CONVERSE — Kicking their season off Tuesday at Oak Hill High School, the Manchester boys and girls track and field teams each fell. On the day, the Manchester Lady Squires lost by a count of 73-58, while the boys came up on the short end of an 80-50 score. In the team loss, the Lady Squires did get first-place finishes from its 3200 relay of Darien Rodriguez, Hanna Schmidt, Katie Smith and Kelsie Custer, as well as the 400 relay of Lille Terrill, Bekah Brunn, Lindsey Budnik and Maddie Burton. Individually, Brunn also won the 200 and 100 hurdles, while Nikki Frieden took first in the shot. The Manchester boys finished the meet with six first-place finishes, led by Kegan McNeeley. McNeeley won the 100 and 200 and also joined Preston Penrod, Jacob Casper, Tom Naragon on the winning 400 relay and Casper, Micah McDaniel and Naragon on the victorious 1600 relay. Matthew Fahs-Brown also got a win in the 3200 and Cole Sellers placed first in the discus. Manchester is back in action Thursday, travelling to Southwood. BOYS — OAK HILL 80, MANCHESTER 50 Manchester Results: 400 Relay — 1. Kegan McNeeley, Preston Penrod, Jacob Casper, Tom Naragon 45.2; 1600 Relay — 1. McNeeley, Casper, Micah McDaniel, Naragon 3:45; 100 — 1. McNeeley 11.3; 200 — 1. McNeeley 23.3, 3. Casper 24.3; 3200 — 1. Matthew Fahs-Brown 10:50; 1600 — 2. Fahs-Brown 5:01; Discus — 1. Cole Sellers 123-0, 3. Sam Rhoades 107-0; Shot Put — 2. Sellers 40-6; 110 Hurdles — 2. Brodi Carter 18.0; 300 Hurdles — 2. Carter 45.7; High Jump — 3. Carter 5-8. GIRLS — OAK HILL 73, MANCHESTER 58 Manchester Results: 3200 Relay — 1. Darien Rodriguez, Hanna Schmidt, Katie Smith, Kelsie Custer 10:53; 400 Relay — 1. Lille Terrill, Bekah Brunn, Lindsey Budnik, Maddie Burton 54.2; 200 — 1. Brunn 28.2; 100 Hurdles — 1. Brunn 16.7; Discus — 2. Nikki Frieden 89-7; Shot Put — 1. Frieden 29-8, 3. Ingrid Penrod; High Jump — 3. Lindsey Dierks 4-10; 300 Hurdles — 3. Mariah Mobley.
Tuesday in Nappanee
Taking a team with low numbers to Nappanee Tuesday evening, the Tippecanoe Valley boys track and field team lost 104-28 to NorthWood, while the girls fell 105.5-26.5. For the girls, freshman Caylie Teel shined, posting three victories, winning the 100 (13.17), 200 (26.84) and long jump (14-11), while Jazzmine Brown won the 400 (1:03.62). On the boys side, Nolan Sponseller won the 200 (23.49) and 400 (52.59), while James Gregory placed first in the 100 (11.79) and Derrick Cunningham placed first in the long jump (19-6). BOYS — NORTHWOOD 104, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 28 100 — 1. James Gregory (TV) 11.79, 2. Brayden Troxel (NW) 11.95, 3. Michael Thacker (TV) 11.96; 200 — 1. Nolan Sponseller (TV) 23.49, 2. Gregory (TV) 23.64, 3. Troxel (NW) 23.78; 400 — 1. Sponseller (TV) 52.59, 2. Tad Chamberlin (NW) 54.61, 3. Nick Skwarcan (NW) 55.00; 800 — 1. Matt Prochno (NW) 2:20.43, 2. Casey Hershberger (NW) 2:21, 3. Erick Heckaman (NW) 2:25; 1600 — 1. Corban Wyatt (NW) 4:46, 2. Jose Medina (NW) 5:19, 3. Brandon Maull (TV) 5:21; 3200 — 1. Nathan Bailey (NW) 11:45, 2. Medina (NW) 11:47, 3. Maull (TV) 11:52; 110 Hurdles — 1. Zachary Telschow (NW) 17.41, 2. Daryn Brugh (NW) 18.94, 3. Devyn Maugel (NW) 19.88 300 Hurdles — 1. Wyatt (NW) 45.19, 2. Telschow (NW) 45.41, 3. Maugel (NW) 47.95; 400 Relay — 1. NorthWood 46.04, 2. NorthWood 49.75; 1600 Relay — 1. NorthWood 3:40, 2. Tippy Valley 3:48; 3200 Relay — 1. NorthWood 9:26.60, 2. NorthWood 10:06.90; High Jump — 1. Will Stueve (NW) 6-1, 2. Devin Hunsberger (NW) 6-0, 3. Derrick Cunningham (TV) 6-0; Pole Vault — 1. Albert Gongwer (NW) 12-2, 2. Garrett Hess (NW) 12-1, 3. Andrew Hahn (NW) 9-3; Long Jump — 1. Cunningham (TV) 19-6, 2. Hunsberger (NW) 17-7, 3. Ke’Juan Leek (NW) 17-6.25; Shot Put — 1. Ethan Killian (NW) 49-2, 2. Jett Gillis (NW) 45-9, 3. Tyler Holderman (NW) 36-6; Discus — 1. Gillis (NW) 141-3, 2. Killian (NW) 138-10, 3. Logan Britton (TV) 110-1.5. GIRLS — NORTHWOOD 105.5, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 26.5 100 — 1. Caylie Teel (TV) 13.17, 2. Angelica Ramon (NW) 13.60, 3. Jessica Borkholder (NW) 14.00; 200 — 1. Teel (TV) 26.84, 2. Ramon (NW) 27.70, 3. Jenelle Merchant (NW) 29.63; 400 — 1. Jazzmine Brown (TV) 1:03.62, 2. Katherine Leadford (TV) 1:06.30, 3. Maddle Angle (NW) 1:07.05; 800 — 1. Karlie Kratzchmar (NW) 2:42.89, 2. Jen Hilty (NW) 2:46.48, 3. Melissa Berger (NW) 3:16.65; 1600 — 1. Cynthia Medina (NW) 6:12.12, 2. Jamie McBride (NW) 6:42.00, 3. Nancy Rice (NW) 6:45.00; 3200 — 1. Medina (NW) 13:13.00, 2. McBride (NW) 13:59, 3. Robyn Erklin (TV) 14:35.00; 100 Hurdles — 1. Lindsay Ziegler (NW) 19.04, 2. Alana Strycker (NW) 19.18, 3. Jordyn Romersberger (NW) 20.25 300 Hurdles — 1. Ziegler (NW) 51.53, 2. Strycker (NW) 54.40, 3. Mariah Williams (NW) 56.75; 400 Relay — 1. NorthWood 53.91, 2. NorthWood 57.01; 1600 Relay — 1. NorthWood 4:36.00, 2. NorthWood 4:50.00; 3200 Relay — 1. NorthWood 10:46.30, 2. NorthWood 12:10.81; High Jump — 1. Ramon (NW) 4-8, 2. Rachel Enright (NW) 4-6, 3. Mikayla Wireman (TV) 4-6; Pole Vault — 1. Melissa Berger (NW) 9-6, 2. Jessica Tuttle (NW) 9-0, 3. Leah Tuttle (NW) 8-3; Long Jump — 1. Teel (TV) 14-11, 2. Tuttle (NW) 14-5, 3. Hannah Rohrer (NW) 14-1.5; Shot Put — 1. Kiley Price (NW) 31-0, 2. Lanecia Sharp-Taylor (NW) 30-9.5, 3. Connor Fraser (TV) 30-0.5; Discus — 1. Tuttle (NW) 98-1, 2. Cassie Griffin (NW) 93-6.5, 3. Fraser (TV) 89-3.5.
