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Prep Roundup: Bussard Boosts Valley To Win Over Logansport

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LOGANSPORT – Sophie Bussard got her groove back to lead the Tippecanoe Valley girls basketball team to an 82-51 win Tuesday at Logansport.

Bussard bounced back from shooting 4 of 19 against Warsaw to score a game-high 35 points. 

Logansport (1-3) led 6-0 before the Lady Vikings (3-1) finished the first quarter on a 21-0 run.

They carried a 48-21 lead into halftime, and cruised to a double-digit victory in the second half.

Emma Craig scored a career-high 16 points for the Lady?Vikings. 

Valley will play Tuesday at 7:45 p.m. at Maconaquah. 



Whitko Wins TRC?Opener

SOUTH WHITLEY – Ellie Snep tallied 16 points and 17 rebounds to lead the?Whitko girls basketball team to a 50-43 home Three?Rivers Conference win Tuesday against Peru. 

Whitko’s Emalee Duggins scored a game-high 24 points. 

“I can’t say enough about the leadership and effort of (Emalee Duggins and Snep),” said Whitko coach Rick Bragg. “They are playing some really great basketball, and more importantly provide wonderful leadership to the rest of the team.”

Whitko (2-3, 1-0 TRC) will play Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Huntington North. 



WHITKO 50, PERU 43

W 12 6 10 22 ­– 50

P 6 8 13 16 – 43

Peru – Maegan Sinkovics 4 1-2 10, Courtlynn Crowe 3 3-4 9, Julia Weeks 5 2-3 12, Caitlyn Mongosa 0 2-2 12, Cate?Wolfe 4 0-1 8, Carlee Marburger 0 0-0 0, Hailey?Wolfe 0 2-2 2, Aubrey Hults 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 10-14 43.

Whitko – Emalee Duggins 4 15-15 24, Ellie?Snep 5 608 16, Elizabeth Miller 1 0-0 3, Kylie?Fugett 0 0-0 0, Sarah Hewitt 1 1-2 3, Kayla Schipper 1 0-0 2, Gus Garr 1 0-0 2, Lilly?Owsley 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 22-25 50.

Three-pointers – Peru 1 (Sinkovics 1); Whitko 2 (Duggins 1, Miller 1);?Records: Peru 2-2, Whitko 2-3.

Wawasee Wavers

Against?Lakeland

LAGRANGE – The Wawasee girls basketball team struggled offensively in a 54-34 loss Tuesday at Lakeland.

Danielle Jenkins and Casey Schroeder scored eight points each for the?Lady Warriors (2-3).

Wawasee scored just 15 points in the first half to be down by 15 at halftime. Though the Lady?Warriors matched Lakeland in third-quarter points, they were outscored in the fourth for the 20-point loss. 

Lakeland (2-1) was led by Bailey Hartsough’s 21 points. 

Wawasee will play at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Triton. 

The Lady Warriors won 33-13 in the JV game.

Wawasee’s Becca Smith had 12 points and six rebounds, while Abby Steiner added nine points.



LAKELAND 54, WAWASEE 34

W 7 8 12 7 – 34

L 15 15 12 12 – 54

Wawasee – Abby Steiner 0 1-2 1, Hannah Lancaster 0 1-2 1, Rhian Galloway 0 2-2 2, Casey Schroeder 2 3-4 8, Jada Carter 2 1-3 6, Danielle Jenkins 3 1-4 8, Caitlin?Wortinger 2 1-4 5, Madison Mottern 1 1-1 3, Ava Harker 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 3-7 11-22 34. 

Lakeland – Keirstin Roose 4 3-6 11, Ella Lewin 0 1-2 1, Beth Stroop 1 0-0 2, Bailey Hartsough 9 3-5 21, Madison Keil 3 0-0 7, Makayla Mast 1 3-4 5, Sadie Edsall 2 0-0 4, Isabelle Larimer 1 1-2 3, Kendall Moore 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 11-19 54. 

Three-pointers – Wawasee 3 (Schroeder 1, Carter 1, Jenkins 1); Lakeland 1 (Keil 1); Records: Wawasee 2-3, Lakeland 2-1.



Triton?Trounced 

By Bremen

BREMEN – A slow start hampered the Triton girls basketball team in a 61-40 loss Tuesday at Bremen.

The Lady Trojans (0-3) scored two points in the first quarter.

They heated up in the second, with 14, but by then were down by double digits. 

The?Lady Lions (3-0) never had their lead threatened in the second half. 

Whytnie Miller led Triton with 10 points and four rebounds, while Jaela Faulkner and Alyxa Viers each scored six points. 

Bremen’s Karlee?Feldman posted a double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds. 

Triton will host Plymouth Thursday at 7:30 p.m. 



BREMEN 61, TRITON 40

T 2 14 14 10 – 40

B 12 23 10 16 – 61

Triton – Jaela Faulkner 3-4 0-1 6, Delanie?Groves 1-4 0-0 3, Jessica Soriano 0-0 0-0 0, Whytnie?Miller 4-10 2-6 10, Abby Viers 1-1 2-2 5, Lexia Hostrawser 2-4 0-0 5, Taren?Yates 1-2 1-1 3, Chelsea Johnson 1-4 0-0 2, Alyxa Viers 3-4 0-0 6.?Totals 16-34 2-3 40. 

Bremen – Kaelyn Shively 5-10 0-0 15, Bailey Vermillion 0-0 1-4 1, Paige?Thompson 0-0 0-0 0, Ellia Foster 2-7 4-4 8, Dellenira Duran 0-3 0-2 0, Erin Coffel 4-7 3-4 14, Haylie Rodriguez 2-4 0-0 6, Karlee Feldman 6-10 5-7 17. Totals 19-41 5-7 61. 

Three-pointers – Triton 6 (Groves 1, Hostrawser 1, Yates 1, Hepler 1), Bremen 10 (Shively 5, Coffel 3, Rodriguez 2); Rebounds – Triton 19 (Johnson 5), Bremen 26 (Feldman 12); Turnovers – Triton 17, Bremen 14; Fouls – Triton 19, Bremen 12; Fouled out – Triton (Hostrawser, Al. Viers); Bremen – none; Records: Triton 0-3, Bremen 3-0. 



Lady Cougars Take 

First Loss Of?Season

CHURUBUSCO – The Lakeland Christian girls basketball team suffered its first loss of the year with a 40-21 loss Tuesday at Churubusco.

Lakeland Christian was outscored in each quarter. The Lady?Cougars were down 11-6 after the first, and went into the break down by double digits.

From there, the Lady Cougars scored just eight second-half points as Churubusco (1-2) rolled to a win. 

Tori Calizo tallied seven points and three rebounds for Lakeland Christian, while Anna Reimink added seven points, Jessi Calizo posted five rebounds and Carly O’Hara pulled down five rebounds. 

The?Lady Cougars will host Lakewood Park Thursday at 7:30 p.m. 



EIGHTH?GRADE

BOYS BASKETBALL



LAKEVIEW 50, 

COLUMBIA CITY 48, OT

Lakeview (2-3) – Jaxson Gould 31 points, Jason Williams 7 points, Alex Cook 5 points, Tucker?Curtis 3 points.



WAWASEE 44, MILFORD 24

Wawasee – Jay Finlinson 13 points, Josiah Boyer 9 points, Dillon Stump 6 points, Collin Roberson 6 points, Vaughn Dyson 4 points, Dominic Speybroeck 4 points, Peyton Feiger 2 points. 

Milford – Brenden?Freeman 11 points, Ruben Vela 5 points, Jackson Davis 3 points, Jacob McKinney 2 points,?Cade Beer 2 points, Jared Beer 1 point. 



SEVENTH GRADE 

BOYS BASKETBALL



LAKEVIEW 28, INDIAN SPRING 12

Lakeview (4-1) – Quentin Maahs 8 points, Isaiah Lara 7 points,?Layton Isbell 7 points.



WAWASEE 46, 

MILFORD 40

Wawasee – Carson Smith 17 points, Luke Smith 8 points, Cole?Young 5 points, Josh Patterson 4 points, 5 assists. 

Milford (1-1) – Ty Brooks 13 points. 



SIXTH GRADE 

BOYS BASKETBALL

LAVILLE 36, TRITON 34

Triton record: 1-2



FIFTH GRADE 

BOYS BASKETBALL



TRITON 47, LAVILLE 2

Triton record: 4-0