AKRON - Spenser Penrod pitched three shutout innings to lead Manchester to a 5-4 win over Tippecanoe Valley in eight innings of Three Rivers Conference baseball action Wednesday.
D.J. Brown went 3 for 4 while Blaine Miller went 1 for 3 for the Squires. Manchester's Brian Hays had two RBI sacrifice flies. Matt Mathias and Matt Carver each had a hit for Manchester.
Keith Koser had two RBI in the loss for Valley. Bryce Fisher also had an RBI for Valley. Graham Groninger was saddled with the loss for Valley.
Manchester upped its record to 5-9 overall and 3-1 in the Three Rivers Conference. The Squires host TRC foe Rochester Friday.
Valley fell to 9-12 overall and 1-3 in the TRC. The Vikings host Southwood Friday.
Manchester leaders - D.J. Brown 3-4; Blaine Miller 1-3; Brian Hays 2 RBI; Matt Mathias 1-4; Matt Carver 1-3
T. Valley leaders - Graham Groninger 1-2; Bryce Fisher 1-4, 1 RBI; Keith Koser 1-4, 2 RBI; Travis Hedington 1-2; Jared Baize 1-4
Wednesday in N. Manchester
JV - Huntington North 5, Manchester 3
Wednesday in Warsaw
The Warsaw Tigers edged NorthWood 7-6 in Northern Lakes Conference play. Chase Byerly got his first win in relief for Warsaw. Justin Hanson, Hans Sale and Josh Miller all had two hits for Warsaw. The TIgers moved to 13-6 overall and 9-2 in the NLC.
WARSAW 7, NORHTWOOD 6
N 000 023 1 - 6 7 1
W 113 000 2 - 7 8 3
WP - Chase Byerly; LP - Jay Sheets
Warsaw leaders - Justin Hanson 2 H; Hans Sale 2 H; Josh Miller 2 H
Wednesday in Warsaw
JV - Warsaw 9, NorthWood 4
N 020 002 0 - 4 8
W 026 010 X - 9 8
WP - Josh Whitt (2 K, 2 BB).
Warsaw leaders - Luke Champion HR, Justin Ousley HR, Jake Bloom HR, David Blakemore 2B, Alex Smith 2B
Warsaw record: 13-4, 9-2 NLC
Wednesday in Middlebury
The Northridge Raiders handed Wawasee a 6-2 loss in a Northern Lakes Conference matchup. Jacob Goldenberg was saddled with the loss for Wawasee. Kyle Champoux went for 1 for 3 with a two-run home run for the Warriors. Wawasee fell to 6-12 overall and 2-10 in the NLC.
Wawasee leaders - Kyle Champoux 1-3, two-run home run
JV - Northridge 12, Wawasee 4
Wawasee record: 5-9, 3-8 NLC
Tuesday in Plymouth
T. Valley JV 8, Plymouth 9th 6
TV 221 010 2 - 8
P 030 111 0 - 6
WP - T.J. Bauters
Valley leaders - Taylor Burkhart 3 H; Jordan Littlejohn 3 H
Valley record: 6-7
SOFTBALL
Wednesday in Akron
The Manchester Squires earned a 6-3 win over Tippecanoe Valley in Three Rivers Conference play. Jarra Renz got the win for Manchester while striking out nine. Katie Bowers went 3 for 4 with two runs and three RBI. The Squires, 10-6 overall and 3-1 in the TRC, host Rochester Friday.
The Warsaw Tigers downed NorthWood 9-4 in Northern Lakes Conference play. Kaitlyn Gruenewald earned the win for Warsaw as she struck out eight and walked one. The Tigers moved to 13-5 overall and 8-3 in the NLC.
Warsaw leaders - Brittany Clark 2B, 2 1B; Hilary Kiser 2 H; Heather Shepherd 2 H; Kelcy Martin 2 H
JV - Warsaw 21, NorthWood 7
Warsaw record: 11-5, 9-2 NLC
Wednesday in Syracuse
The Wawasee Warriors fell 16-0 to Northern Lakes Conference foe Northridge. Kylee Ort and Kayln Lantz each had two hits for Wawasee while Crystal DeLaFuente had one. Ashlee Ort earned the loss for Wawasee. The Warriors fell to 5-16 overall and 2-9 in the NLC.
NORTHRIDGE 16, WAWASEE 0
N 192 13 - 16 18 0
W 000 00 - 0 5 1
WP - Morgan Hackman (5 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K); LP - Ashlee Ort (1.1 IP, 4 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 6 BB, 0 K)
Wawasee leaders - Kylee Ort 2 H; Kayln Lantz 2 H; Crystal DeLaFuente 1 H
JV - Northridge 15, Wawasee 2
Wednesday in Bourbon
The Triton Trojans edged LaVille 5-4 to earn a Northern State Conference win. Bethany Kern got the win for the Trojans. Beth Holderman had a double for Triton while Jessica Calvert had a triple. The Trojans moved to 7-11 overall and 4-7 in the NSC.
The Triton Trojans topped Tippecanoe Valley 4-2 in a battle of non-conference foes. Bethany Kern earned the win for Triton while RaeAnne Dunnuck was saddled with the loss for Valley. Jessica Calvert had a double for Triton as did Kali Miller for Tippecanoe Valley.
TRITON 4, T. VALLEY 2
TV 002 000 0 - 2 6 2
T 103 000 X - 4 9 2
WP - Bethany Kern; LP - RaeAnne Dunnuck
Triton leaders - Jessica Calvert 2B
Valley leaders - Kali Milelr 2B
BOYS GOLF
Wednesday in Plymouth
The Wawasee Warriors topped both Plymouth and Elkhart Memorial in Northern Lakes Conference action. Wawasee shot a 153 to Plymouth's 160 and Memorial's 184. Curtis Coverstone shot a 36 while John Kirkwood carded a 37 for Wawasee. The Warriors, 10-1 overall and 2-0 in the NLC, travel to Concord today.
WAWASEE 153, PLYMOUTH 160, ELK. MEMORIAL 184
Wawasee scores - Curtis Coverstone 36, John Kirkwood 37, Jordan Dawes 39, Mike Jenkins 41, Rees Woodcock 42
Wednesday in Warsaw
Triton got past Culver in Northern State Conference play 163-174 at Rozella Ford. T.J. Carpenter led the Trojans with a 35 while Erik Shafer shot a 40. The Trojans moved to 11-2 on the season with the win.
TRITON 163, CULVER 174
Triton scores - T.J. Carpenter 35, Erik Shafer 40, Reggie Davis 43, Blake Schori 46, Colton Keel 45
JV - Triton 171, Culver 209
Tuesday in Rochester
Tippecanoe Valley cruised past Whitko 161-189 in Three Rivers Conference action. Trey Stoll, Kenny Campbell and Caleb Rovenstine all shot a 40 for Valley. Whitko was led by the 42 of Ross St. Clair.
T. VALLEY 161, WHITKO 189
Valley scores - Trey Stoll 40, Kenny Campbell 40, Caleb Rovenstine 40, Brandon Stavedahl 41, Matt Felgenhaur 46
Whitko scores - Ross St. Clair 42, William Graves 47, Steve Messmore 48, Grant St. Clair 52, Cort Walter 53