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COLUMBIA CITY - Wawasee shot a 153 at Crooked Lake Golf Course to defeat Columbia City Monday. The Eagles shot a 170 and took their first loss of the year after starting 10-0.
Scott White took medalist honors by shooting a 36 for Wawasee. Travis Coy added a 38 and Ryan Skaggs a 39 for the Warriors.
In junior varsity action, Wawasee won 163-190. Chad Wortinger took medalist honors with a 37.
Wawasee (8-3) will host Plymouth and Concord today at 4:30 p.m.
WAWASEE 153, COLUMBIA CITY 170
Wawasee - Travis Coy 38, Ryan Skaggs 39, Scott White 36, Ryan Speicher 40, Lucas White 40
Columbia City - Mike Schumaker 40, Tony Waterson 46, Casey Trier 47, Nick Brown 39, Chris Wymer 45
JV: WAWASEE 163, COLUMBIA CITY 190
Wawasee - Chad Wortinger 37, Carter Ploszek 41, Kyle Lundy 47, Aaron Eikenberry 43, Justin Rider 42
Columbia City - Jeremy Baxter 43, Chris Meyers 42, Eric Baumert 52, Travis Hart 53, Scott Kincaid 53
Valley 166, Plymouth 166, Argos 189
Tippecanoe Valley edged Plymouth on the fifth score as the Vikings won a pair of matches Monday.
Drew Shafer was the medalist with a 39. Brandon Eaton's score of 44 broke the tie.
In junior varsity action, Plymouth beat Valley 187-200. Eric Love led the Vikings with a 44.
Valley (9-3) will host Northfield and Wabash today at 4:30 p.m.
VALLEY 166, PLYMOUTH 166,
ARGOS 189
Valley - Drew Shafer 39, Andy Martin 42, Brian Love 42, Aaron Martin 43, Brandon Eaton 44
JV: PLYMOUTH 187, VALLEY 200
Valley - Love 44, Domenico 45, Rensberger 48, Snyder 53, Hepler 57
• Baseball
Warsaw 14, Concord 6
Warsaw closed out the conference season with a win Monday to improve to 8-4 in the Northern Lakes Conference.
The Tigers scored three in the first and seven in the second to take a quick lead.
Andy Holst improved to 4-0 on the year with the win. He helped out his cause at the plate with three hits, including a double and a homer. Jason Barrett also had three hits and Craig Thomas homered.
In junior varsity action, Warsaw won 12-2. Jon Walmer had two home runs, including a grand slam and five RBIs. Walmer also got the win on the mound. Warsaw is now 16-5 on the year and 9-2 in the conference.
Warsaw (14-7, 8-4) will be at Triton Thursday at 4:30 p.m.
WARSAW 14, CONCORD 6
Concord 101 040 0 - 6 9 3
Warsaw 373 001 X - 14 17 2
Holst and Kloser; Hoover, Nelson (3) and Gunter, Reiff. WP - Holst (4-0). LP - Hoover (6-4). Warsaw 2B - Grimm, A. Thomas, Siebenmorgen, Holst, Kloser. Warsaw HR - C. Thomas, Holst. Warsaw offensive leaders - Holst 3 hits, 4 RBIs; Barrett 3 hits.
JV: WARSAW 12, CONCORD 2
Concord 002 00 - 2 4 2
Warsaw 210 18 - 12 9 0
Walmer and Albright; Casey and O'Brien. WP - Walmer. LP - Casey. Warsaw offensive leaders - Walmer 2 HR, 5 RBIs; VanLaecken HR, 2 1B, 3 RBIs; Leininger HR; Albright 2 1B.
Whitko 6, Northfield 5
At South Whitley, Whitko improved to 3-1 in the Three Rivers Conference by scoring in the bottom of the seventh Monday.
Jason Patrick hit a three-run homer in the first to give the Wildcats an early lead and Jason Jagger had a two-out single to rightfield in the seventh to break a 5-5 tie.
Whitko (5-11, 3-1) will host Bethany Christian today at 4:30 p.m.
WHITKO 6, NORTHFIELD 5
Northfield 100 030 1 - 5 6 2
Whitko 300 200 1 - 6 4 2
Mattern, Unger (7) and Diner; Frantz and Hathaway. WP - Frantz. LP - Unger. Whitko offensive leaders - Patrick HR, 3 RBIs; Jagger game-winning RBI.
• Softball
Concord 3, Warsaw 1;
Warsaw 4, Concord 3
In game one, Warsaw lost the finish of a rain-suspended game from earlier this year before winning the second game Monday.
In game one, Amie Poling went 2-for-3. Kari Fribley took the loss on the mound.
In the second game, Shannon Barger broke the school record for hits in a career by going 2-for-4 with three RBIs. Poling also had two hits for the Tigers.
Warsaw will host Columbia City Thursday at 4:30 p.m.
CONCORD 3, WARSAW 1
Concord 3 5 0
Warsaw 1 7 2
LP - Fribley. Warsaw offensive leaders - Poling 2-for-3, Barger hit, Brown hit, Himes hit, Colt hit.
WARSAW 4, CONCORD 3
Warsaw offensive leaders - Barger 2-for-4, 3 RBIs; Poling 2-for-3; Overton hit; Ellis hit; Burns hit; Smith hit.
Wawasee 13, Goshen 0;
Wawasee 7, Goshen 6
At Syracuse, Wawasee won a doubleheader against conference foe Goshen Monday.
In the first game, Sara Frantz was 2-for-3 and Amy Gingerich doubled for the Warriors.
In the second game, Megan King doubled and tripled and Frantz doubled.
Wawasee (15-8, 6-4) will be at Concord Wednesday at 4:30 p.m.
WAWASEE 13, GOSHEN 0
Wawasee 208 03 - 13 6 0
Goshen 000 00 - 0 4 3
WP - King (3 K, 3 BB). Wawasee offensive leaders - Frantz 2-for-3; Gingerich 2B.
WAWASEE 7, GOSHEN 6
Goshen 400 200 0 - 6 10 2
Wawasee 000 133 X - 7 6 1
WP - Conn (7 K, 3 BB). Wawasee 2B - Frantz, King. Wawasee 3B - King.
Manchester 5, Valley 3
At North Manchester, the Squires scored in each of the first three innings and held off a late Valley comeback attempt Monday.
Megan Sell went 3-for-3 with two RBIs, and Erin White and Jamie Gillum each had two hits for the Squires.
Brandy Fisher led Valley with two hits and two RBIs.
Manchester (6-9, 2-1) will be at Rochester Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. Valley (7-14, 3-2) will be at Culver Thursday at 4:30 p.m.
MANCHESTER 5, VALLEY 3
Valley 000 002 1 - 3 3 0
Manchester 112 001 X - 5 6 2
WP - Sell. LP - Newsome. Manchester offensive leaders - Sell 3-for-3, 2B, 2 RBIs; White 2-for-3, 2 RBIs; Gillum 2-for-3, RBI; Bungitak 2B. Valley offensive leader - Brandy Fisher 2 hits, 2 RBIs.
• Tennis
Northfield 3, Valley 2
At Wabash, Valley won both doubles matches but couldn't win any of the three singles matches in losing Monday.
Bonnie Bickel and Carissa Parker won at No. 1 doubles and Tiffany Cunningham and Wendy Tilden won at No. 2 doubles.
In junior varsity action, Northfield won by the same 3-2 score. Kris Sanders won a singles match for the Vikings, who fell to 7-4 on the year.
Valley (5-8) will close out the regular season at Triton today at 4:30 p.m.
NORTHFIELD 3, VALLEY 2
Singles
No. 1 - Lindsay Barnett (Northfield) def. Kyleigh Gast 6-0, 6-2
No. 2 - Casey Merrick (Northfield) def. Abby Lewis 6-7 (5-7), 6-1, 6-2
No. 3 - Noelle Myers (Northfield) def. Leila Anselmo 6-2, 6-4
Doubles
No. 1 - Bonnie Bickel and Carissa Parker (Valley) def. Brandy Smith and Rachel Dyson 6-1, 6-0
No. 2 - Tiffany Cunningham and Wendy Tilden (Valley) def. Amy Hoppes and Marcy Dale 7-6 (7-1), 4-6, 6-2
JV: NORTHFIELD 3, VALLEY 2
Singles
No. 1 - Steph Trump (Northfield) def. Natisha Beam 8-5
No. 2 - Kris Sanders (Valley) def. Julie McCann 8-4
No. 3 - Stacy Kersey (Northfield) def. Kati Ellenwood 9-8 (7-5)
Doubles
No. 1 - Abby Smith and Abbey Hettmansperger (Northfield) def. Erin Drudge and Jamie Baker 9-7
No. 2 - Julia Honig and Jamie Doud (Valley) def. Jessica Ross and Katie Fisher 8-3
Extras
Erin Rhodes and Josie Caudill (Valley) def. Steph Trump and Natalie Guenin 7-6 (8-6)
Jessica Pritchard and Sarah Dyson (Northfield) def. Amber Harman and Liz Makula 9-8 (7-1)
Ashli Lambert (Northfield) def. Amy Wildermuth 8-3
Jayme McCalla and Angela Weller (Valley) def. Trisha Penner and Natalie Guenin 8-3
Manchester 4, Southwood 1
At North Manchester, Katrina Runkel and Carmen DeFusco won 6-0, 6-0 Monday as Manchester won.
Keziah DeFusco, Kerri Metzger and Sarah Gilbert all won singles matches for the Squires.
In junior varsity action, Manchester won 3-2. Greta Miller and Allison Dogold each won singles matches. Molly McWithey and Rachel Bushong won a doubles match.
Manchester (8-3) will host Mississinewa today at 5 p.m. to close out the regular season.
MANCHESTER 4, SOUTHWOOD 1
Singles
No. 1 - Keziah DeFusco (Manchester) def. Ashley Paul 1-6, 6-2, 6-3
No. 2 - Kerri Metzger (Manchester) def. Jennifer Cochran 6-2, 6-4
No. 3 - Sarah Gilbert (Manchester) def. Natalie Lundquist 6-2, 6-0
Doubles
No. 1 - Megan Garner and Hayley Bozarth (Southwood) def. Amy Manges and Rachel Almond 1-6, 6-4, 6-4
No. 2 - Katrina Runkel and Carmen DeFusco (Manchester) def. Missy Mitchell and Amy Kinder 6-0, 6-0
