SYRACUSE – Clayton Firestone won the deciding match at No. 3 singles to spur Wawasee’s boys tennis team to a 3-2 victory over visiting Lakeland on Wednesday.
Firestone won 7-5, 6-2 for the Warriors (1-1). Jacob Krugman and Zach Leedy turned in what coach Shane Staley called a “dominant win” at No. 2 doubles.
“(It was a) better effort,” Staley said of the team’s performance. “Nice first win of the year.”
Wawasee will hit the road today to play Northern Lakes Conference foe Plymouth.
Triton Tennis Team Knocked By Knox
KNOX – Carter Kuntz and Chase Butler pulled out a win, but the Triton boys tennis team lost 4-1 at Knox on Wednesday.
Kuntz and Butler won 6-0, 6-2 at No. 1 doubles. Triton lost 2-1 in the JV match.
Wawasee Wins On Road Against West Noble
LIGONIER – The Lady Warriors edged West Noble 4-3 in a girls soccer match Wednesday at West Noble High School.
Allie Haberman led Wawasee (1-1) with two goals, Hannah Lancaster had a goal and an assist and Sara Pritchard also kicked in a goal.
Graceanne Kerlin was in the net for Wawasee with four saves, including one of a penalty kick.
Wawasee will host Westview at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
Valley drops Home Opener To Plymouth
AKRON – Tippecanoe Valley took Game 2 but lost in four to Plymouth in a volleyball match Wednesday at Tippecanoe?Valley High School.
The Lady Vikings (1-1) lost by game scores of 15-25, 25-21, 8-25, 20-25.
Sophie Bussard tallied 14 kills and 15 assists for Valley.
The Lady Vikings won the JV match, 25-15, 25-16.
Triton Falls In Three To?Mishawaka
BOURBON –?The Triton girls volleyball team fell 3-0 to Mishawaka on Wednesday at Triton High?School.
The Lady?Trojans lost by scores of 25-11, 25-12, 25-8.
Molly McFarland tallied eight digs for Triton (0-2), while Dylanie Miller had six assists.
Whitko JV Volleyball Tops Lakeland Christian
WINONA?LAKE?– Whitko’s JV girls volleyball team bested Lakeland Christian Academy 2-0 on Tuesday at Lakeland Christian.
Reese Bradford had 13 aces and five assists for Whitko, while Morgan Dyck tallied 7 aces and Kayla Thompson had five aces.
Manchester Volleyball Sweeps Peru
NORTH?MANCHESTER – The Manchester Lady Squires started their volleyball season with a 3-0 sweep of visiting Peru on?Tuesday.
Manchester won by game scores of 25-12, 25-8, 25-23.
Manchester’s Eva Bazzoni had seven kills and 10 digs, while Kendra Kline recorded 10 assists and eight digs.
Emma West notched 13 digs for the Lady Squires, Anna Osborne had five kills and five digs.
Manchester’s JV volleyball team swept Peru 25-13, 25-17 Tuesday at Manchester High School.
Makenzy Meyer recorded seven aces for the Lady Squires, while Catherine Ondria had seven assists and Aubree Lambert tallied six digs and six aces.
