Playing in weather that was more suitable for a football game in Chicago, Warsaw's varsity boys golf team won the Tiger Invitational Saturday in cold, windy and snowy conditions at Stonehenge Golf Club.
The 11-team invitational was scheduled to be an 18-hole tournament but was shortened to nine holes due to the snow.
Warsaw turned in a four-person score of 155, to win the team title.
Homestead finished second with a score of 162, followed by Lake Central (163), Marion (167), Culver Academy (169), Brownsburg (174), Shelbyville (181), South Bend Adams (183), Triton (185), Rochester (189) and Bremen (193).
"The team was real excited to start the season with a good win against some good teams," said fifth-year Warsaw coach Ben Barkey. "It's good to see their hard work pay off so early in the season and we're excited to get better as the season goes on. For the conditions, we played well enough to win. We had two new faces, Ben Harris and Corey Hensley, in the varsity lineup and they played well for their first time."
Barkey said the playing conditions were tough, but that this team had practiced in elements similar to that of Saturday's.
"The conditions were tough but we have practiced in similar conditions," said Barkey. "The only difference between practice and Saturday ws the snow was sticking to the ground. Once that happened the course became unplayable. Even though it was cold, windy and snowy we had fun and these guys will never forget this tournament because of the snow."
Tad Nieter led the Tigers with a 37, while Grant Slater added a 38. Ryan Marose and Ben Harris both shot 40, while Corey Hensley finished with a 44.
Homestead's Erich Johnston was the individual medalist with a 35, while Lake Central's Kyle Hackel turned in a 36. Nieter and Slater finished third and fourth, respectively, as individuals.
The Tigers are in action again Thursday when they host Fort Wayne Blackhawk and South Bend Clay.
Team scores - Warsaw 155, Homestead 162, Lake Central 163, Marion 167, Culver Academy 169, Brownsburg 174, Shelbyville 181, South Bend Adams 183, Triton 185, Rochester 189, Bremen 193
Top individuals - Erich Johnston (Homestead) 35, Kyle Hackel (Lake Central) 36, Tad Nieter (Warsaw) 37, Grant Slater (Warsaw) 38, Joe Gerking (Brownsburg) 38, Grant Swyers (Homestead) 39
Warsaw scores - Tad Nieter 37, Grant Slater 38, Ryan Marose 40, Ben Harris 40, Corey Hensley 44
Saturday in Fort Wayne
The Wawasee Warriors earned a first-place finish in the Fort Wayne Northrop Invite at Colonial Oaks with a score of 325 to Northrop's 327. Manhcester finished third with a 334 while Whitko finished 11th out of 12 teams. Wawasee's Curtis Coverstone was the individual medalist with a 76. Doug Hayden led the Squires with a 77. The Squires are in action Wednesday at West Noble. Wawasee is in action at South Shore against Central Noble Tuesday.
Team scores - Wawasee 325, FW Northrop 327, Manchester 334, DeKalb 337, East noble 340, Huntington North 342, Columbia City 357, New Haven 360, Fremont 361, Woodlan 72, Whitko 380, Elmhurst 428
Wawasee scores - Curtis Coverstone 76, Jorday Dawes 84, Mike Jenkins 83, Rees Woodcock 82, John Kirkwood 90
Manchester scores - Doug Hayden 77, Andrew Chinwroth 80, Brecken Kennedy 93, Josh Troyer 86, Matt Budnik 91
Saturday in Rochester
Rochester JV Invitational
Team scores - Warsaw 348, Valparaiso 348, Northrop 348, Culver Academy 380, Huntington North 380, Rochester 382, Lafayette Jefferson 386, Plymouth 390, Fremont 397, Belmont 404, Goshen 406, Concord 411, Concordia 434, Kokomo 439, Bremen 492, T. Valley 505, Marion 536, Laville DQ
Warsaw scores - Scotty Boyle 64, Daniel Limina, William Brown 88, Joans Susaraba 90, Kal Denlinger 91
Friday in North Manchester
The Manchester Squires topped Wabash 167-181 in Three Rivers Conference action. Doug Hayden was the match medalist for the Squires. The junior varisty also won, 175-200.
MANCHESTER 167, WABASH 181
Manchester scores - Doug Hayden 37, Andrew Chinworth 42, Brecken Kennedy 44, Josh Troyer 44, Derek Jones 47
JV - Manchester 175, Wabash 200
Friday in Rochester
The Tippecanoe Valley Vikings fell to Culver Academy, 164-168, in non-conference action. Brandon Stavedahl led the way for Valley with a 40. Trey Stull had a 42, as did Kenny Campbell. The junior varisty also fell, 185-228. Valley is next in action today against Bethany Christian at Black Squirrel.
CULVER ACADEMY 164, VALLEY 168
Valley scores - Brandon Stavedahl 40, Trey Stull 42, Kenny Campbell 42, Caleb Rose 44, Austin Francis
JV - Culver Academy 185, T. Valley 228
BASEBALL
Saturday in Warsaw
The Warsaw Tigers took both ends of a doubleheader against Columbia City. The Tigers cruised to a 7-1 win in the first game as Jordan Kistler struck out 13 en route to the win. Tommy Reinholt had a double, as did Blayke Kauffman. Daniel Conrad had a triple for Warsaw. The Tigers won the second game 4-3. Hans Sale earned the win for Warsaw. Sale had a double, as did Justin Hanson. The Tigers are in action Tuesday at Wawasee at 4:30 p.m.
WARSAW 7, COL. CITY 1 (Game 1)
CC 001 000 0 - 1 4 3
W 033 100 X - 7 8 2
WP - Jordan Kistler (13 K)
Warsaw leaders - Tommy Reinholt 2B; Blayke Kauffman 2B, Daniel Conrad 3B
WARSAW 4, COL. CITY 3
(Game 2)
CC 001 000 2 - 3 3 3
W 010 001 2 - 4 5 4
WP - Hans Sale; LP - Tyler Shively
Warsaw leaders - Hans Sale 2B, Justin Hanson 2B
Saturday in Warsaw
JV - Warsaw 4, Columbia City 0
(Game 1)
WP - Josh Miller
Warsaw leaders - Miller 2B
JV - Warsaw 10, Columbia City 5
(Game 2)
WP - James Miglin
Warsaw leaders - Jake Bloom 2B; James Miglin 2B (2); Justin Ousley 2B; Chris Utley 2B
Warsaw record: 3-0
Next game - Tuesday at Wawasee
Saturday in Mishawaka
9th - Warsaw 4, Penn 2
(Game 1)
WP - Josh Witt
9th - Penn 15, Warsaw 0
(Game 2)
Warsaw record: 2-1
Saturday in Angola
The Wawasee Warriors picked up their third win of the year with a 4-3 win over host Angola. Kyle Champoux went 1 for 4 with the game-winning RBI. Mike Milligan picked up the win in relief, going three innings and giving up four hits and one earned run. Jacob Goldenberg earned the no-decision after going four innings, walking five, striking out six and giving up two earned runs. Wawasee, 3-1 on the season, hosts Warsaw Tuesday at 5 p.m.
WAWASEE 4, ANGOLA 3
W 001 000 3 - 4 5 3
A 110 001 0 - 3 5 0
WP - Mike Milligan (3 IP, 4 H, 1 ER)
Wawasee leaders - Nick Sommer 1-4, 2 R; Jose Rodriguez 1-3, 2 RBI; Kyle Champoux 1-4, GW RBI.
Saturday in Bremen
The Tippecanoe Valley Vikings played their second doubleheader in a row as they topped Bremen in both games. The Vikings won 8-7 in the first game and 9-3 in the second. Kameron Akers and Zach Prater earned the wins, respectively. Keith Kose had an RBI in the first game and Ben Carnes had two. Valley moved to 2-2 on the season.
T. VALLEY 8, BREMEN 7
TV 211 001 3 - 8 8 2
B 010 050 1 - 7 8 3
WP - Kameron Akers; LP - Greybill
Valley leaders - Graham Groninger 2-4, Kevin Kindig 1-4, Brady Kinsel 1-4, 1 RBI; Keith Koser 2-3, 1 RBI; Travis Hedington 1-1, Zach Prater 1-3
T. VALLEY 9, BREMEN 3
TV 023 013 0 - 9 8 1
B 300 000 0 - 3 7 4
WP - Zach Prater; LP - Hueni
Valley leaders - Graham Groninger 1-4, Keving Kindig 1-4, Brady Kinsel 1-3, Keith Koser 2-4, 2 RBI; Nick Huffman 2-3, Ben Carnes 2 RBI; Brandon Coward 1-3, 2 RBI
Friday in Akron
The Tippecanoe Valley Vikings dropped a pair in a doubleheader to Northfield. THe Vikings lost 15-10 in the first game and 2-0 in the second. Graham Groninger scored four runs in the first game for Valley. Groninger, Brady Kinsel and Ben Carnes had hits for Valley in the second game.
NORTHFIELD 15, T. VALLEY 10
(Game 1)
NF 300 622 2 - 15 6 3
TV 310 005 1 - 10 7 5
WP - Nick Dunn; LP - Zach Prater
Valley leaders - Graham Groninger 2-2, 4 R; Travis Heington 1-3, Bryce Fisher 1-4, 1 RBI; Keith Koser 2-4, 5 RBI, Brady Kinsel 1-3, 2 RBI
NORTHIELD 2, T. VALLEY 0
(Game 2)
NF 001 010 0 - 2 7 1
TV 000 000 0 - 0 3 3
WP - Bryce Shafer (14 K); LP - Brady Kinsel (5K)
Valley leaders - Graham Groninger 1 H; Brady Kinsel 1 H, Ben Carnes 1 H
Manchester leaders - Nate Miller 3-5, 2 RBI, 1 R; Auston Howard 2-3, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2 R; Auston Gidley 2-3, 1 BB, 2 R; Clint Bischoff 1 H, 1 R; Brady Mille r1 H, 2 RBI
Friday in Dunlap
The Triton Trojans dropped a 4-3 decision to Concord in non-conference action. Zac Moriarty earned the loss for Triton. Mitchell Mellott had a double for Triton.
T 010 200 0 - 3 2 2
C 001 210 X - 4 1 1
WP - David Cannell; LP - Zac Moriarty (0-1)
Triton leaders - Mitchell Mellott 2B
SOFTBALL
Saturday in Columbia City
The Warsaw Tigers moved to 3-1 on the year with a 5-0 win over Columbia City. Kelcy Martin was the winning pitcher, as she gave up just one hit and struck out 15. Brittany Clark and Hillary Kiser each had two hits for the Tigers. Heather Shepherd had a triple, Martin doubled and Tera Clark had a hit. Warsaw is in action Tuesday at the City-County Athletic Complex against rival Wawasee.
Warsaw leaders - Brittany Clark 2 H; Hillary Kiser 2 H; Heather Shpeherd 3B; Kelcy Martin 2B
Saturday in Fremont
The Manchester Squires rolled past Fremont in doubleheader action. Manchester won the first game 12-0 as the Squires' Jarra Renz gave up just one hit and struck out 10. Shanna Helvey went 3 for 4 with four RBI and a double for Manchester. Amber Hunter went 3 for 4, Katie Bowers went 2 for 4 with three RBI and Samantha Budnik went 2 for 4. Manchester won the second game of the doubleheader 10-3. Katie Bowers had a home run and four RBI. The Squires, 2-0, are at home today against Western.
The Tippecanoe Valley Vikings fell 11-3 to Plymouth in non-conference action. Keisha Montelongo had a double as did Brandi Utter for the Vikings.
PLYMOUTH 11. T. VALLEY 3
P 030 134 4 - 11 14 2
TV 200 010 0 - 3 11 4
WP - Atkins; LP - Miller
T. Valley leaders - Keisha Montelongo 2B, Brandi Utter 2B
GIRLS TENNIS
Saturday in Munster
Due to poor court conditions, the Warsaw Tennis Tournament was held in Munster. Park Tudor won with 26 points while Munster finished second with 22. Warsaw finished eighth out of eight teams with three points. Warsaw's Marilyn Park finished fourth in No. 3 singles action.
Team scores - Park Tudor, Munster 22, Penn 14, SB Adams 11, Elkhart Memorial 10, SB Clay 10, FW Snider 4, Warsaw 3
The Tippecanoe Valley Vikings fell 3-2 to Bethany Christian in non-conference action. The Vikings' two wins came in doubles action. Tara Scott and Sarah Howard won in No. 1 doubles action while Brooke Roberts and Susie Contreras won in No. 2 double action for Valley. The Vikings, 0-1 on the season, host LaVille Tuesday.
The Manchester Squires finished fourth out of eight teams in the Churubusco Relays. Manchester competed in the B-division. Eastside won the B-division with a socre of 135 to Fremont's 86. The 1,600 relay squad of Bryan Bowman, Kyle Hill, Gavin McNeeley and Aaron Medley won the 1,600 relay with a time of 4:44.39.
Team scores - Eastside 135, Fremont 86, Jimtown 83, Manchester 79, Bluffton 77, Wabash 66, Southern Wells 50, Churubusco 41
