Local Golf Teams Lead Roundup With Conference Tournaments
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HUNTINGTON — With three Lingenfelter sisters finishing in the top four, the Rochester girls golf team won Saturday’s Three Rivers Conference Championships. Played at Huntington’s par-72 LaFontaine Golf Club, Rochester junior Karsten Lingenfelter was the medalist with a 78, junior Kovenant Lingenfelter was second with her 80 and freshman Kinley Lingenfelter shot an 86, finishing fourth. Totaled up, Rochester shot a 354, while Southwood’s 375 was a distant second. The Whitko Lady Wildcats finished fourth with a 436, Tippecanoe Valley was sixth (447) and Manchester placed seventh (486). Whitko’s April Bishop was ninth with a 97 followed by Manchester’s Claire Barnett (98) and Valley’s Alyssa VanMeter (99), who finished ninth and 10th, respectively. Valley is at Caston today, Manchester travels to face Marion today and Whitko is at Warsaw Tuesday. THREE RIVERS CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS Team Scores – 1. Rochester 354, 2. Southwood 375, 3. Wabash 402, 4. Whitko 436, 5. North Miami 438, 6. Tippecanoe Valley 447, 7. Manchester 486, 8. Northfield 506 (LaFontaine G.C., Par 36) Top 5 – 1. Karsten Lingenfelter (R) 78, 2. Kovenant Lingenfelter (R) 80, 3. Jordan Rauh (Wab) 85, 4. Kinley Lingenfelter (R) 86, 5. Abby Houlihan (S) 89 Rochester – Ka. Lingenfelter 78, Ko. Lingenfelter 80, Ki. Lingenfelter 86, Lindsay Mitchell 110, Vanessa Henning 129 Whitko – April Bishop 97, Samantha Shell 114, Kennedy Krull 107, Elizabeth Gensch 119, Claire Reiff 118 Valley – Alyssa VanMeter 99, Victoria Biddle 115, Kara Eaton 113, Liz VanMeter 120 Manchester – Claire Barnett 98, Nina Smith 101, Gabbi Wilcox 134, Madison Hire 153
Saturday in Bremen
While Bremen was winning Saturday’s Northern State Conference Championships with a 375, Triton was finishing fourth with a 454. Playing on Bremen’s par-72 Sprig O’Mint Golf Course, John Glenn’s Anna Schmeltz had the low round with an 86, while Triton was paced by Hannah Jennings’ 93, which was good for a three-way to for third place. Triton hosts Plymouth and LaVille Wednesday at Rozella Ford Golf Club. NORTHERN STATE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS Team Scores – 1. Bremen 375, 2. John Glenn 389, 3. New Prairie 447, 4. Triton 454, 5. Knox 476 Top 5 – 1. Anna Schmeltz (JG) 86, 2. Alex Homann (B) 90, 3. (tie) Kaitlyn Ahlenius (B), Melissa Krathwohl (B), Hannah Jennings (T) 93 Bremen – Homann 90, Ahlenius 93, Krathwohl 93, Kayleigh Daily 99, Jamie Stafford 113 Triton – Jennings 93, Lizzy Erne 104, Lillie Berger 134, Kayla Kreft 123, Courtney Zentz 146
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
Saturday in Akron
The West Noble boys cross country team won Saturday’s Tippecanoe Valley Invitational with 47 points. Triton placed seventh at the meet with 194, while Valley was eighth (253), Manchester was 11th (263) and Whitko placed 12th (275). West Noble’s Brandon Arnold won the meet in 15:31 and Manchester’s Matthew Fahs-Brown was third in a time of 16:13. Valley was led by Brandon Maull, who finished 28th (17:25), Triton’s top performer was Bryce Wanemacher who placed 30th (17:29) and Whitko was led by Derek Miller, who finished 39th (17:55). Triton returns to Valley Tuesday, while Manchester and Whitko will be at Saturday’s West Noble Invitational. TIPPECANOE VALLEY INVITATIONAL Team Scores – 1. West Noble 47, 2. Rochester 105, 3. John Glenn 105, 4. Northfield 112, 5. Columbia City 113, 6. Lakeland 113, 7. Triton 194, 8. Tippecanoe Valley 253, 9. Caston 254, 10. Bremen 256, 11. Manchester 263, 12. Whitko 275, 13. Lewis Cass 335 Top 5 – 1. Brandon Arnold (WN) 15:31, 2. Evan Harney (CC) 15:50, 3. Matthew Fahs-Brown (Man) 16:13, 4. Devin Tracy (Northfield) 16:13, 5. Brad Pyle (WN) 16:19 Triton – 30. Bryce Wanemacher 17:29, 34. Cordell Sherow 17:39, 40. Landon Kaufman 17:55, 41. Bailey Watkins 18:00, 49. Derek Johnston 18:13, 73. Junki Park 21:02 Valley – 28. Brandon Maull 17:25, 38. Jesse Floor 17:53, 56. Noah Clampitt 18:54, 62. Tom Solano 19:27, 70. Tyler Ross 20:23, 71. Jared Mikel 20:46, 72. Devin Childers 20:46 Manchester – 3. Fahs-Brown 16:13, 51. Skyler Burke 18:31, 63. Tristan Fields 19:30, 66. Andrew Longanecker 19:54, 81. Jeremy Herrmann 22:36, 82. Jimmy Curs 23:02 Whitko – 39. Derek Miller 17:55, 47. Josh Wright 18:09, 53. Lane Wolf 18:44, 61. Brayton Myers 19:26, 76. Cole Eberley 21:31, 79. Nicolas Crosson 21:41 LCA – 69. Alex Plastow 20:21
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
Saturday in Fort Wayne
The Warsaw girls cross country team finished third at Saturday’s Fort Wayne Northrop Invitational. The 16th-ranked Homestead squad won the Bruin Invitational with 44 points, followed by 19th-ranked Fort Wayne Concordia (74) and Warsaw (113), rounding out the top three. Warsaw’s top finisher was Allison Miller, who placed sixth in a personal-best time of 19:20. Warsaw is at Nappanee’s Callander Sportsplex Tuesday for a three-team, Northern Lakes Conference meet against Northridge and NorthWood. BRUIN INVITATIONAL Team Scores – 1. Homestead 44, 2. F.W. Concordia 74, 3. Warsaw 113, 4. East Noble 121, 5. DeKalb 136, 6. Leo 145, 7. F.W. Northrop 148, 8. F.W. North 157, 9. Westview 207, 10. F.W. Blackhawk 284, 11. Heritage 338 Warsaw – 6. Allison Miller 19:20, 14. Brooke Rhodes 20:39, 20. Madeline Hooks 20:46, 39. Hannah Thompson 21:46, 57. Claire Kehler 22:12, 58. Kendra Paton 22:13, 59. Lauren Orr 22:13 Warsaw JV – 62. Charlene Orr 22:23, 63. Mallory Hooks 22:26, 71. Michaela Roark 22:47, 82. Emma Lemon 23:33, 86. Alexis Himes 23:37, 94. Courtney Sainer 24:03, 96. Jessica Madden 24:29, 115. Courtney Etchison 25:49, 128. Lauren Brown 26:29, 131. Daisie Poe 26:33, 138. Shyanne McFadden 28:05, 139. Emma Lehman 28:05
Saturday in Akron
The Rochester Lady Zebras won Saturday’s Tippecanoe Valley Invitational, led by Anna Bearss’ first-place time of 18:29. Whitko placed sixth, led by Brigit Nemitz’s 12th-place finish in a time of 20:04. Also at the meet, Manchester placed seventh, Triton was ninth and Tippecanoe Valley finished 11th. Triton returns to Valley Tuesday, while Manchester and Whitko will be at Saturday’s West Noble Invitational. TIPPECANOE VALLEY INVITATIONAL Team Scores – 1. Rochester 57, 2. West Noble 60, 3. Northfield 76, 4. Columbia City 82, 5. Bremen 141, 6. Whitko 191, 7. Manchester 203, 8. Lakeland 222, 9. Triton 237, 10. Caston 242, 11. Tippecanoe Valley 268, 12. Lewis Cass 289 Top 5 – 1. Anna Bearss (Roch) 18:29, 2. Jenna Halderman (Northfield) 18:35, 3. Samantha Roush (CC) 18:41, 4. Amairany Cruz (WN) 19:14, 5. Yvette Rojas (WN) 19:32 Whitko – 12. Brigit Nemitz 20:04, 16. Michelle Kelsey 21:00, 39. Courtney Edwards 23:12, 60. Abby Smith 25:30, 81. Samantha Shambarger-Deneve 28:52 Manchester – 29. Trista Hill 22:16, 35. Clara Burdee 22:36, 48. Liza Airgood 24:10, 50. Natasha Niccum 24:14, 52. Alexis Vernon 24:21, 64. Lindsey Dierks 26:03, 67. Alexis Wagoner 26:15, 70. Molly Woods 26:30, 71. Marie Wallner 26:51, 74. Sapphire Fiddler 27:16, 75. Autumn Johnson 27:27, 87. Lexi Webb 30:08 Triton – 40. Courtney Burns 23:20, 44. Kayleigh Craig 23:41, 49. Makayla Musilli 24:12, 59. Aimee Gladieux 25:24, 61. Taylor Hatfield 25:59, Valley – 33. Brooklyn Conley 22:34, 55. Brynda Krueger 25:05, 57. Sierra Rudd 25:10, 76. Jenna Schultz 27:57, 78. Tori Miller 28:24, LCA – 21. Hannah Remington 21:20
BOYS SOCCER
Saturday in Syracuse
In Northern Lakes Conference boys soccer play Saturday, the host Wawasee Warriors played to a 3-3 draw with Elkhart Memorial. The draw evens Wawasee season mark at 3-3-3 overall, with the team sitting at 0-2-1 in the NLC. Up next for the Warriors is Wednesday’s game at Columbia City. WAWASEE 3, ELKHART MEMORIAL 3 Records: Wawasee 3-3-3 (0-2-1 NLC), Memorial 2-5-2 (0-2-2 NLC) JV – Memorial 2, Wawasee 1
Saturday in Lakeville
At Saturday’s LaVille Lancer Cup Tournament, played at Newton Park in Lakeville, the Lakeland Christian Academy boys soccer team fell 3-1 to the host team. In the loss, LCA’s Radonja Pesic scored and Drew Nieveen posted 17 saves. The 1-7-1 LCA Cougars travel to Culver Tuesday. LAVILLE 3, LAKELAND CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 1 LV – Tristen Weaver (Zack Hostetler) 38th min. LCA – Radonja Pesic 54th min. LV – Justin Gramza 57th min. LV – Weaver 80th min. Shots – LV 26, LCA 7; Saves – Drew Nieveen (LCA) 17 Records: LV 2-5-1, LCA 1-7-1
Saturday in South Whitley
The Whitko boys soccer team suffered a tough 10-1 loss at home against Woodlan Saturday afternoon. Cole Findley recorded the Wildcats’ goal, with Jacob Helton recording nine saves. The loss drops Whitko to 0-8 going into today’s game at Central Noble. WOODLAN 10, WHITKO 1 Goals – Zin Min (Wo) 3, Tyler Gerig (Wo) 2, Sar (Wo) 2, Michael Lindberg (Wo), Vaides (Wo), Cole Findley (Wh); Assists – Sar (Wo) 4, Min (Wo) 2, Su Hei (Wo), Luke Reidy (Wo); Saves – Caleb Stieglitz (Wo) 0, David Vaides (Wo) 3, Jacob Helton (Wh) 9 Records: Woodlan 3-7, Whitko 0-8
GIRLS SOCCER
Saturday in Syracuse
At home against the Culver Girls Academy Saturday, the Wawasee girls soccer team was defeated 3-0. The loss leaves Wawasee at 0-9 going into tonight’s home game against Fort Wayne Concordia. CULVER GIRLS ACADEMY 3, WAWASEE 0 Wawasee Record: 0-9
Saturday in South Whitley
The Woodlan and Whitko girls soccer teams played to a 1-1 draw Saturday in South Whitley. Whitko’s goal was supplied by Ellyana Blue off an assist from Heather Bryan, while Jordan Hall recorded 12 saves. The 4-3-2 Whitko Lady Wildcats host Manchester Wednesday. WHITKO 1, WOODLAN 1 Whitko Stats: Goal – Ellyana Blue; Assist – Heather Bryan; Saves – Jordan Hall 12 Whitko Record: 4-3-2
BOYS TENNIS
Saturday in South Whitley
The Manchester boys tennis team had two champions at Saturday’s Three Rivers Conference Individual Championships, while Tippecanoe Valley and Whitko each had one. For Manchester, Max Karg was the No. 2 singles champion and the No. 2 doubles team of Morgan Metzger and Noah Cain also placed first. From Valley, the No. 1 doubles team of Logan Britton and Trevor Neeley finished first, as did Whitko’s Tyler Baugher at No. 1 singles. Valley is at Rochester today and Whitko also plays today, traveling for Central Noble. Manchester’s next match isn’t until Tuesday when it hosts Wabash. THREE RIVERS CONFERENCE INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS No. 1 Singles 1st Rd – Connor Eichenauer (Manchester) def. Eytcheson (Rochester) 6-2, 6-2; Semifinals – Tyler Baugher (Whitko) def. Eichenauer 6-4, 6-2; Boone (Wabash) def. Tanner Neeley (Tippy Valley) 6-3, 7-6 (8-6); C’ship – Baugher (Whitko) def. Boone (Wabash) 6-3, 6-2 No. 2 Singles 1st Rd – Max Karg (Manchester) def. Schroder (Rochester) 6-0, 6-0; Semifinals – Karg (Manchester) def. Derrick Cunningham (Tippy Valley) 6-2, 6-2; Dillard (Wabash) def. Blake Castle (Whitko) 7-5, 6-3; C’ship – Karg (Manchester) def. Dillard (Wabash) 6-4, 3-6, 10-4 No. 3 Singles 1st Rd – Fuller (Wabash) def. Isaac Shewman (Tippy Valley) 6-0, 6-0; Semifinals – Fuller (Wabash) def. Branden Scott (Manchester) 6-1, 6-1; Cole Bechtold (Whitko) def. Smiley (Rochester) 7-5, 6-4; C’ship – Fuller (Wabash) def. Bechtold (Whitko) 6-3, 6-1 No. 1 Doubles 1st Rd – Logan Britton/Trevor Neeley (Tippy Valley) def. Dalton Day/Brayton Spann (Manchester) 6-2, 6-3; Semifinals – Britton/Neeley (Tippy Valley) def. Hartley/Grier (Wabash) 6-4, 6-1; Feldman/Brown (Rochester) def. Brace/Platt (Whitko); C’ship – Britton/Neeley (Tippy Valley) def. Feldman/Brown 6-4, 6-3 No. 2 Singles 1st Rd – Gohn/Sawyer (Rochester) def. Willy Inglehearn/Lucas Britton (Tippy Valley) 6-4, 6-1; Semifinals – Grier/Vigar (Wabash) def. Gohn/Sawyer 6-4, 7-6 (7-4); Morgan Metzger/Noah Cain (Manchester) def. Rose/Bechtold (Whitko) 6-0, 6-2; C’ship – Metzger/Cain (Manchester) def. Grier/Vigar (Wabash) 6-3, 6-0
Saturday in Warsaw
The second-ranked Park Tudor boys tennis team won Saturday’s Warsaw Tournament, followed by a second-place tie between No. 22 Munster and No. 5 Fort Wayne Canterbury. The host Warsaw Tigers finished fourth, with Sam Rice finishing third at No. 2 singles, while Will Petro was fourth at No. 1 singles. The tough competition continues today for Warsaw, hosting No. 17 Penn. WARSAW TOURNAMENT Team Scores – 1. Park Tudor 21, 2. (tie) Munster, F.W. Canterbury 20, 4. Warsaw 9, 5. S.B. Adams 8, 6. (tie) Merrillville, F.W. Luers 7, 8. Huntington North 3 (Final Round) No. 1 Singles 1st – Danny Rayl (PT) def. Davis Huber (Cant) 6-0, 6-2; 3rd – Nygel Jackson (Merr) def. Will Petro (War) 6-1, 6-2; 5th – Colin Ritchter (Mun) def. Philip Moss (SBA) 8-2; 7th – Isaiah Klotz (BL) def. Tonny Bolinger (HN) 8-2 No. 2 Singles 1st – Chris Yahanda (Cant) def. Trey DeLuna (Mun) 603, 0-6, 1-0 (11-9); 3rd – Sam Rice (War) def. Matthew Hinkle (SBA) 6-2, 6-0; 5th – Alex French (PT) def. Erik Woehnker (BL) 8-3; 7th – Ronnie Mayersky (Merr) def. Wyatt Nave (HN) 8-6 No. 3 Singles 1st – Tom Filus (Cant) def. Andrew Dorn (Mun) 6-2, 6-1; 3rd – Jacob Casper (SBA) def. Mike Spicknall (Merr) 6-3, 6-2; 5th – Evan Miller (War) def. Jonathan Young (PT) 8-6; 7th – Timmy Rooney (BL) def. Tyler Gates (HN) 8-3 No. 1 Doubles 1st – Scott Thygesen/Jack McCarter (PT) def. Arlo Detmer/Patrick Toth (Mun) 6-3, 6-1; 3rd – Ankur Lal/Michael Wang (Cant) def. Matt Sieberns/Graham Sereno (HN) 6-1, 6-4; 5th – Mark Hellinger/Austyn Rybicki (BL) def. Montriel Shell/Ayron Wiliams (Merr) 9-7; 7th – Raymond Han/Lukcas ) Hostetler (SBA) def. Nikos Schlitt /Christopher Herendeen (War) 8-6 No. 2 Doubles 1st – Danny Hupfer/Ravi Shah (PT) def. Alex Wisniewski/Marty O’Shaughnessy (Mun) 6-3, 7-6 (7-4); 3rd – Ben Parry-Lemon/Jake Allan (Cant) def. Ethan Brown/Andy Mauch (BL) 6-1, 3-6, 1-0 (10-6); 5th – Kyle Wettschurack/Nic Jansen (War) def. Gregory Williams/Phillip Hostetler (SBA) 8-0; 7th – Nick May/Andrew Smith (HN) def. Robert Taylor/Jason Bell (Merr) 8-3
VOLLEYBALL
Saturday in Bourbon
The Wawasee volleyball team finished 2-1 at Saturday’s Triton Tournament. On the day, Wawasee defeated Culver (25-16, 25-16) and John Glenn (25-22, 25-15), but lost to Bremen (17-25, 26-24, 15-12). Lydia Katsaropoulos led the Lady Warriors with seven aces and 20 kills and Alli Ousley posted a team-high 60 assists. Wawasee is back in action tonight at home against Westview. TRITON TOURNAMENT Wawasee Results: Wawasee def. Culver 25-16, 25-16; Bremen def. Wawasee 17-25, 26-24, 15-12; Wawasee def. John Glenn 25-22, 25-15 Wawasee Stats: Aces – Lydia Katsaropoulos 7, Kasey Napier 5; Assists – Alli Ousley 50; Blocks – Addison Ayres 6; Digs – Aly Anderson 54, Katsaropoulos 30, Napier 23, Ousley 20; Kills – Katsaropoulos 20, Hunter Gaerte 15, Ousley 13, Ayres 11 Wawasee Record: 11-4
