Whitko Leads Roundup by Defeating Dragons

   SOUTH WHITLEY — The Whitko baseball team picked up a pair of five-inning victories Saturday afternoon against the Argos Dragons.
   The hosting Wildcats kicked things off by winning the opening game 14-0, then took Game 2 by a 22-2 count.
   Ethan Nicodemus was the Game 1 winning pitcher, as Avery Robbins hit two doubles, while Colin Nicodemus hit one and Ethan Nicodemus hit a triple.
   In all, Robbins finished the first game going 3 for 3 with six RBIs, two stolen bases and two runs scored.
   In the second shortened game, Wyatt Wolf was the winning pitcher, as Ethan Nicodemus went 4 for 5 at the plate, driving in four runs, while Wolf, Colin Nicodemus, Trey Weber and Robbins all had two hits.
   The 3-1 Wildcats host Wawasee Tuesday at 5 p.m.
WHITKO 14, ARGOS 0 (5 innings)
(Game 1)
A 000 00 — 0 2 0
W 253 4x — 14 9 2 Ethan Nicodemus (W, 3IP, 0R, 1H, 1BB, 4K), Zach Snep (4, 2IP, 0R, 1H, 2K); Catuldo (L).
2B — Avery Robbins (W) 2, Colin Nicodemus (W), Z. Hartman (A).
3B — E. Nicodemus (W).
WHITKO 22, ARGOS 2 (5 innings)
(Game 2)
A 100 10 — 2 5 2
W 421 (15)x — 22 16 1
Wyatt Wolf (W, 4IP, 2R, 1ER, 5H, 0BB, 4K), Ryan Weigold (5, 1IP, 0R, 0BB, 3K); B. Hartman (L).
2B — E. Nicodemus (W) 2, Wolf (W), C. Nicodemus (W), Weigold (W), Weber (W).
Whitko Record — 3-1.

Saturday in Syracuse
Hosting the Fairfield Falcons Saturday afternoon, the Wawasee baseball team fell 10-3. In the loss, Derrick Sorensen went 3 for 4, hitting three doubles and scoring all three Wawasee runs. The 2-2 Warriors travel to East Noble today.
FAIRFIELD 10, WAWASEE 3
F 004 300 3 — 10 7 1
W 101 000 1 — 3 8 5
Jordan Hochstetler (W) and Tony Zook; Gage Fannin (L), Patrick Navarro (5), Nate Hare (7) and Si Shear.
2B — Brad Newcomer (F), Andrew Milligan (W), Derrick Sorensen (W) 3.
3B — Newcomer (F).
Wawasee Record — 2-2.
JV — Wawasee 6, Fairfield 1.
F 000 010 0 — 1 2 5
W 211 110 0 — 6 5 2
Bobeck (W), Mast (7) and Erb; Gage Reinhard (L), Jordan Currie, Drew Anderson and Nic Anderson.
Wawasee JV Record — 0-2.

Saturday in Akron
The Tippecanoe Valley baseball dropped a home doubleheader Saturday against Elkhart Central, losing the opening game 21-0 and the second 13-0. The Vikings return to action tonight, hosting the Triton Trojans at 4:30 p.m. before traveling to Warsaw Wednesday.
ELKHART CENTRAL 21, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 0 (5 innings)
(Game 1)
EC 005 6(10) — 21 14 0
TV 000 00 — 0 4 3
Tanner Tully (W, 3IP, 0R, 0H, 0BB, 4K), Cory Malcolm (4, 2IP, 0R, 1H, 0BB, 4K); Tanner Andrews (L).
ELKHART CENTRAL 13, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 0 (5 innings)
(Game 2)
EC 020 (11)0 — 13 12 0
TV 000 00 — 0 1 2
Riley Futterknecht (W, 4IP, 0R, 2H, 2BB, 9K), Ronnie Hawkins (5, 1IP, 0R, 0H, 0BB, 3K).

GOLF
Saturday in Plymouth
The Warsaw junior varsity team won Saturday’s LaVille Invitational at Swan Lake Golf Course with a score of 343. Warsaw’s top finisher was Ryan Cultice, who’s 86 tied for fourth overall. The Tigers host their own invitational Saturday at Stonehenge Golf Club.
LAVILLE INVITATIONAL
(Swan Lake G.C., Par 72)
Team Scores — Warsaw (JV) 343, Valparaiso (A) 352, CMA 356, Plymouth (B) 361, Valparaiso (B) 371, Plymouth (A) 389, Crown Point 393, Twin Lakes 403, Concord 405, John Glenn 425, Fremont 452, Rochester 464, Lafayette Jefferson 476.
Warsaw — Ryan Cultice 86, Reid Cameron 87, Josh Ahlsmeyer 90, Will Petro 91.

Saturday in Warsaw
While its No. 1 team was at Peru’s Rock Hollow Golf Course in Peru for the Hall of Fame Invitational, the Triton junior varsity hosted its own tournament at Rozella Ford Golf Club in Warsaw. On the par 70 course, New Prairie won with a 347, while Triton shot a 418. LaVille’s Zach Gurtner was the top performer, shooting an 81, while Triton’s top player was Clay Yeo, who shot a 96. The complete 14th-ranked Triton team will travel to Mystic Hills Golf Club in Culver Thursday to take on the Culver Cavaliers.
TRITON INVITATIONAL
(Rozella Ford G.C., Par 70)
Team Scores — New Prairie 347, LaVille 363, Culver 370, Fremont 377, Blackford 387, Winamac 390, John Glenn 395, LaLumiere 399, Pioneer 403, Caston 406, Triton 418
Top 5 — 1. Zach Gurtner (LV) 81, 2. Blake Bennett (NP) 85, 3. Adam Gruenig (Win) 85, 4. Adam Cox (NP) 85, 5. Evan Baugley (Black) 85.
Triton — Jaremiah Kinsey 112, Lucas Shafer 97, Clay Yeo 96, Cameron Lemler 113, Chase Eyrich 125.