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The Warsaw boys track team clinched the regular season conference championship and an undefeated dual season by easily outdistancing Goshen and Plymouth Tuesday. Warsaw had 87 points, Goshen 41 and Plymouth 38.
The 6-0 Northern Lakes Conference record puts the Tigers in the drivers' seat for the conference championship when the NLC meet takes place May 14.
Jon Hill won the 100, 200 and 400 for the Tigers, and James Taylor, David Hoffert, Jose Esquivel, Greg Seiss and Scott Shepherd all won individual events. Warsaw also won the 400 relay and the 800 relay and placed second in the 3200 relay, losing to Goshen by .1 seconds.
Warsaw (8-0, 6-0) will host the Max Truex Invitational Friday, beginning at 6 p.m.
WARSAW 87, GOSHEN 41,
PLYMOUTH 38
3200 relay - 1. Goshen (Allen, Payar, Fleenor, McKalips) 8:06.4, 2. Warsaw, 3. Plymouth
110 hurdles - 1. Taylor (Warsaw) :16.2, 2. Cronles (Plymouth), 3. Horn (Warsaw)
100 - 1. Hill (Warsaw) :11.0, 2. Esquivel (Warsaw), 3. Duncan (Warsaw)
1600 - 1. Hoffert (Warsaw) 4:25.4, 2. Allen (Goshen), 3. Payne (Goshen)
400 relay - 1. Warsaw (Chabot, Esquivel, Shepherd, Duncan) :44.7, 2. Goshen, 3. Plymouth
400 - 1. Hill (Warsaw) :49.9, 2. Mudd (Warsaw), 3. Barker (Plymouth)
300 hurdles - 1. Esquivel (Warsaw) :40.6, 2. Goss (Goshen), 3. Fussle (Warsaw)
800 - 1. Seiss (Warsaw) 2:02, 2. Schadek (Plymouth), 3. McKalips (Goshen)
3200 - 1. Allen (Goshen) 9:58.4, 2. Hoffert (Warsaw), 3. Payne (Goshen)
1600 relay - 1. Warsaw (Esquivel, Mudd, Seiss, Hill) 3:29.2, 2. Goshen, 3. Plymouth
high jump - 1. Schadek (Plymouth) 6-3, 2. Miller (Goshen), 3. Faulkner (Goshen)
long jump - 1. Shepherd (Warsaw) 20-9, 2. Riewoldt (Plymouth), 3. Fussle (Warsaw)
discus - 1. Quick (Plymouth) 143-9, 2. Leasure (Warsaw), 3. Fribley (Warsaw)
shot put - 1. Elliot (Goshen) 52-5, 2. Farmer (Warsaw), 3. Denaut (Plymouth)
pole vault - 1. Dewitt (Plymouth) 12-0, 2. Sheetz (Warsaw), 3. Garriotte (Plymouth)
200 - 1. Hill (Warsaw) :22.3, 2. Mudd (Warsaw), 3. Barker (Plymouth)
Girls: Southwood 68, Whitko 55
At South Whitley, Whitko lost a fairly close match to one of the top teams in the TRC, Southwood, Tuesday.
Heidi Hull won the 100 hurdles, 300 hurdles and shot put.
Whitko will be at the Goshen Relays Saturday at 9:30 a.m.
SOUTHWOOD 68, WHITKO 55
3200 relay - 1. Southwood 11:15, 2. Whitko
100 hurdles - 1. Hull (Whitko) :17.0, 2. Sparks (Whitko), 3. Heath (Southwood)
100 - 1. Corcoran (Southwood) :13.3, 2. Landis (Whitko), 3. Morford (Whitko)
long jump - 1. Landis (Whitko) 15-10, 2. Welsh (Southwood), 3. Proffitt (Southwood)
1600 - 1. Veverka (Southwood) 6:03.4, 2. Southworth (Whitko), 3. Gray (Southwood)
high jump - 1. McPherson (Southwood) 4-8, 2. Metzger (Whitko), 3. Frantz (Whitko)
400 relay - 1. Whitko :53.1, 2. Southwood
400 - 1. Corcoran (Southwood) 1:03.6, 2. Till (Whitko), 3. Steele (Southwood)
300 hurdles - 1. Hull (Whitko) :50.1, 2. Herendeen (Southwood), 3. Sparks (Whitko)
800 - 1. Sweet (Southwood) 2:38, 2. Rowland (Whitko), 3. Henderson (Southwood)
200 - 1. Corcoran (Southwood) :27.6, 2. Tyson (Southwood), 3. Morfera (Whitko)
discus - 1. Kinder (Southwood) 102-1, 2. Tinkel (Whitko), 3. McKee (Southwood)
shot put - 1. Hull (Whitko) 35-10.25, 2. Kinder (Southwood), 3. Sheets (Southwood)
3200 - 1. Southworth (Whitko) 13:10, 2. Martin (Southwood), 3. Gray (Southwood)
1600 relay - 1. Southwood 4:28, 2. Whitko
• Tennis
Manchester Runs Away With TRC
At South Whitley, Manchester's girls tennis team continued its dominance over the TRC by winning the conference championship. The Squires did not finish worse than third in any spot.
Kerri Metzger won at No. 2 singles for Manchester and Sarah Gilbert won at No. 3 singles. Manchester's No. 2 doubles team of Carmen DeFusco and Katrina Runkel also finished first.
Valley ended third. Bonnie Bickel and Carissa Parker won the No. 1 doubles tournament for the Vikings.
Manchester will be at Peru Thursday at 4:30 p.m. Valley will be at NorthWood Friday at 4:30 p.m. and Whitko will host Westview Thursday at 4:30 p.m.
MANCHESTER 31, SOUTHWOOD 23, VALLEY 20, NORTHFIELD 14, ROCHESTER 11, WHITKO 10
Championship match score and results
Singles
No. 1 - Ashley Paul (Southwood) over Keziah DeFusco (Manchester) 6-2, 7-5; 3. Lindsay Barnett (Northfield); 4. Erin Mullholland (Rochester); 5. Leila Anselma (Valley); 6. Stephanie Moore (Whitko)
No. 2 - Kerri Metzger (Manchester) over Casey Merrick (Northfield) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3; 3. Kyleigh Gast (Valley); 4. Trisha Peters (Whitko); 5. Jennifer Cochran (Southwood); 6. Grace Overmyer (Rochester)
No. 3 - Sarah Gilbert (Manchester) over Natalie Lundquist (Southwood) 6-2, 6-3; 3. Abby Lewis (Valley); 4. Catherine Skidmore (Rochester); 5. Aly Frantz (Whitko); 6. Marcy Dale (Northfield)
Doubles
No. 1 - Bonnie Bickel and Carissa Parker (Valley) over Megan Garner and Hayley Bozarth (Southwood) 6-2, 6-1; 3. Amy Manges and Rachel Almond (Manchester); 4. Amy Hopper and Brandy Smith (Northfield); 5. Ashley Warner and Alissa Troutman (Rochester); 6. Meghan Sautter and Paulette Fisher (Whitko)
No. 2 - Carmen DeFusco and Katrina Runkel (Manchester) over Missy Mitchell and Amy Kinder (Southwood) 6-0, 6-1; 3. Tiffany Cunningham and Wendy Tilden (Valley); 4. Lisa Menck and Renee Harris (Whitko); 5. Greta Notz and Lori Fellers (Rochester); 6. Abby Smith and Abbey Hettmansperger (Northfield)
Warsaw 3, NorthWood 2
At Nappanee, Warsaw's Krista Coppes picked up a three-set win to help the Tiger tennis team to a Tuesday Northern Lakes Conference win over NorthWood.
Coppes fell behind Anna Metz 5-7 but rebounded to win the match 6-3, 6-2.
Warsaw swept the doubles matches. Kim Paczkowski and Brooke Westover won the No. 1 doubles match, while Kara Kesler and Abbie Simmons won the No. 2 doubles match.
Warsaw won the junior varsity match 4-1. The junior varsity Tigers are 5-2.
Warsaw, 5-4, is at Concord at 4:30 p.m. Thursday. NorthWood is at Wawasee Thursday.
WARSAW 3, NORTHWOOD 2
Singles
No. 1 -ÊKrista Coppes (W) def. Anna Metz 5-7, 6-3, 6-2
No. 2 -ÊAunko Yoshinoya (N) def. Aynsley Small 6-4, 6-3
No. 3 - Jen Lantzer (N) def. Heather Van Puffelen 6-4, 6-1
Doubles
No. 1 -ÊKim Paczkowski/Brooke Westover (W) def. Jayme Eddinger/A.J. Stats 6-3, 6-3
No. 2 -ÊKara Kesler/Abbie Simmons (W) def. Shelley Hartman/Steph Lundvall 6-1, 6-2
JV: WARSAW 4, NORTHWOOD 1
Singles
No. 1 -ÊAmy Hughes (N) def. Amy King 6-4, 6-1
No. 2 -ÊKim Fluke (W) def. Nikki Otis 8-0
No. 3 - Jan Martin (W) def. Linsay Detwiller 8-2
Doubles
No. 1 - Lori Wolf/Angie Suchecki (W) def. Erica Housour/Briann Burnworth 6-1, 6-1
No. 2 -ÊLisa Wolf/Ashley Cavert (W) def. Jen Myers/Andrea Atkinson 8-3
Manchester 4, Whitko 1
At South Whitley, Manchester's tennis team improved to 6-2 with a Tuesday win over Whitko.
Keziah DeFusco and Kerri Metzger won singles matches for Manchester.
Manchester won the junior varsity match 4-1.
Manchester is at Peru at 4:30 p.m. Thursday.
MANCHESTER 4, WHITKO 1
Singles
No. 1 -ÊKeziah DeFusco (M) def. Aly Frantz 6-1, 6-7 (3-7), 6-3
No. 2 -ÊKerri Metzger (M) def. Trisha Peters 6-4, 6-3
No. 3 -ÊStephanie Moore (W) def. Sara Gilbert 6-4, 6-2
Doubles
No. 1 -ÊAmy Manges/Rachel Almond (M) def. Meghan Sautter/Paulette Fisher 6-1, 6-4
No. 2 -ÊKatrina Runkel/Carmen DeFusco (M) def. Renee Harris/Lisa Menck 7-6 (7-0), 6-1
Wabash 3, Tippecanoe Valley 2
At Wabash, Tippecanoe Valley's tennis team fell to 3-6 with a Tuesday loss to the Apaches.
Valley swept the doubles matches. Carissa Parker and Bonnie Bickel won the No. 1 doubles match, while Tiffany Cunningham and Wendy Tilden won the No. 2 doubles match.
Tippecanoe Valley's junior varsity team improved to 5-2 with a 3-2 win.
Valley is at NorthWood at 4:30 p.m. Friday.
WABASH 3, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 2
Singles
No. 1 -ÊAlisha Schnepp (W) def. Leila Anselmo 6-2, 6-1
No. 2 -ÊKacy Brubaker (W) def. Kyleigh Gast 6-3, 6-4
No. 3 -ÊAyndrea Schnepp (W) def. Abby Lewis 6-1, 6-0
Doubles
No. 1 -ÊBonnie Bickel/Carissa Parker (TV) def. Emily Flanagan/April Middleton 6-1, 7-5
No. 2 -ÊTiffany Cunningham/Wendy Tilden (TV) def. Abby Gorman/Sarah Dyes 6-2, 7-5
JV: TIPPECANOE VALLEY 3, WABASH 2
Singles
No. 1 -ÊChelsea Beauchamp (W) def. Natisha Beam 6-3, 7-5
No. 2 -ÊBecky Brackenhamer (W) def. Kati Ellenwood 6-2, 6-4
No. 3 - Kris Sanders (TV) won by forfeit
Doubles
No. 1 -ÊErin Drudge/Jamie Baker (TV) def. Abby Martin/Tiffanie Reed 6-0, 6-1
No. 2 -ÊJulia Honig/Jamie Doud (TV) won by forfeit
Wawasee 5, Bremen 0
At Bremen, Wawasee had an easy time with Bremen Tuesday, never dropping a set.
Mandy Perzanowski, Kara Mathew and Shanda Bucher all won singles matches for the Warriors. Kardia Senkspiel and Laura Lundin won at No. 1 doubles, and Kim Troup and Steph Shivers won at No. 2 doubles.
Wawasee (5-3) will host NorthWood Thursday at 4:30 p.m.
WAWASEE 5, BREMEN 0
Singles
No. 1 - Mandy Perzanowski (Wawasee) def. Katie McGowen 6-3, 6-2
No. 2 - Kara Mathew (Wawasee) def. Amy Smith 6-3, 6-3
No. 3 - Shanda Bucher (Wawasee) def. Katie Court 6-3, 6-1
Doubles
No. 1 - Kardia Senkspiel and Laura Lundin (Wawasee) def. Sarah Miller and Ali Stoller 6-4, 6-3
No. 2 - Kim Troup and Steph Shivers (Wawasee) def. Kathryn Anderson and Marti Simmons 6-2, 6-4
JV: BREMEN 2, WAWASEE 1
Singles
No. 1 - Brenda Wong (Wawasee) def. Whitney Krost 8-5
No. 2 - Jessica Thompson (Bremen) def. Amanda Mitchell 8-6
Doubles
No. 1 - Angie Huff and Abi Schrader (Bremen) def. Casi Wells and Kristy Sullivan 8-2
• Golf
Northfield 155, Whitko 161
Manchester 171
At Sycamore Golf Club in North Manchester, Whitko's golf team suffered its first Three Rivers Conference loss Tuesday.
Whitko's Jon Nixon took medalist honors by shooting a 36 on the par-36 course.
Whitko, 7-3 overall and 5-1 in the TRC, hosts Tippecanoe Valley and Oak Hill at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. Manchester competes in the Maconaquah Invite Saturday.
NORTHFIELD 155, WHITKO 161,
MANCHESTER 171
Individual scores
Whitko -ÊJon Nixon 36, Shane Henderson 38, Rob Wright 42, Levi Krider 47, Mike Waybright 45
Northfield -ÊNick Maurer 42, Cory Swihart 38, Jeremy Lane 37, Jason Draper 40, Brian Hoffman 40
Manchester -ÊBen Vineyard 40, Ryan Burton 41, Chris Williams 51, Derek Miller 44, Mike Good 46
JV: NORTHFIELD 184, WHITKO 200,
MANCHESTER 203
Whitko -ÊJordan Schrader 47, JR Manuel 51, Drew Dial 50, Joe Grant 54, Nick Hamill 52
Northfield -ÊNate Trump 45, Paul McCane 42, Bill Krieder 52, Tyler Niccum 45, Brandon Gill 64
Manchester -ÊTony Ritenour 45, Eric Sommer 48, Jeremy Johnson 57, Mitch Purdy 53, Matt Purdy 73
• Softball
Bremen 2, Tippecanoe Valley 1
At Mentone, Tippecanoe Valley's Sabrina Newsome pitched another strong game, but the Viking offense couldn't supply enough punch.
Newsome tossed a complete-game six-hitter. Valley managed just three hits, one each by Brandy Manns, Brooke Fisher and Heather Potter.
Valley, 3-10, hosts Rochester at 4:30 p.m. Friday.
BREMEN 2, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 1
Bremen 010 010 0 -Ê2 6 0
Valley 000 001 0 -Ê1 3 2
Meister and Yoder; Sabrina Newsome and Shelly Hart. WP -ÊMeister. LP -ÊNewsome. TV hits -ÊBrandy Manns, Brooke Fisher, Heather Potter.
Manchester 11, FW Canterbury 1
At Fort Wayne, Manchester's Jennifer Jester tossed a complete game two-hitter as the Squires softball team blasted Canterbury Tuesday.
Manchester's Jessica Hicks went 4-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs.
Manchester, 4-6, is at Harding at 4:30 p.m. Thursday.
MANCHESTER 11, FW CANTERBURY 1
Manchester 11 11 0
Canterbury 1 2 5
WP -ÊJennifer Jester.
Manchester hits leader -ÊJessica Hicks 4-for-4, 2 2B, 2 RBIs
• Baseball
South Bend Riley 8, Manchester 7
At South Bend, Manchester's baseball team slipped to 8-7 with a Tuesday loss to South Bend Riley.
Manchester's Chris Good had three hits, including a two-run homer, in the loss. Dusty Butterbaugh had three hits, and Derek Ring doubled and drove in three runs.
Manchester hosts an 11 a.m. Saturday doubleheader with DeKalb.
JV: Valley 14, North Miami 13
At Mentone, Valley trailed 13-5 after four innings, but scored six in the fifth and three in the seventh to win Tuesday.
Richie Swanson got the win for the Vikings, striking out four batters. Wes Backus, Aaron Cox and Drew Deardorff all doubled for Valley.
Valley will be at Huntington North Thursday at 4:45 p.m.
JV: VALLEY 14, NORTH MIAMI 13
N. Miami 232 600 0 - 13 8
Valley 230 063 X - 14 6
Groninger, Shewman, Menzie, Swanson and Eby, Cunningham; Garvin, Welsh, Moore and Deeds. WP - Swanson (4 K, 1 BB). Valley offensive leaders - Backus 2B, Cox 2B, Deardorff 2B, New 1B, Menzie 1B, Cunningham 1B.
Frosh: Penn 7, Warsaw 2
Warsaw's freshman team dropped a home game Tuesday.
Phillip Boggs doubled and Michael Barger picked up the loss on the mound.
Warsaw will be at Wawasee Thursday at 4:30 p.m.
