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Manchester Girls XC Wins Division At Culver Academies Invite

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CULVER – Manchester’s Rae Bedke finished first in the girls closed division race, and the Lady Squires placed five runners in the top 20 to win the division championship at the Culver Academies Invitational Saturday, outdistancing runner-up Morgan Township 63-117. Bedke completed the distance in 20:29, 24 seconds faster than the second-place runner, Tri-County’s Emily Ewen.
Clara Burdette was 12th overall in 21:32. Sarah Rohr was 13th in 21:34, Tahnee Fuestes 18th in 22 minutes flat, and Emily Lynn was 19th in 22:04.
Triton’s Baylee McIntire finished fifth overall in 21:07. The Lady Trojans’ Michaela Best was 61st, in 24:22, Abigail Powell took 66th in 24:40, Aimee Gladieux was 76th in 25:34, and Alysha May was 92nd in 28:27.
In the boys’ closed race Manchester took 12th and Triton 18th. The Squires’ Thomas Rohr was fourth overall in 17:10, Hunter Miller was 51st in 19:15, Drew Jones 58th in 19:22, Wilson Nettleton 69th in 19:45 and Montgomery Pattison 96th 20:45 for Manchester. The Trojans’ Bailey Watkins paced his team, taking 21st in 18:18. Shaun Honeycutt was 77th in 20:06 and Cordell Sherow was 84th in 20:26 for Triton.
Warsaw’s Owen Glogovsky finished 25th in the boys elite race. In the boys open race, Warsaw finished 18th and Wawasee 19th. Jon Beres was the top finisher for the Tigers, taking 35th and covering the distance in 17:40. T.J. Day was 57th in 18:08 and Matt Hastings was 88th in 18:35. Wawasee’s Sam Griner was 63rd in 18:08. Ben Hoffert was 72nd in 18:22, Braxton Alexander 98th in 18:47 and Luke Griner 100th in 18:50 for the Warriors.
Warsaw was the champion in the boys freshman-sophomore race, placing four runners in the top 20. Zeb Hernandez won the race in 16:48, with Lucas Howett taking third in 17:18 and Xavi Ramirez fourth in  17:22. Nathaniel Gottchalk took 10th in  17:51, Devin Dawson was 18th in 18:12, Gary Keyes 39th in 18:49 and Ridley Lemon 53rd in 19:16,
Culver Academies Invitational
Boys Elite Race – Local result: 25. Owen Glogovsky 16:44
Boys Open – Local Results
Warsaw (18th, 461 pts.) – 35. Jon Beres 17:40, 57.  T.J. Day 18:08, 88. Matt Hastings 18:35, 138. Nathan Miller 19:35, 151. Kennis Dye 20:16, 161. Michael Blue 20:48, Trent Thompson 20:57, Anthony Bass 20:58, Griffin Roark 21:33
Wawasee (19th, 470 pts.) – 63. Sam Griner 18:16, 72. Ben Hoffert 18:22, 98. Braxton Alexander 18:47, 100. Luke Griner 18:50, 137. Jaxon Bame 19:35, 155. Logan Brugh 20:21, 167. Parker Bame 21:18
Boys Closed – Team results
Manchester (12th, 278 pts.) – 4. Thomas Rohr 17:10, 51. Hunter Miller 19:15, 58. Drew Jones 19:22, 69. Wilson Nettleton 19:45, 96. Montgomery Pattison 20:45, 123. Ethan Davis 22:30
Triton (18th, 422 pts.) – 21. Bailey Watkins 18:18, 77. Shaun Honeycutt 20:06, 84. Cordell Sherow, 20:26, 118. Brock Watkins 21:47, 122. Ray,Brenden 22:11, 126. Jeremiah Goodrich 22:51
Boys Reserve – Warsaw (18th, 555 pts.): 83. Hunter Metzger 19:45, 108. Riley Hogenson 20:30, 117. Landon Roark 20:56, 122. Trent Shepherd 21:14, 125. Noah Marshall 21:26, 129. Caleb Remocaldo 21:32, 130. Jared Gudeman 21:34, Jack Horoho 21:43, Jacob Dachenhaus 22:16, Connor Hershberger 22:27, Ethan Thompson 22:52, Reese Cripe 22:54, Nicholas Hawn 23:15, Chase Byron 23:23, Patrick Bollinger 24:27, Avery Remocaldo 24:54, Keller Swartzendruber 26:24, Timothy Farner 30:24  
Freshman-sophomore race
Warsaw (1st, 36 pts.) – 1. Zeb Hernandez 16:48, 3. Lucas Howett 17:18, 4. Xavi Ramirez 17:22, 10. Nathaniel Gottchalk 17:51, 18. Devin Dawson 18:12, 39. Gary Keyes 18:49, 53. Ridley Lemon 19:16, Eric Williamson 19:26, Isaac Mitchell 19:41, Justin Fleming 19:43
Girls Elite – Local Results
Warsaw (8th) – 9. Mia Beckham 18:58, 33. Allison Miller 19:45, 44. Anna Craig 19:54, 60. Brooke Rhodes 20:15, 64. Emma Hayward 20:21, 67. Claire Kehler 20:27, 75. Lauren Orr 20:43, Charlene Orr 20:56, Hannah Dawson 21:10, Mallory Hooks 21:13
Girls Open – Local results
Wawasee (12th, 310 pts.) – 32.  Aubrey Kuhn 21:25, 34. McKenzie Smith 21:29, 40. Elizabeth Zorn 21:40, 99. Yanelly Pizana 23:10, 105. Bailey Schroeder 23:24, 128. Keyanna Clevenger 24:25, 131. Autumn Yoder 24:36, Delanie Bame 25:03
Girls Closed – Local Results
Manchester (1st, 63 pts.) – 1. Rae Bedke 20:29, 12. Clara Burdette 21:32, 13. Sarah Rohr 21:34, 18. Tahnee Fuentes 22:00, 19. Emily Lynn 22:04, 22. Jaelyn Webb 2:23, 40. Natasha Niccum 23:18, Kaitlyn Blum 23:54, Katie Barker 25:09, Molly Woods 27:53
Triton (13th, 300 pts.) – 5. Baylee McIntire 21:07, 61. Michaela Best 24:22, 66. Abigail Powell 24:40, 76. Aimee Gladieux 25:34, 92. Alysha May 28:27
Girls Reserve – Local results
Warsaw (4th, 166 pts.) – 16. Angie Sanchez Vijil 21:47, 28. Caitlin Kehler 22:22, 29. Amanda Hermann 22:24, 46. Remi Beckham 23:09, 47. Michaela Roark 23:09, 50. Lex Desenberg 23:15, 58. Taylor Strickler 23:28, Tsige Berelsman 23:39, Susana Pizano 24:08, Ashlynn Hepler 25:16, Arisandy Patino 25:42, Jemina Fugate 25:53, Kennedy Brumfield 26:07, Alyssa Campbell 26:22, Claire Rich 26:23, Liza Lewis 26:32, Kerigan Hatfield 26:58, Vanessa Ortega 27:23, Abby Wilson 27:24. Megan Dawson 27:27, Kelly Cusick 27:31, Julia Hildebrand 27:39, Daniella Cervantes 27:58, Audrey Hansen 28:03, Michaela Buriff 28:45, Daisie Poe 28:49, Aubrey Doyle 28:51, Abbi Curtis 29:20, Amber Hagan 29:59, Morgan Hooks 30:33, Ella Knight 31:53, Emma Lehman 33:26

Saturday in New Haven
The Whitko boys cross country team placed 13th at the New Haven Invitational.
Junior Josh Wright paced the Wildcats, finishing 24th in 18:05. Sophomore Logan Busz completed the distance in 19:14, Zack Freel in 19:44, Ezra Miller in 21:04 and Kort Bebert in 23:48.
There weren’t enough girls to fill a team, but senior Brigit Nemitz, a recent Grace College signee, was 10th in 20:52. Suzanne Sickafoose was 30th in 21:57, Hanna Yohe completed the course in 22:44, and Lizz Fouts did likewise in 25:07.
The teams will host Northfield and Lakeland Christian on Tuesday at Whitko Middle School in Larwill.

Boys Soccer
Saturday in Syracuse
Wawasee’s Zeb Glon scored on an assist from Nick Clark to give the Warriors a 1-0 win over visiting Warsaw Saturday afternoon in Northern Lakes Conference play.
The win was the first for the Warriors in the series with the Tigers since 2003. There have been 11 losses and a draw in that time frame.
“It’s great to have the guys get a conference (win),” said Wawasee head coach Jordan Sharp via fax. “It’s a huge boost for our team.”
Wawasee (4-9-1 overall, 1-4 NLC) will host Northridge Tuesday. Warsaw (2-12 overall, 0-6 NLC) hosts Carroll in non-conference action Tuesday.

Saturday in Akron
Lakeland Christian’s Cross Williams had two goals, one assisted by Garrett McCoomb, the other unassisted, in the first half. But Tippecanoe Valley scored three times in the second half to beat LCA 3-2.
The Cougars feil to 0-14 and will travel to Culver Academies for a match Tuesday.

Girls Soccer
Saturday in Syracuse
Warsaw’s Elizabeth Van Wormer scored five goals to lead the Lady Tigers to an 8-0 shutout over Wawasee in Northern Lakes Conference play Saturday.
The Lady Tigers remain undefeated (13-0 overall, 6-0 NLC) and host Northridge on Thursday. Wawasee (3-10-1 overall, 0-5 NLC) travels to Elkhart Memorial Tuesday.
WARSAW 8, WAWASEE 0
First half
War – Breck Jackson (unassisted) 6th min.
War – Elizabeth Van Wormer (Anna Grill) 22nd min.
War – Van Wormer (PK) 27th min.
Second half
War – Sydney Weideman (Van Wormer) 43rd min.
War – Van Wormer (Anna Sullivan) 50th min.
War – Van Wormer (Julie Frazzetta) 55th min.
War – Van Wormer (unassisted) 56th min.
War – Brianna Shipley (Mariah Rivera) 60th min.
Records: Warsaw 13-0 (6-0 NLC), Wawasee 3-10-1 (0-5 NLC)
JV ­– Wawasee 1, Warsaw 1
War – Katiana Rodriguez (Janae Jiminez)
Waw – Haley Smarr (Hope Beer)
Records: Warsaw 5-5-1 (3-2-1 NLC), Wawasee 1-6-3 (0-4-1 NLC)

Saturday in Lakeville
Whitko senior goalkeeper Ilyssa Bennett was credited with eight saves in the Lady Wildcats’ 4-0 loss to LaVille.
The squad will travel to Peru for a Three Rivers Conference match today.

Boys Tennis
Saturday in Nappanee
Warsaw’s Andrew Gauger was the champion at No. 3 singles at the Northern Lakes Conference boys tennis championships at NorthWood on Saturday. Gauger was named to the all-conference team for his efforts.
The Tigers’ Justin Stout was named all-conference honorable mention due to his fifth-place finish at No. 1 singles. He defeated Wawasee’s Nate Haines 6-2, 6-3 for the consolation bracket championship. Stout advanced to that round by beating Brenden Graber of Elkhart Memorial in three sets, 6-2, 6-7 (6-8) 6-1, while Haines got there by defeating NorthWood’s Court Clark in three sets.
Warsaw’s Colton Lind lost his semifinal match with top-seeded John Gerard of Plymouth in straight sets, but rebounded to beat Goshen’s Evan Beck for third place at No. 2 singles. Wawasee’s Cal Heinisch won his consolation semifinal over NorthWood’s Cam Stillson before falling to Simon Grevengoos of Northridge. Heinisch finished sixth in the tourney.
The Warriors’ Nathan Perek took seventh at No. 3 singles with a win over Brandon Bailey of Memorial 6-3, 6-2.
At. No. 1 doubles, Chris Herendeen and David Homme took fifth for Warsaw, beating Wawasee’s Cameron Brill and Tim Conley 6-3, 6-2, then defeating Brock Beehler and Jared Hoffman in the consolation final. Brill and Conley fell in the seventh-place match.
Warsaw’s No 2 doubles team of Hudson Snyder and Hayden Steger beat Wawasee’s Evan Krueger and Dylan Staley for seventh place.
Next up for both teams is the Warsaw Sectional, where Warsaw will take on Whitko at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. The winner will take on Columbia City in the sectional semifinals. In the other semifinal, Wawasee takes on Tippecanoe Valley. The sectional final is set for 4:30 p.m. Friday.

Volleyball
Saturday in Warsaw
Warsaw defeated Fort Wayne Snider 25-16, 25-11, Muncie Burris 25-21, 25-7, Southwood 25-17, 25-19 and LaPorte 25-18, 25-17 to win the Tiger Invitational Saturday.
Statistical leaders for the Lady Tigers were:
Aces – Jordyn Lindeman 6, Lina Mayer 5, Cassie Hoag 5,  Brynn Durecki 5; Assists –
Hoag 89; Blocks – Lindeman 7, Hoag 2,  Mayer 2, Lexie Day 2; Digs – Peyton Adamiec 55, Mayer 27; Kills – Lindeman 34, Mayer 29, Day 20.
The Lady Tigers return to Northern Lakes Conference play Thursday when they travel to Nappanee for a match with NorthWood.

Saturday in Crown Point
Wawasee lost four matches in the Crown Point Invitational, dropping a three-set decision to Kankakee Valley, and two-set losses to Crown Point, Lowell and Highland.
The Lady Warriors travel to Elkhart Memorial on Thursday.

Saturday in Bremen
Trtion went 2-1 in the Bremen Invitational Saturday, beating Culver Academy 25-21, 25-23 and John Glenn 16-25, 25-22, 15-7. The Lady Trojans fell to NorthWood 25-20, 27-25.
Jaela Meister had 20 kills and 16 digs for Triton, Hannah Wanemacher had 41 assists.
Triton will take a 12-9 record into its home match with Winamac today.