Going all five games, the Warsaw volleyball team got a much-needed home win over Plymouth Thursday night. Winning in five (25-11, 22-25, 25-22, 23-25, 15-11), the Warsaw Lady Tigers now sit at 8-4 overall and 2-2 in the Northern Lakes Conference, while Plymouth drops to 1-2 in the NLC. In the highly-contested match, Warsaw had a balanced scoring attack, as junior Katie Voelz led the team with 25 kills, while seniors Emily Poe and Laura Craig had 16 and 12, respectively. Junior Megan Chauncey set up most of those kills, recording 60 assists. Defensively, Voelz had five blocks, and Poe and Craig each had 18 digs, followed by junior Celia Heckert’s 15. Warsaw will be at Saturday’s Michigan City Invitational. WARSAW DEF. PLYMOUTH 25-11, 22-25, 25-22, 23-25, 15-11 Warsaw Stats: Aces – Jordyn Lindeman 2; Assists – Megan Chauncey 60; Blocks – Katie Voelz 5; Digs – Emily Poe 18, Laura Craig 18, Celia Heckert 15; Kills – Voelz 25, Poe 16, Craig 12 Warsaw Record: 8-4 (2-2 NLC) JV – Warsaw def. Plymouth 25-18, 20-25, 15-11 Warsaw JV Stats: Aces – Kendra Burns 3, Blake McGarvey 2, Caroline Mayer 2; Assists – Cassie Hoag 13, Burns 10; Blocks – Emily Bailey 4; Digs – McGarvey 13, Mayer 11, Kenzie Welk 6; Kills – Courtney Steffensmeier 10, Welk 7, Bailey 4
Thursday in South Whitley
Hosting the Class 2A No. 5 Southwood volleyball team Thursday, the Whitko Lady Wildcats fell in three games, 25-10, 25-16, 25-17. Elaine Warner led Whitko with eight assists and Maddie Gawthrop posted four kills. The Lady Wildcats will take part in Saturday’s Wawasee Invitational. SOUTHWOOD DEF. WHITKO 25-10, 25-16, 25-17 Whitko Stats: Aces – Whitney Hobbs 3; Assists – Elaine Warner 8; Kills – Maddie Gawthrop 4 Whitko Record: 4-11 (1-3 TRC) JV – Southwood def. Whitko 25-14, 25-17 Whitko JV Stats: Assists – Haley Yohe 2; Kills – Brianna Tackett 4
Thursday in Dunlap
Following Thursday night’s match at Concord, the Wawasee volleyball team is still looking for its first Northern Lakes Conference victory. Losing in four tight games (27-25, 25-23, 22-25, 25-22), the Lady Warriors now sit at 11-6 overall and 0-3 in the NLC. In the loss, Alli Ousley had 29 assists, 21 digs, six kills and five aces, while Meghan Fretz posted four blocks. Wawasee hosts its own invitational Saturday. CONCORD DEF. WAWASEE 27-25, 25-23, 22-25, 25-22 Wawasee Stats: Aces – Alli Ousley 5; Assists – Ousley 29; Blocks – Meghan Fretz 4; Digs – Aly Anderson 33, Lydia Katsaropoulos 26, Hunter Gaerte 25, Ousley 21; Kills – Katsaropoulos 12, Gaerte 8, Ousley 6 Wawasee Record: 11-6 (0-3 NLC) JV – Concord def. Wawasee 25-20, 25-13 Wawasee JV Stats: Aces – Tiffany Bray 2; Assists – Taylor Mock 5; Blocks – Liz Hardy 2; Digs – Ashley Beer 9, Kayleigh Rhodes 6, Becca Anderson 5, Jada Antonides 5; Kills – B. Anderson 4, Hardy 2 Wawasee JV Record: 7-6 (1-2 NLC)
GIRLS SOCCER
Thursday in Waterloo
Leading 4-0 at the half, the DeKalb Lady Barons continued to pour it on in the second half, defeating the visiting Wawasee girls soccer team 10-0 Thursday night. The 0-11 Wawasee Lady Warriors are in Northern Lakes Conference competition Tuesday at 18th-ranked Northridge. DEKALB 10, WAWASEE 0 Wawasee Record: 0-11
BOYS TENNIS
Thursday in Warsaw
Waiting out the rain Thursday, the Warsaw Tigers boys tennis team took to the courts and defeated Northern Lakes Conference foe NorthWood, 5-0. The win is Warsaw’s 13th-straight in NLC competition, and it will look to wrap up back-to-back undefeated conference seasons Monday at home against Concord. Against NorthWood, Warsaw’s Sam Rice won 6-3, 6-3 at No. 1 singles and Warsaw’s No. 1 doubles team of Will Petro and Nikos Schlitt won 6-3, 6-2. WARSAW 5, NORTHWOOD 0 SINGLES: No. 1 – Sam Rice (W) def. Mitchell Keiser 6-3, 6-3; No. 2 – Kyle Wettschurack (W) def. Luke Stump 6-0, 6-2; No. 3 – Evan Miller (W) def. Ryan Menzie 6-2, 6-1 DOUBLES: No. 1 – Will Petro/Nikos Schlitt (W) def. Quinn Stillson/Caleb Yoder 6-3, 6-2; No. 2 – Nic Jansen/Justin Stout (W) def. Devyn Maugel/Nick Myers (NW) 6-4, 6-0 Warsaw Record: 9-4 (6-0 NLC)
