Triton's Eads Brothers Bring Home HNAC Singles Titles
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KNOX – Triton’s Gavin and Mace Eads won Hoosier North Athletic Conference boys tennis championships at No. 1 and No. 2 singles, respectively, leading the Trojans to a second-place finish in the first-ever tournament. Knox won the team title with 48 points to Triton’s 46. Gavin Eads won a closely-contested straight-set match with Knox’s Elan Coad 7-5, 6-4, while Mace Eads needed a second-set tiebreaker to win 6-0, 7-6 over Knox’s Sequoya Elder. Aaron Stichter fell short in his bid for a conference title at No. 3 singles to Knox’s Kooper Broeker. Brenden Damron and Keygan Moiser finished second as well at No. 2 doubles. Dalton Bailey and Chase Butler won their third-place No. 1 doubles match over LaVille’s Brandon Haisley and Erik Eggbrecht. The Trojans continue their postseason at the Bremen Sectional. The draw for the tournament will be Monday. HNAC BOYS TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS Team standings: 1. Knox 48, 2. Triton 46, North Judson 35, LaVille 29 Triton results Singles: No. 1 – Gavin Eads (T) def. Elan Coad (K) 7-5, 6-4 for first place; No. 2 – Mace Eads (T) def. Sequoya Elder (K) 6-0, 7-6 (5) for first place; No. 3 – Aaron Stichter (T) lost to Kooper Broeker (K) 6-1, 6-0 for first place. Doubles: No. 1 – Dalton Bailey & Chase Butler (T) def. Brandon Haisley & Erik Eggbrecht (LV) 6-2, 6-4 for third place; No. 2 – Brenden Damron & Keygan Moiser (T) lost to Ethan Cooper & Aaron Fletcher (K) 6-2, 6-1 for first place.
Thursday in North Manchester Manchester had straight-set wins in both doubles matches and at No. 1 and No. 3 singles to defeat Tippecanoe Valley 4-1 in a Three Rivers Conference match. Max Karg won 12 of 13 games in his victory over Valley’s Trevor Neeley at No. 1 singles. Spence Trick defeated Nick Caudill at No. 3 singles. The Squires’ Noah Cain and Matthew Pegg shut out Dakota Parker and Seth Hoffman at No. 1 doubles, while Heath Dierks and Luke Donathan won each set 6-1 over the Vikings’ Kane Steller and Eric Wright. Keith Wright was Valley’s lone winner, taking down Parker Wagoner 6-1, 6-0 at No. 2 singles. Manchester has one regular season match left; the Squires will host Rochester on Monday. Valley wrapped up its regular season and will play in the Warsaw Sectional; the draw for the tournament will be Monday. MANCHESTER 4 TIPPECANOE VALLEY 1 Singles: No. 1 – Max Karg (M) def. Trevor Neeley 6-1, 6-0; No. 2 – Keith Wright (TV) def. Parker Wagoner 6-1, 6-0; No. 3 – Spence Trick (M) def. Nick Caudill 6-4, 6-3 Doubles: No. 1 – Noah Cain & Matthew Pegg (M) def. Dakota Parker & Seth Hoffman 6-0, 6-0; No. 2 – Heath Dierks & Luke Donathan (M) def. Kane Steller & Eric Wright 6-1, 6-1 Record: Manchester 9-4 (4-1 TRC)
Boys Soccer Thursday in Lagrange Alex Doll scored Wawasee’s lone goal in its 2-1 loss at Lakeland. Now 3-9-1 for the season, Wawasee will host Warsaw Saturday afternoon.
Thursday in Rochester Whitko junior Yeatek Im scored on an assist from classmate Basle Trimmer in the Wildcats’ 3-1 loss to Rochester. Goalkeeper Devin Goggin was credited with 15 saves. The Wildcats close out their regular season Tuesday when they host Prairie Heights.
Thursday in Warsaw Warsaw fell to defending 2A state soccer champion Goshen 6-0 in a Northern Lakes Conference match. The JV squad also fell to Goshen 5-0. The Tigers will take on Wawasee in Syracuse on Saturday.
Volleyball Thursday in Argos Triton had four players with at least four kills each, and added 16 aces in an easy sweep, 25-5, 25-6, 25-12, at Argos. Nichole Sechrist had seven kills and four aces for the Lady Trojans, with Quinn Downing seeing the four aces and raising five digs. Jaela Meister had a team-high six kills, and added two digs and an ace. Brooklyn Bitting and Courtney Jennings recorded four kills each, and Hannah Wanemacher had a team-high 12 assists to go with three digs. The Triton junior varsity team also rolled, beating the Lady Dragons 25-7, 25-9. The Trojans take a 10-8 mark on the season to the Bremen tournament on Saturday.
Thursday in Akron Sophie Bussard had 11 digs and Abby Betten nine kills in Tippecanoe Valley’s 25-22, 25-14, 25-21 win over visiting Northfield in a Three Rivers Conference match. Maddy Henninger had 18 assists for the Lady Vikings. Aces were recorded by Betten, Bussard, Madison Miller and Shayleigh Shriver. The Lady Vikings will take a 15-8 overall record to Converse for a non-conference match with Oak Hill on Monday.
Thursday in Bunker Hill Manchester dropped a Three Rivers Conference match 25-23, 25-17, 25-19, at Maconaquah Thursday evening. Kendra Binkley led the Lady Squires with 11 kills, while Cierra Carter had 10 digs. The Lady Squires will host Northfield in a TRC match on Tuesday. MACONAQUAH DEF. MANCHESTER 25-23, 25-17, 25-19 Manchester: Aces – Emma West 2, Ali Casper 2, Cierra Carter 1, Karly Eichenauer 1; Digs – Carter 10, West 8, Casper 8, Kendra Auler 6, Paige Wagoner 5, Kendra Binkley 5, Sydney Day 2, Eichenauer 2, Mattie McKee 1; Kills – Binkley 11, Carter 5, McKee 2, Anna Osborne 2; Assists – Auler 6, A. Osborne 3 JV – Maconaquah def. Manchester 25-18, 25-22 Manchester: Aces – Alicia Fields 2, West 2 Wagoner 1; Kills – Kennidy Lauer 3, Kennedy Rosen 3, Fields 3, Wagoner 1, Auler 1, Halie Wampler 1; Assists – Wampler 5, Emma Casper 2; Digs – Fields 5, Casper 2, west 1, Wagoner 1, Wampler 1, Rosen 1, Lauer 1
Thursday in Hamilton Whitko won a four-set non-conference match 22-25, 25-16, 25-12, 25-23, at the Hamilton Lady Marines. Kaitlyn Reed had 14 kills and three aces for the Lady Wildcats. Whitney Marsh had nine blocks and three kills, and Haley Yohe had 24 assists and four aces in the winning effort. Whitko will take its 16-6 overall record to Columbia City for a match with the Lady Eagles on Monday.
