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Trojans Retain Perfect Record

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    BREMEN — The Triton boys golf team closed out its Northern State Conference season Tuesday at Sprig O’Mint Golf Club in Bremen.
    Shooting a 148 on the par-36 course, Triton defeated Bremen’s 181, as well as out-of-conference opponent Tippecanoe Valley’s 180.
    Triton senior Griffyn Carpenter was the low scorer of the match, shooting a 36, followed by one-over scores by teammates Taran Kennedy and Chandler Slone.  Quentyn Carpenter shot a 38, while the Trojans’ scoring was rounded out by Ryan Rapp’s 41.
    For Tippecanoe Valley, Tanner Neeley’s 42 led the way, followed by Taylor Breeden’s 44 and 47s from Ted Shepherd, Kevin Summe and Bray Swihart.
    Valley travels to Stonehenge Golf Club today to take on No. 2 Warsaw and Fort Wayne Dwenger, while the 14-0 Trojans’ next match is Saturday at the Lafayette Jefferson Classic, which will be played at Battle Ground.
TRITON 148, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 180, BREMEN 181
(Sprig O’Mint GC, Par 36)
Medalist — Griffyn Carpenter (T) 36
Triton — Quentyn Carpenter 38, Taran Kennedy 37, Ryan Rapp 41, Chandler Slone 37, G. Carpenter 36
Valley — Ted Shepherd 47, Kevin Summe 47, Taylor Breeden 44, Tanner Neeley 42, Bray Swihart 47
Bremen — Taylor Fanning 38, Jordan Sinclair 49, Thomas Manges 50, Micah Knoblock 47, JJ Schafer 47
Triton Record — 14-0
JV — Valley 184, Triton 185, Bremen 204

BASEBALL
Tuesday in Peru
The Manchester baseball team ended its regular season with a 17-5 home win at Peru Tuesday in five innings. Logan Brunn was the winning pitcher, going four innings and striking out eight. Devan Knecht and Connor McLaughlin each finished the game with three hits, while Scott Baker and Payton Sorg each had two and four RBIs. The 11-13 Squires begin sectional play Thursday at Wabash against the hosting Wabash Apaches.
MANCHESTER 17, PERU 5 (5 innings)
M    370    07    —    17    13    0
P    005    00    —    5    6    4
Logan Brunn (W, 4IP, 8K, 3BB, 5H, 5R, 5ER), Jim Sainsbury (5, 1IP, 1BB, 1H) and Devan Knecht
2B — Connor McLaughlin (M), Scott Baker (M)
HR — Caleb Thomas (M)
Manchester Record — 11-13

BOYS GOLF
Tuesday in Syracuse
Shooting a two-under 34 at South Shore Golf Club, Wawasee’s Derek Zurcher led the Warriors to a 156-174 win Tuesday against Columbia City. Along with Zurcher’s performance, Wawasee’s Ben Jackson and Josh Matti each shot a 39, followed by 44s from Luke Jackson and Dylan Cousins, as well as a 46 from Tyler Kissinger. The Warriors are back at South Shore Thursday, taking on Elkhart Central, Fairfield and West Noble.
WAWASEE 156, COLUMBIA CITY 174
(South Shore GC, Par 36)
Medalist — Derek Zurcher (W) 34
Wawasee — Ben Jackson 39, Zurcher 34, Josh Matti 39, Luke Jackson 44, Dylan Cousins 44, Tyler Kissinger 46
CC — Rethlake 43, Burnsworth 44, Benedict 43, Parrett 44, Jagger 44, Philbee 52
Wawasee Record — 8-9
JV — Wawasee 181, CC 201
Wawasee JV — Tyler Hare 41, Jordan Melching 38, Brett Smith 54, Eric Doll 48

GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD
Tuesday in Fort Wayne
At Tuesday’s Fort Wayne Northrop Regional, the Whitko girls track and field team had three competitors, but none generated points. The hosting Northrop girls won the meet with 93 points, followed by Fort Wayne Snider’s 62.5, Westview’s 52, Fort Wayne Wayne’s 49 and Carroll’s 42 to round out the top five. For Whitko, Josie Sparks’ time of 1:01.99 in the 400 placed her ninth and Miranda Terrill also finished with a ninth-place in finish in the high jump, clearing 5-0.25. Kelsie Boggs also competed in the meet, but failed to qualify out of the 100 dash preliminaries.
TOP 10 — FW NORTHROP 93, FW SNIDER 62.5, WESTVIEW 52, FW WAYNE 49, CARROLL 42, DEKALB 32, FW HARDING 26, FW NORTH SIDE 25, FW CONCORDIA 24, BELLMONT 24
(Northrop Regional, Winners and Local Results)
100 — 1. Brionna Thomas (Wayne) 12.08, DNQ. Kelsie Boggs 13.3; 200 — 1. Thomas (Wayne) 24.89; 400 — 1. Whitney McDonald (Northrop) 57.38, 9. Josie Sparks (Whitko) 1:01.99; 800 — 1. Tyreca Jackson (Harding) 2:18.09; 1600 — 1. Britanna Johnson (Carroll) 5:02.09; 3200 — 1. Johnson (Carroll) 11:01.74; 100 Hurdles — 1. Skyler Carpenter (Westview) 14.41; 300 Hurdles — 1. Carpenter (Westview) 42.56*
400 Relay — 1. FW Wayne (Brittney Britt, Jamira Winborn, Wanda Long, Brionna Thomas) 47.83; 1600 Relay — 1. Northrop (Latrice Bolten, Makeele Skelton, Demetra Taylor, Whitney McDonald) 3:51.76; 3200 Relay — 1. Northrop (Bolten, Lauren Osterhout, Geral’n McGee, Emma Mirwaldt) 9:25.38; High Jump — 1. Shanel DeJournett (Snider) 5-6.25, 9. Miranda Terrill (Whitko) 5-0.25; Pole Vault — 1. Nina Gutermouth (Leo) 13-0; Long Jump — 1. Carpenter (Westview) 18-6.25; Shot Put — 1. Rachel Dincoff (DeKalb) 43-9; Discus — 1. Kayla Zink (Snider) 139-11
* — Meet Record