Continuously serving Kosciusko County since 1854
SYRACUSE - Wawasee's tennis team blanked Whitko 5-0 Tuesday afternoon.
Singles winners for Wawasee included Mark Leimbach, Ryan Perzanowski and Steve Ummel. Wawasee doubles winners were Quyen Tran and Jared Mahnensmith and the team of Farhan Haq and Andy Cole.
Wawasee won the junior varsity match 5-0.
Wawasee, 2-0, hosts a 4:30 match this afternoon with Central Noble. Whitko has a 4:30 p.m. match at Triton on Thursday.
WAWASEE 5, WHITKO 0
No. 1 singles - Mark Leimbach (WAW) def. Brock Rhodes 6-4, 6-0
No. 2 singles - Ryan Perzanowski (WAW) def. Justin Roman 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
No. 3 singles - Steve Ummel (WAW) def. Nate Allen 6-0, 6-1
No. 1 doubles - Quyen Tran/Jared Mahnensmith (WAW) def. Barry Waybright/Evan Waybright 6-2, 6-3
No. 2 doubles - Farhan Haq/Andy Cole (WAW) def. Cory Slater/Nick Hammel 6-3, 6-3
Triton 5, LaVille 0
At Lakeville, Triton's tennis team improved to 3-0 with a Tuesday shutout of LaVille.
Singles winners for Triton included Derek Workman, Cory Monesmith and Jeff Rupe. Triton doubles winners were Josh Heck and Philip Reed and the team of Jason Heckaman and Adam Heckaman.
Triton, 2-0 in the NSC, hosts a 4:30 match with Plymouth this afternoon.
LaVille is 1-2 overall and 0-1 in the NSC.
TRITON 5, LAVILLE 0
No. 1 singles - Derek Workman (T) def. Tony Garrett 6-1, 6-1
No. 2 singles - Cory Monesmith (T) def. John Gilmer 6-1, 6-2
No. 3 singles - Jeff Rupe (T) def. Mike Jaarda 6-0, 6-1
No. 1 doubles - Josh Heck/Philip Reed (T) def. Aaron Krizmanich/T.J. Serff 6-4, 6-2
No. 2 doubles - Jason Heckaman/Adam Heckaman (T) def. Brian Russell/Jason Menting 6-0, 6-2
Bluffton 5, Manchester 0
At Bluffton, the Manchester Squire tennis team was blanked Tuesday. Manchester won the junior varsity match 3-2.
Manchester, 1-2, hosts a 4:30 match this afternoon with Maconaquah.
BLUFFTON 5, MANCHESTER 0
No. 1 singles - Chad Feeback (B) def. Andy Parker 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
No. 2 singles - Phil Wanner (B) def. Nate Little 6-3, 6-3
No. 3 singles - Matt McCartney (B) def. Chris Hemmig 6-4, 6-4
No. 1 doubles - Fritz/Oliver (B) def. Derek Ring/Mark Gathany 7-6 (7-4), 6-4
No. 2 doubles - Clark/Smith (B) def. Mitch Eads/Michael Good 6-4, 6-4
• JV Football
Knox 28, Triton 8
At Knox, Triton's junior varsity football team lost on Tuesday.
Knox broke an 8-8 tie with 20 points in the fourth quarter. Triton's only touchdown came when quarterback Rob Salyer connected with Matt Wanemacher on a 10-yard pass. Tad Hayes made the reception for the two-point conversion.
Andy Price carried the ball nine times for 51 yards to lead Triton. Teammate Kenny Miller had a 37-yard reception. Salyer finished the day 6-for-10 passing for 110 yards.
Triton has a 10 a.m. game at Culver on Saturday.
Volleyball
Wawasee Improves To 6-2
At North Manchester, the Wawasee Warrior volleyball team defeated the Squires 14-16, 15-7, 15-11 on Tuesday. Wawasee upped its record to 6-2 with the win.
Wawasee defeated Manchester 15-7, 15-10 in the junior varsity match. Wawasee's freshman team competed in a tournament on Tuesday. The Warriors lost to Warsaw 15-3, 15-3, but defeated Tippecanoe Valley 7-15, 15-12, 15-10.
Manchester, 1-4, hosts a 6:30 p.m. match with Wabash on Thursday.
Wawasee, 6-2, hosts a 6 p.m. match with Plymouth on Thursday.
Warsaw Frosh Host Tournament
The Warsaw freshman volleyball team opened the season by hosting a tournament with Tippecanoe Valley and Wawasee Tuesday evening.
Warsaw defeated Wawasee 15-3, 15-3, and followed that with a 14-16, 15-9, 15-9 win over Valley. Ryann Jones led with six kills against Wawasee, while Jennifer Keirn had three aces.
Warsaw, 2-0, hosts a 5:30 p.m. match with Goshen and Penn on Thursday.
LCA Falls To 0-3
Lakeland Christian Academy fell to Elkhart 15-6, 15-9 on Saturday. Heather Jones led LCA with six points, while Laurie Porter had nine sets. Janelle Sou had a kill.
LCA also lost to Fort Wayne Christian 15-13, 15-5 on Friday. Sou led with 11 points, and Jones added 18 sets. Porter had three kills.
LCA, 0-3, hosts a 6 p.m. match with Kokomo on Friday.
