PERU — The eighth-ranked Warsaw boys golf team had a great shot at winning Saturday’s Hall of Fame Invitational, but came up short against top-ranked Columbus North. Playing at Peru’s Rock Hollow Golf Club, the Warsaw Tigers held a one-shot lead and needed two pars for the win, but got a bogey and a double-bogey, leading to the two-shot loss. Columbus North won the tournament with a 310, followed by Warsaw’s 312, Crown Point’s 316, No. 3 Floyd Central’s 321 and No. 9 Avon’s 321, rounding out the top five. Like Warsaw, the tournament was the Triton Trojans first meet of the season, finishing 11th with a 342. Zionsville’s Adam Wood won the title with a two-under 70, followed by a four-way tie for second place, between Warsaw’s Jon Schram and Jonny Hollar, as well as Columbus North’s Michael VanDeventer and Oak Hill’s Brayton Swan, who all shot a 75 on the par-72 course. Also for Warsaw, Evan Cultice shot an 80, Will Petro posted an 82 and Tim Ahlersmeyer 90. Triton was paced by Ryan Rapp’s 78, good for 10th place, followed by Quentyn Carpenter’s 85, Tanner Shepherd’s 88, Lucas Shafer’s 91 and Jaremiah Kinsey’s 103. Triton will be at Bremen’s Sprig O’Mint Golf Course Wednesday, for a Northern State Conference meet between Bremen and LaVille, then travels to Warsaw for Saturday’s Tiger Invitational. HALL OF FAME INVITATIONAL (Rock Hollow G.C., Par 72) Team Scores – Columbus North 310, Warsaw 312, Crown Point 316, Floyd Central 321, Avon 321, Zionsville 332, Evansville Memorial 334, Brownsburg 335, Oak Hill 337, Peru 339, Triton 342, Bloomington North 344, Culver Military Academy 345, Jennings County 357, F.W. Canterbury 358, Lake Central 370, Maconaquah 377, Rochester 396 Top 5 – 1. Adam Wood (Zionsville) 70, 2. (tie) Jon Schram (Warsaw), Jonny Hollar (Warsaw), Brayton Swan (Oak Hill), Michael VanDeventer (Columbus North) 75 Warsaw – Schram 75, Hollar 75, Evan Cultice 80, Will Petro 82, Tim Ahlersmeyer 90 Triton – Ryan Rapp 78, Quentyn Carpenter 85, Tanner Shepherd 88, Lucas Shafer 91, Jaremiah Kinsey 103
Saturday in Plymouth
The Warsaw boys golf team’s freshman/sophomore squad finished second at Saturday’s Lancer Freshman/Sophomore Invitational at Plymouth’s Swan Lake Resort. Entering as defending champs, the Tigers shot a 346, while Valparaiso captured the title with a 342. Warsaw’s Brandon Eckert was the individual champion, shooting an 81, while teammate Ryan Cultice finished in a second place tie with his 84. LANCER FRESHMAN/SOPHOMORE INVITATIONAL (Swan Lake G.C., Par 72) Team Scores – Valparaiso 342, Warsaw 346, Concord 358, Culver Military Academy 388, Crown Point 389, Plymouth 396, John Glenn 397, Fremont 423, Rochester 463, Hanover Central 475, Lafayette Jefferson 538 Warsaw – Brandon Eckert 81, Ryan Cultice 84, Jacob Foster 89, Josh Ahlersmeyer 92, Reid Cameron 95
Saturday in Warsaw
While the Triton varsity boys golf team was in Peru for the Hall of Fame Invitational, the junior varsity hosted the Triton Invitational Saturday, finishing seventh. Winamac finished first with a 344 on the Rozella Ford’s par-70 course, while Triton shot a 421. LaVille’s Zach Gurtner was the overall champion with a 76, winning in a playoff. Triton was led by Greg Music’s 93. TRITON INVITATIONAL (Rozella Ford G.C., Par 70) Team Scores – Winamac 344, John Glenn 355, New Prairie 365, LaLumiere 369, Fremont 370, Pioneer 376, Triton 421, LaVille 424, Blackford 436, Culver 441, Caston 472 Top 5 – 1. Zach Gurtner (LV) 76, 2. C.J. Kowalski (NP) 76, 3 Tyler Prentkowski (JG) 78, 4. Trent Elliott (Culver) 79, 5. Adam Gruenig (Winamac) 81 Triton – Greg Music 93, Jordan Anderson 118, Cameron Lemler 120, Chase Eyrich 109, Drew Fleagle 101
BASEBALL
Saturday in Argos
The Whitko baseball team picked up a pair of victories Saturday at Argos. Whitko opened the doubleheader with a 13-0 victory, then took the second game 14-3 in five innings. Wyatt Wolf pitched a no-hitter in Game 1, going all seven innings, striking out eight. Alex Stoddard hit three home runs on the day, going 6 for 11 with nine RBIs and a double. The 3-1 Wildcats are at Wawasee Tuesday. WHITKO 13, ARGOS 0 (Game 1) W 011 133 4 – 13 11 1 A 000 000 0 – 0 0 4 Wyatt Wolf (W, 7IP, 0R, 0H, 8K, 2BB); Cataldo (L, 4IP, 5R, 4ER, 5H, 2BB, 9K), Zechiel (5, 3IP, 8R, 5ER, 6H, 5BB, 1K) 2B – Hunter Sroufe (W) 2, Alex Stoddard (W), Ethan Nicodemus (W) HR – Stoddard (W) WHITKO 14, ARGOS 3 (Game 2) W 251 60 – 14 14 1 A 000 30 – 3 2 4 Zach Snep (W, 4IP, 3R, 3ER, 2H, 3K, 6BB), Avery Robbins (5, 1IP, 0R, 0H, 0K, 1BB); Spicer (L, 3-2/3IP, 14R, 11ER, 13H, 4K, 2BB), Peters (4, 1-1/3IP, 0R, 1H, 2K, 0BB) 2B – Ryan Weigold (W) HR – Stoddard (W) 2, Tanner Gaff (W) 2 Records: Whitko 3-1, Argos 0-2
SOFTBALL
Saturday in Bluffton
The Whitko softball team traveled to Bluffton for a three-way competition, along with Central Noble. Whitko opened the day with a 13-3 loss against Bluffton, then the Lady Wildcats fell 13-3 against Central Noble. On the day, Michaela Zumbrun was 3 for 4 with two doubles and a home run. The 0-2 Lady Wildcats travel to Fort Wayne South Tuesday. BLUFFTON 13, WHITKO 3 (5 innings) (Game 1) W 002 01 – 3 B 313 51 – 13 CENTRAL NOBLE 13, WHITKO 3 (5 innings) (Game 2) CN 109 03 – 13 W 020 01 – 3 Whitko Record: 0-2
