Nicodemus Pitches Wildcats Past Trojans To Lead Roundup
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BOURBON — The Whitko baseball team hit the road Tuesday, defeating Triton 9-5 in Bourbon. With the win, Whitko now sits at 9-4 as they prepare to host Tippecanoe Valley today, while Triton is 4-7 and travels to Jimtown today. Getting to win No. 9, the Whitko Wildcats got a good pitching performance from sophomore Ethan Nicodemus, who went the distance, giving up seven hits. Helping his own cause, Nicodemus also went 2 for 4 at the dish, hitting a triple and driving in two runs. For Triton, senior Zak Shively went 2 for 4, with a triple of his own. WHITKO 9, TRITON 5 W 100 124 1 — 9 7 4 T 100 202 0 — 5 7 4 Ethan Nicodemus (W, 7IP, 5R, 1ER, 7H, 4BB, 2K); Cole Creighbaum (L, 5-1/3IP, 7R, 4ER, 6H, 4BB, 6K), Pete Kauffman (6, 1-2/3IP, 2R, 1ER, 1H, 4BB, 2K) 3B — Nicodemus (W), Zak Shively (T) Records — Whitko 9-4, Triton 4-7
Tuesday in Culver
The Tippecanoe Valley baseball team struggled to plate runs in a 6-0 loss at Culver Military Academy Tuesday. Facing three different CMA pitchers, Valley generated just four hits in the loss, all being singles. Valley is right back in action today, traveling to South Whitley to take on Whitko in a Three Rivers Conference game. CULVER MILITARY ACADEMY 6, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 0 V 000 000 0 — 0 4 2 C 212 001 x — 6 9 2 Kyle Bartelman (W, 3IP, 0R, 5K, 1H, 0BB), Schroeder (4, 1IP, 0R, 1K, 3H, 0BB), Colt Vessels (5, 1IP, 0R, 1K, 0H, 0BB); Nick Kindig (L, 4-1/3IP, 5R, 3ER, 1K, 7H, 3BB), Jarred Littlejohn (5, 1-2/3IP, 1R, 1ER, 0K, 2H, 2BB) 2B — Trent Kolden (C), Perley Provost (C) 3B — Kolden (C)
The Manchester boys golf team traveled to Huntington’s Lafontaine Golf Club Tuesday and lost 158-179 to the Huntington North Vikings. In his team’s defeat, Manchester’s Tyler Watson was the top individual, shooting a 36. The Squires travel to South Shore Golf Club in Syracuse Thursday. HUNTINGTON NORTH 158, MANCHESTER 179 (Lafontaine GC, Par 36) Medalist — Tyler Watson (M) 36 HN — Sweet 37, Tackett 40, Meese 40, Smith 41, Eckert 47 Manchester — Watson 36, Aaron Johnson 47, Austin Whitaker 43, Connor Eichenauer 53, Xzavier Whitaker 57 Manchester Record — 1-4
Tuesday in Warsaw
Hosting Bethany Christian Tuesday at Rozella Ford Golf Club, the Lakeland Christian Academy boys golf team posted a 181-244 win. LCA’s Ross Wallen was the medalist with a 42 on the par-35 front nine. LCA is back at Rozella Friday against Trinity. LAKELAND CHRISTIAN 181, BETHANY CHRISTIAN 244 (Rozella Ford GC, Par 35) Medalist — Ross Wallen (L) 42 LCA — Wallen 42, Joel Haines 43, Zarek Finley 45, Chris Maron 51, Jon Vida 51, Cam Hathaway 54 Bethany — Johnny Watkins 52, Zac Zmudzinkski 63, Ryan Miller 54, Derek Christophel 82, Corey Hostetler 75, Justin Zehr 77 Records — LCA 3-0, Bethany 0-1
SOFTBALL
Tuesday in Akron
The Tippecanoe Valley softball team fell 14-0 in five innings Tuesday night at home against Class 1A No. 13 Pioneer. The loss leaves Valley at 5-7 going into tonight’s Three Rivers Conference game at Whitko. PIONEER 14, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 0 (5 innings) P 446 00 — 14 13 0 V 000 00 — 0 4 6 (Valley Stats) Kassidy Shepherd (L, 3IP, 12H, 14R, 9ER, 1BB, 2K, 1HB), Kelsey Eckert (4, 2IP, 13H, 14R, 9ER, 3K, 1HB) 2B — Mariah Benzing, Kieli Perkins, Darian Dotson Record — 5-7
Tuesday in South Whitley
The Whitko softball team breezed to a 21-1, five-inning home victory against Fort Wayne South Tuesday evening. In the win, senior Karissa Olinske went 4 for 5 at the plate, scoring four runs and getting the win inside the circle. The Lady Wildcats host Tippecanoe Valley today in a Three Rivers Conference game. WHITKO 21, FW SOUTH 1 (5 innings) S 000 01 — 5 2 5 W 966 0x — 21 14 1 Karissa Olinske (W, 2IP, 4K, 1BB, 1H, 0R), Aly (3, 3IP, 0K, 2BB, 1H, 1R, 0ER) and Himes, Audra Day (3); Gardner (L) and Hall 2B — Himes (W), Aly (W)
GIRLS TENNIS
Tuesday in Elkhart
The Warsaw girls tennis team remained perfect in Northern Lakes Conference play Tuesday, posting a 4-1 win at Elkhart Memorial. In the victory, senior Sarah Hartle lost her opening set 6-3, but rebounded to take the second in a 7-6 (7-4) tiebreaker and the third 6-1. The Lady Tigers will attempt to improve to 4-0 in the NLC Thursday at home against Wawasee. WARSAW 4, ELKHART MEMORIAL 1 SINGLES: No. 1 — Sarah Hartle (W) def. Bailey Denton 3-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-1; No. 2 — Corinn Whittaker (M) def. Sarah Boyle 6-2, 6-1; No. 3 — Jacqueline Sasso (W) def. Taelor Grose 6-3, 6-0 DOUBLES: No. 1 — Olivia Wallin/Lindsay Sciarra (W) def. Shannon Gunn/Haley Stouder 6-1, 6-0; No. 2 — Marley Smith/Rachel Alexander (W) def. Jordan Dillman/Delaney Gilbert 6-4, 6-4 Records — Warsaw 4-3 (3-0 NLC), Memorial 3-3 (1-2 NLC) JV — Warsaw 5, Memorial 2 JV Singles: No. 1 — Blair Findlay (W) def. Paige Robinson 6-1, 6-3; No. 2 — Mallory Thomas (M) def. Brie Still 8-3; No. 3 — Cassy Dibley (M) def. Tiffany Weaver 8-1 JV Doubles: No. 1 — Mallory Bartel/Taylor Moore (W) def. Cassie Klapp/Mady Robinson 6-2, 6-4; No. 2 — Mattie Doran/Abbi Baum (W) def. Madison Bartley/Abby Weaver 8-1; No. 3 — Camille Kerlin/Anna Hall (W) def. Kaylin Beyers/? 8-3; No. 4 — Shelby Roberts/Mackenzie Riley (W) def. Mariah Williams/Melissa Grohovac 8-3
Tuesday in Syracuse
The Wawasee girls tennis team dropped a 5-0 Northern Lakes Conference home decision Tuesday against Northridge. The Lady Warriors are back in NLC play Thursday at Warsaw. NORTHRIDGE 5, WAWASEE 0 SINGLES: No. 1 — Sarah Smith (N) def. Katy Ashpole 6-0, 6-1; No. 2 — Ashley Owens (N) def. Morgan Greer 6-1, 6-3; No. 3 — Courtney Clark (N) def. Samantha Klinge 6-0, 6-1 DOUBLES: No. 1 — Olivia Erekson/Amy Stoffel (N) def. Karla Allen/Mia Hauser 6-2, 6-0; No. 2 — Sam Harkrider/Kate Ahonen (N) def. Samantha Prins/Laura Gomez 6-1, 6-0 Records — Northridge 6-3 (3-1 NLC), Wawasee 1-6 (0-3 NLC) JV — Northridge 9, Wawasee 0 JV Singles: No. 1 — Kaley Owens (N) def. Emily Seidner 6-0, 6-3; No. 2 — Emily Hughes (N) def. Chelsea Carolus 8-1; No. 3 — Alexis Graber (N) def. Jada Antonides 8-2; No. 4 — Dora Wisolek (N) def. Carolus 8-0; No. 5 — Morgan Troyer (N) def. Jaclyn Miller 8-0; No. 6 — Sarah Virgil (N) def. Antonides 8-1 JV Doubles: No. 1 — Emily Erekson/Makenzie Martin (N) def. Natalie Fritz/Molly Smith 6-1, 6-1; No. 2 — Casey Long/Allison Rush (N) def. Andrea Trucillo/Ashley Larson 8-2; No. 3 — Leigh Van Ryn/Sam Miller-Edel (N) def. Trucillo/Larson 8-4
Tuesday in Fort Wayne
At Fort Wayne Northrop, the Whitko girls tennis team fell 4-1 Tuesday evening. Laura Hippensteel did a get a win for the Lady Wildcats, defeating Northrop’s Tamarah Welch 6-1, 6-0 at No. 3 singles. The 2-4 Lady Wildcats are at Wabash High School Thursday. FW NORTHROP 4, WHITKO 1 SINGLES: No. 1 — Sabriva Ngo (N) def. Abby Marshall 6-0, 6-0; No. 2 — Melissa Maggard (N) def. Aressa Tackwell 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (10-8); No. 3 — Laura Hippensteel (W) def. Tamarah Welch 6-1, 6-0 DOUBLES: No. 1 — Emily Ummel/Olivia Franklin (N) def. Candace Swick/Whitney Hobbs 6-0, 6-0; No. 2 — Audree Bure/Kate McDowell (N) def. Bailey Baugher/Erin Murphy 6-3, 7-6 (7-1) Whitko Record — 2-4 JV — Northrop 1, Whitko 0 JV Singles: No. 1 — Cierra Howard (N) def. Elizabeth Shepherd 6-0
BOYS TRACK AND FIELD
Tuesday in Wabash
Competing in a three-way Three Rivers Conference meet at Northfield Tuesday, the Whitko boys track and field team tallied 116 points, while Manchester scored 75.5 and Northfield finished with 43.5. Individually, Whitko’s Trapper Mize won the 1600 (4:40.8) and 800 (2:11.4), while Manchester’s Kegan McNeeley was victorious in the 100 (10.8) and 200 (22.9) and his teammate Brodi Carter won the 110 hurdles (16.7) and 300 hurdles (44.2). WHITKO 116, MANCHESTER 75.5, NORTHFIELD 43.5, LAKELAND CHRISTIAN 4 3200 Relay — 1. Whitko (Trapper Mize, Brody Wilson, Jude Stieglitz, Dylan Cozad) 8:39, 2. Northfield 9:01; 400 Relay — 1. Manchester 45.1, 2. Northfield 47.6; 1600 Relay — 1. Whitko (Connor Stouder, Caleb Wilkinson, Wilson, Brandon Nettrouer) 3:33.2, 2. Manchester 3:42.4; 110 Hurdles — 1. Brodi Carter (M) 16.7, 2. Jordan Sims (W) 16.9, 3. Bryce Kolwicz (W) 17.0; 1600 — 1. Mize (W) 4:40.8, 2. Wilson (W) 4:41.8, 3. Caleb Augustus (N) 4:48.6; 400 — 1. Nettrouer (W) 52.8, 2. John Rohrs (L) 54.0, 3. Kuyler Bailey (W) 55.0; 300 Hurdles — 1. Carter (M) 44.2, 2. Tyler Sherwin (W) 44.4, 3. Gunner Ream (M) 47.2 800 — 1. Mize (W) 2:11.4, 2. VanDayne (N) 2:12.2, 3. Dallas Asher (W) 2:12.5; 200 — 1. McNeeley (M) 22.9, 2. Stouder (W) 23.2, 3. Nettrouer (W) 23.6; 3200 — 1. Augustus (N) 10:06, 2. Cozad (W) 10:09, 3. Stieglitz (W) 10:32; Shot Put — 1. Derek Snep (W) 46-8.5, 2. Cole Sellers (M) 42-9.5, 3. Blevins (M) 42-2; Discus — 1. Sellers (M) 140-3, 2. Alex Smith (W) 124-4, 3. Joe Haywood (W) 124-0; High Jump — 1. Buveroff (N) 5-8, 2. Derek Miller (W) 5-4, 3. Carter (M) 5-4; Long Jump — 1. Brady Herendeen (W) 19-7.5, 2. Ream (M) 19-3.5, 3. Sims (W) 18-4; Pole Vault — 1. Alec Wilkinson (W) 13-0, 2. Evan Cozad (W) 8-6, 3. Cody Ruggles (W) 8-0 Records — Whitko 5-0 TRC, Manchester 6-1-1 TRC
