BOURBON — The Triton boys tennis team successfully defended its home courts Thursday against Whitko. Defeating the Whitko Wildcats 4-1, the Trojans won on both doubles courts, with Jeff Ross and Lucas Shafer winning 6-1, 6-0 at No. 1 and the tandem of Pete Kauffman and Seth Glingle getting a 6-1, 6-0 at No. 2. Also for Triton, Dean Howdeshell moved up from No. 2 singles to No. 1, where he defeated Tyler Baugher 6-0, 7-5, while Jared Fisher got a 6-4, 6-7 (7), 11-9 win at No. 2 singles. Whitko’s victory came at No. 3 singles, where Blake Castle defeated Jake Oldham 6-2, 6-1. Triton is at Bethany Christian Saturday morning, while Whitko’s next match is Tuesday at home against Rochester. TRITON 4, WHITKO 1 SINGLES: No. 1 — Dean Howdeshell (T) def. Tyler Baugher 6-0, 7-5; No. 2 — Jared Fisher (T) def. Seth Patrick 6-4, 6-7 (7), 11-9; No. 3 — Blake Castle (W) def. Jake Oldham 6-2, 6-1 DOUBLES: No. 1 — Jeff Ross/Lucas Shafer (T) def. Tyler Pottenger/Cole Bechtold 6-1, 6-0; No. 2 — Pete Kauffman/Seth Glingle (T) def. Garrett Smiley/Riley Anderson 6-1, 6-0 Triton Record: 4-2 JV — Triton 1, Whitko 1 JV Singles: No. 1 — Gavin Eads (T) def. Nick Crosson 8-0; No. 2 — Crosson (W) def. Austin Wagers 8-5
Thursday in Dunlap
The Wawasee boys tennis team struggled at Concord Thursday, losing 5-0. Wawasee failed to win a set in the match, falling to 1-6 overall and 0-2 in the Northern Lakes Conference. Wawasee hosts its own duals Saturday, hosting Jimtown, Fairfield and Columbia City. CONCORD 5, WAWASEE 0 SINGLES: No. 1 — Nick Pollock (C) def. Kyler Love 6-3, 6-1; No. 2 — Matt Kotva (C) def. Todd Hauser 6-0, 6-0; No. 3 — Mitchell Lozier (C) def. Chase Myers 6-2, 6-3 DOUBLES: No. 1 — T Cunningham/Trevor Warren (C) def. Dylan Houser/Isaac Rigdon 6-2, 6-0; No. 2 — Tony Fenech/Jared Searer (C) def. Doug Hapner/Roz Kunkle 6-1, 6-0 Records: Concord 5-3 (2-0 NLC), Wawasee 1-6 (0-2 NLC) JV — Concord 2, Wawasee 0 JV Singles: No. 1 — Spencer Jaenichen (C) def. Leonard Kline 8-4; No. 2 — Branden Fish (C) def. Kline 8-6
Thursday in Huntington
The Manchester boys tennis team pulled off a 3-2 win at Huntington North Thursday. Manchester’s Connor Eichenauer (No. 1) and Brayton Spann (No. 3) each got wins on the singles courts, while Riley Woods and Dalton Day won at No. 1 doubles. The 3-3 Squires travel to Whitko Thursday. MANCHESTER 3, HUNTINGTON NORTH 2 SINGLES: No. 1 — Connor Eichenauer (M) def. Aaron Gilmore 6-1, 6-3; No. 2 — Tommy Bolinger (HN) def. Max Karg 6-3, 6-2; No. 3 — Brayton Spann (M) def. Matt Sieberns 6-3, 6-2 DOUBLES: No. 1 — Riley Woods/Dalton Day (M) def. Dylan Baumgartner/Andrew Smith 6-3, 6-3; No. 2 — Wyatt Nave/Cameron Buzzard (HN) def. Morgan Metzger/Noah Cain 6-2, 6-2 Manchester Record: 3-3 JV — Manchester 1, HN 1 JV Singles: No. 1 — Branden Scott (M) def. Hunter Phillips 8-5 JV Doubles: No. 1 — Nathan Lundy/Tristan Thieken (HN) def. Scott/Matthew Pegg 8-5 Manchester JV Record: 4-0-2
GIRLS GOLF
Thursday in Elkhart
At Christiana Creek Country Club in Elkhart Thursday, the Warsaw girls golf team closed its Northern Lakes Conference regular season with a 177-240 win over Elkhart Memorial. On the par-35 course, Warsaw’s Nikki LaLonde was the medalist with a 42. The Lady Tigers finished out their NLC regular season at 6-1, while NorthWood was the top team at 7-0. Warsaw hosts Manchester Thursday then takes part in the NLC Championships on Sept. 8 at Bent Oak Golf Club in Elkhart. WARSAW 177, ELKHART MEMORIAL 240 (Christiana Creek G.C., Par 35) Medalist — Nikki LaLonde (W) 42 Warsaw — Elizabeth Meadows 44, Alexis Manwaring 43, LaLonde 42, Morgan Sands 48, Ashley Murrell 57 Memorial — Allyson Disher 59, Kharlee Scroy 60, Hannah Dillman 64, Kaylin Byers 57, Chloe Kline 83 Records: Warsaw 10-1 (6-1 NLC), Memorial 0-7 NLC
Thursday in Syracuse
The NorthWood girls golf team wrapped up a perfect Northern Lakes Conference regular season record Thursday at Syracuse’s Maxwelton Golf Club. Shooting a 182, NorthWood finished the NLC regular season at 7-0, as Wawasee shot a 185 and Northridge finished with a 206. NorthWood’s Heidi Morganthaler was the top golfer at the match, shooting a 38, while Wawasee’s Elizabeth Jackson had the second-best score with a 43. Wawasee will be at Swan Lake Country Club Saturday for the Culver Girls Academy Invitational. NORTHWOOD 182, WAWASEE 185, NORTHRIDGE 206 (Maxwelton G.C., Par 36) Medalist — Heidi Morganthaler (NW) 38 NW — Morganthaler 38, Kate Adams 48, Rachel Beebe 46, Linnzie Richner 52, Kayla Stankovich 50 Wawasee — Elizabeth Jackson 43, Mikala Mawhorter 45, Kylee Rostochak 52, Alex Goralczyk 45, Courtney McDaniel 55 Northridge — Madison Stewart 48, Sydney Reed 59, Kelly Soard 51, Emily Thomas 48, Abbey McClure 67 Records: NW 12-0 (7-0 NLC), Wawasee 9-5 (4-3 NLC), Northridge 5-7 (3-4 NLC)
Thursday in Peru
The Triton girls golf team finished second at Thursday’s four-team match at Peru Municipal Golf Course. Caston came out on top at the par-36 course, shooting a 226, followed by Triton (230), Northfield (247) and North Miami (263). Triton’s Lizzy Erne was the medalist with a 49. The Lady Trojans host the Culver Girls Academy and LaVille at Rozella Ford Golf Club in Warsaw Thursday. CASTON 226, TRITON 230, NORTHFIELD 247, NORTH MIAMI 263 (Peru Municipal G.C., Par 36) Medalist — Lizzy Erne (T) 49 Triton — Hannah Jennings 52, Erne 49, Lillie Berger 69, Courtney Zentz 65, Kayla Kreft 64 Triton Record: 4-9
Thursday in Huntington
Illness once again left the Tippecanoe Valley girls golf team unable to record a score, but three girls did compete at LaFontaine Golf Club in Huntington Thursday. Southwood came out on top of the match, shooting a 195 while Huntington North shot a 198. Huntington North’s Maddie Kennedy shot a 41 on her home course, while Valley’s Allyson Ross shot a 50. Valley will be at Swan Lake Country Club in Plymouth Saturday for the Culver Girls Academy Invitational. SOUTHWOOD 195, HUNTINGTON NORTH 198, TIPPECANOE VALLEY (NS) (LaFontaine G.C., Par 36) Medalist — Maddie Kennedy (HN) 41 Valley — Allyson Ross 50, Emy Gelbaugh 68, Kara Eaton 69
BOYS SOCCER
Thursday in North Manchester
Hosting Columbia City Thursday, the Manchester boys soccer team fell 2-1. The visiting Eagles capitalized on Manchester penalties, scoring both goals on penalty kicks, while Manchester’s score came from David Fahs-Brown on a corner kick from Ross Messer. The 2-2-1 Squires host their own invitational Saturday. COLUMBIA CITY 2, MANCHESTER 1 Goals — Chris Walker (CC), Tyler Bolinger (CC), David Fahs-Brown (M); Assists — Ross Messer (M) Records: Manchester 2-2-1, CC 4-3
Thursday in Argos
Lakeland Christian Academy had trouble contained Argos’ Damon Binkley Thursday night in Argos. In a 9-3 victory, Binkley netted four goals for the hosting Dragons, while LCA got scores from Stephen Danielian, Weston Clemens and Billy Pitts. The 1-3 Cougars will be at this weekend’s Plymouth Invitational during the Blueberry Festival, beginning Saturday and also taking place Monday. ARGOS 9, LAKELAND CHRISTIAN 3 A — Taylor Ogle 7th min. L — Stephen Danielian 8th min. A — Damon Binkley (Josiah Osborn) 10th min. A — Jordan O’Dell 15th min. A — Binkley (Chase Brown) 34th min. A — Dom Cataldo (Zach Stockman) 36th min. A — Binkley 40th min. A — Binkley 42nd min. L — Weston Clemens (Danielian) 45th min. A — Chandler Campbell 65th min. A — Campbell 65th min L — Billy Pitts (penalty kick) 73rd min. Shots — Argos 19, LCA 9; Saves — Argos (Jacob Melching, Casey Johnson) 6, LCA 10 Records: Argos 4-1, LCA 1-3
GIRLS SOCCER
Thursday in Syracuse
Hosting Class 1A No. 13 Argos Thursday, the Wawasee girls soccer team fell 8-0. The loss leaves Wawasee at 2-3-1 going into Saturday’s Northern Lakes Conference game at Goshen. ARGOS 8, WAWASEE 0 Goals — Raelynn LaFrance (A) 2, Allie Flower (A) 2, Jami Patterson (A) 2, Shelby Sanders (A), Mariah Linberry (A); Assists — Katie Williams (A) 2, Kayla Prochno (A) 2, Lillie Kozuch (A), Shots on Goal — Argos 24, Wawasee 3; Saves — Argos (Karlee VanDerWeele) 3, Wawasee (Jordan Edington, Nicole Sterby) 16; Corner Kicks — Argos 8, Wawasee 0 Records: Argos 4-2-2, Wawasee 2-3-1
VOLLEYBALL
Thursday in Akron
The Tippecanoe Valley volleyball team battled back from a 2-set hole Thursday. After losing the first two sets to visiting Maconaquah, Valley went on to win the next three and the match, 19-25, 14-25, 25-20, 27-25, 15-13. In the victory, Kelsey Ball, Caylie Teel and Sara Alexander led the offensive attack, posting 15, 12 and 10 kills, respectively. The three also played strong defense, with Teel getting six blocks, while Alexander had five and Ball posted four. Valley will be at Saturday’s Tiger Spiker Invitational. TIPPECANOE VALLEY DEF. MACONAQUAH 19-25, 14-25, 25-20, 27-25, 15-13 Valley Stats: Kills — Kelsey Ball 15, Caylie Teel 12, Sara Alexander 10, Courtney Newsome 5; Blocks — Teel 6, Alexander 5, Ball 4; Digs — Teel 22, Newsome 19, Lauren Early 19; Aces — Connor Fraser 3; Assists — Tenaya Shull 18, Kelsey Eckert 12
Thursday in Goshen
The Warsaw volleyball team didn’t have much trouble at Goshen Thursday night, winning 25-5, 25-15, 25-21. Two nights after getting 19 aces at home against Whitko, Warsaw senior Jamie Lacheta had 16 in the win over Goshen. Warsaw improves to 8-1 overall and 2-0 in the Northern Lakes Conference. Next up for the Lady Tigers is their own Tiger Spiker Invitational Saturday. WARSAW DEF. GOSHEN 25-5, 25-12, 25-21 Warsaw Stats: Assists — Chloe Hubner 27; Aces — Jamie Lacheta 16, Delaney Goble 4; Blocks — Sam Jensen 3, Katie Voelz 3; Digs — Alex Sanchez 18, Goble 11, Emily Poe 11; Kills — Lacheta 11, Poe 8, Voelz 5, Jensen 5 Records: Warsaw 8-1 (2-0 NLC), Goshen 4-9 (0-1 NLC) 9th — Warsaw def. Goshen 25-8, 25-17; Warsaw def. Tippy Valley 25-9, 25-17 Warsaw 9th Stats: Aces — Kendra Paton 16; Kills — Haley Peterson 4, Emily Bailey 3; Blocks — Bailey 3; Digs — Blake McGarvey 6; Assists — Burns 11 Warsaw 9th Record: 6-3 (1-1 NLC)
Thursday in Syracuse
The Wawasee volleyball team was swept in Northern Lakes Conference play Thursday at home against Plymouth, 25-18, 25-19, 25-15. In defeat, Alli Ousley had 14 assists, 13 digs and five kills. The loss drops Wawasee to 7-4 overall and 0-1 in the NLC. Next up for the Lady Warriors is another NLC match Thursday at Goshen. PLYMOUTH DEF. WAWASEE 25-18, 25-19, 25-15 Wawasee Stats: Assists — Alli Ousley 14, LeeAnn McGuire 5; Digs — Anne Beer 15, Ousley 13; Blocks — Taylor Spangle 2; Kills — Ousley 5, Hunter Gaerte 5 Records: Plymouth 5-5 (1-0 NLC), 7-4 (0-1 NLC) JV — Plymouth def. Wawasee 25-21, 25-19 Wawasee JV Stats: Assists — Tia Long 8, Olivia Huffman 6; Kills — Paige Hlutke 6, Kasey Napier 5; Aces — Napier 2, Huffman 2; Digs — Jada Antonides 11, Huffman 7 Wawasee JV Record: 7-2 (0-1 NLC)
Thursday in Bourbon
The Triton volleyball team got a four-set, Northern State Conference home win over Culver Thursday, 25-14, 22-25, 25-19, 25-16. Breanna Lemler and Shana Anderson had 14 and 13 kills, respectively, for Triton, while Holly Stogsdill and Krystal Sellers each had six aces. The Lady Trojans host Tippecanoe Valley Thursday. TRITON DEF. CULVER 25-14, 22-25, 25-19, 25-16 Triton Stats: Kills — Breanna Lemler 14, Shana Anderson 13; Assists — Marissa Ross 27; Aces — Holly Stogsdill 6, Krystal Sellers 6; Digs — Emilee Koontz 6; Blocks — Lemler 2.5, Anderson 2 JV — Triton def. Culver 25-18, 25-13 Triton JV Stats: Kills — Lexee Lemler 14, Mikayla Harker 11; Brooklyn Biting 9, Megan Berger 8; Assists — Jaela Meister 8; Aces — Meister 2, Harker 2; Digs — Lemler 9
Thursday in North Manchester
The Manchester volleyball team dropped a three-set decision Thursday at home against Wabash, 25-18, 25-16, 25-14. In the Three Rivers Conference loss, Leah Sorg had eight assists, six digs and three kills. Manchester will be at Saturday’s Logansport Tournament. WABASH DEF. MANCHESTER 25-18, 25-16, 25-14 Manchester Stats: Digs — Kaitlyn Parrett 11, Marret Metzger 8, Sydney Snep 6, Leah Sorg 6; Kills — Snep 4, Autumn Brewer 4, Sorg 3; Assists — Sorg 8, Ali Casper 6 Manchester Record: 2-8 (0-1 TRC) JV — Manchester def. Wabash 25-23, 25-24 Manchester JV Stats: Kills — Jackie McConnell 2, Kiana Gillum 2; Digs — Lindsey Walters 9, McConnell 5, Gillum 4, Alyssa Spann 3; Assists — McConnell 9; Aces — Jordan Michel 2 Manchester JV Record: 1-2
