Warsaw Takes Second Place At Clinton Prairie Invite

FRANKFORT -ÊThe Warsaw Volleyball team competed in the Clinton Prairie Invite Saturday and came home with a second-place finish. Warsaw defeated Providence (15-12, 15-12) and Clinton Prairie (8-15, 15-5, 15-5) and fell to Cowan (15-17, 12-15) and Snider (17-15, 9-15, 13-15).

After losing their first two matches, the Triton Trojans fought back to win their last two contests and finish fifth.

Andrea Saldivar led the Tigers with five aces and 39 digs, while Kara Kesler had 36 digs, 24 blocks and 22 kills. Amber Feldman led Triton with 24 kills, four aces and 42 digs.

Warsaw is 22-7 and 5-1 in the Northern Lakes Conference, and Triton is 22-8.

CLINTON PRAIRIE INVITATIONAL

Warsaw def. Providence 15-12, 15-12

Cowan def. Warsaw 17-15, 15-12

Warsaw def. Clinton Prairie 8-15, 15-5, 15-5

Snider def. Warsaw 15-17, 9-15, 15-13

New Albany def. Triton 15-7, 9-15, 15-6

Snider def. Triton 15-3, 15-5

Triton def. Benton Central 15-8, 15-10

Triton Def. Cowen 15-13, 11-15, 15-13

Warsaw leaders -ÊAndrea Saldivar 5 aces, 39 digs; Mechelle Henderson 4 aces; Abby Sumpter 3 aces, 100 assists; Kara Kesler 36 digs, 24 blocks, 22 kills; Amie Poling 27 digs; Myra Sells 33 blocks; Lindsay Woods 20 blocks, 28 kills

Triton leaders -ÊBrandie Ganshorn 30 kills; Amber Feldman 24 kills, 4 aces, 42 digs; Beth Workman 54 assists; Melissa Claxon 28 assists; Rachel Speicher 25 digs; Betsy Salyer 11 solo blocks, 9 assists blocks

WHITKO INVITATIONAL

Bluffton def. Whitko 15-5, 15-7

Garrett def. Whitko 15-8, 15-12

Heritage def. Whitko 15-13, 15-11

Saturday in South Whitley

The Whitko volleyball team hosted the Whitko Volleyball Invitational Saturday and fell to Bluffton, Garrett and Heritage. DeKalb defeated Bluffton 15-17, 4-15, 15-5 to win the invitational.

TRITON JV INVITATIONAL

Triton def. Central Noble 15-4, 15-6

Triton def. Manchester 15-0, 15-9

T. Valley def. Central Noble 15-11, 15-4

T. Valley def. Manchester 15-2, 15-10

Central Noble def. Manchester 15-0, 15-10

Triton Def. Tippecanoe Valley 9-15, 15-10, 15-4 (championship match)

Triton record -Ê11-3

Tippecanoe Valley leaders - Sherise Denny 24 kills, 32 assists, 32 service points; Chelsea Stavedahl 15 kills, 14 blocks; Abby Shafer 8 assists, 15 service points

Tippecanoe Valley record: 23-3

9th -ÊPLYMOUTH INVITATIONAL

Warsaw def. Wawasee 15-9, 15-6

Manchester def. Wawasee 15-7, 15-12

Wawasee leaders -ÊKeri Cook 5 aces, 5 kills; LeeAnna Sloan 5 aces, 2 assists; Kim Hoover 3 aces, 2 digs; Kristin Schumm 4 kills; Kim Hoover 2 digs

Wawasee record -Ê4-15

GIRLS SOCCER

JV -ÊCONCORD 2, WAWASEE 1

Wawasee leaders -ÊStephanie Heskiths 1 goals; Erica Smith 1 assist

JV: Warsaw Wins NLC Title

Warsaw's junior varsity girls soccer team completed its best season ever by winning the Northern Lakes Conference Championship Saturday at Concord.

Warsaw, which beat Goshen 3-0 in the semifinals, beat Concord 2-0 in the championship. Tracy Stump scored both Warsaw goals against Concord.

The Tigers finished the season 16-0-2 and outscored their opponents 57-3.

Said coach Frank Courtois: "The girls made it easy. Their willingness to work hard and stay mentally focused gave us a great season."

Goalkeeper Emma Bean anchored a defense that consistently controlled the field this season. Kristi Haddad led Warsaw in scoring this year with 15 goals and was followed by Tracy Stump with 12. Emily Clemens led in assists with seven.

NLC Tournament

Championship: Warsaw 2, Concord 0

Warsaw goals -ÊTracy Stump 2

Semifinals: Warsaw 3, Goshen 0

Warsaw goals - Kristi Haddad 2, Tracy Stump

Warsaw assist -ÊSara Sisson