AKRON — The Tippecanoe Valley boys basketball team rebounded from a Friday night loss to Northfield with a win over the Class 3A No. 9 Plymouth Pilgrims Saturday in Akron. Losing 40-34 Friday at Northfield, the Tippecanoe Valley Vikings got right back on the court Saturday against the Pilgrims (6-3), getting a 54-43 victory, improving to 7-3 on the year. Leading 27-24 going into the final quarter, Valley matched its point total from the previous three quarters by making five field goals and converting 17 of 21 free throws in the frame. Valley junior Nick Kindig made all nine of his fourth-quarter free throw opportunities, going 13 of 13 overall, finishing the game with 29 points, while sophomore Tanner Andrews finished the game with 19 points, making 7 of 8 free throws. The Vikings are back in action Tuesday at Argos. TIPPECANOE VALLEY 54, PLYMOUTH 43 P 6 10 8 19 — 43 V 7 15 5 27 — 54 Valley — Nick Kindig 7 13-13 29, Robby Groom 0 1-2 1, Tanner Andrews 6 7-8 19, Jeffrey Tillman 0 0-0 0, Jacob Ritchey 0 2-4 2, Alex Thacker 0 1-2 1, James Gregory 0 0-0 0, Logan Britton 0 0-0 0, Nate Littlejohn 0 0-0 0, Tyler Swain 1 0-0 2, Chainey Zolman 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 24-29 54. Plymouth — Ryan McNeil 2 2-2 8, David Lee 2 2-2 6, Mack Mercer 4 2-2 10, Kyser McCrammer 2 0-0 4, John Ruff 1 0-0 2, Joe Knapp 1 0-0 2, Conner Flynn 1 0-0 2, Ike Kastner 1 0-0 2, Kyle Kaser 0 2-2 2, Tom Felke 2 0-0 5, Hayden Skirvin 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 6-8 43. Three-point goals — Valley 2 (Kindig 2), Plymouth 2 (McNeil 2); Team Fouls (fouled out) — Valley 15, Plymouth 27 (Lee, Ruff); Records — Valeley 7-3, Plymouth 6-3. JV — Valley 33, Plymouth 29.
Saturday in Lebanon
Whitko senior Logan Irwin kept his big season going Saturday at Class 3A No. 4 Lebanon, but his team came out on the losing end, 72-62. Playing a game that was originally slated to be played at Purdue University before NCAA rules prohibited it a month ago, Irwin made 12 of 24 field goals to score 35 points, while also posting five assists and five rebounds. Teammate Gabe Powell had 12 and seven rebounds. The loss snapped Whitko’s three-game winning streak, but the Wildcats will look to get another one going Friday at Southwood in a Three Rivers Conference matchup. LEBANON 72, WHITKO 62 W 16 14 13 19 — 62 L 20 18 17 17 — 72 Lebanon — Trey Hendrix 4-12 5-10 16, Chris Lowe 1-1 0-0 2, Ray Solomon 5-9 0-2 10, Garrett Breedlove 1-2 0-0 2, Cord Barricklow 9-15 3-5 21, Caleb Brannon 7-12 4-5 21, Mitchell Starkey 0-0 0-0 0, Jake Marshall 0-0 0-0 0, Nick Starkey 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-52 12-22 72. Whitko — Logan Irwin 12-24 5-9 35, Keaton Irwin 0-2 0-1 0, Alex Stoddard 2-7 2-2 7, Trey Weber 3-3 0-1 8, Gabe Powell 6-8 0-0 12, Dylan Cumberland 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 23-46 7-13 62. Three-point goals — Lebanon 6-19 (Hendrix 3, Brannon 3), Whitko 9-19 (Irwin 6, Weber 2, Stoddard); Team Fouls (fouled out) — Lebanon 18 (Breedlove), Whitko 19 (Powell); Turnovers — Lebanon 5, Whitko 7; Rebounds — Lebanon 33 (Barricklow 14), Whitko 23 (Powell 7); Assists — Lebanon 12 (Hendrix 4, Breelove 4), Whitko 8 (L. Irwin 5); Steals — Lebanon 3, Whitko 2; Blocks — Lebanon 2, Whitko 1; Records — Lebanon 12-1, Whitko 4-6.
The Lakeland Christian Academy boys basketball team fell 61-34 Friday at Elkhart Christian. In the loss, LCA was led by Collin Price’s 12 points. The 0-10 LCA Cougars host Benton Friday. ELKHART CHRISTIAN 61, LAKELAND CHRISTIAN 34 L 6 5 14 9 — 34 W 9 26 11 15 — 61 ECA — Colin Craft 1-6 1-2 3, Dalton Lambert 3-7 0-0 6, Austin Buckles 0-0 0-0 0, Tyler Vanarsdale 0-2 0-0 0, Jack Walters 1-2 0-0 2, Ryan Kupferschmidt 7-8 2-4 17, Tanner Watson 0-1 0-0 0, Alec Dutkowski 0-0 0-0 0, Cory Waycaster 12-19 6-8 33, Jude Allen 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-55 9-14 61. LCA — Teddy Harvey 1-1 0-0 3, Sam Harris 0-1 0-0 0, Zarek Finley 2-7 0-0 6, Collin Price 4-10 2-2 12, Chris Silveus 1-5 0-0 3, Josh Silveus 1-5 0-4 2, Logan Pitts 0-0 0-0 0, Billy Pitts 1-1 0-0 2, Calvin Prinsen 3-9 0-0 6, Logan Mount 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 13-40 2-6 34. Records — ECA 6-2, LCA 0-10.
GIRLS BASKETBALL Saturday in Akron
Posting their six-straight win Saturday at home, the Tippecanoe Valley girls basketball team got 18 points from Staci Groom in a 60-49 victory over Northfield. Along with Groom’s point total, Valley’s Tory Keirn had 12 points and Danielle Bussard scored eight points to go with her seven assists and four steals. The 11-2 (4-0 TRC) Lady Vikings are at Class 3A No. 5 NorthWood Tuesday. TIPPECANOE VALLEY 60, NORTHFIELD 49 N 8 10 16 15 — 49 V 22 13 9 16 — 60 Valley — Staci Groom 8-12 2-3 18, Danielle Bussard 4-6 0-0 8, Megan Bibler 3-5 1-2 7, Caylie Teel 3-4 0-0 6, Brooke O’Connor 2-4 0-0 4, Kelsey Ball 2-4 0-0 4, Tory Keirn 4-10 2-2 12, Courtney Newsome 0-1 0-0 0, Connor Fraser 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-45 6-10 60. Northfield — Alyssa Richter 0-0 0-0 0, Caitlin Eltzroth 0-1 0-0 0, Sidney Reed 6-8 7-7 19, Michelle Hendricks 0-0 0-0 0, Sydney Eltzroth 4-13 5-6 16, Katie Stephan 1-3 0-0 2, Kylie Echard 1-2 1-6 3, Arie Kennedy 1-3 7-8 9. Totals 13-20 20-27 49. Three-point goals — Valley 2-4 (Keirn 2), Northfield 3-8 (S. Eltzroth 3); Team Fouls — Valley 17, Northfield 12; Turnovers — Valley 15, Northfield 24; Rebounds — Valley 17 (Bussard 4, Ball 4, Keirn 4), Northfield 19 (Reed 8); Assists — Valley 16 (Bussard 7), Northfield 4; Steals — Valley 13 (Bussard 4), Northfield 7 (S. Eltzroth 2); Blocks — Valley 0, Northfield 3; Records — Valley 11-2 (4-0 TRC), Northfield 4-9 (0-4 TRC).
Saturday in Denver
The Manchester girls basketball team posted a 58-49 overtime victory Saturday at North Miami High School in Three Rivers Conference action. In the overtime period, Manchester limited North Miami to four points, while the Lady Squires converted 11 of 16 free throws and made a field goal to get the 11-point victory. In the win, junior Kayla Flack had 13 points and 10 rebounds, while senior Hannah Little finished with 10 points, 10 rebounds and six steals. The 10-3 (3-1 TRC) Lady Squires host Peru Wednesday night. MANCHESTER 58, NORTH MIAMI 49 (OT) M 12 9 8 16 13 — 58 N 9 14 15 7 4 — 49 Manchester — Malyssa Bedke 0 7-8 7, Meika Kennedy 3 0-0 6, Bekah Brunn 0 0-0 0, Kayla Flack 5 2-2 13, Hannah Little 2 6-10 10, Hanna Schmidt 5 2-2 14, Kaylee Watson 1 4-6 6, Lindsey Budnik 0 0-0 0, Autumn Brewer 1 0-0 2. Totals 17 21-28 58. NM — Bailee Boggs 4 3-8 11, Cortnee Lefebvre 2 3-4 8, Tiffany Huffman 0 2-4 2, Taylor Sundanre 5 4-6 14, Milkama Robinson 4 5-10 14, Jenny Turner 0 0-0 0, Lindsey Vincent 0 0-0 0, Ashley Jackson 0 0-0 0, Karissa Wood 0 0-0 0, Josie Wood 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 17-32 49. Three-point goals — Manchester 3 (Schmidt 2, Flack), NM 2 (Lefebvre, Robinson); Team Fouls (fouled out) — Manchester 26 (Kennedy), NM 25 (Boggs, Lefebvre, Robinson); Turnovers — Manchester 30; Rebounds — Manchester 31 (Flack 10, Little 10); Assists — Manchester 7 (Brewer 2, Little 2); Steals — Manchester 20 (Little 6); Blocks — Manchester 1; Records — Manchester 10-3 (3-1 TRC), NM 2-12 (0-4 TRC). JV — NM 29, Manchester 21 Manchester JV Stats: Points — Sydney Snep 7, Celina Carter 4, Madison Isbell 3; Record — 5-8 (2-2 TRC).
Saturday in Nappanee
The losing streak for the Wawasee girls basketball team reached five games following a 49-18 loss to Class 3A No. 5 NorthWood Saturday in Nappanee. In the Northern Lakes Conference defeat, junior KiLee Knafel led the Lady Warriors with seven points, while NorthWood’s Morgan Olson led all scorers with 14. The 4-8 (0-3 NLC) Lady Warriors are at Columbia City Tuesday.
In Three Rivers Conference action Saturday in South Whitley, the Whitko girls basketball got a 51-48 win over Rochester. Using balanced scoring to get the win, Whitko was led by Karissa Olinske’s 14 points, followed by Cagney Craig’s 11, Micaela Sylvester’s nine and Katee Reiff’s eight. The 6-7 (2-2 TRC) Lady Wildcats are at Class 3A No. 1 Norwell Thursday. WHITKO 51, ROCHESTER 48 R 10 15 10 13 — 48 W 13 16 11 11 — 51 Whitko — Karissa Olinske 6-12 1-2 14, Cagney Craig 3-5 4-5 11, Micaela Sylvester 3-8 3-4 9, Cassie Jones 1-3 2-2 4, Jordan Hall 0-3 0-0 0, Kelly Reiff 0-1 0-0 0, Josie Sparks 2-2 1-1 5, Katee Reiff 2-9 2-4 8, Lynsi Hicks 0-3 0-0 0, Bailee Juillerat 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-46 13-18 51. Rochester — Rylee Holland 1 3-4 6, Alanie Sroufe 2 4-5 8, Kaelee Smith 0 1-2 1, Abbie Malchow 3 4-6 12, Breanne Paulik 2 0-1 4, Jenna Crispen 4 2-4 10, Leighnee Smith 0 0-0 0, Raeann Hunter 2 1-1 5, Karli Murphy 0 2-2 2. Totals 14 17-25 48. Three-point goals — Whitko 4-12 (Ka. Reiff 2, Olinske, Craig), Rochester 3 (Malchow 2, Holland); Turnovers — Whitko 15; Rebounds — Whitko 24 (Jones 5); Assists — Whitko 14 (Olinske 4); Steals — Whitko 17 (Olinske 4, Sylvester 4); Blocks — Whitko 10 (Hicks 5); Records — Whitko 6-7 (2-2 TRC), Rochester 9-5 (2-2 TRC).
Saturday in Argos
The Lakeland Christian Academy girls basketball team lost 72-42 Saturday in Argos. LCA senior Jo Boren had 22 points and 17 rebounds in the loss, while Emilee Catron had seven points. The 1-12 Lady Cougars host MCAC Thursday. ARGOS 72, LAKELAND CHRISTIAN 42 L 10 9 13 10 — 42 A 14 19 21 18 — 72 LCA — Jessica Goss 1-6 1-9 3, Hannah Remington 1-3 1-1 3, Hailey Nieveen 3-6 0-0 7, Alisa Gross 0-1 0-0 0, Emilee Catron 2-12 3-6 7, Jo Boren 7-23 7-10 22, Julianne Haines 0-1 0-0 0, Ashley Ormsby 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 14-54 12-26 42. LCA Stats: Three-point goals — 2-8 (Nieveen, Boren); Team Fouls — 15; Turnovers — 22; Rebounds — 30 (Boren 16); Assists — 1; Steals — 11 (Goss 4); Blocks — 6 (Boren 3); Record — 1-12. JV — Argos 34, LCA 15 LCA JV Scoring — Haines 6, Ormsby 3, Emily McCoomb 2, Megan Lang 2, Gross 2.
Friday in Elkhart
The Lakeland Christian Academy girls basketball team got its first win Friday at Elkhart Christian, winning 48-35. In the victory, senior Jo Boren had 17 points and 17 rebounds for the Lady Cougars, while Emilee Catron finished with 13 points and eight rebounds. Hannah Remington also had a big game, scoring nine points and nabbing a game-high 19 rebounds. LAKELAND CHRISTIAN 48, ELKHART CHRISTIAN 35 L 9 19 7 13 — 48 E 7 11 4 13 — 35 LCA — Jessica Goss 2-3 1-3 5, Hannah Remington 4-13 1-2 9, Hailey Nieveen 1-9 0-0 2, Alisa Gross 1-1 0-0 2, Emilee Catron 2-14 9-10 13, Gretta Schneider 0-0 0-0 0, Jo Boren 6-25 5-9 17, Meryl Gerst 0-0 0-0 0, Ashley Ormsby 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 16-65 16-24 48. LCA Stats: Three-point goals — 0-11; Team Fouls (fouled out) — 19 (Goss); Turnovers — 18; Rebounds — 52 (Remington 19); Assists — 2; Steals — 10 (Catron 3, Boren 3); Blocks — 5 (Boren 2).
BOYS SWIMMING Saturday in Dunlap
In Saturday’s 134-49 Northern Lakes Conference win at Concord, the Warsaw boys swim team won 10 of the 12 events, with Jayden Parrett, Spencer Davidson and Dominick Cesaretti all being a part of four wins. All three were members of the 200 medley and 400 free relays, while Parrett also won the 100 free and 100 back, Davidson finished first in the 200 IM and 100 breast and Cesaretti was the top finisher in the 50 free and 100 fly. The Tigers are at Bremen Jan. 19. WARSAW 134, CONCORD 49 200 Medley Relay — 1. Warsaw (Jayden Parrett, Spencer Davidson Dominick Cesaretti, Nate Stone) 1:46.16, 2. Warsaw (Josh Miller, Connor Schue, Caleb Snyder, Victor Johansson) 1:54.75; 200 Free — 1. Connor Hoffman (C) 1:54.37, 2. Max Carter (W) 1:56.80, 3. Andrew Thrasher (W) 2:03.12; 200 IM — 1. Davidson (W) 2:05.89, 2. Snyder (W) 2:12.42, 3. Alex Mark (C) 2:27.90; 50 Free — 1. Cesaretti (W) 24.40, 2. Stone (W) 24.91, 3. Luke VanderVliet (C) 25.70; Diving — 1. Dean Katris (W) 203.05, 2. Liam McCarrick (W) 129.10, 3. Tanner Swihart (W) 91.60; 100 Fly — 1. Cesaretti (W) 1:00.01, 2. Carter (W) 1:00.04, 3. VanderVliet (C) 1:06.80 100 Free — 1. Parrett (W) 51.76, 2. Miller (W) 58.86, 3. Zach Wright (C) 1:03.02; 500 Free — 1. Hoffman (C) 5:18.06, 2. Thrasher (W) 5:29.01, 3. Stone (W) 5:31.61; 200 Free Relay — 1. Warsaw (Carter, Snyder, Thrasher, Stone) 1:41.46, 2. Concord (Wright, Trent Chamness, Hoffman, Mark) 1:41.81; 100 Back — 1. Parrett (W) 58.29, 2. Miller (W) 1:01.83, 3. Snyder (W) 1:03.15; 100 Breast — 1. Davidson (W) 1:01.76, 2. Schue (W) 1:14.95, 3. Ethan Dias (C) 1:16.31; 400 Free Relay — 1. Warsaw (Parrett, Carter, Cesaretti, Davidson) 3:33.28, 2. Concord (Hoffman, VanderVliet, Wright, Andrew Hinds) 3:43.99.
Saturday in North Manchester
At Manchester, the Tippecanoe Valley boys swim team claimed a 91-88 road win Saturday. In the team win, Valley was led by Kenneth Surface’s wins in the 200 IM and 100 breast, while joining Brandon Maull, Tommy Alexander and Brody Cook on the winning 200 medley relay and 400 free relay. For Manchester, the Squires won three events, including the 200 free relay of Kegan McNeeley, Brodi Carter, Calvin Barnett and Ross Messer. Valley is back in competition Tuesday at home against Rochester, while Manchester’s next meet is Jan. 18 at home against Oregon-Davis.
The Wawasee boys swim team won four events Saturday at home, but fell 106-80 to Goshen in Northern Lakes Conference action. In the team loss, Wawasee did get wins from Zac Hershberger (200 IM, 100 breast), Luke Smith (100 free) and the 200 free relay of Sebastian List, Smith, Andrew Busse and Hershberger. The 1-7 Warriors are off until the preliminary round of the NLC Championships on Jan. 26 at Northridge High School. GOSHEN 106, WAWASEE 80 200 Medley Relay — 1. Goshen (Tommy Palczynski, Tyler James, Daniel Swihart, Clancy Short) 1:51.81, 2. Wawasee (Sebastian List, Zac Hershberger, Andrew Busse, Luke Smith) 1:53.74; 200 Free — 1. Alex Podgorski (G) 1:55.82, 2. List (W) 1:56.24, 3. Caige Wahlgren (W) 2:14.07; 200 IM — 1. Hershberger (W) 2:07.79, 2. James (G) 2:22.57, 3. Alex Metcalfe (G) 2:24.26; 50 Free — 1. Short (G) 24.54, 2. Smith (W) 24.62, 3. Swihart (G) 25.66; Diving — 1. Sam Bowser (G) 162.50, 2. Dylan Dunithan (W) 157.15, 3. Brett Smith (W) 151.95; 100 Fly — 1. Swihart (G) 1:01.45, 2. Phillip Badzuh (G) 1:05.76, 3. Busse (W) 1:05.88 100 Free — 1. L. Smith (W) 56.41, 2. Palczynski (G) 57.08, 3. Kyle Butler (G) 1:00.89; 500 Free — 1. Podgorski (G) 5:16.02, 2. Busse (W) 5:30.17, 3. Wahlgren (W) 6:07.62; 200 Free Relay — 1. Wawasee (List, L. Smith, Busse, Hershberger) 1:39.32, 2. Goshen (Short, Swihart, James, Podgorski) 1:39.50; 100 Back — 1. Short (G) 1:01.13, 2. List (W) 1:03.96, 3. Palczynski (G) 1:04.38; 100 Breast — 1. Hershberger (W) 1:05.61, 2. James (G) 1:11.54, 3. Victor Garcia (G) 1:11.89; 400 Free Relay — 1. Goshen (Ian Duell, Palczynski, Philip Badzuh, Podgorski) 3:52.73, 2. Wawasee (Corey Kenworthy, Wahlgren, Logan Haessig, Mason Germonprez) 4:17.09.
GIRLS SWIMMING Saturday in Dunlap
The Warsaw girls swim team won just one event at Concord Saturday, losing 114-69. Warsaw’s lone win in the Northern Lakes Conference meet came from Ashley Van Wormer in the 100 breast. The Lady Tigers will be back at Concord Thursday for the preliminary round of the NLC Championships. CONCORD 114, WARSAW 69 200 Medley Relay — 1. Concord (Audra Burtch, Ashley Schrock, Mia Leas, Sarah Lehman) 1:55.92, 2. Warsaw (Erica Gauger, Ashley Van Wormer, Cynthia Juarez, Claire Wack) 2:02.19; 200 Free — 1. Kenzie Wright (C) 2:08.61, 2. Jessica Haines (W) 2:14.76, 3. Peyton Miller (C) 2:14.84; 200 IM — 1. Burtch (C) 2:16.26, 2. Avery Smith (C) 2:27.93, 3. Van Wormer (W) 2:30.93; 50 Free — 1. Schrock (C) 26.14, 2. Wack (W) 27.19, 3. Leas (C) 27.74; Diving — 1. Cassie Leas (C) 138.40, 2. Rachel O’Connell (C) 137.35, 3. Anna Decker (W) 84.50; 100 Fly — 1. Lehman (C) 1:05.74, 2. Juarez (W) 1:10.36, 3. Wright (C) 1:12.95 100 Free — 1. Burtch (C) 56.45, 2. Wack (W) 59.78, 3. Gauger (W) 1:02.32; 500 Free — 1. Laura Housman (C) 5:34.01, 2. M. Leas (C) 5:50.14, 3. J. Haines (W) 6:01.89; 200 Free Relay — 1. Concord (Burtch, Smith, Wright, Housman) 1:46.65, 2. Warsaw (Van Wormer, Jessica Sweatland, Margot Rheinhardt, Meghan Boston) 1:54.87; 100 Back — 1. Schrock (C) 1:04.63, 2. Gauger (W) 1:07.22, 3. Lehman (C) 1:07.36; 100 Breast — 1. Van Wormer (W) 1:11.94, Housman (C) 1:17.09, 3. Smith (C) 1:20.35; 400 Free Relay — 1. Concord (M. Leas, Wright, Schrock, Lehman) 3:53.02, 2. Warsaw (Wack, Sweatland, Juarez, Gauger) 4:10.73.
Editor’s Note: Due to lack of space, results from Wawasee/Goshen girls swimming, Manchester/Tippecanoe Valley girls swimming and Warsaw wrestling will appear in Tuesday’s edition.
