The final round of the Northern Lakes Conference Girls Tennis Championships was wrapped up at Warsaw’s Tennis & Fitness Club, Saturday. Locally, the top finisher was Warsaw senior Rachel Alexander, who finished second at No. 3 singles, losing to Plymouth’s Jessica Stillson in the championship match. After going through the NLC regular season undefeated, the Elkhart Memorial Lady Crimson Chargers also had champions on three of the five courts in the tournament. From Memorial, Krystal Grubb was the No. 1 singles champion, Corinn Whitaker won at No. 2 singles and the No. 1 doubles team of Taelor Gross and Haley Stouder were also champions. From Warsaw, senior Sarah Boyle also finished third at No. 2 singles, defeating Goshen’s Kathleen Morrical 7-6 (7-3), 6-2 in the third-place match. Sectionals begin this week at Warsaw, with the draw taking place today. NORTHERN LAKES CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS (Final Round) No. 1 Singles 1st – Krystal Grubb (Memorial) def. Jenna Landis (Concord) 6-1, 6-4; 3rd – Miranda Kay (Goshen) def. Sydney Wysong (NorthWood) 6-3, 6-3; 5th – Emily Hughes (Northridge) def. Jacqueline Sasso (Warsaw) 9-7; 7th – Erin Hunter (Plymouth) def. Katy Ashpole (Wawasee) 8-6. No. 2 Singles 1st – Corinn Whitaker (Memorial) def. Kylie Frauhiger (Northridge) 6-2, 6-2; 3rd – Sarah Boyle (Warsaw) def. Kathleen Morrical (Goshen) 7-6 (7-3), 6-2; 5th – Alexa Klopfenstein (Concord) def. Megan Reed (NorthWood) 8-6; 7th – Kristin Riise (Plymouth) def. Jada Antonides (Wawasee) 8-4. No. 3 Singles 1st – Jessica Stillson (Plymouth) def. Rachel Alexander (Warsaw); 3rd – Holly Angel (Concord) def. Taylor Sellers (Northridge) 6-1, 6-4; 5th – Sarah Rush (Goshen) def. Taylor Freedline (Memorial) 9-8 (7-3); 7th – Hannah Walter (NorthWood) def. Chelsea Carolus (Wawasee) 8-2. No. 1 Doubles 1st – Taelor Gross/Haley Stouder (Memorial) def. Courtney Clark/Emily Erekson (Northridge) 7-6 (7-4), 6-3; 3rd – Kennedy Walter/Tori Schwartz (NorthWood) def. Savannah Mae/Ellen Smith (Plymouth) 6-1, 6-3; 5th – Shannon Purcell/Mandy Meserve (Concord) def. Anna Hall/Camille Kerlin (Warsaw) 8-2; 7th – Kayci Troyer/Amy Harris (Goshen) def. Addison Ayres/Erin Wiktorowski (Wawasee) 6-1. No. 2 Doubles 1st – Libbie Portteuss/Lanae Singleton (Plymouth) def. Madison Sheline/Alaina Donegan (NorthWood) 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (11-9); 3rd – Alexis Graber/Mackenzie Martin (Northridge) def. Michaela Searer/Alana Brubaker (Concord) 6-4, 6-1; 5th – Abbi Baum/Athena Schlitt (Warsaw) def. Kayleigh Crowder/Courtney Dobrzykowski (Goshen) 8-6; 7th – Mady Robison/Dillman (Memorial) def. Jaclyn Miller/Jazlyn Gehlhausen (Wawasee) 8-2.
Saturday in New Carlisle The Triton girls tennis team finished third at the Northern State Conference Championships, wrapping up Saturday at New Prairie. Bremen won the tournament with 51 points, followed by New Prairie (39) and Triton (34), wrapping up the top three. Triton’s No. 1 doubles team of Holly Stogsdill and Carrie Slabaugh were crowned NSC champions, while Kaelyn Mason and Kylie Mason finished second at Nos. 1 and 3 singles, respectively. Sectionals are up next for Triton, as it travels to Bremen. Sectional draw is today. NORTHERN STATE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS Team Scores – 1. Bremen 51, 2. New Prairie 39, 3. Triton 34, 4. Knox 19, 5. LaVille 18, 6. Jimtown 16, 7. John Glenn 4 (Triton Results) No. 1 Singles – Kaelyn Mason (2nd); No. 2 Singles – Shayla May (4th); No. 3 Singles – Kylie Mason (2nd); No. 1 Doubles – Holly Stogsdill/Carrie Slabaugh (1st); No. 2 Doubles – Cassie Irons/Michal Scherer-Berry (7th).
BASEBALL Saturday in Nappanee In Northern Lakes Conference action Saturday afternoon, the Warsaw baseball team was dealt a 5-1 loss at NorthWood. Warsaw’s Caleb Heckaman went 3 for 4 in the loss, while Justin Oberlin and Sterling Hay each had two hits. The Tigers host Concord today in another NLC contest. NORTHWOOD 5, WARSAW 1 W 100 000 0 – 1 9 0 N 111 002 x – 5 9 1 NW – Minnich (ND, 2IP, 1R, 0ER, 3H, 0K, 0BB), Miranda (3, 5IP, 0R, 6H, 1K, 0BB). Warsaw – Zach Witt (L, 4IP, 3R, 3ER, 5H, 0K, 5BB), Jonathan Murphy (5, 1IP, 0R, 1H, 0K, 0BB), Caleb Heckaman (6, 1IP, 2R, 2ER, 3H, 0K, 0BB). 2B – Cleveland (NW), Farmwald (NW). Warsaw Record: 9-11 (6-5 NLC).
Saturday in Culver At Saturday’s Culver Military Academy Invitational, the Tippecanoe Valley baseball team lost a pair of one-run games. In the opener, Mooresville defeated Valley 3-2, then the Vikings fell 7-6 in eight innings to host CMA. The 12-11 Vikings host a Three Rivers Conference game against Rochester today. MOORESVILLE 3, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 2 (CMA Invite, Game 1) M 200 000 1 – 3 2 1 TV 001 010 0 – 2 5 3 Mooresville – Archer (W, 7IP, 2R, 1ER, 5H, 2K, 5BB, 4HB). Valley – Luke Helton (ND, 4IP, 2R, 2ER, 2H, 3K, 5BB, 1HB), Jay Myers (5, 1IP, 0R, 0H, 1K, 0BB), Tommy Alexander (6, L, 1-2/3IP, 1R, 1ER, 0K, 1BB), Alec Craig (7, 1/3IP, 0R, 0H, 0K, 1BB). 2B – Jarred Littlejohn (TV). CULVER MILITARY ACADEMY 7, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 6 (CMA Invite, Game 2) TV 001 221 00 – 6 13 2 CMA 002 022 01 – 7 10 1 CMA – Zach Moffett (ND, 5IP, 5R, 5ER, 10H, 6K, 1BB), Thornton (6, W, 3IP, 1R, 0ER, 3H, 3K, 0BB). Valley – Drake Hyden (ND, 5IP, 5R, 3ER, 7H, 2K, 4BB), Craig (6, 2IP, 1R, 1ER, 1H, 2K, 1BB), Littlejohn (8, L, 1IP, 1R, 1ER, 2H, 0K, 2BB). 2B – Moffett (C). Valley Record: 12-11.
Saturday in Rochester At Rochester Saturday, the Manchester baseball team was defeated 3-0, falling to 1-16 on the year and 0-5 in the Three Rivers Conference. Up next for Manchester is today’s conference game at Wabash. ROCHESTER 3, MANCHESTER 0 M 000 000 0 – 0 1 1 R 000 030 x – 3 2 0 Manchester – Noah Johnson (L, 4-2/3IP, 3R, 1H, 3K, 4BB), Evan Milam (5, 1-1/3IP, 0R, 1H, 1K, 1BB). Manchester Record: 1-16 (0-5 TRC).
Friday in Wabash The Tippecanoe Valley baseball team dropped a Three Rivers Conference game at Southwood Friday, 2-1. Valley’s five hits were achieved by two players, as Tanner Andrews was 3 for 3 with an RBI and Gavin Bussard was 2 for 3, with a double. The loss dropped Valley to 1-4 in the TRC. SOUTHWOOD 2, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 1 TV 000 001 0 – 1 5 1 S 011 000 x – 2 6 1 Southwood – Colc (W, 7IP, 1R, 1ER, 5H, 7K, 0BB, 1HB). Valley – Eric Hammer (L, 6IP, 2R, 2ER, 6H, 5K, 3BB). 2B – Gavin Bussard (TV). Valley Record: 1-4 TRC.
BOYS GOLF Saturday in Culver At Culver’s Mystic Hills Golf Club Saturday, the Warsaw boys golf team finished third with a 322. Mishawaka Marian won the Culver Military Academy Invitational with a 317 on the par-71 course, while Harrison was second with a 321, followed by Warsaw. Triton shot a 335, which was good for seventh, and Wawasee came in with a 340, finishing ninth. In a bit of a twist, the invitational scores the best four scores per hole, instead of determining team scores by the four lowest scores on the team. Warsaw and Wawasee are both in Northern Lakes Conference play Tuesday, as Warsaw takes on Concord and Goshen at Maplecrest and Wawasee faces Plymouth and NorthWood at McCormick Creek. CULVER MILITARY ACADEMY INVITATIONAL Team Scores – 1. Mishawaka Marian 317, 2. Harrison 321, 3. Warsaw 322, 4. Plymouth 327, 5. CMA 328, 6. NorthWood 329, 7. Triton 335, 8. Elkhart Memorial 336, 9. Wawasee 340, 10. John Glenn 341, 11. SB St. Joseph 349, 12. Winamac 367, 13. SB Adams 375, 14. CMA (B) 406 (Mystic Hills G.C., Par 71) Warsaw – Jonny Hollar 84, Will Petro 82, Ryan Cultice 82, Brandon Eckert 83, Reid Cameron 94 Wawasee – Tristen Atwood 78, Jeffrey Moore 84, Cal Heinisch 91, Mason Germonprez 97, Rasmus Rich 98.
Saturday in LaPorte Westville Invitational Team Scores – 1. Boone Grove 315, 2. LaVille 339, 3. Warsaw (JV) 356, 4. Plymouth (JV) 357, 5. Triton (JV) 363, 6. South Central 357, 7. Morgan Township 384, 8. Knox 415, 9. North Judson 422, 10. Westville 423, 11. River Forest 530, 12. Calumet 552 (Legacy Hills G.C.) Warsaw JV – Mike Jensen 88, Luke Johnson 86, Rob Sullivan 102, Andrew Gauger 86, Tim Rata 96.
SOFTBALL Saturday in Warsaw The Warsaw softball team went 0-2 at its Tiger Tourney Saturday, falling 12-5 to Peru, then 10-6 against Fort Wayne Concordia. Against Peru, the Lady Tigers pounded out 10 hits, led by Sidney Hernandez's four, but they also committed five errors. In the second game, the Warsaw bats were quiet, getting just four hits. The 6-14 Lady Tigers travel to Concord today for a Northern Lakes Conference contest, and a preview of their May 26 sectional game. PERU 12, WARSAW 5 (Tiger Tourney, 1st Rd) P 050 030 4 – 12 15 1 W 000 113 0 – 5 10 5 (Warsaw Stats) Whitney Sleeth (L, 7IP, 12R, 15H, 3K, 1BB). FW CONCORDIA 10, WARSAW 6 (Tiger Tourney, Consolation) W 110 010 3 – 6 4 2 C 305 010 x – 9 11 4 Warsaw Record: 6-14.
Saturday in Rochester At Class 3A No. 6 Rochester Saturday, the Manchester softball team dropped a Three Rivers Conference decision 7-1. In the loss, which dropped Manchester to 10-8 overall and 3-2 in the TRC, Brooklyn Howard had two hits and struck out four in six innings inside the circle. The Lady Squires return to TRC play today at Wabash. ROCHESTER 7, MANCHESTER 1 M 000 100 0 – 1 5 3 R 100 006 x – 7 8 0 Rochester – Lexy Holland (W, 7IP, 1R, 5H, 5K, 1BB). Manchester – Brooklyn Howard (L, 6IP, 7R, 8H, 4K, 2BB). Records: Rochester 20-1 (5-0 TRC), Manchester 10-8 (3-2 TRC).
Saturday in Plymouth In non-conference play Saturday, the Triton softball team defeated Marshall County foe Plymouth 8-7 on the road. Krystal Sellers went 3 for 5 in the win, posting two doubles and an RBI in the process. The 17-5 Lady Trojans host a Northern State Conference game against Culver today. TRITON 8, PLYMOUTH 7 T 300 122 0 – 8 11 4 P 100 015 0 – 7 12 1 Triton – Mallorie Jennings (W, 4-2/3IP, 1R, 1ER, 3H, 2K, 4BB), Brycelyn Garbison (5, 2-1/3IP, 6R, 3ER, 9H, 0K, 1BB). Plymouth – Miriah Brumley (L, 7IP, 8R, 11H, 5K, 3BB). 2B – Krystal Sellers (T) 2.
Saturday in Albion The Tippecanoe Valley softball team dropped both games of a doubleheader Saturday at Central Noble. Losing 10-0 in five innings in Game 1, Valley only had two hits, then lost 10-2 in Game 2. The 8-11 Lady Vikings host a Three Rivers Conference game against Class 3A No. 6 Rochester today. CENTRAL NOBLE 10, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 0 (5 innings) (Game 1) TV 000 00 – 0 2 0 CN 204 13 – 10 12 0 CN – Kayla Dull (W). Valley – Kassidy Shepherd (L, 5IP, 10R, 8ER, 12H, 3K, 3BB). CENTRAL NOBLE 10, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 2 (Game 2) TV 010 010 0 – 2 7 3 CN 012 052 x – 10 13 1 CN – Haley Duncan (W). Valley – Katie Gunter (L, 6IP, 10R, 8ER, 13H, 3K, 4BB). Valley Record: 8-11.
Friday in Wabash In Three Rivers Conference action Friday at Southwood, the Tippecanoe Valley softball team won 16-5. Danielle Adams had two hits and three RBIs in the rout, as Robyn Dunnuck also had three hits and two RBIs. TIPPECANOE VALLEY 16, SOUTHWOOD 5 TV 001 055 5 – 16 15 0 S 030 010 1 – 5 10 9 Valley – Kassidy Shepherd (ND, 2IP, 3R, 3ER, 6H, 1K, 2BB), Katie Gunter (3, 5IP, 2R, 2ER, 4H, 4K, 3BB). Southwood – Bailey Lundmark (L). 2B – Abby Betten (TV). 3B – Gunter (TV).
