Wawasee's Home Win Over Whitko Leads Local Roundup
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SYRACUSE — The Wawasee boys basketball team picked up a 63-49 home win over a Whitko Saturday night. Senior Ryndan Aaron paced the Warriors with 19 points, eight of which came in the fourth quarter, while sophomores Alex Clark and Gage Reinhard each netted 11. In defeat, senior Gabe Powell had 19 points for the Wildcats, senior Stephen Bennett scored 16 and senior Alex Stoddard finished with 10. The 3-2 Warriors open Northern Lakes Conference action Friday at home against Warsaw, while Whitko’s next contest is Friday at Tippecanoe Valley, which will be its Three Rivers Conference opener. WAWASEE 63, WHITKO 49 Wh 10 11 15 13 – 49 Wa 13 22 9 15 – 63 Wawasee – Gage Reinhard 3 3-4 11, Chase Myers 1 0-0 3, Ryndan Aaron 5 6-9 19, Alex Clark 3 6-7 11, Stori Bright 2 1-2 5, Aaron Voirol 1 0-1 3, Jeff Moore 3 0-0 9, Jake Hutchinson 0 0-0 0, David Rochoa 0 0-0 0, Bailey Hershberger 0 0-0 0, Sam Clark 0 0-0 0, Chase Rookstool 1 0-0 2. Totals 19 12-18 63. Whitko – Seth Patrick 0 0-1 0, Dylan Cumberland 1 0-0 3, Alex Stoddard 4 2-3 10, Trey Weber 1 0-0 2, Gabe Powell 8 3-4 19, Stephen Bennett 6 3-5 16, Ian Keirn 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 8-13 49. Three-point goals – Wawasee 13 (Moore 3, Aaron 3, A. Clark 3, Reinhard 2, Voirol, Myers), Whitko 1 (Patrick); Team Fouls (fouled out) – Wawasee 17, Whitko 20; Rebounds – Whitko 19 (Powell 6); Assists – Whitko 14 (Cumberland 9); Steals – Whitko 12 (Bennett 4); Blocks – 3 (Bennett 2) Records: Wawasee 3-2, Whitko 1-5 JV – Wawasee 46, Whitko 16 Wawasee JV Record: 2-3
Saturday in Walkerton
The Tippecanoe Valley boys basketball team picked up its fourth-straight victory Saturday night, defeating John Glenn 68-56 in Walkerton. Seniors Nick Kindig and Logan Britton scored 30 and 20 points, respectively, in the win, which improved Valley to 4-1. The Vikings return to the hardwood Tuesday at Peru. TIPPECANOE VALLEY 68, JOHN GLENN 56 V 17 21 17 13 – 68 G 16 4 21 15 – 56 Valley – Nick Kindig 11 2-4 30, Derrick Cunningham 0 0-0 0, Robby Groom 0 2-2 2, Jarred Littlejohn 0 0-0 0, Logan Britton 7 6-8 20, Ben Shriver 1 0-1 2, Tanner Andrews 3 0-2 6, Chainey Zolman 0 0-0 0, Jacob Ritchey 2 0-0 5, Alex Thacker 0 3-4 3, Chandler O’Connor 0 0-0 0, Aaron Hoffman 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 13-21 68. Glenn – Stull 0 0-0 0, Runyon 0 0-0 0, Hayes 5 0-0 11, Prentkowski 5 1-3 13, McDonald 7 1-1 18, Strong 4 2-3 12, Kretchmer 0 2-2 2, Stegemiller 0 0-0 0, Schleg 0 0-0 0, Keldsen 0 0-0 0, Bait 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 6-8 56. Three-point goals – Valley 7 (Kindig 6, Ritchey), Glenn 8 (McDonald 3, Prentkowski 2, Strong 2, Hayes); Team Fouls (fouled out) – Valley 17, Glenn 18 (Strong) Records: Valley 4-1, Glenn 0-5 JV – Valley 36, Glenn 26
Saturday in Mishawaka
The Class 1A No. 10 Triton boys basketball team came up short at Class 3A No. 9 Mishawaka Marian Saturday, losing 63-50. The loss leaves Triton with a 2-3 record going into Tuesday’s game at Bethany Christian. MISHAWAKA MARIAN 63, TRITON 50 (Complete Stats Unavailable) Records: Marian 2-2, Triton 2-3
Saturday in Winona Lake
The Lakeland Christian Academy boys basketball team fell 42-39 at home to South Bend Trinity Saturday. The loss leaves LCA with a 1-4 record going into Tuesday’s home game against Benton. SB TRINITY 42, LAKELAND CHRISTIAN 39 (Complete Stats Unavailable) Records: Trinity 2-1, LCA 1-4
Playing its second game in two nights Saturday, the Wawasee girls basketball team lost 49-48 in overtime at South Bend Adams. Senior KiLee Knafel scored 22 in the loss, while freshman Erin Wiktorowski finished with 12. The 6-2 Lady Warriors are at Warsaw Saturday night. SB ADAMS 49, WAWASEE 48 (OT) W 15 8 14 6 5 – 48 A 15 4 17 7 6 – 49 Adams – Taloni Reese 1 1-2 3, Devyn Jackson 2 5-8 9, Deja Wasson 5 0-1 12, Dorria Chambliss 1 0-0 2, Tierees Jones 1 0-2 3, Jenna Thomas 5 0-1 11, Lucy Presnil 3 0-0 7, Nicole Ward 1 0-0 2. Totals 19 8-12 49. Wawasee – Elizabeth Jackson 2 0-0 5, Cassie Martinez 1 1-2 3, KiLee Knafel 7 6-8 22, Kylee Rostochak 2 0-1 4, Ashlynn Fisher 1 0-0 2, Erin Wiktorowski 5 0-0 12, Katlyn Kennedy 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 7-12 48. Three-point goals – Adams 5 (Wasson 2, Jones, Thomas, Presnill), Wawasee 7 (Wiktorowski 4, Knafel 2, Jackson); Team Fouls – Adams 17, Wawasee 12 Records: Adams 3-4, Wawasee 6-2 JV – Wawasee 29, Adams 23 Wawasee JV Record: 2-6
Saturday in Winona Lake
Hosting South Bend Trinity Saturday, the Lakeland Christian Academy girls basketball team fell 54-34. Jess Goss and Emilee Catron each had eight points in the loss, which dropped LCA to 2-6 on the year. The Lady Cougars will take part in Saturday’s Bethany Christian Tournament, where they’ll face Elkhart Christian in the first round at 11:30 a.m. SB TRINITY 54, LAKELAND CHRISTIAN 34 T 17 15 13 9 – 54 L 7 6 7 14 – 34 Trinity – Olivia Griggs 2 2-2 6, Katelyn Was 3 1-4 8, Marian Delee 3 0-0 8, Christen Havard 2 0-0 4, Molly Hoover 5 12-14 24, Laura Nagle 1 0-0 2, Annabelle Harding 1 0-0 2. Totals 17 15-20 54. LCA – Jess Goss 2 4-8 8, Hannah Remington 2 0-0 5, Alisa Gross 1 1-2 3, Frani Gerst 3 0-0 6, Emilee Catron 3 2-3 8, Julianne Haines 2 0-0 4. Totals 13 7-13 34. Three-point goals – Trinity 5 (Delee 2, Hoover 2, Was), LCA 1 (Remington) Records: Trinity 5-0, LCA 2-6
GIRLS SWIMMING
Saturday in Syracuse
The 15th-ranked Wawasee girls swim team won its own 10-team invitational Saturday. Wawasee won the invite with 372 points, distancing itself from second-place Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, who finished with 295 points. Tippecanoe Valley was also at the tournament, finishing eighth with 43 points. In the team win, Breanna Robinson won the 200 free (1:54.76) and 100 free (52.97), Kayla Hershberger placed first in the 200 IM (2:21.27) and 500 free (5:49.73) and 200 free and 400 free relays also finished first. Wawasee hosts NorthWood Tuesday, while Valley’s next meet is Wednesday at home against Huntington North. WAWASEE INVITATIONAL Team Scores – Wawasee 372, FW Dwenger 295, East Noble 233, Bremen 139, Rochester 118, Angola 88, Columbia City 87, Tippy Valley 43, FW North 14, Wabash 6 (Winners, Wawasee and Valley Top 5 Finishes) Diving – 1. Quinn Bixler (Rochester) 218.20, 2. Barbie Kimmel (TV) 177.55; 200 Medley Relay – 1. Dwenger (Marissa McDonald, Maria Welch, Sarah Coffee, Erica Evans) 2:00.05, 3. Wawasee (Elizabeth Rozow, Rachel Rozow, Mikala Mawhorter, Hannah Winters) 2:04.95; 200 Free – 1. Breanna Robinson (Wawasee) 1:54.76, 2. Kendra Miller (Wawasee) 2:12.60; 200 IM – 1. Kayla Hershberger (Wawasee) 2:21.27, 4. R. Rozow (Wawasee) 2:29.66; 50 Free – 1. Katie Lafferty (Bremen) 24.98, 4. Miller (Wawasee) 27.09; 100 Fly – 1. Coffee (Dwenger) 1:06.71, 3. Mawhorter (Wawasee) 1:10.21, 4. Katelyn Gunter (TV) 1:12.07 100 Free – 1. Robinson (Wawasee) 52.97, 5. E. Rozow (Wawasee) 1:10.73; 500 Free – 1. Hershberger (Wawasee) 5:49.73, 3. Winters (Wawasee) 6:14.15, 4. Jennifer Slabaugh (Wawasee) 6:23.63; 200 Free Relay – 1. Wawasee (Miller, R. Rozow, Hershberger, Robinson) 1:47.65, 4. Wawasee (Mawhorter, Caitlin Clevenger, Cassidy Manning, Slabaugh) 1:57.70; 100 Back – 1. McDonald (Dwenger) 1:03.92, 2. E. Rozow (Wawasee) 1:07.37, 4. Samantha Bontrager (Wawasee) 1:12.00; 100 Breast – 1. Kari Guthrie (EN) 1:12.86, 2. R. Rozow (Wawasee) 1:14.66; 400 Free Relay – 1. Wawasee (Hershberger, Miller, E. Rozow, Robinson) 3:57.95, 4. Wawasee (Manning, Bontrager, Clevenger, Winters) 4:20.36
WRESTLING
Saturday in Fulton
The Manchester wrestling team went 2-3 at Saturday’s Caston Duals. Individually, Manchester’s Clayton Moore (5-0), Tristin Burnette (5-0) and Neil Snep (4-1) all won individual titles. The Squires are back in action Tuesday at North Miami for a three-way Three Rivers Conference match along with Northfield. CASTON DUALS Manchester Day Record: 2-3 Manchester Overall Record: 3-9
Saturday in Merrillville
At Saturday’s Merrillville Duals, the Wawasee wrestling team went 0-5. On the day, Wawasee fell to Penn (64-3), Kankakee Valley (48-18), Merrillville (59-12), Harrison (53-11) and Morton (36-34). The Warriors host Concord Tuesday . MERRILLVILLE DUALS Wawasee Scores – Penn 64, Wawasee 3; Kankakee Valley 48, Wawasee 18; Merrillville 59, Wawasee 12; Harrison 53, Wawasee 11; Morton 36, Wawasee 34
