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CHALMERS - Triton cruised in its three-way match with West Central and host Frontier Saturday. The Trojans won both matches in three games.
Triton defeated West Central 25-14, 25-23, 25-13 as Dawn Ganshorn led the way with 16 assists. Kassie Soriano served two aces for the Trojans.
Against host Frontier, Triton won 25-16, 25-21, 25-13. Candice Pranger and Dawn Ganshorn each served three aces for the Trojans. Bethany Clemens had 10 digs for Triton.
The Trojans, 3-1 on the season, are in action Thursday when they travel to John Glenn to open up Northern State Conference play.
TRITON DEF. WEST CENTRAL 25-14, 25-23, 25-13
(Triton leaders)
Aces -ÊKassie Soriano 2
Digs -ÊBethany Clemens 7
Assists - Dawn Ganshorn 16
Kills -ÊStephanie Stichter 7, Brooke Blackford 6
TRITON DEF. FRONTIER 25-16, 25-21, 25-13
(Triton leaders)
Aces - Candice Pranger 3, Dawn Ganshorn 3
Digs - Bethany Clemens 10
Assists - Ganshorn 14
Kills - Stephanie Stichter 7
JV -ÊTriton def. West Central 25-23, 25-4
Triton def. Frontier 25-22, 17-25, 15-10
Triton record: 3-1
BOYS TENNIS
Saturday in Walton
Tippecanoe Valley finished second to host Lewis Cass in the Lewis Cass Invitational. The Vikings were defeated by Cass 3-2 in the first round. Valley defeated Eastern 4-1 in the second round then beat up on Hamilton Heights 5-0 in the third round. Rob Hamman won all of his matches at No. 2 singles. Aaron Foster and Trent Newsome won all of their matches at the No.1 doubles slot. James Makula went 2-1 at No. 1 singles. Brady Kinsel and Derrick Rose also went 2-1 at No. 2 doubles. Adam Martin went 1-0 in at No. 3 singles. Valley moves to 4-1 overall and is action Tuesday at Jimtown.
LEWIS CASS 3, VALLEY 2
VALLEY 4, EASTERN 1
VALLEY 5, HAMILTON HEIGHTS 0
(Valley records)
Singles
No. 1 - James Makula 2-1
No. 2 - Rob Hamman 3-0
No. 3 - Adam Martin 1-0
Doubles
No. 1 -ÊAaron Foster/Trent Newsome 3-0
No. 2 -ÊBrady Kinsel/Derrick Rose 2-1
Saturday in Syracuse
The Wawasee Warriors fell to a tough Plymouth squad by the count of 5-0. Josh Bohnstedt fell to Kyle Stump in No. 1 singles action, 6-0, 6-1. Andrew Custer and Ryan Harkleroad played solid in the No. 2 doubles slot but fell to Josh Bequin and Jake Palmer 6-3, 6-3. The Warriors, 0-1 on the season and 0-1 in the NLC, are in action Tuesday at Central Noble.
PLYMOUTH 5, WAWASEE 0
Singles
No. 1 -ÊKyle Stump (P) def. Josh Bohnstedt 6-0, 6-1
No. 2 -ÊNick Neidlinger (P) def. Ryan Edgington 6-0, 6-1
No. 3 -ÊDaniel Bembenick (P) def. Justin McDowell 6-2, 6-0
Doubles
No. 1 -ÊJosh Beguin/Jake Palmer (P) def. Andrew Custer/Ryan Harkelroad 6-3, 6-3
No. 2 -ÊEvan Birchmeier/PJ Gretter (P) def. Tyler Wear/Hayden Shock 6-0, 6-0
Saturday in Bourbon
Rochester upended host Triton by the count of 4-1. The No. 1 doubles tandem of Tyler Berger and Kyle Whiteman picked up the Trojans' lone win with a 6-4, 1-6, 7-5 win. The Trojans are in action today against Mishawaka Marian in Bourbon at 4:30 p.m.
ROCHESTER 4, TRITON 1
Singles
No. 1 - Carson Varden Bossche (R) def. Julian Ravenscroft 6-2, 6-1
No. 2 - Ben Ludwig (R) def. Brandon Anthony 6-1, 6-2
No. 3 - Nate Wottring (R) def. Kody Senff 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
No. 1 - Tyler Berger/Kyle Whiteman (T) def. Chuck Gibbons/Cory Overmyer 6-4, 1-6, 7-5
No. 2 -ÊJesse Atkinson/Mason Heyde (R) def. Erik Shafer/Mitchell Mellot 7-5, 4-6, 6-3
BOYS SOCCER
Saturday in Munster
The Warsaw Tigers traveled to the region and left with a 3-0 victory over Munster. Freshman Jesse Sharp scored for the Tigers, as did Jason Scheuer and Jake Rogers. Tony Perales and Kyle Boyd had assists for Warsaw. Justin Evans was solid in goal for the Tigers with four saves. The Tigers, 1-0 on the season, host Penn Saturday at noon at the City-County Athletic Complex.
WARSAW 3, MUNSTER 0
Warsaw scoring -ÊJesse Sharp, Jason Scheuer, Jake Rogers
Warsaw assists -ÊTony Perales, Kyle Boyd
Warsaw saves -ÊJustin Evans 4
Saturday in Goshen
Bethany Christian had little trouble in defeating Wawasee 5-0. Despite the loss, Wawasee head coach Kim Nguyen said his team is starting to come together and will come together in time. The Warriors, 0-2 on the season, are in action Tuesday against Garrett.
BETHANY CHRISTIAN 5, WAWASEE 0
JV -ÊBethany Christian 2, Wawasee 1
Wawasee scoring -ÊJordan Routson
Wawasee saves -ÊDrew Johnson 8
Wawasee record: 0-2
Friday in Winona Lake
Steve Sanders scored twice in as many minutes for Argos to help push the visiting Dragons past Lakeland Christian 3-1 Friday afternoon in Winona Lake. LCA's Derek Lavender scored the first goal of the game in the 24th minute of play on an assist from Kyle Petty. Alex Davis assisted on Sanders' second goal. The first half ended with Argos holding a 2-1 lead. The second half of play saw Argos control play for the majority of the time. Josh Overmyer's unassisted goal in the 49th minute sealed the Cougars' fate, putting the cap on a 3-1 Dragon win. Lakeland is now 0-1 and travels to NorthWood High School Tuesday to face the Panthers at 6 p.m.
LCA 3, ARGOS 1
Scoring
LCA - Derek Lavender (Kyle Petty) 24th minute
A - Steve Sanders (unassisted) 31st minute
A -ÊSteve Sanders (Alex Davis) 32nd minute
A- Josh Overmyer (unassisted) 49th minute
Saves -ÊBrian Bloucher (LCA) 13, Kyle Evans (A) 9
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
Saturday in New Carlisle
The Wawasee Warriors had a good showing in the South Bend Stampede at New Prairie. The meet was split up into two races, with freshmen and sophomores going against each other and juniors and seniors running together. Ryan Smythe and Ross Sticther finished first and second, respectively for the Warriors in the freshmen-sophmore race. Chris Sindelar and Tanner McAdams 21st and 31st, respectivley. In the junior-senior race, Doug Slabaugh earned his first blue ribbon for the Warriors. Haven Hoffman finished 10th, Jared Wurtzel finished 12th, Kyle Miller was 18th and Austin Hasse was 20th. The Warriors are next in action Saturday at Prairie Heights.
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
Saturday in New Carlisle
The Wawasee Warriors finished in fourth place overall at the South Bend Stampede. Catherine Giltner was the top finisher for Wawasee with a time of 17:48 and a fifth-place finish. Jessica Goldsmith finished 32nd, Abby Gilbert 36th, and Cassy Diece finished 45th in the freshmen-sophmore race. Ashlee Pollen's 14th-place finish and time of 18:54 led the Warriors in the junior-senior race. Havilah Rensberger finished 20th with a time of 19:27. Danyl Wallace finished 21st, Brooke Marke 25th, Katie Hasse 26th and Gloria Boesenberg 38th. The Warriors are in action Saturday at Prairie Heights.
GIRLS SOCCER
Saturday in Syracuse
Wawasee's growing pains continue, as the Warriors fell to a tough Bethany Christian squad 7-0. Wawasee moves its record to 0-2 on the season and looks to grab its first win of the season when Culver comes to town Wednesday at 5 p.m.
BETHANY CHRISTIAN 7, WAWASEE 0
VOLLEYBALL
Saturday in Plymouth
JV -ÊAndrean def. Tippecanoe Valley 25-18, 25-22
Tippecanoe Valley def. South Bend Riley 25-18, 25-15
Bremen def. Tippecanoe Valley 25-20, 23-25, 15-9
Tippecanoe Valley def. Rochester 25-14, 25-16
(Valley leaders)
Kills -ÊBreanna Parker 7, Jessica Rice 7
Blocks -ÊRice 3
Digs -ÊChelsea Bibler 15, Parker 12, Melody Hoffer 11
Points -ÊRice 40, Bibler 21
Aces - Rice 16, Bibler 9
Note - Valley finished fifth out of eight teams in the Plymouth Invitational
