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Valley Girls Lead Roundup With Fourth-Quarter Rally

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AKRON — A huge fourth quarter helped the Tippecanoe Valley girls basketball team steal a 49-45 Three Rivers Conference home win against Northfield Thursday night.
After getting outscored 22-6 in the third quarter, the Tippecanoe Valley Lady Vikings (9-6, 3-2 TRC) trailed Northfield (11-5, 3-2 TRC) by a count of 45-28 heading into the fourth.
In the final quarter, a fire was lit, and Valley outscored Northfield 22-0, snapping the Lady Norse’s five-game winning streak.
In the improbable victory, freshman Anne Secrest led Valley with 18 points, 16 rebounds and two blocks, while also posting two assists.
Juniors Caylie Teel and Cara Hoffman each netted 12 points in the win, as Hoffman also had four steals.
Up next for Valley is Saturday night’s TRC contest at Manchester.
TIPPECANOE VALLEY 49,
NORTHFIELD 45
N    6    17    22    0    –    45
TV    10    11    6    22    –    49
Valley – Taylor Trippiedi 0-0 0-0 0, Karis Tucker 0-2 0-1 0, Meredith Brouyette 0-5 0-0 0, Cara Hoffman 4-14 4-7 12, Caylie Teel 5-10 2-2 12, Kelsey Ball 3-6 1-2 7, Anne Secrest 8-11 2-4 18. Totals 20-48 9-16 49.
Northfield – Cherish Leming 6-8 0-0 12, Arie Kennedy 4-7 2-2 10, Sidney Reed 5-11 1-7 11, Payton Thomson 2-9 0-0 6, Katie Stephan 2-6 0-1 4, Kylie Echard 1-6 0-0 2. Totals 20-47 3-10 45.
3-point goals – Valley 0-10, Northfield 2-8 (Thomson 2); Team Fouls – Valley 15, Northfield 15; Turnovers – Valley 9, Northfield 12; Rebounds – Valley 24 (Secrest 16), Northfield 36 (Echard 17); Assists – Valley 8 (Tucker 3), Northfield 4 (Stephan 2); Steals – Valley 9 (Hoffman 4), Northfield 4 (Leming 2); Blocks – Valley 2 (Secrest 2), Northfield 0.
Records: Valley 9-6 (3-2 TRC), Northfield 11-5 (3-2 TRC).

Thursday in Syracuse
Sophomore Kylee Rostochak netted 24 points, but it wasn’t enough to help the Wawasee girls basketball team overcome the visiting South Bend Adams Lady Eagles Thursday night. Losing 49-38, Wawasee also got seven points from junior Elizabeth Jackson. The 2-13 Lady Warriors are at Concord Saturday afternoon.
S.B. ADAMS 49, WAWASEE 39
A    11    10    10    18    –    49
W    7    8    12    10    –    39
Adams – Reese 8 2-2 20, Jackson 2 1-2 5, Davis 2 0-2 4, Thomas 7 0-5 14, Presnal 1 0-2 2, Williams 0 0-0 0, Columbus 1 0-0 2, Chambliss 1 0-0 2, Jones 0 0-0 0, Booker 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 3-13 49.
Wawasee – Elizabeth Jackson 3 0-2 7, Hannah Haines 3 0-0 6, Courtney Linnemeier 1 0-0 2, Kylee Rostochak 7 9-10 24, Seaquinn Bright 0 0-0 0, Katlyn Kennedy 0 0-1 0. Totals 14 9-12 39.
3-point goals – Adams 2 (Reese 2), Wawasee 2 (Jackson, Rostochak); Team Fouls – Adams 16, Wawasee 17.
Records: Adams 13-6, Wawasee 2-13.
JV – Adams 34, Wawasee 18

Thursday in Hamlet
At Class 1A No. 1 Oregon-Davis Thursday night, the Triton girls basketball team suffered a 75-35 loss. The outcome snapped Triton’s four-game winning streak. Up next fo the 11-6 Lady Trojans is Saturday night’s Northern State Conference game at Jimtown.
OREGON-DAVIS 75, TRITON 35
(Complete Stats Unavailable)
Records: O-D 14-2, Triton 11-6.
Thursday in Fort Wayne
After being outscored 21-4 in the second quarter, Lakeland Christian Academy’s varsity girls basketball team fell 57-28 at Fort Wayne Blackhawk. Rachel Sand led LCA with eight points, while Hannah Delp chipped in with seven. Olivia Byler scored a game-high 22 points for Blackhawk. LCA is now 5-12 on the season.
LCA    4    4    8    12    –    28
FWB    8    21    14    14    –    57
LCA scoring leaders – Rachel Sand 8, Hannah Delp 7
Record: LCA 5-12

Thursday in Warsaw
9th – Warsaw 39, NorthWood 14
Record: Warsaw 14-0

GYMNASTICS
Thursday in LaGrange
At Lakeland Thursday night, the Wawasee gymnastics team lost 97.2-93.9. Wawasee’s Emily Allen was the top all-around performer with 34.00 points, winning on the uneven bars (8.25) and floor exercise (9.15), while placing second on the vault (8.6) and balance beam (8.0). The Lady Warriors host East Noble Monday.
LAKELAND 97.3, WAWASEE 93.9
Vault – 1. Caitlin Yoder (L) 8.85, 2. Emily Allen (W) 8.6, 3. Molly Smith (W) 8.4, 4. Ellen Gamble (L) 8.35, 5. Ashleigh Frecker (W) 8.25; Bars – 1. Allen (W) 8.25, 2. (tie) Samantha Gieseking (L), Yoder (L) 8.05, 4. Smith (W) 7.7, 5. Deea Coy (W) 6.45; Beam – 1. Yoder (L) 8.2, 2. Allen (W) 8.0, 3. Jennifer Duty (L) 7.9, 4. Smith (W) 6.95, 5. Gieseking (L) 6.85; Floor – 1. Allen (W) 9.15, 2. Gieseking (L) 9.05, 3. Duty (L) 8.55, 4. Yoder (L) 8.4, 5. Gamble (L) 8.0; All-Around – 1. Allen (W) 34.0, 2. Yoder (L) 33.5, 3. Gieseking (L) 31.8, 4. Duty (L) 31.05, 5. Smith (W) 30.9.
JV – Wawasee 50.35, Lakeland 49.0
BOYS SWIMMING
Thursday in North Manchester
Hosting Huntington North Thursday night, the Manchester boys swim team fell 95-64. In defeat, Ross Messer won the 100 free (55.70) and 100 breast (1:09.89). The Squires host Wabash Saturday at 10 a.m.
HUNTINGTON NORTH 95, MANCHESTER 64
200 Medley Relay – 1. Huntington North (Zane Cozad, Cody Barton, Walter Hacker, Josh Young) 1:53.70, 2. Manchester (Ashton Bolinger, Ross Messer, Collin Garcia, Evan Milam) 1:55.40; 200 Free – 1. Cozad (HN) 2:07.29, 2. Noah Cain (M) 2:13.96, 3. Nathan Lundy (HN) 2:18.76; 200 IM – 1. Cozad (HN) 2:24.96, 2. Garcia (M) 2:40.82, 3. Xzavier Whitaker (M) 2:42.33; 50 Free – 1. Hacker (HN) 24.74, 2. Milam (M) 25.12, 3. Gunnar Wibel (HN) 27.99; 100 Fly – 1. Young (HN) 1:04.32, 2. Garcia (M) 1:12.06, 3. Whitaker (M) 1:20.73.
100 Free – 1. Messer (M) 55.70, 2. Barton (HN) 57.44, 3. Jacob Koons (HN) 1:02.76; 500 Free – 1. Hacker (HN) 5:47.04, 2. Cain (M) 6:26.57, 3. Bolinger (M) 6:59.32; 200 Free Relay – 1. Huntington North (Lundy, Nathan Park, Koons, Wibel) 1:53.18, 2. Manchester (Cylas Howard, Cameron Calloway, Ben Green, Noah Terrill) 2:09.50; 100 Back – 1. Lundy (HN) 1:10.24, 2. Bolinger (M) 1:10.99, 3. Park (HN) 1:21.34; 100 Breast – 1. Messer (M) 1:09.89, 2. Barton (HN) 1:10.14, 3. Young (HN) 1:15.52; 400 Free Relay – 1. Huntington North (Hacker, Cozad, Wibel, Young) 4:00.66, 2. Huntington North (Koons, Lundy, Park, Barton) 4:14.12.

GIRLS SWIMMING
Thursday in North Manchester
The Manchester girls swim team was defeated at home by Huntington North Thursday night, 98-61. Individually, Manchester’s Marie Pedersen won the 500 free in a time of 6:00.36. The Lady Squires host Wabash Saturday morning.
HUNTINGTON NORTH 98,
MANCHESTER 61, WHITKO 10
200 Medley Relay – 1. Huntington North (Maggie Warpup, Katie Schenkel, Emma Helmich, Casey Lange) 2:06.66, 2. Manchester (Marie Pedersen, Alexis Vernon, Andrea Roesner, Claire Barnett) 2:11.68; 200 Free – 1. Schenkel (HN) 2:10.92, 2. Pedersen (M) 2:11.01, 3. Alexandra Short (HN) 2:38.23; 200 IM – 1. Moseley (W) 2:35.51, 2. Roesner (M) 2:42.31, 3. Vernon (M) 2:46.38; 50 Free – 1. Samantha McCann (HN) 27.69, 2. Barnett (M) 27.91, 3. Tahnee Fuentes (M) 33.51; 100 Fly – 1. Helmich (HN) 1:09.24, 2. Warpup (HN) 1:15.23, 3. Roesner (M) 1:16.88.
100 Free – 1. Lange (HN) 59.53, 2. Schenkel (HN) 1:00.67, 3. Kacy Sites (M) 1:09.22; 500 Free – 1. Pedersen (M) 6:00.36, 2. Moseley (W) 6:33.27, 3. Kaitlin Biehl (HN) 6:43.90; 200 Free Relay – 1. Huntington North (Helmich, Warpup, Schenkel, Lange) 1:51.90, 2. Manchester (Barnett, Roesner, Allison Smith, Pedersen) 1:58.50; 100 Back – 1. Helmich (HN) 1:12.56, 2. Barnett (M) 1:17.54, 3. Sites (M) 1:20.55; 100 Breast – 1. McCann (HN) 1:20.57, 2. Vernon (M) 1:20.69, 3. Alayna Kiefer (HN) 1:26.47; 400 Free Relay – 1. Huntington North (Alivia Eiting, Biehl, Laura Speziali, Addison Clark) 4:41.22, 2. Manchester (Sites, Corrie Osborne, Hayleigh Collett, Vernon) 5:00.00.

BOYS BASKETBALL
Thursday in Dunlap
9th – Concord 45, Wawasee 31
Wawasee 9th – Tim Conley 14.
Wawasee 9th Record: 6-7 (1-5 NLC).