Roundup Led By Warsaw Reaching Sectional Title Match
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The Warsaw and Columbia City girls tennis teams punched their tickets into today’s sectional championship match at Warsaw Community High School. Playing the semifinals Thursday afternoon, the host Warsaw Lady Tigers dominated Tippecanoe Valley 5-0, while Columbia City took care of Whitko, 4-1. Warsaw and Columbia City met in the opening match of the regular season, with Warsaw winning 3-2 on April 17 at home. WARSAW 5, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 0 (Warsaw Sectional, Semifinal) SINGLES: No. 1 – Jacqueline Sasso (W) def. Hannah Dalrymple 6-0, 6-1; No. 2 – Sarah Boyle (W) def. Brittany Shafer 6-1, 6-0; No. 3 – Rachel Alexander (W) def. Morgan Brazo 6-0, 6-0. DOUBLES: No. 1 – Anna Hall/Camille Kerlin (W) def. Kathy Eagleson/Brittany Riffle 6-3, 6-4; No. 2 – Abbi Baum/Athena Schlitt (W) def. Morgan Conliff/Kelsey Ball 6-2, 6-2. COLUMBIA CITY 4, WHITKO 1 (Warsaw Sectional, Semifinal) SINGLES: No. 1 – Mikayla Findley (W) def. Rachel Flauding 6-1, 2-6, 6-2; No. 2 – Aubrey Wright (CC) def. Erin Murphy 6-1, 6-0; No. 3 – Katie Doerhmann (CC) def. Aurelia Stephens 6-0 6-0. DOUBLES: No. 1 – Macie Hinen/Sydney Ford (CC) def. Candice Swick/Abby Marshall 6-1, 6-0; No. 2 – Cassie Bosselman/Bayley Smith (CC) def. Morgan Keirn/Delaney Keirn 6-2, 6-0.
Thursday in Peru
The Manchester girls tennis team had its successful season come to a close with a 4-1 loss to Peru in the semifinals of the Peru Sectional Thursday. In its final match of the season, Manchester’s only victory came at No. 3 singles, where Claire Barnett won 7-6 (11-9), 6-2. The Lady Squires’ season ends at 11-5. PERU 4, MANCHESTER 1 (Peru Sectional, Semifinal) SINGLES: No. 1 – Madison Deniston (P) def. Katie Peden 6-1, 6-3; No. 2 – Adrian Ward (P) def. Allison Smith 6-1, 6-1; No. 3 – Claire Barnett (M) def. Anna Boyer 7-6 (11-9), 6-2. DOUBLES: No. 1 – Brianna Manriquez/Kyle Eckerley (P) def. Hayleigh Collett/Karly Eichenauer 6-2, 6-3; No. 2 – Mallory Struble/Grace Comerford (P) def. Reilly Ruppert/Morgan McKee 6-0, 6-0. Manchester Record: 11-5.
Thursday in Bremen
The Triton girls tennis team downed John Glenn 5-0 in the semifinals of the Bremen Sectional Thursday, and will now face the host team today in the finals. Kaelyn Mason got a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 1 singles and the No. 1 doubles team of Holly Stogsdill and Carrie Slabaugh prevailed 6-4, 6-0. Triton will go for its fifth sectional title today against Bremen, a team it fell to 5-0 earlier this season. TRITON 5, JOHN GLENN 0 (Bremen Sectional, Semifinal) SINGLES: No. 1 – Kaelyn Mason (T) def. Camille Allison 6-0, 6-0; No. 2 – Shayla May (T) def. Rachel Lawson 6-1, 6-1; No. 3 – Kylie Mason (T) def. Emily Cole 6-0, 6-0. DOUBLES: No. 1 – Holly Stogsdill/Carrie Slabaugh (T) def. Sarah Wolff/Brittnie Spornhauer 6-4, 6-0; No. 2 – Michal Scherer-Berry/Cassie Irons (T) def. Kim Bolze/Kelly Freehauf 6-4, 6-1. Triton Record: 11-3.
BASEBALL
Thursday in Warsaw
The Warsaw baseball team wrapped up its Northern Lakes Conference season with a 5-4 home loss to Elkhart Memorial Thursday. The Tigers managed six hits off of Memorial’s Jake Tucker, with Dean Katris recording a triple and Caleb Moneyheffer hitting a double. Warsaw hosts its own tournament Saturday. ELKHART MEMORIAL 5, WARSAW 3 EM 000 032 0 – 5 10 1 W 000 021 1 – 4 6 1 Memorial – Jake Tucker (W, 7IP, 4R, 3ER, 6H, 2K, 4BB, 1HB). Warsaw – Zach Witt (L, 5IP, 4R, 2ER, 9H, 3K, 2BB), Caleb Heckaman (6, 2IP, 1R, 1ER, 1H, 0K, 1BB). 2B – Lane Schultz (EM), Derrick Oley (EM), Caleb Moneyheffer (W). 3B – Dean Katris (W).
The Northridge boys golf team got the inside track on a Northern Lakes Conference championship by defeating Warsaw and NorthWood Thursday at Meadow Valley Golf Club. Playing on their home course, the Northridge Raiders improved to 7-0 in NLC play by shooting a 160, while Warsaw finished with a 164, followed by NorthWood’s 166. Northridge’s Will Erekson shot a 35, while Warsaw’s Jonny Hollar, Ryan Cultice and Brandon Eckert each finished with a 40. The three teams will be at the Christiana Creek Country Club in Elkhart for Saturday’s NLC Championships. NORTHRIDGE 160, WARSAW 164, NORTHWOOD 166 (Meadow Valley G.C.) Medalist – Will Erekson (Nr) 35. Northridge – Erekson 35, Tom Morrison 43, Luke Morrison 39, Austen Schmidt 43, Corbin Bullock 44. Warsaw – Jonny Hollar 40, Ryan Cultice 40, Brandon Eckert 40, Reid Cameron 44, Michael Jensen 45. NW – Alec Dutkowski 39, Brayden Glaser 40, Logan Kauffman 42, Matt Ely 46, Hayden Klotz 45. Records: Northridge 14-1 (7-0 NLC), Warsaw 6-3 (5-2 NLC), NorthWood 12-3 (4-3 NLC). JV – Northridge 174, Warsaw 179, NorthWood 184 Warsaw JV – Josh Ahlersmeyer 44, Luke Johnson 48, Andrew Gauger 43, Tim Rata 46, Robbie Sullivan 46. Warsaw JV Record: 9-1 (6-1 NLC).
Thursday in Elkhart
In a three-team Northern Lakes Conference boys golf match at Elkhart’s Bent Oak Golf Club Thursday, the Wawasee Warriors got a pair of wins. Led by Tristen Atwood’s 38, the Warriors shot a 162, while Concord finished with a 164 and Elkhart Memorial posted a 169. The three teams will be at Christiana Creek Country Club in Elkhart for Saturday’s NLC Championships. WAWASEE 162, CONCORD 164, ELKHART MEMORIAL 169 (Bent Oak G.C.) Medalist – Tristen Atwood (W), Peyton Kime (C) 38. Wawasee – Atwood 38, Jeffrey Moore 39, Cal Heinisch 42, Mason Germonprez 43, Rasmus Rich 46. Concord – Kime 38, Noah Gonyon 42, A.J. Sandlin 40, Cole Wilkerson 44, David Dietz 48. Memorial – Brandi Sherwood 42, Mike Foy 39, Mitch Wilson 41, Nathan Bellamy 47, Cole Maddox 48. Records: Wawasee 12-4 (4-3 NLC), Concord 10-6 (2-5), Memorial 13-6 (2-5). JV – Wawasee 201, Memorial 211, Concord 214 Wawasee JV – Buss 47, Adams 46, Marcucilli 55, Haessig 53, Brown 57.
Thursday in North Manchester
At North Manchester’s Sycamore Golf Club Thursday, the Tippecanoe Valley boys golf team defeated Whitko and Manchester. The Vikings shot a 177, while Whitko had a 187 and Manchester posted a 204. Whitko’s Daniel Zawlocki was the medalist with a 41 and Valley’s Tanner Neeley had a 42. Valley will be at Tuesday’s Bob Turner Classic at Tippecanoe Lake Country Club. TIPPECANOE VALLEY 177, WHITKO 187, MANCHESTER 204 (Sycamore G.C,) Medalist – Daniel Zawlocki (W) 41. Valley – Bryce Zimpelman 43, Tanner Neeley 42, Trevor Neeley 47, Ben Shriver 48, Josh Tucker 45, Corey Carson 50. Whitko – Zawlocki 41, Will Peters 50, Cole Bechtold 44, Tim Gensch 58, Matt Hathaway 52. Manchester – Connor Eichenauer 45, Noah Cain 51, Xzavier Whitaker 52, Rainer Borgmann 56, Eli Shaum 63. Valley Record: 10-3. Valley JV – Cole Cumberland 46, Jeremy Julian 41, Casey Krumkowski 54, Derrick Cunningham 54, Kane Stellar 49.
SOFTBALL
Thursday in Middlebury
The Wawasee softball team ended its 2014 Northern Lakes Conference campaign with a 3-0 loss at Class 4A No. 4 Northridge Thursday. Northridge pitcher Haley Nixon struck out 11 Lady Warriors and allowed just one hit, that coming from Alli Ousley. Wawasee freshman pitcher Amber Lemberg also had a solid game, allowing three hits and striking out five. The 17-9 Lady Warriors wrap up their regular season today at Bremen. NORTHRIDGE 3, WAWASEE 0 W 000 000 0 – 0 1 0 N 201 000 x – 3 3 1 Northridge – Haley Nixon (W, 7IP, 0R, 1H, 11K, 0BB). Wawasee – Amber Lemberg (L, 6IP, 3R, 3ER, 3H, 5K, 3BB). 2B – Hannah Kistler (N). 3B – Nixon (N) Records: Wawasee 17-9 (8-6 NLC), Northridge 13-1 NLC. JV – Wawasee 8, Northridge 5 W 030 203 0 – 8 N 010 102 1 – 5 Wawasee JV Record: 22-0 (14-0 NLC).
Thursday in Bourbon
The Triton softball team reached the 20-win mark with a 9-1 home victory over Bethany Christian, Thursday. Brycelyn Garbison pitched all seven innings, allowing six hits and striking out six. Mallorie Jennings also had four hits in the game, including a triple and Hannah Jenning posted three hits and a triple of her own. Bethany travels back to Triton Monday for a first-round sectional game at 3 p.m. TRITON 9, BETHANY CHRISTIAN 1 B 001 000 0 – 1 6 4 T 221 103 x – 9 14 1 (Triton Stats) Brycelyn Garbison (W, 7IP, 1R, 0ER, 6H, 6K, 2BB). 2B – Krystal Sellers. 3B – Mallorie Jennings, Hannah Jennings. Triton Record: 20-6.
Thursday in North Manchester
Hosting Oak Hill Thursday, the Manchester softball team was beaten 6-2. The Lady Squires were limited to four hits in the loss, which dropped the team to 10-9 on the year. Next up for Manchester is today’s home game against Winamac. OAK HILL 6, MANCHESTER 2 OH 100 102 2 – 6 6 3 M 000 000 2 – 2 4 3 (Complete Stats Unavailable) Manchester Record: 10-9.
Thursday in Culver
The Tippecanoe Valley softball team didn’t have any trouble at Culver Thursday, getting a 17-0 win in five innings. Danielle Adams had three hits and five RBIs in the blowout and Abby Betten posted four hits. The 10-12 Lady Vikings host Warsaw today. TIPPECANOE VALLEY 17, CULVER 0 (5 innings) TV 333 71 – 17 19 3 C 000 00 – 0 1 5 (Valley Stats) Katie Gunter (W, 5IP, 0R, 1H, 3K, 1BB). 2B – Danielle Adams, Abby Betten. Valley Record: 10-12.
