GOSHEN – Warsaw’s varsity volleyball team improved to 2-0 in Northern Lakes Conference action Thursday with a thrilling 25-19, 27-25, 22-25, 23-25, 15-4 win at Goshen. With the five-game win, the Lady Tigers are now 9-3 overall on the season. Katie Voelz recorded 23 assists, 14 digs and eight kills for Warsaw, while Caroline Mayer added 14 kills and 12 digs. WARSAW DEF. GOSHEN 25-19, 27-25, 22-25, 23-25, 15-4 Warsaw stats: Kills – Caroline Mayer 14, Kenzie Welk 11, Katie Voelz 8, Haley Peterson; Assists – Voelz 23, Cassie Hoag; Aces – Hoag 4, Peterson 4, Alexie Day 3, Voelz 2; Digs – Blake McGarvey 18, Voelz 14, Mayer 12, Welk 8; Blocks – Courtney Steffensmeier 2, Voelz 2, Peterson 1, Mayer 1, Day 1 JV – Warsaw def. Goshen 25-14, 25-24 Warsaw stats: Kills – Dayton Groninger 7, Hannah Leach 5, Nikki Parrett 4; Assists – Alicia Sikora 18; Aces – Jamie Grose 1, Groninger 1, Alicia Sikora 1; Digs – Groninger 7, Raina Armey 6, Grose 5, Sikora 4
Thursday in Syracuse Opening its Northern Lakes Conference season at home against Plymouth Thursday, the Wawasee volleyball team fell in five games, 25-14, 20-25, 26-24, 19-25, 15-5. Alli Ousley had 24 assists, eight kills and two aces in the loss, while Becca Anderson had nine kills and Aly Anderson recorded 26 digs. The 6-5 (0-1 NLC) Lady Warriors play another NLC match Thursday at Goshen. PLYMOUTH DEF. WAWASEE 25-14, 20-25, 26-24, 19-25, 15-5 Wawasee Stats: Aces – Aly Anderson 2, Madi Wilson 2, Alli Ousley 2; Assists – Ousley 24; Blocks – Addison Ayres 3, Paige Hlutke 1.5, Ousley 1.5; Digs – A. Anderson 25, Wilson 14; Kills – Becca Anderson 9, Ousley 8, Ayres 7, Meghan Fretz 6. Wawasee Record: 6-5 (0-1 NLC). JV – Plymouth def. Wawasee 25-17, 25-20. Wawasee JV Stats: Aces – Amy Beer 3, Skylar Janda 2; Assists – Beer 3, Taylor Mock 3; Blocks – Hannah Marie Lamle 3, Janda 2; Digs – Ashley Beer 6, Kayleigh Rhodes 4, Mock 3; Kills – Janda 4, Kabrea Rostochak 2, Mock 2. Wawasee JV Record: 7-3 (0-1 NLC).
Thursday in North Manchester The Manchester volleyball team picked up a three-game sweep of Wabash Thursday night at home, 25-14, 25-15, 25-20. Improving to 5-6 on the year, Manchester’s Kendra Binkley had nine kills and three aces in the victory, while Rae Bedke had 20 assists and Marret Metzger recorded 16 digs. The Lady Squires travel to Saturday’s Logansport Tournament. MANCHESTER DEF. WABASH 25-14, 25-15, 25-20 Manchester Stats: Aces – Kendra Binkley 3, Marret Metzger 2; Assists – Rae Bedke 20; Blocks – Cierra Carter 2; Digs – Metzger 16, Ellie Milam 5, Kaitlyn Parrett 5; Kills – Binkley 9, Carter 5, Corrie Osborne 4. Manchester Record: 5-6 (1-0 TRC). JV – Wabash def. Manchester 22-25, 25-20, 15-9. Manchester JV Stats: Aces – Paige Wagoner 4, Leiah Brandenburg 4, Alyssa Spann 2, Karly Eichenauer 2, Kendra Auler 2; Assists – Wagoner 4, Auler 3; Digs – Spann 6, Eichenauer 5, Auler 2; Kills – Brandenburg 3, Sydney Day 2, Kennedy Rosen 2.
Thursday in Bourbon In Northern State Conference play Thursday at Triton, the host Lady Trojans swept Culver in three games, 25-18, 25-13, 25-7. Triton was led by Nicole Sechrist’s nine kills, Quinn Downing’s seven digs, Krystal Sellers’ 25 assists and four aces each out of Sellers and Lexee Lemler. The Lady Trojans host Tippecanoe Valley Thursday. TRITON DEF. CULVER 25-18, 25-13, 25-7 Triton Stats: Aces – Krystal Sellers 4, Lexee Lemler 4, Becca Kennedy 2; Assists – Sellers 25; Digs – Quinn Downing 7, Lemler 3; Kills – Nicole Sechrist 9, Kennedy 6, Jaela Meister 5, Lauren Hostrawser 4. JV – Triton def. Culver 25-5, 25-15. Triton JV Stats: Aces – Emma Ross 8, Hannah Wanemacher 2, Kacie Pugh 2; Assists – Ross 5, Wanemacher 3; Digs – Katie Hepler 2; Kills – Charlotte Morris 3, Wanemacher 2, Brooklyn Bitting 2.
Thursday in Denver At North Miami Thursday, the Whitko volleyball team posted to a three-game victory, 26-24, 25-19, 26-24. Beginning the Three Rivers Conference season at 1-0, the Lady Wildcats were led by Elaine Warner’s 22 assists and four aces, as well as Tressa Keim’s 22 digs and Delaney Ray’s eight kills. The 3-5 Lady Wildcats will be at Saturday’s Garrett Invitational. WHITKO DEF. NORTH MIAMI 26-24, 25-19, 26-24 Whitko Stats: Aces – Elaine Warner 4; Assists – Warner 22; Digs – Tressa Keim 22; Kills – Delaney Ray 8. Whitko Record: 3-5 (1-0 TRC). JV – Whitko def. North Miami 25-9, 25-21. Whitko JV Stats: Aces – Kaitlyn Reed 4; Assists – Haley Yohe 9; Digs – Andrea Snavely 5; Kills – Lindsey Sapp 5.
Thursday in Akron Behind Caylie Teel’s 18 kills and 7.5 blocks, the Tippecanoe Valley volleyball team got a four-game home win over Maconaquah Thursday, 25-22, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19. Along with Teel’s strong performance, Abby Betten had 10 kills, Jaden Biddle recorded 11 digs and Tenaya Shull finished with 14 assists. The Lady Vikings are back in action at Saturday’s Garrett Invitational. TIPPECANOE VALLEY DEF. MACONAQUAH 25-22, 25-15, 19-25, 25-19 Valley Stats: Aces – Madi Miller 2; Assists – Tenaya Shull 14, Maddy Henninger 13; Blocks – Caylie Teel 7.5, Lexi O’Connell 3; Digs – Jaden Biddle 11, Teel 5; Kills – Teel 18, Abby Betten 10, O’Connell 4. Valley Record: 5-4 (1-0 TRC). Girls Golf Thursday in Goshen The Wawasee girls golf team kept its perfect dual season going Thursday at Goshen’s Maplecrest Country Club, beating Goshen 181-229. Wawasee is now 14-0 on the year and 5-0 in the Northern Lakes Conference. Mikala Mawhorter once again led the Lady Warriors, shooting a 42, followed by teammates Elizabeth Jackson’s 45, Kylee Rostochak’s 46, Aubrey Schmeltz’s 48 and Kamryn Foy’s 53. The Lady Warriors will be at Culver’s Mystic Hills Golf Club to take part in the Culver Girls Academy Invitational Saturday. WAWASEE 181, GOSHEN 229 (Maplecrest C.C.) Medalist – Mikala Mawhorter (W) 42. Wawasee – Mawhorter 42, Elizabeth Jackson 45, Kylee Rostochak 46, Aubrey Schmeltz 48, Kamryn Foy 53. Goshen – Gale Immel 51, Claire Palcynski 58, Sam Rogers 62, Lauren Lahn 67, Nicole Miller 58. Wawasee Record: 14-0 (5-0 NLC).
Thursday in Rochester At Rochester’s Round Barn Golf Club Thursday, the Tippecanoe Valley girls golf team shot a 276, losing to Southwood (191) and Huntington North (213). A 44 by Southwood’s Abby Houahland was the low score of the evening, as Victoria Biddle and Liz VanMeter each shot a 62 for Valley. The Lady Vikings will be at Saturday’s Culver Girls Academy Invitational at Culver’s Mystic Hills Golf Club. SOUTHWOOD 191, HUNTINGTON NORTH 213, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 276 (Round Barn G.C.) Medalist – Abby Houahland (S) 44. Southwood – Houahland 44, Dana Dale 46, Danielle Pegg 51, Paige Dempsey 50, Danielle Sparling 55. HN – Ashley Hall 60, Jaclyn Boyd 56, Sarah Fryman 50, Maddi Kennedy 47, Lea Kitchen 60. Valley – Victoria Biddle 62, Liz VanMeter 62, Blake McBrier 72, Jordan Krotke 80, Jade VanMeter 91.
Thursday in Warsaw At Rozella Ford Golf Club in Warsaw Thursday, the Triton girls golf team picked up two wins but also got a loss. Shooting a 230 on the par-35 course, Triton defeated Northfield (235) and Caston (239), but fell to North Miami (195). Triton’s Hannah Jennings was the top golfer of the day, shooting a 46. The 4-7 Lady Trojans are in Culver Thursday to face the Culver Girls Academy and LaVille. NORTH MIAMI 195, TRITON 230, NORTHFIELD 235, CASTON 239 (Rozella Ford G.C., Par 35) Medalist – Hannah Jennings (T) 46. NM – Megan Mongosa 47, Alyssa Bishop 49, Madeline Moelle 51, Sammy Tims 48, Tatym Hunt 66. Triton – Jennings 46, Lillie Berger 55, Kayla Kreft 72, Tessa Heaton 57. Northfield – Anna Driscoll 51, Alex Peterson 60, Kandee Stout 58, Sarah Johnston 66. Caston – Berkke Blackman 51, Alyssa Fagner 63, Madeline Moelle 75, Emily Strain 65, Emilee Thompson 60. Triton Record: 4-7. Girls Soccer Thursday in Syracuse The Wawasee girls soccer team had a tough time with Class 1A No. 5 Argos Thursday evening at home, losing 7-0. The loss drops Wawasee to 1-5 heading into Saturday afternoon’s Northern Lakes Conference home match against Goshen. ARGOS 7, WAWASEE 0 Wawasee Record: 1-5.
Boys Tennis Thursday in Warsaw Playing its third match in three nights Thursday, the Warsaw boys tennis team lost a 4-1 Northern Lakes Conference decision against Plymouth. The NLC loss is the second for the two-time defending conference champion this week, leaving Warsaw at 0-2 in the conference and 3-3 overall. In the team loss, Warsaw’s point came at No. 2 singles, where Nic Jansen won a three-set match against John Gerard, 5-7, 6-2, 6-2. The Tigers wrap up a busy week at Saturday’s Crown Point Invitational. PLYMOUTH 4, WARSAW 1 SINGLES: No. 1 – John Hunter (P) def. Sam Rice 7-5, 6-2; No. 2 – Nic Jansen (W) def. John Gerard (P) 5-7, 6-2, 6-2; No. 3 – Nate Knapp (P) def. David Homme (W) 6-7 (6-8), 7-5, 6-0 DOUBLES: No. 1 – Ryan Johnson/Max Holloway (P) def. Christopher Herendeen/Caleb Ray 7-5, 6-4; No. 2 – Braydon Davidson/Nick Felke (P) def. Cole Baker/Justin Stout 6-2, 6-3. JV – Warsaw 8, Plymouth 6. JV Singles: No. 1 – Andrew Gauger (W) def. Curtis Smith 6-1, 6-0; No. 2 – Colton Link (W) def. Zach Moser 8-2; No. 3 – Kyler Bartol (W) def. Tommy Holloway 8-3; No. 4 – Keith Longanecker (P) def. Ethan Hoff 7-6 (7-5). JV Doubles: No. 1 – Michael Jonson/Luke Vervynckt (P) def. Ryan Wettschurack/Hudson Snyder 3-6, 6-2, 6-1; No. 2 – Garret Fox/Michael Johnson (P) def. Keeton Bartol/Hayden Steger 8-3; No. 3 – Wesley Shuler/Drew McCollom (W) def. DJ Briles/Grant Clady 8-6; No. 4 – Evan Ousley/Graham Ousley (W) def. Keith Longanecker/Kadin McCrammer 8-3; No. 5 – Quentin Wright/Brandon Chan (W) def. Peter Bologna/Joel Funston 8-4; No. 6 – Bryce Pequignot/Diego Miguel (W) def. Hudson Yoder/Chase Clarkson 9-7; No. 7 – Jacob Grimm/Nick Marsh (W) def. Zach Mosher/Tommy Holloway 6-4; No. 8 – Garret Fox/Michael Johnson (P) def. Eric Baumgartner/Jarod Barber 6-0; No. 9 – D.J. Briles/Grant Clady (P) def. Tanner Lockridge/Darrin Knisley 6-2; No. 10 – Peter Bologna/Joel Funston (P) def. Grant Wolf/Grant Reed 8-0.
Thursday in Dunlap In Northern Lakes Conference play Thursday at Concord, the Wawasee boys tennis team was defeated 4-1. Wawasee’s point came at No. 3 singles, where Nate Haines posted a 7-5, 6-1 victory. The Warriors are now 3-4 overall and 0-2 in the NLC. Up next for Wawasee is Saturday’s Wawasee Duals. CONCORD 4, WAWASEE 1 SINGLES: No. 1 – Will Boyer (C) def. Cal Heinisch 6-1, 6-0; No. 2 – Mitch Boyer (C) def. Nate Perek 6-1, 6-1; No. 3 – Nate Haines (W) def. Spencer Jaeniohan 7-5, 6-1. DOUBLES: No. 1 – Aaron Allen/Riley Huffer (C) def. Jake Hutchinson/Todd Hauser 5-7, 6-4, 6-3; No. 2 – Nathan Hermon/Braden Fish (C) def. Derek Stutzman/Cameron Brill 6-4, 6-0. Wawasee Record: 3-4 (0-2 NLC). JV – Concord 5, Wawasee 1. JV Singles: No. 1 – Alex Dias (C) def. Dylan Staley 4-6, 6-2, 7-5; No. 2 – Tim Conley (W) def. Jake Lavette 9-8; No. 3 – Gideon Butler (C) def. Evan Krueger 8-4; No. 4 – Broc Johnson (C) def. Austin Kline 8-6. JV Doubles: No. 1 – Kell McGee/Jacob Shetterly (C) def. Brayton Fretz/Leonard Kline 6-4, 2-6, 6-4; No. 2 – Tate Nicoson/Brandon Pletcher (C) def. Tyler Rhodes/Chase Jones 8-3.
Thursday in Akron At home against LaVille Thursday, the Tippecanoe Valley boys tennis team got a 5-0 victory. At No. 1 singles, Trevor Neeley was a 6-1, 6-0 winner and Valley’s No. 1 doubles team of Kane Steller and Nick Caudill won 7-5, 6-4. The 1-6 Vikings host Bremen Monday. TIPPECANOE VALLEY 5, LAVILLE 0 SINGLES: No. 1 – Trevor Neeley (TV) def. Brandon Haisley 6-1, 6-0; No. 2 – Wyatt Nelson (TV) def. Adam Baker 6-0, 6-2; No. 3 – Keith Wright (TV) def. Cameron McDaniel 6-0, 6-1. DOUBLES: No. 1 – Kane Steller/Nick Caudill (TV) def. Dennis Feitz/Erik Eggebrecht 7-5, 6-4; No. 2 – Cole Walter/Dakota Parker (TV) def. Keannon Clemons/Dustin Royer 6-3, 6-4. Valley Record: 1-6.
Thursday in Huntington Coming down to a third-set match at No. 2 doubles, the Manchester boys tennis team came up short at Huntington North Thursday. Losing 3-2, Manchester’s No. 2 doubles team of Matthew Pegg and Heath Dierks won their opening set 6-2, but fell in the second 6-1. With all eyes on them to determine the winner of the team match, the duo dropped the third set 6-2. Now 5-2 on the year, the Squires host Norwell Monday. HUNTINGTON NORTH 3, MANCHESTER 2 SINGLES: No. 1 – Nick May (HN) def. Connor Eichenauer 7-6 (7-3), 6-3; No. 2 – Max Karg (M) def. Graham Sereno 6-2, 6-1; No. 3 – Auden Eckert (HN) def. Bayton Spann 7-5, 6-0. DOUBLES: No. 1 – Noah Cain/Branden Scott (M) def. Nathan Lundy/Hunter Phillips 6-4, 6-2; No. 2 – Cameron Stuttle/Brent Kreiger (HN) def. Matthew Pegg/Heath Dierks 2-6, 6-1, 6-2. Manchester Record: 5-2. JV – HN 2, Manchester 0. JV Singles: No. 1 – Matt Karst (HN) def. Braxtin Wilson 8-1; No. 2 – Garrett Smith (HN) def. Wilson 8-6.
Football Thursday 9th – Warsaw 49, East Noble 16 Warsaw 9th Leaders: Will McGarvey (225 rushing yds, 3 TDs); Jack Tucker (68 yds, 2 TDs); Luke Delp (120 passing yds, 2 TDs); Trevor York (TD); Zach Riley (TD); Lane McClone (6 tackles); Layton Perry (5 tackles); Michael Gordon (5 tackles); Daniel Deanties (5 tackles). Warsaw 9th Record: 2-0.
Thursday in Syracuse 9th – Wawasee 24, West Noble 16 Wawasee 9th Leaders: Kevin Wiekert (16-yd TD run); Will Greer (rushing TD, passing TD); Jacob Moore (10-yd TD catch); Jacob Hand (20-yd TD catch); Alic Rosbraugh (3 forced fumbles). Wawasee 9th Record: 2-0.
