PERU – In what may have been a match to decide the Three Rivers Conference boys tennis championship, Peru edged visiting Manchester 3-2 Wednesday. Squire senior Max Karg won his opening set at No. 1 singles in six games, then edged Brandon Bates 7-5 in the second set to take the match. The No. 1 doubles team of Noah Cain and Matthew Pegg lost just one game in their straight-set win. The loss drops Manchester to 2-2 on the year, and 1-1 in the TRC. The Squires host Bluffton Tuesday afternoon. PERU 3, MANCHESTER 2 Singles: No. 1 – Max Karg (M) vs. Braden Bates 6-0, 7-5; No. 2 – Carson Ray (P) def. Spence Trick 6-0, 6-1; No. 3 – Erhan Hyde (P) def. Luke Donathan6-3, 6-1 Doubles: No. 1 – Noah Cain & Matthew Pegg (M) def. Lucas Eckerly & Kameron Graham 6-1, 6-0; No. 2 – Sean Smith & Ben Van Baalen (P) def. Heath Dierks & Parker Wagner (P) 6-3, 7-5
Wednesday in Bourbon Triton fell to 2-4 on the season, and 1-2 in the Hoosier North Athletic Conference, after its 4-1 home loss to Knox Wednesday afternoon. Mace Eads was the lone winner for the Trojans, taking his No. 2 singles match over Saquoya Edler 6-4, 6-4. Triton’s next match will be Tuesday when they host laVille in HNAC play. KNOX 4, TRITON 1 Singles: No. 1 – Eian Coed (K) def. Gavin Eads 6-1, 6-3; No. 2 – Mace Eads (T) def. Saquoya Elder 6-4, 6-4; No. 3 – Kooper Brocker (K) def.Brenden Damron 6-0, 6-0 Doubles: No. 1 Jacob Albon & Jacob Heineman (K) def. Dalton Bailey / Chase Bulter 6-1, 6-4; No. 2 – Ethan Cooper & Corey Hackler (K) def. Keygan Moiser & Aaron Stichter 7-5,6-1 Record – Triton 2-4 (1-2 HNAC) JV – Knox 2 Triton 0
Girls Soccer Wednesday in South Whitley Whitko’s Lady Cats lost its first ever Three Rivers Conference match 3-1 to Rochester Wednesday afternoon. Sophomore keeper Stephanie Baughman posted 10 saves for the Lady Wildcats. Sophomore Quinn Craig scored her first career goal assisted by junior Abby Overmeyer. Whitko will host Maconaquah on Saturday.
Girls Golf Wednesday in Bremen The Tippecanoe Valley girls golf team won one and lost one in a three-way match with Bremen and Triton at Sprig O’Mint Golf Course near Bremen. Bremen had a score of 202 to Valley’s 231 and Triton’s 278. Bremen’s Sara Knepper was the medalist with a 49, while Valley was led by Liz VanMeter’s 52. Valley is right back at it today when they host Whitko, Manchester and North Miami in Three Rivers Conference play at Mill Creek-round Barn Golf Course in Rochester. BREMEN 202, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 231, TRITON 278 at Sprig-O-Mint GC, Bremen Valley – Liz VanMeter 52, Victoria Biddle 55, Blake VanMetera 59, Lexi Cumberland 65, Makayla Sandbakken 66 No other scores available
Tuesday in Warsaw
Manchester won easily, 210-275, over non-conference foe Triton in a girls golf match at Rozella Ford on Tuesday. Lydia Little was the medalist for Manchester, carding a 48. Kayla Kreft’s 58 was the low score for Triton. Manchester will take on Three Rivers Conference schools Whitko, North Miami and host Tippecanoe Valley on Thursday. Triton will take on Valley and host Bremen this afternoon. MANCHESTER 210, TRITON 275 at Rozella Ford GC, Warsaw Manchester – Lydia Little 48, Kelsey Eichenauer 51, Madison Hire 55, Madyson Ulrey 56, Leiah Brandenburg 58 Triton – Kayle Kreft 53, Tessa Heaton 63, Kate Gardner 70, Samantha Edington 89
