FORT WAYNE — Travelling to take on the Class 2A No. 16 Carroll Chargers Saturday in Fort Wayne, the Class 2A No. 6 Warsaw Tigers fell 3-1. The Chargers came out firing against the Tigers, grabbing a 1-0 lead by the half and going up 3-0 before Warsaw’s Xavier Arellanes netted a goal in the 74th minute off an assist from Jose Rodriguez. The loss leaves Warsaw with a 7-2-1 mark going into Tuesday’s Northern Lakes Conference match at home against NorthWood. CARROLL 3, WARSAW 1 C — Bayden Lee (Colson Wagoner) 3rd min. C — Austin Schweitzer (Tyler Glass) 60th min. C — Ryan Beck (Wagoner) 65th min. W — Xavier Arellanes (Jose Rodriguez) 74th min. Shots on goal — Carroll 5, Warsaw 5; Saves — Carroll (Cody Schweitzer) 4, Warsaw (David Johnson) 3; Records — Carroll 8-1-2, Warsaw 7-2-1 JV — Warsaw 1, Carroll 1 Warsaw JV Stats: Goal — T.J. Hofer; Assist — Juan Iahuetl
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY Saturday in Akron The 20th-ranked Whitko boys cross country team claimed its third-straight Tippecanoe Valley Invitational title Saturday in Akron. Whitko won the competition with 34 points, while Northfield was a distant second with 66. However, Northfield did have the top runner of the day, as Caleb Augustus ran the course in 16:01, while Whitko’s Trapper Mize placed third in 16:24. Also for Whitko, Jude Stieglitz was fifth (16:27), Brody Wilson placed sixth (16:46) and Dylan Cozad finished seventh (16:50). Triton also competed, finishing seventh with Mace Eads leading the way with a 16th-place finish, while Valley was led by Brandon Tolson’s 29th-place finish. Manchester didn’t have enough runners for a team score, but Matthew Fahs-Brown placed eighth in 16:56. WHITKO 34, NORTHFIELD 66, ROCHESTER 84, COLUMBIA CITY 86, JOHN GLENN 152, BREMEN 164, TRITON 192, LEWIS CASS 267, CASTON 270, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 281 (Valley Invite) Top 5 — 1. Caleb Augustus (N) 16:01, 2. Brenden Zoltek (CC) 16:04, 3. Trapper Mize (W) 16:24, 4. Evan Harney (CC) 16:25, 5. Jude Stieglitz (W) 16:27 Whitko — 3. Mize 16:24, 5. Stieglitz 16:27, 6. Brody Wilson 16:46, 7. Dylan Cozad 16:50, 14. Dallas Asher 17:23, 19. Derek Miller 17:50, 32. Josh Busenbark 18:25 Triton — 16. Mace Eads 17:46, 23. Trenton Cooper 18:01, 27. Bryce Wanemacher 18:08, 38. Blake Johnson 18:30, 46. Nick Nordmann 19:24, 55. Landon Kauffman 20:14, 61. Derek Johnston 21:11 Valley — 29. Brandon Tolson 18:10, 41. Brandon Mull 18:59, 54. Adam Solano 20:13, 57. Diego Gutierrez 20:23, 59. Maverick Waverly 20:27, 60. Brody Cook 20:56, 67. Mark Hicks 22:53 Manchester — 8. Matthew Fahs-Brown 16:56, 48. Justin Heeter 19:42, 63. Matthew Longanecker 21:30, 69. Jeremy Herrmann 25:42
Saturday in Fort Wayne The Wawasee boys cross country team won Saturday’s Freshman and Sophomore races at the Fort Wayne Northrop Invitational. In the freshman race, Zach Cockrill was the Warriors top runner, placing third, while Adam Doll placed second in the Sophomore race. The Warriors travel to Goshen Tuesday for a three-way Northern Lakes Conference meet with Goshen and Northridge. FW NORTHROP INVITE Wawasee Results: Freshman — 3. Zach Cockrill 18:32, 5. Troy Carolus 18:35, 9. Adam Baker 19:44; Sophomore — 2. Adam Doll 17:14, 5. Austin Yoder 18:17, 6. Austin Krizman 18:18, 8. Jacob Tucco 18:40; Junior — 17. Devan Courter 21:20, 19. Sebastian List 22:01
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY Saturday in Fort Wayne The 12th-ranked Fort Wayne Concordia girls cross country team was able to hold off Warsaw by one point at Saturday’s Fort Wayne Northrop Invitational. In the eight-team invite, Concordia scored 40 points, while Warsaw had 41, led by another course record by Ashley Erba, who won with a time of 18:37, while Anna Bearss placed second in 18:54, setting a new freshman/sophomore race record in the process. Wawasee also competed in the meet, placing third with 99 points, led by freshman Bre Robinson’s time of 20:45, which was first in the freshman race. Wawasee travels to Goshen Tuesday, while Warsaw’s next meet is the New Prairie Invitational Saturday. FW CONCORDIA 40, WARSAW 41, WAWASEE 99, WESTVIEW 110, EAST NOBLE 124, FW NORTHROP 144, FW NORTH SIDE 151, FW WAYNE 254 (Northrop Invite) Warsaw — 1. Ashley Erba 18:37*, 2. Anna Bearss 18:54, 7. Brooke Kline 20:34, 12. Kristin Quick 20:55, 19. Creigh Ogle 21:47, 23. Madeline Hooks 22:00, 25. Kara Millington 22:24 Warsaw JV — 27. Michelle Feng 22:37, 28. Ellie Bearss 22:40, 34. Connor Steffe 23:19, 39. Courtney Etchison 23:40, 40. Kendra Paton 23:44, 51. Alexis Himes 24:15, 54. Emily Stouder 24:26, 71. Tyler Mylin 25:27, 78. Audra Harman 27:46, 85. Arielle Day 29:20, 87. Regina Anderson 30:11, 92. McKenzie Haines 31:57 Wawasee: Freshman — 1. Bre Robinson 20:45, 2. Courtney Linnemeier 20:46, 6. Hannah Wilzcynski 23:14, 12. Megan Rhodes 25:07; Junior — 2. Jen Slabaugh 20:49, 12. Tessa Riley 24:24, 20. Emma Donahoe 25:43; Senior — 15. Brittany Robinson 24:06, 16. Sarah Jones 24:09, 21. Brenna Rhodes 25:15 * — Course Record
Saturday in Akron The Columbia City girls cross country team won Saturday’s Tippecanoe Valley Invitational with 35 points, while Manchester, Valley and Whitko placed sixth, seventh and eighth, respectively. Columbia City’s Samantha Roush was the day’s top runner, placing first in 19:26, while Manchester’s Kelsi Custer was sixth (20:46), Valley’s Robyn Erklin finished 20th (22:07) and Whitko’s Abby Smith placed 31st (22:53). Triton also competed in the meet, but didn’t have enough runners for a qualifying score. The Lady Trojans’ top runner was Allie Kann, who placed 12th in 21:12. COLUMBIA CITY 35, BREMEN 83, NORTHFIELD 102, LEWIS CASS 112, ROCHESTER 123, MANCHESTER 143, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 166, WHITKO 182, CASTON 242 (Valley Invite) Top 5 — 1. Samantha Roush (CC) 19:26, 2. Jenna Halderman (N) 20:05, 3. Sara Slabaugh (B) 20:12, 4. Anna Meyer (R) 20:15, 5. Carlee Hearld (CC) 20:22 Manchester — 6. Kelsi Custer 20:46, 18. Katie Smith 22:03, 27. Darien Rodriguez 22:34, 52. Maddi Burton 24:43, 71. Sarrah Dierks 28:09, 78. Kristianna Grogg 31:06 Valley — 20. Robyn Erklin 22:07, 22. Brittany Childers 22:13, 25. Courtney Woods 22:29, 68. Laura Landis 27:27, 72. Kayla Long 28:25, 80. Olivia Helton 31:35 Whitko — 24. Michelle Kelsey 22:21, 31. Abby Smith 22:53, 46. Melanie Kelsey 24:05, 55. Holly Frantz 25:05, 58. Miranda Terrill 25:49, 59. Jocelyn Krull 25:53, 74. Becca Thomson 29:10, 77. De Shockney 30:35 Triton — 12. Allie Kann 21:21, 36. Mallorie Jennings 23:05, 43. Kayleigh Craig 23:47, 51. Taylor Hatfield 24:29 LCA — 30. Hannah Remington 22:47, 38. Emilee Catron 23:08
GIRLS SOCCER Saturday in Indianapolis The Warsaw girls soccer team went 0-1-1 at Saturday’s Pike Invitational in Indianapolis, losing 3-0 to West Lafayette and tying Covenant Christian 0-0. The day leaves Warsaw with a 7-2-1 record going into today’s home game against Fort Wayne Northrop. WEST LAFAYETTE 3, WARSAW 0 WL — Katie Bittner 59th min. WL — Sarah Warren (Shelby Mann) 60th min. WL — Bittner 69th min. Shots — WL 10, Warsaw 5; Saves — WL (Anna Searle) 5, Warsaw (Abby Schue) 7; Corner Kicks — WL 8, Warsaw 2 WARSAW 0, COVENANT CHRISTIAN 0 Shots — Warsaw 10, Covenant 1; Saves — Warsaw (Schue) 1, Covenant (Sarah Byers) 10; Corner Kicks — Warsaw 1, Covenant 1; Record — Warsaw 7-2-1
Saturday in Culver Giving up four second-half goals at Culver Academies Saturday, the Wawasee girls soccer team lost 5-3 to the Culver Girls Academy. In the loss, Mallory Rondeau scored two goals and posted one assist, while Lexi Blunk had a goal as well. The 2-6 Lady Warriors host Bethany Christian today at 5 p.m. CULVER GIRLS ACADEMY 5, WAWASEE 3 Goals — Abigail Baker (C) 3, Amber Council (C) 2, Mallory Rondeau (W) 2, Lexi Blunk (W); Assists — Rondeau (W) Wawasee Record — 2-6
BOYS TENNIS Saturday in Warsaw Hosting its own eight-team tournament Saturday, the Warsaw boys tennis team finished in a three-way tie for third place with Merrillville and South Bend Adams with 12 points each. Tied for second place in the state, Fort Wayne Canterbury and Park Tudor finished first and second at the tournament, with Canterbury scoring 28 and Park Tudor getting 16. Warsaw received three third-place finishes on the day, which were achieved by the No. 1 doubles team of A.J. Herendeen and Sam Rice, the No. 2 doubles team of Simon Stone and Nick Jansen, as well as Will Petro at No. 3 singles. The Tigers travel to Wawasee for a Northern Lakes Conference match Tuesday. FW CANTERBURY 28, PARK TUDOR 16, WARSAW 12, MERRILLVILLE 12, SB ADAMS 12, GOSHEN 7, FW BISHOP LUERS 4, HUNTINGTON NORTH 4 (Warsaw Results) No. 1 Singles: 7th Place — Kyle Wettschurack (W) def. Aaron Gilmore (HN) 8-0; No. 2 Singles: 5th Place — Raj Gokhale (W) def. Eric Woehnker (Luers) 8-0 No. 3 Singles: 3rd Place — Will Petro (W) def. Adam Bratten (Goshen) 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-6) No. 1 Doubles: 3rd Place — A.J. Herendeen/Sam Rice (W) def. Nygel Jackson/Lugmann Ruth (M) 6-4, 6-2 No. 2 Doubles: 3rd Place — Simon Stone/Nick Jansen (W) def. Adam Soisson/Raymond Han (Adams) 6-4, 6-4
Saturday in South Whitley Manchester’s No. 1 doubles team of Jared Christiansen and Connor McLaughlin won a Three Rivers Conference title Saturday at Whitko. Taking part in the TRC Individual Tournament, Christiansen and McLaughlin made it through Wabash’s Stephen Eilts and J.D. Boon (6-2, 6-4) before defeating Tippecanoe Valley’s Clayton Adamson and Robby Groom in the title match (6-1, 6-4). THREE RIVERS CONFERENCE INDIVIDUAL TOURNAMENT (Championship Matches) SINGLES: No. 1 — Justin Middleton (Wabash) def. Nick Kindig (Valley) 6-1, 6-3; No. 2 — David Driscoll (Wabash) def. Alex Newman (Valley) 6-1, 6-0; No. 3 — Play suspended between Jonathon Phoun (Rochester) and Edward Dillard (Wabash) DOUBLES: No. 1 — Jared Christiansen/Connor McLaughlin (Manchester) def. Clayton Adamson/Robby Groom (Valley) 6-1, 6-4; No. 2 — Jack Stein/Breyton Nealis (Wabash) def. Derek Cunningham/Isaac Shewman (Valley) 6-3, 6-1
Saturday in South Bend The Triton boys tennis team came out on top of Saturday’s South Bend Riley Invitational at Leeper Park in South Bend. Scoring 20 points, the Trojans won at No. 2 singles (Pete Kauffman), No. 1 doubles (Josh Shafer/Austin Kanarr) and No. 2 doubles (Wil Retting/Jackson Downing) to help get the team win. The Trojans host Bremen in a Northern State Conference match today. TRITON 20, SB RILEY 18, BREMEN 11, SB WASHINGTON 3, EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL 3 (SB Riley Invite, Triton Results) No. 1 Singles: 3rd Place — Jeff Ross (T) def. East Chicago 8-4 No. 2 Singles: 1st Place — Pete Kauffman (T) def. Bremen Riley 6-0, 6-0 No. 3 Singles: 1st Place — Riley def. Lucas Shafer (T) 6-1, 6-4 No. 1 Doubles: 1st Place — Josh Shafer/Austin Kanarr (T) def. Riley 6-2, 6-0 No. 2 Doubles: 1st Place — Wil Rettinger/Jackson Downing (T) def. Bremen 6-2, 6-7 (8), 10-7
VOLLEYBALL Saturday in Bourbon The Wawasee volleyball team reached the championship match of Saturday’s Triton Tournament, but fell 26-24, 25-18 to John Glenn in the final. En route to the title match, Wawasee downed South Central (25-20, 21-25, 15-10) and Bremen (25-16, 25-15). On the day, Lydia Katsaropoulos led the Lady Warriors with 20 kills and three-and-a-half blocks, while Megan Conley had 44 assists and Gabi Routson finished with 36 digs. The 9-6 Lady Warriors host Westview today. WAWASEE DEF. SOUTH CENTRAL 25-20, 21-25, 15-10; WAWASEE DEF. BREMEN 25-16, 25-15; JOHN GLENN DEF. WAWASEE 26-24, 25-18 (Triton Tourney) Wawasee Stats: Kills — Lydia Katsaropoulos 20, Anne Beer 12; Blocks — Katsaropoulos 3.5, Sydney Miller 2.5; Digs — Gabi Routson 36, Alli Ousley 35; Aces — Ousley 6; Assists — Megan Conley 44; Record — 9-6 Hunter’s Education WINONA LAKE — A Hunter’s Education course will be offered at the Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church on Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. This course will be taught by the Department of Natural Resources and you must attend both sessions for your state certification. The hunter education card entitles you to be able to purchase a hunting license and is required if born after Dec. 31, 1986. Please call 574-453-7477 to pre-register. There is no cost for the course.
Whitko Pony League LARWILL — Tryouts for the 14 & Under Whitko Pony League Travel baseball team will take place on Oct. 1 at 11 a.m. at the Richland Township Ball Park in Larwill. To be eligible, players must be a students at Whitko Community Schools and not be older than 14 years of age on April 30, 2012. Those with questions should contact either Erik Hisner at 574-253-2522 or Travis Bradford at 260-466-9519.
Young Tiger XC Meet Registration forms are currently available for the Young Tigers Cross Country Meet, which will be held Oct. 8 at 1 p.m. Forms may be picked up at the Warsaw Community High School Athletic Office or downloaded at warsaw.k12.in.us/tigers
