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ROCHESTER - Five players scored between eight and 14 points as the Tippecanoe Valley girls' basketball team pummeled winless Rochester 71-46 Monday evening.
The win pulled Valley up to .500 at 7-7. The Vikings have won three in a row and five of their last seven.
Rochester dropped to 0-14.
Kara Tucker led the Vikings with 14 points, and Bonnie Bickel and Amy Nellans added 11 each. Brooke Fisher scored nine, and Rhonda Doud scored eight.
Tucker also dished out eight assists and had three steals. Fisher added 10 rebounds, six assists and three steals to her 11 points.
Valley won the junior varsity game 38-32. Jenny Sanders scored eight and Jenny Day seven for the Vikings. Tiffany Cunningham grabbed eight rebounds.
Valley, 3-1 in the Three Rivers Conference, hosts Manchester on Thursday.
Valley 71, Rochester 46
Valley (7-7) 16 20 15 20 - 71
Rochester (0-14) 9 13 9 15 - 46
Valley - Day 0 0-0 0, Doud 3 2-2 8, Brandi Fisher 0 1-2 1, Walters 0 6-6 6, Wilcox 1 1-2 3, Bickel 3 5-10 11, Brooke Fisher 2 5-6 9, Shaw 1 0-0 2, Tucker 3 8-10 14, Hamilton 3 0-0 6, Nellans 5 1-2 11. Totals - 21 29-40 71.
Rochester - Hoehne 0 0-0 0, Viger 0 0-0 0, Milliser 5 3-5 14, Overmeyer 4 1-6 9, Ewing 3 2-4 8, Krom 2 3-8 7, Sheets 1 0-0 2, Rosswurm 1 0-0 2, Warner 1 0-0 2, Absi 0 2-2 2. Totals - 17 11-25 46.
Three-point goals - Rochester 1 (Milliser), Valley none. Rebounds - Rochester 41, Valley 38 (Brooke Fisher 10). Assists - Tucker 8, Brooke Fisher 6. Steals - Brooke Fisher 3, Tucker 3. Turnovers - Valley 12. Team fouls - Rochester 27, Valley 22. Fouled out - Hoehne, Sheets.
JV: Valley 38, Rochester 32
• Wrestling
Warsaw 37, Plymouth 32
At Plymouth, the Warsaw Tiger wrestlers dominated the middle-weight classes en route to their Monday win.
The Tigers won every match between the 135 and 171 weight classes, including Aaron Banks (135), Luke Chabot (140), Matt Zellers (145), Carl Hartwell (152), Chris Wilson (160) and Steve Fribley (171).
Other Tigers who won matches included Adam Harter (112), Greg Patrick (119) and Robbie Boley (125).
Tigers who won junior varsity matches included Jay Hammer (125), Joe Wildman (130), Isaac Perry (152) and Marvin Farmer (171).
On Saturday, the Warsaw wrestling team finished with a 1-2 record in the Culver Military Academy tournament.
The Tigers beat Culver Military Academy 54-23. They lost to Fremont 51-21 and lost to Lake Central 36-35.
Two Tigers won all three matches. Harter (119 pounds) and Boley each finished the day with 3-0 records.
Warsaw competes in the NLC Championships at Goshen on Saturday.
WARSAW 37,
PLYMOUTH 22
103 - Eric Cox (P) def. Scottie Snyder 7-3
112 - Adam Harter (W) def. Joe Binfet 4-2
119 - Greg Patrick (W) def. John Funk 9-2
125 - Robbie Boley (W) def. Andy DeWitt 6-4
130 - Ben Rader (P) def. Tim Roe 6-5
135 - Aaron Banks (W) def. Jeremy Hutchinson 11-10
140 - Luke Chabot (W) pinned Joe DeWitt, :48
145 - Matt Zellers (W) def. Jason Arveson 16-8
152 - Carl Hartwell (W) pinned Josh Georgan, 3:38
160 - Chris Wilson (W) pinned Matt Arveson, 1:28
171 - Steve Fribley (W) def. Darin Heet 9-2
189 - Justin Baker (P) def. Steve McKinley 13-0
215 - Dan Denaut (P) pinned Joey Navarro, 1:02
275 - Bill Young (P) pinned Jeremy Flores, :51
CMA MEET:
WARSAW 54,
CULVER MILTARY ACADEMY 21
FREMONT 51, WARSAW 21
LAKE CENTRAL 36, WARSAW 35
Warsaw individual records
103 - Scott Snyder 1-2
112 - Adam Harter 3-0
119 - Greg Patrick 2-1
125 - Robbie Boley 3-0
130 - Tim Roe 0-3
135 - Aaron Banks 2-1
140 - Luke Chabot 0-3
145 - Matt Zellers 2-1
152 - Carl Hartwell 2-1
160 - Chris Wilson 2-1
171 - Steve Fribley 0-3
189 - Marvin Farmer 1-1, Joey Navarro 0-1
215 - Steve McKinley 2-1
275 - Jeremy Flores 1-2
Wawasee Goes 3-2
At Elkhart, the Wawasee wrestling team went 3-2 in Saturday's NIC Super Dual.
The Warriors beat South Bend St. Joe's 63-7, beat Washington 47-26 and beat LaSalle 66-12. The Warriors lost to Penn 33-31 and lost to Elkhart Memorial 39-21.
Wawasee's Kevin A. Carr (125), Darrell Carr (135) and Shaun Belin (152) each finished the day with 5-0 records. Troy Hendricks (125) went 3-0.
The Warrior junior varsity team went 2-3 on the day. They beat South Bend St. Joe's 60-12 and beat LaSalle 54-6. They lost to Penn 52-18, lost to Elkhart Memorial 48-26 and lost to Washington 42-36.
Shane Heimann (125), Tyler Cline (130), Ken McIntosh (119), Jeremy Tackitt (119) and Tim Cotton (130) each won all of their matches for the Warriors.
The Warriors, 9-3 overall and 4-0 in the Northern Lakes Conference, host Plymouth on Tuesday.
WAWASEE 63, SOUTH BEND ST. JOE'S 7
WAWASEE 47, WASHINGTON 26
WAWASEE 66, LASALLE 12
PENN 33, WAWASEE 31
ELKHART MEMORIAL 39, WAWASEE 21
Wawasee individual records
103 - Chet Wortinger 4-1
112 - Travis Coy 4-1
119 - Jacen Hendricks 1-3, Jeremy Tackitt 1-0
125 - Kevin A. Carr 5-0, Troy Hendricks 3-0
130 - Ryan Johnson 4-1
135 - Darrell Carr 5-0
140 - John Merchant 3-2
145 - Jason Carr 4-1
152 - Shaun Belin 5-0
160 - Rob Burke 2-2
171 - Jeremy Walls 2-1
189 - Jesse Leonard 1-4
275 - Jamie Salazar 0-4
Whitko 48,
North Miami 20
The Whitko Wildcat wrestling team won 10 of 14 matches en route to a Monday win over North Miami.
Winning for the Wildcats were Drew Shilling (103), Ben Watson (112), Keith Bird (119), Mitch Mathias (125), Steve Imbody (145), Mark Rakoczy (152), Todd Grube (160), Eddie Fields (171), Mark Christian (215) and Scott Barker (275).
Barker and Rakoczy kept their perfect season records intact. Barker is 25-0, and Rakoczy is 14-0. Also for Whitko, Grube is 23-2, and Robbie Nieto (189) is 19-6.
Whitko won the junior varsity match 15-0. Jordan Schrader had two of Whitko's four wins, winning matches in the 112 and 119 classes. Seth Slater (171) and Jeremiah Rakoczy (171) also won for Whitko.
On Saturday, the Whitko Wildcat wrestling team placed fifth in the eight-team Goshen Invitational.
Lowell won the invitational with 228.5 points. Goshen followed with 218.5, and Fort Wayne North Side was third with 170.5. Whitko had 133 points.
Whitko's Grube (160) and Barker (275) each placed first with 3-0 records. Nieto (189) was 2-1 and finished second.
Rakoczy was named Whitko's Wrestler of the Week last week.
Whitko wrestles at Westview on Wednesday.
WHITKO 48, NORTH MIAMI 20
103 - Drew Shilling (W) won by forfeit
112 - Ben Watson (W) def. David Wildermuth, technical fall, 2:15
119 - Keith Bird (W) def. Josh Snow 12-0
125 - Mitch Mathias (W) def. Josh Walden 10-8 (OT)
130 - Ryan Keim (NM) def. James Baumgartner, technical fall, 3:52
135 - Andy Freeman (NM) won by forfeit
140 - Andrew Golliher (NM) pinned Josh Keel, 3:03
145 - Steve Imbody (W) won by forfeit
152 - Mark Rakoczy (W) won by forfeit
160 - Todd Grube (W) def. B.J. Edwards 5-2
171 - Eddie Fields (W) def. Matt Cattin 9-7
189 - Brad Smith (NM) def. Robbie Nieto 7-6
215 - Mark Christian (W) won by forfeit
275 - Scott Barker (W) won by forfeit
GOSHEN INVITATIONAL, TEAM SCORES - 1. LOWELL 228.5, 2. GOSHEN 218.5, 3. FORT WAYNE NORTH 170.5, 4. FORT WAYNE WAYNE 154, 5. WHITKO 133, 6. LAKELAND 132, 7. FAIRFIELD 100.5, 8. COLUMBIA CITY 85.5
Whitko individual records
103 - Drew Shilling 2-2, fifth place
112 - Ben Watson 3-1, third
119 - Keith Bird 2-2, fourth
125 - Mitch Mathias 2-2, fifth
130 - James Baumgartner 1-2, seventh
135 - Brock Waterson 0-3
140 - Josh Keel 0-3
145 - Steve Imbody 1-2, seventh
152 - Forfeit
160 - Todd Grube 3-0, first
171 - Jeremiah Rakoczy 2-2, fourth
189 - Robbie Nieto 2-1, second
215 - Mark Christian 2-2, fifth
275 - Scott Barker 3-0, first
TV Goes 0-2
At North Miami, the Tippecanoe Valley wrestling team went 0-2 in a Saturday tournament at North Miami.
The Vikings lost to Eastern 73-0 and lost to North Miami 40-30.
Valley competes in the Three Rivers Conference match at Oak Hill on Jan. 27.
EASTERN 73, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 0
125 - Tony Dryer (E) pinned Rafael Villalon
140 - Ryan Shaffer (E) pinned Russell Rhamey
145 - Jerry Jensen (E) pinned Brandon Wortley
152 - Cory Jensen (E) def. David Reese 13-0
160 - Cam Bailey (E) def. Josh Hill 5-4
189 - Josh Mast (E) pinned Mark Wortley
215 - Tim Hendricks (E) pinned Lucas Cox
NORTH MIAMI 40, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 30
125 - Rafael Villalon (TV) pinned J. Walden
140 - Russell Rhamey (TV) pinned A. Golliher
145 - Brandon Wortley (TV) won by forfeit
152 - David Reese (TV) won by forfeit
160 - B.J. Edwards (NM) pinned Josh Hill
189 - B. Smith (NM) def. Mark Wortley 4-0
215 - Lucas Cox (TV) won by forfeit
Gymnastics
Warsaw Places Second
At Valparaiso, the Warsaw gymnastics team finished second in a four-team Saturday meet.
Valparaiso won the meet.
Warsaw's Kari Lipply placed sixth on the beam, seventh in the floor exercise and eighth in the vault and bars. She placed third in the all-around.
Teammate Callie Edgington placed sixth in the all-around, seventh in the vault and ninth in the beam and floor exercise.
Also for Warsaw, Mandy Rice placed eight in the floor exercise and seventh all-around. Christy Bassford placed 10th in the floor exercise and eight in the all-around. Bethany Young placed 10th in the vault.
Warsaw hosts Homestead on Tuesday.
