GOSHEN – Wawasee's boys and girls cross country teams competed in Saturday's Elkhart Central Regional at Ox Bow Park, with just one individual advancing to the New Haven Semistate. The top five teams, as well as the top 10 individuals not on an advancing team, qualify for the semistate, which will be run on the campus of IPFW. With his 15th-place time of 17:04 in the boys 5K race, Zach Cockrill advanced to the regional as an individual, while the Warriors finished sixth out of 10 teams with 180 points. Troy Carolus was Wawasee's second finisher in the 88-person boys race, crossing the line in a 40th-place time of 17:38. Northridge's Conner Sandt was the individual regional champion in a time of 16:01, while Penn won the boys team championship with 73 points. Goshen finished second as a team with 78 points, while Riley (84), Mishawaka (103) and Northridge (107) secured the final advancing spots. Wawasee (180), Elkhart Memorial (180), NorthWood (185), St. Joe (195) and Adams (215) rounded out the 10-team boys field. "The guys had a strong finish to the season," said Wawase coach Doug Slabaugh. "We beat NorthWood and Elkhart Memorial, two conference teams we hadn't beaten all year. Zach was able to regroup after falling down. Troy, (Erik) Diaz, Sam (Griner) and Brady (Robinson) had solid races." Jaxson Bame finished 54th in 18:00, while the rest of Wawasee's boys lineup include Erik Diaz (57th, 18:05), Sam Griner (67th, 18:17), Brady Robinson (72nd, 18:25) and Stori Bright (88th, 20:14). Wawasee's girls team was led by Sarah Harden's 33rd-place time of 20:51. As a team, the Lady Warriors finished ninth out of 10 teams with 191 points. Mishawak's Anna Rohrer, one of the top runners in the country, won the girls 5K in 17:56, while Penn won the team championship with 26 points. Northridge finished a distant second with 57 points, while Mishawaka (107), Goshen (147) and Riley (167) also advanced to the semistate. Concord finished sixth in the girls team standings with 180 points, followed by Adams (182), St. Joe (186), Wawasee (191) and Elkhart Christian Academy (196). "The girls came together as a team this season," said Slabaugh. "Sarah missed moving on to semistate by one place."
ELKHART CENTRAL REGIONAL (Ox Bow Park, 5K) BOYS Team Scores – Penn 73, Goshen 78, Riley 84, Mishawaka 103, Northridge 107, Wawasee 180, Memorial 180, NorthWood 185, St. Joe 195, Adams 215 Individual winner – Conner Sandt (NR) 16:01 Wawasee – 15. Zach Cockrill 17:04, 40. Troy Carolus 17:38, 54. Jaxson Bame 18:00, 57. Erik Diaz 18:05, 67. Sam Griner 18:17, 72. Brady Robinson 18:25, 88. Stori Bright 20:14 GIRLS Team Scores – Penn 26, Northridge 57, Mishawaka 107, Goshen 147, Riley 167, Concord 180, Adams 182, St. Joe 186, Wawasee 191, Elkhart Christian Academy 196 Individual winner – Anna Rohrer (Mishawaka) 17:56 Wawasee – 33. Sarah Harden 20:51, 42. Aubrey Kuhn 21:24, 46. Yanelly Pizana 21:37, 50. Elizabeth Zorn 21:44, 59. Molly Swartz 22:06, 60. Reagan Atwood 22:10, 64. Courtney Linnemeier 22:16
BOYS TENNIS Saturday in Valparaiso Warsaw senior Sam Rice competed in the boys tennis singles and doubles regional Saturday. The event was was scheduled to be played at LaPorte High School, but was moved to an indoor facility because of rain. Rice's prep career came to an end, as he was defeated 6-0, 6-3 by Wheeler's Jack Hibbard. Singles/Doubles Regional Singles: No. 1 – Jack Hibbard (Wheeler) def. Sam Rice (Warsaw) 6-0, 6-3
FOOTBALL Saturday in Dunlap JV – Concord 46, Warsaw 12 (Warsaw leaders) Offense – Luke Delp 2 TD passes; Devan Street TD reception; Jack Tucker TD reception Defense – Josh Malagon INT; Cole Woolridge fumble recovery; Robbie Sullivan; Collin Marshall Warsaw record: 4-5 (4-3 NLC)
Saturday in Goshen JV – Wawasee 27, Goshen 7 (Wawasee leaders) Offense – Michael Katzer 7 carries, 132 yards, 2 TDs; Kolin Bell 2 rushing TDs Defense – Jeff Bartman 7 tackles, fumble recovery; Rylan Kuhn 5 tackles, INT Wawasee record: 5-3-1 (3-3-1 NLC)
