills, and Maddy Henninger had 10 assists for Valley.
The team will travel to North Manchester to play in the Manchester Invitational on Saturday.
TIPPECANOE VALLEY DEF. WABASH 25-10, 25-20, 25-22
Valley: Assists – Maddy Henninger 10; Aces – Olivia Trippiedi 2, Lexi O'Connell 2; Digs – O'Connell 9; Kills – Abby Betten 11; Blocks – O'Connell 3
Record: Tippecanoe Valley 4-1

Thursday in Royal Center
Triton fell in straight sets 25-18, 25-14, 25-12 to host Pioneer Thursday.
Nichole Sechrist had six kills, seven digs and a block for the Lady Trojans. Jaela Meister added four kills, six digs and a block.
The Lady Trojans will host Knox Tuesday.
PIONEER DEF. TRITON 25-18, 25-14, 25-12
Triton: Kills – Nichole Sechrist 6, Jaela Meister 4; Aces – Quinn Downing 3; Digs – Sechrist 7, Meister 6, Downing 5, Hannah Wanemacher 2, Emma Ross 2, Courtney Jennings 1; Blocks – Sechrist 1, Meister 1
JV – Pioneer def. Triton 25-15, 25-10

Thursday in Syracuse
Bethany Christian swept Wawasee 25-7, 25-19 and 25-22 Thursday night at the Hardwood Teepee, dropping the Lady Warriors’ record to 1-7 on the season.
The junior varsity won its match with the Lady Bruins 25-17, 25-20 and moved to 7-1 on the year.
Wawasee’s next match is Tuesday when they host Manchester.

Girls Soccer
Thursday in N. Manchester
Manchester got a first-half goal from Carsyn Howard on an assist from Bailey Sewell on its way to a 3-0 win over visiting Oak Hill Thursday.
Meghan Davis scored on a break through at the start of the second half and then Katelyn Andritsch finished the scoring off an assist from Howard. Kiera Stacy had a trio of  saves and got the shut out.
“There was great ball movement around the field and the girls really connected well,” said Lady Squire head coach Jen Birch via e-mail.
Now 2-2-1, Manchester hosts its tournament on Saturday.
MANCHESTER 3, OAK HILL 0
First half
M – Carsyn Howard (Bailey Sewell)
Second half
M – Meghan Davis (unassisted)
M – Katelyn Andritsch (Howard)
Record: Manchester 2-2-1

Thursday in Nappanee
Warsaw got an early goal in the first half, then scored three times in the second half to down NorthWood 4-0.
Dayle Harvey scored the first half goal, and assisted on Elizabeth Van Wormer’s second half score. Van Wormer assisted on Anna Grill’s goal, and Rachel McClelland score on a late penalty kick.
Now 4-0 and 2-0 in the Northern Lakes Conference, Warsaw next travels to Goshen for a match on Tuesday.
WARSAW 4, NORTHWOOD 0
First half
W – Dayle Harvey (unassisted) 5th min.
Second half
W – Anna Grill (Elizabeth Van Wormer) 57th min.
W – Van Wormer (Harvey) 62nd min.
W – Rachel McClelland (PK) 77th min.
Record – Warsaw 4-0 (2-0 NLC)

JV – Warsaw 1, NorthWood 0
Second half
W – Sarah Meade

Boys Soccer
Thursday in Syracuse
West Noble scored two goals in the fist half, and Wawasee wasn’t able to fully recover in a 2-1 loss to the Chargers at Warrior Field Thursday.
Carter Jones scored in the first half for Wawasee, assisted by Joe LeCount. Caleb Glon had 10 saves for the Warriors.
Now 1-4 on the season, Wawasee will hit the road to take on Culver Academy on Tuesday.

Thursday in Goshen
Bethany Christian dominated possession of the ball throughout the game in a 10-0 drubbing of visiting Lakeland Christian Thursday.
LCA (0-4, 0-1 in the Northern Indiana Soccer Conference) will host Victory Christian Academy Friday evening.

Thursday in South Whitley
Peru scored the game-winning goal with four minutes remaining in a 2-1 win over Whitko.
Wildcat senior Tyler Herendeen had an unassisted goal on a direct kick 13 minutes into the second half. Peru scored their first goal 21 minutes into the second half. Keeper Devin Goggin recorded 23 saves for Whitko.
The Wildcats will host Maconaquah Saturday afternoon.

Cross Country
Thursday in Bourbon
Triton’s girls cross country team beat North Judson and Knox Thursday afternoon at Potawatomi Wildlife Park. Triton had 31 points to North Judson’s 43 and Knox’s 47.
Only North Judson had enough runners to field a boys team.
The Lady Trojans’ Bailey McIntire won the girls race in 22:15, with Aimee Gladieux taking fourth, Abigail Powell fifth, Michaela Best seventh and Alysha May 14th.
Bailey Watkins won the boys race for Triton in 18:58. Trojan Shaun Honeycutt was third, Brock Watkins ninth, and Benden Ray 10th.
The Trojans will run again Saturday at the NorthWood Invitational in Nappanee.
GIRLS RACE: TRITON 31
NORTH JUDSON 43, KNOX 47
Results – 1. Baylee McIntire (T) 22:15, 2. Amanda Krzyzanowski (NJ) 23:38, 3. Sophi Flora (K) 24:32, 4. Aimee Gladieux (T) 25:10, 5. (T) Abigail Powell 25:19, 6. Maddy Schumacher (NJ) 25:24, 7. Michaela Best (T) 25:41, 8. Casey Korniak (NJ)  25:45, 9. Olivia Doty (K) 26:05, 10. Julie Larson (K) 26:29, 11. Sandy Chaja (NJ) 27:16, 12. Abby Emigh (K) 28:44, 13.  Madison Brown (K) 29:05, 14. (T) Alysha May (T) 30:10, 15. Emily Stephenson (K) 30:53
BOYS RACE: Only North Judson had a full team.
Results – 1. Bailey Watkins  (T) 18:58, 2. Seth Hernandez (K) 19:12, 3. Shaun Honeycutt (T) 20:01, 4. Austin Jordan (K) 20:25, 5. Dustin Beckett (NJ) 20:48, 6.  Noah Kender (K) 20:50, 7. Caleb Peretti (NJ) 21:19, 8. Chance Thomas (NJ)  22:27, 9. Brock Watkins (T) 22:34, 10. Benden Ray (T) 23:38, 11. Zach Bridgegroom (NJ) 24:39, 12. Mark Schweizer (NJ) 26:24, 13. Noah Sanchez (NJ) 27:23

Boys Tennis
Thursday in Warsaw
Justin Stout won a three-set match at No. 1 singles, and the No. 2 doubles team of Davis Homme and Hudson Snyder also won in three sets to lead Warsaw to a 4-1 home win over Elkhart Memorial.
Andrew Gauger at No. 3 singles, and the No. 1 doubles duo of Colton lind and Christopher Herendeen were straight-set winner for Warsaw.
The Tigers are back in action Tuesday when they head to Goshen.
WARSAW 4, ELK. MEMORIAL 1
Singles: No. 1 – Justin Stout (W) def. Jon Bailey 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, No. 2 – Brenden Graber (EM) def. Ryan Wettschurack 7-5, 7-6 (7-5), No. 3 – Andrew Gauger (W) def. Alec Mark 6-1, 6-0
Doubles: No. 1 – Colton Lind & Christopher Herendeen (W) def. Brett Wilson & Stephen Tefft 7-6 (8-6), 6-0, No. 2 – David Homme & Hudson Snyder (W) def. Brandon Bailey & Justin Walter 6-3, 0-6, 6-3

JV: Warsaw 11, Elkhart Memorial 2
Singles: No. 1 – Hayden Steger (W) def. Chris Troyer 6-0, 6-0, No. 2 – Spencer Britton (W) def. Dylan Lundgren 8-0, No. 3 – Nolan Knight (W) def. Travis Culp 8-1, No. 4 – Brandon Chan (W) def. Bradley Melendez 8-6
Doubles: No. 1 – Keeton Bartol & Reuben Williams (W) def. Mike Troyer & Tryston Swartz 3-6, 6-2, 6-4, No. 2 – Nick Marsh & Ethan Hoff (W) def. Pierre Archie & Dillon Pressler 8-0, No. 3 – Kyler Bartol & Bryce Pequignot (W) def. Duncan Learman & Grant Mullet 8-0, No. 4 – Darrin Knisley & Diego Miguel (W) def. Blake Bishop & Bailey Petty 8-0, No. 5 – Jacob Grimm & Eric Baumgartner (W) def. Caden Ewen & Richard Hooven 8-1, No. 6 – Bailey Buhrt & Jard Barber (W) def. Lou Rose & Lukas Knauss 8-5, No. 7 – Dylan Lundgren & Dillon Pressler (EM)  def. Grant Wolf & Tanner Lockridge 6-3, No. 8 – Travis Culp & Pierre Archie (EM) def. Dawson Vilamma & Jarett Orr  6-1, No. 9 – Nick Marsh & Noah Hutton (W) def. Bailey Petty & Duncan Learman 6-1
 
Tuesday in Ligonier
Nate Haines was the lone victor for Wawasee in a 4-1 loss at West Noble.
Haines won a three-set match over the Chargers’ Jared Swank at No. 1 singles, 6-1, 2-6, 6-1.
Wawasee will travel to South Whitley and take on Whitko on Tuesday.
WEST NOBLE 4, WAWASEE 1
Singles: No. 1 – Nate Haines (Waw) def. Jared Swank 6-1, 2-6, 6-1, No. 2 – Kolten Peterson (WN) def. nathan Perek 7-5, 6-3, No. 3 – Josh Garr (WN) def. Cameron Brill 6-0, 6-1
Doubles: No. 1 – Grant Moser & Jacob Musselman (WN) def. Cal Heinisch & Tim Conley 6-1, 6-3, No. 2 – Ryan Kendall & Luke Moore (WN) def. Evan Krueger & Dylan Staley 6-1, 6-3
Record: Wawasee 1-4

JV – West Noble 3, Wawasee 2
Singles: No. 1 – Logan Holdeman (WN) def. Chase Jones 9-7, No. 2 – Trevor Haessig (Waw) def. Brock Bohde 8-1
Doubles: No. 1 – Marcus Weimer & Isaac Weimer (WN) def. Hawkins Ragland & Mason Gray 8-7, No. 2 – Halderman & Bohde (WN) def. Graham Perek & Jake Cowan 6-2, No. 3 – Marcus Weimer & Isaac Weimer (WN) def. Brady Robinson & Austin Kline 6-3
Record: Wawasee 2-2