The Warsaw volleyball team wrapped up an undefeated Northern Lakes Conference season Thursday with its three-game win over Concord, 25-19, 25-22, 25-22. Finishing the NLC season at 7-0, the Warsaw Lady Tigers earned their first conference title since Elkhart Memorial joined the league in 2001. Clinching the perfect conference season, Emily Poe posted six aces in the win, while Chloe Hubner had a team-best 32 assists, Alex Sanchez posted 20 digs, Sam Jensen had four blocks and Jamie Lacheta led the way with 12 kills. The 22-4 Lady Tigers will be at Saturday’s Clinton Prairie Invitational, followed by their last regular season match Monday at home against Class 4A No. 7 Penn. WARSAW DEF. CONCORD 25-19, 25-22, 25-22 Aces – Emily Poe (W) 6, Kennadie Lopez (C) 4; Assists – Chloe Hubner (W) 32, Holyn Eldridge (C) 19; Blocks – Sam Jensen (W) 4, Gabby Skaggs (C) 4, Katie Voelz (W) 3; Digs – Jade Iavagnilio (C) 21, Alex Sanchez (W) 20, Jamie Lacheta (W) 11, Delaney Goble (W) 9; Kills – Lacheta (W) 11, Mackenzie Granitz (C) 9, Holly Angel (C) 9, Katie Voelz (W) 8, Poe (W) 6, Taylor Jagger (W) 6 Records: Warsaw 22-4 (7-0 NLC), Concord 15-15 JV – Warsaw def. Concord 25-22, 25-15 Warsaw JV Stats: Aces – Megan Chauncey 4; Assists – Chauncey 22; Digs – Peyton Adamiec 30, Celia Heckert 14, Kiersten Smith 12; Kills – Jordyn Lindeman 5, Jodie Carlson 5, Gabby Herman 5, Chauncey 4, Courtney Steffensmeier 4, Heckert 4 Warsaw JV Record: 19-1 (6-1 NLC) 9th – Warsaw def. Concord 25-18, 14-25, 15-7 Warsaw 9th Stats: Aces – Haley Peterson 4, Blake McGarvey 2, Kendra Burns 2; Kills – Allison VanOsdol 7, Peterson 4, Taylor Fouts 3; Blocks – Fouts 2, Emily Bailey 2; Digs – McGarvey 21, Burns 11, Peterson 11, Mercedes Sanchez 6, Sydney Peugh 6; Assists – Burns 19 Records: Warsaw 18-8 (4-4 NLC), Concord 14-4
Thursday in Nappanee
The Wawasee volleyball team finished its Northern Lakes Conference season with a three-game loss at Class 3A No. 10 NorthWood Thursday, 25-17, 25-11, 27-25. In defeat, Hunter Gaerte led the Lady Warriors with nine kills and Anne Beer posted 17 digs. The 17-14 Lady Warriors host Triton Tuesday. NORTHWOOD DEF. WAWASEE 25-17, 25-11, 27-25 Wawasee Stats: Assists – Alli Ousley 15; Kills – Hunter Gaerte 9, Kaitlin Goines 7, Ousley 4; Blocks – Ousley 1.5; Digs – Anne Beer 17, Gaerte 13, Aly Anderson 10, Taylor Spangle 7 Records: NW 22-5 (6-1 NLC), Wawasee 17-14 (1-5) JV – NorthWood def. Wawasee 25-16, 25-21 Wawasee JV Stats: Aces – Paige Hlutke 3, Olivia Huffman 2; Assists – Huffman 16; Kills – Mikala Mawhorter 6, Hlutke 4; Digs – Tia Long 13, Mawhorter 11, Huffman 6 Wawasee JV Record: 12-9 (1-5 NLC)
Thursday in Bourbon
The Triton volleyball lost a close four-game Northern State Conference match Thursday at home to Jimtown, 21-25, 25-22, 30-28, 25-20. In the loss, Shana Anderson posted 11 kills, Krystal Sellers had five aces and Jaela Meister finished with five blocks. The Lady Trojans are at Wawasee Tuesday. JIMTOWN DEF. TRITON 21-25, 25-22, 30-28, 25-20 Triton Stats: Kills – Shana Anderson 11, Jaela Meister 8, Breanna Lemler 7, Emilee Koontz 6, Marissa Ross 5; Assists – Ross 29; Aces – Krystal Sellers 5, Holly Stogsdill 3; Digs – Anderson 9, Stogsdill 8; Blocks – Meister 5, Anderson 2 JV – Jimtown def. Triton 25-17, 25-18 Triton JV Stats: Kills – Becca Kennedy 2, Lexee Lemler 2; Assists – Mikayla Harker 3; Aces – Lemler 2; Digs – Lemler 8, Kayla Hall 8, Kennedy 5
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
Thursday in Akron
At Tippecanoe Valley Thursday, the Rochester boys cross country team took first place at the Three Rivers Conference Championships. Rochester won the title with 32 points, closely followed by Northfield’s 35. Whitko was third with 106, while Manchester was sixth (184) and Valley finished seventh (184). Northfield’s Caleb Augustus was the top runner at the meet, winning in 16:05. Manchester’s Matthew Fahs-Brown was third in 16:45. The meet was the last of the regular season for local teams, as Valley and Manchester will be at Tuesday’s Culver Academies Sectional and Whitko travels to the Fort Wayne Northrop Sectional. THREE RIVERS CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS Team Scores – Rochester 32, Northfield 35, Whitko 106, Wabash 128, Southwood 136, Manchester 159, Tippecanoe Valley 184, North Miami 202 Top 5 – 1. Caleb Augustus (Northfield) 16:05, 2. Devin Tracy (Northfield) 16:40, 3. Matthew Fahs-Brown (Manchester) 16:45, 4. Alex Gudeman (Rochester) 16:51, 5. Brandon Rife (Rochester) 17:00 Whitko – 15. Derek Miller 18:19, 21. Kuyler Bailey 18:43, 23. Evan Cozad 18:56, 29. Jonathon Johnson 19:19, 30. Lane Wolf 19:20, 48. Cole Eberly 21:06 Manchester – 3. Fahs-Brown 16:45, 31. Justin Heeter 19:26, 32. Andrew Longanecker 19:27, 39. Arren Reust 20:23, 54. Dallas Fields 25:12, 55. Jeremy Herrmann 23:27, 56. Brock Pepper 23:36 Valley – 16. Brandon Maull 18:29, 34. Maverick Wagley 19:38, 37. Adam Solano 19:55, 47. Tyler Ross 21:03, 50. Patrick Hughes 21:23, 51. Noah Clampitt 21:46
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
Thursday in Akron
The Rochester girls cross country team claimed Thursday’s Three Rivers Conference championship at Tippecanoe Valley. At the TRC Championships, Rochester edged Northfield 35-37, led by former Warsaw student Anna Bearss’ first-place time of 19:24. Whitko was third at the meet with 107 points, while Manchester was fifth and Tippecanoe Valley finished sixth. Manchester and Valley will be at Tuesday’s Culver Academies Sectional, while Whitko will be at the Fort Wayne Northrop Sectional the same day. THREE RIVERS CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS Team Scores – Rochester 35, Northfield 37, Whitko 107, Wabash 114, Manchester 121, Tippecanoe Valley 131, North Miami 185 Top 5 – 1. Anna Bearss (Rochester) 19:24, 2. Jenna Halderman (Northfield) 19:34, 3. Anna Meyer (Rochester) 20:06, 4. Haley Heath (Southwood) 20:46, 5. Sammy Ruppert (Rochester) 20:49 Whitko – 7. Brigitt Nemitz 21:08, 23. Holly Frantz 23:46, 26. Michelle Kelsey 24:30, 29. Becca Thomson 24:52, 31. Courtney Edwards 25:12, 35. Melanie Kelsey 25:52, 45. Miranda Terrill 29:58 Manchester – 8. Kelsi Custer 21:19, 17. Trista Hill 22:34, 33. Liza Airgood 25:45, 34. Natasha Niccum 25:46, 38. Molly Woods 26:22, 42. Lindsey Dierks 27:34, 43. Alexis Vernon 27:56 Valley – 21. Brittany Childers 23:28, 24. Brooklyn Conley 23:57, 27. Emily Childers 24:43, 32. Breelyn Conley 25:43, 37. Kayla Long 26:03, 40. Karly Kitch 26:50
GIRLS SOCCER
Thursday in Hartford City
The Whitko girls soccer team had its season come to a close Thursday in the semifinals of Sectional 38 at Blackford High School. Taking on Oak Hill, the defending sectional champion Whitko Lady Wildcats fell 2-1, as Cagney Craig provided their lone score. Whitko’s season ends at 5-7-2, while 13-4-1 Oak Hill moves on to Saturday’s noon championship against Peru. OAK HILL 2, WHITKO 1 Whitko Stats: Shots – 9; Goal – Cagney Craig; Assist – Sydney Sims; Saves – Jordan Hall 13 Records: Oak Hill 13-4-1, Whitko 5-7-2
