NAPPANEE – With their 5-0 win over NorthWood Thursday, the Warsaw boys tennis team has a showdown between undefeated Northern Lakes Conference teams coming up. The victory leaves Warsaw at 6-0 in the NLC, and with Concord’s 3-2 win over Northridge, it too is 6-0. Warsaw travels to Concord Monday with the winner of that match going undefeated in the conference and having the inside track on an NLC title going into the championships beginning Thursday at Concord. Against NorthWood, Warsaw’s Kyle Wettschurack was a 6-1, 6-2 victor and No. 1 doubles team of AJ Herendeen and Sam Rice won 6-2, 6-4. WARSAW 5, NORTHWOOD 0 SINGLES: No. 1 – Kyle Wettschurack (W) def. Mitchell Keiser 6-1, 6-2; No. 2 – Evan Miller (W) def. Quinn Stillson 6-0, 6-2; No. 3 – Alek Jansen (W) def. Abe Robinson 6-0, 6-2 DOUBLES: No. 1 – AJ Herendeen/Sam Rice (W) def. Brennan Angle/Jayson Linhart 6-2, 6-4; No. 2 – Will Petro/Connor Singrey (W) def. Devyn Maugel/Caleb Yoder 6-1, 6-3 Records: Warsaw 8-2 (6-0 NLC), NW 1-12 (0-6 NLC) JV – Warsaw 6, NW 6 JV Singles: No. 1 – Nick Hamrick (W) def. Austin Sanders 6-0, 6-0; No. 2 – Luke Stump (NW) def. Drew Schramm 9-7; No. 3 – Cooper Clark (NW) def. Andrew Cox 9-8; No. 4 – Caleb Ray (W) def. Spencer Abel 8-1 JV Doubles: No. 1 – Nic Jansen/Christopher Herendeen (W) def. Ryan Menzie/Evan Nix 6-1, 6-4; No. 2 – Caleb Snyder/Caleb DeBoest (W) def. Austin Conrad/Riley Smith 9-8 (8-4); No. 3 – Nick Myers/Brock Beehler (NW) def. Graham Ousley/Wesley Schuler 8-3; No. 4 – Chris Stichter/Drew McCollom (W) def. Michael Gongwer/Sean Linhart 8-4; No. 5 – Evan Bremer/Cole Baker (W) def. Zach Snider/Jarrett Skaggs 8-0; No. 6 – Luke Stump/Nick Myers (NW) def. Nick Kurtaneck/Marion Hernandez 8-4; No. 7 – Conrad/Smith (NW) def. Keeton Bartel/Patrick Mosher 8-0
Thursday in North Manchester
The Manchester boys tennis team got a 4-1 home win over Whitko Thursday evening. Manchester’s Max Karg and Brayton Spann won at No. 2 and 3 singles, respectively, while the No. 1 doubles team of Riley Woods and Dalton Day, as well as the No. 2 duo of Morgan Metzger and Noah Cain were also victories. In the team loss, Whitko’s Tyler Baugher did win at No. 1 singles. Whitko will be at Saturday’s Knox Invitational and Manchester’s next match is Monday at home against Columbia City. MANCHESTER 4, WHITKO 1 SINGLES: No. 1 – Tyler Baugher (W) def. Connor Eichenauer 7-5, 7-5; No. 2 – Max Karg (M) def. Seth Patrick 6-4, 6-1; No. 3 – Brayton Spann (M) def. Blake Castle 6-2, 6-1 DOUBLES: No. 1 – Riley Woods/Dalton Day (M) def. Tyler Pottenger/Cole Bechtold 6-1, 6-0; No. 2 – Morgan Metzger/Noah Cain (M) def. Garrett Smiley/Riley Anderson 6-1, 6-2 Manchester Record: 5-5 (1-1 TRC) JV – Manchester 2, Whitko 0 JV Singles: No. 1 – Branden Scott (M) def. Nick Crosson 8-1; No. 2 – Matthew Pegg (M) def. Crosson 8-2
Thursday in Syracuse In Northern Lakes Conference action, the Wawasee boys tennis team fell 5-0 Thursday at home to Elkhart Memorial. The loss leaves Wawasee at 1-13 overall and 0-6 in the NLC. Next up for the Warriors is Saturday’s Merrillville Invitational. ELKHART MEMORIAL 5, WAWASEE 0 SINGLES: No. 1 – Mazin Hakim (EM) def. Kyler Love 6-2, 6-0; No. 2 – Spenser Gilbert (EM) def. Dylan Houser 6-0, 6-0; No. 3 – Chirag Patel (EM) def. Roz Kunkle 6-1, 6-0 DOUBLES: No. 1 – Elliott Denton/Trevor Tavallali (EM) def. Isaac Rigdon/Chase Myers 6-3, 7-5; No. 2 – Stephen Tefft/Jon Bailey (EM) def. Doug Hapner/Todd Hauser 6-1, 6-2 Records: Memorial 10-4 (3-3 NLC), Wawasee 1-13 (0-6 NLC) JV – Memorial 1, Wawasee 0 JV Singles: No. 1 – Brenden Graber (EM) def. Leonard Kline 9-7
GIRLS GOLF
Thursday in North Manchester
Hosting Columbia City and Whitko at Sycamore Golf Club Thursday, the Manchester Lady Squires picked up a pair of wins. Shooting a 182, Manchester was 18 strokes better than Columbia City, who shot a 200, while Whitko finished with a 217. Manchester’s Lindsey Budnik was the medalist with a 40, followed by teammate Claire Barnett’s 42. Manchester will be at LaFontaine Golf Club for Saturday’s Huntington North Sectional, while Whitko will be at Warsaw’s Stonehenge Golf Club. MANCHESTER 182, COLUMBIA CITY 200, WHITKO 217 (Sycamore G.C.) Medalist – Lindsey Budnik (M) 40 Manchester – Budnik 40, Jas-mine Whitaker 45, Claire Barnett 42, Nina Smith 55, Celina Carter 66, Erin Working 68 CC – Jackie Leeuw 47, Jessica Klemm 48, Allison Yoder 52, Sydney Ford 57, McKenzie Lane 53, Cheyenne Johnson 51 Whitko – Emily Weigold 56, Taylor Pottenger 55, Hannah Himes 57, April Bishop 51, Samantha Shell 55, Elizabeth Gensch 70 Manchester Record: 13-5
Thursday in Culver
In their final match before Saturday’s Warsaw Sectional at Stonehenge Golf Club, the Tippecanoe Valley Lady Vikings finished third in a three-team meet. At Culver’s Mystic Hills Golf Club, Rochester shot a 182, followed by Culver Girls Academy’s 189 and Valley’s 259. Rochester’s Kaitlin Faust with the medalist with a 42, while Valley’s low score was a 46, shot by Allyson Ross. Valley tees off at 10:50 a.m. Saturday at Stonehenge. ROCHESTER 182, CULVER GIRLS ACADEMY 189, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 259 (Mystic Hills G.C.) Medalist – Kaitlin Faust (R) 42 Valley – Allyson Ross 46, Kara Eaton 63, Emy Gelbaugh 73, Elizabeth Van Meter 77
GIRLS SOCCER
Thursday in Warsaw
In a non-conference game, the Warsaw girls soccer team coasted to a 7-0 home win over Columbia City Thursday. Senior Gabby Monroy produced a hat track in the win, scoring three goals, while classmate Meredith Hollar scored twice. The two goals leave Hollar just nine shy of tying 2004-graduate Ashley Kitchens’ school record of 61. Also scoring for Warsaw were sophomore Claire Snodgrass and freshman Elizabeth Van Wormer. Next up for the 7-2-2 Lady Tigers is a home game against Fort Wayne Snider Monday. WARSAW 7, COLUMBIA CITY 0 W – Claire Snodgrass 3rd min. W – Meredith Hollar (Brooklyn Jackson) 23rd min. W – Gabby Monroy (Sydney Rose) 32nd min. W – Hollar (Danielle Hutcherson) 63rd min. W – Monroy (Elizabeth Van Wormer) 67th min. W – Monroy (Rose) 68th min. W – Van Wormer (Jackson) 71st min. Shots – Warsaw 13, CC 4; Saves – Warsaw (Abby Schue) 4, CC (Adrianna Brown) 6; Corner Kicks – Warsaw 3, CC 0 Records: Warsaw 7-2-2, CC 1-10-1 JV – Warsaw 0, Carroll 0
Thursday in Syracuse
The Wawasee girls soccer team had a tough time containing Kacey Wells in a 5-0 home loss to DeKalb Thursday night. Following a goal by Katie Hamlin, Kacey Wells went on to score the next four for the Lady Barons, dropping Wawasee to 3-6-1 on the year. Next up for the Lady Warriors is a Northern Lakes Conference home game against Class 2A No. 16 Northridge Tuesday. DEKALB 5, WAWASEE 0 D – Katie Hamlin 27th min. D – Kacey Wells 36th min. D – Wells 43rd min. D – Wells 72nd min. D – Wells 78th min. Wawasee Record: 3-6-1
VOLLEYBALL
Thursday in Plymouth
The Warsaw volleyball team improved its Northern Lakes Conference record to 4-0 with a five-game win at Plymouth Thursday, 21-25, 25-18, 25-20, 7-25, 15-13. Surviving the scare from the Lady Pilgrims, Warsaw was led by Jamie Lacheta’s 20 kills and four aces, while Katie Voelz finished the match with 15 kills, 26 digs and two blocks. The 13-1 Lady Tigers will be at Saturday’s Michigan City Invitational. WARSAW DEF. PLYMOUTH 21-25, 25-18, 25-20, 7-25, 15-13 Aces – Jamie Lacheta (W) 4, Alex Sanchez (W) 2; Assists – Chloe Hubner (W) 47, Haley Harrell (P) 25; Blocks – Amber Redinger (P) 5, Katie Voelz (W) 2, Rebecca Ailes (W) 2, Sam Jensen (W) 2; Digs – Harrell (P) 27, Voelz (W) 26, Emily Poe (W) 16, Mikayla German (P) 14, Lacheta (W) 11; Kills – Lacheta (W) 20, Voelz (W) 15, Poe 14 (W), Redinger (P) 14, Marissa German (P) 7 Records: Warsaw 13-1 (4-0 NLC), Plymouth 7-10 (1-2 NLC) JV – Warsaw def. Plymouth 25-13, 25-21 Warsaw JV Stats: Kills – Gabby Herman 7, Celia Heckert 6, Taylor Jagger 5; Assists – Megan Chauncey 22; Digs – Kiersten Smith 6, Heckert 5, Chauncey 4; Aces – Chauncey 2, Smith 2, Heckert 2; Blocks – Chauncey 2 Warsaw JV Record: 12-0 (4-0 NLC) 9th – Warsaw def. Plymouth 25-18, 25-19; Warsaw def. Tippy Valley 25-10, 25-9 Warsaw 9th Stats: Aces – Kendra Burns 8, Haley Peterson 5, Allison VanOsdol 5, Blake McGarvey 4; Kills – VanOsdol 9, Peterson 8; Blocks – Emily Bailey 2; Digs – McGarvey 10, Mercedes Sanchez 10, Sydney Peugh 8, Peterson 7, MacKenzie Merchant 7, VanOsdol 7; Assists – Burns 31 Warsaw 9th Record: 14-5 (3-2 NLC)
Thursday in Akron
The Tippecanoe Valley volleyball team breezed to a Three Rivers Conference win Thursday at home against Manchester. In the three-game sweep (25-9, 25-6, 25-22), Valley was led by Caylie Teel’s nine kills, Connor Fraser’s five aces and Kelsey Eckert’s 16 assists. The Lady Vikings host their own invitational Saturday. TIPPECANOE VALLEY DEF. MANCHESTER 25-9, 25-6, 25-22 Valley Stats: Kills – Caylie Teel 9, Kelsey Ball 7, Sara Alexander 7; Blocks – Ball 2, Kelsey Eckert 2; Digs – Lauren Early 8, Courtney Newsome 5; Aces – Connor Fraser 5, Alexander 2, Ball 2; Assists – Eckert 16, Tenaya Shull 9
Thursday in Syracuse
The Wawasee volleyball team dropped Thursday’s Northern Lakes Conference home match against Concord in three games, 25-18, 25-18, 25-17. In defeat, Wawasee’s Hunter Gaerte led the team with eight kills, three aces and a block. The 12-6 Lady Warriors host their own invitational Saturday. CONCORD DEF. WAWASEE 25-18, 25-18, 25-17 Aces – Ciara Bonfiglio (C) 4, Natalie Schiavone (C) 3, Hunter Gaerte (W) 3, Mackenzie Granitz (C) 3, LeeAnn McGuire (W) 2; Assists – Schiavone (C) 20, Holyn Eldridge (C) 18, Alli Ousley (W) 17; Kills – Gabby Staggs (C) 12, Holly Angel (C) 10, Gaerte (W) 8, Kaitlin Goines (W) 5; Blocks – Hannah Huxford (C) 4, Staggs (C) 2, Mitzi Supper (C) 2; Digs – Aly Anderson (W) 29, Jade Iavagnilio (C) 22, Gaerte (W) 18, Anne Beer (W) 16 Records: Concord 11-9 (1-2 NLC), Wawasee 12-6 (1-2 NLC) JV – Concord def. Wawasee 25-21, 25-18 Wawasee JV Stats: Aces – Paige Hlutke 2, Olivia Huffman 2; Assists – Huffman 9; Digs – Jada Antonides 12, Hlutke 9; Kills – Hlutke 5, Mikala Mawhorter 4, Kasey Napier 3 Wawasee JV Record: 9-4 (1-2 NLC)
Thursday in Bourbon
The Triton volleyball team suffered a five-game home loss to Bethany Christian Thursday, 25-21, 25-18, 20-25, 26-28, 15-12. Shana Anderson led the Lady Trojan attack with 13 kills and five blocks, while Marissa Ross had 26 assists and three aces. Triton hosts LaVille in Northern State Conference action Tuesday. BETHANY CHRISTIAN DEF. TRITON 25-21, 25-18, 20-25, 26-28, 15-12 Triton Stats: Kills – Shana Anderson 13, Breanna Lemler 8; Assists – Marissa Ross 26; Aces – Ross 3; Digs – Casey Scott 7, Anderson 5, Holly Stogsdill 5; Blocks – Anderson 5 JV – Triton def. Bethany 25-21, 25-20 Triton JV Stats: Kills – Lexee Lemler 5, Megan Berger 3, Brooklyn Bitting 3; Assists – Jaela Meister 11; Aces – Meli Fullmer 3, Meister 2, Lemler 2; Digs – Meister 7, Bitting 5
Thursday in Winona Lake
The Churubusco Lady Eagles got a three-game win at Lakeland Christian Academy Thursday, 25-23, 25-13, 26-24. In defeat, LCA’s Frani Gerst and Paige Price each had five kills, while Jessica Goss posted three. The 5-4 Lady Cougars are at Granger Christian tonight then travel to Fort Wayne Canterbury Tuesday. CHURUBUSCO DEF. LAKELAND CHRISTIAN 25-23, 25-13, 26-24 LCA Stats: Kills – Frani Gerst 5, Paige Price 5, Jessica Goss 3; Assists – Price 13; Aces – Goss 3 LCA Record: 5-4
