The Warsaw gymnastics team posted a 94.4-87.825 home win Tuesday over the East Noble Lady Knights.
Warsaw’s Jo Richard and Abby Baum tied for first place in the all-around, scoring 31.65 each.
Richard and Baum each placed first on the uneven bars (8.05), while Richard got first to herself on the beam (8.15) and Baum won for her floor routine (8.95).
Warsaw’s Shannon Winslow also posted a first-place finish, winning the vault competition with a score of 8.55.
The gymnastics team returns to action Tuesday at Homestead.
BOYS BASKETBALL Tuesday in Argos ARGOS— The Tippecanoe Valley boys basketball team used a strong effort from sophomore Tanner Andrews to get a 51-39 win at Argos Tuesday night. Hitting 10 shots, Andrews scored a game-high 23 points in the win, while Jeffrey Tillman scored 12, Nick Kindig had nine and Jacob Ritchey finished with eight. The win improves Valley to 8-3 going into Friday’s Three Rivers Conference game at home against Rochester. TIPPECANOE VALLEY 51, ARGOS 39 V 14 10 8 19 — 51 A 11 8 6 14 — 39 Valley — Nick Kindig 3 3-3 9, Alex Thacker 0 0-0 0, Robby Groom 0 0-0 0, James Gregory 0 0-2 0, Tanner Andrews 10 2-3 23, Jeffrey Tillman 5 1-2 12, Jacob Ritchey 3 1-2 8, Tyler Swain 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 7-12 51. Argos — Ogle 2 2-2 7, Cataldo 3 0-2 8, Thorn 4 2-6 11, Snyder 1 0-0 2, Bailey 2 0-1 5, Johnson 1 0-0 2, Carter 2 0-0 4. Totals 15 4-11 39. Three-point goals — Valley 2 (Tillman, Ritchey), Argos 5 (Cataldo 2, Ogle, Thorn, Bailey); Team Fouls — Valley 17, Argos 16; Records — Valley 8-3, Argos 2-8. JV — Valley 53, Argos 11. Valley JV Record — 8-3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Tuesday in Nappanee Despite holding a 22-19 lead at Class 3A No. 3 NorthWood, the Tippecanoe Valley girls basketball sputtered in the second half, losing 50-36. NorthWood’s Morgan Olson proved to be tough for the Lady Vikings to contain, scoring 19 points and grabbing nine rebounds, while Savannah Bley scored another 10 for the 14-1 NorthWood Black Swish. The loss was Valley’s first in six games and leaves the Lady Vikings at 11-3 going into Saturday’s Three Rivers Conference game at Rochester. NORTHWOOD 50, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 36 V 10 12 8 6 — 36 N 10 9 20 11 — 50 NW — De’Yahanna Styles 2-6 0-2 4, Jocelyn Frantz 2-8 4-7 9, Hillary Lechlitner 3-7 0-0 7, Savannah Bley 3-9 4-4 10, Tif Alexander 0-0 1-2 1, Morgan Olson 6-7 7-9 19. Totals 16-37 16-24 50. Three-point goals — NW 2-9 (Frantz, Lechlitner); Team Fouls — NW 11; Turnovers — NW 9; Rebounds — NW 27 (Olson 9); Assists — NW 9 (Frantz 4); Steals — NW 10 (Styles 4); Blocks — NW 1; Records — NW 14-1, Valley 11-3.
Tuesday in Columbia City Despite a 29-point effort from junior KiLee Knafel, the Wawasee girls basketball team fell 55-46 at Columbia City Tuesday night. Not making a single two-point bucket, Knafel’s point total came from five three-pointers and going 14 of 16 at the free-throw line. Wawasee’s next highest score was junior Kiley Cooper’s eight. The 4-9 Lady Warriors travel to Elkhart Memorial for a Northern Lakes Conference game Saturday afternoon. COLUMBIA CITY 55, WAWASEE 46 W 9 14 9 14 — 46 C 15 10 12 18 — 55 CC — Sidney Bunyan 3 4-4 11, Lacey Jahn 0 0-0 0, Kalisha Gorce 2 2-5 6, Sarah Opliger 1 1-2 3, Megan Deutsch 1 0-0 2, Miriah Hicks 5 1-1 11, Macie Hinen 3 2-2 8, Samara Qureshi 3 2-5 8, Alyssa Hansen 0 0-0 0, Emily Whiteleather 3 0-0 6. Totals 21 12-19 55. Wawasee — Elizabeth Jackson 1 0-0 2, Alexis Blunk 0 0-1 0, Cassie Martinez 0 0-0 0, KiLee Knafel 5 14-16 29, Kelsey Hunter 2 0-0 4, Kiley Cooper 3 2-4 8, Ashlynn Fisher 1 1-2 3. Totals 11 17-23 46. Three-point goals — CC 1 (Bunyan), Wawasee 5 (Knafel 5); Team Fouls — CC 20, Wawasee 17; Records — CC 7-10, Wawasee 4-9. JV — CC 43, Wawasee 9 Wawasee JV Record — 1-12.
Tuesday in Bourbon Hosting the New Prairie Lady Cougars Tuesday in Northern State Conference action, the Class 1A No. 6 Triton girls basketball team lost 41-39. The defeat leaves Triton with a 9-4 record going into Friday’s NSC contest at Culver. NEW PRAIRIE 41, TRITON 39 (Complete Stats Unavailable) Records — New Prairie 6-8 (4-0 NSC), Triton 9-4 (3-1 NSC). GYMNASTICS Tuesday in Syracuse Hosting Angola Tuesday, the Wawasee gymnastics team lost 99.2-92.25, evening its season record at 1-1. In defeat, the Lady Warriors did outscore Angola on the vault, but came up short in the other three events. Wawasee is back in action Thursday at home against Carroll. ANGOLA 99.2, WAWASEE 92.25 Team Scores: Vault — Wawasee 25.05, Angola 24.55; Bars — Angola 23.50, Wawasee 19.80; Beam — Angola 26.00, Wawasee 23.00; Floor — Angola 25.15, Wawasee 24.40. Wawasee Record — 1-1.
BOYS SWIMMING Tuesday in Akron Hosting the Rochester Zebras Tuesday, the Tippecanoe Valley boys swim team was defeated 122-62. In the team loss, Valley’s 200 medley relay of Brandon Maull, Kenneth Surface, Tommy Alexander and Brody Cook won, as did Surface in the 100 breast. The Tippecanoe Valley Vikings return to the pool Thursday at home against Oak Hill. ROCHESTER 122, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 62 200 Medley Relay — 1. Valley (Brandon Maull, Kenneth Surface, Tommy Alexander, Brody Cook) 2:02.03, 2. Rochester (Mason Yocum, Austin Fultz, Darius Rude, Sage Slater) 2:09.20; 200 Free — 1. Dereck Groehler (R) 2:27.17, 2. Noah Clampitt (V) 2:32.22, 3. Taylor Campbell (R) 2:46.67; 200 IM — 1. Sawyer Cripe (R) 2:25.27, 2. Alexander (V) 2:33.21, 3. Fultz (R) 2:33.53; 50 Free — 1. Steven Newton (R) 23.88, 2. Surface (V) 24.61, 3. Cook (V) 25.89; Diving — 1. Cameron Bugno (R) 196.35, 2. Slater (R) 192.10, 3. David Phillips (R) 121.20; 100 Fly — 1. Cripe (R) 1:06.68, 2. Alexander (V) 1:06.70, 3. Fultz (R) 1:14.84 100 Free — 1. Rude (R) 1:01.73, 2. Yocum (R) 1:02.83, 3. Clampitt (V) 1:06.55; 500 Free — 1. Matt Zeyen (R) 6:10.62, 2. Cook (V) 6:24.21, 3. Maull (V) 6:38.44; 200 Free Relay — 1. Rochester (Cripe, Zeyen, Slater, Newton) 1:44.45, 2. Rochester (Yocum, Chris Hoffman, Ricardo Alos, Nuest) 1:57.98; 100 Back — 1. Zeyen (R) 1:09.96, 2. Groehler (R) 1:25.82, 3. Nuest (R) 1:27.65; 100 Breast — 1. Surface (V) 1:11.05, 2. Newton (R) 1:11.11, 3. Alos (R) 1:26.10; 400 Free Relay — 1. Rochester (Rude, Cripe, Zeyen, Newton) 3:53.20, 2. Valley (Alexander, Maull, Cook, Surface) 3:57.17.
