Warsaw Leads Roundup By Winning Homestead Invitational
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FORT WAYNE — The Warsaw boys golf team claimed Saturday’s Homestead Invitational title at Orchard Ridge Country Club in Fort Wayne. Shooting a 322 on the par-71 course, Warsaw defeated the likes of East Noble (329), Culver Military Academy (333), Northridge (338) and Homestead, rounding out the top five. Wawasee was just outside the top five, finishing sixth with a 339. East Noble’s Michael Sharp was the top golfer of the day, shooting a one-under 70, followed by Warsaw’s Tim Ahlersmeyer, who shot a 75, Northridge’s Will Erekson (75) and Wawasee’s Luke Jackson (76). Other Warsaw scores were 80s from Jon Schram and Jonny Hollar and 87s out of Ryan Cultice and Brandon Eckert. For Wawasee, Jackson’s score was followed by Tristen Atwood’s 84, Jeffrey Moore’s 88, Dylan Cousins’ 91 and Mason Germonprez’s 98. Wawasee hosts Penn and LaVille today at the Tippecanoe Lake Country Club then welcomes in Warsaw Tuesday at South Shore Golf Club in Syracuse. HOMESTEAD INVITATIONAL Team Scores – Warsaw 322, East Noble 329, Culver Military Academy 333, Northridge 338, Homestead 339, Wawasee 339, Plymouth 340, F.W. Blackhawk 346, F.W. Concordia 352, Huntington North 352, Lakeland 356, DeKalb 357, Concord 358, Goshen 359, Marion 363, F.W. Northrop 365, Elkhart Central 367, Homestead (B) 369, Angola 384 Top 9 – 1. Michael Sharp (EN) 70, 2. (tie) Tim Ahlersmeyer (Warsaw), Will Erekson (Northridge) 75, 4. Luke Jackson (Wawasee) 76, 5. Ben Sharff (CMA) 77, 6. Tom Morrison (Northridge) 78, 7. Zach Seeler (Marion) 79, 8. (tie) Jon Schram (Warsaw) , Jonny Hollar (Warsaw) 80 Warsaw – Schram 80, Hollar 80, Ahlersmeyer 75, Ryan Cultice 87, Brandon Eckert 87 Wawasee – Jackson 76, Tristen Atwood 84, Jeffrey Moore 88, Dylan Cousins 91, Mason Germonprez 98
Saturday in Wabash Heritage Christian won Saturday’s Norse Golf Invitational at Honeywell Golf Course in Wabash, hosted by Northfield. On the par-71 course, Heritage Christian finished with a 320, while Whitko was eighth with a 353 and Manchester was 11th, shooting a 390. Heritage Christian’s Sam Hall was the medalist with a 75 and Whitko’s Daniel Zawlocki tied for second with a 75. Whitko and Manchester are both in TRC action Tuesday, as Whitko is at Tippecanoe Valley and Manchester travels to Wabash. NORSE INVITATIONAL Team Scores – Heritage Christian 320, Oak Hill 332, Northfield 336, Eastbrook 342, Mississinewa 344, Maconaquah 345, Peru 348, Harrison (West Lafayette) 353, Whitko 353, Southwood 371, Manchester 390, North Miami 432 (Honeywell G.C., Par 71) Top 10 – 1. Sam Hall (HC) 75, 2. (tie) Zeke Lockwood (Miss), Daniel Zawlocki (Whitko) 78, 4. B.J. White (OH) 79, 5. (tie) Chris Duckwall (East), Jake Jones (Mac) 80, 7. (tie) MacAuley Anderson (HC), Owen Egenoff (HC) 81, 9. Trae Cole (North) 82, 10 (tie) Tanner Skiles (Harris), Austin Burns (North), D.J. Sternasty (HC) 83 Whitko – Zawlocki 78, Cole Bechtold 88, Will Peters 91, Jacob Silveus 96, Matt Hathaway 106 Manchester – Connor Eich-enauer 89, Xzavier Whitaker 95, Iron 102, Austin Whitaker 104, Kiowa Harrell 109
Saturday in Warsaw
JV (Warsaw Invite) – Elkhart Memorial 336, NorthWood 344, Warsaw 345, Northridge 355, Wawasee 360, Plymouth 378, Goshen 409, Triton 426, Concord 427 (Rozella Ford G.C., Par 70) Medalist – Will Petro (Warsaw) 78 Warsaw JV – Petro 78, Josh Ahlersmeyer 87, Jacob Foster 91, Reid Cameron 89, Curtis Archer 114
BASEBALL
Saturday in Warsaw
After losing the first game of a doubleheader with Bremen 3-2 Saturday, the host Warsaw Tigers won the second 11-1 in five innings. In the opener, Tyler Lafollette went 2 for 4 with a double. Following a break, the Tigers were more offensive in the second game, as Lafollette was 4 for 4 and Josh Frantz was 3 for 4, scoring three runs. The 8-7 Tigers host Plymouth today. BREMEN 3, WARSAW 2 (Game 1) B 100 020 0 – 3 4 1 W 000 002 x – 2 6 2 Eric Knepper (W, 5-2/3IP, 2R, 2ER, 6H, 3K, 4BB), Dillon Mullen (6, S, 1-1/3IP, 0R, 0H, 0K, 0BB); Tanner Balazs (L, 5IP, 3R, 2ER, 3H, 2K, 3BB, 1HR), Justin Oberlin (6, 2IP, 0R, 1H, 4K, 0BB) 2B – Bryce Cassel (B), Tayler Lafollette (W), Jason Ferguson (W) HR – Knepper WARSAW 11, BREMEN 1 (5 innings) (Game 2) B 010 00 – 1 3 3 W 900 02 – 11 12 0 Caleb Moneyheffer (W, 5IP, 1R, 1ER, 3H, 2K, 2BB), Lopez (L, 0IP, 4R, 4ER, 2H, 0K, 3BB), Jacob Pierce (1, 3IP, 5R, 5ER, 6H, 2K, 2BB), Ryan Topper (4, 1-2/3IP, 2R, 2ER, 4H, 1K, 1BB) 2B – Oberlin (W), Josh Frantz (W) Warsaw Record: 8-7 JV – Fairfield 8, Warsaw 3 Warsaw JV Record: 8-7
Saturday in South Whitley
Scoring in every inning, the Whitko baseball team notched a 16-6 win over Triton in six innings Saturday in South Whitley. Tallying 15 hits, Ethan Nicodemus and Ryan Weigold each had three for Whitko, with Nicodemus also driving in five runs and scoring three himself. The 15-5 Wildcats host Class 2A No. 1 Northfield today in Three Rivers Conference action, while Triton is in Northern State Conference play at Bremen. WHITKO 16, TRITON 6 (6 innings) T 014 100 – 6 6 2 W 131 155 – 16 15 4 Zach Snep (ND, 3-1/3IP, 6R, 0ER, 2H, 2K, 3BB), Ethan Nicodemus (4, W, 2-2/3IP, 0R, 3H, 2K, 0BB); Gabe McPherson (ND, 2-1/3IP, 5R, 5ER, 4H, 0K, 5BB), Skyler Reichert (3, L, 2-2/3IP, 11R, 10ER, 11H, 2K, 3BB) 2B – Nicodemus (W), Seth Glingle (T), Jayden Hargrove (T) 3B – Alex Stoddard (W) HR – Tanner Gaff (W) Records: Whitko 15-5, Triton 4-10 JV – Whitko 10, Homestead 2 (Whitko JV Stats) Avery Robbins (W, 6IP, 2R, 4K) 2B – Tanner Hughes 2 HR – Hughes Whitko JV Record: 10-5
Saturday in Fort Wayne
At Fort Wayne Concordia Saturday, the Wawasee baseball team lost 3-1. In defeat, Drew Anderson went 2 for 3 with two stolen bases, a double and a run. The 3-11 Warriors host NorthWood today in Northern Lakes Conference play. F.W. CONCORDIA 3, WAWASEE 1 W 100 000 0 – 1 5 2 C 001 011 x – 3 8 0 Wynn (W) and Hackworth; Aaron Voirol (L), Gage Reinhard (6) and Nik Anderson 2B – McLoughlin (C), Gremaux (C), Drew Anderson (W) Wawasee Record: 3-11 JV – Wawasee 11, Concordia 4 W 803 000 0 – 11 7 2 C 001 003 0 – 4 10 2 Colin Beer (W), Drew Wright, Nate Prescott, Harrison Shortill and Prescott, Sam Clark; Metzger (L), Reid, Amstats and Massued Wawasee JV Record: 7-3
Saturday in DeKalb
In a doubleheader at DeKalb Saturday, the Manchester baseball team lost 11-3 and 10-0. In the opener Evan Olinger had three hits and an RBI, while the Squires didn’t get a hit in the five-inning loss. The 1-12 Squires are in Three Rivers Conference play today at Tippecanoe Valley. DEKALB 11, MANCHESTER 3 (Game 1) M 010 020 0 – 3 7 1 D 062 012 x – 11 6 0 Evan Milam (L, 5-1/3IP, 11R, 8ER, 6H, 3K, 6BB, 4HB), Justin Lewis (6, 2/3IP, 0R, 0H, 0K, 1BB) 2B – McDavid (D) 3B – Krumlauf (D) DEKALB 10, MANCHESTER 0 (5 innings) (Game 2) M 000 00 – 0 0 1 D 025 12 – 10 6 1 Lewis (L, 3IP, 7R, 7ER, 6H, 0K, 6BB), Miller (4, 1-1/3IP, 3R, 3ER, 1H, 0K, 7BB) 2B – McDavid (D) 3B – Cager (D) Manchester Record: 1-12
SOFTBALL
Saturday in Butler
The Wawasee softball team went 0-2 at Saturday’s Eastside Invitational. On the day, the Lady Warriors fell 2-1 to Eastside and 9-2 against South Bend Adams. On the day, freshman Kylee Rostochak was 3 for 7 and sophomore Alli Ousley went 3 for 4. The 5-10 Lady Warriors are in Northern Lakes Conference action today at NorthWood. EASTSIDE 2, WAWASEE 1 W 000 001 0 – 1 5 0 E 002 000 x – 2 7 4 Miller (W, 7IP, 1R, 1ER, 5H, 6K, 3BB); Kylie Norris (L, 6IP, 2R, 2ER, 7H, 2K, 2BB) 2B – Lockwood (E), Miller (E), Crager (E) S.B. ADAMS 9, WAWASEE 2 A 203 022 0 – 9 9 1 W 000 200 0 – 2 9 7 VanHeelsbeke (W, 7IP, 2R, 2ER, 9H, 7K, 2BB); Alli Ousley (L, 5-1/3IP, 9R, 2ER, 9H, 5K, 1BB), Norris (6, 1-2/3IP, 0R, 0H, 0K, 0BB) 2B – Martens (A), Ousley (W), Paige Hlutke (W) Wawasee Record: 5-10
Saturday in Garrett
At Saturday’s Garrett Invitational, the Manchester softball team lost to Garrett (17-6) and Elkhart Memorial (12-7). Against Garrett, Kayla Flack and Sydney Snep each went 2 for 3 with a home run each. In the loss to Memorial, Mariah Mobley had two RBIs and Snep went 2 for 3 with an RBI. Manchester travels to Tippecanoe Valley for a Three Rivers Conference game today. GARRETT 17, MANCHESTER 6 G 202 412 6 – 17 15 4 M 300 201 0 – 6 5 9 Sturges (W, 5IP, 5R, 0ER, 2H, 7K, 2BB, 2HR), Yariah (6, 2IP, 1R, 1ER, 3H, 2K, 0BB); Sydney Jordan (L, 4IP, 8R, 4ER, 8H, 1K, 0BB, 3HR), Karissa Jimenez (5, 3IP, 9R, 5ER, 7H, 2K, 2BB, 1HR) 2B – Poling (G), Yoder (G) HR – Somers (G), Stafford (G) 2, McCray (G), Sydney Snep (M), Kayla Flack (M) ELKHART MEMORIAL 12, MANCHESTER 7 M 000 502 0 – 7 8 5 EM 410 430 x – 12 12 3 Gretchen Hurtle (W, 7IP, 7R, 6ER, 8H, 6K, 2BB); Jimenez (L, 3-1/3IP, 9R, 6ER, 9H, 0K, 1BB, 1HR), Jordan (4, 2-2/3IP, 3R, 3ER, 3H, 5K, 1BB) 2B – Kara Summer (EM), Paula Strausborger (EM), Lauren Strausborge (EM), Claire McLaughlin (M), Celina Carter (M) 2, Tabby DeWitt (M) HR – P. Strausborger (EM)
GIRLS TENNIS
Saturday in Angola
In girls tennis action Saturday, 13th-ranked Carroll won the Angola Invitational with 45 points, while Wawasee tied for fourth with 10 and Whitko was eighth with four. In the finals, Wawasee’s Esther Hermann fell 6-1, 6-0 to Carroll’s Rachel Sutton in the No. 1 singles championship match. Whitko’s No. 1 doubles team of Abby Marshall and Laura Alfieri finished third, defeating Fort Wayne North Side 7-6, 6-3 in the third-place match. Wawasee hosts Plymouth today and Whitko is also the courts today, traveling to Central Noble. ANGOLA INVITATIONAL Team Scores – Carroll 45, Angola 24, F.W. Bishop Dwenger 14, F.W. North Side 10, Wawasee 10, Fremont 8, Prairie Heights 6, Whitko 4 (Finals Matches) No. 1 Singles: 1st Place – Rachel Sutton (Carroll) def. Esther Hermann (Wawasee) 6-1, 6-0; 3rd Place – Kirstin Quandt (Angola) def. Elly Rutkowski (North) 6-0, 6-1 No. 2 Singles: 1st Place – Ashley Hoagland (Carroll) def. Tracy Byrne (Angola) 6-0, 6-0; 3rd Place – Yoder (Dwenger) def. Morgan Conti (Fremont) 6-1, 6-1 No. 3 Singles: 1st Place – Jenna Jackson (Carroll) def. Alyssa Rhoades (Angola) 6-1, 6-4; 3rd Place – Brown (Dwenger) def. Anna Thompson (Fremont) 6-3, 6-4 No. 1 Doubles: 1st Place – Audrey Mallers/Mackenzie Schoeff (Carroll) def. Kristin Heierman/Kylie Bidlack (Angola) 6-1, 6-1; 3rd Place – Abby Marshall/Laura Alfieri (Whitko) def. Dufor/Hough (North) 7-6, 6-3 No. 2 Doubles: 1st Place – Taylor Stanchin/Catherine Curtis (Carroll) def. Lee/Lazoff (Dwenger) 6-3, 6-1; 3rd Place – Maggie Franke/Andrea Ledgerwood (PH) def. Reynolds/Aziz (North) 6-2, 7-6
