NEW CARLISLE — Running at New Carlisle Tuesday evening, the Triton girls cross country team placed third and the boys placed fourth at the Northern State Conference Meet.
In the girls race, the New Prairie Lady Cougars blew away the competition with 18 points, while Bremen finished with 44 and Triton’s third-place score was 75.
The top finisher in the girls race was New Prairie’s Alex McBride (19:31), as Allie Kann was the first Lady Trojan to cross the finish line, placing sixth in 21:14.
New Prairie also won the boys race, tallying 26 points, followed by Bremen’s 67, John Glenn’s 86 and Triton’s 102.
New Prairie’s Nick Arndt won with a time of 16:21 and Triton’s top finisher was Trenton Cooper, who finished 12th in 17:58.
Triton’s next competition will be Tuesday’s Culver Academies Sectional.
BOYS — NEW PRAIRIE 26, BREMEN 67, JOHN GLENN 86, TRITON 102, KNOX 119, LAVILLE 141, JIMTOWN 178, CULVER (NS) Top 5 — 1. Nick Arndt (NP) 16:21, 2. Ian Silver (NP), 3. Tyler Szynal (NP) 16:50, 4. Luke Runyan (JG) 17:07, 5. Nicholas Amor (LV) 17:13 Triton (Top 20) — 12. Trenton Cooper 17:58, 18. Blake Johnson 18:40 GIRLS — NEW PRAIRIE 18, BREMEN 44, TRITON 75, JIMTOWN 89, CULVER (NS), KNOX (NS), LAVILLE (NS) Top 5 — 1. Alex McBride (NP) 19:31, 2. Rachel Thompson (NP) 19:56, 3. Kelsey Tyler (NP) 20:14, 4. Brooke Bahr (B) 20:31, 5. Erin O’Laughlin (NP) 21:07 Triton (Top 20) — 6. Allie Kann 21:14, 13. Mallorie Jennings 22:22, 15. Taylor Hatfield 22:43, 18. Kayleigh Craig 23:25
VOLLEYBALL Tuesday in Ligonier The Wawasee volleyball team lost in four games Tuesday at West Noble, 27-25, 25-16, 23-25, 25-14. In defeat, Anne Beer led the Lady Warriors with 32 digs, while Alli Ousley posted 12 kills and 14 assists. The 12-16 Lady Warriors host NorthWood Thursday in a Northern Lakes Conference match. WEST NOBLE DEF. WAWASEE 27-25, 25-16, 23-25, 25-14 Wawasee Stats: Digs — Anne Beer 32, Megan Conley 17; Kills — Alli Ousley 12, Beer 5; Blocks — Sydney Miller 2, Taylor Spangle 2; Aces — Aly Anderson 3, Beer 2; Assists — Ousley 14, Conley 13; Record — 12-16 JV — Wawasee def. West Noble Wawasee JV Stats: Aces — LeeAnn McGuire 2, Kasey Napier 2, Paige Hlutke 2; Assists — Madi Anderson 18; Digs — Hunter Gaerte 10, McGuire 9, Katy Ashpole 9; Kills — Napier 5, Ashpole 5, Gaerte 4; Record — 7-7
Tuesday in Bourbon Hosting a Northern State Conference match against New Prairie Tuesday, the Triton volleyball team lost in three games, 25-6, 25-7, 25-14. The Triton Lady Trojans are back in NSC action Thursday, traveling to Jimtown. NEW PRAIRIE DEF. TRITON 25-6, 25-7, 25-14 (Complete Stats Unavailable) JV — New Prairie def. Triton 25-14, 25-12
