Warsaw Netters Headline Roundup With Win Over Westview
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TOPEKA – Warsaw’s boys tennis team opened its season with a 4-1 win at Westview Tuesday afternoon. Justin Stout, David Homme and Ryan Wettschurack were straight set winners at 1, 2 and 3 singles, respectively. The No. 2 doubles team of Andrew Gauger and Hudson Snyder also won in straight sets. The Tigers are right back at it, travelling to Huntington North for a match at 5 p.m. today. WARSAW 4, WESTVIEW 1 Singles: No. 1 – Justin Stout (War) def. Austin Hostetler 3-6, 6-3, 6-3; No. 2 – David Homme (War) def. Trey Bazonna 7-5, 6-2; No. 3 – Ryan Wettschurack (War) def. Jeryl Weaver 6-2, 6-3 Doubles: No. 1 – Andrew Yoder/Zach Schroch (WV) def. Christopher Herendeen/Colton Lind 6-1, 6-1; No. 2 – Andrew Gauger/Hudson Snyder (War) def. Alex Stutzman/Ryan Barber 6-2, 6-1 JV: WARSAW 8, WESTVIEW 0 Singles: No. 1 – Spencer Britton (War) def. Brandon Eash 8-4; No. 2 – Nolan Knight (War) def. Ethan Roth 8-6; No. 3 – Reuben Williams (War) def. Brandon Eash 8-4; No. 4 – Bryce Pequignot (War) def. Ethan Roth 8-3 Doubles: No. 1 – Hayden Steger/Keeton Bartol (War) def. Bengon Stoltzfus/Peyton Schmucker 8-5; No. 2 – Nick Marsh/Ethan Hoff (War) def. Chris Anderson/Ryan Miller 8-3; No. 3 – Kyler Bartol/Diego Miguel (War) def. Chris Anderson/Ryan Miller 8-1; No. 4 – Jacob Grimm/Darrin Knisley (War) def. Bengon Stolzfus/Peyton Schmucker 8-5
Tuesday in Bremen Tippecanoe Valley was shut out by Bremen, 5-0, in a tennis match Tuesday. The Vikings host North Judson on Thursday. BREMEN 5, VALLEY 0 Singles: No. 1 – Trevor Neeley (B) def. Bryce Devine 6-2, 6-2; No. 2 – Keith Wright (B) def. Zach Burkholder 6-1, 6-1; No. 3 – Nick Caudill (B) def. Carter Filchak 6-0, 6-1 Doubles: No. 1: Dakota Parker/Seth Hoffman (B) def. Ryker Hand/Jake Strehler 6-0, 6-1; No. 2 – Parker Dalrymple/Eric Wright (B) def. vs Chandler Snyder/Bryce Sterling 6-0, 6-0 JV: BREMEN 3, VALLEY 0 Singles: No. 1 – Alex Kromkowski (B) def. Josh Ukinski 8-0; No. 2: Garett Feldman (B) def. Jordan Thornton 8-0; No. 3 – Dylan Sponseller (B) def. Evan Reed 8-4
Tuesday in South Whitley Whitko’s tennis team lost 3-2 to Fort Wayne Northrop Tuesday afternoon. Cory Hersha was a winner at No. 3 singles and the doubles team of Tim Gensch and Nic Rose won for the Wildcats. The Wildcats will host Maconaquah at 5 p.m. today. FW NORTHROP 3, WHITKO 2 Singles: No. 1 – Gavin Neyman (N) def. Bailey Plass 6-0, 6-; No. 2 – Orie Imhoff (N) def. Austin Hollowell 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. 6-4; No. 3 – Cory Hersha (W) def. Brandon Tang 6-1, 6-0 Doubles: No. 1 – Nic Rose/Tim Gensch (W) def. Ali Rahimi and Balin Brake 6-0, 6-0 There was no score listed for No. 2 doubles.
Volleyball Tuesday in South Whitley Whitko swept the visiting Lakeland Christian Academy Cougars 25-10, 25-14 and 25-9 Tuesday. Kaity Reed had 10 kills and 20 digs for the Lady Wildcats. Emily Hughes added seven aces, four kills and 13 digs. Brianna Tackett had seven aces and six kills, with Whitney Marsh and Emily Day adding seven and six kills, respectively. Haley Yohe added 34 assists to the Wildcat cause. Whitko returns to play Tuesday when it travels to Churubusco. LCA will play in the West Noble Invitational on Saturday.
Tuesday in Peru Manchester earned a three-game sweep at Peru 25-18, 25-12, 25-19. Cierra Carter had 11 kills and Kendra Binkley 10 for the Lady Squires. Kendra Auier had eight digs and Ali Casper six in the winning cause. The Lady Squires return to action Thursday at Winamac.
Boys Soccer Tuesday in Elkhart Elkhart Christian used a seven-goal barrage in the second half to beat visiting Lakeland Christian 9-0 Tuesday. The Cougars, now 0-1, will host Community Baptist Christian School at 5 p.m. Friday.
Tuesday in Syraucse Westview took a 1-0 decision over Wawasee in the boys soccer season opener for both team. Wawasee’s next match is at South Bend Riley at 5 p.m. Thursday.
Cross Country Tuesday in Syracuse Wawasee’s boys and girls cross country teams earned three wins each in a meet with NorthWood, Fairfield and Bremen Tuesday. The boys beat the Panthers 18-40, Bremen 15-48 and Fairfield 20-40. The Warriors placed five runners in the top seven, led by Luke Griner and Spencer Hare finishing with identical 17:30 times to take second and third, respectively. Jaxon Bame was fifth, Sam Griner sixth and Ben Hoffert seventh for Wawasee. “This was a very positive start to our season,” said head coach Chad Hoffert via fax. “Without focusing on results, I was pleased with our running demeanor. I felt everyone looked comfortable with the pace they were running for the entire 5K.” The Lady Warriors overcame NorthWood 22-35, Fairfield 20-41 and Bremen 24-31. Aubrey Kuhn won the race for Wawasee, with Elizabeth Zorn third, McKenzie Smith fifth, Bailey Schroeder seventh and Yanelly Pizana eighth. “It was nice getting that first meet in to shake off the rust,” said girls head coach Doug Slabaugh via fax. “We could tell it’s the first meet of the season, but this meet is not the focus as we look to the postseason. We did have some solid races.” Both Wawasee teams will run at the Prairie Heights Invitational on Aug. 29.
