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Warsaw's boys soccer team won its third straight match, blanking Wawasee on Saturday.
Warsaw's offense seems to have righted itself. After scoring three goals the first six games, the Tigers have scored 15 goals their last three games.
Against Wawasee, Matt LaFountain scored off of a Brett Dickerson assist less than two minutes into the game. Kyle Smith, Martin Barlhacher and Phil Hood each added goals to give Warsaw a 4-0 halftime lead.
Hood added his second goal and Warsaw's fifth goal 11 minutes into the second half.
A strong defensive effort, along with solid mid-field ball control, helped Matt Brown record a shutout on only five Wawasee shots on goal.
Warsaw improved to 3-5-1 overall and 2-1 in the NLC. Wawasee dropped to 2-7 overall and 1-1 in the NLC.
"For a team that has won only twice before us, I would be surprised if (Warsaw) loses that many more the balance of the season," Wawasee coach Paul Boyd said. "Warsaw is a good team. Today Wawasee was not a good team."
Warsaw beat Wawasee 2-1 in the junior varsity match.
Wawasee is at Goshen at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Warsaw hosts South Bend St. Joe at the CCAC at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Girls: Warsaw 5, East Noble 0
At Kendallville, Warsaw's girls soccer team moved its record to 9-0-2 with a Saturday shutout against East Noble.
Rachel Buhrt put the Tigers on the board first as she connected with a penalty kick. Bobbi Wildman added the second goal 10 minutes laters to give Warsaw the 2-0 halftime lead.
Mandi Bruggeman added two quick goals from her left wing position as Warsaw opened a commanding lead early in the second half. Jodi Wildman tacked on the last goal.
Warsaw has outscored opponents 41-9 this season. The Tigers have recorded five shutouts with goalkeeper Sarah Barber.
Warsaw's junior varsity team (3-3-1) downed East Noble 6-2. East Noble took the lead five minutes into the game, but Carlie Shaffer tied the game four minutes later off a Hillary Barlow pass. Shaffer finished with a hat trick, adding two more goals. Ashley Woodward, Kady Clevenger and Jenell Hawley added goals on assists by Woodward, Hawley and Amanda Bonham. Warsaw had 17 shots on goal the second half. East Noble finished with only three shots on goal for the game.
Warsaw's varsity team has a 5 p.m. Tuesday game at Huntington North.
Warsaw's junior varsity team has a game with Huntington at the CCAC at 5 this evening.
• Cross Country
Wawasee Places Fourth
At Ligonier, Wawasee's boys cross-country team placed fourth out of 28 teams in Saturday's West Noble Invitational.
"We were just 11 points from third-place Northfield, a team recently ranked ninth in the state," Wawasee coach Dave Stookey said. "Once again, the guys did an outstanding job."
Pete Melendez turned in Wawasee's top time, finishing 14th out of 159 runners with a time of 17:24.
Wawasee, 6-2, hosts Concord at 5 p.m. Tuesday.
WAWASEE RESULTS
4th out of 28 teams
159 runners
14. Pete Melendez 17:24, 19. Jeff Moerchen 17:33, 30. Jerid Stoffel 17:53, 32. Dusty Lytle 17:56, 58. Peter Wagoner 18:35, 92. Dustin Young 19:11, 120. Curtis Shoemaker 20:17
WAWASEE RESERVE RESULTS
56 runners
4. Ken McIntosh 19:17, 40. Andrew Waugh 22:09, 50. John Heckaman 23:30
WAWASEE FRESHMAN RESULTS
35 runners
4. Rob Chalfant 19:19, 10. George Coquillard 20:33, 17. Andy Popenfoose 20:45
Manchester, Triton, Warsaw Compete At New Prairie
At New Carlisle, Manchester and Triton's cross-country teams competed in the New Prairie Invitational (Class A) on Saturday. Warsaw competed in the Class AA division.
Northridge won the girls' race (Class A) with 48 points, while Wheeler won the boys' race (Class A) with 68 points.
The Triton boys placed fourth out of 32 teams, while the Triton girls placed 10th out of 32 teams.
Triton's Mason McIntyre placed fourth with a time of 16:57, while teammate Shelly Miller placed third with a time of 15:49.
Manchester's boys placed 11th. Jeremy Stacy placed 19th for the Squires with a time of 17:51.
Manchester's girls placed 20th. Manchester's Shay Knecht placed 24th with a time of 16:34.
Warsaw's boys team placed 12th out of 22 teams with 313 points. Warsaw's David Hoffert finished 31st with a time of 17:12. LaPorte won the Class AA boys race with 87 points.
Warsaw's girls team placed 25th out of 26 teams with 658 points. Warsaw's Summer Boyd placed 61st with a time of 17:02. Chesterton won the Class AA girls race with 57 points.
Both Triton teams have a 4:30 p.m. Thursday meet at LaVille.
Both Manchester teams host Southwood at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.
CLASS A
GIRLS: TOP THREE OVERALL TEAM SCORES: 1. Northridge 48, 2. Central Catholic 198, 3. Rensselaer 201
BOYS: TOP THREE OVERALL TEAM SCORES: 1. Wheeler 68, 2. Rensselaer 115, 3. Hebron 133
GIRLS: TOP THREE OVERALL INDIVIDUAL RESULTS: 1. Jessica Chaplin 15:24, 2. Katie Veldman 15:46, 3. Shelly Miller (Triton) 15:49
BOYS: TOP THREE OVERALL INDIVIDUAL RESULTS: 1. Dickie Bishop 16:25, 2. Nolan Richhart 16:28, 3. Matt Longworth 16:47
BOYS: TRITON PLACES FOURTH
168 runners
Triton individual results
4. Mason McIntyre 16:57, 30. Chris Lieter 18:32, 33. Jason Bules 18:36, 34. Wes Rettinger 18:37, 55. Matt Savill 19:05, 66. Brandon Zeider 19:21, 85. Jason Lemler 19:43
GIRLS: TRITON PLACES 10TH
218 runners
Triton individual results
3. Shelly Miller 15:49, 17. Reghan Kreft 16:28, 87. Liz Miller 18:09, 104. Lissa Bradley 18:29, 119. Devan Marsh 19:00, 178. Katy Bannister 20:34, 194. Danielle Kreft 21:41
BOYS: MANCHESTER PLACES 11th
303 points
Manchester individual results
19. Jeremy Stacy 17:51, 40. Derek Miller 18:46, 78. Daniel Walter 19:34, 80. Josh Hileman 19:37, 86. Jan Riccus 19:44, 94. Nate Kerr 19:59
GIRLS: MANCHESTER PLACES 20TH
493 points
Manchester individual results
24. Shay Knecht 16:34, 80. Marissa Knecht 18:05, 111. Jocelyn Warren 18:47, 120. Cassie Markstahler 18:57, 162. Christy Markstahler 20:02
CLASS 2A
BOYS: TOP THREE OVERALL TEAMS: 1. LaPorte 87, 2. Valparaiso 89, 3. Northrop 106
BOYS: TOP THREE OVERALL INDIVIDUAL RESULTS: 1. Fasil Bizuneh (Ben Davis) 15:50, 2. Kevin Chandler (East Noble) 16:21, 3. Phil Yoder (East Noble) 16:23
GIRLS: TOP THREE OVERALL TEAMS: 1. Chesterton 57, 2. Valparaiso 80, 3. Michigan City 92
GIRLS: TOP THREE OVERALL INDIVIDUAL RESULTS: 1. Erin Womble (Chesterton) 15:00, 2. Marybeth Key (Valparaiso) 15:09, 3. Talia Barwick (Northrop) 15:13
BOYS: WARSAW RESULTS: 31. David Hoffert 17:12, 58. Greg Patrick 17:48, 65. Justin Rice 17:52, 71. Don Kennedy 18:00, 89. Chris Gackenheimer 18:18, 121. Mike Jenks 19:03, 126. Darren Granger 19:20
GIRLS: WARSAW RESULTS: 61. Summer Boyd 17:02, 127. Rachel Cullison 18:06, 146. Amy Robertson 18:37, 154. Kim Love 18:55, 170. Julie Wilhite 19:41, 171. Kim Fluke 19:54, 177. Andria Harrold 20:34
• Volleyball
Warsaw At Ben Davis Invitational
At Indianapolis, Warsaw went 0-4 on Saturday in the tough Ben Davis Invitational.
Warsaw lost to Martinsville 15-3, 9-15, 15-9, Muncie Burris 15-0, 15-5, Jennings County 15-6, 15-7 and Carmel 15-7, 15-11.
Nancy Mason had 11 kills and 11 digs in the tournament and Karla Bailey had 43 assists and five aces.
Warsaw (7-11) will host Wawasee on Thursday at 6 p.m.
BEN DAVIS INVITATIONAL
Warsaw kills - Mason 11, Raphael 8, Smith 10, Owens 8, Berry 7, Wideman 11, Sutton 6
Warsaw digs - Mason 11, Raphael 23, Smith 35, Owens 16, Berry 27, Polk 7, Sutton 10
Warsaw aces - Polk 5, Bailey 5
Warsaw assists - Bailey 43, Zaugg 12
JV: Warsaw Invitational
The Tigers won their own junior varsity invitational, defeating Elkhart Memorial 15-12, 15-13 and Rochester 15-4, 15-9.
Megan Burns had 16 kills in the event and Rachael Conley had 14 blocks. Janelle Kessler had 38 assists on the day.
Warsaw (9-5) will host Wawasee on Thursday.
JV WARSAW INVITATIONAL
Warsaw kills - Megan Burns 16
Warsaw blocks - Rachael Conley 14
Warsaw aces - Adrienne Wilka 8
Warsaw assists - Janelle Kessler 38
Valley Volleyball Invitational
At Mentone, Valley went 3-0 at the first ever Valley Volleyball Invitational, pushing the Vikings towards a number of milestones.
Valley improved to 9-10 on the year, just one win short of the school record set in both 1977 and 1988. The school has also had just one winning season in school history, in 1976 (9-8).
Valley defeated Maconaquah 15-0, 15-3 and Fremont 15-6, 14-16, 15-7. In the Vikings last match of the day, they defeated Norwell 7-15, 15-10, 15-8.
Against Maconaquah, Brandy Manns had four kills and four blocks.
Against Fremont, Andria Parker had 13 kills, three blocks and eight digs. Carissa Parker was 19 for 19 serving with 14 points. Rhonda Doud provided 27 assists.
Doud added 10 points and 27 assists against Norwell and Parker had 11 kills, six blocks and nine digs.
Valley (9-10) will be at Argos tonight.
Wawasee Volleyball Invitational
At Syracuse, Wawasee placed second out of eight teams and Whitko finished third on Saturday at the Wawasee Volleyball Invitational.
Whitko lost to Columbia City, before defeating Bethany Christian and Wabash in pool play. In the third place match, the Wildcats defeated Elkhart Baptist 15-9, 15-12.
Wawasee defeated CGA, Elkhart Baptist and Garrett in pool play before losing to Columbia City 16-14, 10-15, 15-12 in the championship.
Lydia Carpenter and Kara Mathew made the all tournament team for Wawasee and Kelly Osborn was selected from Whitko.
Whitko will host Oak Hill today at 6 p.m. Wawasee will be at Warsaw on Thursday at 6 p.m.
Manchester At Elmhurst Invitational
At Fort Wayne, Manchester placed second overall at the Elmhurst Invitational on Saturday, going 3-1 on the day.
Manchester defeated Angola, DeKalb and Churubusco, but lost to Elmhurst in the championship 15-4, 15-7.
Megan Eckert had four aces and 34 assists. Luciana Leao had 24 kills and nine digs. Jodie Peden had 10 blocks, eight digs and six kills.
Manchester (14-8) will host Rochester tonight at 6 p.m.
Triton Over Caston 15-3, 15-5
At Fulton, Jena Weissert had six kills and Megan Sarber had five kills and four aces as Triton cruised to an easy victory on Saturday.
Manchester (15-3) will be at LaVille on Tuesday.
• Boys Tennis
NorthWood, Wawasee At Warsaw JV Tournament
Ryan Kreager won at No. 1 singles for the Tigers as Warsaw won the eight team tournament on Saturday.
Kreager defeated Walt Fales at No. 1 singles 8-4 in the championship. NorthWood ended second overall and Wawasee ended tied for fifth.
Warsaw will host Concord tonight at 4:30 p.m. Wawasee will be at NorthWood today at 4:30 p.m.
WARSAW JV TOURNAMENT
WARSAW 19, NORTHWOOD 16, ELKHART MEMORIAL 15, GOSHEN 15, WAWASEE 9, CONCORD 9, NORTHRIDGE 7, PLYMOUTH 5
Singles
No. 1 - Ryan Kreager (War) def. Walt Fales (NW) 8-4
No. 2 - Mike Weaver (Gosh) def. Pete Hake (War) 8-6
No. 3 - Chad Van Zile (Elk) def. Ryan Dill (War) 8-6
Doubles
No. 1 - Weldy/Betina (Gosh) def. Cummins/Meyer (Elk) 8-5
No. 2 - Abel/Clem (NW) def. Beer/Klenke (Waw) 8-6
Other Warsaw Results
Doubles
No. 1 - Eric Keller/David Honneffer 5th
No. 2 - Travis Yoder/Rob Tidmore 3rd
Manchester At Homestead Invitational
At Fort Wayne, Manchester placed fifth at the Homestead Invitational on Saturday.
Chris Hemmig finished 2-1 on the day at No. 2 singles with wins over Pendleton Heights and South Bend Clay.
Manchester will be at Columbia City today.
HOMESTEAD INVITATIONAL
Manchester Records
Singles
No. 1 - Nate Little 1-2
No. 2 - Chris Hemmig 2-1
No. 3 - Matt Purdy 1-2
Doubles
No. 1 - Derek Ring/Mark Gathany 1-2
No. 2 - Mitch Eads/Michael Good 1-2
Valley, Whitko At Triton Invitational
At Bourbon, Tippecanoe Valley got three first place finishes and two second place finishes to end first overall on Saturday. Triton placed second and Whitko ended fourth.
Eric Love won at No. 1 singles to continue to his superb record on the year for Valley. JayDee Parker and Mike Parker also won for the Vikings at No. 1 doubles and Aaron Martin and Brian Love won at No. 2 doubles. Art Blackmer won for Triton at No. 2 singles and Adam Heckaman won at No. 3 singles.
Triton will host Glenn on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. Whitko will host West Noble today at 4:30 p.m. Valley will host Whitko on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.
TRITON INVITATIONAL
VALLEY 18, TRITON 14, KNOX 10, WHITKO 8
Singles
No. 1 - Eric Love (TV) def. Justin Roman (W) 6-0, 6-1; Josh Heck (TR) 3rd
No. 2 - Art Blackmer (TR) def. Drew Shafer (TV) 7-5, 6-4; Nate Allen (W) 4th
No. 3 - Adam Heckaman (TR) def. Aaron Hart (TV) 6-4, 5-7, 6-2; Nathan Haywood (W) 4th
Doubles
No. 1 - JayDee Parker and Mike Parker (TV) def. Jeff Fosler and Bobby Binkley (K) 6-0, 6-1; Nick Hamill and Eric Lee 3rd; Nick Heckaman and Schuyler Stutzman 4th
No. 2 - Aaron Martin and Brian Love (TV) def. Justin Staublin and Kent Roberts (TR) 6-4, 6-1; Jordan Shrader and James Hoffman 4th
Wawasee At Northridge Invitational
At Middlebury, Wawasee defeated Lakeland 3-2 and Fairfield 4-1 on Saturday.
Steve Ummel won twice at No. 2 singles and both doubles teams won twice.
Wawasee (10-3, 2-2) will be at NorthWood today at 4:30 p.m.
WAWASEE 3, LAKELAND 2
Singles
No. 1 - Aaron Myers (L) def. Ryan Perzanowski 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)
No. 2 - Steve Ummel (W) def. Jonathan Stanner 6-4, 6-1
No. 3 - Jeremy Sprener (L) def. Andy Cole 7-6 (7-5), 6-3
Doubles
No. 1 - Quyen Tran and Jared Mahnensmith (W) def. Joel DeRossett and Todd Klopfenstein 6-1, 6-3
No. 2 - Farhan Haq and Shane Beer (W) def. Nathan Romer and Matt Grossman 6-0, 6-1
WAWASEE 4, FAIRFIELD 1
Singles
No. 1 - Ryan Perzanowski (W) def. Nick Stoltzfus 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
No. 2 - Steve Ummel (W) def. Cullen Stanger 6-4, 6-3
No. 3 - Wes Meier (F) def. Andy Cole 6-2, 6-2
Doubles
No. 1 - Quyen Tran and Jared Mahnensmith (W) def. Corbie Garber and Chad Garber 6-3, 6-1
No. 2 - Farhan Haq and Shane Beer (W) def. Ryan Thwaits and Derek Adams 6-1, 3-6, 6-4
• JV Football
NorthWood 14, Wawasee 0
At Syracuse, the Wawasee junior varsity squad fell to 2-3 on the year after losing to NorthWood on Saturday.
Wawasee got solid defensive play from Matt Biling, Jeremy High and Mark Smith.
Wawasee will play Plymouth on Saturday.
