Warsaw Girls Soccer Team's NLC Win In Plymouth Leads Roundup
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PLYMOUTH — Opening its Northern Lakes Conference season at Plymouth Tuesday, the Warsaw girls soccer team remained undefeated. Although they did give up their first goals of the season, Warsaw (4-0) did get the 3-2 victory over the Plymouth Lady Pilgrims (2-1). Senior Meredith Hollar got the scoring going in the 13th minute, converting a pass from Brooklyn Jackson into a goal. The score was Hollar’s eighth of the season and gives her 50 for her career, 11 shy of tying 2004 graduate Ashley Kitchens’ school record of 61. After Plymouth’s Courtney Hersick tied the game at 1-1, Warsaw’s Danielle Hutcherson and Erica Gauger scored in the 45th and 58th minutes, respectively. Hersick netted another goal with eight minutes to play, but the Warsaw defense held up for the victory. Warsaw outshot Plymouth 15-9, leading to Plymouth goalkeeper Becca Houser’s 12 saves, while Warsaw’s Abby Schue had seven. The Lady Tigers return to NLC play Thursday at home against NorthWood. WARSAW 3, PLYMOUTH 2 W — Meredith Hollar (Brooklyn Jackson) 13th min. P — Courtney Hersick (Makaela Mahler) 27th min. W — Danielle Hutcherson (Kelly Williams) 45th min. W — Erica Gauger (penalty kick) 58th min. P — Hersick (penalty kick) 72nd min. Shots — Warsaw 15, Plymouth 9; Saves — Warsaw (Abby Schue) 7, Plymouth (Becca Houser) 12; Corner Kicks — Warsaw 6, Plymouth 5 Records: Warsaw 4-0 (1-0 NLC), Plymouth 2-1 (0-1 NLC) JV — Warsaw 2, Plymouth 0 Warsaw JV Stats: Goals — Cristina Tlaheutl, Rachel Sand; Assists — Megan Davis, Greer Smith; Record — 1-0
GIRLS GOLF
Tuesday in Goshen
The Wawasee girls golf team opened the Northern Lakes Conference season with a slim 229-230 victory over Goshen at Maplecrest Country Club in Goshen. Goshen’s Teage Minier was the medalist, shooting a 45, while Wawasee got a 54 out of Alex Goralczyk, as well as 58s from Mikala Mawhorter, Kylee Rostochak and a 59 from Courtney McDaniel. The 6-1 (1-0 NLC) Lady Warriors are back in conference action Thursday at Elkhart Memorial and Concord at Christiana Creek. WAWASEE 229, GOSHEN 230 (Maplecrest G.C.) Medalist — Teage Minier (G) 45 Wawasee — Mikala Mawhorter 58, Elizabeth Jackson 60, Kylee Rostochak 58, Courtney McDaniel 59, Alex Goralczyk 54 Goshen — Minier 45, Gale Immel 61, Morgan Leonard 60, Sara Rodgers 64, Lauren Lehr 75 Records: Wawasee 6-1 (1-0 NLC), Goshen 1-2 (0-1 NLC) JV — Wawasee 247, Goshen 269
BOYS SOCCER
Tuesday in Warsaw
The Class 2A, No. 3 Warsaw boys soccer team defended its home turf Tuesday, defeating Fort Wayne Northrop 3-0. The Tigers three goals came from three separate players, including senior Grant Allbritten, junior Zack Tucker and senior Nathan Kolbe. The 3-0 Tigers open Northern Lakes Conference action Thursday at Plymouth. WARSAW 3, FW NORTHROP 0 W — Zack Tucker (Nathan Kolbe) 14th min. W — Grant Allbritten (Sam Allbritten) 51st min. W — Kolbe 61st min Warsaw Stats: Shots — 10; Saves — Michael Yantz 4 Warsaw Record: 3-0
Tuesday in Fulton
At Caston Tuesday, the Manchester boys soccer team posted a 3-1 victory. Andrew Hill netted two goals for the Squires, with Zack Hill scoring the other. The Squires travel to Peru today then host Mississinewa Tuesday. MANCHESTER 3, CASTON 0 Manchester Stats: Goals — Andrew Hill 2, Zack Hill Manchester Record: 1-1
Tuesday in Winona Lake
Taking on NorthWood Tuesday in Winona Lake, the Lakeland Christian Academy Cougars lost by a 5-0 count. The 1-1 Cougars were outshot 34-5 in the loss, with LCA’s Logan Pitts recording 17 saves. The Cougars travel to Class 1A No. 6 Bethany Christian Thursday. NORTHWOOD 5, LAKELAND CHRISTIAN 0 Goals — Wegmiller (NW) 2, Seitz (NW) 2, Chamberlin (NW); Shots — NW 34, LCA 5; Corner Kicks — NW 10, LCA 5; Saves — Kyle Dijkstra (NW) 2, Logan Pitts (LCA) 17 LCA Record: 1-1
Tuesday in South Whitley
The Whitko boys soccer team suffered a 10-0 home loss against Plymouth Tuesday night. The Wildcats are back in action Saturday at home against Mississinewa. PLYMOUTH 10, WHITKO 0 P — Alex Orellano 1st min. P — Joe Smith (Blake Milliser) 3rd min. P — Armando Diaz (Orellano) 5th min. P — Clay Marshall (Smith) 10th min. P — Tim Fonseca (Kyle Emenaker) 20th min. P — Fonseca (Brantley Joseph) 24th min. P — Fonseca 37th min. P — Gonzalo Figueroa (Marshall) 57th min. P — Marshall (Eduardo Mayen) 70th min. P — Antonio Calderon 72nd min. Shots on Goal — Plymouth 18, Whitko 2; Saves — Plymouth (Eric Aguilar) 2, Whitko (Jacob Helton) 8; Corner Kicks — Plymouth 8, Whitko 0
GIRLS TENNIS
Tuesday in Akron
In Three Rivers Conference play, the Tippecanoe Valley boys tennis team fell 4-1 Tuesday at home against Wabash. The loss leaves Valley at 0-5 going into today’s match at John Glenn followed by Monday’s home match against North Judson. WABASH 4, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 1 SINGLES: No. 1 — David Driscoll (W) def. Nick Kindig 6-3, 6-1; No. 2 — Edward Dillard (W) def. Tanner Neeley 6-3 6-2; No. 3 — Jack Stein (W) def. Clayton Adamson 6-4, 6-0 DOUBLES: No. 1 — Derek Cunningham/Robby Groom (TV) def. Stephen Eilts/J.D. Boone 6-3, 6-2; No. 2 — Breyton Nealis/Kody Fuller (W) def. Logan Britton/Isaac Shewman 6-1, 6-4 Records: Wabash 1-0, Valley 0-5 JV — Valley 3, Wabash 2
Tuesday in Mishawaka
Traveling to Mishawaka Tuesday, the Triton boys tennis team lost 3-2 to Mishawaka Marian. With wins from Dean Howdeshell (No. 3 singles) and the No. 1 doubles team of Pete Kauffman and Lucas Shafer, Triton had a shot at the victory at No. 2 doubles. That tandem won the opening set 6-4, but lost a second-set tiebreaker. In the third set, Marian’s Cody Daub and Nick Gerstbauer claimed the 3-2 victory, taking the individual match as well as the team match. The Trojans are back in action today, hosting Knox then heading to Rochester Thursday. MISHAWAKA MARIAN 3, TRITON 2 SINGLES: No. 1 — Jack Julien (M) def. Jeff Ross 6-2, 6-1; No. 2 — Dean Howdeshell (T) def. Reilly Hicks 7-6 (2), 7-6 (5); No. 3 — Andrew Guinan (M) def. Jared Fisher 6-2, 6-1 DOUBLES: No. 1 — Pete Kauffman/Lucas Shafer (T) def. Clint Lowenhauer/David Hicks 7-6 (2), 6-1; No. 2 — Cody Daub/Nick Gerstbauer (M) def. Darren Harrell/Jake Oldham 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-2 Records: Marian 1-2, Triton 0-1
Tuesday in North Manchester
At home against Madison-Grant, the Manchester boys tennis team fell by a score of 3-2 Tuesday. In defeat, the Squires did receive individual wins from it’s two doubles teams, including Dalton Day and Riley Woods at No. 1 and Noah Cain and Morgan Metzger at No. 2. The Squires return to action today at home against Peru then travel to Bluffton Tuesday. MADISON-GRANT 3, MANCHESTER 2 SINGLES: No. 1 — Conner Hunt (MG) def. Connor Eichenauer 6-2, 6-0; No. 2 — Jacob Blair (MG) def. Max Karg 6-3, 6-2; No. 3 — Brantley Butcher (MG) def. Brayton Spann 6-1, 6-0 DOUBLES: No. 1 — Dalton Day/Riley Woods (Man) def. Brandon Stowers/Trevor McNutt 6-2, 6-1; No. 2 — Noah Cain/Morgan Metzger (Man) def. Jordan Crume/Luke Brown 7-5, 6-1
Tuesday in Syracuse
Hosting Central Noble Tuesday, the Wawasee boys tennis team fell 3-2. Wawasee did get a 6-1, 6-3 win out of Kyler Love at No. 1 singles, with the No. 1 doubles team of Dylan Houser and Isaac Rigdon also getting a victory. The 0-4 Warriors will look to get their first win Thursday at home against West Noble. CENTRAL NOBLE 3, WAWASEE 2 SINGLES: No. 1 — Kyler Love (W) def. Kaleb Luce 6-1, 6-4; No. 2 — Chris Truelove (CN) def. Todd Hauser 6-3, 6-4; No. 3 — Matt Paul (CN) def. Doug Hapner 6-0, 6-1 DOUBLES: No. 1 — Dylan Houser/Isaac Rigdon (W) def. Jared Estep/Devon 6-3, 6-2; No. 2 — Colton Conrad/Caleb Harlan (CN) def. Roz Kunkle/Chase Myers 5-7, 6-4, 7-5 Wawasee Record: 0-4 JV — CN 1, Wawasee 0 JV Singles: No. 1 — Tanner Tisner (CN) def. Leonard Kline 6-3, 6-4
VOLLEYBALL
Tuesday in Syracuse
The Wawasee volleyball team picked up its second-straight win Tuesday, defeating Central Noble in three games (25-23, 25-16, 25-20) at home. Alli Ousley finished the match with 13 assists, nine kills and three aces, while Aly Anderson finished with 10 digs, and three aces. The Lady Warriors look for another victory Thursday at Bethany Christian. WAWASEE DEF. CENTRAL NOBLE 25-23, 25-16, 25-20 Wawasee Stats: Digs — Aly Anderson 10, Anne Beer 10, LeeAnn McGuire 10; Aces — Anderson 3, Alli Ousley 3, McGuire 3; Assists — Ousley 13, McGuire 10; Kills — Ousley 9, Beer 6, Kaitlin Goines 4; Blocks — Goines 2.5, Taylor Spangle 2 Wawasee Record: 2-2 JV — Wawasee def. Central Noble 25-22, 25-22 Wawasee JV Stats: Aces — Betsy Rozow 3, Kasey Napier 2; Assists — Tia Long 10, Olivia Huffman 10; Kills — Paige Hlutke 5, Napier 5; Digs — Huffman 12, Hlutke 10, Jazlyn Gehlhausen 8 Wawasee JV Record: 6-1
Tuesday in Winona Lake
The Lakeland Christian Academy volleyball team won the first two games, but ultimately lost to Bethany Christian Tuesday at home, 23-25, 9-25, 25-23, 25-23, 15-9. Frani Gerst led LCA with 16 kills, while Paige Price recorded 24 assists, 11 aces and six kills. The 2-2 Lady Cougars travel to Argos Friday. BETHANY CHRISTIAN DEF. LAKELAND CHRISTIAN 23-25, 9-25, 25-23, 25-23, 15-9 LCA Stats: Kills — Frani Gerst 16, Paige Price 6; Assists — Price 24; Aces — Price 11 LCA Record: 2-2
Tuesday in Churubusco The Whitko volleyball team had its season record evened out at 1-1 Tuesday, falling in three games at Churubusco, 25-15, 25-16, 25-18. In defeat, Meghan Peters had 16 digs and seven assists. The Lady Wildcats are at Manchester Thursday. CHURUBUSCO DEF. WHITKO 25-15, 25-16, 25-18 Whitko Stats: Kills — Taylor Zwick 5; Assists — Meghan Peters 7; Blocks — Zwick 3, Maddie Gawthrop 3; Digs — Peters 16 Whitko Record: 1-1 JV — Churubusco def. Whitko 25-19, 25-11
