AKRON — The Tippecanoe Valley girls basketball team earned itself at least a share of the Three Rivers Conference title Saturday with a 56-43 home win over Southwood.
With the win, Valley sits at 5-1 in the TRC, while Manchester, Wabash and Rochester are all 4-2, tied for second.
Valley will have a shot to win the conference outright Saturday, when it closes out its conference season at Manchester High School.
Against Southwood, senior Staci Groom scored a game-high 24 points and five steals, while junior Danielle Bussard had 13 points and senior Megan Bibler and sophomore Kelsey Ball each posted six rebounds.
TIPPECANOE VALLEY 56, SOUTHWOOD 43 S 3 11 7 22 — 43 V 10 7 19 20 — 56 Valley — Taylor Trippiedi 0-0 0-0 0, Staci Groom 6-18 12-14 24, Danielle Bussard 6-8 1-2 13, Megan Bibler 1-5 3-6 5, Caylie Teel 0-0 2-2 2, Brooke O’Connor 0-2 2-2 2, Kelsey Ball 1-2 1-2 3, Tory Keirn 2-5 0-0 5, Courtney Newsome 0-2 2-2 2. Totals 16-42 23-30 56. Southwood — Enyeart 0-0 0-0 0, Wright 0-0 0-0 0, Mollie Harnish 1 0-2 2, Sarah White 3 9-16 16, Amy Bowman 5 2-3 14, Julia Osborne 0-0 0-0 0, Jessica Pegg 1 0-0 3, Emily Murphy 1 1-4 3, Anna Farlow 2 1-2 5, Jenny Bentley 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 13-27 43. Three-point goals — Valley 1-5 (Keirn), Southwood 4 (Bowman 2, White, Pegg); Team Fouls (fouled out) — Valley 17, Southwood 23 (White); Turnovers — Valley 21; Rebounds — Valley 23 (Bibler 6, Ball 6); Assists — Valley 9 (Bussard 2, Teel 2, Ball 2, Keirn 2); Steals — Valley 13 (Groom 5); Blocks — Valley 0; Records — Valley 12-4 (5-1 TRC), Southwood 4-11 (2-4 TRC).
Saturday in Warsaw The Warsaw girls basketball team never even gave the visiting Concord Lady Minutemen a chance Saturday, winning 55-18. Handing Concord its 12-straight loss, Warsaw improved to 14-3 overall and into a three-way to for first place in the Northern Lakes Conference with NorthWood and Elkhart Memorial at 4-1. In the win, junior Jennifer Walker-Crawford led the Lady Tigers with 17 points, eight rebounds and five steals, while junior Lindsay Baker had 11 points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals. The Lady Tigers host Elkhart Memorial Tuesday, followed by a home game against NorthWood Saturday. WARSAW 55, CONCORD 18 C 5 6 4 3 — 18 W 16 13 7 19 — 55 Warsaw — Ashley Ousley 0-3 4-4 4, Sarah Ray 1-6 1-4 4, Madison Davis 0-3 2-4 2, Lauren Burish 0-2 1-2 1, Melanie Holladay 1-3 1-2 3, Eryn Leek 0-1 0-0 0, Jennifer Walker-Crawford 6-8 5-5 17, Lindsay Baker 3-9 3-4 11, Brooklyn Harrison 2-2 4-4 9, Sarah Heagy 1-5 0-3 2, Nikki Grose 1-5 0-2 2. Totals 15-47 21-34 55. Concord — Swain 1-4 0-1 2, Lance 1-1 0-0 2, Brownlee 0-6 0-0 0, Bilger 4-5 0-0 9, Matthews 0-2 0-0 0, Ivaagnillio 0-0 0-0 0, Albert 0-0 0-0 0, Milnamow 2-7 0-0 4, Williams 0-1 0-0 0, Rutter 0-0 1-4 1, Heck 0-1 0-0 0, Makin 0-2 0-0 0, Watson 0-0 0-0 0, Detwiler 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 8-30 1-5 18. Three-point goals — Warsaw 4-17 (Baker 2, Ray, Harrison), Concord 1-8 (Bilger); Team Fouls — Warsaw 14, Concord 28 (Brownlee, Watson); Turnovers — Warsaw 10, Concord 34; Rebounds — Warsaw 31 (Walker-Crawford 8), Concord 33 (Lance 6, Bilger 6); Assists — Warsaw 7 (Baker 2), Concord 3; Steals — Warsaw 21 (Walker-Crawford 5), Concord 4; Blocks — Warsaw 2 (Grose 2), Concord 1; Records — Warsaw 14-3 (4-1 NLC), Concord 5-13 (0-5 NLC). JV — Warsaw 46, Concord 38 (OT).
Saturday in Rochester The Manchester Lady Squires’ bid for an outright Three Rivers Conference championship was nixed following Saturday’s 46-29 loss at Rochester. Manchester joins Rochester and Wabash at 4-2 in the conference, while Tippecanoe Valley sits atop the standings at 5-1 with one TRC game remaining. Manchester will get a shot to share the conference crown when Valley comes to town Saturday night. Against Rochester, senior Meika Kennedy led Manchester with eight points and five steals, while junior Kayla Flack had seven points and 12 rebounds. The Lady Squires’ next contest is Tuesday at Triton. ROCHESTER 46, MANCHESTER 29 M 7 8 6 8 — 29 R 10 16 13 7 — 46 Rochester — Holland 1 3-4 5, Stroufe 4 3-4 11, Smith 0 0-0 0, Malchow 4 2-5 12, Paulik 3 0-0 6, Crispen 1 0-0 2, Mitchell 0 0-0 0, Pfeiffer 0 0-0 0, Smith 4 0-1 8, Hunter 1 0-1 2, Murphy 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 8-15 46. Manchester — Malyssa Bedke 1 0-0 2, Meika Kennedy 3 2-2 8, Bekah Brunn 0 0-2 0, Kayla Flack 1 5-9 7, Hannah Little 1 3-8 5, Hanna Schmidt 1 0-0 2, Kaylee Watson 2 0-0 5, Lindsey Budnik 0 0-0 0, Autumn Brewer 0 0-0 0. Totals 9 10-21 29. Three-point goals — Rochester 2 (Malchow 2), Manchester 1 (Watson); Team Fouls — Rochester 18, Manchester 16; Turnovers — Manchester 21; Rebounds — Manchester 25 (Flack 12); Assists — Manchester 3; Steals — Manchester 12 (Kennedy 5); Blocks — Manchester 0; Records — Rochester 12-5 (4-2 TRC), Manchester 13-4 (4-2 TRC). JV — Rochester 45, Manchester 30. Manchester JV Stats: Points — Tabby DeWitt 16, Celina Carter 4; Record — 5-12 (2-4 TRC).
Saturday in South Whitley Hosting the Northfield Lady Norsemen Saturday, the Whitko girls basketball team fell by a score of 59-47, as Northfield attempted 45 free throws, making 25. Whitko led 31-21 at the half, but was outscored 38-16 in the second half, leading to the Three Rivers Conference defeat. Senior Karissa Olinske led the Lady Wildcats in the loss with 17 points and four steals, while senior Katee Reiff finished with nine points and a team-high four assists. The loss leaves Whitko at 8-9 overall and 3-3 in the Three Rivers Conference. The Lady Wildcats travel to Class 1A No. 1 Fort Wayne Canterbury Tuesday night. NORTHFIELD 59, WHITKO 47 N 8 13 12 26 — 59 W 10 21 7 9 — 47 Northfield — Cherish Leming 0 1-2 1, Alyssa Richter 0 0-0 0, Caitlin Eltzroth 0 2-4 2, Sidney Reed 6 7-10 19, Michelle Hendricks 1 0-0 2, Sydney Eltzroth 4 8-8 18, Katie Stephan 1 4-10 6, Kyle Echard 2 1-2 5, Arie Kennedy 2 2-9 6. Totals 16 25-45 59. Whitko — Karissa Olinske 6-18 4-5 17, Micaela Sylvester 0-4 4-4 4, Katee Reiff 3-5 0-0 9, Cassie Jones 2-6 0-1 4, Jordan Hall 2-3 0-0 4, Kelly Reiff 0-0 0-0 0, Cagney Craig 1-8 2-2 5, Josie Sparks 0-2 0-0 0, Melanie Kelsey 1-2 0-0 2, Lynsi Hicks 0-1 0-0 0, Bailee Juillerat 1-3 0-1 2, Megan Zumbrun 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 16-52 10-13 47. Three-point goals — Northfield 2 (S. Eltzroth 2), Whitko 5-14 (Ka. Reiff 3, Olinske, Craig); Team Fouls (fouled out) — Northfield 16, Whitko 32 (Olinske, Sylvester, Ka. Reiff); Turnovers — Whitko 28; Rebounds — Whitko 26 (Craig 4, Hicks 4, Juillerat 4, Jones 4); Assists — Whitko 15 (Ka. Reiff 4); Steals — Whitko 15 (Olinske 4); Blocks — Whitko 6 (Ka. Reiff 2); Records — Northfield 6-9 (2-4 TRC), Whitko 8-9 (3-3 TRC).
Saturday in Auburn Travelling to Auburn to take on the Lakewood Park girls basketball team Saturday, the Lakeland Christian Academy Lady Cougars fell 70-49. In the loss, senior Jo Boren had 25 points and 12 rebounds, while junior Jessica Goss posted 10 points, six assists and five steals. The 1-14 Lady Cougars travel to play the Huntington Eagles Tuesday. LAKEWOOD PARK 70, LAKELAND CHRISTIAN 49 LC 13 8 16 12 — 49 LP 18 26 13 13 — 70 LCA — Jessica Goss 4-13 1-5 10, Hannah Remington 1-7 1-1 3, Hailey Nieveen 0-9 0-2 0, Alisa Gross 2-2 0-0 4, Emilee Catron 3-14 1-4 7, Jo Boren 7-33 9-12 25, Ashley Ormsby 0-1 0-1 0. Totals 17-79 12-25 49. LCA Stats: Three-point goals — 3-11 (Boren 2, Goss); Team Fouls (fouled out) — 22 (Gross, Catron); Turnovers — 22; Rebounds — 36 (Boren 12); Assists — 12 (Goss 6); Steals — 11 (Goss 5); Blocks — 2. Records — Lakewood 5-11, LCA 1-14. JV — Lakewood 37, LCA 19. LCA JV — Ormsby 8, Maryl Gerst 6, Gretta Schneider 4, Joselyn Helton 1.
