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North ManchesteR - The Tippecanoe Valley girls cross country team placed fourth overall on Saturday and the Whitko boys placed fifth as both teams advance to the regionals on Saturday at Manchester.
Valley's Jenny Day took sixth overall among individual runners and Manchester's Jeremy Stacy placed 11th among the boys. Runners in the top 15 will also advance as individual runners to the regional.
The Manchester girls placed eighth overall and the Whitko girls took 10th. For the boys, Manchester placed sixth and Valley finished 11th.
BOYS: NORTHFIELD 46, CARROLL 60, HUNTINGTON 79, WABASH 92, WHITKO 142, MANCHESTER 148, SOUTHWOOD 184, COLUMBIA CITY 212, WHITES 271, CHURUBUSCO 274, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 290
Top 15 Individuals - 1. Chad Andrews (Northfield), 2. Cameron Norris (Huntington), 3. Kurtis George (Wabash), 4. James Needler (Southwood), 5. Pauol Trahin (Carroll), 6. Jason Parks (Northfield), 7. Steve Girardot (Carroll), 8. Cody McClure (Northfield), 9. Joe Cotton (Huntington), 10. Josh Eckert (Huntington), 11. Jeremy Stacy (Manchester), 12. Ben Cooper (Southwood), 13. Patrick Fruchey (Carroll), 14. Tim Sloffer (Carroll), 15. Jeremy Culver (Northfield)
Whitko - 19. Mike McKeighen, 23. Daryl Nicodemus, 27. Tylen Hull, 32. Scott Ervin, 41. Jered Deckena, 54. Phil Fetro, 58. Micah Moncrief
Manchester - 11. Jeremy Stacy, 26. Derek Miller, 29. Daniel Walter, 36. Josh Hileman, 46. Jan Riccus, 51. Nate Kerr, 52. Ryan Accetta
Valley - 43. Kevin Hileman, 47. Ian Fawley, 62. Mike Ross, 65. David Tilden, 73. Nick Miller, 75. Evan Boggs
GIRLS: NORTHFIELD 43, CARROLL 55, HUNTINGTON 62, VALLEY 135, COLUMBIA CITY 160, WABASH 166, CHURUBUSCO 179, MANCHESTER 196, SOUTHWOOD 214, WHITKO 244
Top 15 individuals - 1. Stephanie Magley (Carroll), 2. Stacy Clapp (Churubusco), 3. Natalie Guenin (Northfield), 4. Candace Carrothers (Northfield), 5. Page Mirante (Northfield), 6. Jenny Day (Valley), 7. Bethanay Hoyle (Carroll), 8. Sabrina Cohee (Huntington), 9. Megan Spencer (Huntington), 10. Molly Sheehan (Carroll), 11. Janna Cordes (Northfield), 12. Amanda Veverka (Southwood), 13. Bethany Hudson (Carroll), 14. Jaime Brewer (Huntington), 15. Heather Stoffel (Huntington)
Valley - 6. Jenny Day, 21. Tamar Stroschein, 30. Sarah Kindig, 35. Emily Jackson, 43. Julia Honig, 51. Kelly Kamp, 52. Carrie Whetstone
Manchester - 17. Shay Knecht, 40. Cassie Markstahler, 42. Marissa Knecht, 44. Christy Markstahler, 53. Alyson Beery
Whitko - 28. Brooke Southworth, 49. Rachel Lehman, 54. Tiffany Obregon, 56. Rita Wilkinson, 57. Natalee Ridenour, 58. Lisa Menck, 59. Jill Metzger
• Volleyball
LCA At ACSI State Tournament
LCA went 2-0 on Friday and then dropped two matches on Saturday to finish fourth at the ACSI State Tournament this weekend.
The Cougars defeated Community 15-5, 15-8 as Kelly Custer had 14 points. Sarah Haupert added 22 sets and Heather Jones had three kills.
In the second game, Lakeland defeated Kokomo 16-14, 15-6 behind 11 points from Marah Shaffer. Jenni Leverett also had four hits.
On Saturday, Lakewood Park beat LCA 15-8, 15-5. Janelle Sou had two kills and Leverett had five blocks. Haupert added 13 sets.
In the final game, Clinton beat LCA 8-15, 15-8, 15-3. Sou had three kills and Leverett had six blocks. Custer added 10 hits and Haupert had four dinks.
Lakeland Christian ends the season with a record of 6-13.
• JV Football
Tippecanoe Valley 34
Delphi 26
At Delphi, Tippecanoe Valley's Nathan Patterson had touchdown runs of 55 and 73 yards as the Vikings ended their 1997 season with a 4-2 record.
Patterson finished with 147 rushing yards on 10 carries as Valley racked up 234 rushing yards. He also had another touchdown run of three yards.
Valley quarterback Craig Kuhn passed for 122 yards as Valley piled up 356 total yards.
Josh Carter had a 54-yard touchdown run in the last quarter that helped bump Valley's lead from 27-26 to 34-26.
Nick Girouard led the Valley defense with 19 tackle points.
TIPPECANOE VALLEY 34, DELPHI 26
Valley 14 13 0 7 - 34
Delphi 8 16 2 0 - 26
Valley scoring:
Nathan Patterson 55 run
Patterson 3 run
Craig Kuhn 1 run
Patterson 73 run
Josh Carter 54 run
Valley extra points:
Derrick Eby 4 for 4 kicking
