NORTH MANCHESTER — The Manchester boys tennis team won its first Three Rivers Conference title since 2007 Monday night. Closing out its regular season against the Rochester Zebras, the Manchester Squires won 4-1, finishing its TRC campaign at 4-0. The win leaves Manchester at 11-2 overall going into the Peru Sectional, where it will look to win its first sectional crown since 2006. Manchester opens sectional action Wednesday at 5 p.m. against the hosting Wabash Apaches. Against Rochester, Manchester got wins from Max Karg and Brayton Spann at No. 2 and 3 singles, respectively, while the No. 1 doubles team of Noah Cain and Morgan Metzger also won as did the No. 2 team of Dalton Day and Branden Scott. At No. 1 singles, Manchester’s Connor Eichenauer won the opening set 6-3, but fell 7-5 in the second then had to forfeit the match because of an injury. MANCHESTER 4, ROCHESTER 1 SINGLES: No. 1 – Brandt Eytcheson (R) def. Connor Eichenauer 6-4, 5-7, (retired); No. 2 – Max Karg (M) def. Justin Schroder 6-0, 6-1; No. 3 – Brayton Spann (M) def. Markis Smiley 6-0, 6-2 DOUBLES: No. 1 – Noah Cain/Morgan Metzger (M) def. Levi Brown/Andy Feldman 6-1, 6-0; No. 2 – Dalton Day/Branden Scott (M) def. Wes Gohn/Jackson Sawyer 6-3, 6-0 Manchester Record: 11-2 (4-0 TRC) JV – Manchester 3, Rochester 1 JV Singles: No. 1 – Matthew Pegg (M) def. Zac Dishon 2-4, 4-3 (5) 10-7; No. 2 – Linus Kratz (M) def. Tyson Minix 4-0, 4-2 JV Doubles: No. 1 – Pegg/Kratz (M) def. Carlton Mullet/Jeff Good 4-0, 4-1; No. 2 – David Rose/Minix (R) def. Heath Dierks/Michael Wilmert 4-1, 4-0
BOYS TENNIS Monday in Bourbon In the regular season finale for both teams Monday, the Triton boys tennis team swept the visiting Tippecanoe Valley Vikings 5-0. For Triton, Dean Howdeshell won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 1 singles and Triton’s No. 1 doubles tandem of Lucas Shafer and Darren Harrell won 6-0, 6-1. The Trojans take on Plymouth Thursday at the Bremen Sectional and Tippecanoe Valley faces Columbia City Wednesday at the Warsaw Sectional. TRITON 5, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 0 SINGLES: No. 1 – Dean Howdeshell (T) def. Tanner Neeley 6-0, 6-0; No. 2 – Jared Fisher (T) def. Isaac Shewman 6-3, 6-0; No. 3 – Alex Eib (T) def. Wyatt Nelson 7-5, 6-2 DOUBLES: No. 1 – Lucas Shafer/Darren Harrell (T) def. Trevor Neeley/Logan Britton 6-0, 6-1; No. 2 – Jake Oldham/Austin Sellers (T) def. Willy Inglehearn/Derrick Cunningham 6-4, 6-4 Triton Record: 11-5 JV – Triton 3, Tippy Valley 1 JV Singles: No. 1 – Gavin Eads (T) def. Lucas Britton 4-0, 4-1; No. 2 – Juan Baca (TV) def. Eads 4-3 (7-4), 4-2 JV Doubles: No. 1 – Spencer Glingle/Dalton Bailey (T) def. Nick Caudill/Keith Wright 4-2, 2-4, 10-6; No. 2 – Mace Eads/Ben Wagoner (T) def. Cole Walters/Alex Kromkowski 4-2, 4-1
Monday in South Whitley The Whitko boys tennis team posted a 3-2 home victory over Churubusco Monday night. In the win, Whitko received its team points from Tyler Baugher at No. 1 singles, Blake Castle at No. 2 singles and a forfeiture at No. 3 singles. Whitko is at Prairie Heights today. WHITKO 3, CHURUBUSCO 2 SINGLES: No. 1 – Tyler Baugher (W) won 6-1, 6-0; No. 2 – Blake Castle (W) won 5-7, 6-3, 6-0; No. 3 – Churubusco forfeit DOUBLES: No. 1 – Cole Bechtold/Bailey Platt (W) lost 6-4, 6-1; No. 2 – Alex Bechtold/Alex Robbins 6-2, 6-2
BOYS SOCCER Monday in Warsaw The Class 2A No. 6 Warsaw boys soccer team improved its season record to 10-1-5 following Monday night’s 4-1 home win over Fort Wayne South Side. Holding a 1-0 lead at the half, the Tigers blew things open in the second half with goals from Miguel Rivera, Matt Williams and Zack Tucker. The Tigers are in Northern Lakes Conference competition Thursday at Northridge. WARSAW 4, F.W. SOUTH 1 Goals – Sam Allbritten (W), Miguel Rivera (W), Matt Williams (W), Zack Tucker (W), Marco Del Cid (S) Records: Warsaw 10-1-5, South 1-14-1 JV – Warsaw 2, F.W. South 0 Warsaw goals – Pedro Monsivais 2 Warsaw record: 9-3-2
VOLLEYBALL Monday in Converse The Tippecanoe Valley volleyball team got itself a sweep at Oak Hill Monday, 25-10, 25-16, 25-19. Caylie Teel had six kills and seven digs in the match, and Kelsey Ball posted two blocks and two aces. Up next for the 14-5 Lady Vikings is Thursday’s match at Culver. TIPPECANOE VALLEY DEF. OAK HILL 25-10, 25-16, 25-19 Valley Stats: Aces – Kelsey Ball 2, Tenaya Shull 2, Jaden Biddle 2; Assists – Kelsey Eckert 11; Blocks – Ball 2; Digs – Caylie Teel 7, Shull 5; Kills – Teel 6, Sara Alexander 5 Valley Record: 14-5 JV – Valley 2, Oak Hill 0
