Warsaw won a see-saw, five-set marathon of a match 3-2 over East Noble at the Tiger Den Thursday night. The Lady Tigers captured the first set 25-20, but then dropped the next two sets. Warsaw came back to win the fourth set 25-23 and the fifth 16-14 to complete the comeback. Lina Mayer had 11 kills and 16 digs for Warsaw, and Jordyn Lindeman added 10 kills. Kacy Bragg had 35 assists, 16 digs, two blocks and a pair of aces on the night. The Lady Tiger JV team remained undefeated with a 25-3, 25-11 win over the Lady Knights. The varsity will take a 10-5 overall mark to Columbia City for a match on Tuesday. WARSAW DEF. EAST NOBLE 25-20, 18-25, 19-25, 25-23, 16-14 Warsaw: Aces – Erin Peugh 6, Kacy Bragg 2; Assists – Bragg 35; Blocks – Lexie Day, Bragg 2; Digs – Bragg 16, Lina Mayer 13; Kills – Mayer 11, Jordyn Lindeman 10 Record – Warsaw 10-5 JV – Warsaw def. East Noble 25-3, 25-11 Warsaw: Digs – Raina Armey 9, Amy Herendeen 6, Alicia Sikora 5, Abby Serbousek 3, Nikki Parrett 3; Assists – Silkora 15, Amy Herendeen 1; Kills – Parrett 7, Hanna Leach 4, Serbousek 4, Kara Kline 3; Aces – Serbousek 5, Sikora 4, Armey 1, Swanson 1, Herendeen 1; Blocks – Katie Swanson 1 Record – Warsaw 10-0
Boys Tennis Wednesday in Syracuse Cal Heinisch was a straight-set winner at No. 3 singles in Wawasee’s 4-1 loss to Fairfield on the Warriors’ courts. The match was a make-up for Saturday’s rainout, and concluded the Varsity Duals tournament. Evan Krueger and Dylan Staley won their first set at No. 2 doubles before dropping the last two sets. Wawasee, now 4-6 overall, hosts Northridge in Northern Lakes Conference play this afternoon. FAIRFIELD 4, WAWASEE 1 Singles: No. 1 – Isaac Miller (F) def. Nate Haines 6-2, 6-2; No. 2 – Clayton Bender (F) def. nathan Perek 7-5, 6-1; No. 3 – Cal Heinisch (W) def. Dylan Kaufman 6-3, 6-4 Doubles: No. 1 – Joel Kropf & Aaron Streit (F) def. Cameron Brill & Tim Conley 6-3, 6-3; No. 2 – Aaron Miller & Aaron Skibbe (F) def. Evan Krueger & Dylan Staley 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 Record – Wawasee 4-6
Thursday in South Bend Triton’s Mace Eads outlasted South Bend Riley’s Lee Ngoci 6-4, 7-5 to clinch a 3-2 Trojan win over the Wildcats. Gavin Eads lost one game in his straight-set win and the No. 1 doubles team of Dalton Bailey and Chase Butler also won in two sets. The Trojans will travel to Lakeville on Tuesday for a Hoosier North Athletic Conference match with LaVille. TRITON 3, SB RILEY 2 Singles: No. 1 – Gavin Eads (T) def. Jordan Karczewski 6-0, 6-1; No. 2 – Mace Eads (T) def. Lee Ngoci 6-4, 7-5; No. 3 – Dylan Gallup (R) def. Aaron Stichter 6-2, 6-1 Doubles: No. 1 – Dalton Bailey & Chase Butler (T) def. Sam Moran & Kal Wilson 6-0, 6-4; No. 2 – Ray Smith & Noel Jawarski (R) beat Brenden Damron & Keygan Moiser 6-4, 6-1 Record – Triton 4-8 JV – Triton 1, SB Riley 1
Thursday in Ossian Manchester got wins from Max Karg at No. 1 singles, and from Matthew Pegg and Noah Cain at No. 1 doubles in a 3-2 loss at Norwell. It was the fourth 3-2 loss for the Squires this season. “The young guys are learning during the wins and the losses. They saw tonight how a veteran team can use match experience, consistency, and momentum just as easily as tennis skill to carry a team to victory.,” said Squire assistant coach Eric Screeton via e-mail. “We look forward to getting back into some conference action tomorrow night. The guys are hungry for a win." That Three Rivers Conference match is against Whitko in North Manchester at 5 p.m. NORWELL 3, MANCHESTER 2 Singles: No. 1 – Max Karg (M) def. Bryant Barger 6-2. 6-3; No. 2 – Brock Werling (N) def. Spence Trick 6-2, 6-1; No. 3 – Noah Tobias (N) def. Luke Donathan 6-1, 6-2 Doubles: No. 1 – Noah Cain & Matthew Pegg (M) def. Cody Shivley & Trevor Wilson 6-1, 6-3; No. 2 – Andrew Mader & Duke Wang (N) def. Heath Dierks & Parker Wagoner 6-1, 6-2
Girls Golf Thursday in Huntington Lydia Little led Manchester with a 45 on the back nine at Norwood Golf Club, but the Lady Squires fell to Huntington North 201-208. “We didn’t have our best night of the year but it was a starting point for us. We shot a 215 the last time we were here for a match on the back so there was some improvement made even when we didn’t have our best night,” Manchester head coach Josh Troyer said via fax. “We will keep working the rest of this week for Three Rivers Conference tournament and keep our focus on our main goal, and that is preparing to compete at sectional.” The Lady Squires will host Warsaw at Sycamore Golf Course at 4:30 today. HUNTINGTON NORTH 201 MANCHESTER 208 at Norwood GC, Huntington Manchester – Lydia Little 45, Kelsey Eichenauer 51, Madyson Ulrey 55, Madison Hire 57, Cora Barnett 80 Manchester JV – Leiah Brandenburg 56, Rachel Cave 59, Megan Stiles 69
Thursday in Star City The Tippecanoe Valley girls golf team fell to Pioneer 221-229 on Wednesday at the Pond View Golf Course near Star City. Valley’s Liz VanMeter and Pioneer’s Brandi Sholty shared medalist honors with a score of 51. Victoria Biddle turned in a 52 for the Lady Vikings, with Blake McBrier carding a 60. Valley will host Maconaquah and North Miami in a Three Rivers Conference match this afternoon at Round Barn Golf Club in Rochester. PIONEER 221, VALLEY 229 Valley – Liz VanMeter 51, Victoria Biddle 52, Blake McBrier 60, Jade VanMeter 66, Makayla Sandbakken 68, Lexi Cumberland 74 Valley JV – Brianna McBrier 78, Jordan Krotke 79 Record: Valley 7-9
Boys Soccer Thursday in South Whitley Whitko junior Yetaek Im scored twice in the first half, but Hamilton scored five times in the second half to cruise to an 8-2 win over the Wildcats. The first Wildcat goal was off an assist from senior Tyler Herendeen and the second goal was assisted by junior Jake Rothgeb. Goalkeeper Devin Goggin recorded 11 saves for the evening. The Wildcats will host Woodlan at noon Saturday.
Girls Soccer Thursday in Huntington Manchester’s girls soccer team fell 6-2 at Huntington North. Lady Squire senior Katelyn Andritsch had the first goal of the game off an assist from freshman Carsyn Howard. Huntington North came back and led the Lady Squires 4-1 at the half. Abbey Naibauer had Manchester’s second goal off of an assist from Brooklyn Howard and Jordan Michel. Manchester travels to Marion for a match with Eastbrook today.
