Warsaw Golf Team Wraps Up NLC Play At 7-0 To Lead Roundup
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The sixth-ranked Warsaw boys golf team wrapped up its third undefeated Northern Lakes Conference season in three years Thursday night at Stonehenge Golf Club in Warsaw. Shooting a 140 on the par-35 front nine, Warsaw defeated NorthWood’s 157 and Goshen’s 174. Jon Schram was the medalist of the night, shooting a two-under 33, while defending state champion Tyler Ostrom and Tim Ahlersmeyer each shot par. Also for the Tigers, Bennett Hollar finished with a 37 and Viraj Gokhale celebrated Senior Night with a varsity start and a 39 on the course. Warsaw’s junior varsity shot a 155 on the course, and against other NLC varsity teams this season, would have gone 6-1 and finished second in the conference behind the Tigers varsity team. The NLC Tournament will be at Bent Oak Golf Club in Elkhart Saturday. WARSAW 140, NORTHWOOD 157, GOSHEN 174 (Stonehenge GC, Par 35) Medalist — Jon Schram (W) 33 Warsaw — Tyler Ostrom 35, Bennett Hollar 37, Viraj Gokhale 39, Tim Ahlersmeyer 35, Schram 33 NorthWood — Dylan Gessinger 38, Payton Grubbs 34, Logan Kauffman 40, Ryan Thompson 47, Brayden Glaser 45 Goshen — Austin Shaffer 42, Alex Hartsoug 40, Paul Johnson 45, Kenneth Shields 50, Michael Chupp 47 Warsaw NLC Record: 7-0 JV — Warsaw 155, NorthWood 178, Goshen 218 Warsaw JV — Jonny Hollar 38, Jared Essig 40, Evan Cultice 38, Will Petro 40, Ryan Cultice 39
Thursday in Elkhart
Playing at Elkhart’s Bent Oak Golf Club Thursday, the Wawasee boys golf team suffered two Northern Lakes Conference losses. Wawasee’s 181 lost out to Concord’s 164 and Plymouth’s 177, leaving the Warriors with a 1-6 NLC mark. In defeat, Wawasee was led by Derek Zurcher’s 39, which was good for medalist honors. The teams return to Bent Oak Saturday for the NLC Meet. CONCORD 164, PLYMOUTH 177, WAWASEE 181 (Bent Oak GC) Medalist — Derek Zurcher (W) 39 Concord — Alex Happer 41, Ryan Bontrager 42, Tim Johnson 40, AJ Sandin 46, Peyton Kime 41 Plymouth — Nate Kolter 47, John Ruff 45, Patrick Felke 45, Zach Craft 44, Kurt Corsbie 43 Wawasee — Zurcher 39, Dylan Cousins 52, Tristan Atwood 54, Mason Germonprez 49, Luke Jackson 41 Records: Concord 13-7 (4-3 NLC), Plymouth 12-8 (3-4 NLC), Wawasee 8-9 (1-6 NLC) JV — Wawasee 189, Concord 190, Plymouth 194 Wawasee JV — Maclain Herr 44, Tyler Kissinger 47, Zach Reiff 47, Brett Smith 51, Dominick Sanderson 55
Thursday in Rochester
In a three-way, Three Rivers Conference boys golf meet at Mill Creek Golf Course in Rochester, the Tippecanoe Valley Vikings led the way. Playing on their home course, Valley shot a 168, followed by Whitko’s 174 and Manchester’s 183, while nonconference opponent Lakeland Christian Academy shot a 191. On the par-36 course, Manchester’s Tyler Watson was the medalist with a 39, while Valley’s Teddy Shepherd and Danny Zawlocki each shot a 40. Valley will be at the Peru Tournament Saturday. TIPPECANOE VALLEY 168, WHITKO 174, MANCHESTER 183, LAKELAND CHRISTIAN 191 (Mill Creek GC, Par 36) Medalist — Tyler Watson (M) 39 Valley — Teddy Shepherd 40, Kevin Summe 41, Tanner Neeley 42, Bryce Zimpelman 45, Ben Shriver 45 Whitko — Danny Zawlocki 40, Josh Busenbark 42, Colton LeTourneau 43, Cole Bechtold 49, Matt Hathaway 64 Manchester — Watson 39, Aaron Johnson 45, Xzavier Whitaker 47, Austin Whitaker 52, Connor Eichenauer 52 LCA — Joel Haines 41, Zarek Finley 46, Ross Wallen 49, Cam Hathaway 55, Chris Maron 58 JV — Valley 198, Manchester 258, Whitko 261 Valley JV — Josh Tucker 46, Corey Carson 47, Luke Ogle 51, Wyatt Nelson 54, Casey Cromkowski 57, Jonathon Tinkey 60 Manchester JV — Calvin Barnett 59, Kiowa Harrell 65, David Fahs-Brown 65, Raina Boardmann 69 Whitko JV — Andy Bringman 60, Trevor Murphy 63, Matt Myers 66, Robert Hopkins 72 LCA JV — Logan Mount 50, Brandon Wildman 63, Josh Silveus 64
BASEBALL
Thursday in Warsaw
The Warsaw baseball team’s losing streak reached six games following Thursday night’s 11-9 Northern Lakes Conference home loss to Elkhart Memorial. The Tigers had a 5-0 lead after two innings, then led again 9-3 after four, but couldn’t sustain it. Shay Hepler had three hits in the loss, including a triple, while Jake Speicher hit a double. Warsaw is 10-15 overall and wrapped up is NLC season at 5-9. The Tigers host their own tournament Saturday. ELKHART MEMORIAL 11, WARSAW 9 M 003 044 0 — 11 8 2 W 140 400 0 — 9 9 2 Parker Devenney (W) and Daniel Asbury; Jason Ferguson (ND), Austin Franzen (5, L), Kyle Morris (6), Garrett Gruenewald (7) and Jared Lemler 2B — Jake Speicher (W) 3B — Shay Hepler (W) HR — Justin Oley (M) Records: Memorial 9-17 (7-7 NLC), Warsaw 10-15 (5-9 NLC) JV — Warsaw 8, Memorial 7
Thursday in Woodburn
Playing at Woodlan Thursday evening, the Whitko baseball team scored two runs in the seventh to get a 3-2 victory. Ethan Nicodemus was the winning pitcher, going the distance and striking out eight. The 18-7 Wildcats are at Goshen College Saturday to play a doubleheader against Prairie Heights. WHITKO 3, WOODLAN 2 Wh 001 000 2 — 3 7 5 Wo 101 000 0 — 2 7 0 Ethan Nicodemus (W, 7IP, 2R, 0ER, 7H, 0BB, 8K); Brad Barker (L, 7IP, 3R, 3ER, 7H, 1BB, 7K) 3B — Alex Stoddard (W) Whitko Record: 18-7
Thursday in Bourbon
The Triton baseball team notched an 11-6 home win over Bethany Christian Thursday night. Zak Shively was the winning pitcher, while Erik Hoffman went 2 for 3 with three RBIs. The 9-14 Triton Trojans will be at Argos Saturday for a doubleheader. TRITON 11, BETHANY CHRISTIAN 6 B 101 400 0 — 6 8 2 T 600 320 x — 11 9 6 Zak Shively (W, 3-3, 4IP, 8H, 6R, 4ER, 3BB, 3K), Jayden Hargrave (5, 3IP, 0H, 0R, BB, 4K); Josh Plank (L, 2/3IP, 1H, 6R, 3ER, 5BB, 1K), Ethan Miller (1, 1-1/3IP, 3H, 0R, 1BB, 0K), Jared Miller (3, 1-1/3IP, 2H, 3R, 2ER, 1BB, 0K), Ike Lehman (4, 2-2/3IP, 3H, 2R, 2ER, 0BB, 0K) 2B — Pete Kauffman (T), Erik Hoffman (T), Jared Miller (B) Triton Record: 9-14
Thursday in Dunlap
JV — Wawasee 9, Concord 1 W 020 160 0 — 9 16 1 C 000 001 0 — 1 5 6 McCarthy (W), Rookstool and Hershberger, Anderson; Hiatt, Taylor, Machek and Vernon
The Warsaw softball team closed its Northern Lakes Conference season out with a 7-1 win at Elkhart Memorial Thursday night. Kelsey Dotson hit her ninth home run of the season in the win, while she also hit a double, as did Kendra Marshall and Kaleigh Speicher. Warsaw is at Tippecanoe Valley tonight before traveling back to Memorial for the opening game of sectionals Monday. WARSAW 7, ELKHART MEMORIAL 1 W 302 020 0 — 7 7 2 M 100 000 0 — 1 5 2 Taylor Stiver (W); Ali Iavagnilio (L) 2B — Kelsey Dotson (W), Kendra Marshall (W), Kaleigh Speicher (W), Logan Williams (M) HR — Dotson (W) Warsaw Record: 17-9 JV — Memorial 11, Warsaw 1
Thursday in Wabash
The Tippecanoe Valley softball team lost 16-6 in five innings at Southwood Thursday evening in Three Rivers Conference play. In defeat, Valley’s Mariah Benzing had four RBIs. The Lady Vikings host Warsaw today. SOUTHWOOD 16, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 6 V 104 10 — 6 8 5 S 246 13 — 16 12 2 Kassidy Shepherd (L, 5IP, 12H, 16R, 13ER, 6BB, 1K, 2HB) 2B — Diana Baca (V), Mariah Benzing (V) Valley Record: 6-15
Thursday in North Manchester
The Manchester softball team overcame a late surge by Oak Hill to get a 10-9 home win Thursday night. Leading 9-4 going into the seventh inning, Manchester gave up five in the top of the seventh, but came back to score another in the bottom of the frame, getting the win and improving to 10-12. Kalene Freshour led the Lady Squires with three hits, while Nina Smith had two hits and two RBIs. Manchester hosts Winamac today. MANCHESTER 10, OAK HILL 9 OH 121 000 5 — 9 13 3 M 005 103 1 — 10 12 4 Karissa Jimenez (ND, 1-2/3IP, 5H, 4R, 2ER, 0BB, 1K), Sydney Jordan (2, 5IP, 7H, 5R, 3ER, 3BB, 5K), Kayla Flack (7, W, 1/3IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 0K); Rene Spaulding (L) 2B — Hannah Little (M) 3B — Kalene Freshour (M) Records: Manchester 10-12, Oak HIll 11-13
