SOUTH WHITLEY – Whitko won a pair of very different baseball games over Bluffton Saturday. In game one the home-standing Wildcats used four runs in the fifth inning to run-rule the Tigers 13-3, while in the nightcap Whitko needed a rally in the sixth inning to win 8-5. Bluffton led the opener 3-2 after the Tigers hit in the top of the third, but Whitko answered with five runs in the bottom of the inning. The Wildcats scored two more in the fourth, then used a four-run fifth to end the game. Drew Anderson was the winning pitcher. In the second game, the Tigers put five runs on the board in the second inning, and led 5-4 heading into the bottom half of the sixth. After taking the lead, pitcher Alex Robbins pitched into the seventh before giving way to Hunter Sroufe, who earned the save and preserved the win for Robbins. The Wildcats will host Northfield today. Game 1 – WHITKO 13 BLUFFTON 3 (5 INN.) B 021 00 – 3 8 1 W 025 24 – 13 13 0 Bluffton – Walborn (L, 2-1/3 IP, 6R, 5ER, 7H, BB, 0K), Collins (2IP, 7R, 6ER, 6H, 3BB, 1K) Whitko – Anderson (W, 5IP, 3R, 3ER, 8H, 2BB, 2K) 2B – L. Goff (W)
Softball Saturday in Kendallville Paige Hlutke had a double among her four hits and drove in a pair of runs, and Kylee Rostochak added a bases-loaded triple to help lead Wawasee to a 14-12 non-conference softball win at East Noble. Allissa Flores homered, and came up with an unassisted double play to end the game. The Lady Warriors will travel to Dunlap and take on Concord at 5 p.m. today. WAWASEE 14, EAST NOBLE 12 W 301 225 1 – 14 21 2 EN 101 025 3 – 12 16 1 Wawasee – Fretz (W, 5IP, 8H7T. 5ER. 2BB, 5K), Gunkel (2IP, 8H, 5R, 4ER, 0BB 0K) E. Noble – Speaker (L. 2-2/3 IP, 6H, 4R, 4ER, 0BB, 0K), Wolf (4-1/3 IP, 13H, 10R, 8ER, 1BB, 3K) 2B – DeLaFuente (W), Hlutke (W), Fretz (W), Brito (W), Brennan (EN), Franks 2 (EN), Rainey (EN) HR – Flores (W) Wawasee record: 12-2 East Noble record: 6-3
Saturday in Nappanee Triton edged NorthWood 7-5 and beat Elkhart Christian 12-5 in a three-way softball competition at NorthWood. In the game with the Lady Panthers, Brycelyn Garbison pitched 5-2/3 innings for the win, and Nicole Sechrist had a pair of hits in the victory. Garbison pitched another three innings in relief of Courtney Jennings in the Elkhart Christian game, with Jennings picking up the win. Megan Berger had three hits in the game. The Lady Trojans will host Northern State Conference for Knox at 5 p.m. Wednesday. TRITON 7, NORTHWOOD 5 NW 010 013 0 – 5 10 2 T 105 001 x – 7 8 1
Baseball Saturday in N. Manchester Manchester got nine runs in the first inning, and scored six more times in the next four innings on the way to a 15-2, five-inning win over Triton. Bailey Ness, Branden Scott and Zach Hill had three hits each for the Squires, and Rylie Rickert was the winning pitcher. Manchester travels to Tippecanoe Valley today in Three Rivers Conference action, while Triton will host New Prairie in a Northern State Conference matchup. MANCHESTER 15 TRITON 2 (5 INN.) T 010 10 – 2 4 0 M 912 3x – 15 18 0 Triton record: 3-5 Manchester record: 1-7
Saturday in Akron Tippecanoe Valley beat Knox 15-2 in the opening round of its baseball tournament before dropping the championship game to Rochester 15-8. In the Knox game, Alec Craig had three hits, and Gavin Bussard added two hits including a triple. Austin Perdieu also had two hits, including a home run. Bussard added another pair of hits against the Zebras, and Jared Littlejohn added two more hits, including a double and a run scored. The Vikings will host Manchester on this afternoon.
Saturday in Valpariaso Warsaw was swept in a doubleheader at Valparaiso, dropping the first game 12-2 in five innings, them keeping the nightcap closer before dropping a 12-8 decision. In the opener, Warsaw led 2-0 after an inning and a half, but the Vikings scored four times in their half of the second, rolled away with three more in the third, four in the fourth, and one more in the fifth to evoke the run-rule. Game 2 featured plenty of offensive fireworks from both sides. The Tigers combined with Valpo for eight doubles and five home runs in the nightcap. Warsaw will host Elkhart Memorial in Northern Lakes Conference play at 5 p.m. today.
Game 2 VALP0 12, WARSAW 8 W 103 020 2 – 8 10 4 V 520 131 x – 12 11 1 Warsaw – Foreman (L, 2IP, 5H, 7R, 5ER, 1BB, 2K), Cornell (2IP, 2H, 1R, 1ER, 3BB, 5K), Kerschner (2IP, 4H, 4R, 4ER, 2BB, 2K) Valpo – Tenhove (W, 5IP, 9H, 6R, 6ER, 3BB, 5K), Crook (2IP, 1H, 2R, 2ER, 3BB, 2K) 2B – Witt 2 (W), Hay (W), Bradley (W), Roberts (V), S. Miller (V), Ellrich (V), Kilpinen (V) HR – Howard (W), LaFollette (W), S, Miller (V), Ellrich (V), Wexelberg (V) Warsaw record: 6-7 Track Saturday in Kendallville The Wawasee boys and girls track teams each finished fourth at the John Reed Relays at East Noble High School Saturday. Clayton Cook was a double winner for the Warriors, taking the 110 hurdles and the long jump titles. Cook, Tyler Courter, J.J. Gilmer and Cole VanLue teamed up to win the 4x100 relay. Courter was fourth in the 100. Leigh-Anne Shrack was second in the 100 for the Lady Warriors. The 4x100 relay team of Adriene Gill, Skylar Janda, Sarah Lancaster and Schrack finished second as well. On Tuesday the girls will host Goshen and Plymouth in Northern Lakes Conference action, and the boys return to NLC competition on Wednesday when they host Goshen and Northridge. JOHN REED RELAYS Girls team standings – 1. East Noble 105.5, 2. Columbia City 71, 3. DeKalb 64.5, 4. Wawasee 56.5, 5. Bellmont 48, 6. West Noble 47, 7. FW-Bishop Luers 34.5, 8. Lakeland 27, 9. Goshen 26, 10. (tie) Norwell 25, Central Noble 25, 12. Prairie Heights 16 Wawasee results: 100 – 2. Leigh-Anne Shrack 13.38, 7. Skylar Janda 13.83; 100 hurdles – 4. Shelby Swartz 16.62; 4x100 relay – 2. Wawasee 52.85; 4x200 relay – 4. Wawasee 1:52.19; 4x400 relay – 9. Wawasee 4:42.59; 4x800 relay – 4. Wawasee 10:41.68; 800 sprint medley relay – 6. Wawasee 2:08.72; Distance medley relay – 4. Wawasee 12:22.75; High jump – 10. Seaquinn Bright 4-4; Pole vault – 7. Taylor Busse 7-6, 9. Deea Coy 7-0; Long jump – 10. Reagan Atwood 14-6.5, 16. Adriene Gill 13-5; Shot put – 3. Kaitlyn Kennedy 37-9.5; Discus – 3. Hannah Winters 107-3, 9. Alexis Manges 95-0 Boys team standings – 1. Goshen 103, 2. DeKalb 90, 3. Norwell 77, 4. Wawasee 68, 5. FW-Bishop Lures 60, 6. Lakeland 53, 7. East Noble 50, 8. Columbia City 43 Wawasee results: 100 – 4. Tyler Courter 11.66; 110 hurdles – 1. Clayton Cook 15.13; 4x100 relay – 1. Wawasee (Cook, Courter, J.J. Gilmer, Cole VanLue) 44.01; 4x200 relay – 2. Wawasee 1:33.54; 4x400 relay – 8. Wawasee 4:02.62; 4x800 relay – 6. Wawasee 9:00.49; 800 sprint medley relay – 7. Wawasee 1:49.50; Distance Medley relay – 5. Wawasee 10:34.72; High jump – 2. Gilmer 6-6, 9. Allen Miller 5-4; Long jump – 1. Cook 20-11; 11. Jake Hutchinson 18-4; Shot put – 4. Hunter Jones 44-2, 7. Austin Rhodes 41-0; Discus – 10. Jones 101-5
Saturday in Kokomo For the fourth time in five years, the Warsaw Lady Tigers captured the Kokomo Relays championship on Saturday. The title was the ninth overall for Warsaw, more than any other school. Winners included the 4x100 relay team of Mariah Harter, Samantha Alexander, Abbi Curtis and Audrey Rich, and their time of 49.28 set a meet record. Audrey Rich, Samantha Alexander, Tennie Worrell and Nicole Eckert teamed up in the Sprint Medley Relay to win in 2:51.78, slicing more than four seconds off the previous meet record set by a Warsaw relay team in 2009. Other medalists for the Lady Tigers were Emily Bailey, first in the shot put; Samantha Alexander, first in the long jump; Rebecca Lemon, second in the pole vault and the 100 hurdles; Harter, second in the 100; Mia Beckham and Emma Hayward, second and third, respectively, in the 3200, and Anna Craig in the 1000. The shuttle hurdle relay team finished first, and the distance medley and mid-distance medley relay teams each finished second. Next up for the Lady Tigers is their final Northern Lakes Conference contests in Dunlap against Concord and NorthWood at Concord Tuesday. Girls Tennis Saturday in Muncie Warsaw won its second round matchup with Bishop Chartard 4-1 at the Delta Invitational on Saturday. The Lady Tigers dropped their first and third round matches, 4-1 to both Delta and Yorktown. The Lady Tigers return to Northern Lakes Conference play Tuesday when they take on NorthWood in Nappanee.
Saturday in Akron Manchester senior Claire Barnett emerged as champion at No. 3 singles, and classmates Morgan McKee and Marret Metzger did likewise at No. 2 doubles at the Three Rivers Conference Individual Flight Tournament at Tippecanoe Valley. Karly Eichenauer was the runnerup at No. 2 singles. Manchester will return to conference play when they host Whitko at 5 p.m. Tuesday.
Saturday in Dunlap Triton finished third in the Concord Invitational, behind the host team and Mishawaka Marian on Saturday. The Lady Trojan No. 1 doubles team of Kylie Mason and Kolbie Mason won the tournament, winning a pair of matches and winning another by default. Emma Ross and Hannah Wanamacher finished second at No. 2 doubles, losing to a team from Concord in the finals. Triton will host Jimtown on Thursday afternoon. CONCORD INVITATIONAL Team standings – Concord 56 , Mishawaka Marian 42, Triton 39, LaVille 22, Jimtown 20, Elk. Central 18, Lakeland 14, West Noble 4 Triton Results: Singles – No. 1: Kaelyn Mason (3rd) beat Lakeland 6-2, 6-2, lost to Concord 1-6, 2-6, beat Elk. Central 6-1, 6-1; No. 2: Shayla May (3rd) beat Elk. Central 6-1. 6-0, lost to Concord 3-6, 0-6, beat Lakeland 6-1, 6-0; No. 3: Megan McFarland (7th) lost Mish. Marian 0-6, 1-6, lost to LaVille 6-7(5), 3-6; Doubles – No. 1: Kylie Mason/ Kolbie Mason (1st) beat West Noble 6-0, 6-4, won by def. over Mish, Marian, beat LaVille 1-6, 6-4, 10-8; No. 2: Emma Ross/Hannah Wanemacher (2nd) beat LaVille 6-0, 6-1, beat Jimtown 7-6(3), 6-4, lost to Concord 3-6, 1-6
