Continuously serving Kosciusko County since 1854
BOURBON -ÊTriton pitchers Branden Clauss and Tyler Hensley combined for a shutout as the No. 9 (A) Trojans blanked New Prairie 6-0 in a Friday Northern State Conference game.
Clauss pitched six innings, striking out nine and allowing three hits. Hensley pitched the seventh and recorded all three outs on strikeouts.
Ryan Klotz and Hensley each had a hit and two RBIs for Triton, now 8-5 overall and 4-3 in the NSC. New Prairie dropped to 3-10 overall and 2-6 in the NSC.
New Prairie 000 000 0 - 0 3 2
Triton 210 030 x - 6 5 1
Triton -ÊBranden Clauss (W, 3-1; 6 innings, 9 Ks, 2 BB, 3 H), Tyler Hensley (1 inning, 3 Ks)
New Prairie -ÊAlan Hensell (L, 2-5; 6 innings)
Triton hit leaders -ÊRyan Klotz 1 for 2, 2 RBIs; Hensley 1 for 3, 2 RBIs
MACONAQUAH 5, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 4
Friday in Bunker Hill
A seventh-inning rally by the Vikings fell short as they lost by one run to Maconaquah. With Valley trailing 5-3 in the top of the seventh, Wes Backus homered to pull the Vikings within one. The next hitter, Matt Shilling, singled, putting the go-ahead run at the plate with no outs. But the top three hitters in Valley's lineup went out one-two-three, and Maconaquah held on.
Dax Snyder homered for Valley (7-6) in the sixth inning.
T. Valley 000 201 1 - 4
Maconaquah 002 300 x - 5
TV -ÊDrew Deardorff (L, 1-2; 5 innings, 6 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 1 K), Richie Swanson (1 inning, 2 Ks)
Maconaquah -ÊGreg Foster (W, 7 innings, 4 H, 8 Ks)
TV hit leaders -ÊDax Snyder HR, Wes Backus HR, Derek Eby 1B, Matt Shilling 1B
Maconaquah hit leaders -ÊKyle Hershberger 2B, 2 RBIs; Foster 2B, 2 RBIs
TENNIS
WARSAW 3, NORTHRIDGE 2
Friday in Middlebury
Warsaw No. 1 singles player Abbie Simmons came through with a 2-6, 7-6, 6-1 win to break a 2-2 tie and give the Tigers the win over Northridge.
Singles
No. 1 -ÊAbbie Simmons (W) def. Mandy Robarge 2-6, 7-6, 6-1
No. 2 -ÊStephanie Herbster (N) def. Amber Barrett 6-4, 6-1
No. 3 -ÊLauren Witzky (W) def. Danielle Duell 6-1, 7-5
Doubles
No. 1 -ÊKara Kesler/Liza Widenbenner (W) def. Erika Howell/Ali Beier 6-2, 6-1
No. 2 -ÊAmanda Shoup/Laura Carlson (N) def. Angie Suchecki/Tracy Yoder 7-5, 6-3
TIPPECANOE VALLEY 3, NORTHWOOD 2
Friday in Nappanee
Carissa Parker and Wendy Tilden won singles matches as the Vikings beat NorthWood.
Valley improved to 7-2.
Singles
No. 1 - Carissa Parker (TV) def. Jessica Yoder 6-2, 6-1
No. 2 - Amy Huges (NW) def. Abby Lewis 6-2, 6-3
No. 3 -ÊWendy Tilden (TV) def. Jessica McCarthy 6-2, 6-3
Doubles
No. 1 -ÊKyleigh Gast/Kris Sanders (TV) def. Jen Myers/Chelsey Bowers 6-0, 6-3
No. 2 -ÊNicole Fishburn/Andrea Atkinson (NW) def. Alyssa Anglin/Julie Studebaker 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (8-6)
JV: NORTHWOOD 3, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 2
Singles
No. 1 -ÊCorrine Shields (NW) def. Jayme McCalla 8-4
No. 2 -ÊKelsey Davis (NW) def. Jamie Doud 9-8 (7-5)
No. 3 -ÊLaura Gillam (NW) def. Elizabeth Johnson 8-2
Doubles
No. 1 - Angela Weller/Katie Nelson (TV) def. Dawn Schafer/Amanda Fales 9-7
No. 2 -ÊLinda Weller/Kelly Sanders (TV) def. Amber Bontrager/Jessica Burns 8-2
SOFTBALL
WARSAW 10, GOSHEN 0
Friday in Goshen
Christy Colt went 3 for 3 with a double and two RBIs as the Tigers routed Goshen 10-0 in a five-inning game.
Warsaw improved to 11-4 overall and 8-0 in the Northern Lakes Conference.
Warsaw 181 00 - 10 9 1
Goshen 000 00 - 0 3 1
Warsaw -ÊMichelle Liebsch (W, 5-3; 5 innings, 7 Ks, 1 BB) and Christy Colt
Goshen -ÊSheeley (L), Klase (3) and Kirkton
Warsaw hit leaders -ÊColt 3 for 3, 2B, 2 RBIs; Jacquie Burns 2 1B, 1 RBI
MACONAQUAH 9, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 3
Friday in Akron
Tippecanoe Valley outhit Maconaquah 7-6, but the Vikings lost the game by six runs.
Alicia Terpstra had three of Valley's seven hits.
Maconaquah 201 300 3 - 9 6 3
Valley 011 001 0 - 3 7 1
Maconaquah -ÊJenkins (W; 7 innings, 1 BB, 3 Ks)
T. Valley -ÊBaker (L; 7 innings, 8 BB, 3 Ks)
TV hit leaders -ÊAlicia Terpstra 3, Emily Jackson, Kim Carr, Melanie Zehr, Lindsay O'Brien
JV: WAWASEE 25, FAIRFIELD 15
Fairfield -ÊSettersberg (L)
Wawasee -ÊKim Likens, Allison Coburn (W)
Wawasee hit leaders -ÊCoburn 2 for 5, Bobbie Clipfell 3 for 5, Jessica Walker 2 for 5, Gina Holderman 1 for 3, Casey Rinker 3 for 5
Wawasee RBI leaders -ÊRinker 3, Coburn 2, Clipfell 2, Walker 2, Sara Weisser 2, Likens 1
JV: WARSAW 12, GOSHEN 0
Warsaw 240 42 - 12 13 1
Goshen 000 00 - 0 2 3
Warsaw -ÊMyers (W; 5 innings, 2 H 8 Ks)
Goshen -ÊRolon (L)
Warsaw hit leaders -ÊMcGriff 3 for 3, 2 2 2B, 2 RBIs, 2 R; Sam Warren 2 for 4, 2 R; Megan Trump 2 for 3, 2 R, 1 RBI; Aleigh Duff 2 for 3, 1 R, 1 RBI
Records -Ê10-4, 6-2 NLC; Goshen 1-7 NLC
