ARGOS – Whitko swept a doubleheader from Argos with two run-rule wins. The Wildcats scored six runs in the sixth inning to take the opener 16-6. The team followed that with a nine-run first frame in the nightcap on the way to a 15-1, five-inning win. In the opener Whitko had eight doubles from six different hitters and a home run from Landen Goff. Tanner Gaff and Garrett Smiley had three hits each, with Zach Snep, Zach Hewitt, Alex Bechtold and Riley Anderson collecting two hits each. Snep was the winning pitcher. The second contest saw Drew Bradford and Hunter Sroufe combine for eight strikeouts while allowing only one unearned run. Gaff, Snep and Tanner Hughes each doubled for the Wildcats, with Bechtold adding a triple. Whitko will travel to Syracuse to take on Wawasee at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Game 1 WHITKO 16, ARGOS 6 W 121 426 – 16 18 0 A 100 050 – 6 9 3 Whitko – Snep (W 4-2/3IP, 6R, 6ER, 8H, 4BB, 5K), Robbins (1-1/3IP, 0R, 0ER, 1H, 0BB, 1K) 2B – Whitko: T. Gaff 2, Hewitt 2, Snep, Smiley, Bradford, Robbins; Argos: Fosler HR – Whitko: L. Goff
Game 2 Whitko 15, Argos 1 W 905 10 – 15 15 1 A 001 00 – 1 5 0 Whitko – Bradford (W, 3IP, 1R, 0ER, 3H, 3BB, 4K), Sroufe 2IP, 0R, 0ER, 2H, 1BB, 4K) 2B – Whitko: T. Gaff, Snep, Hughes; Argos: Spicer 3B – Whitko: Bechtold Whitko record: 4-2 Baseball Saturday in Elkhart After getting beat on a walk-off home run in the first game, Tippecanoe Valley came back to win the nightcap and earn a doubleheader split with Elkhart Central Saturday. The first game saw Valley carry a 9-4 lead to the bottom of the seventh before allowing a home run with two outs for the Blazer victory. The Vikings’ Austin Perdieu earned a complete-game victory in the second game, allowing three earned runs and striking out four. He also hit a pair of home runs at the plate. Alec Craig and Drake Hyden added two hits each in the win. The Vikings travel to Triton for a game at 5 p.m. today. Game 1 ELKHART CENTRAL 10 TIPPECANOE VALLEY 9 TV 510 201 0 – 9 EC 100 310 5 – 10 Valley – Meyers (L) Game 2 TIPPECANOE VALLEY 7 ELKHART CENTRAL 4 TV 003 020 2 – 7 EC 100 002 0 – 4 Valley – Perdieu (W, 7IP, 3R, 3ER, 4K)
Softball Saturday in Bluffton Whitko swept a pair of games in the Bluffton Invitational, beating the host team 5-2 in the opener. The Lady Wildcats then beat Central Noble 11-1 to take the title. Aly Nicodemus got the win in the circle in the first game of the tournament. Hanna Yohe led the team with three hits. Yohe was the winning pitcher in the Central Noble game. Hanna Yohe and Haley Yohe led the team in hits. Whitko is in action again Tuesday at Fort Wayne Southside. WHITKO 5, BLUFFTON 2 W 400 100 0 – 5 7 0 B 010 000 1 – 2 4 0
Golf Saturday in Peru Jonny Hollar and Michael Jensen led Warsaw’s golf team with a 7-over par final round of 79 at the Hall of Fame Invitational at Rock Hollow in Peru. The duo finished tied for 19th-place overall. Warsaw finished seventh in the team competition after posting a 36-over par 324. Hollar carded two birdies, three bogeys, and three double bogeys in his final time around the course. For the final round of the tournament, Warsaw carded an 81 by Ryan Cultice, an 85 by Brandon Eckert, and Luke Johnson shot a 90. Hall Of Fame Invitational Team Standings 1. Center Grove 292, 2. Carmel 303, 3. Zionsville 314, 4. Crown Point 316, 5. Columbia City 318, 6. bloomington South 321, 7. Warsaw 324, 8. (tie) Columbus North, Northridge, Mooresville 326, 11. Avon 330, 12. Brownsburg 334, 13. Floyd Central 337, 14. Peru 345, 15. Franklin Community 346, 16. Culver Academies 351, 17. Rochester 374, 18. Maconaquah 415. Warsaw scores: Jonny Hollar 79, Michael Jensen 79, Ryan Cultice - 81, Brandon Eckert - 85, Luke Johnson - 90.
Saturday in Warsaw Triton won its own invitational tournament at Rozella Ford on Saturday, posting a team score of 345. Blackford was the runner-up with a 368, with New Prairie third at 377. The Trojans’ Greg Music won medalist honors with a 77, four shots better than Blackford’s Blake Thiery. Patrick Smith of LaLumiere was third with an 82. Other Triton scores were Jordan Anderson, 87; Braden Kreft, 89; Bryce Swihart, 92; and Spencer Johnson 100.
Baseball Friday at Churubusco Tanner Gaff pitched a complete game and struck out 16, while Drew Bradford drove in three runs in Whitko’s 4-2 win over Churubusco. "Tanner Gaff was outstanding tonight. He took a lot of pressure off our defense by striking out 16," head coach Erik Hisner said via e-mail. "Drew Bradford had a great game at the plate. On a night when we struggled to hit with runners in scoring position, he gave us two great at-bats with the bases loaded." Alex Bechtold scored twice and drove in a run for the Wildcats. WHITKO 4, CHURUBUSCO 2 W 102 100 0 – 4 3 1 C 000 001 1 – 2 6 2 Whitko – Gaff (W, 7IP, 2R, 2ER, 6H, 1BB, 16K) Churubusco – Simmons (L, 3IP, 4R, 4ER, 3H, 5BB, 4K), Buffenbarger (4IP, 0R, 0ER, 0H, 2BB, 3K) 2B – Churubusco: Jencks, Simmons
