Whitko, Manchester Girls Teams Advance in Sectional Action
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HARTFORD CITY — The Whitko and Manchester girls soccer teams each posted wins Monday at the Blackford Sectional, guaranteeing one of them will be playing for a title Saturday morning.
In the opening-round of the sectional, Whitko knocked off Mississinewa 7-0, then Manchester defeated Peru 1-0, scoring in overtime.
Advancing in the tournament, the Whitko Lady Wildcats got their seven goals from seven different girls, including Rose Jones, Sydney Sims, Ellyana Blue, Heather Bryan, Danielle Graves, Lynsi Hicks and Micaela Sylvester.
The two teams will now meet Thursday at 5 p.m. in the first semifinal of the tournament. The winner will then moved on to Saturday’s 11 a.m. championship.
MANCHESTER 1, PERU 0 (Blackford Sectional, 1st Rd) Complete Stats Unavailable
BOYS SOCCER Monday in Warsaw The Culver Military Academy boys soccer team is the first team to advance in the Warsaw Sectional, knocking off the Plymouth Rockies 2-0 Monday night. CMA now takes on No. 5 Warsaw Thursday after the 5 p.m. matchup between Wawasee and NorthWood. In the win, CMA received goals from Tanner Grant and Luther Jacobs. CULVER MILITARY ACADEMY 2, PLYMOUTH 0 C — Tanner Grant (Luther Jacobs) 22nd min. C — Jacobs (Fernando Perez) 45th min. Shots on Goal — CMA 5, Plymouth 6; Saves — CMA 5, Plymouth 5; Corner Kicks — CMA 3, Plymouth 1; Offsides — CMA 4, Plymouth 4; Fouls (Yellow Cards) — CMA 8 (Brock Frazer), Plymouth 8 (Pablo Padilla, Nathan Ralis-Feldman)
VOLLEYBALL Monday in Rochester The Tippecanoe Valley volleyball team lost a Three Rivers Conference match in three games Monday in Rochester. In the 25-15, 25-22, 25-12 loss to the Lady Zebras, the Tippecanoe Valley Lady Vikings were led by Kelsey Ball’s six kills, Sara Alexander’s three blocks, Megan Bibler’s 21 digs and Tenaya Shull’s 11 assists. The Lady Vikings host the Whitko Lady Wildcats Wednesday in another TRC match. ROCHESTER DEF. TIPPECANOE VALLEY 25-15, 25-22, 25-12 Valley Stats: Kills — Kelsey Ball 6, Caylie Teel 5, Sara Alexander 5, Staci Groom 4; Blocks — Alexander 3, Teel 2, Ball 2; Digs — Megan Bibler 21, Danielle Adams 15, Teel 15, Ball 8; Assists — Tenaya Shull 11, Kelsey Eckert 4
Monday in South Whitley The Whitko Lady Wildcats volleyball team fell in Three Rivers Conference play Monday at home against Northfield, 27-25, 25-10, 25-18. Whitney Hobbs had four kills and two blocks in the loss, while Karissa Olinske had two aces. The Lady Wildcats travel to Tippecanoe Valley Wednesday for another TRC match. NORTHFIELD DEF. WHITKO 27-25, 25-10, 25-18 Whitko Stats: Kills — Whitney Hobbs 4; Assists — Meghan Peters 9; Aces — Karissa Olinske 2; Blocks — Taylor Zwick 2, Hobbs 2; Record — 3-18 (1-5 TRC) JV — Whitko def. Northfield 25-11, 25-20 Whitko JV Stats: Kills — Maddie Gawthrop 5; Assists — Elaine Warner 11; Aces — Brooke Hollenbaugh 2; Digs — Tressa Keim 4; Record — 11-10
