NORTH MANCHESTER — Whitko senior pitcher Alex Stoddard had quite the game Wednesday at Manchester. In the 11-0 Three Rivers Conference win, Stoddard went all seven innings, allowing just one hit and striking out five. And he wasn’t just hot on the mound. At the plate, Stoddard was 4 for 5 with two RBIs and two runs scored. Stoddard’s performance helped the Wildcats improve to 12-5 overall and 2-1 in the conference, while Manchester dropped to 1-10 (0-3 TRC). Whitko is at Anderson Prep today and Manchester is at DeKalb Saturday for a doubleheader, beginning at 11 a.m. WHITKO 11, MANCHESTER 0 W 011 004 5 – 11 12 1 M 000 000 0 – 0 1 2 Alex Stoddard (W, 7IP, 0R, 1H, 5K, 4BB); Gabe Harlan (L, 5-1/3IP, 6R, 5ER, 2K, 3BB), Justin Lewis (6, 1-1/3IP, 5R, 5ER, 5H, 2K, 3BB), Evan Milam (7, 1/3IP, 0R, 0H, 1K, 0BB) Records: Whitko 12-5 (2-1 TRC), Manchester 1-10 (0-3 TRC)
BOYS GOLF
Wednesday in Syracuse
The Wawasee boys golf team posted a 152-172 win over Tippecanoe Valley at South Shore Golf Club in Syracuse Wednesday. Valley’s Bryce Zimpelman had the low score, firing an even-par 36, while Wawasee was led by Luke Jackson’s 37. The win improves Wawasee to 7-1 going into Saturday’s Homestead Invitational at Fort Wayne’s Orchard Ridge Country Club, while Valley’s next meet is Saturday’s LaVille Invitational at Sprig O’Mint Golf Course in Bremen. WAWASEE 152, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 172 (South Shore G.C., Par 36) Medalist – Bryce Zimpelman (TV) 36 Wawasee – Tristen Atwood 39, Dylan Cousins 38, Luke Jackson 37, Jeffrey Moore 38, Cal Heinisch 43 Valley – Tanner Neeley 41, Bryce Zimpelman 36, Trevor Neeley 48, Josh Tucker 47, Corey Carson 48 Wawasee Record: 7-1 JV – Wawasee 201, Valley 210 Wawasee JV – Mark Doll 49, Eric Doll 44, Dominick Sanderson 45, Dustin Brown 67, Trevor Haessig 63 Valley JV – Cole Cumberland 46, Casey Kromkowski 53, Tyler Ross 55, Wyatt Nelson 56, Ben Shriver 57
Wednesday in North Manchester
At North Manchester’s Sycamore Golf Club, the Whitko boys golf team picked up a Three Rivers Conference win, defeating Rochester 172-181. On the par-36 course, Whitko’s Danny Zawlocki received medalist honors with his 40. Whitko will be at Saturday’s Northfield Invitational at Honeywell Golf Course in Wabash. WHITKO 172, ROCHESTER 181 (Sycamore G.C., Par 36) Medalist – Danny Zawlocki (W) 40 Whitko – Zawlocki 40, Cole Bechtold 43, Colton LeTourneau 42, Will Peters 44, Matt Hathaway 52, Jacob Silveus 47 Rochester – Luke Cannedy 45, Aaron Orr 47, Alex Denny 45, Noah Roberts 52, Markis Smiley 48, Chris Hoffman 44
SOFTBALL
Wednesday in North Manchester
Plating six runs in the fourth inning, the host Manchester softball team ran away with an 11-3 Three Rivers Conference win Wednesday against Whitko. In the win, Cali Spann went 3 for 5, while Kayla Flack, Sydney Jordan and Mariah Mobley each drove in two runs. For Whitko, Jenny Brown and Sydney Lancaster each had two hits. Whitko travels to Fort Wayne Wayne today and Manchester’s next contest is Saturday’s Garrett Invitational. MANCHESTER 11, WHITKO 3 W 000 012 0 – 3 6 4 M 011 603 x – 11 10 4 Karissa Jimenez (W, 6IP, 3R 1ER, 6H, 4K, 1BB), Sydney Jordan (7, 1IP, 0R, 0H, 2K, 1BB); Hannah Cokl (L, 5IP, 8R, 0ER, 7H, 5K, 5BB), Aly Nicodemus (6, 1IP, 0R, 0H, 1K, 1BB) 2B – Jordan (M) 3B – Mariah Mobley (M)
Wednesday in Denver
At Class 2A No. 4 North Miami, the Tippecanoe Valley softball team was defeated 10-0 in five innings Wednesday night. Valley managed just one hit in the Three Rivers Conference loss, that coming off the bat of Kassidy Shepherd. The 4-7 Lady Vikings are back in TRC play tonight, hosting Northfield. NORTH MIAMI 10, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 0 (5 innings) TV 000 00 – 0 1 1 NM 151 03 – 10 12 0 Josie Wood (W, 5IP, 0R, 2K, 4BB); Kassidy Shepherd (L, 2IP, 6R, 6ER, 8H, 0K, 2BB), Katelyn Gunter (3, 3IP, 4R, 4ER, 4H, 1K, 2BB) 2B – Wood (NM) 3B – Wood (NM), Josie Knauff (NM) Valley Record: 4-7
Wednesday in Bourbon
Triton junior pitcher Mallorie Jennings recorded 11 strikeouts in her team’s 5-0 Northern State Conference home win over Knox Wednesday. Allowing just two hits, Jennings helped the Lady Trojans improve to 11-4 and 6-2 in the NSC. Krystal Sellers was 3 for 4 and Jennings went 3 for 3 at the plate, with both girls hitting two doubles. Triton plays its fourth game in four days today at home against the Culver Girls Academy. TRITON 5, KNOX 0 K 000 000 0 – 0 2 1 T 101 111 x – 5 8 0 Mallorie Jennings (W, 7IP, 0R, 2H, 11K, 2BB); Morgan Krueger (L, 6IP, 5R, 4ER, 8H, 2K, 7BB) 2B – Jennings (T) 2, Sellers (T) 2 Triton Record: 11-4 (6-2 NSC)
Tuesday
JV – Manchester 2, Eastbrook 0 Tabby DeWitt (W, 7IP, 0R, 7K, 1BB) Manchester JV Record: 3-0
GIRLS TENNIS
Wednesday in Warsaw
At home against Concord Wednesday, the Warsaw girls tennis team’s struggles continued, falling 4-1. The loss drops Warsaw to 1-8 on the year and 1-5 in the NLC. Early on, Warsaw led the match, as Rachel Alexander won the opening set at No. 3 singles and the No. 1 doubles team of Olivia Wallin and Marley Smith also got a first-set victory. However, Concord rebounded to win the next two sets on each court. Warsaw did get a point from junior Jacqueline Sasso, who beat Concord’s Hailey Stiver 6-2, 6-0 at No. 2 singles. Warsaw plays its fourth match in four days today at Culver Academies. CONCORD 4, WARSAW 1 SINGLES: No. 1 – Jenna Landis (C) def. Sarah Boyle 6-0, 6-1; No. 2 – Jacqueline Sasso (W) def. Hailey Stiver 6-2, 6-0; No. 3 – Holly Angel (C) def. Rachel Alexander 1-6, 6-3, 6-0 DOUBLES: No. 1 – Megan Auger/Emily Davis (C) def. Olivia Wallin/Marley Smith 4-6, 6-2, 6-4; No. 2 – Sam Lutian/Holyn Eldridge (C) def. Abbi Baum/Mallory Bartel 6-0, 6-0 Warsaw Record: 1-8 (1-5 NLC) JV – Concord 7, Warsaw 5 JV Singles: No. 1 – Blair Findlay ( W) def. Ashley Smucker 7-5, 6-4; No. 2 – Alexa Klopfenstein (C) def. Sydney Hartman 9-7; No. 3 – Sarah Wadsworth (C) def. Shelby Roberts 8-2; No. 4 – Mallorie Stiver ( W) def. Cali Cunningham 8-4 JV Doubles: No. 1 – Lindsay Sciarra/Mattie Doran (W) def. Shannon Purcell/Michaela Searer 6-2, 6-7 (5-7), 6-2; No. 2 – Camille Kerlin/Anna Hall (W) def. Hailey Gardner/Emily Ramsey 8-4; No. 3 – Katie Slabach/Megan Diver (C) def. Danielle Straits/Olivia Tucker (W) 8-6; No. 4 – Valeria Salgado/Vanessa Forrest (C) def. Greer Smith/Mackenzie Riley 8-5; No. 6 – Emily Ramsey/Alexa Klopfenstein (C) def. Wesley Cowan/Bonnie Wong 6-0; No. 7 – Katie Slabach/Megan Diver (C) def. Cheyenne Jackson/Rosalia Fleming 6-4; No. 8 – Casey Shirk/Taylor Smith (W) def. Valeria Salgado/Vanessa Forrest 6-4
Wednesday in Bourbon
At home Wednesday against Tippecanoe Valley, the Triton girls tennis team held court, winning 4-1. At singles, Kaelyn Mason won 6-1, 6-0 at No. 1 and Carrie Slabaugh won at No. 2, 6-4, 6-1. At doubles, Triton’s Marissa Ross and Holly Stogsdill won 6-0, 6-1 at No. 1 and the No. 2 tandem of Cassie Irons and Shayla May got a 6-3, 1-6, 6-1 victory. The 4-3 Lady Trojans are in Northern State Conference action today at Jimtown and Valley’s next match is Monday at Manchester, in a Three Rivers Conference clash. TRITON 4, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 1 SINGLES: No. 1 – Kaelyn Mason (Tr) def. Michelle Peters 6-1, 6-0; No. 2 – Carrie Slabaugh (Tr) def. Hanna Dalrymple 6-4, 6-1; No. 3 – Tiffyni Tackett (TV) def. Michal Scherer-Berry 6-1, 6-4 DOUBLES: No. 1 – Marissa Ross/Holly Stogsdill (Tr) def. Taylor Trippiedi/Alexis Swihart 6-0, 6-1; No. 2 – Cassie Irons/Shayla May (Tr) def. Kathy Eagle-son/Morgan Conliff 6-3, 1-6, 6-1 Triton Record: 4-3
Tuesday in North Manchester
Defeating Whitko 3-2 Tuesday night at home, the Manchester girls tennis team got wins from all three of its singles players. Among those wins were Laurel Ruppert (No. 1), Katie Peden (No. 2) and Claire Barnett(No. 3). Manchester hosts Peru today and Whitko’s next action is Saturday at the Angola Invitational. MANCHESTER 3, WHITKO 2 SINGLES: No. 1 – Laurel Ruppert (M) def. Erin Murphy 6-0, 6-1; No. 2 – Katie Peden (M) def. MiKayla Findley 6-1, 6-0; No. 3 – Claire Barnett (M) def. Candice Swick 6-2, 6-1 DOUBLES: No. 1 – Abby Marshall/Laura Alfieri (W) def. Brittany Ogden/Morgan McKee 6-0, 6-1; No. 2 – Aressa Tackwell/Laura Hippensteel (W) def. Reilly Ruppert/Allison Smith 6-2, 6-4
BOYS TRACK AND FIELD
Wednesday in Plymouth
The Wawasee boys track and field team wrapped up its dual meet season Wednesday in Plymouth, winning 75-57. The Northern Lakes Conference win left Wawasee with a 3-4 mark this year as the NLC Championships will be Tuesday at Warsaw. In the NLC regular season finale, Wawasee’s Adam Doll (800, 1600) and Clayton Cook (110 Hurdles, 300 Hurdles) and J.J. Gilmer (high jump, long jump) each won two events and were also part of a winning relay. WAWASEE 75, PLYMOUTH 57 100 – 1. Michael Hartman (P) 11.63, 2. Clayton Cook (W) 11.66, 3. Michael Pena (W) 12.18; 200 – 1. Hartman (P) 23.63, 2. Pena 23.76, 3. Taylor Fulton (P) 24.24; 400 – 1. Hartman (P) 52.01, 2. Mason Reed (P) 53.10, 3. Matt Miller (W) 55.03; 800 – 1. Adam Doll (W) 2:08.03, 2. Reed (P) 2:13.39, 3. Jack Barron (P) 2:14.50; 1600 – 1. Doll (W) 4:39.01, 2. Kennedy Schnieders (P) 5:01.28, 3. Jaxon Bame (W) 5:04.07; 3200 – 1. Austin Krizman (W) 11:09.06, 2. Zach Cockrill (W) 11:09.25, 3. Joey Bornman (W) 11:25.31; 110 Hurdles – 1. Cook (W) 15.83, 2. Austin Trowbridge (P) 17.41, 3. A.J. Styers (P) 17.85; 300 Hurdles – 1. Cook (W) 43.27, 2. Styers (P) 43.73, 3. Trowbridge (P) 46.06 400 Relay – 1. Wawasee (Pena, Jacob Hutchinson, J.J. Gilmer, Cook) 44.43, 2. Plymouth (Vince Hayden, Taylor Fulton, Ryan MacLain, Kyle Lacefield) 46.64; 1600 Relay – 1. Wawasee (Erick Meier, Doll, Stori Bright, Erik Diaz) 3:59.10, 2. Plymouth (Terrence Hooten, Kameron Ray, Styers, Isaac Scarborough) 3:59.20; 3200 Relay – 1. Plymouth (Reed, Clay Corsbie, Barron, Hartman) 3:40.60, 2. Wawasee (Gilmer, Pena, Miller, Adam Baker) 3:42.20; High Jump – 1. Gilmer (W) 6-0, 2. Trowbridge (P) 5-10, 3. Kyle Lacefield (P) 5-3; Pole Vault – 1. Kevin Carpenter (W) 11-0, 2. Corsbie (P) 10-6, 3. Hooten (P) 10-0; Long Jump – 1. Gilmer (W) 21-1, 2. Hutchinson (W) 18-9, 3. Taylor Fulton (P) 18-3.5; Shot Put – 1. Dan Samuelson (P) 51-5.25, 2. Adam Lacefield (P) 48-5, 3. Chad Eppley (W) 45-7; Discus – 1. Samuelson (P) 154-3, 2. Lacefield (P) 132-9, 3. Eppley (W) 122-0 Wawasee Record: 3-4 NLC
