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Tigers Open NLC Season With Two Wins

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    GOSHEN — The second-ranked Warsaw boys golf team opened its conference season with a couple of wins Tuesday in Goshen.
    The Warsaw Tigers took on Goshen and NorthWood at Maplecrest Country Club, winning with a score of 142. Goshen finished the course with a 149 and NorthWood shot a 160 on the par-35 back nine.
    Goshen’s Brandon Doss’ was the top player of the course, shooting a 34.
    Warsaw’s Jon Schram and Bennett Hollar each shot a 35, while Eric Tandy and Tyler Ostrom each shot a 36.
    The 8-0 (2-0 NLC) Tigers travel to Elkhart’s Christiana Creek Golf Club today to take on Elkhart Memorial and Plymouth.
WARSAW 142, GOSHEN 149, NORTHWOOD 160
(Maplecrest CC, Par 35)
Medalist — Brandon Doss (G) 34
Warsaw — Tyler Ostrom 36, Bennett Hollar 35, Eric Tandy 36, Jon Schram 35, Tim Ahlersmeyer 42
Goshen — Doss 34, Austin Bender 38, Steven Koronkiewicz 40, Austin Shaffer 37, Alex Hartsough 43
NW — Dylan Gessinger 40, Jesse Morganthaler 40, Payton Grubbs 37, Jon Christofeno 43, Nate Trippel 43
Records — Warsaw 8-0 (2-0 NLC), Goshen 9-1 (1-1 NLC), NW 4-4 (0-2 NLC)
JV — Warsaw 168, NW 176, Goshen 189
Warsaw JV — Viraj Gokhale 40, Justin Self 47, Evan Cultice 44, Will Petro 43, Jared Essig 41
Warsaw JV Record — 8-0 (2-0 NLC)

Tuesday in Syracuse
Hosting a three-team Northern Lakes Conference match at South Shore Golf Club Tuesday, the Wawasee Warriors’ 159 was short of Concord’s 157, but did beat Plymouth’s 159 based on a fifth-player tiebreaker. Concord’s Caleb Pantin had the best round of the match, shooting a 36 on the par-36 course. Wawasee was led by Luke Jackson’s 38, while Derek Zurcher had a 39. The 6-3 (1-1 NLC) Warriors are in another three-team NLC match Thursday, taking on Goshen and Northridge at Elcona Golf Club.
CONCORD 157, WAWASEE 159, PLYMOUTH 159
(South Shore GC, Par 36)
Medalist — Caleb Pantin (C) 36
Concord — Alex Happer 43, Pantin 36, Ryan Bontrager 39, Noah Vollmar 39, Tim Johnson 45
Wawasee — Ben Jackson 42, Derek Zurcher 39, Luke Jackson 38, Josh Matti 41, Tyler Hare 41
Plymouth — Mitch Holloway 40, Nate Koller 39, Patrick Felke 38, Kurt Corsbie 42, John Ruff 43
Records — Concord 9-3 (2-0 NLC), Wawasee 6-3 (1-1 NLC), Plymouth 5-4 (0-2 NLC)
JV — Plymouth 173, Concord 177, Wawasee 185
Wawasee JV — Dylan Cousins 44, Tyler Kissinger 48, Jordan Melching 43, Mark Doll 50, Sy Lesneski 68

Tuesday in Rochester
The Whitko boys golf team posted a 164-167 Three Rivers Conference win over Tippecanoe Valley Tuesday at Mill Creek Golf Club. On the par-36 back nine, Valley’s Kevin Summe had the low score with a 38, while Donovan Klein led the Whitko Wildcats with a 39. Whitko hosts LCA at Sycamore Golf Club Friday. Valley’s next competition is Saturday at the TRC Championships, which will take place at Rozella Ford Golf Club.
WHITKO 164, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 167
(Mill Creek GC, Par 36)
Medalist — Kevin Summe (V) 38
Whitko — Donovan Klein 39, Josh Busenbark 41, Matt Stewart 47, Daniel Zawlocki 43, Colton LeTourneau 46, Tyler Wine 41
Valley — Ted Shepherd 43, Summe 38, Taylor Breeden 44, Tanner Shepherd 44, Bray Swihart 48, Tanner Neeley 42
Whitko Record — 10-2
JV — Whitko 187, Valley 198
Whitko JV — Baugher 48, Silveus 54, Whaley 58
Valley JV — Josh Ricker 47, Ben Shriver 53, Robbie Groom 48, Dayton Goninger 59, Taylor Eaton 50, Luke Ogle 54

Tuesday in Culver
Playing at Culver Academies Golf Course Tuesday, the Lakeland Christian Academy Cougars shot a 192. Culver Military Academy won the four-team meet with a 149, followed by South Bend Adams’ 174 and Lalumiere’s 184. LCA’s Ross Wallen and Zarek Finley each shot a 45. The Cougars will be at North Manchester’s Sycamore Golf Club Friday to take on Whitko.
CULVER MILITARY ACADEMY 149, SB ADAMS 174,
LALUMIERE 184, LAKELAND CHRISTIAN 192

(Culver Academies GC)
LCA — Ross Wallen 45, Joel Haines 48, Zarek Finley 45, Jon Vida 54, Josh Silveus 55
LCA JV — Logan Mount 51, Cameron Hathaway 50, Sam Harris 58

GIRLS TENNIS
Tuesday in Goshen
Competing in Northern Lakes Conference action Tuesday at Goshen, the Warsaw Lady Tigers prevailed 4-1. Warsaw swept the singles courts, as Alli Tucker (No. 1), Sarah Hartle (No. 2) and Elise Smith (No. 3) all won, as did the No. 1 doubles team of Carlye Bishopp and Lindsay Sciarra. Warsaw closes its NLC regular season at 6-1 going into the NLC Championships opening round Thursday at Concord. Qualifiers out of Thursday’s matches will compete in Saturday’s finals at Wawasee.
WARSAW 4, GOSHEN 1
SINGLES: No. 1 — Alli Tucker (W) def. Anika Baumgartner 6-1, 6-2; No. 2 — Sarah Hartle (W) def. Ali Peters 6-1, 6-1; No. 3 — Elise Smith (W) def. Leah Shetler 6-0, 4-6, 6-2
DOUBLES: No. 1 — Carlye Bishopp/Lindsay Sciarra (W) def. Emily Halley/Miranda Kay 7-5, 6-1; No. 2 — Lauren Lehman/Kelly Weaver (G) def. Olivia Wallin/Marley Smith 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
Warsaw Record — 8-4 (6-1 NLC)
JV — Warsaw 11, Goshen 2
JV Singles: No. 1 — Daphne Carvajal (W) def. Andrea Yeater 6-0, 6-1; No. 2 — Ellen Schlabach (G) def. Jacqueline Sasso 9-8 (7-5); No. 3 — Rachel Bibler (W) def. Jessica Johnston 8-3; No. 4 — Rachel Alexander (W) def. Ashley DeMeyer 6-0; No. 5 — Brittany Florentine (W) def. Katheryn Giddens 6-4
JV Doubles: No. 1 — Nichole Herendeen/Angie Shroyer (W) def. Brittany Graber/Sofia Hess 4-6, 6-4, 6-2; No. 2 — Liesel Schroedl/Andi Frazetta (W) def. Anna Shetler/Sarah Drescher 8-3; No. 3 — Catherine Adamson/Sarah Boyle (W) def. Amira Kupty/Sadie Drescher 6-0; No. 4 — Taylor Moore/Delaney Goble (W) def. Paige Harris/Courtney Dobrzykowski 6-1; No. 5 — Mallory Bartel/Blair Findlay (W) def. Tiffani Holt/Brianna Carmona 6-2; No. 6 — Tiffany Weaver/Mattie Doran (W) won 6-1; No. 7 — Abby Steger/Brie Still (W) def. Sarah Rush/Tais Bueno 6-2; No. 8 — Kupty/Drescher (G) def. Angel Jackson/Madison Dobbins 6-1
Warsaw JV Record — 10-1-1

Tuesday in Syracuse
The Wawasee girls tennis dropped a 5-0 Northern Lakes Conference match Tuesday against the visiting Plymouth Lady Pilgrims. The loss leaves Wawasee with a 3-10 overall record and 1-6 final mark in the NLC. The Lady Warriors travel to Concord Thursday for the opening round of NLC Championships. Qualifiers through Thursday’s matches will then play the finals round at Wawasee Saturday.
PLYMOUTH 5, WAWASEE 0
SINGLES: No. 1 — Erin Kinney (P) def. Kalyn McDaniel 6-0, 6-1; No. 2 — Kelly Hoeffler (P) def. Katie Allen 6-1, 6-1; No. 3 — Meagan Barron (P) def. Charlotte Searfoss 6-1, 6-1
DOUBLES: No. 1 — Shannon Elliott/Lindsay Renz (P) def. Lauren Erb/Haley Windle 6-1, 6-1; No. 2 — Marissa German/Chelsea Thoden (P) def. Morgan Geer/Mia Hauser 7-5, 6-1
Wawasee Record — 3-10 (1-6 NLC)
JV — Plymouth 7, Wawasee 1
JV Singles: No. 1 — Allie Berger (P) def. Katy Ashpole 8-4; No. 2 — Ellen Smith (P) def. Karla Allen 8-2; No. 3 — Sam Hellinga (P) def. Sabrina VanLue 8-0; No. 4 — Emily Eveland (P) def. Tessa Riley 8-2; No. 5 — Karla Allen (W) def. Alli Rust 6-1; No. 6 — Gracie Gilbertson (P) def. Riley 6-0
JV Doubles: No. 1 — Emily Blake/Andria Shook (P) def. Kassie Schafstall/Samantha Prinis 8-0; No. 2 — Lauren Rearick/Aimee Ringer (P) def. Schafstall/Prinis 8-1

BASEBALL
Tuesday in Syracuse
‘C’ — Goshen 10, Wawasee 9
G    014    410    0    —    10
W    030    301    2    —    9
Gregory (W, 5IP, 6ER, 3K, 7BB), Almy (6, 2IP, 3ER, 2K, 3BB) and Trenshaw; Gabe Rhodes (L, 3IP, 1ER, 2K, 4BB), Jordan Elliott (4, 2IP 5ER, 3K, 3BB), Charlie Bird (6, 2IP 1K, 2BB) and Bird, Currie (6)
2B — Bird (W) 2, Brett Ward (W)
Wawasee ‘C’ Record — 0-3 (0-3 NLC)