NORTH MANCHESTER — The Tippecanoe Valley boys golf team won a three-team Three Rivers Conference match at Sycamore Golf Club in North Manchester Thursday.
Shooting a 176 on the par-36 back nine, Valley beat Whitko by one stroke, while Manchester shot a 211.
Whitko's Josh Busenbark was the medalist of the match, shooting a 42. Valley's top score came from Ted Shepherd, who shot a 43 and Manchester's Tyler Watson paced the Squires with a 44.
Valley travels to Saturday's Peru Invitational and Manchester will be at the Wabash Invitational Saturday.
TIPPECANOE VALLEY 176, WHITKO 177, MANCHESTER 211
(Sycamore GC, Par 36)
Medalist — Josh Busenbark (W) 42
Valley — Ted Shepherd 43, Kevin Summe 44, Taylor Breeden 44, Tanner Shepherd 52, Bray Swihart 45, Tanner Neeley 46
Whitko — Donovan Klein 43, Daniel Zawlocki 44, Busenbark 42, Matt Stewart 48, Tyler Wine 48, Tyler Baugher 49
Manchester — Watson 44, Johnson 53, Whitaker 58, Barnett 58, Harrell 56, Messer 95
Records — Valley 9-4, Whitko 13-4
Thursday in Warsaw
The second-ranked Warsaw boys golf team closed its Northern Lakes Conference regular season out by shooting a 151 at Stonehenge Golf Club Thursday, defeating Northridge and Concord. Northridge finished its nine holes with a 156, while Concord shot a 170. Jon Schram led the field with a 35, followed by teammate Eric Tandy's 36. The win ends the 11-0 Tigers NLC season with a 7-0 mark. Warsaw will look to wrap up its second-straight NLC title Saturday when it competes in the NLC Championships at South Shore Golf Club in Syracuse.
WARSAW 151, NORTHRIDGE 156, CONCORD 170
(Stonehenge GC)
Warsaw — Tyler Ostrom 40, Jon Schram 35, Eric Tandy 36, Bennett Hollar 40, Tim Ahlersmeyer 41
Northridge — Logan McBride 39, David Long 39, Rhett Holloway 36, Jeremy Kauffman 42, Will Erekson 45
Concord — Alex Happer 42, Caleb Partin 45, Ryan Bontrager 43, Andrew Sandlin 40, Brodie Kime 55
Records — Warsaw 11-0 (7-0 NLC), Northridge 11-3 (6-1 NLC), Concord 10-9 (3-4 NLC)
JV — Warsaw 166, Northridge 186; Warsaw 169, Concord 189
Warsaw JV — Justin Self 38, Viraj Gokhale 43, Evan Cultice 43, Will Petro 45, Simon Stone 45, Jared Essig 43, Lance Lybarger 42
Warsaw JV Record — 9-0 (5-0 NLC)
Thursday in Nappanee
Elkhart Memorial had the lowest score of three Northern Lakes Conference teams at McCormick Creek Golf Course in Nappanee Thursday. Shooting a 163, Memorial got the best of NorthWood (167) and Wawasee (176). NorthWood's Jesse Morganthaler was the medalist, shooting a 37 on the par-36 course. Wawasee was led by Ben Jackson and Luke Jackson each shot a 43. All three teams will be at South Shore Golf Club Saturday for the Northern Lakes Conference Championships.
ELKHART MEMORIAL 163, NORTHWOOD 167, WAWASEE 176
(McCormick Creek GC, Par 36)
Medalist — Jesse Morganthaler (NW) 37
Memorial — Frank Iavagnilio 40, Noah Strati 41, Sam Rodino 44, Kyle Lipa 39, Matt Kibiloski 42
NW — Dylan Gessinger 44, Morganthaler 37, Payton Grubbs 42, Jon Christofeno 44, Nate Trippel 47
Wawasee — Ben Jackson 43, Derek Zurcher 45, Luke Jackson 43, Josh Matti 45, Tyler Hare 49
Records — Memorial 6-9 (3-4 NLC), NorthWood 8-6 (3-4 NLC), Wawasee 7-9 (1-6 NLC)
JV — Memorial 181, Wawasee 188, NorthWood 191
Thursday in Nappanee
Playing at McCormick Creek Golf Course Thursday, the Triton Trojans got a 150-206 Northern State Conference win, improving to 12-0. Triton's Griffyn Carpenter shot a one-under 36, followed by Quentyn Carpenter's 37, while Taran Kennedy, Ryan Rapp and Chandler Slone all shot a 39. The Trojans travel to Culver Saturday to compete in the NSC Championships at Mystic Hills Golf Course.
TRITON 150, JIMTOWN 206
(McCormick Creek GC, Par 36)
Medalist — Griffyn Carpenter (T) 35
Triton — Quentyn Carpenter 37, Taran Kennedy 39, Ryan Rapp 39, Chandler Slone 39, Griffyn Carpenter 35
Jimtown — Brae Beadles 48, August Farwig 49, Gage Newcomer 49, Jordan Hutsell 60, Zach Roeder 77
Triton Record — 12-0
BASEBALL
Thursday in Elkhart
Playing at Elkhart Memorial Thursday, the Warsaw Tigers closed out its Northern Lakes Conference season with an 4-2 victory. Warsaw's Kyle Gibbs, Austin Moore and Austin Franzen combined to give up just three hits to the Crimson Chargers. Offensively, Riley Reinholt, Moore and Aaron Christenberry each had two hits. The win leaves Warsaw with a 9-13 overall record and 8-6 NLC mark going into Saturday's Tiger Tournament at Warsaw Community High School.
WARSAW 4, ELKHART MEMORIAL 2
W 000 001 3 — 4 10 2
M 000 100 1 — 2 3 2
Kyle Gibbs, Austin Moore (W, 1-1), Austin Franzen and Mitchell Gosnell; Adam Williams and Jordan Hinton
Records — Warsaw 9-13 (8-6 NLC), Memorial 10-13 (8-5 NLC)
JV — Warsaw 12, Memorial 3
Thursday in Nappanee
The Wawasee baseball team closed out its Northern Lakes Conference season with a 5-2 win Thursday at NorthWood. Overcoming an early 2-0 deficit, Wawasee scored two in the fourth and three in the fifth, improving its season mark to 5-19 and its conference record 2-12. John Beer got the victory, entering the game in the fourth inning, while Nate Hare and Drew Voirol each hit doubles. The Warriors travel to Lakeland Saturday for an 11 a.m. game.
WAWASEE 5, NORTHWOOD 2
W 000 230 0 — 5 7 3
N 200 000 0 — 2 3 3
Gage Fannin (ND), John Beer (4, W) and Dylan Wallace; Derek Yoder (NW) and Will Kirkwood
2B — Nate Hare (W), Drew Voirol (W), Brennan Yoder (N)
Records — Wawasee 5-19 (2-12 NLC), NW 11-9
JV — NorthWood 12, Wawasee 2 (6 innings)
W 110 000 — 2 3 2
N 124 302 — 12 11 0
Hoffman (W, 4IP, 2ER, 4K), Chumas (5, 2IP, 4K) and Chumas; Gabe Rhodes (L, 4IP, 6ER, 1BB), Patrick Navarro (5, 2IP, 2ER, 4K) and Jordan Currie
2B — Currie (W)
HR — Jordan Elliott (W)
Wawasee JV Record — 1-18 (0-14 NLC)
SOFTBALL
Thursday in Warsaw
The Warsaw softball team won its fourth-straight game Thursday at home, defeating Elkhart Memorial 9-4. In the Northern Lakes Conference finale, Alex Sanchez hit two home runs and Kendra Marshall hit her seventh of the season. Kaleigh Speicher got the win, improving her record to 10-3, while the Lady Tigers now sit at 17-8 overall and 9-5 in the NLC. The Lady Tigers close their regular season out by hosting Tippecanoe Valley today at 4:30 p.m.
WARSAW 9, ELKHART MEMORIAL 4
M 003 001 0 — 4 12 2
W 330 003 x — 9 9 0
Kaleigh Speicher (W, 10-3) and Kelsey Dotson; Ali Iavagnilio (L, 7-9), Paige Erwin (2) and Tiffani Collins
2B — Alex Sanchez (W), Kendra Marshall (W), Kelsey Dotson (W), Tayler Miller (M)
HR — Sanchez (W) 2, Marshall (W)
Records — Warsaw 17-8 (9-5 NLC), Memorial 12-15 (5-9 NLC)
JV — Memorial 5, Warsaw 4
Warsaw JV Record — 15-11
Thursday in Syracuse
The Wawasee softball team closed out its Northern Lakes Conference season with a 4-1 home win over NorthWood Thursday. Gabi Routson was the winning pitcher, striking out 15 NorthWood Lady Panthers. Kylie Norris and Mattia Rostochak each hit doubles in the win, with Rostochak driving in two runs. The Lady Warriors host Bremen today at 5 p.m.
WAWASEE 4, NORTHWOOD 1
N 000 000 1 — 1 5 1
W 000 004 x — 4 4 0
Gabi Routson (W, 7IP, 5H, 1R, 1ER, 1BB, 15K) and Ashley Truman; Rachel Page (L, 6IP, 4H, 4R, 1ER, 4K) and Mattingly
2B — Kylie Norris (W), Mattia Rostochak (W), Schwartz (N)
Records — Wawasee 11-12 (5-9 NLC), NW 10-16 (3-11 NLC)
JV — NorthWood 18, Wawasee 4 (5 innings)
Courtney Crabtree (L, 4IP, 8H, 16R, 8ER, 9BB, 3K), Ashlyn Fisher (5, 1IP, 1H, 2R, 1K) and Taylor Spangle, Crabtree (5)
Wawasee JV Record — 4-15 (3-12 NLC)
Thursday in Akron
The Tippecanoe Valley softball team got a 16-6 win in five innings over Culver Thursday at home. In their home finale, Chrissy Hillard went 3 for 4 with a double, while Kaley Shewman went 2 for 4 with a home run and five RBIs. The 8-14 Lady Vikings travel to Warsaw today for a 4:30 p.m. game.
TIPPECANOE VALLEY 16, CULVER 6 (5 innings)
C 210 12 — 6 9 5
V 511 09 — 16 11 2
Ashleigh Rutherford (W, 5IP, 9H, 6R, 4ER, 4BB, 2K, 1HB)
2B — Chrissy Hillard (V)
HR — Kaley Shewman (V)
Valley Record — 8-14
Thursday in Waterford Mills
Playing at Bethany Christian Thursday, the Triton softball team won 10-0 in five innings. Freshman Mallories Jennings didn't give up a hit in the win, while Triton piled up 10, one of which was a double by Hannah Downing. The 13-13 Lady Trojans travel to NorthWood Saturday for a 10 a.m. game.
TRITON 10, BETHANY CHRISTIAN 0 (6 innings)
T 202 213 — 10 10 1
B 000 000 — 0 0 5
Mallorie Jennings (W, 6IP, 0R, 0H, 3K, 2BB) and Katie Claxon; Melinda Lehman (L) and Andrea Hochstetler
2B — Hannah Downing (T)
Triton Record — 13-13
