SYRACUSE – Wawasee’s varsity boys basketball team got off to a slow start before making a run at the DeKalb Barons Tuesday night. In a 58-49 loss at the Hardwood Teepee Tuesday night, the host Warriors trailed 12-6 after one quarter of play and 26-11 at halftime. Wawasee outscored the Barons 38-32 after the intermission, though it wasn’t enough. The Warriors fell to 1-8 on the season, while DeKalb improved to 4-5. Jayce Boatwright led a balanced Wawasee scoring attack with 13 points, while Jairus Boyer and Tyler Smith scored 11 and nine points, respectively, and Cayden Wegener added eight points. The Warriors are in action again Friday when they host Northern Lakes Conference foe NorthWood. Hunter Cone led DeKalb with a game-high 20 points, while Seth Edmondson made five treys and a free throw for his 16 points. Isaac Brown and Will Chrisman scored 12 and 10 points, respectively, for the Barons. DEKALB 58, WAWASEE 49 D 12 14 15 17 – 58 W 6 5 17 21 – 49 DeKalb – Zach Frane 0 0-0 0, Will Chrisman 4 2-3 10, Seth Edmondson 5 1-2 16, Alec Brunkon 0 0-0 0, Colton Rudy 0 0-0 0, Hunter Cone 5 7-10 20, Isaac Brown 4 4-7 12, Caleb Brown 0 0-0 0, Isaiah Clemon 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 14-22 58. Wawasee – Cayden Wegener 2 2-2 8, Stephon Miller 0 1-2 1, Tyler Smith 3 3-3 9, Jairus Boyer 3 3-4 11, Jayce Boatwright 6 0-0 13, Parker Hatfield 2 0-2 4, Trevon Coleman 0 0-0 0, Chase Rookstool 0 3-4 3, Dalton Pearish 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 12-17 49. Three-pointers – DeKalb 8 (Edmondson 5, Cone 3), Wawasee 5 (Wegener 2, Boyer 2, Boatwright); Records: DeKalb 4-5, Wawasee 1-8 JV – Wawasee 53, DeKalb 42
Wawasee Swimmers Drop Two To Northridge SYRACUSE – The Wawasee swim teams both lost Northern Lakes Conference meets to Northridge; the boys score was 127-53 and the girls tally was 127-59. Paige Miller won the 500 free in 5:04.90, her best time of the season. Logan Brugh won the 500 free in the boys meet. The Warriors are now 3-3 in the NLC and for the season, while the Lady Warriors are 5-2 for the season and 4-2 in the conference. The teams host the Goshen Redhawks Saturday morning. NORTHRIDGE GIRLS 127, WAWASEE 59 200 medley relay – 1. Northridge (Sydney Boyer, Sydnee Emerson, Francesca DeGregorio, Katie Hughes) 1:53.83; 2. Northridge 1:54.61, 3. Wawasee 2:00.17; 200 freestyle – 1. Emerson (N) 1:56.69, 2. Shelby Adams (W) 2:05.02, 3. Alyssa Koch (W) 2:11.21, 4. Janelle Burbrink (N) 2:13.91, 5. Allison Lantz (N) 2:18.93; 200 IM – 1. Lauren Miller (N) 2:08.72, 2. Paige Miller (W) 2:10.23, 3. August Hartzell (N) 2:18.75, 4. Melissa Bailey (N) 2:23.71, 5. Ryane Beaman (W) 2:44.15; 50 freestyle – 1. Boyer (N) 25.66, 2. Jenna Miller (N) 26.07, 3. Mikala Mawhorter (W) 26.54, 4. Karlee Lehman (N) 28.02, 5. Jasmine Morehead (W) 29.72; Diving – 1. Rylee Dahlman (N) 273.80, 2. Sara Troyer (N) 261.75, 3. Mary Grossman (N) 261.55, 4. Hannah Rhoades (W) 170.10, 5. Riley Kunkle (W) 133.05; 100 butterfly – 1. Bailey (N) 1:01.03, 2. DeGregorio (N) 1:02.41, 3. Madison Kenyon (N) 1:06.97, 4. Mawhorter (W) 1:11.16, 5. Lizzie Brugh (W) 1:13.94; 100 freestyle – 1. Boyer (N) 56.15, 2. Kayla Hershberger (W) 56.96, 3. J. Miller (N) 57.39, 4. Madison McBride (W) 1:01.87, 5. Sydney Petersheim (N) 1:04.44; 500 freestyle – 1. P. Miller (W) 5:04.90, 2. Hughes (N) 5:05.28, 3. Kenyon (N) 5:52.82, 4. Lantz (N) 6:17.61, 5. Tessa Freel (W) 6:27.26; 200 freestyle relay – 1. Northridge (Emerson, Hartzell, Boyer, Hughes) 1:44.41, 2. Wawasee 1:52.38, 3. Northridge 1:56.20; 100 backstroke – 1. L. Miller (N) 59.44, 2. DeGregorio (N) 1:04.02, 3. Hershberger (W) 1:05.20, 4. Alyssa Koch (W) 1:07.18, 5. J. Burbrink (N) 1:09.32; 100 breaststroke – 1. Emerson (N) 1:07.34, 2. Hartzell (N) 1:11.65, 3. Adams (W) 1:15.25, 4. McBride (W) 1:20.33; 5. Lehman (N) 1:21.18; 400 freestyle relay – 1. Wawasee (Hershberger 3:56.59, 2. Northridge 3:59.22, 3. Northridge 4:00.01.
