Triton won its girls basketball tournament on Saturday, defeating Wawasee 48-38 in the semi-final and Pendleton Heights 36-33 for the championship. Against Wawasee, the Lady Trojans got off to a six point lead after one, and expanded that lead bit-by-bit until leading by 14 after three quarters. Kylie Mason led Triton with 16 points, with Becca Kennedy adding 11 and Lauren Hostrawser scoring seven. Wawasee’s Kylee Rostochak led all scorers with 21, and Elizabeth Jackson addded nine for the Lady Warriors. In the championship game, Triton trailed after three quarters but outscored Pendleton Heights 14-8 in the fourth quarter for the win. Krystal Sellers had 10 points to lead the Lady Trojans, with Kennedy scoring nine and Hostrawser getting another seven point effort for Triton. Pendleton Heights was led by Kelsee Wendling’s 11 points. Wawasse dropped the consolation game to Leo, 31-25, and fell to 3-4 on the year.
Saturday in Akron Tippecanoe Valley moved to 4-0 with a pair of wins in its own tournament Saturday, defeating Portage 56-37 in the semi-final and Westfield 49-46 for the championship. Anne Secrest led all socrers in the opening game with 20 points, with Caylie Teel adding 11 and Taylor Trippiedi nine for the Lady Vikings. Secrest and Trippiedi had 11 points each in the championship game, with Karis Tucker adding 10 and Meredith Brouyette scoring seven for Tippecanoe Valley. Trippiedi, Teel and Secrest made the All-tournament team, along with Kaitlyn Shafer of Portage, Maria Moore of Fort Wayne-Southside, and Abby Reeder and Allison VanDyke from Westfield. VALLEY 56, PORTAGE 37 T 14 14 18 10 – 56 P 9 11 12 5 – 37 Valley – Taylor Trippiedi 3 3-3 9, Karis Tucker 2 0-0 5, Meredith Brouyette 1 0-0 2, Olivia Trippiedi 0 0-2 0, Addy Miller 0 0-0 0, Caylie Teel 4 3-7 11, Brenda Krueger 1 1-2 3, Asia O’Connor 0 0-0 0, Hannah Dunn 30-1 6, Anna Secrest 7 6-6 20. Totals – 21 13-21 56. Portage – Piro 0 2-2 2, Shafer 4 2-2 12, Hunter 3 1-2 7, Ballor 0 0-0 0. Galex 0 0-0 0, Haurilla 1 0-0 2, Doud 2 0-0 5, Givens 4 0-0 9. Totals – 14 5-6 37. Three-pointers – Valley 1 (Tucker), Portage 4 (Shafer 2, Doud, Givens); Fouls – Valley 11, Portage 20; Fouled out – none.
VALLEY 49, WESTFIELD 46 T 9 14 13 13 – 49 W 18 6 17 5 – 46 Valley – T. Trippiedi 5 0-0 11, Tucker 2 6-6 10, Brouyette 1 4-6 7, Teel 3 1-2 7, Krueger 1 1-2 3, Dunn 0 0-0 0, Secrest 4 3-4 11. Totals 16 16-20 49. Westfield – Reinoehl 4 2-4 10, Cotter 0 0-0 0, Reeder 3 0-0 7, Foland 0 0-0 0, Grennes 6 2-2 17, VanDyke 5 1-2 12, Drudge 0 0-0 0, Shockey 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 5-8 46. Three-pointers – Valley 2 (T. Trippiedi, Brouyette), Westfield 5 (Gennes 3, Reeder, VanDyke); Fouls – Valley 8, Westfield 18; Fouled out – none; Records – Valley 4-0, Westfield 3-2.
Saturday in Converse Manchester had eight different players score, but it wasn’t enough to overcome Oak Hill in a 39-37 loss. Drew Thompson led the way with nine points, with Celina Carter adding seven for the Lady Squires. Oak Hill’s T. Lautzenheiser had 25 points to lead all scorers. Now 2-3, Manchester hosts Lewis-Cass at 7:45 Monday. OAK HILL 39, MANCHESTER 37 M 5 8 13 11 – 37 O 9 10 12 8 – 39 Manchester – Drew Thompson 3 0-0 9, Tiffany Johnson 1 0-0 2, Effie Milam 2 0-0 4, Brooklyn Howard 0 0-0 0, Sydney Day 1 0-1 2, Bethany Collett 0 0-0 0, Rae Bedke 2 0-1 4, Celina Carter 3 1-1 7, Bailey Sewell 2 0-0 4 Cierra Carter 2 1-2 5. Totals 16 2-5 37. Oak Hill – M. Buckler 0 0-0 0, M. Tucci 0 0-0 0, M. Moser 0 1-2 1, T. Lautzenheiser 10 4-4 25, H. Bischoff 2 1-2 5, A. Scott 0 0-0 0, G. Miller 0 0-0 0, G. Miller 0 0-0 0, K. Shepherd 4 0-0 8. Totals 16 6-8 39. Three-pointers – Manchester 3 (Thompson 3), Oak Hill 1 (Lautzenheiser); Fouls – Manchester 12, Oak Hill 7; Fouled out – none; Records – Manchester 2-3, Oak Hill 4-1. JV – Manchester 32, Oak Hill 29 Manchester – Rachel Cave 10, Bethany Collette 9, Sydney Day 8.
Boys Basketball Saturday in Converse Manchester had seven different players score in a 65-53 win at Oak Hill. Chainey Zolman led the Squaires with 22 points. Chase Fierstos tossed in 14, and Braydon Sewell added 10 in the winning effort. Jon Maul led all scorers with 29 for Oak Hill. The Squires moved to 2-0 on the season, and will host Wawasee at 7:45 p.m. Friday. MANCHESTER 65, OAK HILL 53 M 17 11 15 22 – 65 O 13 18 6 16 – 53 Manchester – Chase Fierstos 5 2-2 14, Braydon Sewell 4 2-2 10, David McAtee 1 0-2 3, Koehl Fluke 2 1-2 6, Chainey Zolman 6 8-11 22, Branden Scott 0 2-2 2, Cameron Brandenburg 3 1-2 8, Kane Gable 0 0-0 0, Levi Hicks 0 0-0 0, Bailey Ness 0 0-0 0, Keelan Norwood 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 16-23 65. Oak Hill – Korbin Cruea 2 1-2 5, Chandler Julius 3 2-4 9, Reese Metzger 0 0-0 0, Jon Mauk 11 6-7 29, Caleb Maggard 2 3-4 7, David Arena 0 0-0 0, Cody White 0 0-0 0, Caleb Middlesworth 0 0-0 0, Kyle Boys 1 0-0 2, Andrew Wood 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 13-19 53. Three-pointers – Manchester 7 (Fierstos 2, Zolman 2, McAtee, Fluke, Brandenburg), Oak Hill 2 (Julius, Mauk); Fouls – Manchester 21, Oak Hill 20; Fouled out – none; Technical foul – Fierstos; Records – Manchester 2-0, Oak Hill 1-1. JV – Oak Hill 46, Manchester 37 Manchester – Jake Schannep 2, kane Gable 17, Levi hicks 8, Bailey Ness 6, Keelan Norwood 2, Heath Dierks 2.
Wrestling Saturday in Syracuse Wawasee finished eighth and Tippecanoe Valley ninth in the Wawasee Super Duals tournament. Warrior wrestlers Tristan Ponsler (126 lbs) and Stephen Possell (170) each went unbeaten in the tournament. Vikings Wyatt Nelson (138), Garrett Bell (182) and Josh Back (195) also were undefeated on Saturday. Valley’s Devin Childers (132) and Cody Runyon (160) went 4-1 on the day. Other Valley wrestlers were Issac Randall (120) 0-5, Austin Nault (145) 2-3, Gary Long (152) 2-3, and Dylan Warner (220) 2-3.
Swimming Saturday in Syracuse Paige Miler, Bre Robinson and Shelby Adams won a pair of events each as Wawasee’s girls swim team beat Warsaw 136-47. Brenna Morgan of Warsaw won the 50-yard freestyle race, and finished second in the 200 freestyle. Lady Tiger Izzy Heiden finished second in the diving. On the boys side, Warsaw won 124-61. Josh Miller won the 100 butterfly, Matt Wildman the 100 freestyle, and the Tigers won all three relay races. Warrior Logan Brugh won the 200 and 500 freestyle races, and Brady Robinson was a winner in the 200 individual medley. WAWASEE GIRLS 136, WARSAW 47 200 yard Medley Relay – 1. Wawasee (Kayla Hershberger, Shelby Adams, Breanna Robinson, Mikala Mawhorter) 1:58.62, 2. Wawasee 2:08.99, 3. Warsaw 2:11.29; 200 Freestyle – 1. Paige Miller (Waw) 1:54.65, 2. Brenna Morgan (War) 1:57.41, 3. Madison McBride (Waw) 2:16.12; 200 IM – 1. Adams (Waw) 2:21.42, 2. Anna Park (Waw) 2:29.93, 3. Caitlin Clevenger (Waw) 2:36.53; 50 Freestyle – 1. Morgan (War) 25.11, 2. Kendra Miller (Waw) 26.33, 3. Mawhorter (Waw) 26.83; Diving – 1. Hannah Rhoades (Waw) 165.60, 2. Izzy Heiden (War) 99.25, 3. Riley Kunkle (WAW) 97.10; 100 Butterfly – 1. Robinson (Waw) 57.24, 2. Erin Sandberg (War) 1:09.25, 3. Mawhorter (Waw) 1:09.60; 100 Freestyle – 1. Hershberger (Waw) 57.64, 2. K. Miller (Waw) 58.37, Allison Thompson (War) 1:10.00; 500 Freestyle – 1. P. Miller (Waw) 5:14.65, 2. Park (Waw) 5:47.97, 3. Savannah Taylor (War) 6:09.83; 200 Freestyle Relay – 1. Wawasee (K. Miller, Mawhorter, Adams, P. Miller) 1:45.71, 2. Wawasee 1:54.30, 3. Warsaw 1:54.57; 100 Backstroke – 1. Robnson (Waw) 58.86, 2. Hershberger (Waw) 1:07.52, 3. McBride (Waw) 1:08.48; 100 Breaststroke – 1. Adams (Waw) 1:13.78, 2. Hannah Winters (Waw) 1:19.05, 3. Laurel Moeller (War) 1:23.78; 400 Freestyle Relay – 1. Wawasee (K. Miller, Hershberger, P. Miller, Robinson) 3:53.13, 2. Warsaw 4:13.39, 3. Wawasee 4:14.08.