PERU — The Tippecanoe Valley girls basketball team reached the 14-win mark for the first time since the 2006-07 season following its 54-40 win Monday at Peru.
The win leaves Valley with a 14-5 record going into their regular season finale Thursday at home against South Bend Clay.
Against Peru, Valley senior Staci Groom shook off her four-point performance Saturday at Manchester, with 25 points against the Peru Lady Tigers.
Also for Valley, senior Tory Keirn scored 10 points, while junior Danielle Bussard had a team-high seven rebounds, seven assists and four steals.
TIPPECANOE VALLEY 54, PERU 40 V 15 15 11 13 — 54 P 6 15 12 7 — 40 Valley — Taylor Trippiedi 0-0 0-0 0, Staci Groom 9-19 6-7 25, Danielle Bussard 4-9 1-1 9, Cara Hoffman 0-0 0-0 0, Megan Bibler 2-5 0-0 4, Caylie Teel 0-0 0-0 0, Sara Alexander 0-0 0-0 0, Brooke O’Connor 1-2 0-0 2, Kelsey Ball 1-1 2-3 4, Tory Keirn 4-10 0-0 10, Courtney Newsome 0-0 0-1 0. Totals 21-46 9-12 54. Peru — Player 1 1-4 3, Shelby Knickerbocker 6 1-4 13, Kelsee Cassel 0 2-4 2, Shalyn Renfrow 3 2-6 8, Makinsey Honn 1 0-0 3, Emily Renfrow 4 2-3 11. Totals 15 8-21 40. Three-point goals — Valley 3-12 (Keirn 2, Groom), Peru 2 (Honn, E. Renfrow); Team Fouls — Valley 16, Peru 14; Turnovers — Valley 20; Rebounds — Valley 28 (Bussard 7); Assists — Valley 12 (Bussard 7); Steals — Valley 12 (Bussard 4); Blocks — Valley 0; Records — Valley 14-5, Peru 6-13.
Monday in Winona Lake Hosting the Caston Lady Comets Monday night, the Lakeland Christian Academy girls basketball team lost 41-31. Senior Jo Boren had 16 points in the loss, while sophomore Hannah Remington had a team-high 12 rebounds. The 1-17 Lady Cougars host Lakewood Park today. CASTON 41, LAKELAND 31 C 5 11 8 17 — 41 L 7 4 8 12 — 31 LCA — Jessica Goss 0-2 1-4 1, Hannah Remington 1-5 0-0 2, Hailey Nieveen 1-7 0-0 2, Alisa Gross 3-3 0-1 6, Emilee Catron 0-8 4-4 4, Jo Boren 5-17 6-8 16, Ashley Ormsby 0 0-3 0, Emily McCoomb 0 0-0 0. Totals 10-42 11-20 31. LCA Stats: Three-point goals — 0-9; Team Fouls (fouled out) — 22 (Goss); Turnovers — 21; Rebounds — 28 (Remington 12); Assists — 6 (Nieveen 4); Steals — 12 (Goss 3, Remington 3); Blocks — 3 (Boren 3). Records — Caston 6-12, LCA 1-17. JV — Caston 22, LCA 18. LCA JV — Goss 7, Gretta Schneider 6, Gross 4, Jocelyn Helton 1.
Saturday in Wabash In their Three Rivers Conference finale Saturday at Wabash High School, the Whitko girls basketball team lost 64-44. In defeat, senior Karissa Olinske had 14 points and three steals, while senior Micaela Sylvester scored eight points and posted four assists. For Wabash, senior Kelsey Cromer eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for her career, scoring 36 points against Whitko. The 8-11 Lady Wildcats play their last home game of the season Wednesday against Class 1A No. 7 Triton. WABASH 64, WHITKO 44 Wh 7 9 14 14 — 44 Wa 15 16 21 12 — 64 Wabash — Claire Cromer 1 1-2 3, Katelin Vogel 4 2-2 10, Marin Hill 2 1-3 5, Kelsey Cromer 12 6-6 36, Charlianne Pardo 1 0-0 2, Brittany Stone 0 0-0 0, Kyleigh Hampton 2 1-2 5, Hannah Mullett 0 0-0 0, Jaclyn Lewis 0 0-0 0, Sarah Puckett 0 0-0 0, Kalie Obenour 1 1-3 3. Totals 23 12-18 64. Whitko — Karissa Olinske 4-8 4-8 14, Josie Sparks 0-0 0-0 0, Micaela Sylvester 3-5 2-3 8, Katee Reiff 0-7 0-0 0, Jordan Hall 1-2 0-2 2, Kelly Reiff 2-2 0-0 5, Cagney Craig 3-6 0-1 6, Melanie Kelsey 0-2 0-1 0, Lynsi Hicks 1-2 0-0 2, Bailee Juillerat 2-4 3-4 7, Cassie Jones 0-1 0-0 0, Megan Zumbrun 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 16-39 9-19 44. Three-point goals — Wabash 6 (K. Cromer 6), Whitko 3-8 (Olinske 2, Ke. Reiff); Rebounds — Whitko 18 (Hall 5); Assists — 13 (Sylvester 4, Ka. Reiff 4); Steals — 5 (Olinske 3); Blocks — 10 (Juillerat 6); Records — Wabash 14-5 (5-2 TRC), Whitko 8-11 (3-4 TRC).
Friday in Fort Wayne Competing at Fort Wayne Blackhawk Friday night, the Lakeland Christian Academy Lady Cougars fell 56-43. Senior Jo Boren led the Lady Cougars with 21 points and 11 rebounds, while Ashley Ormsby had seven points and Jessica Goss dished out for assists. FW BLACKHAWK 56, LAKELAND CHRISTIAN 43 L 4 14 6 18 — 43 B 13 15 6 23 — 56 Blackhawk — Courtney Hicks 0-2 0-3 0, Hannah Hartley 0-0 0-0 0, Hannah Henry 5-13 0-0 11, Alex Seaback 2-3 0-0 5, Anna Blisk 0-2 0-0 0, Olivia Byler 0-1 0-0 0, Holly VanLaar 2-2 0-0 4, Brittney Chalfant 2-9 4-6 8, Mariah Moonen 1-1 2-4 4, Olivia Zehr 9-16 6-9 24. Totals 21-49 12-22 56. LCA — Jessica Goss 1-10 0-2 2, Hannah Remington 2-8 1-2 5, Hailey Nieveen 2-15 0-0 4, Alisa Gross 0-0 0-0 0, Emilee Catron 2-10 0-0 4, Jo Boren 4-13 11-13 21, Ashley Ormsby 2-4 3-4 7. Totals 13-60 15-21 43. Three-point goals — Blackhawk 2-7 (Henry, Seaback), LCA 2-15 (Boren 2); Team Fouls (fouled out) — Blackhawk 19 (Chalfant), LCA 23 (Catron); Turnovers — Blackhawk 27, LCA 22; Rebounds — Blackhawk 44 (Chalfant 15), LCA 26 (Boren 11); Assists — Blackhawk 16 (Chalfant 6), LCA 9 (Goss 4); Steals — Blackhawk 13 (Chalfant 3, Moonen 3), LCA 10 (Remington 3, Boren 3); Records — Blackhawk 6-14, LCA 1-13. JV — Blackhawk 45, LCA 19. LCA JV — Maryl Gerst 8, Catron 7, Ormsby 2, Gretta Schneider 1, Gross 1.
GYMNASTICS Monday in Syracuse With the East Noble gymnastics team in town Monday night, the Wawasee Lady Warriors posted a 94.625-91.575 victory. Wawasee’s Emily Allen had the best all-around score, finishing with a 32.825. On the night, Allen won on the beam (8.65), placed second on vault (8.625) and floor (8.55), while finishing third on the bars (7.0). The Lady Warriors are at DeKalb Thursday night. WAWASEE 94.625, EAST NOBLE 91.575 Vault — 1. Alyssa Hamilton (EN) 8.70, 2. Emily Allen (W) 8.625, 3. Michaela Corbin (EN) 8.525, 4. Alissa Tritch (EN) 8.4, 5. Molly Smith (W) 8.15; Bars — 1. Tritch (EN) 7.8, 2. Tori Coble (W) 7.45, 3. Allen (W) 7.0, 4. Corbin (EN) 6.9, 5. Taylor Busse (W) 6.25; Beam — 1. Allen (W) 8.65, 2. Corbin (EN) 8.0, 3. Kim Garber (Fairfield) 7.75, 4. Tritch (EN) 7.55, 5. Busse (W) 6.95; Floor — 1. Garber (Fairfield) 9.05, 2. Allen (W) 8.55, 3. Corbin (EN) 8.5, 4. Alyssa Hamilton (EN) 8.2, 5. Sabine Jansson (W) 8.1; All-Around — 1. Allen (W) 32.825, 2. Corbin (EN) 31.925, 3. Busse (W) 28.5, 4. Ruby Minnick (W) 27.1. Wawasee Record — 2-4. JV — East Noble 39.6, Wawasee 33.65. Wawasee JV: Vault — 1. Deea Coy 7.3; Beam — 1. Jansson 7.05, 3. Coy 4.8; Floor — 1. Molly Smith 7.75, 2. Coy 6.75.
BOYS SWIMMING Saturday in Middlebury The hosting Northridge Raiders swim team dominated Saturday’s Northern Lakes Conference Championships in Middlebury, winning all 12 events. Tallying 555.5 points, Northridge won its 13th-straight NLC title, while Warsaw finished second with 335.5 points and Wawasee was fourth with 235.5. For Warsaw, freshman Jayden Parrett finished second in the 100 free and 100 breast, while freshman Spencer Davidson was second in the 100 breast. The Wawasee Warriors top individual performance was made by Zac Hershberger was third in the 100 free. Both local teams are back in action tonight, as the Warsaw girls and boys host Fort Wayne Snider and the Wawasee boys swim team hosts East Noble. NLC CHAMPIONSHIPS Team Scores — Northridge 555.5, Warsaw 335.5, Goshen 258, Wawasee 235.5, Concord 232, Elkhart Memorial 192.5, NorthWood 146, Plymouth 136 (Winners, Local Results) 200 Medley Relay — 1. Northridge (A.J. Bernth, Brennen Berger, Austin Flager, Zak Kauffman) 1:35.21, 2. Warsaw 1:41.87, 7. Wawasee 1:57.22; 200 Free — 1. Terry Peoples (Nr) 1:44.48, 4. Max Carter (War) 1:52.41, 5. Sebastian List (Waw) 1:52.42, 8. Andrew Thrasher (War) 2:01.62; 200 IM — 1. Bernth (Nr) 2:00.12, 2. Spencer Davidson (War) 2:03.42, 6. Caleb Snyder (War) 2:11.63; 50 Free — 1. Kauffman (Nr) 21.63, 4. Luke Smith (Waw) 23.65, 6. Dominick Cesaretti (War) 24.09; Diving — 1. Patrick King (Nr) 547.85*, 3. Dean Katris (War) 347.50; 100 Free — 1. Bernth (Nr) 49.98, 2. Jayden Parrett (War) 50.08, 3. Zac Hershberger (Waw) 50.15, 8. Smith (Waw) 53.01. 100 Fly — 1. Jonathon Stoller (Nr) 53.24, 3. Carter (War) 58.25, 6. Corey Kenworthy (Waw) 1:03.46, 8. Cesaretti (War) DQ; 500 Free — 1. Peoples (Nr) 4:43.07*, 6. Andrew Busse (Waw) 5:21.48, 8. Thrasher (War) 5:31.81; 200 Free Relay — 1. Northridge (Flager, Berger, Peoples, Kauffman) 1:25.18*, 2. Wawasee 1:35.58, 4. Warsaw 1:36.31; 100 Back — 1. Flager (Nr) 50.39*, 2. Parrett (War) 55.32, 5. Josh Miller (War) 59.15, 6. Caleb Snyder (War) 59.33, 7. List (Waw) 59.66; 100 Breast — 1. Berger (Nr) 58.29, 2. Davidson (War) 1:01.15, 5. Hershberger (Waw) 1:01.66; 400 Free Relay — 1. Northridge (Kauffman, Flager, Peoples, Berger) 3:08.78*, 2. Warsaw 3:27.37, 3. Wawasee 3:28.42. * — Meet and Pool Record
BOYS BASKETBALL Monday in Nappanee 9th — NorthWood 50, Wawasee 48 (3OT) Wawasee 9th Record — 10-4 (4-2 NLC).
