Warrior Golf Team Leads Roundup With Win At Northrop Invite
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FORT WAYNE — The Wawasee boys golf team opened its 2014 season with a first-place finish at Saturday’s Fort Wayne Northrop Invitational. Competing with five other teams, Wawasee shot a 328 on the par-72 Colonial Oaks’ course, followed by Fort Wayne Canterbury’s 332 and Triton’s 336 to round out the top three. Whitko also competed at the invite, placing sixth with a 384. Cal Heinisch was Wawasee’s low score, shooting a 79, followed by Jeffrey Moore’s 80, Tristen Atwood’s 82, Rasmus Rich’s 87 and Mason Germonprez’s 94. The Warriors travel Tuesday to face Central Noble in their first dual match. F.W. NORTHROP INVITATIONAL Team Scores – 1. Wawasee 328, 2. F.W. Canterbury 332, 3. Triton 336, 4. Huntington North 343, 5. F.W. Northrop 344, 6. Whitko 384. (Colonial Oaks G.C., Par 72) Wawasee – Tristen Atwood 82, Jeffrey Moore 80, Cal Heinisch 79, Mason Germonprez 94, Rasmus Rich 87. JV – 1. Canterbury 392, 2. Triton 395, 3. Wawasee 423, 5. East Noble 440, 6. Fort Wayne Concordia 455. Wawasee JV – Brandon Buss 108, Cameron Adams 94, Trevor Haessig 117, Dominik Sanderson 104, Dustin Brown 132.
Saturday in Franklin In a tournament with some of the top teams in the state, the 11th-ranked Warsaw boys golf team finished 11th at Saturday’s Spring Preview at Legends of Indiana Golf Club in Franklin. No. 4 Hamilton Southeastern won the event with a 298, followed by No. 2 Columbus North (312) and No. 3 Carmel (314) in second and third, respectively. On the par-72 course, Warsaw shot a 335, led by Jonny Hollar and Will Petro, who each shot an 80. The Warsaw Tigers host the Don Dicken Classic Saturday at Stonehenge Golf Club. SPRING PREVIEW Team Scores (Top 10, Local) – 1. Hamilton Southeastern 298, 2. Columbus North 312, 3. Carmel 314, 4. Corydon Central 318, 5. Noblesville 319, 6. Jasper 323, 7. Pendleton Heights 326, 8. Floyd Central 329, 9. Providence 333, 10. Homestead 334, 11. Warsaw 335. (Legends of Indiana G.C., Par 72) Top 10 Individuals – 1. VanDeventer (Columbus North) 70, 2. Campbell (Hamilton SE) 71, 3. (tie) Watts (Hamilton SE) 72, Doty (Carmel) 72, Weyer (Jasper) 72, 6. (tie) Crone (Providence) 75, Wiseman (Corydon Cent) 75, Brown (Carmel) 75, 9. (tie) Sparrow (Floyd Cent) 76, Prentkowski (John Glenn) 76. Warsaw – Jonny Hollar 80, Will Petro 80, Ryan Cultice 86, Brandon Eckert 91, Reid Cameron 89.
BASEBALL Saturday in Garrett The Whitko baseball team kept its strong start to the season going Saturday at Garrett, sweeping a doubleheader. Improving to 8-1 on the year, Whitko dominated Game 1, winning 12-0 in six innings, then recorded a 10-8 victory in Game 2. In the opener, Ethan Nicodemus was strong on the mound, going all seven innings, allowing just three hits and zero runs, while Tanner Gaff went 3 for 4 at the plate. Zach Snep was the Game 2 winning pitcher, with Austin Sturgess going 2 for 4. Whitko is at West Noble today. WHITKO 12, GARRETT 0 (6 innings) (Game 1) W 302 214 – 12 11 1 G 000 000 – 0 3 4 Whitko – Ethan Nicodemus (W, 6IP, 0R, 3H, 3K, 1BB). Garrett – Nick Stafford (L). 2B – Nicodemus (W), Garrett Smiley (W), Cole Wilson (G). WHITKO 10, GARRETT 8 (Game 2) W 001 303 3 – 10 7 3 G 060 000 2 – 8 10 2 Whitko – Avery Robbins (ND, 1-1/3IP, 3R, 3ER, 4H, 0K, 0BB), Zach Snep (2, W, 4-2/3IP, 4R, 3ER, 4H, 1K, 2BB), Nicodemus (7, 1IP, 1R, 1ER, 2H, 0K, 0BB). Garrett – Ian Belville (L). 2B – Nicodemus (W), Tanner Gaff (W), Belville (G), Wilson (G), Michael Sexton (G). Whitko Record: 8-1.
SOFTBALL Saturday in Akron The Tippecanoe Valley softball team swept John Glenn in a home doubleheader Saturday, getting its second walkoff winner in a week. On Game 1, Valley and Glenn were tied 8-8 going into the seventh, but Katie Gunter broke that tie and gave Valley the 9-8 win, posting her third hit and third RBI of the game. In Game 2, Valley didn’t need the drama, winning 11-6, improving to 3-3 on the season. Up next for the Lady Vikings is Tuesday game at Culver Academies. TIPPECANOE VALLEY 9, JOHN GLENN 8 (Game 1) G 051 110 0 – 8 6 4 V 323 000 1 – 9 12 2 (Valley Stats) Katie Gunter (ND, 2-1/3IP, 6R, 0ER, 5H, 3K, 4BB), Kassidy Shepherd (3, W, 4-2/3IP, 2R, 2ER, 1H, 3K, 4BB). 2B – Lauren Early. TIPPECANOE VALLEY 11, JOHN GLENN 6 (Game 2) G 030 003 0 – 6 8 9 V 222 032 x – 11 13 3 (Valley Stats) Shepherd (7IP, 6R, 2ER, 8H, 1K, 4BB). 2B – Early 2, Darian Dotson 2. Valley Record: 3-3.
GIRLS TENNIS Saturday in Warsaw The Warsaw girls tennis team finished fifth out of seven teams at its own tournament Saturday afternoon. No. 21 Penn won the tourney with 24 points, followed by No. 8 Munster (18) and No. 27 Fishers (17), while Warsaw tallied nine. Warsaw had four fourth-place finishes, including Sarah Boyle and Rachel Alexander at Nos. 1 and 3 singles, respectively. The No. 1 doubles team of Camille Kerlin and Abbi Baum were also fourth, as was the No. 2 doubles duo of Anna Hall and Athena Schlitt. The Lady Tigers begin Northern Lakes Conference action Tuesday at home against Plymouth. TIGER INVITATIONAL Team Scores – 1. Penn 24, 2. Munster 18, 3. Fishers 17, 4. Elkhart Memorial 14, 5. Warsaw 9, 6. Merrillville 7, 7. S.B. Adams 6. No. 1 Singles 1st – Haylei Snelson (P) def. Niki Heininger (Mun) 6-1, 6-4; 3rd – Jessica Lorenz (F) def. Sarah Boyle (W) 6-0, 6-2; 5th – Corinn Whittaker (EM) def. Kelsey Weber (A) 6-0, 6-0; 7th – Bethany Rochefort (Mer). No. 2 Singles 1st – Krystal Grubb (EM) def. Kaylynn Gruber (Mun) 7-5, 6-3; 3rd – Caitlin Gardner (R) def. Meghan Perry (A) 6-0, 6-0; 5th – Tayla Brown (P) def. Erika McClintonn (Mer) 6-1, 6-1; 7th – Jacqueline Sasso (W). No. 3 Singles 1st – Megan Moriarty (F) def. Bailey Oppman (P) 6-3, 6-3; 3rd – Clairbell Quinones (Mer) def. Rachel Alexander (W) 2-1 (retired); 5th – Jessica Rooth (Mun) def. Lily McNulty (A) 6-0, 6-0; 7th – Taylor Fredline (EM). No. 1 Doubles 1st – Cameron Moore/Amanda Ahmed (P) def. Melissa Tepperman/Anna Riggs (Mun) 6-2, 6-0; 3rd – Kay Jacoob/Krissy Kokjohn (F) def. Abbi Baum/Camille Kerlin (W) 6-4, 6-3; 5th – Taelor Grose/Haley Stouder (EM) def. Cythia Basu-Chaez/Victoria Miller (Mer) 6-0, 6-0; 7th – Natasha Reifenberg/Emily Duncan (A). No. 2 Doubles 1st – Lauren McCarthy/Emma Moon (P) def. Aisha Vailala/Sara Ladd (Mun) 6-4, 6-1; 3rd – Delaney Gilbert/Abby Weaver (EM) def. Anna Hall/Athena Schlitt (W) 6-4, 6-3; 5th – Korinne Wolfmeyer/Katie Pierce (F) def. Darci Fair/Sarah Koney (A) 6-2, 7-5; 7th – Megan Austin/Marianna Cantu (Mer).
Saturday in Plymouth At Saturday’s Plymouth Invitational, the Triton girls tennis team finished eighth out of eight teams. Fairfield won the tournament with 28 points, while Triton picked up six. Triton’s top finish was fifth, achieved by Kaelyn Mason at No. 1 singles. Triton hosts Rochester today. PLYMOUTH INVITATIONAL Team Scores – 1. Fairfield 28, 2. Michigan City 25, 3. (tie) Plymouth 20, Chesterton 20, 5. Peru 19, 6. Centerville 14, 7. Columbia City 13, 8. Triton 6. (Triton Results) No. 1 Singles – Kaelyn Mason (5th place) lost to Fairfield 6-1, 6-0; def. Peru 8-4; def. Plymouth 8-3. No. 2 Singles – Shayla May (6th place) lost to Centerville 6-3, 6-1; def. Columbia City 8-2; lost to Michigan City 8-1. No. 3 Singles – Siera Sauer lost to Michigan City 6-0, 6-0; Brianna Vuittonet lost to Chesterton 8-0; lost to Columbia City 8-0. No. 1 Doubles – Holly Stogsdill/Carrie Slabaugh (7th) lost to Chesterton 7-6 (3), 6-0; lost to Plymouth 9-7; def. Centerville 9-8 (12). No. 2 Doubles – Cassie Irons/Michal Scherer-Berry lost to Peru 6-1, 7-5; lost to Fairfield 8-1; lost to Centerville 8-3.
BOYS TRACK AND FIELD Saturday in Fort Wayne The Wawasee boys track team finished fifth at Saturday’s Fort Wayne North Side Relays. Homestead took first place with 147 points, while Wawasee finished with 81. Individually, Jon Walker got a first-place finish for the Warriors in the discus with a distance of 136-2. Wawasee also had two second-place finishes, achieved by Kevin Carpenter in the pole vault (11-0) and Clayton Cook in the 110 hurdles (15.25). Wawasee’s 4x100 relay finished first and its distance medley relay was second. The Warriors host Plymouth Thursday. F.W. NORTH SIDE RELAYS Team Scores – 1. Homestead 147, 2. F.W. Northrop 107, 3. F.W. Wayne 88, 4. North Central 83, 5. Wawasee 81, 6. F.W. South Side 77, 7. Huntington North 75, 8. F.W. Snider 74, 9. F.W. North Side 68, 10. Concord 52, 11. East Noble 46, 12. F.W. Concordia 37, 13. Jay County 29. (Top 3, Wawasee Results) 100 – 1. Tyvon Kelley (NS) 11.81, 2. Javin Easterly (Wayne) 11.97, 3. Andre Hamilton (Northrop) 11.99; 100 – 1. James Mitchell (NC) 11.38, 2. Shaton Harris (SS) 11.51, 3. John Lark (Home) 11.80, 7. Tyler Courter (Waw) 12.15; 1600 – 1. James Huffman (NC) 4:25.67, 2. Tyler Koteskey (Home) 4:28.87, 3. Zach Panning (Concordia) 4:28.89, 6. Zach Cockrill (Waw) 4:44.54; 1600 – 1. Skyler Mikesell (Home) 4:37.44, 2. David Ehlers (Concordia) 4:39.33, 3. Conor Smith (NC) 4:40.51; 3200 – 1. Luke Doughty (HN) 10:02.79, 2. Rigel Jaquish (NS) 10:11.72, 3. Michael Conte (Home) 10:33.39, 4. Austin Yoder (Waw) 10:39.11; 3200 – 1. Brayden Law (Home) 9:35.06, 2. Solomon Rice (NC) 9:35.64, 3. Joe Vandiver (EN) 9:44.80, 6. Adam Doll (Waw) 10:05.56; 110 Hurdles – 1. Brandon Olvera (Northrop) 16.0, 2. Gunnar Goebel (Home) 16.5, 3. Bryant Harrington (Snider) 16.6, 4. Austin Trowbridge (Waw) 16.6; 110 Hurdles – 1. Jordan Davis (Home) 15.24, 2. Clayton Cook (Waw) 15.25, 3. Bijay Stephens (Northrop) 16.14; 300 Hurdles – 1. Jordan Davis (Home) 39.50, 2. Bijay Stephens (Northrop) 39.83, 3. Clayton Cook (Waw) 40.33; 300 Hurdles – 1. Brandon Olvera (Northrop) 42.84, 2. Ryan Nader (Home) 43.66, 3. Jacquel Jeanty (SS) 44.86, 6. Austin Trowbridge (Waw) 46.93; 4x100 Relay – 1. Wawasee 44.53, 2. Concord 44.56, 3. South Side 44.71; 4x100 Relay – 1. Homestead 43.72, 2. North Central 44.55, 3. East Noble 46.76; 4x200 Relay – 1. North Side 1:30.19, 2. Northrop 1:34.94, 3. Wawasee 1:35.02; 4x200 Relay – 1. Homestead 1:32.64, 2. Wayne 1:36.02, 3. Snider 1:38.09; 4x400 Relay – 1. Snider 3:30.78, 2. North Central 3:31.98, 3. Homestead 3:34.84; 4x400 Relay – 1. Northrop 3:31.52, 2. Concord 3:39.41, 3. East Noble 3:41.01, 7. Wawasee 3:52.04. 4x800 Relay – 1. Homestead 8:32.99, 2. Wayne 8:55.51, 3. Snider 9:05.40, 5. Wawasee 9:28.62; 4x800 Relay – 1. North Central 8:17.34, 2. Huntington North 8:36.26, 3. Northrop 8:37.63; 800 Sprint Medley – 1. Northrop 1:36.51, 2. Wayne 1:39.17, 3. Homestead 1:39.19; 800 Sprint Medley – 1. North Side 1:35.48, 2. Concord 1:38.37, 3. Huntington North 1:38.52, 6. Wawasee 1:46.83; Distance Medley – 1. Concordia 10:49.45, 2. Wawasee 11:30.00, 3. Snider 11:34.54; Distance Medley – 1. North Central 10:44.44, 2. Homestead 11:32.35, 3. South Side 11:51.82; High Jump – 1. Nik Moehring (Snider) 6-4, 2. Tyrese Easton (Wayne) 6-4, 3. Nate Thomas (SS) 6-2; High Jump – 1. Austin Bechman (Snider) 5-10, 2. Deangelo Hogan (Home) 5-8, 3. Andrew Trewyn (JC) 5-8, 6. Austin Trowbridge (Waw) 5-6; Pole Vault – 1. Austin Goggans (Northrop) 10-0; Pole Vault – 1. Adam Woods (HN) 12-0, 2. Kevin Carpenter (Waw) 11-0, 3. Gavin Longbrake (Concord) 10-6; Long Jump – 1. Cameron Cooper-Foster (SS) 19-5, 2. Dontell Parker (Wayne) 19-4.5, 3. Drew Fawcett (HN) 19-3.5, 7. J.J. Gilmer (Waw) 18-4; Long Jump – 1. Dominique Clark (SS) 19-2, 2. Spencer Collins (Northrop) 18-11, 3. Jerrell Pointdexter (Concord) 18-3; Shot Put – 1. Jari DaDa (Wayne) 52-7, 2. Nathan Brester (SS) 51-8.5, 3. Jacob Brown (EN) 45-1.5, 8. Hunter Jones (Waw) 41-3; Shot Put – 1. Jared Coolman (HN) 41-6.75, 2. Jyron Gunn (Wayne) 39-8.75, 3. Kenneth Rogan (SS) 39-5, 4. Austin Rhodes (Waw) 39-3.5; Discus – 1. Jari DaDa (Wayne) 152-4, 2. Henry Webberhunt (NC) 146-11, 3. Ethan Brown (Waw) 142-10; Discus – 1. Jon Walker (Waw) 136-2, 2. Michael McQueen (Concord) 119-4, 3. Caleb Brown (EN) 115-2.
