NORTH MANCHESTER — The Manchester boys tennis team began its Three Rivers Conference season with a 5-0 home win over Whitko Thursday. Improving to 7-1 on the year, the Squires didn’t lose a set on any of the five courts. At No. 1 singles, Manchester senior Connor Eichenauer defeated Whitko senior Tyler Baugher 6-1, 6-4 and the Squires’ No. 1 doubles team of senior Dalton Day and junior Brayton Spann got a 6-2, 6-2 victory over junior Cole Bechtold and freshman Bailey Platt. Both squads will be at Whitko Saturday for the TRC Individual Tournament. MANCHESTER 5, WHITKO 0 SINGLES: No. 1 – Connor Eichenauer (M) def. Tyler Baugher 6-1, 6-4; No. 2 – Max Karg (M) def. Blake Castle 6-1, 6-2; No. 3 – Branden Scott (M) def. Reed Brace 6-1, 6-0 DOUBLES: No. 1 – Dalton Day/Brayton Spann (M) def. Cole Bechtold/Bailey Platt 6-2, 6-2; No. 2 – Morgan Metzger/Matthew Pegg (M) def. Nic Rose/Alex Bechtold 6-0, 6-1 Manchester Record: 7-1 (1-0 TRC) JV – Whitko 2, Manchester 0 JV Singles: No. 1 – Alex Robbins (W) def. Heath Dierks 8-6; No. 2 – Robbins (W) def. Michael Willmert 4-1, 4-1
Thursday in Akron Hosting Lewis Cass Thursday, the Tippecanoe Valley boys tennis team posted a 4-1 victory. Valley’s Tanner Neeley was a 6-2, 6-1 victor at No. 1 singles, while the Vikings’ No. 1 doubles team of Trevor Neeley and Logan Britton got a 6-2, 6-4 win. The Vikings will be at Saturday’s Three Rivers Conference Individual Tournament at Whitko. TIPPECANOE VALLEY 4, LEWIS CASS 1 SINGLES: No. 1 – Tanner Neeley (TV) def. Brad Berlet 6-2, 6-1; No. 2 – Nolan Lowe (LC) def. Derrick Cunningham 6-2, 6-7 (12-14), 10-6 (super tiebreaker); No. 3 – Isaac Shewman (TV) def. Diego Manzano 6-2, 6-1 DOUBLES: No. 1 – Trevor Neeley/Logan Britton (TV) def. Bremen Garland/Manny Prado 6-2, 6-4; No. 2 – Willy Inglehearn/Wyatt Nelson (TV) def. Jared Ehase/Tyler Cougham 6-1, 6-1 JV – Valley 1, Cass 0 JV Singles: No. 1 – Alex Kromkowlski (TV) def. James Bresch 8-0
Thursday in Syracuse The Wawasee boys tennis team dropped a 4-0 Northern Lakes Conference home match to Northridge Thursday, with one match yet to be decided. With Northridge already up 4-0 in the match, the No. 3 singles match between Wawasee’s Cal Heinisch and Northridge’s Aadarsh Patel will be played at a later date, as rain interrupted the match. Heinisch won the opening set 7-5, with Patel leading the second 4-3. Wawasee hosts Warsaw Tuesday. NORTHRIDGE 4, WAWASEE 0 SINGLES: No. 1 – Josh Garfein (N) def. Kyle Love 6-0, 6-1; No. 2 – Austen Schmidt (N) def. Todd Hauser 6-2, 6-1; No. 3 – Cal Heinisch (W) leads Aardarsh Patel 7-5, 3-4 (sspd) DOUBLES: No. 1 – Clay Schnell/Ted Field (N) def. Dylan Houser/Chase Myers 6-1, 7-5; No. 2 – Landon Arnold/Sam Hoover (N) def. Luke Smith/Jake Hutchinson 6-2, 6-1 Wawasee Record: 6-6 (0-4 NLC) JV – Northridge 8, Wawasee 0 JV Singles: No. 1 – James Dugle (N) def. Kevin Carpenter 8-1; No. 2 – Andrew Kauffman (N) def. Cameron Brill 8-3; No. 3 – Austin Melon (N) def. Tyler Rhodes 8-3; No. 4 – Aman Patel (N) def. Nate Haines 6-2 JV Doubles: No. 1 – Jake Cross/Aaron Gingerich (N) def. Matt Connett/Nate Perek 8-2; No. 2 – Luke Wogoman/Nick Kieper (N) def. Brayton Fretz/Trevor Haessig 8-1; No. 3 – Kieper/Wogoman (N) def. Leonard Kline/Chase Jones 6-0; No. 4 – Cross/Gingerich (N) def. Owen Donahoe/Austin Kline 6-1
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY Thursday in Bristol The sixth-ranked Northridge boys cross country team got a pair of Northern Lakes Conference wins Thursday at Bristol’s Bonneyville Mill Park. On the day, Northridge defeated Wawasee 16-45 and Concord 15-50, but Wawasee did get a 22-37 win over Concord. Northridge claimed the top four spots, lead by Blake O’Dell in first with a time of 17:02. For Wawasee, Adam Doll was the top finisher, placing fifth in a time of 17:42. The Warriors travel to face No. 7 Warsaw Tuesday. NORTHRIDGE 16, WAWASEE 45; WAWASEE 22, CONCORD 37; NORTHRIDGE 15, CONCORD 50 Top 5 – 1. Blake O’Dell (N) 17:02, 2. Conner Sandt (N) 17:11, 3. James Bradberry (N) 17:39, 4. Neel Patel (N) 17:41, 5. Adam Doll (W) 17:42 Wawasee – 5. Doll 17:42, 7. Zach Cockrill 18:03, 10. Austin Yoder 18:22, 13. Jaxon Bame 18:45, 14. Bailey Yoder 18:48, 16. Austin Krizman 19:03, 17. Troy Carolus 19:04, 18. Marcos Mejia 19:42, 20. Sam Griner 20:05, 21. Joey Borman 20:22, 22. Erick Diaz 20:22, 25. Adam Baker 20:32, 28. Chuck Impey 21:39, 29. Logan Brugh 21:40, 32. Stori Bright 22:32, 33. Allen Miller 23:04, 38. Ben Slabaugh 23:33
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY Thursday in Bristol Running a three-team, Northern Lakes Conference meet at Bristol’s Bonneyville Mill Park Thursday, the Wawasee girls cross country team defeated Concord, but lost to No. 14 Northridge. Northridge defeated Wawasee 17-44 and Concord 16-47, while Wawasee did get a 25-30 victory over Concord. Northridge’s Mackenzie Love (20:08), Olivia Golden (20:40) and Morgan Blyly (20:56) finished first, second and third, respectively, and Wawasee’s Bre Robinson was fourth (20:58). The Wawasee Lady Warriors are at Warsaw Tuesday. NORTHRIDGE 17, WAWASEE 44; WAWASEE 25, CONCORD 30; NORTHRIDGE 16, CONCORD 47 Top 5 – 1. Mackenzie Love (N) 20:08, 2. Olivia Golden (N) 20:40, 3. Morgan Blyly (N) 20:56, 4. Bre Robinson (W) 20:58, 5. Nikki Willy (N) 21:33 Wawasee – 4. Robinson 20:58, 8. Bridgette Yoder 21:41, 11. Molly Swartz 22:03, 14. Courtney Linnemeier 22:17, 19. Abigail Mejia 23:06, 20. Delanie Bame 23:11, 23. Elizabeth Zorn 24:07, 24. Bailey Schroeder 24:18, 25. Sarah Harden 24:24, 27. Shelby Adams 24:43, 29. Morgan Eryman 24:49, 34. Megan Rhodes 25:44, 35. Catherine Yankosky 25:54, 37. Stephany Mejia 26:33, 38. Chelsea Carolus 26:49
GIRLS GOLF Thursday in Angola The Wawasee girls golf team breezed to a 182-228 win over Fremont at Lake James Golf Club Thursday. Wawasee’s Elizabeth Jackson was the top performer of the match, shooting a 43. The Lady Warriors will be at Goshen’s Maplecrest Golf Club Saturday for the Northern Lakes Conference Championships. WAWASEE 182, FREMONT 228 (Lake James G.C.) Medalist – Elizabeth Jackson (W) 43 Wawasee – Mikala Mawhorter 52, Jackson 43, Aubrey Schmeltz 45, Kamryn Foy 50, Courtney McDaniel 44 Fremont – Alivia Bohnfeldt 46, Raigan Horvath 58, Katie Sidwell 66, McKayla Hill 60, Tonay Cerena 69 Wawasee Record: 15-3
Thursday in Peru Playing at Peru Municipal Golf Course Thursday, the Tippecanoe Valley girls golf team had the highest score out of three participating schools. North Miami’s 213 was the low score on the day, with Maconaquah shooting a 218 and Valley finishing with a 221. Valley’s Alyssa VanMeter and Liz VanMeter each shot a 53. Valley now prepares for Saturday’s Three Rivers Conference Championships at Huntington’s LaFontaine Golf Club. NORTH MIAMI 213, MACONAQUAH 218, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 221 (Peru Municipal G.C.) Medalist – Brandi Jones (M) 44 NM – Alyssa Bishop 49, Megan Mongosa 50, Sammy Tims 50, Abby Spencer 68, Kassie Hattery 64 Maconaquah – Jones 44, Katlyn Tourchek 59, Hayley Williamson 59, Courtney Tourchek 56, Paxton Hunt 70 Valley – Alyssa VanMeter 53, Liz VanMeter 53, Victoria Biddle 55, Kara Eaton 60
BOYS SOCCER Thursday in Nappanee The Wawasee and NorthWood boys soccer teams played to a 0-0 draw Thursday evening in Nappanee. The Northern Lakes Conference draw leaves Wawasee at 3-2-3 overall and 0-1-1 in the NLC. Up next for the Warriors is Saturday’s home game against Elkhart Memorial. WAWASEE 0, NORTHWOOD 0 Shots – NW 10, Wawasee 2; Corner Kicks – NW 3, Wawasee 0 Wawasee Record: 3-2-3 (0-1-1 NLC)
GIRLS SOCCER Thursday in Warsaw Hosting Concord in a Northern Lakes Conference match Thursday, the Warsaw girls soccer team captured a 1-0 victory. Scoring off an assist from Brooklyn Jackson, Warsaw’s Danielle Hutcherson gave Warsaw the victory with a 40-foot shot in the 49th minute. The win leaves Warsaw with a 5-2-2 mark overall and the Lady Tigers sit a 3-1-1 in the NLC. Up next for Warsaw is Monday’s home game against Fort Wayne Northrop. WARSAW 1, CONCORD 0 W – Danielle Hutcherson (Brooklyn Jackson) 49th min. Saves – Warsaw (Abby Schue) 3, Concord 6 Warsaw Record: 5-2-2 (3-1-1 NLC) JV – Warsaw 3, Concord 2 Warsaw JV Stats: Goals – Christina Tlahuetl 2, Jessica Keyes, Kristen Reese; Assists – Tlahuetl, Rosie Fleming Warsaw JV Record: 5-2 (4-1 NLC)
VOLLEYBALL Thursday in Syracuse In Northern Lakes Conference action Thursday in Syracuse, the Wawasee volleyball fell in three games against Goshen, 25-23, 25-21, 22-25, 25-21. In defeat, Hunter Gaerte had 12 kills for the Lady Warriors and Alli Ousley posted 32 assists. The loss drops Wawasee to 9-3 overall and 0-2 in the NLC. The Lady Warriors will look to defend their Triton Tournament championship Saturday in Bourbon. GOSHEN DEF. WAWASEE 25-23, 25-21, 22-25, 25-21 Wawasee Stats: Aces – Kasey Napier 3, Alli Ousley 2; Assists – Ousley 32; Blocks – Napier 2; Digs – Aly Anderson 31, Hunter Gaerte 25, Ousley 15, Napier 11; Kills – Gaerte 12, Napier 9, Ousley 7, Meghan Fuentes 5, Paige Hlutke 5 Wawasee Record: 9-3 (0-2 NLC) JV – Wawasee def. Goshen 25-24, 25-19 Wawasee JV Stats: Aces – Skylar Janda 2; Assists – Tia Long 11; Blocks – Long 2; Digs – Becca Anderson 13, Ashley Beer 11, Long 6, Christy Carson 6; Kills – Anderson 4, Janda 4, Liz Hardy 3 Wawasee JV Record: 7-4 (1-1 NLC)
Wednesday in Warsaw 9th – Warsaw def. East Noble 25-15, 25-23 Warsaw 9th Stats: Aces – MegAnn Pearl 9, Kelly Cusick 8, Abigail Smith 2, Katie Newland 2; Assists – Pearl 9; Blocks – Lucy Fahler 3, Chelsey Farling 2; Digs – Smith 6, Brooklyn Crouse 5, Cusick 5, Anna Craig 4, Newland 4; Kills – Farling 5, Fahler 3 Records: Warsaw 8-3, EN 4-3
FOOTBALL Thursday in Middlebury 9th – Wawasee 22, Northridge 21 Wawasee 9th Record: 3-0 (1-0 NLC)
Thursday JV – Manchester 22, Whitko 8 Manchester JV Stats: David McAtee – 139 passing yds, 3 TDs; Keelan Norwood – 4 catches, 95 yds, TD; Braxtin Wilson – 4 catches, 44 yds, 2 TDs; Trey Addair – INT, forced fumble, 2 tackles; Jared Gable – INT Manchester JV Record: 2-0
