Triton Spikers Win Manchester Tourney

NORTH MANCHESTER - The No. 9 (A) Triton girls volleyball team knocked off three opponents at the Manchester Tournament on Saturday, dropping just one set on their way to a 3-0 day.

Triton defeated Caston 15-4, 15-5 and Manchester 14-16, 15-9, 15-3. The Trojans closed out the tournament with a 15-7, 15-12 win over Valley.

Heather Barron had 35 assists in the three matches and Megan Sarber had nine aces on 38 of 40 serving.

Sarber was named MVP of the tournament.

Manchester went 2-1 with a 15-7, 17-15 win over Valley and a 15-10, 15-8 win over Caston, along with the loss to Triton.

Megan Eckert led the Squires with 22 assists and Michelle Gerber had 17 kills during the tournament.

Tippecanoe Valley went 1-2 in the tournament with the losses to Triton and Manchester. The Vikings defeated Caston 15-10, 17-15.

Carissa Parker was 30 of 30 serving with three aces in the tournament and Rhonda Doud added 81 assists. Jennifer Studebaker had 13 kills.

Triton (4-2) will be at Culver on Thursday for a 6 p.m. match. Manchester (4-1) will be at Wawasee today at 6 p.m. and Valley will host Pioneer at 6 p.m. today.

Mishawaka Invitational

At Mishawaka, The Warsaw Tigers girls volleyball team dropped all four matches at the Mishawaka Invitational on Saturday.

Mishawaka defeated Warsaw 17-15, 15-4 in the first game. Nancy Mason had four kills and Karla Bailey added three aces and 10 assists.

In game two, Lafayette Jefferson defeated Warsaw 15-13, 15-12. Mason had eight more kills and Jessica Zaugg had 11 assists.

Warsaw lost a tight match with Carmel 15-17, 15-5, 15-11. Alyssa Raphael had 13 kills and 23 digs in the loss and Bailey had 36 assists.

In the final match, Mishawaka Marian defeated the Tigers 12-15, 15-5, 18-16. Mason had five kills for Warsaw.

Warsaw (2-5) will be at Whitko today at 6 p.m.

• Cross Country

Baron Classic Invitational

At Waterloo, The Warsaw boys team placed third overall in the nine team Baron Classic on Saturday. DeKalb led all teams with a 37. Carroll scored an 80 for second place and Warsaw came in a close third with an 83. Manchester placed sixth with a 232.

David Hoffert ended fourth overall for the Tigers in a time of 16:48. Manchester's top runner was Jeremy Stacy with a time of 17:00, good for 14th place.

On the girls side, Warsaw ended fifth with a 126 and Manchester placed sixth with a 132. Carroll won the girls title with a 47.

Shay Knecht placed fifth with a time of 16:13 for Manchester, while Summer Boyd ended sixth with a time of 16:36 for Warsaw.

Warsaw will host the Tiger Invitational today at 5 p.m. while Manchester will be at Huntington North for a triangular meet with Whitko at 4:30 p.m.

BOYS: DEKALB 37, CARROLL 80, WARSAW 83, FW NORTHSIDE 88, FW SNIDER 158, MANCHESTER 232, BLACKFORD 252, GARRETT 266, COLUMBIA CITY 277

Warsaw - 4. David Hoffert 16:48, 10. Will Woodward 17:08, 15. Justin Rice 17:22, 24. Greg Patrick 17:39, 30. Chris Gackenheimer 18:00, 40. Don Kennedy 18:28, 43. Mike Jenks 18:35, 46. Darren Granger 18:48, 48. Jacob Sweatland 18:52, 52. Jason Sibray 19:12, 53. Matt Krallman 19:16, 54. Jeremy Miller 19:17, 68. Adam Conley 19:40, 69. Ian Fussle 19:49, 71. Cory Gackenheimer 19:59, 72. Nate Ridderman 20:01, 74. Matt Zellers 20:07, 79. Rob Peters 20:19

Manchester - 14. Jeremy Stacy 17:00, 42. Josh Hileman 18:31, 44. Daniel Walter 18:38, 57. Jan Riccus 19:21, 75. Rod Smith 20:11, 76. Derek Miller 20:11, 81. Ryan Accetta 20:32, 85. Lee Shafer 20:57, 86. Nate Kerr 21:00, 89. Ross Fawley 21:38, 93. Luke Thompson 22:45, 97. Scott Holbert 23:29, 103. Joel Hartsough 28:04, 104. Tyler Selleck 29:04

GIRLS: CARROLL 47, DEKALB 50, FW SNIDER 84, GARRETT 90, WARSAW 126, MANCHESTER 132, COLUMBIA CITY 153, BLACKFORD 192, FW NORTHSIDE 257

Warsaw - 6. Summer Boyd 16:36, 20. Rachel Cullison 17:25, 29. Kim Love 17:50, 33. Amy Robertson 18:07, 38. Julie Wilhite 18:26, 47. Kim Fluke 19:23, 50. Ashlie Blue 19:30, 55. Christy Bassford 19:48, 56. Andrea Harreld 19:52, 61. Linda Winston 20:12, 62. Rachel Seissnop 20:28, 64. Jenny Ellison 21:22, 66. Katie Hake 22:12

Manchester - 5. Shay Knecht 16:13, 18. Marissa Knecht 17:13, 24. Jocelyn Warren 17:41, 37. Cassie Markstahler 18:25, 48. Christy Markstahler 19:25

Prairie Heights Invitational

At LaGrange, Jeff Moerchen led Wawasee in the 12 team invitational, helping the Warriors to a fifth place finish on Saturday. Moerchen's time of 16:37 was good for 15th overall.

The girls team also placed fifth out of 11 teams. Katie McCauley placed 15th with a time of 16:52. Wawasee will host Columbia City on Thursday at 4:45 p.m.

PRAIRIE HEIGHTS INVITATIONAL

Wawasee Boys - 15. Jeff Moerchen 16:37, 20. Pete Melendez 17:02, 26. Dusty Lytle 17:16, 39. Jerid Stoffel 17:43, 44. Peter Wagoner 18:00, 62. Dustin Young 19:06, 64. Ken McIntosh 19:32

Wawasee Girls - 15. Katie McCauley 16:52, 24. Krista Bestul 17:25, 25. Megan Hoffman 17:26, 28. Brenda Wong 17:32, 29. Mandie Sawyer 17:37, 38. Laura Lundin 18:06, 47. Alisha Henderson 18:20

Wawasee JV Boys - 33. Andrea Waugh 20:14, 47. Andy Popenfoose 21:16

Triton Splits With Knox

At Bourbon, Triton's cross-country teams opened the 1997 season by splitting with Knox.

The Triton boys lost 43-20, while the Triton girls won 15-50.

Triton placed first in both races. Shelly Miller won with a time of 17:42, while Mason McIntyre won with a time of 18:00. Triton has a 4:30 p.m. meet today at LaVille.

GIRLS: TRITON 15, KNOX 50

Triton results - 1. Miller 17:42; 3. Kreft 19:34; 6. Bradley 20:52; 7. Miller 21:57; 10. Bannister 25:24; 11. Marsh 25:26; 12. Wampler 28:24

BOYS: KNOX 20, TRITON 43

Triton results - 1. McIntyre 18:00; 9. Leighter 19:37; 12. Bules 19:58; 13. Rettinger 20:20; 16. Zeider 20:51; 17. Savill 20:52; 18. Bell 21:04; 19. Lemler 21:15; 20. Salyer 21:32

21. Vining 21:44

22. Klotz 21:48

24. Walters 25:11

25. Moore 29:38

Girls: West Noble 19,

Wawasee 41

At Ligonier, Wawasee's girls cross-country team opened 1997 with a Thursday loss to West Noble.

Alisha Henderson placed third and Katie McCauley sixth for Wawasee.

WEST NOBLE 19, WAWASEE 41

Wawasee results (times not available)

3. Alisha Henderson, 6. Katie McCauley, 9. Krista Betul, 11. Megan Hoffman, 12. Brenda Wong, 13. Laura Lundin

• Boys Soccer

South Bend Riley 4,

Wawasee 0

At South Bend, the Wawasee boys soccer team dropped a match to South Bend Riley on Saturday.

With the game knotted at 0-0 25 minutes in, Riley scored after throw-in. Five minutes later, Riley scored after another throw-in and added another goal before halftime for a 3-0 lead.

Wawasee (1-2) will host LaVille on Thursday at 5 p.m.

• Girls Soccer

Charger Invitational

At Elkhart, Wawasee split two matches on Saturday at the Charger Invitational.

The Warriors lost to Bethany Christian 1-0 in the first match. In the second match, Wawasee defeated South Bend LaSalle 4-1. It was the first win for the Wawasee girls soccer program. Katie Brown had two goals, while Missy Miller and Jane Wamsley added one goal each.

Wawasee opens conference play on Monday with a match at NorthWood at 4:30 p.m.

• JV Football

Carroll 21, Wawasee 7

At Fort Wayne, Jeremy High had two interceptions, one returned for a touchdown and the other returned 65 yards, but Wawasee dropped a game to Carroll on Saturday.

"We are competitive," Wawasee head coach Reutebuch said. "Jeremy High had an outstanding game, but there is too much ability and people have worked too hard to be just competitive. We need to keep working on fundamentals and start winning some of these games that we all feel we can."

Wawasee (0-2) will host Northridge on Saturday at 10 a.m.

• Girls Golf

Manchester 394, Valley 472, Whitko 549

At North Manchester, the Manchester Squires shot their best score of the year and three golfers had personal bests in a triangular meet win on Saturday.

Dorey Bungitak shot a personal best 89 to lead Manchester to the win.

Manchester (6-1) will be at South Shore Golf Course today for a match against West Noble at 4:30 p.m. Valley will be at Maconaquah today for a three team meet with Rochester at 4:30 p.m. and Whitko will be at Churubusco today at 4:30 p.m.

MANCHESTER 394, VALLEY 472,

WHITKO 549

Manchester - Katie Parker 90, Dorey Bungitak 89, Kasha Wieland 119, Jodee Ruppel 110, DeMara Knight 105

• 9th Football

Whitko 22, Wawasee 20

At South Whitley, Wawasee's freshman football team dropped to 0-1 with a Thursday loss to Whitko.

Wawasee's Chris Cline and Jimmy Meyer had touchdown runs for Wawasee. Ryan Anderson connected with Peter Chang on a touchdown pass for Wawasee's other touchdown.

Wawasee hosts Carroll at 5 p.m. Thursday.