Triton Tennis Leads Roundup With Third NSC Win In As Many Days
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BAUGO — The Triton boys tennis team posted its third Northern State Conference win in three nights Wednesday at Jimtown High School. Against the Jimmies, Triton swept the doubles courts, with Lucas Shafer and Darrin Harrell winning 6-4, 6-4 at No. 1 and Jake Oldham and Austin Sellers getting a 6-4, 6-4 victory on the No. 2 court. The deciding match was at No. 1 singles, where Jimtown’s Mikey Pawlak defeated Triton’s Dean Howdeshell 6-3 in the opening set. Down, Howdeshell forced a third set by winning the second 6-3, but then things got tough. Trailing 4-0 in the final set, Howdeshell battled back to force a tiebreaker, which he won 7-1, delivering the team win to the Trojans. The Trojans now sit at 4-1 in the NSC, 9-5 overall. Up next for Triton is Saturday’s Merrillville Invitational. TRITON 3, JIMTOWN 2 SINGLES: No. 1 – Dean Howdeshell (T) def. Mikey Pawlak 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (1); No. 2 – Jacob Gongwer (J) def. Jared Fisher 7-5, 7-5; No. 3 – Brock Johnson (J) def. Alex Eib 6-4, 6-3 DOUBLES: No. 1 – Lucas Shafer/Darrin Harrell (T) def. Ben Janowski/Adam DeShone 6-4, 6-4; No. 2 – Jake Old-ham/Austin Sellers (T) def. Isaac Pope/Hunter Price (J) 6-4, 6-4 Records: Triton 9-5 (4-1 NSC), Jimtown 5-9 (3-2 NSC) JV – Triton 3, Jimtown 1
Wednesday in Waterloo
At DeKalb Wednesday, the Manchester boys tennis team lost 3-2. Manchester’s points were gained by Brayton Spann at No. 3 singles and the No. 1 doubles team of Morgan Metzger and Noah Cain. The 8-1 Squires are at Whitko tonight. DEKALB 3, MANCHESTER 2 (Complete Stats Unavailable) Manchester Record: 8-2 JV – DeKalb 6, Manchester 0
BOYS SOCCER
Wednesday in Columbia City
The Wawasee boys soccer team got a 6-0 victory at Columbia City Wednesday night. Wawasee’s Fernando Camargo got the hat trick for the Warriors, scoring three goals, while Rasmus Rich netted two and Kyle Weideman scored the other. The win improves Wawasee to 4-3-3 going into Saturday’s game at East Noble. WAWASEE 6, COLUMBIA CITY 0 Goals – Fernando Camargo (W) 3, Rasmus Rich (W) 2, Kyle Weideman (W); Assists – Luis Camargo (W), Rich (W), Derek Stutzman (W) Shots – Wawasee 13, CC 4; Corner Kicks – Wawasee 5, CC 0 Wawasee Record: 4-3-3 JV – Wawasee 6, CC 1
