Tippecanoe Valley Tennis Sweeps LaVille In Non-Conference Play
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LAKEVILLE – Tippecanoe Valley’s boys tennis team got straight-set wins at all five positions to beat LaVille in non-conference play Thursday night. The closest match came at No. 1 doubles where Dakota Parker and Seth Hoffman needed a first-set tiebreaker to win 8-7 before taking the second set 6-4. In the other four matches, the Vikings lost seven games over four sets to win handily. The Vikings will take on Triton in Bourbon on Tuesday afternoon. VALLEY 5, LaVILLE 0 Singles: No. 1 – Trevor Neeley (TV) def. Dustin Royer 6-1, 6-1; No. 2 – Keith Wright (TV) def. Cam McDaniel 6-1, 6-0; No. 3 – Nick Caudill (TV) def. Leo Martinelli 6-2, 6-1 Doubles: No. 1 – Dakota Parker & Seth Hoffman (TV) def. Brandon Haisley and Erik Eggbrecht 8-7 (7-5) 6-4; No. 2 – Eric Wright & Kane Steller (TV) def. Robert Clingaman & Connor Carlisle 6-0. 6-1
Thursday in Bourbon Whitko got wins at No. 3 singles and both doubles matches to earn a 3-2 win at Triton. Alex Bechtold, who joined the Whitko team this week, beat Keygan Moiser in straight sets. The Trojans’ Nicholas Rose and Tim Gensch needed three sets to win over Dalton Bailey and Chase Butler. The No. 2 doubles team of Bill Stump and Austin Holowell beat Whitko’s Brenden Damron and Aaron Stichter in straight sets. Triton’s Gavin Eads and Mace Eads got straight-set wins over Bailey Platt and Cory Hersha, respectively. Trtion will host Bethany Christian at 10 a.m. Saturday. Whitko opens Three Rivers Conference play when they host Peru on Tuesday. WHITKO 3, TRITON 2 Singles: No. 1 – Gavin Eads (T) def. Bailey Platt 6-1, 6-0; No. 2 – Mace Eads (T) def. Cory Hersha 6-3, 6-2; No. 3 – Alex Bechtold (W) def. Keygan Moiser 6-2, 6-0 Doubles: No. 1 – Nicolas Rose & Tim Gensch (W) def. Dalton Bailey & Chase Butler 6-4, 2-6, 6-4; No. 2 – Bill Stump & Austin Hollowell (W) def. Brenden Damron & Aaron Stichter 6-0, 6-2 Record – Triton 3-6, Whitko 2-4 JV – Whitko 1, Triton 0
Thursday in Plymouth Andrew Gauger was a straight-set winner for Warsaw in the Tigers’ 4-1 loss to Plymouth. Gauger lost just one game in his win. Warsaw will host Crown Point at 11 a.m. Saturday. PLYMOUTH 4, WARSAW 1 Singles: No. 1 – John Hunter (P) def. Colton Lind 6-1, 6-0; No. 2 – John Gerard (P) def. Christopher Herendeen 6-1, 6-2; No. 3 – Andrew Gauger (W) def. Tommy Holloway 6-1, 6-0 Doubles: No. 1 – Nate Knapp & Braydon Davidson (P) def. Justin Stout & David Homme 6-2, 6-3; No. 2 – Grant Clady & Nick Felke (P) def. Hudson Snyder & Hayden Steger 6-1, 6-0 JV – Warsaw 6, Plymouth 6 Singles: No. 1 – Ryan Wettschurack (W) def. Curtis Smith 6-4, 6-4; No. 2 – Zach Moser (P) def. Nolan Knight 8-3; No. 3 – Mitch Rose (P) def. Nick Marsh 8-3 Doubles: No. 1 – Spenser Britton & Reuben Williams (W) def. Ricky Cooper & Luke Vervynckt 6-1, 7-5; No. 2 – Hudson Yoder & Michael Johnson (P) def. Kyler Bartol & Ethan Hoff 8-5; No. 3 – Diego Miguel & Keeton Bartol (W) def. Keith Longenecker & Cameron Clarkson 6-4; No. 4 – Bryce Pequignot & Darrin Knisley (W) def. Shaun Frantz & Clay Hillard 6-2; No. 5 – Eric Baumgartner & Brandon Chan (W) def. Chase Clarkson & Keeten Rippy 8-2; No. 6 – Justin Moser & Chapman Yoder (P) def. Bailey Buhrt & Jarod Barber 7-6 (7-3); No. 7 – Tanner Lockridge & Grant Wolf (W) def. Jonas Wimmer & Tanner Medina 6-4; No. 8 – Hudson Yoder & Michael Johnson (P) def. Jarett Orr & Dawon Vilamma 4-1; No. 9 – Zach Moser & Mitch Rose (P) def. Nolan Knight & Noah Hutton 4-0
Thursday in Syracuse Wawasee’s Cal Heinisch lost two games in his straight-set victory at No. 3 singles, but was the lone Warrior victor in a 4-1 loss to Concord. Wawasee will host its Varsity Duels tournament at 9 a.m. Saturday. CONCORD 4, WAWASEE 1 Singles: No. 1 – Will Boyer (C) def. Nate haines 6-3 7-5; No. 2 – Riley Huffer (C) def. Nathan Perek 6-0, 6-2; No. 3 – Cal Heinisch (W) def. Nate Slabach 6-1, 6-1 Doubles: No. 1 – Mitch Boyer & Nathan Hermon (C) def. Cameron Brill & Tim Conley 6-2, 6-3; No. 2 – Braden Fish & Freddy Buckingham (C) def. Evan Kreuger & Dylan Staley 6-2, 6-3 JV – Concord 6, Warsaw 4 Singles: No. 1 – Jake Lovette (C) def. Chase Jones 7-5, 6-2; No. 2 – Tate Nicoson (C) def. Trevor Haessig 8-1; No. 3 – Jacob Shetterly (C) def. Graham Perek 8-2; No. 4 – Brady Robinson (W) def. Mark Rich 8-5; No. 5 – Austin Kline (W) def. Brandon Pletcher 7-5 Doubles: No. 1 – Michael Hoffman & Drew McDougle (C) def. Austin Kline & Mason Gray 6-0, 6-1; No. 2 – Cal Whitaker & Grant Luchesse (C) def. Jake Cowan & Aaron Troutman 8-2; No. 3 – Jake Stede & Brock Troyer (C) def. Evan Richey & Noah Wilson 8-2; No. 4 – Haessig & Gray (W) def. Carson Green & Alex Serwatka 6-1; No. 5 – Cowan & Troutman (W) def. Isaac Fisher & Jared Kohn 6-2
Boys Soccer Thursday in Monroeville Heat, lightning and Heritage High School were all a bit much for Whitko in an 8-3 boys soccer loss Thursday evening. Shortly after a mandated water break in the 20th minute, the game was delayed by lightning and rain for about 90 minutes. After halftime, Whitko senior Tyler Herendeen scored the first goal for Whitko off an assist from junior Basle Trimmer. The second and third goal came from junior Yetaek Im, the fist two goals of his varsity career. The first was unassisted, the second was assisted by Trimmer. Junior goalkeeper Devin Goggin recorded 22 saves. The Wildcats hit the road Saturday for a noon match in Gas City against Mississinewa.
Thursday in Winona Lake Lakeland Christian Academy fell behind early and couldn’t slow the Argos attack in a 9-0 loss to the Dragons in a Northern Indiana Soccer Conference match. The Cougars were behind 4-0 at halftime, and kept Argos from scoring the first 20 minutes of the second half before the flood gates opened and the rout was on. LCA falls to 0-8 for the season and 0-3 in the conference and will take on Granger Christian on Thursday. Thursday in Columbia City Colin McNeeley scored three goals and Elisel Guerrero scored another goal in Manchester’s 4-1 win over Columbia City. Assists were recorded by McNeeleey, Guerrero and Nathan Self. “It was a tale of two halves,” said Squire head coach Dave McKee via fax. “(We) could not do much in the first. In the second we scored four goals and held Columbia City to one shot.” The Squires will host Rochester at 5 p.m. Tuesday.
Thursday in Huntertown Warsaw scored the last two goals of the game to take a 3-1 win over Fort Wayne Blackhawk in the Carroll Tournament. Joaquin Juarez opened the scoring with a first-half goal. Ismael Esqueda scored in the second half on an assist from Brad Ocock. Brandon Reinholt scored the third Tiger goal on a corner kick. Warsaw, now 2-5 on the year, will play again in the tournament at 11 a.m. Saturday.
Girls Soccer Thursday in Argos Wawasee was shut out by the Argos Lady Dragons 6-0. The home team scored twice in the first 10 minutes of the game. “We did not come out ready to play,” said Wawasee head coach Doug Heinisch. “We were much more competitive in the last 60 minutes and played pretty hard in the second half.” The Lady Warriors will host Goshen at 11:45 a.m. Saturday.
Volleyball Thursday in Warsaw The Warsaw Lady Tigers swept Goshen 25-9, 25-15, 25-21 at the Tiger Den Thursday night. Cassie Hoag led the Lady Tigers with five aces, 27 assists and 12 digs. Peyton Adamiec had four aces and 18 digs for Warsaw, with Lexie Day and Haley Peterson contributing eight kills each. The JV team also beat Goshen 25-17, 25-21. On Tuesday the Lady Tigers travel to Middlebury to take on Northridge. WARSAW DEF. GOSHEN 25-9, 25-15, 25-21 Warsaw: Aces – Cassig Hoag 5, Peyton Adamiec 4; Assists – Hoag 27; Blocks – Jordan Lindeman 2; Digs: Adamiec 18, Hoag 12; Kills: Lexie Day 8, Haley Peterson 8, Lindeman 6 Record – Warsaw 9-4 (1-1 NLC) JV – Warsaw def. Goshen 25-17, 25-21 Warsaw: Digs – Raina Armey 7, Alicia Sikora 6, Erin Peugh 4, Katie Swanson 2; Kills – Nikki Parrett 5, Abby Serbousek 4, Swanson 3, Jamie Grose 3; Assists – Sikora 11, Kacy Bragg 1, Serbousek 1; Aces – Amy Herendeen 3, Armey 2, Sikora 2, Parrett 1, Grose 1; Blocks – Hanna Leach 2, Serbousek 2
Thursday in Bunker Hill After taking the first game, Tippecanoe Valley lost a four-set volleyball match to Maconaquah 19-25, 25-20, 25-12, 25-17 Thursday evening. Abby Betten led the Lady Vikings with 15 kills. Maddy Henninger had six assists, and Sophie Bussard had 10 digs for Valley. Tippecanoe Valley will take a 5-4 record into the Garrett Invitational tournament beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday.
Thursday in Plymouth Wawasee lost its Northern Lakes Conference opening match at Plymouth 25-14, 25-8, 25-7. The Lady Warriors will host Goshen at 7 p.m. Thursday. PLYMOUTH DEF. WAWASEE 25-14, 25-8, 25-7 Wawasee: Kills – Meaghan Fretz 3, Liz Hardy 3; Digs – Seaquinn Bright 9, Kayleigh Rhodes 8; Blocks – Hardy 6 Record – Wawasee 1-10 (0-1 NLC) JV – Plymouth def. Wawasee 25-13, 25-8 Wawasee: Blocks – Courtney Larson 6, Olivia Clouse 2; Digs – Tiffnay Koble 3, Faith Swihart 3; Aces – Clouse 4. Kylie Schmidt 1 Record – Wawasee 8-2 (1-1 NLC)
Thursday in Wabash Manchester won the second set, but lost to Three Rivers Conference foe Wabash in four sets, 25-20, 20-25, 25-18, 25-22. Kendra Binkley had 13 kills, three aces for the Lady Squires. Cierra Carter added four aces and nine kills. The Lady Squires return to action Saturday when they travel to Logansport for a tournament. WABASH DEF. MANCHESTER 25-20, 20-25, 25-18, 25-22 Manchester: Aces – Cierra Carter 4, Ali Casper 3, Kendra Binkley 3, Corrie Osborne 2; Kills – Binkley 13, Carter 9, Mattie McKee 4, Sydney Day 3, C. Osborne 3; Assists – C. Osborne 12, Kendra Auler 9, Ali Casper 1, Carter 1; Digs – Carter 10, Casper 9, Karly Eichenauer 8, C. Osborne 8, Paige Wagoner 6, Auler 5, Emma West 4, Day 1, McKee 1, Anna Osborne 1 JV – Wabash def. Manchester 25-10, 25-16 Manchester: Aces – Kennedy Rosen 1, Kennidy Lauer 1; Kills – Emma Casper 2, Rosen 2, Wagoner 1, Lauer 1; Assists – E. Casper 2, West 1, Wagoner 1; Digs – Wagoner 16, West 10, E. Casper 8, Rosen 4, Fields 4
Thursday in South Whitley Whitko won a Three Rivers Conference volleyball match in straight sets, 25-23, 25-14, 25-19 over visiting North Miami. Haley Yohe had 20 assists for the Lady Wildcats, with Kaity Reed adding nine kills and four blocks. Brianna Tackett and Emily Day added four kills each, and whitney Marsh added a pair of kills and a pair of blocks. The Lady Wildcats will play in the Garrett Invitational on Saturday.
Thursday in Culver Triton won its second Hoosier North Athletic Conference volleyball match in straight sets 25-9, 25-16, 25-13 over Culver Community. Jaela Meister had 23 kills and Nichole Sechrist added 14 more for the Lady Trojans. Quinn Downing had five aces and Meister four. Downing also added a team-high 10 digs in the winning effort. Triton will host West Central in an 11 a.m. Saturday conference matchup. TRITON DEF. CULVER COMM. 25-9, 25-16, 25-13 Triton: Kills – Jaela Meister 23, Nicole Sechrist 14, Emma Ross 3, Hannah Wanemacher 1, Courtney Jennings 1, Brooklyn Bitting 1, Charlotte Morris 1, Aces – Quinn Downing 5, Jaela Meister 4, Sechrist 3, Ross 1, Wanemacher 1; Digs – Downing 10. Wanemacher 4, Meister 3, Sechrist 3, Ross 2 JV – Triton def. Culver 25-19, 25-17
Girls Golf Thursday in Fort Wayne Whitko fell 213-258 to the Canterbury girls golf team. Aurelia Slusher led the way for the Lady Wildcats, shooting a 55. Holly Hathaway carded a 58. Maria Teel from Canterbury was medalist with a 50. The team returns to Three Rivers Conference play Tuesday at Southwood.
Thursday in Warsaw Kayla Kreft shot a 58 as the Lady Trojans fell to North Miami, Northfield and Caston in a Three Rivers Conference match at Rozella Ford The Lady Trojans will play West Central and host North Judson on Tuesday. NORTH MIAMI 214 NORTHFIELD 214 CASTON 251, TRITON 257 at Rozella Ford GC, Warsaw N. Miami – Megan Miller 48, Grace Davis 50, Abby Speakes 57, Tanya Hunt 59 Northfield – Anna Driscoll 48, Ariel Dale 54, Braelyn Deeter 56, Kandra Stout 63, Chelsea George 56 Caston – Berklee Blackman 52, Kendra Pugh 65, Kylie Pugh 65, Cyndie Smith 75 Triton – Kayla Kreft 58, Tessa Heaton 64, Samantha Edington 66, Katie Gardner 69
Thursday in Andrews Tippecanoe Valley fell 186-217 to Southwood at Etna Acres Golf Course. Victoria Biddle led the Lady Vikings with a 48. Southwood’s Danielle Sparling was the medalist with a 40. The Lady Vikings will play in the Culver Academies Invitational at Swan Lake Golf Club on Saturday. SOUTHWOOD 186, VALLEY 217 Southwood – Danielle Sparling 40, Dayne Dale 41, Danielle Pegg 48, Katie Springer 57 Valley – Victoria Biddle 48, Makayla Sandbakken 50, Liz VanMeter 52, Lexi Cumberland 67, Blake McBrier 69 Valley JV – Jade VanMeter 54, Jordan Krotke 75 Records – Southwood 15-1, Valley 7-8 (5-4 TRC)
Thursday in Warsaw Madi Graham paced Warsaw with a 45, good for medalist honors in the Lady Tigers’ 198-243 win over visiting Elkhart Memorial. Delaney Whiebrink carded a 52 for Warsaw, with Morgen Fuentes a shot back and Page Desenberg two shots back. Madison Martz carded a 54 in the victory. The Lady Tigers are off until Thursday when they travel to North Manchester to take on the Lady Squires. WARSAW 198 ELKHART MEMORIAL 243 at Stonehenge GC, Warsaw Warsaw – Madi Graham 45 (medalist), Delaney Wihebrink 50, Morgen Fuentes 51, Page Desenberg 52, Madison Martz 54 Memorial – Calandra Clevenger 56, Kelsey Weaver 59, Skyler Axsom 62, Cydney Lapzinski 66, Micah Baker 69 Records – Warsaw 7-5 (4-3 NLC), Memorial 7-2 (5-2 NLC) Warsaw JV – Madelyn Ray 54, Izzy Ray 57, Miriam Hagg 65, Shelby Paseka 66
Thursday in Marion Manchester was led by medalist Lydia Little’s 45, but fell by three shots 201-204 to Oak Hill at Arbor Trace Golf Club. “We finally broke 210 but still have a lot of work to go to be ready for the sectional,” said Manchester head coach Josh Troyer via fax. “We must continue to improve and hang in their mentally when we have a bad shot or hole. (We’re) frustrated our best score of the season came in a losing effort to a solid team in Oak Hill.” The Lady Squires will be off until Wednesday when they take on Huntington North at Norwood Golf Club in Huntington. OAK HILL 201 MANCHESTER 204 at Arbor Trace GC, Marion Oak Hill – Sophia Orrell 47, Leslie Tibbits 51, Megan Nelson 51, Kyleigh Roberts 52, Kinzie Pearce 54 Manchester – Lydia Little 45, Kelsey Eichenauer 48, Madyson Ulrey 49, Leiah Brandenburg 62, Madison Hire 63 Manchester JV – Cora Barnett 53, Rachel Cave 56, Megan Sites 68, Morgan Stroud 69
