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ELKHART - The Wawasee gymnastics team won its season opener on Tuesday against Elkhart Memorial 93-85.8.
Angie Beer placed first on the vault and the beam and placed fourth in the all-around. Darcy Replogle placed first on the floor, second on the bars, and first in the all-around. Katie Brown ended second in the all-around and Lisa Ummel finished third.
In the junior varsity event, Wawasee won 67.2-25.65. Summer Ferveda won the floor and placed first in the all-around. She also tied with Vanessa Peterson for first on the beam. Peterson added a first place finish in the vault and a second place finish in the all-around. Katie Miller ended first in the bars and third in the all-around.
Wawasee (1-0) will compete in the Portage Pairs Invitational on Saturday.
• Wrestling
Peru 63, Manchester 12
At Peru, Manchester struggled in a loss on Tuesday.
Eric Sommer had a pin for the Squires and Joseph Planer won by forfeit.
Manchester (6-7) will be at Oak Hill today at 6 p.m.
• Boys Basketball
Monarch Christian 44, KCHE 41
Nick Spangle scored 29 points for Monarch Christian in defeating the Kosciusko Homeschoolers on Tuesday.
Bob Jones scored 20 points for the Eagles and Justin Woodcox added 16 points and five steals.
KCHE is now 4-4.
Frosh: NorthWood 41, Tippecanoe Valley 28
At Nappanee, Brian Love scored 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds for Valley in a loss on Wednesday.
Deren Albert added four points and eight rebounds and Richie Swanson had five points.
Valley (5-2) will host Warsaw today at 6:30 p.m.
• Girls Basketball
Cornerstone 75, LCA 60
Nate Pletcher scored 25 points on Wednesday, but Lakeland Christian lost on the road.
Ryan Andrew added 17 points for the Cougars and Tyler Silveus had 11 points. Tim Buckholz had four points, Caleb Frantz scored two points and Jordan Kasper added one point.
LCA (1-8) will be at Lakewood Park on Saturday at 1 p.m.
Frosh: Whitko 25, Warsaw 24
At South Whitley, Warsaw dropped a close game on Wednesday to Whitko.
Kyla Stanley led Warsaw with seven points.
Warsaw (7-3) will be at Fort Wayne Snider on Saturday.
Frosh: Plymouth 36, Tippecanoe Valley 16
At Plymouth, Tippecanoe Valley lost to undefeated Plymouth on Wednesday.
Jayme McCalla led the Vikings with six points while Lynette Wilcox added four. Sarah Kindig scored three points and Melissa Baker had two. Jaime Doud scored one point.
Plymouth is now 8-0. Valley (3-6) will play Oak Hill on Monday.
