Whitko Beats Tippecanoe Valley For Garrett Invitational VB Title
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GARRETT – Whitko won three matches to win the Garrett Invitational volleyball tournament championship Saturday, beating Tippecanoe Valley 25-18, 26-24 for the title. The Lady Wildcats beat New Haven 25-18, 22-25, 15-7 in the first round, then edged Churubusco 25-21, 25-22 to advance to the final. Haley Yohe led Whitko with 70 assists, and Kaity Reed had 38 kills for the day. Emily Day recorded 13 kills, and Whitney Marsh added 10 kills and five blocks in the tourney, The Lady Vikings beat Fremont in three sets and Hamilton in two to advance to the championship match. Both the Lady Vikings and Whitko are right back at it, with the Wildcats hosting Three Rivers Conference foe Peru and Valley hosting North Miami this evening.
Saturday in Bourbon Triton started the holiday weekend on the right foot by beating West Central 25-16, 25-15, 25-12 in the Trojan Trench Saturday morning. Jaela Meister had nine kills for the Lady Trojans. Nichole Sechrist had eight aces, Quinn Downing 14 digs and Courtney Jennings had two blocks in the winning effort. The junior varsity lost in three sets, 25-20, 25-18, 15-12. The Lady Trojans will host North Judson in Hoosier North Athletic conference action this evening. TRITON DEF. W. CENTRAL 25-16, 25-15, 25-12 Triton: Kills – Jaela Meister 9, Nichole Sechrist 5, Hannah Wanemacher 1, Emma Ross 1, Brooklyn Bitting 1; Aces – Sechrist 8, Ross 6, Meister 2, Jennings 1, Downing 1; Digs – Downing 14, Meister 6, Ross 4, Sechrist 3, Wanemacher 3, Bitting 1; Blocks – Jennings 1, Wanemacher 1
Saturday in Logansport Manchester lost four matches in the Logansport tournament Saturday. The Lady Squires fell to Huntington North 25-9, 25-16; Wabash 25-22, 25-22; Knox 25-22, 25-19; and host Logansport 25-21, 19-25, 15-8. Ali Casper had five aces in the tournament, and Kendra Binkley had 21 kills. Cierra Carter had 20 digs on the day, and Kendra Auler had 18 assists. The Lady Squires host Columbia City Tuesday.
Saturday in Winona Lake Lakeland Christian Academy dropped a three-set match to Granger Christian 25-19, 25-20 and 25-23 Saturday afternoon. The Lady Cougars will host the Fort Wayne Falcons at 7 p.m. Thursday. GRANGER CHRISTIAN DEF. LCA 25-19, 25-20, 25-23 LCA: Kills – Carissa Urschalitz 6, Hannah Delp 4, Cassadi Colbert 4, Carlie Wise 3, Kyla Kohler 1, Audi Urschalitz 1, Baylee Wiley 1; Aces – Colbert 4, A. Urschalitz 2, Delp 1, C. Urschalitz 1, Kohler 1
Girls Soccer Saturday in Argos Warsaw benefitted from an own goal, then scored twice more in the first half en route to a 3-1 win over Argos Saturday. A Lady Dragon player put the ball into the Warsaw net in the 11th minute to put the Lady Tigers on the board. Anna Reimink scored in the 17th minute on a feed from Elizabeth Van Wormer. Anna Grill scored the final Warsaw goal in the 23rd minute on an assist from Alex Koontz. Chloe Snow recorded six saves for Warsaw. The Tiger junior varsity also won, 4-1. Now 7-0 on the year, Warsaw returns to Northern Lakes Conference play this evening with a match against Elkhart Memorial.
Saturday in Syracuse Goshen scored a pair of goals early, then five more in the second half to roll to a 7-0 win over Wawasee Saturday afternoon at Warrior Field. “We played a good, aggressive first half,” said Wawasee head coach Doug Heinisch via fax. “Goshen is a very good program and we competed well with them. Goshen made a couple of more plays early in the second half and we deflated a little. Out kids never quit, however.” The Wawasee JV also fell to Goshen 5-0. Wawasee, now 2-4-1 on the year, returns to action Wednesday when it hosts Whitko.
Saturday in Gas City Whitko’s Lady Wildcats fell to Mississinewa 1-0 Saturday. Goalkeeper Ilyssa Bennett posted six saves in the game for Whitko. The team travels to Syracuse to take on Wawasee on Wednesday.
Boys Soccer Saturday in Gas City Whitko’s boys soccer team lost 4-2 to Mississinewa Saturday afternoon. Whitko came out strong in the first four minutes of the game with a goal from junior Yetaek Im on an assist from freshman Chase Castillo. The second goal came from a penalty kick in the second half from senior Tyler Herendeen. Junior goalkeeper Devin Goggin recorded 22 saves. The Wildcats will host Hamilton’s co-ed team Wednesday afternoon.
Saturday in Syracuse Wawasee and Huntington North played to a scoreless tie early Saturday afternoon at Warrior Field. “Great game for the boys,” said Warrior head coach Jordan Sharp via fax. “It’s a positive result for us. We keep improving every game. We got a great performance from many of our players.” The Warriors (1-5-1) return to Northern Lakes Conference action Thursday when they play NorthWood in Nappanee.
Saturday in Winona Lake Granger Christian School scored four goals in the first half of a 6-0 win over Lakeland Christian Academy Saturday afternoon. the cougars had four shots on goal in the game to Granger Christian’s 13, and recorded four saves. LCA will host Community Baptist Christian at 5 p.m. Thursday.
Boys Tennis Saturday in Syracuse Wawasee senior Cal Heinisch won at No. 3 singles over Jimtown’s Hunter Price in the opening round of the Varsity Duals tournament, but the Warriors fell to the Jimmies 4-1. The second match of the tournament, against Fairfield, was rained out and will be played Wednesday. Wawasee takes a 4-4 overall record into its Northern Lakes Conference match at Goshen this afternoon. JIMTOWN 4, WAWASEE 1 Singles: No. 1 – Holden Price (J) def. Nate Haines 6-0, 6-1; No. 2 – Michael Gray (J) def. Nathan Perek 6-0, 2-6, 10-4 tiebreaker; No. 3 – Cal Heinisch (W) def. Hunter Price 7-5, 6-0 Doubles: No. 1 – Ben Janowski & Isaac Pope (J) def. Cameron Brill & Tim Conley 6-0, 6-0; No. 2 – Andrew Emerigh & Austn Pearism (J) def. Evan Krueger & Dylan Staley 6-3, 6-2 Record – Wawasee 4-4
Saturday in Ligonier Manchester’s Max Karg finished second at No. 1 singles during Saturday’s West Noble Invitational. In the first round he received a bye, then won his second round match before falling in the championship. Noah Cain and Matthew Pegg finished third at No. 1 doubles, with Heath Dierks and Parker Wagoner finishing fourth at No. 2 doubles. Spence Trick finished sixth at No. 2 singles, and Luke Donathan seventh at No. 3 singles. The Squires return to action with a trip to Bluffton on Wednesday. WEST NOBLE INVITATIONAL MANCHESTER: Singles No. 1 – Max Karg - Rd. 1 bye; Rd. 2 def., Lakeland 6-2, 6-1; Rd. 3 lost to Huntington North 6-4, 6-1, 2nd place. No. 2 – Spence Trick - Rd. 1 lost to Huntington North 6-0, 6-0; Rd. 2 def. Howe Military 3-6, 6-2, 10-8 tiebreaker; Rd. 3 lost to Lakeland 6-2, 6-1 6th place. No. 3 – Luke Donathan - Rd. 1 lost to Lakeland 6-3, 6-4; Rd. 2 lost to Bremen 6-0, 6-0 7th place. Doubles: No. 1 – Noah Cain & Matthew Pegg - Rd. 1 def. West Noble 7-6 (8-6) 6-4; Rd. 2 lost to Bluffton 2-6, 7-6 (8-6) 10-8 tiebreaker; Rd. 3 def. Huntington North 6-4, 6-2, 3rd place. No. 2 – Heath Dierks & Parker Wagoner - Rd. 1 def. Howe Military 6-0, 6-0; Rd. 2 lost to Bremen 6-1, 6-1; Rd. 3 lost to Lakeland 3-6, 6-0, 10-6 tiebreaker, 4th place.
Saturday in Bourbon Bethany Christian shut out Triton 5-0 at the Trojans’ home courts Saturday morning. The Trojans will host Tippecanoe Valley this afternoon. BETHANY CHRISTIAN 5 TRITON 0 Singles: No. 1 – Byeong Min Ling (BC) def. Gavin Eads 6-1, 6-0; No. 2 – Ethan Lapp (BC) beat Mace Eads 6-4, 6-1; No. 3 – Jaceb Gonselves (BC) def. Aaron Stichter 6-1, 6-1 Doubles: No. 1 – Simon Hurst & Brandon Nguyen (BC) def. Dalton Bailey & Keygan Moiser 6-2, 6-0; No. 2 – Jackson King & Lane Miller (BC) def. Brenden Damron & Chase Butler 6-2, 6-0 Records – Triton 3-7, Bethany Christian 7-4 JV – Bethany Christian 2, Triton 0
Cross Country Saturday in North Manchester Manchester’s Rae Bedke finished third overall, and all five Lady Squires scoring finished in the top 26 to give the squad a third-place finish as a team in the Manchester Invitational Saturday. Tippecanoe Valley finished 11th. On the boys side, the Squires’ Thomas Rohr finished seventh and the Manchester boys finished eighth. The Vikings finished 17th, led by Jesse Floor’s 40th place finish. Manchester will travel to Akron for the Tippecanoe Valley Invitational on Saturday. MANCHESTER INVITATIONAL BOYS RESULTS Team Standings – 1. Mt. Vernon 47, 2. Penn 74, 3. Michigan City 135, 4. Angola 147, 5. Culver Academy 149, 6. Rochester 149, 7. Bluffton 214, 8. Manchester 241, 9. Blue River Valley 246, 10. Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian 256. 11. Heritage 269, 12. FW North Side 329, 13. Garrett 351, 14. John Glenn 381, 15. Mishawaka Marian 389, 16. Fremont 400, 17. Tippecanoe Valley 446. Top 10 – 1. Christian Noble (MV) 16:11, 2. Aaron Tush (MV) 16:37. 3. Byron Berg (MC) 16:50, 4. Eli Pugh (R) 16:54, 5. Sam Bradley (A) 17:14, 6. Jacob Adams (MC) 17:15, 7. Thomas Rohr (Man) 17:19, 8. Zach Dunlap (CA) 17:22, 9. Jared Reckard (Blu) 17:26, 10. Brandt True (MV) 17:35 Manchester – 7. Thomas Rohr 17:19, 35. Lance Bennett 18:49, 61. Hunter Miller 20:02, 68. Wilson Nettleton 20:39, 70. Drew Jones 20:42, 86. Ethan Davis 21:16, 88. Montgomery Pattison 21:38 Tippecanoe Valley – 40. Jesse Floor 19:00, 91. Jared Mikel 22:00, 98. Shay Merley 22:17, 108. Tyler Ross 21:17, 109. Evan Lowman 23:41, 110. Andy Hearrera 24:18, 111. Chevy Teeter 24:35 Lakeland Christian Academy – Josh Gervasi 20:43, Alex Plastow 21:15, Sean Gormaly 28:17, Alex Goss 46:38
GIRLS RESULTS Team Standings – 1. Mishawaka Marian 65, 2. Culver Academy 72, 3. Manchester 88, 4. FW North Side 106, 5. Garrett 163, 6. Angola 166, 7. Mt. Vernon 197, 8. Bluffton 217, 9. Rochester 218, 10. FW Blackhawk Christian 288, 11. Tippecanoe Valley 294, 12. Heritage 318, 13. Eastside 343, 14. Michigan City 349, 15. Blue River Valley 353 Top 10 – 1. Kelsey Taylor (R) 20:36, 2. Makayla Wilchar (FWN) 21:02, 3. Rae Bedke (Man) 21:07, 4. Chaelynn Wilchar (FWN) 21:09, 5. Riley Welch (F) 21:14, 6. Annie Shea (CA) 21:20, 7. Maranda Malcolm (Gar) 21:22, 8. Sydney Weaver (Gar) 21:29. 9. Ashley Burnett (JG) 21:41, 10. Stephanie Ma (CA) 21:49 Manchester – 3. Rae Bedke 21:07, 16. Tahnee Fuentes 22:49, 19. Sarah Rohr 23:07, 24. Clara Burdette 23:35, 26. Jaelyn Webb 23:37, 35. Emily Webb 24:02, 55. Katie Barker 25:31 Tippecanoe Valley – 29. Karly Kitch 23:40, 44. Breelyn Conley 24:59, 66. Haley Hoover 26:26, 77. Brooklyn Conley 27:24, 78. Haley Headington 27:26, 86. Lexi Durkes 28:59, 96. Abby Miller 40:49
Saturday in Marion Warsaw’s boys cross country team had four runners in the top 13 to win the Purple Race at the Marian Invitational with 67 points. The Tigers’ Owen Glogovsky finished third in 15:46 with teammate Zeb Hernandez eighth and Lucas Howett 10th. Xavi Ramirez was 13th in 16:50. Wawasee finished 11th in the Elite overall. Luke Griner was 41st in the race for Wawasee. Whitko finished 21st of 25 teams in the Gold Race, with Josh Wright finishing 48th for the Wildcats. In the girls races, Wawasee finished 14th in the Elite division. Aubrey Kuhn’s 21:09 paced the Warriors. Whitko did not field a full team. Brigit Nemitz was 17th and Suzanne Sickafoose 47th in the Lady Wildcats’ race. Warsaw and Wawasee will face each other in a Northern Lakes Conference race at the Tigers’ course this afternoon. Whitko will host Heritage this afternoon. MARION INVITATIONAL BOYS RESULTS Warsaw – (Purple race) 3. Owen Glogovsky 15:46, 8. Zeb Hernadez 16:37, 10. Lucas Howett 16:41, 13. Xavi Ramirez 16:50, 33. Nathaniel Gottchalk 17:24, 44. Jonathan Beres 17:39 47. Devin Dawson 17:41. Wawasee – (Elite race) 41. Luke Griner 17:03, 53. Spencer Hare 17:14, 81. Sam Griner 17:46, 96. Ben Hoffert 18:07, 105. Jaxon Bame 18:43, 109. Braxton Alexander 18:54, 118. Logan Brugh 20:40 Whitko – (Gold race) 48. Josh Wright 18:54, 58. Logan Busz 19:09, 86. Zack Freel 19:56, 155. Ezra Miller 22:17, 189. Kort Gebert 26:09 Girls Results Wawasee – (Elite) 68. Aubrey Kuhn 21:09, 85. Elizabeth Zorn 21:48, 88. McKenzie Smith 21:51, 107. Yanely Pizana 22:25, 109. Bailey Schroeder 22:46 Whitko – (Gold race) 17. Brigit Nemitz 21:47, 47. Suzanne Sickafoose 22:54, Hanna Yohe 24:17, Lizz Foutz 29:26.2
Girls Golf Saturday in Culver Wawasee finished fifth and Tippecanoe Valley eighth in the Culver Academy Invitational Saturday. Kylee Rostochak led the Lady Warriors with an 84, and Mikala Mawhorter shot a 90. Madison Beaman carded a 93, with Kamryn Foy and Aubrey Schmeltz each recording 100s. “Same story; too many big holes,” said Wawasee head coach Steve Coverstone via fax. “We are in a bit of a slump now. We will come out of it.” Wawasee will take on Elkhart Central and host Fairfield this afternoon. Valley will host Northridge and John Glenn at the Mill Creek/Round Barn course in Rochester this afternoon. CULVER ACADEMY INVITATIONAL at Swan Lake GC, Culver Team Standings – 1. Lake Central 327, 2. NorthWood 337, 3. Crown Point 342, 4. Culver Academy 364, 5. Wawasee 367, 6. Concord 444, 7. Northridge 446, 8. Tippecanoe Valley 453, 9. Pioneer 459, 10. New Prairie 471, 11. Churubusco 544, 12. South Central 551 Wawasee – Kylee Rostochak 84, Mikala Mawhorter 90, Madison Beaman 93, Aubrey Schmeltz 100, Kamryn Foy 100 Valley – No individual results available.
