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Wawasee Softball Remains Unbeaten In NLC

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DUNLAP – Meghan Fretz pitched seven innings of shutout softball, striking out seven in Wawasee’s 5-0 win over Concord.
The Lady Warriors featured an eight-hit attack, with Paige Hlutke driving in a pair of runs. Danielle Gunkel had a single and a double in the contest, with Cristine DeLaFuente adding a pair of singles.
Wawasee remains unbeaten in Northern Lakes conference play at 7-0, and improved to 13-2 overall. They will host Warsaw Wednesday afternoon.
WAWASEE 5, CONCORD 0
W    001    030    1    –    5    8    0
C    000    000    0    –    0    5    3
Wawasee – Fretz (W, 5H, 0R, 0ER, 2BB, 7K)
Concord – Miller (L, 7IP, 8H, 5R, 2ER, 0BB, 4K)
2B – Gunkel (W)
Wawasee record: 13-2, 7-0 NLC
Monday in Elkhart
Taylor Stiver and Kaitlyn Williams each had a pair of singles and one RBI, and Sidney Hernandez added a double and a walk in Warsaw’s 13-3, five-inning loss to Elkhart Memorial.
Warsaw will travel to Syracuse on Wednesday to take on Wawasee.
ELK, MEMORIAL 13
WARSAW 3 (5 INN.)
W    021    00    –    3    5    2
EM    413    32    –    13    14    3
Warsaw – Glass (L, 4-1/3 IP, 14H, 13R, 10ER, 7BB, 0K)
Memorial – Anderson (W, 5H, 3R, 1ER, 3BB, 3K)
2B – Hernandez (W), K. Warner (EM), Perez (EM), G. Warner (EM)
3B – Perez (EM)
Warsaw record: 2-10, 2-5 NLC
Memorial record: 5-7, 2-3 NLC
Baseball
Monday in South Whitley
Zach Snep, Tanner Gaff and Drew Bradford had two hits each, and Gaff pitched five innings while striking out five to lead the Wildcats to an 11-6 home win over Northfield.
Gaff had a double to go with home runs from Bradford and Hunter Sroufe. Snep tripled in the game.
Next up for Whitko is a home game with Wabash Wednesday afternoon.
WHITKO 11, NORTHFIELD 6
N    001    014    0    –    6    7    3
W    342    020    x    –    11    10    2
Northfield – Monce (L, 4-1/3 IP, 11R, 7ER, 8H, 3BB, 6K), Hembree (1-2/3 IP, 0R, 0ER, 2H. 0BB. 0K)
Whitko – T. Gaff (W, 5IP, 2R, 2ER, 6H, 5BB, 8K), Sroufe (0IP, 4R, 3ER, 1H, 2BB, 0K), Anderson (2IP, 0R, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 0K)
2B – T. Gaff (W), Vigar 2 (N)
3B – Snep (W)
HR – Sroufe (W), Bradford (W), Richter (N), Kendall (N)
Northfield record: 8-3, 1-1 TRC
Whitko record: 10-6, 2-1 TRC

Monday in Bourbon
Triton was held to four singles against New Prairie hurler Dylan Kegley in a 10-0 Triton home loss. Kegley struck out 11 Trojan hitters while walking five.
Triton will host Knox on Wednesday.
NEW PRAIRIE 10, TRITON 0
NP     000    019    0    –    10    9    1
T    000    000    0    –    0    4    2
New Prairie – Kegley (W, 7IP, 4H, 0R, 0ER, 5BB, 11K)
Triton – Reichert (L, 7IP, 9H, 10R, 2ER, 3BB, 4K)
2B – McDonald (NP)

Monday in Warsaw
Elkhart Memorial needed the two insurance runs it scored in the top of the seventh, as Warsaw rallied for five in the bottom half of the inning, but the rally fell two runs short in a 7-5 Charger win.
Tyler LaFollette had a grand slam in the seventh to bring the Tigers within two runs, but Warsaw would get no closer.
Warsaw continues Northern Lakes Conference play when it hosts Wawasee Wednesday afternoon.
ELK. MEMORIAL 7. WARSAW 5
EM    201    011    2    –    7    12    1
W    000    000    5    –    5    10    2
Memorial – Clark (W, 6IP, 5H, 0R, 0ER, 1BB, 7K), Walter (1/3IP, 4H, 5R, 5ER, 1BB, 1K), Kloss (2/3IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 0K)
Warsaw – Hawley (L. 6IP, 10H, 5R, 4ER, 1BB, 3K), Lenon (1 IP, 2H, 2R, 0ER, 0BB, 0K)
2B – Baily (EM), Asbury (EM), Howard (W), Witt (W)
3B – Baily (W)
HR – Mark (EM), LaFollette (W)
Warsaw record: 6-6, 3-4 in NLC    

Girls Tennis
Monday in Syracuse
Wawasee won four matches in straight sets to defeat West Noble 4-1 Monday night.
Thanatcha Thanasrivanitchai shut out her opponent at No. 2 singles, and Chelsea Carolus dropped only one game in her win. Jada Antonides lost just one in the second set in her No. 1 singles win, and Jazlyn Gehlhausen and Kabrea Rostochak won 6-2, 6-3 at No 2 doubles.
The Lady Warriors return to Northern Lakes Conference play today when they travel to Elkhart Memorial.
WAWASEE 4, WEST NOBLE 1
Singles – No. 1: Jada Antonides (W) def. Haley Teel 6-4, 6-1;  No. 2: Thanatcha Thanasrivanitchai (W) def. Lesley Guenlera 6-0, 6-0; No 3: Chelsea Carolus (W) def. Kaylee Coverstance 6-1, 6-0
 Doubles – No. 1: Bailey Kinger/Vanessa Ratliff (WN) def. Charity Parker/Ashley Larson 6-2, 7-6, 6-1; No. 2: Jazlyn Gehlhausen/Kabrea Rostochak (W) def. Tiffany Byers/Lupita Romo 6-2, 6-3
Wawasee record: 2-7

Monday in South Whitley
Morgan Kern and Delaney Kern won singles matches for Whitko in a 3-2 home loss to Southwood.
Whitko will continue with
Three Rivers Conference play when they travel to Manchester today.
SOUTHWOOD 3, WHITKO 2
Singles – Morgan Kern (W) def. Sarah Peters 6-1, 6-1; Delaney Kern (W) def. Allison Smith 6-1, 6-4; Kristen Poehler (S) def. Mikayla Findley 6-1, 6-2
Doubles – Ashley Hunt/Anna Rees  (N) def. Jackie Werstler/Aurelia Slusher 6-2, 6-4; Natalie Khblack/Mary Sleberns (N) def. Natalie Iholtz/Blair Creamer 6-1, 6-4