In its first match at their home course, the top-ranked Warsaw boys golf team defeated Fort Wayne Blackhawk 150-174 Thursday at Stonehenge Golf Club. Playing on the par-35 front nine, Warsaw’s Tim Ahlersmeyer shot par, followed by Tyler Ostrom’s 37. Warsaw’s Eric Tandy and Jon Schram each shot a 39, while Bennett Hollar and Lance Lybarger rounded out the scoring with a 40 and 47, respectively. The 2-0 Warsaw Tigers host their Tiger Invitational Saturday at 11 a.m., bringing in No. 3 Avon, No. 4 Zionsville, No. 15 Homestead, No. 16 Hamilton Southeastern, No. 17 Carmel, No. 18 Columbus North, Bremen, Cathedral, Lafayette Jefferson, Marion and Triton.
WARSAW 150, FW BLACKHAWK 174 (Stonehenge GC, Par 35)
Warsaw — Tyler Ostrom 37, Eric Tandy 39, Tim Ahlersmeyer 35, Bennett Hollar 40, Jon Schram 39, Lance Lybarger 47 Warsaw Record — 2-0 JV — Warsaw 165, Blackhawk 226 Warsaw JV — Justin Self 40, Evan Cultice 41, Viraj Gokhale 40, Will Petro 46, Jared Essig 44, Simon Stone 46 Warsaw JV Record — 2-0
Thursday in Syracuse
Hosting the Central Noble golf team Thursday, the Wawasee Warriors posted an easy 175-210 win at South Shore Golf Club. On the par-36 course, Wawasee’s Ben Jackson led all varsity players with a 41, while Tyler Hare actually shot par for the Warriors’ junior varsity team. Other varsity scores for the Warriors were 43s from Derek Zurcher and Tyler Kissinger, as well as Luke Jackson’s 48 and Dylan Cousins’ 49. The 2-0 Warriors will be at Saturday’s Whitko Invitational, which will take place at Sycamore Golf Club in North Manchester. WAWASEE 175, CENTRAL NOBLE 210 (South Shore GC, Par 36) Medalist — Ben Jackson (W) 41 Wawasee — B. Jackson 41, Derek Zurcher 43, Luke Jackson 48, Dylan Cousins 49, Tyler Kissinger 43 CN — Miles Merriman 43, Brett Gallmyer 62, Austin Rose 57, Mitchell Componel 53, Dirk Meyer 57 Wawasee Record — 2-0 JV — Wawasee 174, Central Noble 238 Wawasee JV — Tyler Hare 36, Josh Matti 40, Cole Love 48, Jordan Melding 50, Brett Smith 63
BASEBALL Thursday in Akron
In a game with three hits, the Tippecanoe Valley baseball team defeated Frontier 2-0 Thursday in Akron. Mustering just one hit off of Frontier’s Travis Demerly, the Tippecanoe Valley Vikings manufactured runs, as one was scored on an error and another on a double steal. Tanner Andrews got the win on the mound, while James Hackworth got the save. The 8-4 Vikings travel to Taylor Saturday. TIPPECANOE VALLEY 2, FRONTIER 0 F 000 000 0 — 0 2 3 V 010 010 x — 2 1 0 Tanner Andrews (W, 1-1, 4K), Chase Bumau (3), Cory Krider (5, 6K), James Hackworth (7, S) and Brody Andrews; Travis Demerly (L, 2-2, 6IP, 2R, 8K, 1H, 3BB) and Kyle Whitlow 2B — Demerly (F) Records — Valley 5-2, Frontier 8-4
Thursday in Syracuse
After giving up one run in the top of the seventh inning Thursday at home, the Wawasee baseball team fell 6-5 to Elkhart Memorial. The Northern Lakes Conference loss drops Wawasee to 3-7 overall and 0-2 in the conference. Highlights for the Wawasee Warriors were Dylan Wallace’s 3-for-3 day, which featured a double, a home run and two RBIs, as well as Aaron Beer’s double and two RBIs. The Warriors travel to NorthWood today for another NLC game. ELKHART MEMORIAL 6, WAWASEE 5 M 202 100 1 — 6 6 1 W 022 100 0 — 5 7 2 Brad VanGalen, Cam Hostetler (4, W, 2-1) and Gordon Hinton; Cody Thomas, Isaac Rigdon (5, L) and Dylan Wallace 2B — Wallace (W), Aaron Beer (W) HR — Wallace (W) Records — Memorial 2-7 (1-1 NLC), Wawasee 3-7 (0-2 NLC) JV — Memorial 11, Wawasee 6 M 181 001 — 11 13 4 W 002 220 — 6 4 0 Asbury (W, 4IP, 3ER, 6BB), Herman (5, 2IP, 2ER) and Rikkey; Gabe Rhodes (L, 4IP, 3K, 6BB), Jordan Curry (5, 2IP, 3K, 2BB) and Charlie Bird Wawasee JV Record — 1-4 (0-2 NLC)
SOFTBALL Thursday in Warsaw
Hosting the Penn Lady Kingsmen Thursday, the Warsaw softball team fell 7-1. Penn got the victory by hitting four home runs, with Mackenize Joecken hitting two and Holly Hoffman and Katie Green getting one each. Kaleigh Speicher hit a home run for Warsaw, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the Lady Kingsmen. The 4-3 Warsaw Lady Tigers travel to Plymouth today for a Northern Lakes Conference game. PENN 7, WARSAW 1 P 002 300 2 — 7 14 1 W 000 001 0 — 1 3 1 Mackenzie Joecken (W, 2-0) and Holly Hoffman; Alex Sanchez, Kaleigh Speicher (L, 3), Sanchez (6) and Kelsey Dotson HR — Joecken (P) 2, Hoffman (P), Katie Green (P), Kaleigh Speicher (W) Records — Penn 8-2, Warsaw 4-3
Thursday in Elkhart
In Northern Lakes Conference play, the Elkhart Memorial softball team hit four home runs and defeated the visiting Wawasee Lady Warriors 12-4 Thursday. In the loss, Wawasee’s Mattia Rostochak hit a triple and Madi Anderson hit a home run. Anderson finished the game going 2 for 3 with three RBIs and Shelby Newhard also went 2 for 3. The loss drops Wawasee to 5-5 overall and 0-2 in the NLC. The Lady Warriors have another conference game today, hosting NorthWood at 5 p.m. ELKHART MEMORIAL 12, WAWASEE 4 W 040 000 0 — 4 8 3 M 331 014 x — 12 13 0 Paige Erwin (ND, 1-2/3IP, 6H, 4R, 4ER, 2K, 1HR), Ali Iavagnilio (2, W, 5-1/3IP, 2H) and Nikki Ambrose; Gabi Routson (L, 1-2/3IP, 7H, 6R, 5ER, 1BB, 1K, 3HR), Courtney McClure (2, 4-1/3IP, 6H, 6R, 3ER, 3BB, 1K, 1HR) and Madi Anderson 2B — Paula Strausborger (M) 3B — Mattia Rostochak (W) HR — P. Strausborger (M), Lauren Strausborger (M), Iavagnilio (M), Tayler Miller (M), Anderson (W) Records — Memorial 4-4 (1-1 NLC), Wawasee 5-5 (0-2 NLC) JV — Memorial 16, Wawasee 3 (5 innings) W 300 00 — 3 5 6 M 536 2x — 16 12 1 Victoria Warren (L, 4IP, 12H, 16R, 5ER, 5BB, 7K) and Courtney Crabtree Wawasee JV Record — 1-5 (0-2 NLC)
GIRLS TENNIS Thursday in Warsaw
Thanks to a third set tie-breaker win by Alli Tucker at No. 1 singles, the Warsaw girls tennis team defeated Fairfield 3-2 Thursday at home. Following two-set wins by Sarah Hartle at No. 2 singles and Elise Smith at No. 3 singles, Tucker overcame a 6-3 second-set loss to defeat Abbey Neff 7-6 (8-6) in the decisive third set, getting her team to 3-1 on the year. The Warsaw Lady Tigers travel to Plymouth tonight. WARSAW 3, FAIRFIELD 2 SINGLES: No. 1 — Alli Tucker (W) def. Abbey Neff 7-6 (8-6), 3-6, 7-6 (8-6); No. 2 — Sarah Hartle (W) def. Haley Bechtel 6-4, 6-3; No. 3 — Elise Smith (W) def. Chelsea Neff 6-0, 6-1 DOUBLES: No. 1 — Brooke Boyts/Bridget Christner (F) def. Carlye Bishopp/Lindsay Sciarra 6-4, 6-3; No. 2 — Kaelin Bender/Nicole Murdock (F) def. Andi Frazetta/Nichole Herendeen 6-4, 6-3 Warsaw Record — 3-1 JV — Warsaw 7, Fairfield 6 JV Singles: No. 1 - Daphne Carvajal (W) def. Mary Shipley 8-1; No. 2 - Kenzie Hochstedler (F) def. Jacqueline Sasso 8-7; No. 3 - Rachel Bibler (W) def. Kelsey Stahly 8-3; No. 4 - Jennifer Lehman (F) def. Sarah Boyle 8-5; No. 5 - Kara Zollinger (F) def. Blair Findlay 8-6; No. 6 - Catherine Adamson (W) def. Janay Miller 8-0; No. 7 - Hannah Brown (F) def. Brianne Still 8-2 JV Doubles: No. 1 - Angie Shroyer/Liesl Schroedl (W) def. Cami Hershberger/Hannah Brown 8-0; No. 2 - Olivia Wallen/Marley Smith (W) def. Ellen Line/Alyson Stichter 8-6; No. 3 - Megan Ulrich/Leah Wimmer (F) def. Mallory Bartel/Rachel Alexander 8-3; No. 4 - Taylor Moore/Delaney Goble (W) def. Haley Neff/Ashley Nisley 8-3; No. 5 - Alaina Dunkin/Marissa Lorez (F) def. Maddie Doran/Tiffany Weaver 8-3; No. 6 - Karissa Keafaber/Mariah Burtsfield (F) def. Angel Jackson/Madison Dobbins 8-4
Thursday in Akron
Defeating the visiting Whitko Lady Wildcats 3-2 Thursday, the Tippecanoe Valley girls tennis team evened its season record at 1-1 and opened its Three Rivers Conference schedule at 1-0. Valley got its three wins from Kendra Roberts (No. 2 singles), Staci Groom (No. 3 singles) and the No.1 doubles tandem of Danielle Bussard and Amanda Simpson. For Whitko, Nicole Slaymaker (No. 1 singles) and its No. 2 doubles team of Aressa Tackwell and Lauren Hippensteel got wins. Valley will be at Saturday’s Bremen Tournament, while Whitko’s next match is Monday at Columbia City. TIPPECANOE VALLEY 3, WHITKO 2 SINGLES: No. 1 — Nicole Slaymaker (W) def. Meredith Stoops 7-6 (8-6), 6-0; No. 2 — Kendra Roberts (V) def. Abby Marshall 6-1, 6-4; No. 3 — Staci Groom (V) def. Heather Marshall 6-0, 6-4 DOUBLES: No. 1 — Danielle Bussard/Amanda Simpson (V) def. Jenna Kahn/Kate Hippensteel 6-2, 6-7 (6-8), 6-4; No. 2 — Aressa Tackwell/Laura Hippensteel (W) def. Alexis Swihart/Michelle Peters 6-1, 6-2 Records — Valley 1-1 (1-0 TRC), Whitko 0-2 (0-1 TRC)
Thursday in North Manchester
The Wawasee girls tennis team picked up a 4-1 victory at Manchester Thursday evening. In the match, Wawasee got wins from Haley Windle (No. 2 singles), Katie Allen (No. 3 singles), its No. 1 doubles team of Morgan Geer and Mia Hauser, as well as its No. 2 doubles tandem of Charlotte Searfoss and Karla Allen. Manchester’s win came at No. 1 singles, where Megan Metzger was a 6-4, 6-4 victor. Wawasee travels to Northridge for a Northern Lakes Conference match Tuesday, while Manchester travels to Rochester Monday in Three Rivers Conference action. WAWASEE 4, MANCHESTER 1 SINGLES: No. 1 — Megan Metzger (M) def. Kalyn McDaniel 6-4, 6-4; No. 2 — Haley Windle (W) def. Malyssa Bedke 6-2, 6-1; No. 3 — Katie Allen (W) def. Lauren Wagoner 6-3, 6-1 DOUBLES: No. 1 — Morgan Geer/Mia Hauser (W) def. Skye Haywood/Rebecca Ruppert 7-5, 6-2; No. 2 — Charlotte Searfoss/Karla Allen (W) def. Amy Collett/Tawni Kincaid 6-4, 2-6, 7-5 Wawasee Record — 2-5 JV — Wawasee 3, Manchester 2 JV Singles: No. 1 — Laurel Ruppert (M) def. Katy Ashpole 9-8 (7-3); No. 2 — Sabrina VanLue (W) def. Brittney Ogden 9-7; No. 3 — Katie Peden (M) def. Tessa Riley 8-0 JV Doubles: No. 1 — Samantha Prinis/Kassie Schafstall (W) def. Kia Schutte/Michaela Pattison 6-4; No. 2 — Ashpole/VanLue (W) def. Mandy Underwood/Ashleigh Wilson 6-2 Wawasee JV Record — 1-6
BOYS TRACK AND FIELD Thursday in Goshen
In a three-way Northern Lakes Conference boys track and field meet Thursday in Goshen, the Warsaw Tigers posted two wins. In defeating Goshen 78-54 and Elkhart Memorial 100-32, the Tigers finished the meet winning eight events. Along with winning the 3200 relay (Scott Smyth, Trevor Callahan, Jacob Poyner, Spencer Rheinhardt) and 400 relay (Ryan Goon, Poyner, Wyatt Jones, Rheinhardt), the Tigers also received individual wins from Poyner (1600), Goon (400), Rheinhardt (800), Jordan Scroggs (3200), Zack Rooney (high jump) and Cameron Fritzel (shot put). The Tigers will be at Saturday’s Goshen Relays back at Goshen High School. WARSAW 78, GOSHEN 54; WARSAW 100, ELKHART MEMORIAL 32; GOSHEN 89, MEMORIAL 42 3200 Relay — 1. Warsaw (Scott Smyth, Trevor Callahan, Jacob Poyner, Spencer Rheinhardt) 8:15.44, 2. Goshen; 110 Hurdles — 1. Brian VanHook (G) 15.54, 2. Taylor Cone (W), 3. Deangelo Snipes (G); 100 — 1. Daniel Deboni (G) 11.30, 2. Tony Pung (G), 3. Urston Smith (M); 1600 — 1. Poyner (W) 4:26.56, 2. Tyler Wynn (G), 3. Ellis Coon (W); 400 Relay — 1. Goshen (Jordan Falin, Deboni, Chunie Pung, Tony Pung) 44.32, 2. Warsaw; 400 — 1. Chad Goon (W) 52.60, 2. Wyatt Jones (W), 3. Jamie Graves; 300 Hurdles — 1. Cristian Barron (G) 42.81, 2. Goon (W), 3. Cameron Huffer (W); 800 — 1. Rheinhardt (W) 1:58.98, 2. Wynn (G), 3. Callahan (W) 200 — 1. Smith (M) 22.46, 2. Robert Strahan (W), 3. Deboni (G); 3200 — 1. Reid Zimmerman (G) 10:17.42, 2. Coon (W), 3. Kauffman (G); 1600 Relay — 1. Warsaw (Goon, Poyner, Jones, Rheinhardt) 3:29.27, 2. Memorial; High Jump — 1. Zack Rooney (W) 6-0, 2. Stephen Kolbe (W), 3. Mike Buchanon (M); Long Jump — 1. Devante Anderson (M) 20-5.5, 2. Rooney (W), 3. Cody Anderson; Pole Vault — 1. Aaron Krabill (G) 12-9, 2. Jeremy Coppes (W), 3. Keelan Simpson (W); Discus — 1. Alex Soptich (M) 122-10.5, 2. Zac Erba (W), 3. Dylan Snyder (M); Shot Put — 1. Cameron Fritzel (W) 50-3, 2. Brandon Daniels (G), 3. Zachery Davies (W)
Thursday in Plymouth
Hitting the road for a Northern Lakes Conference meet Thursday, the Wawasee boys track and field team returned home from Plymouth with a 76-56 loss. In defeat, Wawasee received individual first-place finishes from Adam Doll (3200), Nathan Cook (110 hurdles, 300 hurdles), Ben Klaybor (high jump) and Jake Schwartz (shot put). Wawasee’s 1600 relay team of Cook, Dakota Singer, Jeremy Sorensen and Brandon Morris also place first. The Wawasee Warriors will be at Saturday’s Goshen Relays. PLYMOUTH 76, WAWASEE 56 100 — 1. Sam Stevens (P) 11.70, 2. Jordan Knapp (P) 11.90, 3. Josh Sumpter (W) 12.03; 200 — 1. Stevens (P) 23.60, 2. Brandon Morris (W) 23.90, 3. Sumpter (W) 24.00; 400 — 1. Tyler Crum (P) 52.40, 2. (tie) Morris (W), Derrick Lee (P) 53.00; 800 — 1. Santiago Ibarra (P) 2:09.00, 2. Riley Stichter (W) 2:10.60, 3. Josh Olson (W) 2:19.90; 1600 — 1. Ibarra (P) 4:52.14, 2. Reid Stichter (W) 4:53.40, 3. Adam Doll (W) 4:53.60; 3200 — 1. Doll (W) 10:48.50, 2. Ibarra (P) 10:54.10, 3. Re. Stichter (W) 10:56.00; 110 Hurdles — 1. Nathan Cook (W) 16.06, 2. Zac Patrick (W) 17.50, 3. David Lee (P) 17.60; 300 Hurdles — 1. Cook (W) 41.70, 2. Brock Smith (P) 43.40, 3. Da. Lee (P) 43.80 400 Relay — 1. Plymouth (Smith, Stevens, Jordan Knapp, Da. Lee) 45.60, 2. Wawasee (Tom Kehoe, Cook, Patrick, Sumpter) 46.50; 1600 Relay — 1. Wawasee (Cook, Dakota Singer, Jeremy Sorensen, Morris) 3:38.60, 2. Plymouth (De. Lee, Stevens, Crum, Knapp) 3:54.10; 3200 Relay — 1. Plymouth (De. Lee, Ibarra, Crum, Matthew Lee) 8:43.80; High Jump — 1. Ben Klaybor (W) 6-2, 2. (tie) Zach Rensberger (W), Ri. Stichter (W) 5-10; Pole Vault — 1. De. Lee (P) 12-6, 2. Andrew Hepler (W) 10-6, 3. Kyle Clevenger (W) 10-0; Long Jump — 1. Knapp (P) 19-3.5, 2. Morris (W) 19-1, 3. Rensberger (W) 18-4; Shot Put — 1. Jake Schwartz (W) 46-5.5, 2. Dan Samuelson (P) 43-11, 3. Tyler Vermillion 43-9.5; Discus — 1. Brandon Kleckner (P) 139-4, 2. Adam Lacefield (P) 135-8, 3. Schwartz (W) 134-1
Thursday in Columbia City
The Manchester boys track and field team fell 98-34 at Columbia City Thursday. In the team loss, Manchester did receive multiple individual wins from Trae Bruce (110 hurdles, 300 hurdles) and Keegan McNeeley (100, 200, high jump). The Manchester Squires host Whitko and Northfield for a three-team Three Rivers Conference meet Tuesday. COLUMBIA CITY 98, MANCHESTER 34 110 Hurdles — 1. Trae Bruce (M) 16.4, 2. Magger (C) 17.1, 3. Hann (C) 18.5; 100 — 1. Keegan McNeeley (M) 11.6, 2. Lot (C) 11.7, 3. Miller (C) 11.9; Discus — 1. (tie) Chapple (C), Larkey (C) 119-8, 3. Cole Sellers (M) 118-4; Shot Put — 1. Chapple (C) 45-1.75, 2. Sellers (M) 42-5.75, 3. Vandersaul (C) 38-6.75; 300 Hurdles — 1. Bruce (M) 42.9, 2. Magger (C) 45.7, 3. VanHelton (C) 47.0; 400 — 1. Smith (C) 54.5, 2. Kissinger (C) 56.2, 3. Hann (C) 57.2; 1600 — 1. Zoltec (C) 4:47, 2. Potter (C) 4:55, 3. Hardy (C) 4:56 800 — 1. Fritz (C) 2:05, 2. Kissinger (C) 2:15, 3. Andrew Bolinger (M) 2:16; 200 — 1. McNeeley (M) 24.0, 2. Lot (C) 24.5, 3. Solva (C) 25.1; 3200 — 1. Bernhard (C) 10:51.4, 2. Zoltec (C) 10:52.3, 3. Potter (C) 11:32; High Jump — 1. Bruce (M) 6-1, 2. Carter (M) 5-4, 3. Dailey (C) 5-2; Long Jump — 1. Smith (C) 18-8.5, 2. Solva (C) 16-11.5, 3. Oaks (M) 16-5; 3200 Relay — 1. Columbia City 9:11.6, 2. Manchester 10:26.2; 400 Relay — 1. Columbia City 46.3, 2. Manchester 47.7; 1600 Relay — 1. Columbia City 3:41.5, 2. Manchester 3:43.7
