The 13th-ranked Warsaw boys soccer team needed a rally to take down Penn Saturday afternoon at home. Tied 0-0 at the half, the Penn Kingsmen nabbed a 1-0 lead, but Sam Allbritten knotted things up with a penalty-kick goal, thanks to Pedro Monsivais being taken down by the Penn goalkeeper inside the box. Allbritten contributed on the winning goal as well, assisting on Erik Tlahuet’s score shortly after the penalty kick, improving the Tigers’ record to 2-0-2. Up next for the Tigers is Wednesday’s Northern Lakes Conference home match against rival Concord. WARSAW 2, PENN 1 Warsaw Stats: Goals – Sam Allbritten, Erik Tlahuet; Assist – Allbritten. Warsaw Record: 2-0-2. JV – Penn 1, Warsaw 0.
Saturday in North Manchester At Saturday’s Manchester Invitational, the Whitko boys soccer team went 0-2. In the opening match, the Wildcats fell 5-0 to North Miami, then 4-0 to the host Squires in the second. Whitko hosts Heritage Wednesday. NORTH MIAMI 5, WHITKO 0 (Manchester Invite) Whitko Stats: Saves – Jacob Helton 16. MANCHESTER 5, WHITKO 0 (Manchester Invite) Whitko Stats: Saves – Helton 28.
Saturday in Syracuse At home against South Bend Riley Saturday, the Wawasee boys soccer team had to settle for a 1-1 tie. Wawasee’s score came from Luis Camargo, who scored off an assist from Carlos Camargo. The 2-2-1 Warriors are back home Wednesday, hosting the Culver Military Academy. WAWASEE 1, S.B. RILEY 1 Wawasee Stats: Goal – Luis Camargo; Assist – Carlos Camargo. Wawasee Record: 2-2-1. JV – Wawasee 2, Riley 0. Saturday in Plymouth In its opening two games at the Plymouth Tournament, the Lakeland Christian Academy boys soccer team lost 8-1 to Mishawaka, then 8-1 against Trinity. Logan Phillips and Weston Clemens supplied the two Cougar goals. MISHAWAKA 8, LAKELAND CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 1 (Plymouth Tourney) Shots – Mishawaka 25, LCA 7; Saves – Mishawaka 4, LCA 8; Corner Kicks – Mishawaka 2, LCA 0. LCA Stats: Goal – Logan Phillips; Assist – Weston Clemens. TRINITY 8, LAKELAND CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 1 (Plymouth Tourney) Shots – Trinity 23, LCA 7; Saves – Trinity 2, LCA 7; Corner Kicks – Trinity 6, LCA 2. LCA Stats: Goal – Clemens; Assist – Drew Nieveen.
Girls Cross Country Saturday in Waterloo Sitting out its top nine varsity runners to rest up for the today’s Tiger Invitational, the 14th-ranked Warsaw girls cross country team finished seventh at Saturday’s DeKalb Baron Classic. The 16th-ranked Northridge Lady Raiders won the 11-team event with 59 points, while warsaw had 173, led by freshman Mia Beckham’s 14th-place finish in 21:34.33. Warsaw hosts the Tiger Invitational today at the high school. DEKALB BARON CLASSIC Team Scores – 1. Northridge 59, 2. Huntington North 61, 3. DeKalb 86, 4. Carroll 136, 5. F.W. Concordia 150, 6. Columbia City 169, 7. Warsaw 173, 8. F.W. North Side 182, 9. F.W. South Side 209, 10. F.W. Northrop 246, 11. East Noble 265. Warsaw Results – 14. Mia Beckham 21:34.33, 34. Emma Lemon 22:41.97, 35. Mallory Hooks 22:46.58, 50. Liza Lewis 23:17.75, 53. Meredith Phipps 23:24.69, 63. Kendra Paton 24:13.00, 75. Michaela Roark 25:11.66, 76. Courtney Sainer 25:15.50, 78. Jemina Fugate 25:22.18, 80. Taylor Strickler 25:32.11, 81. Sierra Palmer 25:35.32, 89. Shyanne McFadden 26:20.54, 90. Claire Rich 26:37.41, 94. Katie Newland 26:48.09, 100. Daisie Poe 27:03.37, 107. Emma Lehman 27:59.75, 108. Amber Hagan 28:09.37, 112. Susana Pizano 28:55.95, 113. Kaitlynn Still 29:02.03, 117. Emily Shepherd 29:18.76, 118. Aubrey Doyle 29:44.99, 119. Natalie Nichols 30:12.90.
Girls Soccer Saturday in North Manchester The Whitko girls soccer team and host Manchester Lady Squires each went 1-1 at Saturday’s Manchester Invitational. For Whitko, it defeated North Miami 3-1, but lost to Rochester 1-0. Like Whitko, Manchester also defeated North Miami (6-0) and lost a 5-4 decision in a penalty-kick shootout to Rochester, despite Tahnee Fuentes’ three-goal performance. Both teams are back in action tonight, as Manchester is at North Miami and Whitko travels to Bremen. ROCHESTER 5, MANCHESTER 4 Shots – Rochester 11, Manchester 16. Manchester Stats: Goals – Tahnee Fuentes 3, Brooklyn Howard; Assists – Morgan McKee, Elizabeth Anguilm. MANCHESTER 6, NORTH MIAMI 0 Shots – Manchester 31, NM 3. Manchester Stats: Goals – Anguilm, Antonia Holzman, Bailey Sewell, McKee, Katelyn Andritsch; Assists – Laura Casparie. Manchester Record: 2-3-1. WHITKO 3, NORTH MIAMI 1 Whitko Stats: Shots – 23; Goals – Heather Bryan 2, Mikayla Findley; Assists – Abby Overmeyer; Saves – Ilyssa Bennet 9. ROCHESTER 1, WHITKO 0 Whitko Stats: Shots – 4; Saves – Bennett 7. Whitko Record: 1-4.
Saturday in Syracuse Hosting a Northern Lakes Conference match against Concord Saturday, the Wawasee girls soccer team was defeated 8-0. The 1-4 Lady Warriors host Argos Thursday. CONCORD 8, WAWASEE 0 Wawasee Record: 1-4 (0-1 NLC).
Volleyball Saturday in Mishawaka The Warsaw volleyball team finished its day at Saturday’s Mishawaka Invitational with a 2-2 mark. Moving its season record to 8-3, the Lady Tigers defeated Lafayette Harrison (29-27, 25-22) and Mishawaka (25-12, 25-19), but dropped a pair of three-game matches, losing to Class 4A No. 4 Cathedral (25-14, 18-25, 15-8) and Class 3A No. 4 Mishawaka Marian (25-19, 21-25, 15-13). In the four matches, Katie Voelz recorded 34 kills, Peyton Adamiec posted 54 digs and Cassie Hoag led the team with 84 assists and 10 aces. Warsaw looks to improve its Northern Lakes Conference record to 2-0 when it travels to Goshen Thursday. MISHAWAKA INVITATIONAL Warsaw Scores – Warsaw def. Lafayette Harrison 29-27, 25-22; Warsaw def. Mishawaka 25-12, 25-19; Cathedral def. Warsaw 25-14, 18-25, 15-8; Mishawaka Marian def. Warsaw 19-25, 25-21, 15-13. Warsaw Stats: Aces – Cassie Hoag 10, Peyton Adamiec 9, Jordyn Lindeman 6; Assists – Hoag 84; Blocks – Lindeman 7; Digs – Adamiec 54, Katie Voelz 41, Caroline Mayer 19; Kills – Voelz 34, Haley Peterson 19, Mayer 16. Warsaw Record: 8-3.
Saturday in North Manchester The host Manchester volleyball team finished as runner-up at Saturday’s invitational, defeating Tippecanoe Valley (25-18, 25-14) and Tri-Central (23-25, 25-23, 15-11), but falling to champion Lakewood Park (25-8, 25-21). Along with losing to Manchester, the Tippecanoe Valley Lady Vikings also fell against Lakewood Park (25-14, 25-23), but did defeat Tri-Central (25-20, 25-18). Manchester hosts Wawasee tonight and Valley is also in action, hosting South Bend St. Joseph. MANCHESTER DEF. TRI-CENTRAL 23-25, 25-23, 15-11 Manchester Stats: Aces – Kendra Binkley 3, Corrie Osborne 2, Leah Sorg 2; Assists – Rae Bedke 19; Blocks – Binkley 2; Digs – Marret Metzger 12; Kills – Cierra Carter 10, Binkley 6, Osborne 4. LAKEWOOD PARK DEF. MANCHESTER 25-8, 25-21 Manchester Stats: Assists – Bedke 8; Digs – Bedke 5, Ali Casper 3; Kills – Binkley 5, Carter 4. MANCHESTER DEF. TIPPECANOE VALLEY 25-18, 25-14 Aces – Osborne (M) 2; Assists – Bedke (M) 15, Maddy Henninger (TV) 5, Tenaya Shull (TV) 4; Blocks – Madison Isbell (M) 2, Henninger (TV) 2, Mia Gunnels (TV) 2, Alexis O’Connell (TV) 2, Caylie Teel (TV) 2; Digs – Metzger (M) 10, Bedke (M) 6, Jaden Biddle (TV) 4, O’Connell (TV) 3; Kills – Teel (TV) 9, Binkley (M) 8, Carter (M) 6. TIPPECANOE VALLEY DEF. TRI-CENTRAL 25-20, 25-18 Valley Stats: Assists – Henninger 9, Shull 4; Digs – Biddle 7; Kills – Teel 10, O’Connell 5. LAKEWOOD PARK DEF. TIPPECANOE VALLEY 25-14, 25-23 Valley Stats: Assists – Henninger 9, Shull 3; Blocks – O’Connell 2; Digs – Biddle 5; Kills – Teel 7, O’Connell 3, Abby Betten 3.
Football Saturday in Kendallville JV – East Noble 26, Warsaw 21. Warsaw JV Leaders: D’Andre Street (TD catch); Rane Kilburn (2 TD catches); Joseph Harness (3 TD passes). Warsaw JV Record: 1-1.
Saturday in Ligonier JV – Wawasee 26, West Noble 0. Wawasee JV Leaders: Noah Wadkins (2 rushing TDs); Zach McKee (INT, defensive TD); Chandler Ritter (INT); Michael Katzer (rushing TD); Alex Kyi (INT). Wawasee JV Record: 2-0.
Saturday in Columbia City 9th – Whitko 28, Columbia City 0.