ROCHESTER – Whitko finished third in the Rochester girls track sectional Tuesday night, with Manchester, Tippecanoe Valley and Triton also qualifying athletes to the regional. Whitko sophomore Kaitlyn Reed punched her ticket to the regional with a second-place finish in the 100, tying for second in the high jump and by winning the 200. Senior Elaine Warner won the long jump with a leap of 17 feet, 4.75 inches. The Lady Wildcat 4x100 relay team of Abby Overmeyer, Warner, Reghan Craig and Reed were sectional champs in 52.39 seconds. Manchester finished fifth in the team standings. Sophomore Rae Bedke was second in the 800 and won the 1600 to advance in both events. The 4x400 relay team of Melissa Saucedo, Alyssa Peyton, Ali Casper and Tahnee Fuentes advanced to regional thanks to a third-place finish. Lady Squire senior Madison Isbell extended her prep career by another week with a third-place finish in the shot put and the discus. She’ll be joined in the discus by teammate Bailey Sewell, who finished second. Triton was sixth in the team standings. The Lady Trojans’ Jaela Meister finished second in the 300 hurdles, and sophomore Katie Hepler was third in the pole vault. Tippecanoe Valley finished ninth as a team. Junior Lexi O’Connell was champion in the 100 hurdles. She’ll be joined by 4x100 relay teammates Cheyene Oldfather, Breelyn Conley and Jalyssa House, who finished second. Valley sophomore Makayla Ruiz advanced with a second place finish in the shot put. The top three finishers in each event, as well as those meeting a state standard, qualify for the Warsaw Regional on Tuesday. GIRLS TRACK ROCHESTER SECTIONAL Team scores – Plymouth 115.5, Culver Academies 87.5, Whitko 80, Rochester 71, Manchester 70, Triton 49, Culver Community 48, North Miami 43, Tippecanoe Valley 34, Caston 24 100 – 1. Hardy (CC) 13.18, 2. Reed (W) 13.19, 3. A. Wright (P) 13.50; 200 – 1. Reid (W) 27.39, 2. Hardy (CC) 27.62, 3. Lynch-Matlack (CA) 28.06; 400 – 1. Read (P) 1:01.49, 2. Terhune (CA) 1:01.52, 3. Crawford (P) 1:02.45; 800 – A. Wright (P) 2:23.30, 2. Bedke (M) 2:25.07, 3. Schutjer (CA) 2:34.41; 1600 – 1. Bedke (M) 5:33.23, 2. Dague (C) 5:38.51, 3. Ma (CA) 5:40.81; 3200 – Burch (R) 11:51.90, 2. Tyler (R) 11:57.37, 3. Dague (C) 12:08.12; 100 hurdles – 1. O’Connell (TV) 16.20, 2. O’Neal (P) 16.74, 3. Davis (P) 17.07; 300 hurdles – 1. Lefebvre (NM) 48.47, 2. Meister (T) 49.27, 3. Song (CA) 49.30; 4x100 relay – 1. Whitko (Overmeyer, Warner, Craig, Reed) 52.39, 2. Tippecanoe Valley 53.76; 3. Culver Academies 54.16; 4x400 relay – 1. Plymouth (Read, Crawford, Davis, A. Wright) 4:14.78, 2. Culver Academies 4:30.29; 3. Manchester 4:38.06; 4x800 relay – 1. Plymouth (Read, Crawford, Splix, A. Wright) 10:07.21, 2. Culver Academies 10:20.65, 3. Rochester 10:49.58; High jump – 1. Dierks (M) 5-5, 2. (tie) Fosler (P) and Reed (W) 5-4; Pole vault – 1. Quissell (P) 9-0, 2. Sailors (R) 8-0, 3. Hepler (T) 8-0; Long jump – 1. Warner (W) 17-4.75, 2. White (NM) 16-7.25, 3. Lefebvre (NM) 16-7; Shot put – 1. Hardy (CC) 38-8, 2. Ruiz (TV) 34-10, 3. Isbell (M) 34-8; Discus – 1. Zehner (CC) 111-2, 2. Sewell (M) 101-6, 3. Isbell (M) 99-8.5
Softball Tuesday in South Whitley Hannah Yohe’s sixth-inning triple provided the insurance in Whitko’s 9-5 home win over Lakeland. Tori Silveus was the winning pitcher, with Aly Nicodemus picking up the save. Whitko wraps up Three Rivers Conference play this afternoon with a trip to Akron to take on Tippecanoe Valley WHITKO 9, LAKELAND 5 L 013 000 1 – 5 11 0 W 020 007 x – 9 11 0 Whitko record: 13-5
Golf Tuesday in Warsaw The Warsaw boys golf team moved to 8-0 on the season, and 6-0 in the Northern Lakes Conference, with wins over Northridge and NorthWood at Stonehenge Golf and Country Club. Warsaw carded a 158 to Northridge’s 162 and the Panthers’ 167. The Tiger varsity was paced by Jonny Hollar’s 36, followed by Michael Jensen’s 38. Brandon Eckert shot a 41, and Ryan Cultice a 43. Reid Cameron recorded a 48. The junior varsity also won twice, paced by Tim Rata, who led all players on the course with a 1-under 35. Other scores were Luke Johnson 41, Jacob Lolonde 42, Sam Yeager 47, Tommy Meier 49, Andrew Gauger 50, Luke Delp 50 and Trent Rapp 51. The Tigers will take on Wawasee in the final NLC match of the season Thursday afternoon at South Shore in Syracuse.
Tuesday in Peru Nathan Self carded a 46, with Noah Cain and Eli Shaum each shooting 49s to pace Manchester over North Miami 202-226 at Peru Municipal Golf Course Tuesday. Parker Wagoner had a 51 for the Squires. Xzavier Whitaker and Rainer Borgmann each carded 56 in the match. Manchester will take on Whitko and Tippecanoe Valley Thursday afternoon.
Tuesday in Wabash Tippecanoe Valley beat Wabash and lost to Northfield at Honeywell Golf Course in Three Rivers Conference play Tuesday afternoon. Northfield finished at 169 to Valley’s 176 and Wabash’s 221. The Vikings’ Bryce Zimpelman was the medalist with a 38. Jeremy Julian had a 42, Trevor Neeley shot 46, Corey Carson 50 and Cole Cumberland 54 for Valley. The team plays Whitko and Manchester at Mill Creek Golf Course in Rochester on Thursday.
Tuesday in Warsaw Lakeland Christian edged Bethany Christian 229-238 at Rozella Ford Tuesday. The Cougars were led by Evan Bremer’s 48. Kyle Shuler shot a 50, Derew Nieveen 56 and Connor Blum 75 for LCA, which will host Granger Christian on Friday.
Baseball Tuesday in Bourbon Dylan Hensley tripled and drove in a run in Triton’s 8-1 loss to Bremen in the last Northern State Conference baseball game played on the Trojans’ field Tuesday night. Triton will travel to New Prairie for a game this afternoon. BREMEN 8, TRITON 1 B 010 230 2 – 8 10 0 T 000 100 0 – 1 3 0 Bremen – Lopez (W, 7IP, 3H, 1R, 1ER, 6BB, 10K) Triton – Hensley (L, 4IP, 5H, 5R, 5ER, 5BB, 1K), Keyser (1IP, 1H, 1R, 1ER, 1BB, 0K), Pitney (2IP, 4H, 2R, 2ER, 0BB, 0K) 3B – Cullers (B), Hensley (T) Bremen record: 16-7, 11-2 NSC Triton record: 5-10, 5-7 NSC
