Triton Volleyball Team Trips Valley

MENTONE - Triton's volleyball team improved to 8-3 with a Thursday win over Tippecanoe Valley.

Triton won 15-5, 8-15, 15-8.

Triton's Megan Sarber had eight kills and three aces. Jessica Kintzel had seven kills, and Heather Barron had 23 assists. Chris Scott was 15-for-15 serving with two aces.

Valley's Rhonda Doud had 21 assists and served nine points. Brandi Fisher served nine points, while Brooke Fisher had two assists, four kills and seven digs. Carissa Parker had five digs. Andria Parker had nine kills, while Jennifer Studebaker added five.

Valley won the junior varsity match 15-4, 15-0 to improve to 6-4.

Valley, 4-6 overall and 0-1 in the Three Rivers Conference, is at Lafayette Harrison at 9 a.m. Saturday.

Triton hosts a Saturday tournament at 8:30 a.m.

Manchester Def.

Whitko 15-11, 15-4

At North Manchester, the Squires volleyball team beat Whitko for the second time this season on Thursday and matched its 1996 season win total.

Michelle Gerber recorded five digs, two kills and 11 blocks for the Squires. Jodie Peden had six digs, two kills and seven blocks. Megan Eckert had five assists, one ace and nine points. Greta Miller had four kills and 10 blocks.

Manchester won the junior varsity match 15-10, 15-0. Jeanne Rodriguez served 16 points. Bree Day had 13 assists, and Carrie White had three blocks. Krista Micheal had seven kills. The junior varsity Squires are 3-3.

Manchester is 7-6 in 1997 after going 7-24 in 1996. Manchester beat Whitko the first time on the road on Aug. 28.

Manchester competes in the Wabash County Tournament at Southwood at 9 a.m. Saturday.

NorthWood Def. Plymouth

8-15, 15-11, 15-9

At Plymouth, NorthWood's volleyball team won its ninth straight match on Thursday. The Panthers improved to 9-1 overall and 2-0 in the NLC with the big conference win. NorthWood, Warsaw and Plymouth were viewed as the top NLC teams coming into the season.

NorthWood's Colleen Miller had seven digs and was 14-for-14 serving with two aces. Marla Yoder was 14-for-14 serving and had 21 assists. Natalie Will was 10-for-10 serving and had five kills and eight digs. Angela Hattery had nine kills and seven assists. Amy Zercher had had seven kills.

NorthWood's junior varsity team improved to 8-3 overall and 1-1 in the NLC with a 15-7, 15-4 win over Plymouth. Amy Hughes was 14-for-14 serving for NorthWood. Erin Newcomer was 10-for-10 serving with 13 assists. Kasey Chamberlin had seven assists and 10 kills.

NorthWood competes in the Concord Invitational at 8:30 a.m. Saturday.

Wawasee Def.

Goshen 15-2, 15-7

At Syracuse, Wawasee's volleyball team pulled within one game of .500 with a Thursday win over Goshen.

Lydia Carpenter had four kills and four blocks for the Warriors. Angie Beer had two kills and four digs, while Sara Frantz had eight assists.

Wawasee's junior varsity team lost to Goshen 15-12, 15-8. Viki Hunziker led Wawasee in kills and was 11-for-11 serving. Betsy Leinbach had 10 digs.

Wawasee's freshman team lost to South Bend St. Joe's 15-11, 15-11 and beat Goshen 15-5, 15-17, 15-0. Stefanie Coquillard served seven straight points for Wawasee against Goshen, while Kim Morgan served 10 points against Goshen.

Wawasee competes in the Triton Tournament at 8:30 a.m. Saturday.

Warsaw Def.

Northridge 15-12, 15-8

At Middlebury, Warsaw's volleyball team improved to 6-6 overall and 2-0 in the Northern Lakes Conference with a Thursday win over Northridge.

Nancy Mason had nine kills, while Shanna Smith added four. Alyssa Raphael, Liz Berry and Same Wideman chipped in three kills each. Brooke Sutton had 10 digs, while Smith and Berry had six each. Jessica Zaugg and Sutton served two aces. Zaugg had 19 assists.

Warsaw hammered Northridge 15-2, 15-6 in the junior varsity match. Megan Burns had seven kills, while Rachael Conley added four kills. Adrienne Wilka was 9-for-10 serving with three aces, and Ryann Jones was 7-for-7 serving with three aces. Warsaw's junior varsity team, 5-1 overall and 2-0 in the NLC, competes in the Michigan City Tournament at 9 a.m. Saturday.

Warsaw's freshman team lost to Northridge 15-10, 15-6 but beat Tippecanoe Valley 15-4, 15-11. Against Valley, Stephanie Martin served four aces, while Bethany Mann had three. Kristen DeGeeter had three kills, and Erin Cook added two. Warsaw's freshman team has a 5 p.m. Thursday match at Plymouth.

The varsity Tigers compete at Columbia City at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.

• Golf

Fremont 196, Wawasee 214

At Eaton Creek Golf Course, Fremont improved to 14-1 with a Thursday win over Wawasee.

Kari Wortinger's 40 for Wawasee again earned her medalist honors.

Lindsay Hohenberger shot a 46 for Fremont.

Wawasee competes in the NLC match at Larimer Greens Golf Club in Goshen at 8 a.m. Saturday.

FREMONT 196, WAWASEE 214

Wawasee - Kari Wortinger 40, Julia Wolfe 52, Steph Wihebrink 61, Kelly Drake 70, Emily Robertson 61

Fremont - Jennie Berry 50, Amy Grygienc 52, Melissa Abraini 67, Lindsay Hohenberger 46, Amber Smith 48

• Soccer

Boys: Wawasee 2, NorthWood 0

At Nappanee, Wawasee's soccer team won its first NLC game on Thursday.

Niko Ioannou scored an unassisted goal 12 minutes into the first half. Four minutes later Ioannou hit a shot that the NorthWood goalie stopped. But he was off balance, and his momentum carried him into the goal for Wawasee's second score.

Justin Bell made his first varsity start for the Warriors and had seven saves. Sophomore defender Kyle Swihart turned in a solid performance.

"It was nice to hear the kids laugh after a game," Wawasee coach Paul Boyd said. "This win will get the juices flowing again."

Wawasee's junior varsity team moved to 2-0-2 with a 4-0 Thursday win over NorthWood. Fifteen different Warriors combined to fire 29 shots on goal. Sam Shipley scored two goals in the first half and assisted on another. Alex Ioannou had another goal as Wawasee took a 3-0 halftime lead. Cody Silva scored a second-half goal. Wawasee goalkeeper Tom Leary recorded a shutout on nine shots by NorthWood. The junior varsity Warriors host Garrett at 12:30 p.m. Saturday.

The varsity Warriors, 2-5, have a 5 p.m. Wednesday match at Columbia City.

JV Girls: Warsaw 2, Concord 0

Warsaw's junior varsity girls soccer won their first match Thursday.

Amanda Bonham anchored Warsaw's defense and held Concord to only two shots on goal, while Warsaw's offense bombarded the Concord goal with 15 shots. Carlie Shaffer played a strong game at wing, collecting two assists.

Kady Clevenger and Ashley Woodward scored goals.

Warsaw, 1-3-1, has a 5 p.m. Tuesday match at Elkhart Memorial.

Bethany Christian 8

Lakeland Christian Academy 0

At Winona Lake, Lakeland Christian Academy went scoreless on six shots on goal on Thursday.

LCA, 1-4, is at Columbia City on Tuesday.

• Boys Tennis

Wawasee 5, Northridge 0

At Syracuse, Wawasee's boys tennis team moved to 7-2 overall and 2-1 in the NLC with a Thursday win over Northridge.

Ryan Perzanowski, Steve Ummel and Andy Cole won singles matches. Perzanowski won his by default.

Northridge dropped to 3-4 overall and 0-2 in the NLC.

Wawasee hosts Warsaw at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.

WAWASEE 5, NORTHRIDGE 0

Singles

No. 1 - Ryan Perzanowski (WAW) won by default

No. 2 - Steve Ummel (WAW) def. Mike Montagano 6-2, 6-1

No. 3 - Andy Cole (WAW) def. Adam Fletcher 6-1, 6-0

Doubles

No. 1 - Quyen Tran/Jared Mahnensmith (WAW) def. Jevon Brenneman/J.C. Morgan 6-2, 0-6, 6-2

No. 2 - Farhan Haq/Shane Beer (WAW) def. Phil May/Matt Gorsuch 6-2, 6-0

JV: WAWASEE 3, NORTHRIDGE 1

Singles

No. 1 - Kyle Hilgenberg (WAW) def. Dustin Klotz 8-3

No. 2 - Kyle Farrel (WAW) def. Adam Stoffel 8-0

No. 3 - Blake Knisely (WAW) won 8-2

Doubles

No. 1 - Sebastian Peers/Ras Soni (NR) def. Andrew Gradle/R.J. Wilson (WAW) 8-5

Tippecanoe Valley 4,

Lewis Cass 1

At Mentone, Tippecanoe Valley's boys tennis team improved to 3-2 with a Thursday win over Lewis Cass.

Eric Love and Drew Shafer picked up singles wins in straight sets for Valley. JayDee Parker and Mike Parker won the No. 1 doubles match for Valley, and Aaron Martin and Brian Love won the No. 2 doubles match.

Valley hosts the Three Rivers Conference Tournament on Saturday.

TIPPECANOE VALLEY 4, LEWIS CASS 1

Singles

No. 1 - Eric Love (TV) def. Nick Bowyer 6-1, 6-2

No. 2 - Drew Shafer (TV) def. Josh Luckey 6-2, 6-1

No. 3 - Jeremy Hornbeck (LC) def. Luke Plank 1-6, 6-1, 3-3 (retired)

Doubles

No. 1 - JayDee Parker/Mike Parker (TV) def. Denny Baker/Mike Whitesell 6-2, 6-4

No. 2 - Aaron Martin/Brian Love (TV) def. Matt Bauer/Andrew Bird 6-1, 6-1

JV: TIPPECANOE VALLEY 2,

LEWIS CASS 2

Singles

No. 1 - Daniel Whalstrom (LC) def. Jeremy Shambaugh 6-4, 7-5

No. 2 - Andy Martin (TV) def. Justin Ramer 6-2, 6-1

No. 3 - Tom Piercy (LC) def. Kyle Robinson 6-2, 6-4

Doubles

No. 1 - Aaron Hart/Bryce Gast (TV) def. Nathaniel Martin/Mike Jones 6-2, 6-0

• 9th Football

Manchester 22, Whitko 0

At North Manchester, Josh Peden rushed for 165 yards as the Squires moved to 2-0 after blanking Whitko on Thursday.

Manchester's Klay Bechtold was 5-for-6 passing, and John Sommer scored a touchdown. Klint Rupley and Dan Wright each had four tackles for the Squires. Wright also forced two fumbles.

Manchester's offense tallied 280 yards.

Plymouth 16, Warsaw 8

Plymouth scored 16 points in the first half and held on to beat Warsaw's freshman football team on Thursday.

Each team had five turnovers. Warsaw's Jon Dock and Josh Buck had interceptions. Warsaw's defense also recovered three fumbles.

Warsaw scored its only touchdown in the third quarter on a 1-yard run by quarterback Jared Scrafton. The Tigers scored a two-point conversion on a pass from Scrafton to Justin Miller.

Warsaw, 2-1, plays Fort Wayne Northrop on Thursday.