NEW HAVEN — The Whitko girls track and field team will be represented in five events at Tuesday’s Fort Wayne Northrop Regional. Competing at Tuesday’s New Haven Sectional, the Whitko Lady Wildcats had six finishes in the top four, therefore moving on to regionals. Leading the Whitko pack were freshman Kaitlyn Reed and junior Elaine Warner, who each had a second- and fourth-place finish. Warner was second in the long jump, setting a new school record with a leap of 17-2.5. She was also fourth in the 300 hurdles, running the event in 49.98. In her first postseason, Reed was second in the high jump (5-3) and fourth in the 100 (13.51). Also for Whitko, Dana Hobbs finished third in the discus (101-5) and Miranda Terrill was fourth in the high jump (5-0). Homestead won the sectional with 148 points, followed by Bellmont (119), Fort Wayne Wayne (82), New Haven (64.5) and Whitko (53), rounding out the top five. For Fort Wayne Wayne, it was without two-time state champion in the 100 and 200 Brionna Thomas with an injury. NEW HAVEN GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD SECTIONAL Team Scores – 1. Homestead 148, 2. Bellmont 119, 3. F.W. Wayne 82, 4. New Haven 64.5, 5. Whitko 53, 6. Columbia City 51.5, 7. South Adams 49, 8. Heritage 22, 9. F.W. Canterbury 16, 10. F.W. Luers 13, 11. Adams Central 6. (Top 4 Advance to F.W. Northrop Regional) 100 – 1. Lindley Kistler (Home) 12.49, 2. KaNiah Creech (NH) 12.70, 3. Zea Morales (Home) 13.16, 4. Kaitlyn Reed (Whitko) 13.51, 8. Abby Overmeyer (Whitko) 13.84; 200 – 1. Kistler (Home) 25.31, 2. Creech (NH) 26.42, 3. Morales (Home) 26.46, 4. Caroline Kloepper (SA) 27.45, 7. Reed (Whitko) 28.38; 400 – 1. Kistler (Home) 58.86, 2. Morales (Home) 1:01.45, 3. Emily Gunsett (Bell) 1:03.91, 4. Ginesha Robinson (Cant) 1:05.27, 7. Lyndsey Sapp (Whitko) 1:07.24; 800 – 1. Grace Walther (Home) 2:21.61, 2. Emily Roman (Bell) 2:23.71, 3. Kathryn White (Cant) 2:25.91, 4. Nicole Wilson (Wayne) 2:26.29; 1600 – 1. Bailey Beery (Bell) 5:13.28, 2. Madison Distelrath (Home) 5:15.22, 3. Walther (Home) 5:19.72, 4. Aleesha Goodwin (SA) 5:37.22, 6. Brigit Nemitz (Whitko) 5:48.54; 3200 – 1. Beery (Bell) 11:33.59, 2. Distelrath (Home) 11:45.63, 3. Taylor Busch (Home) 12:07.14, 4. Cadence Faurote (Bell) 12:17.85; 100 Hurdles – 1. Holly Hankenson (Bell) 14.74, 2. JeBria Green (Wayne) 14.90, 3. Kalisha Goree (CC) 15.83, 4. Demetria Griffin (Wayne) 15.87; 300 Hurdles – 1. Hankenson (Bell) 45.01, 2. Green (Wayne) 47.83, 3. Ja’kyia Grundy (NH) 49.76, 4. Elaine Warner (Whitko) 49.98. 4x100 Relay – 1. New Haven 49.94, 2. Wayne 50.09, 3. Columbia City 51.37, 4. Homestead 51.47, 6. Whitko (Overmeyer, Warner, Reghan Craig, Reed) 52.06; 4x400 Relay – 1. Homestead 4:09.44, 2. Columbia City 4:13.48, 3. New Haven 4:14.67, 4. Bellmont 4:16.33, 9. Whitko 4:50.86; 4x800 Relay – 1. Bellmont 9:56.46, 2. Homestead 10:20.21, 3. New Haven 10:28.69, 4. Columbia City 10:32.19, 9. Whitko 12:12.21; High Jump – 1. Green (Wayne) 5-4, 2. Reed (Whitko) 5-3, 3. Allyson Norby (Bell) 5-1, 4. Miranda Terrill (Whitko) 5-0; Pole Vault – 1. Susie Isbister (Home) 9-3, 2. Felicia Wehrle (Home) 9-0, 3. (ie) Elise Cormany (CC), Megan Kage (NH) 8-6, 7. Michelle Kelsey (Whitko) 7-0; Long Jump – 1. Hankenson (Bell) 17-3.25, 2. Warner (Whitko) 17-2.5, 3. Goree (CC) 16-11, 4. Amani Martin (Home) 15-8, 6. Taylor Zwick (Whitko) 14-9.25; Shot Put – 1. Allison Amstutz (SA) 39-7.5, 2. Kenzie Funk (Bell) 36-1, 3. Maya Gates (Wayne) 33-10, 4. Amanda Rectanus (Luers) 32-8; Discus – 1. Amstutz (SA) 115-1, 2. Funk (Bell) 102-2, 3. Dana Hobbs (Whitko) 101-5, 4. Sidney Mumma (Heritage) 98-11.
BASEBALL Tuesday in Caston Scoring four runs in the first inning, the Tippecanoe Valley baseball team got a 10-7 win at Caston, Tuesday. Jay Myers was the winning pitcher and Eric Hammer had a 3-for-4 game with two RBIs, while Tanner Andrews and Alec Craig each had two hits in the victory. The 14-11 Vikings get back into Three Rivers Conference today at home against Wabash. TIPPECANOE VALLEY 10, CASTON 7 TV 420 201 1 – 10 10 3 C 300 112 0 – 7 9 2 Valley – Jay Myers (W, 4-1/3IP, 5R, 3ER, 8H, 3K, 3BB, 3HB), Jarred Littlejohn (5, 2-2/3IP, 2R, 2ER, 1H, 3K, 2BB). Caston – Long (L, 7IP, 10R, 6ER, 10H, 8K, 2BB, 1HB). 2B – Alec Craig (TV), Drake Hyden (TV), Long (C), Callender (C). Valley Record: 14-11.
Tuesday in Syracuse JV – Wawasee 7, Fairfield 6 F 011 011 2 – 6 W 000 231 1 – 7 (Wawasee JV Stats) Rieder Hunley (W, 5K). 2B – Stephen Miller 2, Caleb Dingeldein. Wawasee JV Record: 12-5.
BOYS GOLF Tuesday in Goshen At Goshen’s Maplecrest Country Club, the 16th-ranked Warsaw boys golf team defeated Concord and Goshen Tuesday evening. Shooting a 165, the Warsaw Tigers improved to 5-2 overall and 4-1 in the Northern Lakes Conference, as Concord finished with a 173 and Goshen posted a 183 on its home course. In a balanced attack, Warsaw’s Jonny Hollar and Brandon Eckert each shot a 40 and Ryan Cultice posted a 41. Rounding out Warsaw’s scoring, Will Petro had a 44 and Michael Jensen recorded a 46. The Tigers wrap up their Northern Lakes Conference regular season Thursday at Meadow Valley Golf Club in Middlebury against Northridge and NorthWood. WARSAW 165, CONCORD 173, GOSHEN 183 (Maplecrest G.C.) Warsaw – Jonny Hollar 40, Will Petro 44, Ryan Cultice 41, Brandon Eckert 40, Michael Jensen 46 Warsaw Record: 5-2 (4-1 NLC). JV – Warsaw 181, Goshen 213 Concord 223 Warsaw JV – Reid Cameron 40, Josh Ahlersmeyer 46, Luke Johnson 47, Andrew Gauger 48, Tim Rata 49, Robbie Sullivan 52.
Tuesday in Nappanee The Wawasee boys golf team dropped a pair of Northern Lakes Conference matches at Nappanee’s McCormick Creek Golf Course, Tuesday. Playing on its home course, NorthWood finished with a 146, followed by Plymouth’s 153 and Wawasee’s 157. Wawasee was led by Cal Heinisch’s 36, but NorthWood’s Logan Kauffman was the medalist with a 35. Wawasee fell to 10-4 with the losses and 2-3 in the NLC and takes on two more conference teams Thursday at Elkhart’s Bent Oak Golf Club against Concord and Elkhart Memorial. NORTHWOOD 146, PLYMOUTH 153, WAWASEE 157 (McCormick Creek G.C.) Medalist – Logan Kauffman (NW) 35. NW – Alec Dutkowski 36, Brayden Glaser 36, Kauffman 35, Matt Ely 40, Hayden Klotz 39 Plymouth – Nate Kolter 37, Ben Schenk 38, Zach Craft 41, Reis Yoder 37, Micah Calhoun 49. Wawasee – Tristen Atwood 41, Jeffrey Moore 37, Cal Heinisch 36, Mason Germonprez 43, Rasmus Rich 48. Records: NW 12-1 (4-1 NLC), Wawasee 10-4 (2-3 NLC). JV – Plymouth 179, NW 184, Wawasee 195 Wawasee JV – Buss 51, Adams 46, Sanderson 48, Weideman 50, Shook 51. Tuesday in Wabash At Wabash’s Honeywell Golf Course Tuesday, the Tippecanoe Valley boys golf team shot a 166, while Northfield finished with a 167 and Wabash shot a 205. Northfield’s Braydon Schindler was the medalist with a 38, while Valley’s Tanner Neeley shot a 40 and teammates Bryce Zimpelman, Trevor Neeley and Ben Shriver all finished with a 42. The Vikings travel to North Manchester’s Sycamore Golf Club Thursday to face another two Three Rivers Conference teams in Whitko and Manchester. TIPPECANOE VALLEY 166, NORTHFIELD 167, WABASH 205 (Honeywell G.C.) Medalist – Braydon Schindler (N) 38. Valley – Bryce Zimpelman 42, Tanner Neeley 40, Trevor Neeley 42, Ben Shriver 42, Cole Cumberland 53. Northfield – Schindler 38, Andrew Eckerley 44, Austin Trump 49, Caleb Kroh 45, Austin Burns 40. Wabash – Josh Provance, Brody Hugh 44, Aaron Hartley 62, Travis Easthorn 59. Valley Record: 8-3. JV – Valley 183, Northfield 225 Valley JV – Corey Carson 51, Josh Tucker 42, Jeremy Julian 47, Casey Krumkowski 50, Derrick Cunningham 44.
SOFTBALL Tuesday in Warsaw Hosting a Northern Lakes Conference game against NorthWood Tuesday, the Warsaw softball team lost 18-9. Falling to 6-16 overall and 5-8 in the NLC, Ashley Ousley had a good game for Warsaw, getting four RBIs. The Lady Tigers close out their NLC regular season Thursday at Elkhart Memorial. NORTHWOOD 18, WARSAW 9 NW 340 601 4 – 18 20 4 W 140 002 2 – 9 6 4 Warsaw Record: 6-16 (5-8 NLC).
Tuesday in Lakeville The Triton softball team got a 12-2, five-inning Northern State Conference win at LaVille, Tuesday. Mallorie Jennings was the winning pitcher, while Allyson Brown and Lexee Lemler each had three hits, with Lemler also posting three RBIs and a triple. The 19-5 (10-3 NSC) Lady Trojans close out conference play today at New Prairie. TRITON 12, LAVILLE 2 (5 innings) T 421 41 – 12 14 0 L 000 02 – 2 6 2 Triton – Mallorie Jennings (W, 5IP, 2R, 1ER, 6H, 6K, 2BB, 1HB). LV – Hannah Herbster (L, 5IP, 12R, 14H, 8K, 1BB). 3B – Lexee Lemler (T). Triton Record: 19-5 (10-3 NSC).
