BREMEN — The 17th-ranked Triton boys golf team wasn’t threatened too much at Bremen's Sprig O'Mint Golf Course Thursday evening. Shooting a 166 on the par-36 front nine, the Trojans outshot Bremen's 185 and Oregon-Davis' 236. The Northern State Conference win over Bremen leaves Triton with a 6-0 conference mark and the Trojans now sit at 13-0 overall. In its latest dual meet, Triton’s Quentyn Carpenter and Ryan Rapp each shot a 40, while Chandler Slone finished with a 42, followed by Tanner Shepherd's 44 and Austin Kanarr's 45. The Trojans return to Sprig O'Mint Saturday for the LaVille Invitational.
Playing their third match of the week, the Lakeland Christian Academy boys golf team picked up a pair of wins at Rozella Ford Golf Club Thursday evening. On the par-35 course, the LCA Cougars shot a 195, while Lakewood Park Christian shot a 201 and Clinton Christian finished with a 203. The Cougars were led by Chris Maron’s 48. LCA will be at Saturday’s LaVille Invitational, which will be held at Sprig O’Mint Golf Course.
LAKELAND CHRISTIAN 195, LAKEWOOD PARK 201, CLINTON CHRISTIAN 203
(Rozella Ford GC, Par 35)
LCA — Ross Wallen 49, Joel Haines 49, Zarek Finley 49, Jon Vida 49, Logan Mount 49, Cam Hathaway 49, Chris Maron 48 LCA Record: 6-2
BASEBALL
Thursday in Wabash
The Manchester baseball team suffered its first Three Rivers Conference loss Thursday, falling 13-8 at Wabash. Logan Brunn and Caleb Thomas each had three hits in the loss, but the rest of the team could only muster one hit off of the Apaches’ pitching stuff. The Squires are back in action today at Peru.
WABASH 13, MANCHESTER 8
M 002 005 1 — 8 7 2 W 002 362 x — 13 9 2 Jordan Floor (W, 5-2/3IP, 6H, 6R, 5ER, 4BB, 5K), Colton Bayliss (2/3IP, 1R, 1ER, 4BB, 1K), Shea Beauchamp (0IP, 1R, 1ER, 2BB), Roger Davis (2/3IP, 0R, 0H); Jim Sainsbury (L) 2B — Price (W) 2, Caleb Thomas (M) 3B — Beauchamp (W) Records: Wabash 9-5, Manchester 5-7 (2-1 TRC)
SOFTBALL
Thursday in Wabash
The Manchester softball team posted a 14-3 Three Rivers Conference win at Wabash Thursday night. Manchester’s Sydney Jordan got the win, pitching a complete game and striking out six. The Lady Squires will be at Saturday’s Garrett Invitational.
MANCHESTER 14, WABASH 3
M 064 002 2 — 14 7 2 W 100 200 0 — 3 4 4 Sydney Jordan (W, 7IP, 4H, 3R, 2ER, 3BB, 6K); Kayla Sparling (L, 3IP, 6H, 10R, 4ER, 1BB, 2K), Destiny Collins (4, 4IP, 2H, 4R, 1ER, 4BB, 3K) Records: Manchester 6-8, Wabash 1-13
Thursday in South Whitley
Hosting Class 2A No. 8 North Miami Thursday, the Whitko softball team lost 15-2 in five innings. In the Three Rivers Conference loss, Audra Day and Hannah Himes each scored for the Lady Wildcats. Whitko travels to Class 2A No. 2 Rochester Monday for another TRC contest.
NORTH MIAMI 15, WHITKO 2 (5 innings)
NM 543 21 — 15 16 2 W 002 00 — 2 3 7 Nelson (W), Wood and Paul; Karissa Olinske (L, 5IP, 4K, 2BB, 16H, 15R, 12ER, 1HB) and Hannah Himes 2B — LeFevere (NM) HR — Nelson (NM)
GIRLS TENNIS
Thursday in Wabash
The Whitko girls tennis team dropped a 3-2 Three Rivers Conference decision at Southwood Thursday. In defeat, Whitko did receive individual wins from Aressa Tackwell and Laura Hippensteel at No. 2 and 3 singles, respectively. Whitko will be at Saturday’s Angola Tournament.
The Triton girls tennis team lost 4-1 in Northern State Conference action Thursday at Jimtown. Marissa Ross posted a 6-0, 6-3 win at No. 1 singles in the team loss. The Triton Lady Trojans will travel to South Bend Riley Monday.
In Northern Lakes Conference action Thursday in Syracuse, the NorthWood girls tennis team defeated Wawasee 5-0. The Wawasee Lady Warriors will be at Saturday’s Angola Tournament.
NORTHWOOD 5, WAWASEE 0
SINGLES: No. 1 — Kennedy Walter (N) def. Morgan Geer 6-4, 6-2; No. 2 — Emily Hoffman (N) def. Katy Ashpole 6-3, 7-5; No. 3 — Trista Grove (N) def. Samantha Klinge 6-0, 6-1 DOUBLES: No. 1 — Sarah Wysong/Tori Schwartz (N) def. Mia Hauser/Karla Allen 6-0, 6-1; No. 2 — Kayla Bear/Brooklyn Moore (N) def. Samantha Prins/Laura Gomez 6-2, 6-1 JV — NorthWood 5, Wawasee 2 JV Singles: No. 1 — Megan Reed (N) def. Chelsea Carolus 6-0, 6-3; No. 2 — Kate Adams (N) def. Jada Antonides 8-4; No. 3 — Kaitlyn Swihart (N) def. Andrea Trucillo 8-1 JV Doubles: No. 1 — Taylor Stutzman/Alaina Donegan (N) def. Emily Seidner/Krissa Keaffaber 6-1, 6-2; No. 2 — Haley Schutz/Bailey Miller (N) def. Natalie Fritz/Molly Smith 8-5; No. 3 — Ashley Larson/Laura Covell (W) def. Betsy Mikel/Mikayla Bley 8-6; No. 4 — Jaclyn Miller/Antonides (W) def. Yadira Figueroa/Kristen Norville 6-4
BOYS TRACK AND FIELD
Thursday in Bourbon
In a three-way boys track and field meet in Bourbon Thursday, the Triton Trojans came out on top with 80 points, followed by LaVille's 43 and Lakeland Christian Academy's 20. LCA was led by John Rohrs, who won the 200 (24.8), while placing second in the 100 (11.91) and 400 (54.7). The LCA Cougars close out their season Monday at Goshen College against Elkhart Christian.
TRITON 80, LAVILLE 43, LAKELAND CHRISTIAN 20
LCA Results: High Jump — 2. Chad Wright 5-10; 100 — 2. John Rohrs 11.91, 4. Ryan Carmichael 12.1; 400 — 2. Rohrs 54.7; 300 Hurdles — 2. Wright 48.3; 200 — 1. Rohrs 24.8; 1600 Relay — 3. (Wright, Matt McQuade, Carmichael, Rohrs) 4:08
GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD
Thursday in Bourbon
The Lakeland Christian Academy girls track and field team finished second in a three-way meet at Triton Thursday night. Triton came out on top with 61 points, followed by LCA (47) and LaVille (36). On the night, LCA’s Jo Boren won the long jump (14-11.5), 200 (27.6) and 400 (1:02) while also anchoring the winning 1600 relay (4:37) with Hailey Nieveen, Hannah Remington and Jessica Hand. The LCA Lady Cougars close out their season Monday against Elkhart Christian at Goshen College.
