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SYRACUSE - The Wawasee Warrior girls' basketball improved to 5-0 with a 60-40 Thursday win over Concord.
Wawasee is 1-0 in the Northern Lakes Conference, while Concord fell to 2-3 overall and 0-1 in the NLC.
The Warriors dominated early, taking a 20-7 lead after one quarter.
Karissa Evans led Wawasee with 15 points, all before halftime. She also paced the Warriors with 10 rebounds. Lydia Carpenter and Aubrey Coy added 10 points each.
Wawasee, 3-0 at home, hosts a 2:30 p.m. Saturday game with Elkhart Central.
WAWASEE 60, CONCORD 40
Concord 7 11 10 12 - 40
Wawasee 20 14 8 18 - 60
Wawasee - Aubrey Coy 5 1-2 11, Carly Beer 3 2-4 10, Mary Cockburn 0 0-0 0, Jenny Szynal 0 0-0 0, Sara Frantz 0 0-0 0, Sonya Beer 1 2-2 4, Amy Cockburn 1 2-2 4, Kari Wortinger 1 0-0 3, Kara Price 0-0 0-0 0, Hannah Rensberger 0-0 0-0 0, Karissa Evans 5 5-8 15, Lydia Carpenter 5 1-8 11, Michelle Lamb 1 0-0 2. Totals - 22 13-26 60.
Concord - Krystal Morton 3 1-2 7, Hoover 1 0-0 3, Rebecca Stewart 1 0-0 2, Stacey Peterson 3 2-2 9, Corrie Swigert 1 0-0 2, Crystal Brim 1 3-6 5, Jen Brenamary 2 0-1 5, Ali Simons 3 1-2 7, Kristy Brutes 0 0-0 0. Totals - 15 7-13 40.
Girls: N. Miami 71,
Tippecanoe Valley 62
At Denver, 6-foot-4 senior center Ruth Riley scored 34 points to help North Miami win by nine on Thursday.
Kelly Walters led Valley with 14 points, and Kara Tucker and Brandi Fisher added 12 each. Sondrea Hamilton grabbed six rebounds, and Bonnie Bickel dealt out three assists.
Valley won the junior varsity game 26-12. Brenda Rose scored six for Valley, and Jennifer Baker had eight rebounds.
North Miami's varsity team improved to 5-0 overall and 1-0 in the Three Rivers Conference.
Valley, 2-3 overall and 0-1 in the TRC, hosts a 6:15 p.m. Wednesday game with Caston.
NORTH MIAMI 71,
TIPPECANOE VALLEY 62
Valley 15 6 13 26 - 62
North Miami 19 15 13 24 - 71
North Miami - Sopher 3 5-10 12, Garvin 2 3-8 7, Savage 4 0-0 8, Williams 4 0-0 8, Donaldson 0 0-2 0, Emery 1 0-2 2, Riley 16 2-5 34. Totals - 30 10-29 71.
Tippecanoe Valley - Doud 1 2-2 4, Brandi Fisher 5 2-2 12, Walters 5 2-2 14, Wilcox 0 0-0 0, Bickel 3 0-0 6, Shaw 2 2-2 6, Tucker 3 3-4 12, Hamilton 2 0-1 4, Nellans 1 2-2 4. Totals - 22 13-15 62. Rebounds - North Miami 28, Tippecanoe Valley 24.
9th Boys: Southwood 66,
Tippecanoe Valley 40
At Mentone, Southwood's freshman boys' basketball team cruised past Tippecanoe Valley on Thursday.
Chad Cumberland had seven points and five rebounds for the Vikings. Alan Rensberger added seven points, and Derek Domenico had six points and four rebounds. Josh Wagoner also chipped in with six points.
Valley, 2-1, hosts a 6:30 p.m. Monday game with Wabash.
9th Girls: Col. City 30,
Tippecanoe Valley 16
At Columbia City, the Eagles defeated the Tippecanoe Valley freshman girls' basketball team by 14 on Thursday.
The Vikings held the Eagles to nine second-half points.
Mary Martin scored four for Valley. Erica Pontious had seven rebounds and a blocked shot. Sarah McSherry had five rebounds.
Valley, 0-2, has a 6 p.m. Wednesday game at Kokomo.
9th Boys: NorthWood 46,
Wawasee 37
At Nappanee, the Wawasee freshman boys' basketball team could not overcome an early deficit and lost to NorthWood on Thursday.
The Warriors trailed by as many as 14 before narrowing the lead to six at 43-37 with just over a minute left. The Warriors missed crucial free throws down the stretch, and NorthWood held on to win.
Jeremy High scored 15 to lead the Warriors, and Frank Perales added nine.
Wawasee, 1-1, hosts a 4:45 p.m. Monday game with Jimtown.
• Swimming
Manchester, Valley Split
At Mentone, the Tippecanoe Valley boys' swim team beat Manchester 89-81 on Thursday.
Scott Whetstone, Charlie Wise and Jason Paris each won two individual events for the Vikings. Whetstone won the 200 freestyle and 100 butterfly. Wise won the 50 freestyle and 100 breaststroke. Paris won the 200 individual medley and 500 freestyle.
Manchester won the girls' meet 100-72. Manchester's Sarah Gilber won the 200 individual medley and 100 breaststroke, and teammate Heidi Yoder won the 500 freestyle and 100 backstroke.
The Valley boys are 3-0, while the girls are 0-3. Both teams host a 5 p.m. Tuesday meet with Bremen.
The Manchester girls are 1-2, while the boys are 0-2. Both teams host a 5 p.m. Tuesday meet with Rochester.
BOYS: TIPPECANOE VALLEY 89, MANCHESTER 81
200 medley relay - 1. Manchester (Sare, Christiansen, Harting, Snell) 2:05.21, 2. Valley, 3. None
200 freestyle relay - 1. Whetstone (TV) 1:49.79, 2. Summerland (M), 3. Craig (TV)
200 individual medley - 1. Paris (TV) 2:13.10, 2. Stacy (M), 3. Wion (M)
50 freestyle - 1. Wise (TV) :24.48, 2. Smith (M), 3. Baker (TV)
diving - 1. Christiansen (M) 168.80, 2. Sare (M), 3. None
100 butterfly - 1. Whetstone (TV) :55.25, 2. Harting (M), 3. Rogers (M)
100 freestyle - 1. Smith (M) :54.08, 2. Craig (TV), 3. Wion (M)
500 freestyle - 1. Paris (TV) 5:13.43, 2. Summerland (M), 3. Snell (M)
200 freestyle relay - 1. Valley (Whetstone, Paris, Wise, Baker) 1:36.33, 2. Manchester, 3. Valley
100 backstroke - 1. Stacy (M) 1:06.10, 2. Sare (M), 3. M. Haussmann (TV)
100 breaststroke - 1. Wise (TV) 1:13.14, 2. Harting (M), 3. Christiansen (M)
400 freestyle - 1. Valley (Whetstone, Baker, Craig, Paris) 3:34.22, 2. Valley, 3. None
GIRLS: MANCHESTER 100,
TIPPECANOE VALLEY 72
200 medley relay - 1. Manchester (Yoder, Gilber, Cassel, McKenzie) 2:10.27, 2. Valley, 3. Manchester
200 freestyle - 1. Boggs (TV) 2:09.27, 2. Cassel (M), 3. Roach (TV)
200 individual medley - 1. Gilbert (M) 2:29.61, 2. Spangle (M), 3. Dunnuck (TV)
50 freestyle - 1. McKenzie (M) :29.10, 2. Heckaman (TV), 3. Lobo (M)
diving - 1. Hoover (M) 115.45, 2. None, 3. None
100 butterfly - 1. Cassel (M) 1:07.81, 2. Dietrich (M), 3. Warren (M)
100 freestyle - 1. Dunnuck (TV) 1:01.51, 2. McKenzie (M), 3. Heckaman (TV)
500 freestyle - 1. Yoder (M) 5:33.97, 2. Boggs (TV), 3. Spangle (TV)
200 freestyle relay - 1. Valley (Boggs, Dunnuck, Kollin, Heckaman) 1:59.74, 2. Manchester, 3. Valley
100 backstroke - 1. Yoder (M) 1:06.34, 2. Jackson (TV), 3. Andrews (TV)
100 breaststroke - 1. Gilbert (M) 1:19.25, 2. Hartsough (M), 3. Kollin (TV)
400 freestyle relay - 1. Manchester (McKenzie, Cassel, Spangle, Yoder) 4:12.19, 2. Valley, 3. Valley
Boys: Elkhart Central 108,
Warsaw 78
The Warsaw boys' swim team hosted and lost to Elkhart Central on Thursday.
Warsaw placed first in six events. Alex Wood won the 50 and 500 freestyles. Mike McCammon won the 100 butterfly, and Jeremiah Williams won the 100 freestyle. The Tigers also won the 200 and 400 freestyle relays.
Elkhart Central took command early by taking first, second and third in the second event of the evening, the 200 freestyle. Elkhart Central led the meet 23-7 after that event.
Warsaw, 1-1, has a 6:30 p.m. Tuesday meet at Goshen. The Warsaw Tiger girls' swim team will also compete at Goshen that night.
ELKHART CENTRAL 108, WARSAW 78
(No times were turned in)
200 medley relay - 1. Elkhart Central, 2. Warsaw, 3. Elkhart Central
200 freestyle - 1. Eric Hartnett (EC), 2. Phil Seaver (EC), 3. Nick Chandler (EC)
200 individual medley - 1. Matt Elliott (EC), 2. Joe McDowell (EC), 3. Jeremiah Williams (W)
50 freestyle - 1. Alex Wood (W), 2. Dustin Metzler (EC), 3. Randy Payne (EC)
diving - 1. Story (EC), 2. Kevin Cowan (W), 3. Baker (EC)
100 butterfly - 1. Mike McCammon (W), 2. Chandler (EC), 3. Nick Wood (W)
100 freestyle - 1. Williams (W), 2. Brent Foland (EC), 3. Metzler (EC)
500 freestyle - 1. A. Wood (W), 2. Hartnett (EC), 3. Seaver (EC)
200 freestyle relay - 1. Warsaw (Williams, Nick Leininger, McCammon, A. Wood), 2. Elkhart Central, 3. Elkhart Central
100 backstroke - 1. Foland (EC), 2. Payne (EC), 3. Adam Helfrich (W)
100 breaststroke - 1. Elliott (EC), 2. McDowell (EC), 3. Chris Platuaick (EC)
400 freestyle relay - 1. Warsaw (Williams, Leininger, McCammon, A. Wood), 2. Elkhart Central, 3. Elkhart Central
