SOUTH WHITLEY – The Tippecanoe Valley boys tennis team got a 4-1 Three Rivers Conference win at Whitko Tuesday evening. Valley got wins from Nick Kindig at No. 1 singles (6-1, 6-1), with Isaac Shewman also getting a singles win, his taking place at No. 3 (6-1, 6-3). On the doubles courts, Valley’s Clayton Adamson and Derrick Cunningham won in three sets (6-3, 3-6, 7-6) at No. 1, while Robby Groom and Logan Britton won in two (6-4, 6-4) at No. 2. Whitko’s victory was claimed by Blake Castle at No. 2 singles, winning in three sets, 7-5, 2-6, 7-5. Valley hosts Manchester Thursday for another TRC match, and Whitko’s next competition is Monday at Churubusco. TIPPECANOE VALLEY 4, WHITKO 1 SINGLES: No. 1 – Nick Kindig (V) def. Tyler Baugher 6-1, 6-1; No. 2 – Blake Castle (W) def. Tanner Neeley 7-5, 2-6, 7-5; No. 3 – Isaac Shewman (V) def. Tyler Pottenger 6-1, 6-3 DOUBLES: No. 1 – Clayton Adamson/Derrick Cunningham (V) def. Cole Bechtold/Seth Patrick 6-3, 3-6, 7-6; No. 2 – Robby Groom/Logan Britton (V) def. Garrett Smiley/Riley Anderson 6-4, 6-4 Valley Record: 5-7 JV – Valley 2, Whitko 0 JV Singles: No. 1 – Trevor Neeley (V) def. Nick Crosson 8-5; No. 2 – Lucas Britton (V) def. Crosson 4-0
Tuesday in Walkerton
Triton tennis coach Allen Peckham got his 60th career win Tuesday at John Glenn. His 60th win was a 5-0 Northern State Conference victory, which improved the team to 9-4 overall and 5-1 in the conference. TRITON 5, JOHN GLENN 0 SINGLES: No. 1 – Jeff Ross (T) def. Joe Jaworski 6-1, 6-2; No. 2 – Dean Howdeshell (T) def. Calvin Kretchmer 6-4, 6-0; No. 3 – Jared Fisher (T) def. Hunter Jaworski 6-4, 6-2 DOUBLES: No. 1 – Pete Kauffman/Lucas Shafer (T) def. Evan Rhodes/Drew McDonald 7-5, 6-0; No. 2 – Darren Harrell/Jake Oldham (T) def. Ben Weiss/Drew Sheffer 6-0, 3-6, 6-2 Records: Triton 9-4 (5-1 NSC), Glenn 5-7 (2-4 NSC) JV – Glenn 1, Triton 0
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
Tuesday in North Manchester
The Manchester boys cross country team finished third at Tuesday’s three-team meet in North Manchester. Southwood had the low score of 32, followed by Peru’s 38 and Manchester’s 50. Matthew Fahs-Brown did get first-place individually for the Squires, with a time of 16:54.99. Manchester will be at Saturday’s Culver Academies Invitational. SOUTHWOOD 32, PERU 38, MANCHESTER 50 Top 5 – 1. Matthew Fahs-Brown (M) 16:54, 2. Michael Bowman (S) 19:13, 3. Shane Garretson (P) 19:23, 4. Michael Lengel (S) 19:29, 5. Dylan Blue (P) 19:39 Manchester – 1. Fahs-Brown 16:54, 8. Andrew Longanecker 19:54, 13. Arren Reust 20:42, 20. Brock Pepper 24:17, 21. Jeremy Hermann 24:49, 22. Dallas Fields 25:15
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
Tuesday in North Manchester
Hosting a three-team meet Tuesday, the Manchester girls cross country team got a pair of wins. Manchester got 15 points, while Peru and Southwood didn’t have enough runners to get a score. Manchester will be at Saturday’s Culver Academies Invitational. MANCHESTER 15, PERU (NS), SOUTHWOOD (NS) Top 5 – 1. Haley Heath (S) 20:59, 2. Kelsi Custer (M) 21:24, 3. Trista Hill (M) 22:59, 4. Tiffany Rush (P) 23:39, 5. Jesse Zvers (P) 24:05 Manchester – 2. Custer 21:24, 3. Hill 22:59, 6. Emma Altimus 25:26, 8. Alexis Vernon 25:52, 9. Lindsey Dierks 26:21, 10. Natasha Niccum 26:28, 11. Liza Airgood 26:55, 12. Molly Woods 26:55
BOYS SOCCER
Tuesday in Goshen
The Goshen boys soccer team got a 4-0 home win over Wawasee Tuesday night. Goshen’s Isaac Huerta got three goals for the Redskins, who dropped Wawasee to 2-9-2 overall and 0-2-2 in the Northern Lakes Conference. The Warriors host Lakeland Thursday. GOSHEN 4, WAWASEE 0 Goals – Isaac Huerta (G) 3, Giovanni Martinez (G); Assists – Emmanuel Ortiz (G) 3 Records: Goshen 7-2-2 (3-0-2 NLC), Wawasee 2-9-2 (0-2-2 NLC)
GIRLS SOCCER
Tuesday in Syracuse
In Northern Lakes Conference action Tuesday, the 15th-ranked Northridge girls soccer team posted a 9-0 win at Wawasee. Northridge’s Sarah Smith got three goals in the win, while Maggie Lengacher and Dani Jo Owens each had two goals. The 3-7-1 (0-3 NLC) Wawasee Lady Warriors are back in NLC action Thursday at Plymouth. NORTHRIDGE 9, WAWASEE 0 N – Ellie Lengacher (Sydney Fuller) 9th min. N – Maggie Lengacher (Brianne O’Dell) 12th min. N – Sarah Smith (Sarah Nowak) 26th min. N – M. Lengacher (O’Dell) 38th min. N – Smith 39th min. N – Smith 48th min. N – Dani Jo Owens (Smith) 57th min. N – Owens 72nd min. N – Christina Juroff 79th min. Shots – Northridge 25, Wawasee 1; Saves – Northridge (Julia Skow) 1, Wawasee (Caitlin Clevenger) 12; Corner Kicks – Northridge 8, Wawasee 0 Records: Northridge 12-0-1 (4-0-1 NLC), Wawasee 3-7-1 (0-3 NLC)
Monday in Rochester
The Manchester girls soccer team got itself a 1-0 Three Rivers Conference win at Rochester Monday evening. Outshooting Rochester 11-6, Manchester’s Katelyn Andritsch got her shot to go in, accounting for the lone score in the win. The win improved Manchester to 4-4-3 overall and 3-1-1 in the TRC. Up next for the Lady Squires is a home match tonight against Maconaquah followed by Thursday’s game at Warsaw. MANCHESTER 1, ROCHESTER 0 Manchester Stats: Goal – Katelyn Andritsch; Saves – Kiersten Staley 4; Shots – 11 Manchester Record: 4-4-3 (3-1-1 TRC)
VOLLEYBALL
Tuesday in Ligonier
The Tippecanoe Valley volleyball team improved its season record to 10-8 with a five-game win at West Noble Tuesday, 23-25, 25-11, 18-25, 30-28, 15-9. Kelsey Ball was Valley’s leading attacker with 16 kills, while Caylie Teel led the team with four blocks and 14 digs. Valley travels to Northfield Thursday for a Three Rivers Conference match. TIPPECANOE VALLEY DEF. WEST NOBLE 23-25, 25-11, 18-25, 30-28, 15-9 Valley Stats: Kills – Kelsey Ball 16, Sara Alexander 11, Caylie Teel 9, Courtney Newsome 9; Blocks – Teel 4, Alexander 3, Ball 2; Digs – Teel 14, Ball 13, Newsome 10, Tenaya Shull 10; Aces – Connor Fraser 5, Ball 3, Shull 3; Assists – Kelsey Eckert 27, Shull 20 Valley Record: 10-8
Tuesday in South Whitley
After losing the opening game, the Whitko volleyball team came back to get the next three Tuesday at home against Wabash. In the 13-25, 25-17, 25-19, 28-26 victory, Whitko’s Whitney Hobbs had 10 kills and three blocks, while Jenny Brown posted 26 digs and seven aces. The 5-13 (2-3 Three Rivers Conference) Whitko Lady Wildcats host Columbia City Monday. WHITKO DEF. WABASH 13-25, 25-17, 25-19, 28-26 Whitko Stats: Kills – Whitney Hobbs 10, Maddie Gawthrop 8; Assists – Meghan Peters 26; Aces – Jenny Brown 7; Digs – Brown 26, Peters 15; Blocks – Hobbs 3 Whitko Record: 5-13 (2-3 TRC) JV – Whitko def. Wabash 25-22, 25-16 Whitko JV Stats: Kills – Tressa Keim 4, Whitney Marsh 3; Assists – Jasmine Gregory 9; Aces – Sarah Senseny 3; Digs – Michaela Zumbrun 3
Tuesday in Bourbon
The Triton volleyball team got a four-game win over visiting LaVille Tuesday in Northern State Conference action. Winning 25-14, 28-26, 22-25, 25-23, Triton got 15 kills and five blocks from Shana Anderson. The Lady Trojans host Argos Thursday. TRITON DEF. LAVILLE 25-14, 28-26, 22-25, 25-23 Triton Stats: Kills – Shana Anderson 15, Krystal Sellers 7, Emilee Koontz 7, Breanna Lemler 5; Assists – Marissa Ross 24; Aces – Sellers 4; Digs – Holly Stogsdill 8, Anderson 4; Blocks – Anderson 5 JV – Triton def. LaVille 25-12, 25-19 Triton JV Stats: Kills – Jaela Meister 2, Kayla Hall 2; Assists – Meister 2; Aces – Meister 2; Heather Stichter 7
Tuesday in Fort Wayne
In Fort Wayne Tuesday, the Lakeland Christian Academy volleyball team lost in four games to Fort Wayne Canterbury, 25-19, 15-25, 25-23, 25-15. The 6-5 LCA Lady Cougars host KCHE Thursday. FW CANTERBURY DEF. LAKELAND CHRISTIAN 25-19, 15-25, 25-23, 25-15 LCA Record: 6-5
