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DUNLAP - Veteran Warsaw boys track coach Troy Akers wasn't looking in a crystal ball on that day less than a month ago, just knew what he was talking about.
Akers, whose Tiger track teams went undefeated in regular season action for nearly five years, tabbed Elkhart Memorial as the team to beat this year in the Northern Lakes Conference.
Indeed Akers was right.
After halting Warsaw's 40-plus meet win streak, Memorial came out on top of the Tigers again Thursday in finals of the NLC Meet at Concord.
The Crimson Chargers followed up their 7-0 round robin record by scoring 129 meets in the conference meet to come away with the conference crown. Warsaw, which went 6-1 in round robin action, finished second with 108 points, good enough for a second-place finish in the overall standings.
"We had a good performance last night," Akers said. "We lost a little opportunity to close the gap Tuesday in the prelims. We didn't perform quite as well in the field events. I was holding out some hope we could score in the distance races, which we were shut out in. You get shut out in those events, you're chances are slim."
Concord was third with 100 points, followed by Wawasee (80), NorthWood (71.5), Northridge (65), Plymouth (39) and Goshen (30).
Memorial's win halted what would have been Warsaw's third straight NLC Meet win.
"Overall I'm very pleased how things went," Akers said. "We're really looking forward to the sectional. This team still has the potential to send more kids to the state meet than I ever have. It's time for the cream to rise to the top."
In the girls meet, Northridge edged Plymouth 112-110, leaving the two teams tied for the championship in the overall standings. Plymouth finished 7-0 in round robin action, while Northridge's only loss came to Plymouth.
Memorial's girls finished third in the NLC Meet with 81 points, followed by NorthWood (76), Goshen (69), Warsaw (58), Concord (53) and Wawasee (25).
Warsaw's boys team led local competitors with first-place finishes in four of the 16 events.
With Ryan Hill, Brad Seiss, Grady Randall and Adam Sisson, the Tigers set a new record of 43.30 seconds in the 400 relay. The foursome's effort broke the time of 43.50 set by Concord in 2000.
"All year long we've had good sprinters," Akers said. "We've been able to do it with different kids. At the Max Truex we used Adam Bott, and we ran a good time there. He's kind of our utility man. Last night it was Ryan Hill. The kids had a great race. They executed their handoffs to perfection."
Other Warsaw firsts included Randall in the 300 hurdles, Sisson in the 400 and the team of Adam Bott, Randall, Seiss and Chris Clay in the 1600 relay.
Wawasee's boys team came home with five second-place finishes, taking runner-up honors in the 110 hurdles and 300 hurdles with Anthony Argentino, in the 1600 with Ryan Stichter, the 3200 with Flaco Perales and the 3200 relay with Eric Gingerich, David Slabaugh, Stichter and Luke Stoffel.
Neither Warsaw or Wawasee came away with a first-place finish in girls action.
The highest finish turned in by a local girl came from Warsaw's Jennifer Finch, who took second in the 3200 with a time of 12:14.
Warsaw's girls took third-place finishes in the 200 with Claire Beckett and in the 400 and 1600 relays.
Wawasee's girls team got their highest finish from Brittany Winchester, who finished third in the 800 with a time of 2:25.43.
2002 NLC MEET
BOYS
Team Scores - 1. Elkhart Memorial 129, 2. Warsaw 108, 3. Concord 100, 4. Wawasee 80, 5. NorthWood 7.15, 6. Northridge 65, 7. Plymouth 39, 8. Goshen 30
3200 relay - 1. Concord (Prahl, Prieb, Yoder, Smith) 8:11.45, 2. Wawasee, 3. Memorial, 4. Nothridge, 5. Plymouth
Discus - 1. Casey (Con) 163-8, 2. Smith (EM), 3. Fearnow (EM), 4. Engler (War), 6. Hamlin (Con)
110 hurdles - 1. Miller (EM) :14.55, 2. Argentino (Waw), 3. C. Hill (War), 4. Murphy (EM(, 5. R. Hill (War), 6. Straight (Con)
100 - 1. Hill (NW) :11.24, 2. Simpson (Con), 3. Johnson (Wawa), 4. Randall (War), 5. Kimbrough (EM), 6. Boomershine (NR)
Long jump - 1. Chupp (NW) 22-3, 2. Bott (War), 3. Shafer (Con), 4. Pedler (EM), 5. Kimbrough (EM), 6. Davis (P)
1600 - 1. Cummins (EM) 4:29, 2. Stichter (Wawa), 3. Craig (NR), 4. Grooms (EM), 5. Stoffel (Wawa), 6. Nord (NR)
Pole vault - 1. Pedler (EM) 14-6, 2. Morningstar (EM), 3. Boley (War), 4. Gibson (Wawa), 5. Steffen (NW), 6. Shetler (G)
400 relay - 1. Warsaw (R. Hill, Seiss, Sisson, Sisson) :43.30, 2. NorthWood, 3. Wawasee, 4. Memorial, 5. Concord, 6. Goshen
400 - 1. Sisson (War) :52.38, 2. Harman (EM), 3. Smith (Con), 4. Lehman (NW), 5. Clay (War), 6. Young (NR)
Shot put - 1. Eaton (NR) 51-9 3/4, 2. Koronkowiecz (G), 3. Swihart (NW), 4. Sparklin (G), 5. Engler (War), 6. Caudill (War)
300 hurdles - 1. Randall (War) :40.24, 2. Argentino (Wawa), 3. Miller (EM), 4. C. Hill (War), 5. Huber (NW), 6. Sheets (NW)
800 - 1. Yoder (Con) 2:01.24, 2. Prahl (Con), 3. Davis (P), 4. Gingerich (Wawa), 5. Cummins (EM), 6. Sabo (NR)
High jump - 1. Shoof (P) 6-4, 2. Simpson (Con), 3. Williams (NR), 4. Lawson (P), 5. (tie) Pedler (EM), Seiss (War)
200 - 1. Hill (NW) :23.38, 2. Yerger (NW), 3. Seiss (War), 4. Sisson (War), 5. Young (NR), 6. Kimbrough (EM)
3200 - 1. Cummins (EM) 9:39.3, 2. Perales (Wawa), 3. Collins (NR), 4. Nord (NR), 5. Stoffel (Wawa), 6. Rosson (EM)
1600 relay - 1. Warsaw (Clay, Seiss, Bott, Randall) 3:24.50, 2. Concord, 3. NorthWood, 4. Memorial, 5. Wawasee, 6. Northridge
GIRLS
Team Scores - 1. Northridge 112, 2. Plymouth 110, 3. Elkhart Memorial 81, 4. NorthWood 76, 5. Goshen 69, 6. Warsaw 58, 7. Concord 53, 8. Wawasee 25
3200 relay - 1. Plymouth (Slemp, Beckham, Foust, Uceny) 9:47.44, 2. Northridge, 3. Goshen, 4. Warsaw, 5. Wawasee, 6. NorthWood
Discus - 1. Homan (Con) 106-9 1/4, 2. Boling (EM), 3. Mast (NW), 4. Anderson (EM), 5. Kronk (NW), 6. Gidley (P)
100 hurdles - 1. Hale (Con) :16.23, 2. Jakubowicz (NR), 3. Russell (G), 4. Fleischman (NR), 5. Latham (G), 6. Burhrt (Wawa)
100 - 1. Burroughs (P) :12.84, 2. Bjurstrom (NR), 3. Chamberlin (NW), 4. Kinsey (EM), 5. Herkenroder (Con), 6. Beckett (War)
Long jump - 1. Uceny (P) 16-3 1/4, 2. Chamberlin (NW), 3. Loucks (NW), 4. Carr (Con), 5. Seifert (EM), 6. Kinsey (EM)
1600 - 1. Brennamen (NR) 5:30.8, 2. Rozelle (G), 3. Yoder (NR), 4. Beckham (P), 5. Joldersman (G), 6. Finch (War)
400 relay - 1. Plymouth (Burroughs, Relos, Wendel, Craig) :52.16, 2. Memorial, 3. Warsaw, 4. Northridge, 5. Concord, 6. NorthWood
400 - 1. Bjurstrom (NR) 1:00.2, 2. Petersen (EM), 3. Keyser (G), 4. Berkel (EM), 5. Sherer (NW), 6. Blue (NR)
Shot put - 1. Duncan (NW) 46-1 3/4, 2. Anderson (EM), 3. Jones (Con), 4. Kronk (NW), 5. Mills (EM), 6. Coffing (War)
300 hurdles - 1. Chamberlin (NW), 2. Hale (Con), 3. Lewis (P), 4. Russel (G), 5. Boyd (War), 6. Jakubowicz (NR)
800 - 1. Uceny (P) 2:17.92, 2. Brenneman (NR), 3. Winchester (Wawa), 4. Rondeau (War), 5. Rozelle (G), 6. Beckham
High jump - 1. Rash (P) 5-4, 2. Duncan (NW), 3. Ellington (G), 4. Roberts (W), 5. Schoolcraft (G), 6. Foust (P)
200 - 1. Burroughs (P) :26.52, 2. Bjurstrom (NR), 3. Beckett (War), 4. Mohr (NR), 5. Berkel (EM), 6. Kinsey (EM)
3200 - 1. Draper (NR) 12:13.26, 2. Finch (War), 3. Trcka (G), 4. Matteson (EM), 5. Slemp (P), 6. Lundgren (Wawa)
1600 relay - 1. Plymouth (Lewis, Beckham, Uceny, Burroughs) 4:08.7, 2. Northridge, 3. Warsaw, 4. Goshen, 5. Wawasee, 6. NorthWood
Valley Baseball Team Stays Perfect In Three Rivers Conference Play
Times-Union Staff Report
AKRON -ÊThe Tippecanoe Valley baseball team improved to 2-0 in the Three Rivers Conference after defeating Whitko 8-5 Thursday evening in Akron.
Phil Jackson led the Vikings with a 3-for-3 performance at the plate, including a double and two RBIs.
For Whitko, Derrick Day had a double.
The win improves Valley's overall record to 11-6, while Whitko falls to 6-9. The Wildcats are 0-2 in TRC play.
The Vikings host Manchester tonight, while Whitko faces off against Oak Hill at home Monday.
TIPPECANOE VALLEY 8, WHITKO 5
Whitko 000 131 0 - 5 4 5
Valley 222 200 x - 8 10 3
Valley pitching - Caleb Shewman (W, 4-2, 6 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 9 BB, 13 K); Stuart Jackson (7th, S,1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K)
Whitko pitching - Kevin Feldman (L, 3 2/3 IP, 9 H, 1 K, 2 BB); Brett Lukens (4th, 2 1/3 IP, 3 K, 1 H)
Valley leaders - Derek Sausaman 1 for 3; Phil Jackson 3 for 3, 2B, 2 RBI; Lance Bailey 2 for 3, 2B, 2 RBIs; Kevin Day 1 for 2, 2B, RBI; Mike Schwenk 1 for 3; Scott Kindig 2 for 3, RBI
Whitko leaders - Alan Robbins 1 for 2; Kevin Feldman 1 for 4; Wes Kellogg 1 for 2, 2B, RBI; Derrick Day 1 for 4 2B
Valley record -Ê11-6 (2-0 TRC).
Whitko record - 6-9 (0-2 TRC)
Thursday In Nappanee
With Ryan DeGeeter upping his pitching record to 7-0 and John Milton only a triple shy of hitting for the cycle, Warsaw's varsity baseball team drilled host Northern Lakes Conference opponent NorthWood 12-0 in six innings Thursday. The win improves the Tigers to 14-5 overall and 9-2 in the NLC, while NorthWood falls to 2-14 and 0-10. Milton led the Tigers at the plate with a single, double, home run and four RBIs. Helping his own cause, DeGeeter had two singles, a home run and four RBIs. On the mound the 6-foot-5 junior hurler had 11 strikeouts, no walks and gave up just two hits. Jacob Wilson also had a homer for the Tigers. Warsaw will be in action again today at NLC foe Northridge.
WARSAW 12, NORTHWOOD 0
(6 innings)
Warsaw 150 114 - 12 15 1
NorthWood 000 000 - 0 2 3
WP - Ryan DeGeeter (7-0) 2 H, 11 K, 0 BB. LP - Kyle Martin (1-2).
Warsaw hit leaders - Brandon LaFollette 3 hits; John Milton 3 hits, 2B, HR, 4 RBIs; DeGeeter 3 hits, HR, 4 RBIs; Geoff Walmer 3 hits; Josh Stork 2B; Jacob Wilson HR
Thursday in Syracuse
Giving up three runs in the seventh inning, Wawasee's varsity baseball team fell 10-8 to visiting Northern Lakes Conference opponent Northridge Thursday. The loss drops the Warriors to 6-11 overall and 3-8 in the NLC. Jake Zaijcek led Wawasee at the plate by going 3 for 4 with two RBIs. Brent Doty was 2 for 2.
NORTHRIDGE 10, WAWASEE 8
Northridge 011 203 3 - 10 14 4
Wawasee 301 300 1 - 8 9 4
WP - Trent Mast. LP - Jon Dingelein (2-4).
Wawasee hit leaders - Jake Zaijcek 3 for 4, 2 RBIs; Brian Pollock 1 for 3, 3 RBIs, 2B; Brent Doty 2 for 2
Thursday in Wabash
With a 4-3 loss in eight innings Thursday at Three Rivers Conference opponent Southwood, Manchester's varsity baseball team fell to 4-10 on the season. The teams were knotted at three after seven innings, but the host Knights found a way to score in the eighth. Manchester is in action today at TRC foe Tippecanoe Valley.
SOUTHWOOD 4, MANCHESTER 3
Manchester 100 101 00 - 3
Southwood 010 110 01 - 4
Manchester hit leaders - Josh Staton 2 hits, Drew Walters 2 hits, Jediah Carandante 2 hits, Todd Dale 2 hits
SOFTBALL
Thursday in Middlebury
Led by a six-run fifth inning, Northridge's varsity softball team downed visiting Northern Lakes Conference opponent Wawasee 8-1 Thursday. With the loss Wawasee falls to 8-9 overall and 3-7 in the NLC. Stephanie Sorenson was 2 for 3 with an RBI to lead Wawasee's batters.
NORTHRIDGE 8, WAWASEE 1
Wawasee 000 010 0 - 1 4 3
Northridge 100 160 X - 8 8 1
WP - Shawna Marks 8 K, 5 BB. LP - LeeAnna Sloan 8 H, 8 R.
Wawasee hit leaders - Sara Weisser 1 for 3; Stephanie Sorenson 2 for 3, RBI, 2B; Angie Weybright 1 for 3
Thursday in Middlebury
JV - Northridge 9, Wawasee 2
Wawasee 010 001 0 - 2 2 4
Northridge 017 010 X - 9 5 1
WP - Biller. Wawasee pitchers - Cheryl Thomas, Kaylah Hall.
Warsaw hit leaders - Thomas 1 for 3, 1 run; Lindsay Wright 1 for 3, RBI, 2B; Kellee Kaiser 1 run; Ashley Holdeman RBI
BOYS GOLF
Thursday in Elkhart
Warsaw's varsity boys golf team improved to 10-2 on the season Thursday with wins over Northern Lakes Conference opponents Plymouth and Elkhart Memorial. Warsaw shot a 156, followed by Plymouth's 165 and Memorials 175. Aaron Turner and Matt Osbeck led the Tigers with 38s.
WARSAW 156, PLYMOUTH 165, ELKHART MEMORIAL 175
Warsaw scores - Adam Johnson 40, Greg Clay 40, Aaron Turner 38, David Slater 41, Matt Osbeck 38
JV - Warsaw 159, Plymouth 188, Memorial 215
Warsaw JV scores - J. Brodhead 39, R. Brodhead 48, Wallen 40, Clevenger 38
Thursday at Bent Oak
Wawasee's varsity boys golf team remained undefeated with a 161-175 victory at Northern Lakes Conference opponent Concord Thursday. Josh Abrams, Eric Andrews and Joel Bickel all shot 40 to pace the Warriors.
WAWASEE 161, CONCORD 175
Wawasee scores - Josh Abrams 40, Eric Andrews 40, Stephen Conrad 41, Evan Gerard 45, Joel Bickel 40
JV - Concord 175, Wawasee 183
Wawasee JV scores - Rod Knuckles 43, Darrin Cripe 48, Casey Weade 44, Tyler Rondeau 48, Zach Marshall 51
GIRLS TENNIS
Thursday in Akron
Tippecanoe Valley's varsity girls tennis team hosted and downed Three Rivers Conference opponent Southwood 5-0 Thursday afternoon. The win improves the Vikings to 10-2 overall and 4-0 in the TRC. Susie Mende won at No. 2 singles for the Vikings in convincing fashion, downing Jena Burcroff 6-0, 6-0. Valley will be in action again Monday at Northfield. The Vikings clinched a share of the TRC title. With a win Monday at Northfield Valley will be outright champions.
TIPPECANOE VALLEY 5,
SOUTHWOOD 0
Singles
No. 1 - Kelly Sanders (TV) def. Rachel Makin 6-3, 6-2
No. 2 - Susie Mende (TV) def. Jena Burcroff 6-0, 6-0
No. 3 - Linda Weller (TV) def. Heidi Friermood 6-1, 6-2
Doubles
No. 1 - Alyssa Anglin/Julie Studebaker (TV) def. Tracey Hoffman/Laura Moorman 6-2, 6-3
No. 2 - Chris Swanson/Beth Carter (TV) def. Megan Fager/Tara Wintrode 6-0, 7-6 (7-5)
JV - Tippecanoe Valley 3, Southwood 2
Singles
No. 1 - Karissa Fields (TV) def. Brianne Dubuque 8-2
No. 2 - Kindra Karst (SW) def. Autumn Beasley 9-7
No. 3 - Heather Baker (TV) def. Christy Risk 8-2
Doubles
No. 1 - Becky Wright/Brandi Smalley (TV) def. Larissa Shoemaker/Rachel Henderson 8-2
No. 2 - Laura Copper/Ashley Dawson (SW) def. Krysta Kindig/Krista Andrews 8-3
