BOURBON — The Triton boys tennis team earned a share of the Northern State Conference lead with a 3-2 home win against Jimtown Wednesday. Triton now sits at 4-1 in the conference, the same NSC mark as Jimtown and Bremen. Against the Jimmies, the Trojans posted a 3-2 win, getting victories from Jeff Ross and Dean Howdeshell at No. 1 and 2 singles, respectively. Also for Triton, its No. 1 doubles team of Pete Kauffman and Lucas Shafer won. Triton now sits at 8-4 overall and will be at Saturday’s Merrillville Invitational before heading to John Glenn for its final NSC match of the season Tuesday. TRITON 3, JIMTOWN 2 SINGLES: No. 1 – Jeff Ross (T) def. Austin Ward 6-1, 6-2; No. 2 – Dean Howdeshell (T) def. Jake Ward 6-2, 6-2; No. 3 – Dan Gongwer (J) def. Jared Fisher 6-2, 6-2 DOUBLES: No. 1 – Pete Kauffman/Lucas Shafer (T) def. Cole Peterson/Brett Aller 6-4, 7-5; No. 2 – Michael Hobbs/Augie Farwig (J) def. Darren Harrell/Austin Sellers 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 Records: Triton 8-4 (4-1 NSC), Jimtown 10-4 (4-1 NSC) JV – Jimtown 5, Triton 0
Wednesday in North Manchester The Manchester boys tennis team suffered a 5-0 home loss to DeKalb Wednesday. The loss leaves the Squires at 4-5 going into tonight’s Three Rivers Conference home match against Whitko. Manchester then hosts Columbia City Monday. DEKALB 5, MANCHESTER 0 SINGLES: No. 1 – Brandon Fruits (D) def. Connor Eichenauer 6-0, 6-3; No. 2 – Nate Helenkamp (D) def. Max Karg 7-5, 6-4; No. 3 – Zach Martin (D) def. Brayton Spann 6-0, 6-0 DOUBLES: No. 1 – Warren Travis/Quinten Johnson (D) def. Riley Woods/Dalton Day 6-2, 6-2; No. 2 – Parker Schilling/Luke Buttermore (D) def. Morgan Metzger/Noah Cain 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) Manchester Record: 4-5 JV – DeKalb 2, Manchester 1 JV Singles: No. 1 – Will Schaab (D) def. Branden Scott 8-2; No. 2 – Cory Vehdrely (D) def. Alex Day 6-0 JV Doubles: No. 1 – Trent Bechtold/Matthew Pegg (M) def. Will Edmonds/Vehdrely 8-3
GIRLS GOLF
Wednesday in Plymouth
At Plymouth’s Swan Lake Golf Club, the Plymouth girls golf team shot a 182, followed by LaVille’s 216 and Triton’s 233. The medalist on the par-36 course was Plymouth’s Emily Berger, who shot a 43, while Triton’s Hannah Jennings and Lizzy Erne each finished with a 50. The 4-13 Lady Trojans will be at Saturday’s Warsaw Sectional at Stonehenge Golf Club. PLYMOUTH 182, LAVILLE 216, TRITON 233 (Swan Lake G.C.) Medalist – Emily Berger (P) 43 Plymouth – Berger 43, Lauren Rearick 47, Emily Denny 45, Morgan Oberly 48, Kelly Henderson 47 LV – Lauren Read 44, Shayla Eggert 56, Whitney Brown 54, Melissa Hall 62, Casey Turak 62 Triton – Hannah Jennings 50, Lizzy Erne 50, Lilly Berger 64, Courtney Zentz 85, Kayla Kreft 69 Records: Plymouth 11-3, LV 9-9, Triton 4-13
BOYS SOCCER
Wednesday in Syracuse
Hosting Columbia City Wednesday, the Wawasee boys soccer team got itself a 3-1 victory. Jordan Brown scored twice in the win and Corey Kenworthy score the final one for the Warriors. Next up for Wawasee is Saturday’s home match against East Noble. WAWASEE 3, COLUMBIA CITY 1 Wawasee Goals – Jordan Brown 2, Corey Kenworthy Wawasee Record: 2-6-2
