Tigers Lead Roundup With Strong Showing At Sectional Prelims
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The Warsaw boys swim team looks primed to win its sixth-straight sectional title. At Thursday’s prelims for the Warsaw Sectional, the host Tigers qualified for the championship heat at Saturday’s finals in all 11 events, winning six. At Saturday’s finals, which begin at 1 p.m., the top eight qualifiers from the prelims will compete in the championship heat, while finishers nine through 16 take part in the consolation heat. For Warsaw, sophomore Jayden Parrett won the 50 free and 100 back, while classmate Spencer Davidson finished first in the 100 fly and 100 breast. Other first-place finishers from Warsaw were Zach Taylor (200 IM) and the 200 medley relay or Parrett, Davidson, senior Caleb Snyder and freshman Matthew Wildman. Manchester will take part in three championship heat events Saturday, as junior Ross Messer finished third in the 100 breast and its 200 medley relay (junior Ashton Bolinger, Messer, junior Alessandro Gatto, sophomore Evan Milam) was sixth, as was the its 200 free relay (Messer, Bolinger, Gatto, Milam). Tippecanoe Valley’s 200 free relay of junior Brandon Maull, sophomore Jonah Mikel, junior Noah Clampitt and junior Tommy Alexander will also be in a championship heat, finishing seventh at the prelims. WARSAW SECTIONAL PRELIMS (1st-8th Qualify for C’ship, 9th-16th Qualify for Consolation) 200 Medley Relay – 1. Warsaw (Jayden Parrett, Spencer Davidson, Caleb Snyder, Matthew Wildman) 1:42.62, 6. Manchester (Ashton Bolinger, Ross Messer, Alessandro Gatto, Evan Milam) 1:57.70, 12. Tippy Valley (J.P. Secrest, Tanner Neeley, Damion Pelo, Tyler McDonald) 2:18.13; 200 Free – 1. Bryan DeVries (CMA) 1:49.91, 2. Andrew Thrasher (Warsaw) 1:50.17, 5. Ethan Cook (Warsaw) 1:55.13, 7. J.D. French (Warsaw) 1:56.44; 200 IM – 1. Zach Taylor (Warsaw) 2:08.57, 2. Snyder (Warsaw) 2:10.18, 4. Mackenzie Pelo (Warsaw) 2:12.84, 14. Tommy Alexander (Tippy Valley) 2:30.65; 50 Free – 1. Parrett (Warsaw) 22.75, 8. Wildman (Warsaw) 24.47, 12. Connor Schue (Warsaw) 24.97; 100 Fly – 1. Davidson (Warsaw) 55.13, 3. Thrasher (Warsaw) 56.45, 10. Gatto (Manchester) 1:03.99, 12. Alexander (Tippy Valley) 1:04.95, 13. Jacob Reynolds (Warsaw) 1:05.07 100 Free – 1. DeVries (CMA) 49.98, 5. Wildman (Warsaw) 52.79, 7. French (Warsaw) 52.99, 8. Joshua Miller (Warsaw) 53.03, 10. Messer (Manchester) 54.85, 16. Brandon Maull (Tippy Valley) 58.65; 500 Free – 1. Leopoldo Burguete (CMA) 5:09.46, 2. Taylor (Warsaw) 5:12.69, 4. Cook (Warsaw) 5:22.60, 9. Matthew Pelo (Warsaw) 5:39.33; 200 Free Relay – 1. CMA (Jingyuan Liang, Sam Curtis, Javier Bravo, Grant Ralston) 1:34.57, 5. Warsaw (French, Schue, Singrey, Cook) 1:39.43, 6. Manchester (Messer, Bolinger, Gatto, Milam) 1:42.50, 7. Tippy Valley (Maull, Jonah Mikel, Noah Clampitt, Alexander) 1:4427; 100 Back – 1. Parrett (Warsaw) 54.43, 3. Miller (Warsaw) 56.90, 6. Snyder (Warsaw) 58.96, 14. Bolinger (Manchester) 1:12.12; 100 Breast – 1. Davidson (Warsaw) 1:02.07, 2. Mac. Pelo (Warsaw) 1:06.50, 3. Messer (Manchester) 1:07.51, 10. Schue (Warsaw) 1:11.34; 400 Free Relay – 1. CMA (Burguete, Ralston, Curtis, Peter Brotherton) 3:25.68, 2. Warsaw (French, Miller, Taylor, Thrasher) 3:31.03, 9. Tippy Valley (Maull, Clampitt, Mikel, Alexander) 3:59.18, 12. Manchester (Noah Cain, Colin Garcia, Max Karg, Xzavier Whitaker) 4:29.18
Thursday in Dunlap
At the Concord Sectional prelims Thursday, the Wawasee boys swim team advanced to Saturday’s championship heat in all 11 events. In order to qualify for the championship heat at Saturday’s finals, which begin at 1 p.m., swimmers must finish in the top eight at prelims, while finishers 9 to 16 will compete in the consolation Saturday. Wawasee freshman Logan Brugh finished third in the 500 free and fifth in the 100 fly, while also anchoring the fourth-place 200 free relay with junior Caige Wahlgren, senior Corey Kenworthy and junior Luke Smith and also led the second-place 400 free relay, of senior Andrew Busse, senior Sebastian List and Hershberger. CONCORD SECTIONAL PRELIMS (1st-8th Qualify for C’ship, 9th-16th Qualify for Consolation) 200 Medley Relay – 1. Northridge (Austin Flager, Philip Keller, Jeremy Burbrink, Jesse Drake) 1:43.77, 6. Wawasee (Danny Allen, Mason Germonprez, Corey Kenworthy, Austin Krizman) 1:53.35; 200 Free – 1. Seth Cripe (Northridge) 1:48.62, 3. Sebastian List (Wawasee) 1:51.28, 12. Seth Shoemaker (Wawasee) 2:00.65, 13. Caige Wahlgren (Wawasee) 2:02.62; 200 IM – 1. Jon Stoller (Northridge) 1:59.96, 7. Andrew Busse (Wawasee) 2:11.89, 10. Germonprez (Wawasee) 2:14.59, 11. Kenworthy (Wawasee) 2:16.98; 50 Free – 1. Flager (Northridge) 21.15, 4. Luke Smith (Wawasee) 23.03,; 100 Fly – 1. Stoller (Northridge) 53.82, 5. Logan Brugh (Wawasee) 57.67, 11. Shoemaker (Wawasee) 1:01.25, 12. Kenworthy (Wawasee) 1:01.92 100 Free – 1. Adam Bratten (Goshen) 48.73, 4. Zac Hershberger (Wawasee) 50.68, 8. Smith (Wawasee) 51.99; 500 Free – 1. Cripe (Northridge) 4:56.02, 3. Brugh (Wawasee) 5:01.99, 7. Busse (Wawasee) 5:09.29; 200 Free Relay – 1. Northridge (Jordan Lantz, Lucas McLain, Takoda Friesen, Austin Bernth) 1:33.26, 4. Wawasee (Wahlgren, Kenworthy, Smith, Brugh) 1:39.71; 100 Back – 1. Flager (Northridge) 52.08, 5. List (Wawasee) 57.83, 10. Allen (Wawasee) 1:01.91, 11. Logan Haessig (Wawasee) 1:03.39; 100 Breast – 1. Drake (Northridge) 1:03.85, 3. Hershberger (Wawasee) 1:04.62, 5. Germonprez (Wawasee) 1:05.63, 13. Krizman (Wawasee) 1:12.15; 400 Free Relay – 1. Northridge (Cripe, Conner Sandt, Chayton Friesen, Tyler Matthews) 3:32.13, 2. Wawasee (Brugh, Busse, List, Hershberger) 3:37.74
BOYS BASKETBALL
Thursday in Hamlet
The Lakeland Christian Academy boys basketball team lost 66-57 Thursday night in Hamlet against Oregon-Davis. LCA did get three players into double-digit scoring, led by 13 each from Chris Silveus and Billy Pitts, as well as 10 points and five blocks from Calvin Prinsen. The 6-14 Cougars wrap up their regular season Tuesday at Howe School. OREGON-DAVIS 66, LAKELAND CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 57 L 14 12 14 17 – 57 O 12 16 16 22 – 66 OD – Zach Johnston 4-15 3-4 13, Dalton Taylor 3-5 0-0 6, Matt Minix 0-0 0-0 0, Carl Schnekenburger 4-9 1-2 9, Henry Clark 0-1 0-0 0, Blake Hurford 7-11 12-16 28, Joel Worthington 4-10 2-2 10. Totals 22-51 18-24 66. LCA – Chris Maron 3-6 0-2 7, Connor Blum 0-1 0-0 0, Collin Price 3-11 1-4 7, Chris Silveus 4-8 2-2 13, Joel Haines 0-0 0-0 0, Billy Pitts 5-6 0-0 13, Zarek Finley 0-5 2-2 2, Calvin Prinsen 4-6 2-2 10, Noah Cole 1-2 1-2 3, Logan Mount 1-3 0-2 2. Totals 21-48 8-16 57. Three-point goals – OD 4-11 (Johnston 2, Hurford 2), LCA 7-17 (Silveus 3, Pitts 3, Maron); Team Fouls (fouled out) – OD 14, LCA 19 (Price, Finley); Turnovers – OD 17, LCA 14; Rebounds – OD 37 (Taylor 9, Schnekenburger 9), LCA 26 (Mount 5); Assists – OD 7 (Johnston 2, Schnekenburger 2, Worthington 2), LCA 18 (Price 5, Silveus 5); Steals – OD 9 (Hurford 5), LCA 6 (Maron 3); Blocks – OD 4 (Taylor 3), LCA 6 (Prinsen 5) Records: OD 4-14, LCA 6-14
GYMNASTICS
Thursday in Syracuse
At home against Huntington North Thursday night, the Wawasee gymnastics team lost 99.85-97.325. Wawasee’s Emily Allen finished with the most all-around points, placing second for her floor exercise (9.0) and on the beam (8.45), while finishing third on the uneven bars (7.6) and fifth on the vault (8.6). Wawasee’s Kim Garber finished first in floor exercise, scoring a 9.1. The Lady Warriors will be at Saturday’s Lafayette Jefferson Invitational. HUNTINGTON NORTH 99.85, WAWASEE 97.325 Vault – 1. Robyn Karst (HN) 8.9, 2. Mavin Chaney (HN) 8.85, 3. Kim Garber (W) 8.8, 4. Carly Snyder (HN) 8.75, 5. (tie) Molly Smith (W), Emily Allen (W) 8.6; Bars – 1. Hannah Bomba (HN) 7.95, 2. Taylor Busse (W) 7.75, 3. Allen (W) 7.6, 4. Snyder (HN) 7.5, 5. Erica Freise (HN) 7.45; Beam – 1. Chaney (HN) 8.55, 2. Allen (W) 8.45, 3. Snyder (HN) 8.25, 4. Alexa Shoemaker (HN) 8.05, 5. Garber (W) 7.5; Floor – 1. Garber (W) 9.1, 2. Allen (W) 9.0, 3. Snyder (HN) 8.65, 4. Shoemaker (HN) 8.5, 5. Chaney (HN) 8.45; All-Around – 1. Allen (W) 33.65, 2. Snyder (HN) 33.15, 3. Chaney (HN) 32.525, 4. Garber (W) 31.6, 5. Karst (HN) 31.05 JV – HN 87.125, Wawasee 63.7
