Warsaw senior Kendra Marshall hit for the cycle Wednesday at home against NorthWood. In the 12-2 five-inning victory, Marshall went 4 for 4, with a single, double, triple and a home run, posting five RBIs in the process. The home run was Marshall’s fifth of the season and classmate Kelsey Dotson blasted her own in the win, her seventh of the year. Senior Cari O’Hara was the winning pitcher, improving her individual record to 11-4. The Lady Tigers now sit at 13-7 and 9-2 in the NLC going into Friday’s game at Northridge. WARSAW 12, NORTHWOOD 2 (5 innings) N 002 00 — 2 3 4 W 023 61 — 12 12 1 Cari O’Hara (W, 11-4); Rohr 2B — Kelsey Dotson (W), Kendra Marshall (W), Bergman (N) 3B — Marshall (W) HR — Dotson (W), Marshall (W) Records: Warsaw 13-7 (9-2 NLC), NW 5-19 (0-11 NLC) JV — NW 12, Warsaw 0
Wednesday in Middlebury
The Wawasee softball team fell 2-1 at Northridge Wednesday night. Facing Northridge’s Haley Nixon struck out nine Lady Warriors and gave up two hits. The loss drops Wawasee to 12-12 overall and 6-5 in the Northern Lakes Conference. Wawasee hosts Plymouth Friday. NORTHRIDGE 2, WAWASEE 1 W 000 100 0 — 1 2 1 N 001 010 x — 2 6 2 Haley Nixon (W, 7IP, 2H, 1R, 0ER, 1BB, 9K) and Conner Crist; Gabi Routson (L, 6IP, 6H, 2R, 2ER, 1BB, 1K) and Paige Hlutke 2B — Madison Schrock (N), Caity Pixley (N) Records: Northridge 19-0 (11-0 NLC), Wawasee 12-12 (6-5 NLC) JV — Northridge 19, Wawasee 11 W 060 131 0 — 11 12 14 N 40(11) 022 x — 19 11 3 Lambright (L, 4-1/3IP, 9H, 17R, 2ER, 2BB, 1K), Graber (5, 1-2/3IP, 2H, 2R, 2ER, 1BB, 3K) and Crabtree Wawasee JV Record: 13-4 (9-2 NLC)
Wednesday in South Whitley
Scoring six runs in the third inning, the Whitko softball team went on to defeat Manchester 8-2 Wednesday at home. In the win, Karissa Olinske, Hannah Himes and Cassie Jones each had two hits, while Manchester’s Meika Kennedy also had two hits. Manchester is back in action tonight, hosting Northfield, while Whitko’s next game is Saturday at Heritage. WHITKO 8, MANCHESTER 2 M 200 000 0 — 2 4 0 W 106 100 x — 8 11 2 Karissa Jimenez (L) and Nina Smith; Karissa Olinske (W) and Audra Day 2B — Olinske (W), Hannah Himes (W), Cassie Jones (W)
BASEBALL
Wednesday in Nappanee
The Warsaw baseball team lost a 3-2 Northern Lakes Conference game at NorthWood Wednesday. Jason Ferguson and Austin Moore each had two hits in the loss, with one of Moore’s hits being a triple. The 10-10 (5-6 NLC) Tigers travel to Northridge Friday for another conference game. NORTHWOOD 3, WARSAW 2 W 002 000 0 — 2 7 0 N 011 010 x — 3 6 1 Tanner Roberts (W) and Blake Cleveland; Garrett Gruenewald (L), Kyle Gibbs and Jared Lemler 2B — Cleveland (N), Will Kirkwood (N) 3B — Austin Moore (W) Warsaw Record: 10-10 (5-6 NLC) JV — NorthWood 14, Warsaw 13
Wednesday in Syracuse
Hosting Northridge Wednesday, the Wawasee baseball team lost 7-0, falling to 2-9 in the Northern Lakes Conference. The Warriors travel to Plymouth Friday for another NLC contest. NORTHRIDGE 7, WAWASEE 0 N 132 001 0 — 7 6 1 W 000 000 0 — 0 3 3 Austin Moniot (W) and Jake Bayliss; Nate Hare (L), Andrew Milligan (5) and Nik Anderson 2B — Brock Logan (N), Jordan Carithers (N) Records: Northridge 15-5 (9-2 NLC), Wawasee 5-14 (2-9 NLC) JV — Northridge 8, Wawasee 3 N 110 204 0 — 8 11 1 W 002 001 0 — 3 8 4 Schlabach (W) and Miller; Sam Rooksteel, EJ Solina (2, L) and Hershberger HR — Prescott (W) Wawasee JV Record: 4-12 (4-7 NLC)
Wednesday in Akron
The Tippecanoe Valley baseball team held off a late surge by the North Miami Warriors to get a 10-8 Three Rivers Conference home win Wednesday. Clayton Adamson was the winning pitcher, while James Hackworth got the save, getting an out in the seventh after North Miami had plated four runs. Brody Andrews and Dan Miller each had two hits in the win. The Vikings host North Judson Friday. TIPPECANOE VALLEY 10, NORTH MIAMI 8 NM 001 030 4 — 8 10 6 TV 108 001 x — 10 9 6 Austin Barker (L, 3-1/3IP, 9R, 0ER, 2K, 6H, 1BB, 1HB), Ferrand (4, 2-2/3IP, 1R, 1ER, 2K, 3H, 3BB, 1HB); Clayton Adamson (W, 4-1/3IP, 3R, 2ER, 1K, 5H, 1BB), Daryl Wright (5, 2-1/3IP, 5R, 2ER, 2K, 5H, 4BB), James Hackworth (7, S, 1/3IP, K) 2B — Hoffman (N)
Wednesday in Bourbon
Playing their third Northern State Conference game in three days, the Triton baseball team lost 6-3 Wednesday at home against LaVille. Seth Glingle went 1 for 3 with two RBIs in defeat. The Trojans host Jimtown Friday. LAVILLE 6, TRITON 3 L 020 020 2 — 6 9 1 T 000 210 0 — 3 6 4 Justin Baker (W, 7IP, 6H, 3R, 2ER, 2BB, 10K); Pete Kauffman (L, 7IP, 9H, 6R, 4ER, 3BB, 8K) 2B — Joe Vest (L), Anthony Singleton (L), Quentin Herbster (L), Kauffman (T)
BOYS GOLF
Wednesday in North Manchester
Thanks to a fifth-man tiebreaker, the Manchester boys golf team picked up two Three Rivers Conference wins Wednesday at Sycamore Golf Club in North Manchester. Manchester and Rochester each shot a 188, but the Squires’ fifth score was better than Rochester’s fifth, earning them the win. Southwood also competed on the par-36 course, shooting a 199. Manchester’s Tyler Watson was the medalist, shooting a 41. The Squires will be at Rozella Ford Golf Club Saturday for the TRC Meet. MANCHESTER 188, ROCHESTER 188, SOUTHWOOD 199 (Sycamore GC, Par 36) Medalist — Tyler Watson (M) 41 Manchester — Watson 41, Aaron Johnson 49, Austin Whitaker 57, Connor Eichenauer 46, Xzavier Whitaker 52 Manchester Record: 6-6
GIRLS TENNIS
Wednesday in South Whitley
The Manchester girls tennis team improved its Three Rivers Conference record to 5-0 Wednesday at Whitko High School. Defeating Whitko 5-0, the Lady Squires now sit at 9-2 overall. In their latest victory, Manchester received a 6-4, 6-2 win from Malyssa Bedke at No. 1 singles, while Natalee Cain and Katie Peden won 6-1, 6-2 at No. 2 doubles. Both teams return to action today, as the Lady Squires host Peru and Whitko hosts West Noble. MANCHESTER 5, WHITKO 0 SINGLES: No. 1 — Malyssa Bedke (M) def. Abby Marshall 6-4, 6-2; No. 2 — Megan Metzger (M) def. Aressa Tackwell 6-1, 6-0; No. 3 — Laurel Ruppert (M) def. Laura Hippensteel 6-0, 6-1 DOUBLES: No. 1 — Natalee Cain/Katie Peden (M) def. Candice Swick/Whitney Hobbs 6-1, 6-2; No. 2 — Amy Collett/Tawni Kincaid (M) def. Elizabeth Shepherd/Erin Murphy 6-2, 6-0 Manchester Record: 9-2 (5-0 TRC)
