ROCHESTER — The Tippecanoe Valley wrestling team picked up its school record 21st win at Saturday’s Rochester Super 8. Finishing second at the meet, the Vikings went 4-1, improving their season record to 21-8, a new school record. At the tournament, Valley defeated Northfield (49-30), Southwood (40-38), West Central (35-34) and North Miami (39-37), but lost to Rochester (39-33). Individually, Devin Childers (132) and Keaton Bell (182) finished with 5-0 records, while Wyatt Nelson (126), Garrett Bell (160) and Wes Beck (195) each went 4-1. The Vikings now turn their attention to the Three Rivers Conference Tournament Saturday at North Miami. ROCHESTER SUPER 8 Tippecanoe Valley Scores – Rochester 39, Valley 33; Valley 40, Southwood 38; Valley 49, Northfield 30; Valley 35, West Central 34; Valley 39, North Miami 37 Valley Individuals: 113 – Austin Nault 3-2; 120 – Thomas Rensberger 2-3; 126 – Wyatt Nelson 4-1; 132 – Devin Childers 5-0; 138 – Landin Madsen 1-4; 145 – Cody Runyon 3-2; 152 – Arron Heller 3-2; 160 – Garrett Bell 4-1; 170 – Gary Long 0-3, Miguel Gomez 0-1; 182 – Keaton Bell 5-0; 195 – Wes Beck 4-1; 220 – Josh Back 1-4; 285 – A.J. Long 1-4 Valley Record: 21-8
Saturday in Russiaville
The Wawasee wrestling team went 3-2 at Saturday’s Western Duals. On the day, Wawasee downed Winamac (47-22), Pioneer (64-9) and Wabash (72-12), but fell to Western (46-27) and Peru (61-15). Chad Eppley claimed a championship at 220 pounds, going 5-0. The Warriors host the Northern Lakes Conference Tournament Saturday. WESTERN DUALS Wawasee Scores – Wawasee 47, Winamac 22; Wawasee 64, Pioneer 9; Wawasee 72, Wabash 12; Western 46, Wawasee 27; Peru 61, Wawasee 15
BOYS BASKETBALL
Saturday in Syracuse
It took three overtime periods, but the Elkhart Central boys basketball team eventually got a 59-56 win at Wawasee Saturday night. In the extended game, Wawasee sophomore Alex Clark scored a game-high 28 points, followed by sophomore Gage Reinhard’s 18. The loss is Wawasee’s sixth-straight, dropping the Warriors to 3-8 going into Friday’s home game against Plymouth. ELKHART CENTRAL 59, WAWASEE 56 (3 OT) C 16 13 6 11 2 2 9 – 59 W 16 9 5 16 2 2 5 – 56 Central – Crawford 0 0-0 0, Street 5 4-5 16, Stahl 7 2-3 16, Taylor 2 0-0 4, Brouwer 3 1-4 7, Harris 0 0-0 0, Flax 4 2-3 11, Qualls 1 2-2 5, Gray 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 11-17 59. Wawasee – Gage Reinhard 6 1-2 18, Chase Myers 3 0-0 8, David Rocha 0 0-0 0, Alex Clark 11 3-5 28, Stori Bright 0 0-0 0, Aaron Voirol 0 0-0 0, Jeff Moore 0 0-0 0, Sam Clark 0 0-0 0, Chase Rookstool 1 0-0 2, E.J. Solina 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 4-7 56. Three-point goals – Central 4 (Street 2, Flax, Qualls), Wawasee 10 (Reinhard 5, A. Clark 3, Myers 2) Records: Central 3-8, Wawasee 3-8 JV – Central 46, Wawasee 33
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Saturday in Wabash
The Manchester girls basketball team fell 51-38 in Three Rivers Conference play Saturday at Wabash. Autumn Brewer had 12 points and eight rebounds, while Kayla Flack posted 10 points, eight rebounds, five assists and five steals. The loss drops Manchester to 5-10 overall and 2-3 in the TRC. Up next for the Lady Squires is tonight’s game at Fort Wayne Blackhawk. WABASH 51, MANCHESTER 38 M 8 10 6 14 – 38 W 14 14 14 9 – 51 Wabash – Cromer 7 2-3 19, Vogel 1 1-2 3, Thomas 6 1-4 13, Pardo 0 0-0 0, Hampton 4 0-0 9, Ritter 0 0-0 0, Stein 0 0-0 0, Lewis 1 0-0 2, Puckett 1 3-6 5. Totals 19 7-15 51. Manchester – Kalene Freshour 2 0-2 5, Bekah Brunn 0 1-2 1, Autumn Brewer 4 4-4 12, Tabby DeWitt 1 2-5 4, Kayla Flack 3 3-4 10, Claire Barnett 0 0-0 0, Sydney Snep 0 2-2 2, Madison Isbell 2 0-0 4. Totals 12 12-19 38. Three-point goals – Wabash 4 (Cromer 3, Hampton), Manchester 2 (Freshour, Flack); Team Fouls – Wabash 15, Manchester 12; Turnovers – Manchester 26; Rebounds – Manchester 31 (Brewer 8, DeWitt 8, Flack 8); Assists – Manchester 6 (Flack 5); Steals – Manchester 11 (Flack 5); Blocks – Manchester 1 Records: Wabash 10-6 (4-1 TRC), Manchester 5-10 (2-3 TRC) JV – Wabash 24, Manchester 12 Manchester JV – Celina Carter 4, Shelby Johnson 4 Manchester JV Record: 3-12 (1-4 TRC)
Saturday in Syracuse
The Wawasee girls basketball team fell 55-37 Saturday at home to Elkhart Memorial. In the Northern Lakes Conference loss, senior KiLee Knafel netted 16 points and freshman Kylee Rostochak finished with 11. Wawasee is now 6-8 overall and 0-4 in the NLC. The Lady Warriors host Whitko Tuesday. ELKHART MEMORIAL 55, WAWASEE 37 M 12 10 16 17 – 55 W 9 8 8 12 – 37 Memorial – Newvine 5 0-1 10, Jackson 1 0-0 2, Kyle 5 0-0 10, Jones 4 0-0 11, Wagner 1 0-0 2, Peoples 1 0-0 2, Thompson 3 0-0 6, Moore 6 0-0 12. Totals 26 0-1 55. Wawasee – Elizabeth Jackson 2 0-0 4, Alexis Blunk 0 0-0 0, Cassie Martinez 2 0-0 4, KiLee Knafel 7 0-0 16, Kylee Rostochak 5 1-4 11, Ashlynn Fisher 0 0-0 0, Erin Wiktorowski 1 0-1 2, Katlyn Kennedy 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 1-5 37. Three-point goals – Memorial 3 (Jones), Wawasee 2 (Knafel 2); Team Fouls – Memorial 15, Wawasee 9 Records: Memorial 11-4 (3-1 NLC), Wawasee 6-8 (0-4 NLC) JV – Memorial 39, Wawasee 13 Wawasee JV Record: 2-10
Saturday in Wabash
The Whitko girls basketball team suffered its fourth-straight loss Saturday at Southwood, falling 60-48. In the loss, Melanie Kelsey led the Lady Wildcats with 12 points, while Southwood’s Sarah White had a game-high 31 points. The 5-11 Lady Wildcats are at Wawasee Tuesday. SOUTHWOOD 60, WHITKO 48 W 9 16 13 10 – 48 S 21 10 9 20 – 60 Southwood – Haley Heath 1 2-6 4, Mollie Harnish 1 0-0 3, Sarah White 11 9-15 31, Amy Bowman 2 2-2 6, Kaley Harness 1 1-1 3, Emily Murphy 2 0-3 4, Anna Marie Farlow 1 1-2 3, Katie Stouffer 1 4-6 6. Totals 20 19-35 60. Whitko – Jennifer Reiff 0 1-4 1, Cagney Craig 4 0-2 8, Josie Sparks 3 3-4 9, Heather Bryan 1 0-0 2, Melanie Kelsey 3 4-7 12, Kelly Reiff 2 2-4 6, Aly Nicodemus 0 1-2 1, Maddie Gawthrop 1 1-4 3, Jordan Hall 2 2-2 6. Totals 16 12-29 48. Three-point goals – Southwood 1 (Harnish), Whitko 2 (Kelsey 2); Team Fouls (fouled out) – Southwood 23 (Harness, Farlow), Whitko 27 (Craig, Kelsey, Hall) Records: Southwood 10-4 (5-0 TRC), Whitko 5-11 (1-4 TRC)
Saturday in Akron
The Tippecanoe Valley girls basketball team fell 64-41 Saturday night at home against Rochester. In the Three Rivers Conference loss, Connor Fraser had 10 points and two blocked shots. The Lady Vikings, who fell to 5-10 overall and 2-3 in the TRC, are at Southwood Saturday. ROCHESTER 64, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 41 R 17 15 15 17 – 64 V 9 13 7 12 – 41 Valley – Karis Tucker 0-0 0-0 0, Danielle Bussard 0-1 1-2 1, Cara Hoffman 3-8 2-2 8, Robyn Dunnuck 0-0 0-0 0, Madison Strong 0-0 0-0 0, Caylie Teel 3-10 0-1 6, Kelsey Ball 2-6 0-0 4, Casey Dunn 0-0 0-0 0, Courtney Newsome 4-6 0-1 9, Sara Alexander 1-3 1-2 3, Connor Fraser 3-6 4-4 10. Totals 16-40 9-12 41. Valley Stats: Three-point goals – Valley 0-4; Team Fouls – 17; Turnovers – 18; Rebounds – 18 (Ball 4, Newsome 4); Assists – 8 (Teel 2, Ball 2, Newsome 2); Steals – 5 (Bussard 2, Hoffman); Blocks – 4 (Fraser 2) Records: Rochester 9-7 (3-2 TRC), Valley 5-10 (2-3 TRC)
Saturday in Culver
Traveling to the Culver Academies Saturday, the Lakeland Christian Academy girls basketball team lost 71-13. The 4-12 Lady Cougars are at Caston Thursday night. CULVER GIRLS ACADEMY 71, LAKELAND CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 13 L 5 0 0 8 – 13 C 22 15 23 11 – 71 CGA – Victoria Christlieb 16, Alle Baker 8, Andrijana Cvitkovic 26, Melissa Binford 2, Grace Holtzer 2, Sarahlena Barry 7, Helen Weinberg 5, James Madison 2. LCA – Jess Goss 7, Alisa Gross 2, Frani Gerst 2, Emilee Catron 2. Records: CGA 8-5, LCA 4-12
