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MENTONE - Tippecanoe Valley and Manchester swept the first-place awards and split the TRC title on Saturday with 16 points each. Whitko came in third with 10 points and Rochester had eight points.
At No. 1 singles, Valley's Eric Love defeated the Squires' Nate Little, then Whitko's Justin Roman 7-6 (7-3), 7-5 for first place.
At No. 2 singles, Manchester's Chris Hemmig defeated Valley's Drew Shafer in the finals 6-2, 6-7 (4-7), 6-3.
At No. 3 singles, Manchester's Matt Purdy placed first, while the Squires' Derek Ring and Mark Gathany placed first at No. 1 doubles. At No. 2 doubles Valley's Aaron Martin and Brian Love took first place.
Manchester will host Wabash on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. Whitko will be at Central Noble today at 4:30 p.m. and Valley will be at Rochester today at 4:30 p.m.
Manchester 16, Valley 16, Whitko 10, Rochester 8
Singles
No. 1 - Eric Love (TV) def. Justin Roman (W) 7-6 (7-3), 7-5; Third Place, Matt Duncan (R) def. Nate Little (M) 6-0, 6-2
No. 2 - Chris Hemmig (M) def. Drew Shafer (TV) 6-2, 6-7 (4-7), 6-3; Third Place, P.J. Schleiger (R) def. Nate Allen (W) 7-5, 6-1
No. 3 - Matt Purdy (M) def. Nathan Haywood (W) 6-2, 6-1; Third Place, Aaron Hart (TV) def. Bob Dugan (R) 6-2, 6-0
Doubles
No. 1 - Derek Ring and Mark Gathany (M) def. JayDee Parker and Mike Parker (TV) 2-6, 6-1, 6-3; Third Place, Nick Hamill and Eric Lee (W) def. Dustin Musselman and Cory Zent (R) 6-4, 2-6, 7-5
No. 2 - Aaron Martin and Brian Love (TV) def. Dan Sirkan and Clint Grossnickle (R) 6-0, 6-2; Third Place, Mitch Eads and Michael Good (M) def. James Hoffman and Jordan Scharder (W) 6-1, 6-2
Warsaw Tennis Invitational
Warsaw's Peter Anders won at No. 3 singles and Owen Compton and Dan Benyousky won at No. 1 doubles on Saturday.
Craig Harman placed fifth at No. 1 singles and Ryan Van Puffelen took third at No. 2 singles. Eric Grossnickle and Matt Krizmanich took second at No. 2 doubles.
Warsaw will be at Wawasee on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.
SB ST. JOE 22, WARSAW 21, SB ADAMS 15, FW SNIDER 13, HUNTINGTON NORTH 11, FW LUERS 7, FW ELMHURST 6, FW NORTH 0
Singles
No. 1 - Chris Varga (St. Joe)
No. 2 - Jimmy Rogers (St. Joe)
No. 3 - Peter Anders (Warsaw)
Doubles
No. 1 - Owen Compton and Dan Benyousky (Warsaw)
No. 2 - Schuster and Mintz (SB Adams)
• Cross Country
Triton, Whitko, NorthWood At Valley Invitational
At Mentone, the Triton boys cross country team made a good showing on Saturday. The boys varsity team placed second out of 12 teams.
Whitko placed third in boys varsity, NorthWood placed fifth and Valley 12th. In girls varsity, NorthWood took second, while Valley placed fourth and Triton placed sixth.
Triton's Mason McIntyre took third overall with a time of 16:22. NorthWood's Aaron Hoover took fourth with a time of 16:27 and Daryl Nicodemus took 12th for Whitko. Valley's highest finish was Kevin Hileman in 54th.
In girls action, Brooke Tobias placed second overall for NorthWood with a time of 15:59. Triton's Shelly Miller finished fourth and Jenny Day placed eighth for Valley.
Valley will be at Rochester with Triton today at 4:30 p.m. Whitko will be at Southwood with Madison-Grant today at 4:30 p.m. NorthWood will be at Goshen with Wawasee today at 5 p.m.
BOYS: NORTHFIELD 32, TRITON 83, WHITKO 116, NEW HAVEN 117, NORTHWOOD 139, JOHN GLENN 153, SOUTHWOOD 171, ROCHESTER 174, CASTON 203, BREMEN 234, BETHANY CHRISTIAN 279, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 324
1. Chad Andrews (NF) 15:34, 2. Andy Jacquay (NH), 3. Mason McIntyre (TR), 4. Aaron Hoover (NW), 5. Jeremy Culver (NF), 6. Greg Byrum (C), 7. Jason Parks (NF), 8. Cody McClure (NF), 9. Carl Klopfenstein (NH), 10. B.J. Needler (S), 12. Daryl Nicodemus (W), 15. Chris Leiter (TR), 17. Wes Rettinger (TR), 19. Mike McKeighen (W), 21. Mark Davidhizar (NW), 22. Jered Deckena (W), 23. Jason Bules (TR), 24. Tyler Hull (W), 25. Matt Savill (TR), 27. Andy Rummel (NW), 29. Jason Myers (NW), 39. Phil Fetro (W), 46. Micah Moncreif (W), 52. Scott Ervin (W), 53. Jason Lemler (TR), 54. Kevin Hileman (TV), 55. Ryan Klotz (TR), 58. J.R. Leuvano (NW), 60. Ian Fawley (TV), 64. Mike Ross (TV), 68. Jonathon Lechtitner (NW), 70. David Tilden (TV), 76. Nick Miller (TV), 78. Evan Boggs (TV)
BOYS JV: TRITON 22,
BETHANY CHRISTIAN 33
1. Brandon Zeider (T) 18:38, 2. Bryan Bell (T), 3. Jason Maxwell (BC), 4. Jason Cordes (NF), 5. Jon Stamper (R), 6. Rob Salyer (T), 7. T.J. Ross (NF), 8. David Brown (NF), 9. Josh Hoffman (W), 10. Justin Vining (T), 11. Adam Bower (W), 12. Greg Kessie (W), 13. Matt Miller (NW), 14. Jeremy Sarber (NW), 21. Zack Kessie (W), 26. Mark Walters (T), 28. Ben Moore (T)
GIRLS: NORTHFIELD 59, NORTHWOOD 91, ROCHESTER 107, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 117, CASTON 130, TRITON 137, JOHN GLENN 139, NEW HAVEN 175, BREMEN 195, SOUTHWOOD 233
1. Natalie Guenin (NF) 15:46, 2. Brooke Tobias (NW), 3. Candance Carrothers (NF), 4. Shelly Miller (TR), 5. Page Mirante (NF), 6. Jaymi Hartzler (R), 7. Krysta Wright (NH), 8. Jenny Day (TV), 9. Angie Cullander (NW), 10. Reghan Kreft (TR), 13. Andee Morris (NW), 16. Tamar Strohschein (TV), 24. Sarah Kindig (TV), 25. Terri Schueller (NW), 28. Brooke Southworth (W), 29. Emily Jackson (TV), 35. Liz Miller (TR), 36. Lissa Bradley (TR), 45. Stephanie Tilden (TV), 46. Angie Zell (NW), 50. Carrie Whetstone (TV), 51. Tiffany Norris (TV), 59. Devan Marsh (TR), 60. Rachel Lehman (W), 63. Lindsay Carlin (NW), 67. Grace Bonewitz (NW), 68. Kelly Kamp (TV), 72. Katy Bannister (TR), 79. Lisa Menck (W), 81. Danielle Kreft (TR), 82. Alyssa VanCleave (TV), 83. Stephanie Wilcox (TV), 84. Frances Kantner (TV), 87. Crystal Mauks (TR), 88. Amanda Hoover (NW), 89. Sisteen Christian (TR)
Warsaw At Carmel Classic
At Carmel, the Warsaw boys cross country team placed seventh out of eight teams and the junior varsity team placed sixth out of six teams on Saturday.
David Hoffert placed 10th overall for Warsaw with a time of 16:50 as the only Warsaw runner in the top 25.
In girls action, Summer Boyd placed 23rd overall for the Tigers.
Warsaw will host Plymouth today at 5:30 p.m.
BOYS: CARMEL 84:05, PORTAGE 84:17, FLOYD CENTRAL 84:26, NORTH CENTRAL 85:21, COLUMBUS NORTH 87:13, LAWRENCE NORTH 87:40, WARSAW 90:07, JEFFERSONVILLE 90:55
Warsaw - David Hoffert 16:50, Justin Rice 18:07, Greg Patrick 17:43, Chris Gackenheimer 18:33, Don Kennedy 18:54, Darren Granger 19:29, Mike Jenks 19:53
BOYS JV: PORTAGE 38, CARMEL 44, FLOYD CENTRAL 83, LAWRENCE NORTH 85, NORTH CENTRAL 115, WARSAW 154
Warsaw - 24. David Robertson 19:20, 25. Jacob Sweatland 19:26, 28. Matt Krallman 20:34, 38. Jeremy Miller 20:29, 39. Adam Conley 20:30, 44. Nate Ridderman 22:28
GIRLS JV: CARMEL 21, COLUMBUS NORTH 46, NORTH CENTRAL 70, LAWRENCE NORTH 116, PORTAGE 138, TERRA HAUTE SOUTH 155, WARSAW 183, BEDFORD 269
Warsaw - 26. Rachel Cullison 17:38, 30. Kim Love 18:00, 34. Amy Robertson 18:05, 46. Kim Fluke 19:12, 47. Andria Harold 19:14, 48. Christy Bassford 19:18, 53. Ashley Blue 20:47
Wawasee At Northrop
At Fort Wayne, the Wawasee boys team placed fifth out of 13, and the girls placed fourth out of 12 on Saturday.
Dusty Lytle and Jerid Stoffel both ran times of 17:17, while Pete Melendez and Jeff Moerchen ran 17:18 for the Warriors. The girls were led by Katie McCauley's time of 16:34.
Wawasee will run Tuesday at Goshen with NorthWood.
NORTHROP INVITATIONAL
Wawasee Boys - Dusty Lytle 17:17, Jerid Stoffel 17:17, Pete Melendez 17:18, Jeff Moerchen 17:18, Peter Wagoner 18:12, Ken McIntosh 18:17, Dustin Young 19:19, Rob Chalfant 19:24, Curtis Shoemaker 20:06, George Coquillard 21:18, Andrew Waugh 21:02, Andy Popenfoose 21:44, John Heckaman 22:36
Wawasee Girls - Katie McCauley 16:34, Alisha Henderson 16:48, Brenda Wong 17:01, Krista Bestul 17:41, Laura Lundin 18:06, Megan Hoffman 18:11, Mary Cockburn 20:38
Manchester At Blackford
At Hartford City, Manchester's cross country teams competed in Saturday's Blackford Invitational.
Manchester's girls placed sixth out of 23 teams with a score of 231. West Noble won with 30, and Oak Hill was second with 73.
West Noble's Maria Harriman won the race with a time of 15:07. Manchester's Shay Knecht placed seventh with a time of 16:39.
The Manchester boys placed ninth out of 23 teams with a score of 283. West Noble won the race with 42.
Wabash's Kurtis George won the race with a time of 16:23. Jeremy Stacy was Manchester's top runner, placing 19th with a time of 17:50.
Manchester competes in the New Prairie Invitational on Saturday.
GIRLS (top 10 teams): 1. West Noble 30, 2. Oak Hill 73, 3. Norwell 125, 4. Bluffton 156, 5. Woodlan 193, 6. MANCHESTER 231, 7. Blackford 233, 8. Eastbrook 241, 9. Elwood 250, 10. Wabash 257
Top six individuals: 1. Maria Harriman (WN) 15:07, 2. Susan Barth (BL) 15:21, 3. Rholanda Ash (FW Harding) 15:54, 4. Emily Harriman (WN) 16:13, 5. Christin Tyner (OH) 16:16, 6. Gretchen Custer (WN) 16:24
Manchester results: 7. Shay Knecht 16:39, 33. Marissa Knecht 17:51, 49. Joceylyn Warren 18:26, 69. Cassie Markstahler 19:09, 73. Christy Markstahler 19:13
BOYS (top 10 teams): 1. West Noble 42, 2. Wabash 126, 3. Norwell 146, 4. Yorktown 146, 5. Bluffton 148, 6. Daleville 257, 7. Oak Hill 261, 8. Elkhart Baptist 282, 9. MANCHESTER 283, 10. Woodlan 291
Top five individuals: 1. Kurtis George (WAB) 16:23, 2. Khelli Leitch (WN) 16:30, 3. Danny Butler (WN) 16:50, 4. Nolan Richert (WOO) 16:57, 5. Russell Simon (WN) 17:02
Manchester results: 19. Jeremy Stacy 17:50, 39. Drek Miller 18:36, 70. Daniel Walter 19:31, 74. Jan Riccus 19:35, 81. Josh Hileman 19:46, 95. Nate Kerr 20:16, 122. Lee Shafer 21:01
MANCHESTER JV RESULTS:
38. Ryan Accetta 20:23, 68. Tom Wion 22:18, 77. Scott Holbert 24:02, 78. Joel Hartsough 24:15, 85. Tyler Selleck 28:59
• Volleyball
Triton Volleyball Invitational
At Bourbon, Triton and Wawasee both went 3-0 in pool play, before the Trojans defeated Wawasee 15-12, 2-15, 17-15 in the finals to capture the event.
Triton defeated Culver, LaVille and South Central to reach the championship, while Wawasee defeated John Glenn, Argos and Bremen to reach the finals.
Triton's Jena Weissert had 25 kills at the event and Heather Barron had 33 assists. Chris Scott added ten aces.
Triton (12-3) will be at Bethany Christian today.
NorthWood Wins Invitational
At Dunlap, NorthWood's volleyball team beat Mishawaka Marian 15-5, 15-12 to win Saturday's Concord Invitational.
NorthWood advanced to the championship through a tiebreaker situation. After pool play, NorthWood, Penn and Elkhart Memorial each had 2-1 records. NorthWood went to the championship because the Panthers had the least number of points scored against them in the previous three matches.
NorthWood beat Elkhart Memorial 15-9, 15-7, lost to Penn 15-3, 9-15, 15-6 and beat LaSalle 15-1, 15-6.
NorthWood, 12-2 overall and 2-0 in the NLC, hosts Bremen on Thursday.
NorthWood Statistical Leaders
Serving - Marla Yoder 33 for 33, 2 aces; Colleen Miller 43 for 44, 10 aces; Angela Hattery 31 for 34, 3 aces
Setting - Yoder 38 assists, Hattery 28 assists
Kills - Jamie Gill 30, Natalie Will 18, Hattery 16, Amy Zercher 12, Tiffany Glingle 2
Solo blocks - Will 8, Zercher 7, Gill 5
Digs - Will 21, Hattery 19, Miller 18
Clinton Over LCA 15-1, 17-15
Kelly Custer had six points and Heather Jones had three kills and 19 sets in a loss on Saturday.
In junior varsity action, Clinton defeated LCA 15-8, 15-9 despite seven points from Stephanie Shandis.
Lakeland Christian (3-6) will be at Argos on Tuesday.
Valley Takes 8th
At Lafayette, Tippecanoe Valley's volleyball team finished eighth out of 12 teams in Saturday's Lafayette Harrison Invitational.
The Vikings gave Lafayette Harrison everything it could handle. Last Saturday Harrison marched into Warsaw's Invitational and won it. Valley nearly knocked the same Harrison team off on its home court, losing 15-3, 13-15, 16-14.
"We played some of our best volleyball of the season," Valley coach Jon Parker said. "We were leading 14-12 in the last game. They got the side out then got four points in a row."
Despite losing that match, Valley continued to play well. The Vikings rolled over Gary West 15-2, 15-2 in their second match to finish second in their pool.
After that, Valley lost to Mount Vernon 15-12, 15-2 and lost to Twin Lakes 15-5, 15-3.
Valley, 5-9 overall and 1-0 in the Three Rivers Conference, is at LaVille on Tuesday.
Tippecanoe Valley Statistical Leaders
Kills - Andria Parker 13, Brooke Fisher 10, Brandy Manns 10, Brandi Fisher 6, Jennifer Studebaker 6
Serving - Parker 18 for 18, 6 points; Inga Vandermark 12 for 12, 5 points, 1 ace; Rhonda Doud 15 points, 6 aces; Brandi Fisher 15 points, 7 aces; Tiffany Cunningham 15 points, 3 aces; Brooke Fisher 13 points, 4 aces; Carissa Parker 7 points
Assists - Doud 46
Blocks - Manns 14, Jennifer Studebaker 9
• Golf
Manchester 418,
Westview 479
Manchester's golf team improved to 10-3 by beating Westview in an 18-hole match on Saturday.
Katie Parker and Dorey Bungitak each fired 94s for the Squires.
Manchester hosts Marion at Sycamore Golf Club tonight.
MANCHESTER 418, WESTVIEW 479
Manchester - Katie Parker 44-50 94, Dorey Bungitak 46-48 94, Jodee Ruppel 59-58 117, Kasha Wieland 58-56 114, Demara Knight 57-59 116
JV: Manchester - Alexis Leininger 90-84 174, Christina Evans 67-61 128
• Soccer
Warsaw Invitational
Warsaw's boys soccer team won its first match by defeating NorthWood 6-0 in the consolation round of its Saturday invitational.
Carroll claimed the championship with a 4-1 win over Andrean.
In the first round, Andrean beat Warsaw 2-0, and Carroll beat NorthWood 4-1.
Phil Hood and Kyle Smith scored two goals each for the Tigers, while Gabe Koser and Rich Zentz added one each.
Warsaw, 1-5-1, hosts NorthWood at the CCAC on Tuesday.
Girls: Goshen 4, Wawasee 0
At Syracuse, Wawasee's girls volleyball team fell to 1-6 with a Saturday loss to Goshen.
Wawasee is at DeKalb on Wednesday.
JV: Wawasee 5, Garrett 2
At Syracuse, Wawasee scored all five goals in the first half to beat Garrett on Saturday.
Sam Shipley scored two goals, while Alex Iounnau, Lucas Wampfler and Jon Olson added one each.
Wawasee hosts Penn on Tuesday.
• JV Football
Wawasee 26, Concord 9
At Elkhart, Jeremy High returned an interception 33 yards for a touchdown and Adam Brown threw a 48 yard touchdown pass to Tony May as Wawasee won on Saturday.
Frank Dorales added a six-yard touchdown run and Shad Krull and Aaron Drumm each had an interception for the Warriors.
Wawasee (2-2) will host host NorthWood on Saturday.
