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DUNLAP - Warsaw senior David Hoffert placed first in Saturday's Northern Lakes Conference cross country meet, helping the Tigers to a second-place finish.
Hoffert won the race by four seconds with a time of 16:40. Goshen's Jon McKalips was second with a 16:44, one of three Goshen runners to crack the top five spots. Goshen won the boys' race with a score of 29 and was followed by Warsaw with 62.
Wawasee finished third with 79. Pete Melendez paced the Warriors with a third-place finish in 16:50.
NorthWood finished last with 161. NorthWood's Aaron Hoover was 17th with a time of 17:43.
Northridge won the girls' race with 28 points and was followed by Plymouth with 72 and Wawasee with 87. Plymouth's Audra Gaul finished first with a time of 15:13, 18 seconds ahead of Northridge's Erin Payne.
Wawasee's Katie McCauley placed third with a time of 15:33.
NorthWood finished fifth with a score of 112, while Warsaw finished last with a score of 159. NorthWood's top time was turned in by Brooke Tobias, who was seventh with a time of 15:45. Warsaw's top time was recorded by Summer Boyd, who was sixth with a time of 15:43.
Warsaw took the top three spots to win the junior varsity boys' race with a score of 17, easily outdistancing Goshen's 66. Warsaw's Darren Granger won the race with a time of 18:46.
The cross country teams compete in sectionals on Saturday.
GIRLS: 1. Northridge 28, 2. Plymouth 72, 3. Wawasee 87, 4. Goshen 100, 5. NorthWood 112, 6. Concord 144, 7. Warsaw 159
Top six times - 1. Audra Gaul (PLY) 15:13, 2. Erin Payne (NR) 15:31, 3. Katie McCauley (WAW) 15:33, 4. Val Taft (NR) 15:34, 5. Monica Spangle (NR) 15:42, 6. Summer Boyd (WAR) 15:43
Other Wawasee times - 14. Alisha Henderson 16:20, 19. Laura Lundin 16:49, 23. Krista Bestul 17:01, 28. Brenda Wong 17:23
NorthWood times - 7. Brooke Tobias 15:45, 16. Andee Morris 16:35, 18. Angie Callander 16:45, 31. Teri Schuller 17:35, 40. Annie Zell 18:16
Other Warsaw times - 36. Amy Robertson 17:59, 37. Christy Bassford 18:00, 39. Rachel Cullison 18:10, 41. Julie Wilhite 18:27
BOYS: 1. Goshen 29, 2. Warsaw 62, 3. Wawasee 79, 4. Plymouth 92, 5. Northridge 118, 6. Concord 148, 7. NorthWood 161
Top six times - 1. David Hoffert (WAR) 16:40, 2. Jon McKalips (GOS) 16:44, 3. Pete Melendez (WAW) 16:50, 4. Jeff Payne (GOS) 16:53, 5. Andy McKalips (GOS) 16:54, 6. J.D. Myers (CON) 16:57
Other Warsaw times - 11. Will Woodward 17:15, 13. Greg Patrick 17:23, 14. Justin Rice 17:35, 23. Don Kennedy 17:56
Other Wawasee times - 7. Dusty Lytle 17:05, 16. Jerid Stoffel 17:41, 21. Jeff Moerchen 17:50, 32. Rob Chalfant 18:25
NorthWood times - 17. Aaron Hoover 17:43, 31. Jason Meyers 18:20, 33. Mark Davidhizer 18:36, 44. Johnathon Lechlitner 19:29
JV BOYS: 1. Warsaw 17, 2. Goshen 66, 3. Plymouth 72, 4. Concord 78
Top six times - 1. Darren Granger (WAR) 18:46, 2. David Robertson (WAR) 18:58, 3. Jacob Sweatland (WAR) 19:01, 4. Will Sweet (GOS) 19:03, 5. Jason Sibray (WAR) 19:10, 6. Matt Krallman (WAR) 19:14
• Volleyball
Warsaw Goes 3-1 In Clinton Prairie Invite
At Frankfort, Warsaw's varsity volleyball team placed second in Saturday's Clinton Prairie Invitational.
Warsaw fell in the championship to Clinton Prairie 15-2, 15-9. The Tigers got there by beating Prairie Heights 15-8, 15-8; beating Benton Central 15-5, 15-8; and beating Ben Davis 12-15, 15-11, 15-7.
Nancy Mason finished the day with 25 kills, 23 blocks, 14 digs and six aces for the Tigers. Also, Brooke Sutton had 19 kills, eight digs and nine blocks; Alyssa Raphael had 15 kills, eight blocks and 11 digs; Shanna Smith had nine kills, 24 digs and four aces; Liz Owens had six kills, 14 digs and six aces; Tiffany Thomas had 22 digs and four aces; Jessica Zaugg had 51 assists and 11 blocks; and Karla Bailey had 25 assists.
Warsaw's freshman team won Saturday's Plymouth Invitational. The Tigers beat Plymouth 15-12, 15-9 in the finals. Lindsay Woods had 10 kills and four solo blocks. Amber Barrett had seven digs and two aces. Kristen DeGeeter had six digs, and Jacquie Burns had 12 assists and four aces.
Warsaw's freshman team beat Manchester 15-5, 15-6. Erin Cook, Kara Kesler and DeGeeter had four kills each. Barrett had five digs. Kesler had eight assists, and Burns had six assists. Chelsey Hartle and Stephanie Martin served two aces. Warsaw's freshman team ended the season with a 12-9 record.
Warsaw, 17-14, competes in the Goshen Sectional on Thursday.
Triton Goes 2-2 In Clinton Prairie Invite
At Frankfort, Triton's volleyball team finished with a .500 record Saturday in the Clinton Prairie Invitational.
Triton lost to Clinton Prairie 15-2, 15-9 and lost to Fort Wayne Snider 15-6, 11-5, 15-9. Triton beat Providence 15-10, 13-15, 15-5 and beat Benton Central 15-9, 15-7.
Chris Scott delivered 26 kills, 15 digs and three aces for the Trojans. Jena Weissert had 24 kills and 11 digs. Kendra Blackford had 39 assists, while Heather Barron added 27 assists. Megan Sarber served 12 aces.
Triton's junior varsity team hosted and won its Saturday tournament. The Trojans defeated Manchester 15-0, 15-12 in the championship match. Betsy Salyer had two end-point blocks on serve receive for Triton, while Rachel Speicher and Emily Yankovich each added one. Yankovich paced Triton with five kills, while Janell Salisbury led with three aces.
Triton's junior varsity team beat Central Noble 15-2, 15-13 in the first round. Yankovich had four kills, while Salisbury and Salyer added three each. Brandie Ganshorn led with 11 assists, while Salisbury led with four aces. Triton beat Tippecanoe Valley 10-15, 15-7, 15-9 in the second round. Salyer led with seven kills, while Ganshorn led with 13 assists. Yankovich had four aces. Triton is 13-4.
Triton hosts Wawasee at 6 p.m.
• Soccer
JV Girls: Northridge 1,
Warsaw 0
At Plymouth, Northridge's junior varsity girls soccer team continued to own Warsaw with a Saturday win over the Tigers.
The two teams met in the first round of the Plymouth Invitational. Northridge had played the Tigers three times the last two years and won all 1-0.
The Raiders again won 1-0. Stingy defenses prevented either team from getting a shot on goal in the first half. The Tigers had two the second half, but the teams settled on a 0-0 score as regulation play ended. Each team then made one penalty kick, forcing the game into sudden death penalty kicks. Northridge made shot, while Warsaw was unable to put one away.
Warsaw rebounded to beat Goshen 1-0 in the consolation game. Carlie Shaffer scored the lone goal in the second half off a Holli Koser pass, giving the Tigers third place in the invitational. Warsaw's defense allowed zero shots on goal.
Warsaw ended its season with an 8-6-1 record.
LCA 4, Liberty 0
At Winona Lake, Lakeland Christian Academy senior Ryan Andrew scored two goals in his last home game to help the Cougars blank Liberty on Saturday.
Nate Pletcher and Adam Turner added one goal each.
LCA, 3-8-1, competes in the postseason tournament at Elkhart at 1 p.m. Saturday.
