"C" team and middle school basketball

Valley Selling Advance Tickets To GBB Sectional Tournament; Manchester HOF Induction Feb. 23; Correction

Pairings for the 2018 girls basketball state tournament were released Sunday afternoon by the IHSAA.

Lakeland Christian Wins Inaugural Conference Title; Wawasee Edges Plymouth; Lady Norse Down Whitko

Balanced scoring and a second-half surge lifted the Warsaw Lady Tigers to a 46-29 win over Northern Lakes Conference rival Concord Saturday night. In a senior night matchup, the host Lady Tigers trailed 12-10 after one quarter of play and 17-16 at halftime before outscoring the Lady Minutemen 30-12 in the second half.

Manchester’s Halle Briner and Tippecanoe Valley’s Chase Brower were double winners in the Three Rivers Conference Swimming Championships at Maconaquah Saturday. Briner won the 500 freestyle and 100 breaststroke for the Lady Squires. Cora Barnett took second in the 100 butterfly for Manchester, which finished third in the girls standings. Tippecanoe Valley’s girls team was led by Olivia Livengood’s third-place finish in the butterfly and Tiphanie Hodge was fifth in diving. The Lady Vikings finished fourth in the team standings.

AKRON ­­– Class 3A No. 7 Tippecanoe Valley set the tone early Saturday night and cruised to a 62-30 win over Southwood. In a Three Rivers Conference girls basketball clash, the host Lady Vikings led 28-7 after one quarter of play and 39-17 at halftime, giving their three seniors an emphatic 32-point win on senior night.

NORTH MANCHESTER – Other than a first-quarter defensive lapse that allowed Peru to take a one-point lead, Manchester coach Jacob Everett was pleased with the Lady Squires’ effort in a 61-46 Three Rivers Conference basketball win Saturday afternoon.

Trojan Wrestlers Secure 3rd Straight Conference Title; Warriors 3rd, Tigers 8th at NLC Meet; Squires Third At TRC Tournament

Middle school basketball results

UPLAND – The Grace College men’s basketball team finally got the proverbial monkey off its back.

West’s Double-Double Sends Whitko Past Northfield; Big 3rd Quarter Boosts Manchester Over Zebras; Lady Squires Fall In Key Conference Matchup; Trojans Beat Cavaliers; Knights Whip Vikings; Freshman Girls Basketball

Warsaw boys soccer standout Eric Ocock signed a letter of intent Friday to continue his academic and athletic careers at Huntington University.

DUNLAP – Nolan Groninger, said Warsaw boys basketball coach Doug Ogle, is becoming a bona fide point guard.

PLYMOUTH – Murphy and his law were kicking Wawasee High School’s boys basketball team around before it even got on the bus for Friday’s Northern Lakes Conference game at Plymouth.

WINONA LAKE – Hope Fancil scored 25 points and Jess Slone had a double-double with 12 points and a dozen rebounds, leading Lakeland Christian Academy to a 66-43 non-conference girls basketball win over visiting Caston Thursday night.

Lady Trojans Roll Over Culver Community Again; Cougars Drop Road Game; Two Trojans Named IFCA Region 2 All-Stars; Freshman Basketball

Middle School Basketball Scores

NORTH MANCHESTER – Halle Briner, Cora Barnett and Parker York were double winners for the Manchester High School swim teams in their sweep of visiting Oregon-Davis Wednesday evening.

MARION – A slow start by Grace College’s women’s basketball team resulted in an 80-65 loss in Crossroads League play Wednesday at No. 13 Indiana Wesleyan University.

Trojan Wrestlers Beat Northfield; Concord Downs Warsaw

Warsaw’s boys bowling team advanced to Saturday’s Kokomo Regional by virtue of a second-place finish in the Logansport Sectional Saturday. Team members are Jacob Simpson, Aric Kauffman, Jason Veach, Ryan Seibold, Ryley Judd, Trenton Seibold, Trevor Stichter, Hunter Jackson, Dallas Anders and Tim Robbins. Coaches are Kirk Wyman, Glen Ransbottom and Chris Anders.

Whitko bowlers (L-R) Jose Cordero, Mikayla Schram and Jordan Wright advanced from the individual sectional held Sunday at The Bowling Alley in Warsaw. They compete in regionals this weekend.

Middle School Basketball

Fast Start Leads Lady Vikings To Lopsided TRC Victory; Manchester Cruises To Easy Win Over Blackhawk; Lady Cougars Win; Triton Boys, Girls Fall In Bi-County Tournament; LCA Wins 4th Straight; Wildcats Fall To Flying Jets; Wawasee Gymnasts Roll; Tiger Swimmers Split With Culver Academies; Squire Wrestlers Fall