Manchester Girls Tennis Team Leads Roundup By Winning TRC
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WABASH — By claiming a 3-2 win at Southwood Monday, the Manchester girls tennis team won the Three Rivers Conference championship. The Lady Squires wrapped up the TRC with a 6-0 record and sit at 10-3 overall. The title is Manchester’s first since 2005. “I’m proud of our whole team, as this TRC title took all seven varsity members contributing throughout the season at the five positions,” Manchester coach Joel Eichenauer said. In the conference-clinching win, the Lady Squires won on all three singles courts. On those courts, Malyssa Bedke won 7-5, 6-2 at No. 1, Megan Metzger claimed a 6-0, 6-0 victory at No. 2 and Laurel Ruppert was a 6-1, 6-1 victor at No. 3. Manchester hosts Mississinewa today then opens sectional action Wednesday at Peru High School against Northfield. MANCHESTER 3, SOUTHWOOD 2 SINGLES: No. 1 — Malyssa Bedke (M) def. Liz Collins 7-5, 6-2; No. 2 — Megan Metzger (M) def. Michelle McLane 6-0, 6-0; No. 3 — Laurel Ruppert (M) def. Emily Airgood 6-1, 6-1 DOUBLES: No. 1 — Alyson Adams/Sofia Draper (S) def. Natalee Cain/Katie Peden 7-6 (8-6), 6-3; No. 2 — Jordan Vielee/Sarah Peters (S) def. Amy Collett/Tawni Kincaid 6-4, 6-4 Manchester Record: 10-3 (6-0 TRC) JV — Manchester 7, Southwood 1 JV Singles: No. 1 — Claire Barnett (M) def. Alyson Gouveia 8-2; No. 2 — Brittany Ogden (M) def. McKenna Marsh 8-0; No. 3 — Michael Pattison (M) def. Kristen Poehler 8-5; No. 4 — Tori Meyer (S) def. Mandy Underwood 8-0; No. 5 — Rachel Chapman (M) def. Alyssa Larkin 8-3 JV Doubles: No. 1 — Barnett/Ogden (M) def. Caitlynn Charles/Mikaela Gardner 8-0; No. 2 — Underwood/KariAnne Tveter (M) def. Ashley Hunt/Whitney Heagy 8-3; No. 3 — Pattison/Chap-man (M) def. Sam Pascoe/Alisson Smith 8-2
Monday in Wabash
In their final regular season match, the Tippecanoe Valley girls tennis team lost 4-1 at Northfield. In the team defeat, Valley’s Alexis Swihart and Kelsey Ball won 6-3, 6-3 at No. 2 doubles. Valley plays the winner of Warsaw/Wawasee Thursday at 5 p.m. in Warsaw in sectional action. NORTHFIELD 4, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 1 SINGLES: No. 1 — Bayli Birk (N) def. Staci Groom 6-0, 6-0; No. 2 — Elaina Terrell (N) def. Danielle Bussard 6-1, 6-2; No. 3 — Natalie Schuler (N) def. Mayra Jurado 7-5, 7-6 (7-5) DOUBLES: No. 1 — Alyssa Richter/Leanne Beck (N) def. Amanda Simp-son/Megan Bibler 6-0, 6-0; No. 2 — Alexis Swihart/Kelsey Ball (TV) def. Morgan Tucker/Ciara Ritchie 6-3, 6-3 Valley Record: 1-13 JV — Northfield 4, Tippe-canoe Valley 1 JV Singles: No. 1 — Jensen Zumbaugh (N) def. Michelle Peters 8-3; No. 2 — Zumbaugh N) def. Hanna Dalrymple 8-7 (7-5); No. 3 — Tiffyni Tackett (TV) def. Megan Corbran 8-0 JV Doubles: No. 1 — Kendal Reed/Sarah Shone (N) def. Cara Hoffman/Taylor Trippiedi 8-3; No. 2 — Alex Peterson/Morgan Dale (N) def. Shayna Agnew/Ciarra Holstrom 8-4
BASEBALL
Monday in Wabash
Against Northfield junior pitcher Ryan Keaffaber, the Whitko baseball team struck out 15 times, losing 4-0 in Three Rivers Conference play. Whitko did get six hits against the Class 2A No. 2 Norsemen, but couldn’t get the timely one in the loss. Whitko now sits at 17-6 overall and 4-2 in the TRC going into Wednesday’s conference finale at Wabash. NORTHFIELD 4, WHITKO 0 W 000 000 0 — 0 6 0 N 102 100 x — 4 7 1 Ryan Keaffaber (W, 7IP, 0R, 6H, 2BB, 15K); Alex Stoddard (L, 4R, 4ER, 6H, 2BB, 6K), Wyatt Wolf (6, 1IP, 0R, 1H, 1K) 2B — Hunter Wells (N), Adam Roser (N) Records: Northfield 19-3 (6-0 TRC), Whitko 17-6 (4-2 TRC)
Monday in Goshen
At Goshen Monday, the Wawasee baseball team lost 12-2 in six innings. The loss drops Wawasee to 5-17 overall and 2-11 in the Northern Lakes Conference. The Warriors host Concord Wednesday. GOSHEN 12, WAWASEE 2 (6 innings) W 020 000 — 2 3 2 G 013 503 — 12 12 1 Jorge Pizana (W) and Travis Pickard; Andrew Milligan (L), Si Shear (4), Jordan Currie (6) and Shear, Anderson (4) 2B — Luke Harris (G) Records: Goshen 8-17 (4-9 NLC), Wawasee 5-17 (2-11 NLC) JV — Goshen 9, Wawasee 4 W 100 003 0 — 4 8 2 G 125 100 x — 9 11 3 Weldy (W), Demeyer (6) and Ambrose; Solina (L), Rookstool (3) and Hershberger HR — Jordan Elliott (W), Aaron Voirol (W) Wawasee JV Record: 6-13 (5-8 NLC)
Monday in Culver
In Northern State Conference action Monday in Culver, the Triton baseball team got a 11-7 victory. Triton’s Zak Shively and Seth Glingle each posted three hits in the win, with Glingle also recording three RBIs and a home run. Triton now sits at 8-13 overall and 5-8 in NSC going into Wednesday’s home game against New Prairie. TRITON 11, CULVER 7 T 310 006 1 — 11 14 2 C 000 214 0 — 7 7 3 Cole Creighbaum (W, 5IP, 5H, 6R, 4ER, 2BB, 4K, 1HR), Pete Kauffman (6, S, 2IP, 2H, 1R, 1ER, 3BB, 1K); Collin Stevens (L, 7IP, 14H, 11R, 6ER, 4BB, 7K, 1HR) 2B — Stevens (C), Sam Hissong (C) HR — Seth Glingle (T), George Alvarado (C) Records: Triton 8-13 (5-8 NSC), Culver 4-14 (4-9 NSC)
BOYS GOLF
Monday in Plymouth
The Warsaw boys golf team posted a pair of Northern Lakes Conference wins at Plymouth Country Club Monday night. Shooting a 148 on the course’s par-36 back nine, sixth-ranked Warsaw bested Plymouth’s 161 and Elkhart Memorial’s 168. Warsaw’s Tyler Ostrom led the way with a two-under 34, while teammate Tim Ahlersmeyer shot a 37, Bennett Hollar finished with a 38 and Jonny Hollar and Jon Schram each came in with a 39. The Tigers travel to Northridge tonight, where they’ll also face Concord in another three-way NLC match. WARSAW 148, PLYMOUTH 161, ELKHART MEMORIAL 168 (Plymouth CC, Par 36) Medalist — Tyler Ostrom (W) 34 Warsaw — Ostrom 34, Jon Schram 39, Tim Ahlersmeyer 37, Bennett Hollar 38, Jonny Hollar 39 Plymouth — Nate Kolter 40, John Ruff 39, Ben Schenk 45, Zach Craft 39, Patrick Felke 43 Memorial — Frank Iavagniglio 42, Drew Stutz 43, Robert Sorg 45, Noah Strati 42, Braden Sherwood 41 Records: Warsaw 7-0 (3-0 NLC), Plymouth 11-7 (1-3 NLC), Memorial 9-7 (1-3 NLC) JV — Warsaw 157, Plymouth 172, Memorial 183 Warsaw JV — Jared Essig 39, Evan Cultice 40, Ryan Cultice 38, Will Petro 40, Brandon Eckert 42 JV Records: Warsaw 7-0 (3-0 NLC), Plymouth 8-4 (2-2 NLC), Memorial 2-3
Monday in North Manchester Hosting Fort Wayne Bishop Luers Monday evening, the Manchester boys golf team fell 169-186 at Sycamore Golf Club in North Manchester. In defeat, Manchester’s low score was a 41, shot by Tyler Watson. The 6-7 Squires host North Miami today back at Sycamore. FW LUERS 169, MANCHESTER 186 (Sycamore GC, Par 36) Manchester — Tyler Watson 41, Aaron Johnson 43, Austin Whitaker 50, Xzavier Whitaker 54, Calvin Barnett 52, Kiowa Harrell 57 Manchester Record: 6-7
SOFTBALL
Monday in Dunlap
Playing a Northern Lakes Conference game at Concord Monday, the Warsaw softball team posted a 15-6 victory. With Cari O’Hara getting the win, Warsaw’s Ashley Ousley had four RBIs, Kendra Marshall had three, Kelsey Dotson and Kaitlin Wiley each had two. The Lady Tigers host Class 3A No. 1 Mishawaka Marian today. WARSAW 15, CONCORD 6 W 054 311 1 — 15 17 3 C 005 100 0 — 6 8 8 Cari O’Hara (W), Taylor Stiver (6) and Kelsey Dotson; Jenny Miller (L) 2B — Kendra Marshall (W) 2, Ashley Ousley (W)
Monday in North Manchester
The Manchester softball team got itself an 11-1 victory in six innings Monday at home against Tippecanoe Valley. Karissa Jimenez was the winning pitcher, as Nina Smith went 3 for 4 at the plate and Hannah Little posted two RBIs for the Lady Squires. In defeat, Valley’s Dana Baca, Danielle Miller and Kassidy Shepherd all had two hits. The two squads are back in Three Rivers Conference action Wednesday, as Valley travels to Southwood and Manchester is at Rochester. MANCHESTER 11, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 1 (6 innings) V 000 001 — 1 8 6 M 203 015 — 11 11 2 Karissa Jimenez (W, 3IP, 0R, 3H, 0BB, 3K), Sydney Jordan (4, 3IP, 6H, 1R, 0ER, 2BB, 1K); Kassidy Shepherd (L, 6IP, 11H, 11R, 11ER, 1BB, 4K) 2B — Nina Smith (M) Records: Manchester 9-11, Valley 6-14
Monday in Syracuse
The Wawasee softball team only needed five innings to get itself a Northern Lakes Conference win over Goshen Monday at home. In the 11-0 victory, Wawasee pitcher Gabi Routson struck out nine while Amber Yoder went 2 for 3 at the plate with four RBIs and a home run. The Lady Warriors travel to Concord Wednesday. WAWASEE 11, GOSHEN 0 (5 innings) G 000 00 — 0 0 3 W 243 2x — 11 12 1 Gabi Routson (W, 5IP, 0H, 1BB, 9K) and Paige Hltuke; Caovette (L, 4IP, 12H, 11R, 8ER, 3BB, 1K, 1HR) and DeStefano 2B — Amber Yoder (W) Wawasee Record: 14-12 (8-5) JV — Wawasee 10, Goshen 7 G 401 010 1 — 7 13 6 W 002 611 x — 10 9 4 Alexis Graber (W, 7IP, 13H, 7R, 3ER, 1BB, 1K) and Courtney Crabtree Wawasee JV Record: 16-5 (11-2 NLC)
