Warsaw, Wawasee Girls Golf Teams Lead Local Roundup
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ELKHART — With Wawasee coming out on top of Thursday’s three-team, Northern Lakes Conference match at Elkhart’s Bent Oak Golf Club, it earned a second-place tie in the conference regular season. Wawasee finished its round with a 186, followed by Warsaw’s 188 and host Concord’s 218. Based on Wawasee and Warsaw’s scores, both finished 5-2 in the NLC, good for second place behind NorthWood’s 7-0 mark. Wawasee was paced by freshman Aubrey Schmeltz’s 45, while sophomore Mikala Mawhorter, junior Elizabeth Jackson and sophomore Kylee Rostochak each shot a 47. Sophomore Courtney McDaniel was the Lady Warriors’ fifth-player score with a 60. For Warsaw, junior Alexis Manwaring was the medalist with a 40, followed by senior Nikki LaLonde’s 43, senior Elizabeth Meadows’ 48, junior Kristen Watson’s 57 and sophomore Aarshia Jain’s 63. Warsaw and Wawasee will need to finish better than NorthWood at the NLC Championships on Sept. 14 at Goshen’s Maplecrest Golf Club if they hope to stake a claim in the conference championship. Before the conference meet, Wawasee will take part in Saturday’s Culver Girls Academy Invitational at Plymouth’s Swan Lake Resort and Warsaw travels to Culver’s Mystic Hills Golf Course Monday to take on the CGA. WAWASEE 186, WARSAW 188, CONCORD 218 (Bent Oak G.C.) Medalist – Alexis Manwaring (War) 40 Wawasee – Mikala Mawhorter 47, Elizabeth Jackson 47, Aubrey Schmeltz 45, Kylee Rostochak 47, Courtney McDaniel 60 Warsaw – Nikki LaLonde 43, Elizabeth Meadows 48, Manwaring 40, Kristen Watson 57, Aarshia Jain 63 Concord – Michaela Searer 50, Karen Ventura 59, Sammy Overholtzer 58, Olivia Kauffman 62, Libby Gill 56 Records: Wawasee 10-3 (5-2 NLC), Warsaw 11-2 (5-2 NLC) Warsaw JV – Madi Graham 56, Miranda Domiano 52, Morgen Fuentes 62, Lauren Shaffner 69, Page Desenberg 61
Thursday in Fort Wayne
At Fort Wayne’s Chestnut Hills Golf Club, the Fort Wayne Canterbury girls golf team shot a 185, while Whitko finished with a 220, Thursday. Canterbury’s Jessica Harrison was the medalist with a 44 on the par-36 course and Whitko was led by April Bishop’s 46. The Lady Wildcats travel to face Southwood Tuesday. F.W. CANTERBURY 185, WHITKO 220 (Chestnut Hills G.C., Par 36) Medalist – Jessica Harrison (C) 44 Canterbury – Jaclyn Snider 49, Deborah 59, Sarah Stroup 46, Harrison 44, Martha Kiningham 46 Whitko – April Bishop 46, Samantha Shell 54, Kennedy Krull 62, Claire Reiff 61, Kirsten Crawford 59
Thursday in Huntington
Taking on the Huntington North Lady Vikings and Southwood Lady Knights at LaFontaine Golf Club Thursday, the Tippecanoe Valley girls golf team lost against both. Huntington North shot a 187 on its home course, three shots ahead of Southwood’s 190 and Tippecanoe Valley finished with a 222. Huntington North’s Maddi Kennedy was the medalist with a 39 on par-36 course. For Valley, Victoria Biddle’s 47 was its low score. Up next for Valley is Saturday’s Culver Girls Academy Invitational at Plymouth’s Swan Lake Resort’s Silver Course. HUNTINGTON NORTH 187, SOUTHWOOD 190, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 222 (LaFontaine G.C., Par 36) Medalist – Maddi Kennedy (HN) 39 Valley – Victoria Biddle 47, Alyssa VanMeter 52, Liz VanMeter 59, Kara Eaton 64
BOYS SOCCER
Thursday in Columbia City
The Manchester boys soccer tema kept its perfect record in tact with a 2-0 victory at Columbia City Thursday. The win improves the Squires to 4-0. Up next for Manchester is its own invitational Saturday. MANCHESTER 2, COLUMBIA CITY 0 (Complete Stats Unavailable) Manchester Record: 4-0 JV – Manchester 1, CC 0
Thursday in Argos
Hosting Class 1A No. 11 Argos Thursday, the Lakeland Christian Academy boys soccer team gave up nine first-half goals, losing 9-0. The 1-6-1 LCA Cougars will be at the Sept. 14 LaVille Tournament. ARGOS 9, LAKELAND CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 0 Goals – Damon Binkley (A) 3, Sean Mullaney (A) 2, Brandon Thomas (A), Taylor Ogle (A), Chandler Campbell (A), Dominic Cataldo (A); Assists – Josiah Osborn (A) 2, Binkley (A) 2, Vincent Stone (A) 2, Campbell (A), Spencer Van Der Weele (A) Records: Argos 5-1, LCA 1-6-1
GIRLS SOCCER
Thursday in Argos
At Class 1A No. 8 Argos Thursday, the Wawasee girls soccer team lost 2-0. The loss drops Wawasee to 0-6 going into Saturday’s Northern Lakes Conference game at Goshen. ARGOS 2, WAWASEE 0 Wawasee Record: 0-6
BOYS TENNIS
Thursday in Plymouth
The Warsaw boys tennis team cleared its first big hurdle in defending its Northern Lakes Conference championship Thursday in Plymouth. Taking a nine-match NLC win streak into Plymouth, the Warsaw Tigers won 3-2, improving their conference record to 3-0, while Plymouth falls to 1-1. Getting the victory, the Tigers dominated on the singles courts. On the No. 1 court, Warsaw junior Sam Rice won 6-3, 6-1, senior Will Petro won 6-4, 6-4 at No. 2 and senior Evan Miller was a 6-0, 6-3 winner at No. 3. The 6-2 Tigers host Crown Point Saturday at 11 a.m. WARSAW 3, PLYMOUTH 2 SINGLES: No. 1 – Sam Rice (W) def. John Hunter 6-3, 6-1; No. 2 – Will Petro (W) def. John Gerard 6-4, 6-4; No. 3 – Evan Miller (W) def. Nate Knapp 6-0, 6-3 DOUBLES: No. 1 – Matt Flynn/Max Holloway (P) def. Kyle Wettschurack/Nic Jansen 6-2, 6-1; No. 2 – Brayden Davidson/Ryan Johnson (P) def. Ryan Wettschurack/Christopher Herendeen 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 Records: Warsaw 6-2 (3-0 NLC), Plymouth 5-1 (1-1 NLC) JV – Warsaw 6, Plymouth 6 JV Singles: No. 1 – Andrew Gauger (W) def. Curtis Smith 6-3, 6-2; No. 2 – Nick Felke (P) def. Justin Stout 4-2, 1-4, 1-0 (10-6); No. 3 – David Homme (W) def. Spencer Maecroft 4-0, 4-1; No. 4 – Caleb DeBoest (W) def. Micah Calhoun 0-4, 4-0, 1-0 (10-2) JV Doubles: No. 1 – Nikos Schlitt/Cole Baker (W) def. Luke Vervynckt/Garret Fox 6-3, 1-6, 6-2; No. 2 – George Stults/Michael Johnson (P) def. Tim Rata/Drew McCollom 4-0, 3-4, 1-0 (10-5); No. 3 – Hudson Snyder/Chris Stichter (W) def. Ricky Cooper, III/Grant Clady 4-0, 4-2; No. 4 – Keith Longanecker/Zach Moiser (P) def. Wesley Shuler/Keeton Bartol 2-4, 4-2, 1-0 (10-8); No. 5 – Jean-Luc Baldwin/Graham Ousley (W) def. D.J. Briles/Ryan Carmichael 4-2, 4-2; No. 6 – Felke/Maecroft (P) def. Mario Hernandez/Evan Ousley 6-3; No. 7 – Stults/Johnson (P) def. Hayden Steger/Eric Baumgartner 8-0; No. 8 – Cooper, III/Clady (P) def. Drake Swartzendruber/Quentin Wright 6-0
Thursday in North Manchester
The Manchester boys tennis team posted its third-straight win against Huntington North Thursday, the latest being a 3-2 home win. Improving to 6-1 on the year, Manchester swept the singles courts, including junior Connor Eichenauer at No. 1, sophomore Max Karg at No. 2 and junior Brayton Spann at No. 3. The Squires is off until Thursday’s home match against Whitko. MANCHESTER 3, HUNTINGTON NORTH 2 SINGLES: No. 1 – Connor Eichenauer (M) def. Tommy Bolinger 6-0, 6-0; No. 2 – Max Karg (M) def. Wyatt Nave 7-6 (2), 6-0; No. 3 – Brayton Spann (M) def. Cameran Buzzard 6-4, 6-2 DOUBLES: No. 1 – Matt Sieberns/Graham Sereno (HN) def. Morgan Metzger/Matthew Pegg 6-4, 6-2; No. 2 – Andrew Smith/Nick May (HN) def. Dalton Day/Noah Cain 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 Manchester Record: 6-1 JV – HN 4, Manchester 2 JV Singles: No. 1 – Branden Scott (M) def. Tyler Gates 4-0, 4-1; No. 2 – Hunter Phillips (HN) def. Linus Kratz 4-2, 4-1; No. 3 – Cameran Stuttle (HN) def. Alex Day 4-0, 4-0; No. 4 – Michael Wilmert (M) def. Truby Parker 2-4, 4-1, 10-5 JV Doubles: No. 1 – Nathan Lundy/Tristan Thicken (HN) def. Scott/Kratz 2-7, 7-4, 10-8; No. 2 – Matt York/Brent Krieger (HN) def. A. Day/Wilmert 4-1, 4-1
Thursday in Syracuse
In Northern Lakes Conference play, the Wawasee boys tennis team fell 4-1 at home Thursday against Concord. In the team loss, Wawasee’s No. 1 doubles duo Chase Myers and Dylan Houser got a 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory. The loss drops Wawasee to 4-3 overall and 0-2 in the NLC. Up next for the Warriors is Saturday’s Wawasee Duals. CONCORD 4, WAWASEE 1 SINGLES: No. 1 – Nick Pollock (C) def. Kyler Love 5-7, 6-1, 6-2; No. 2 – Bernardo Cadana (C) def. Todd Hauser 6-1, 6-0; No. 3 – Jared Searer (C) def. Cal Heinisch 6-1, 6-4 DOUBLES: No. 1 – Chase Myers/Dylan Houser (W) def. Aaron Allen/Mitch Boyer 2-6, 6-3, 6-4; No. 2 – Riley Huffer/Mitch Lozier (C) def. Doug Hapner/Jake Hutchinson 6-4, 6-1 Wawasee Record: 4-3 (0-2 NLC) JV – Concord 6, Wawasee 3 JV Singles: No. 1 – Luke Smith (W) def. Braden Fish 6-2, 6-4; No. 2 – Spencer Joenichen (C) def. Nate Perek 8-1; No. 3 – Erik Roebuck (C) def. Cameron Brill 8-1; No. 4 – Trevor Haessig (W) def. Alex Diaz 8-6; No. 5 – Roebuck (C) def. Austin Kline 8-0 JV Doubles: No. 1 – Nathan Herman/Jake Diver (C) def. Matt Connett/Kevin Carpenter 7-5, 4-6, 6-2; No. 2 – Kell McGee/Gideon Butler (C) def. Tyler Rhodes/Braydon Fretz 8-3; No. 3 – Leonard Kline/Nate Haines (W) def. Tate Nicosan/Brandon Pletcher 9-8 (7-4); No. 4 – Sam Deuel/Jake Lovette (C) def. Chase Jones/Owen Donahoe 8-6
Wednesday in Akron
Hosting Knox Wednesday, the Tippecanoe Valley boys tennis team lost 4-1. Valley’s No. 2 doubles team of Wyatt Nelson and Willy Inglehearn did get a three-set victory (5-7, 6-3, 7-6), but it was the team’s only point. Up next for Valley is Tuesday’s match at Triton. KNOX 4, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 1 SINGLES: No. 1 – Davey Johnston (K) def. Derrick Cunningham 6-0, 6-4; No. 2 – Jordan Anderson (K) def. Tanner Neeley 7-5, 4-6, 13-11; No. 3 – Hunter Gilbert (K) def. Isaac Shewman 7-6 (7-1), 6-3 DOUBLES: No. 1 – Curtis Scherer/Scott Farms (K) def. Lucas Britton/Trevor Neeley 6-0, 6-3; No. 2 – Wyatt Nelson/Willy Inglehearn (TV) def. Larry Sheets/Christian Jimenez 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) JV – Knox 3, Tippy Valley 2 JV Singles: No. 1 – Nick Caudill (TV) def. Daulton Materna 8-5; No. 2 – Keith Wright (TV) def. John Messer 8-4; No. 3 – Jacob Heineman (K) def. Cole Walters 8-4; No. 4 – Sequoya Elder (K) def. Alex Kromkowlski 8-5 JV Doubles: No. 1 – Jacob Alban/Elder (K) def. Juan Baca/Kane Stellar 8-5
VOLLEYBALL
Thursday in Warsaw
The Warsaw volleyball team evened its Northern Lakes Conference record at 1-1 following a three-game home sweep of Goshen Thursday, 25-20, 25-7, 25-20. Katie Voelz had 11 kills, two blocks and two aces in the victory, as Laura Craig posted 10 kills and three blocks. The win improves the Lady Tigers to 6-2 overall and 1-1 in the NLC. Up next for Warsaw is another NLC match Tuesday at Northridge. WARSAW DEF. GOSHEN 25-20, 25-7, 25-20 Warsaw Stats: Aces – Katie Voelz 2, Emily Poe 2, Cassie Hoag 2, Megan Chauncey 2; Assists – Hoag 16, Chauncey 15; Blocks – Laura Craig 3, Voelz 2, Jordyn Lindeman 2; Digs – Peyton Adamiec 10, Hoag 6; Kills – Voelz 11, Craig 10 Warsaw Record: 6-2 (1-1 NLC) JV – Warsaw def. Goshen 25-17, 25-18 Warsaw JV Stats: Aces – Courtney Steffensmeier 2; Assists – Kendra Burns 19; Digs – Caroline Mayer 11, Burns 10, Brynn Durecki 5; Kills – Steffensmeier 6, Haley Peterson 5, Dayton Groninger 3, Mayer 3, Allison VanOsdol 3
Thursday in Plymouth
The Wawasee volleyball team was swept Thursday night in its Northern Lakes Conference opener at Plymouth, 25-18, 27-25, 25-15. In defeat, Alli Ousley had 20 assists and 11 digs, with Addison Ayres posting three blocks. The 9-2 (0-1 NLC) Lady Warriors are back in NLC action Thursday at home against Goshen. PLYMOUTH DEF. WAWASEE 25-18, 27-25, 25-15 Wawasee Stats: Aces – Kasey Napier 4; Assists – Alli Ousley 20; Blocks – Addison Ayres 3; Digs – Aly Anderson 16, Ousley 11, Jada Antonides 10, Napier 10; Kills – Hunter Gaerte 8, Paige Hlutke 5 Records: Plymouth 6-4 (1-0 NLC), Wawasee 9-2 (0-1 NLC) JV – Plymouth def. Wawasee 17-25, 25-18, 15-10 Wawasee JV Stats: Aces – Ashley Beer 2; Assists – Tia Long 16; Digs – Beer 17, Kayleigh Rhodes 5, Seaquinn Bright 5; Kills – Bright 5, Becca Anderson 4, Long 3, Skylar Janda 3 Wawasee JV Record: 6-4 (0-1 NLC)
Thursday in South Whitley
After winning the opening game, the host Whitko volleyball team dropped the next three against North Miami Thursday. In the four-game Three Rivers Conference loss (17-25, 25-23, 25-21, 25-19), the Lady Wildcats were led by Whitney Hobbs’ 11 kills, eight blocks and three aces, as well as Elaine Warner’s 29 assists. Whitko will be at Saturday’s Garrett Invitational. NORTH MIAMI DEF. WHITKO 17-25, 25-23, 25-21, 25-19 Whitko Stats: Aces – Whitney Hobbs 3; Assists – Elaine Warner 29; Blocks – Hobbs 8; Digs – Delaney Ray 12, Warner 5; Kills – Hobbs 11, Ray 5 JV – Whitko def. NM 25-17, 21-25, 15-14 Whitko JV Stats: Aces – Kaity Reed 3; Assists – Jasmine Gregory 11; Blocks – Brianna Tackett 4, Whitney Marsh 2; Digs – Hanna Yohe 11; Kills – Marsh 6, Tackett 5
Thursday in Bunker Hill
At Maconaquah High School Thursday, the Tippecanoe Valley volleyball team posted a four-game victory, 21-25, 25-23, 25-19, 25-15. Caylie Teel had 11 kills, 17 digs and two blocks for the Lady Vikings, while Jaden Biddle posted a team-high nine aces and 17 digs. The 6-3 Lady Vikings will be at Saturday’s Garrett Invitational. TIPPECANOE VALLEY DEF. MACONAQUAH 21-25, 25-23, 25-19, 25-15 Valley Stats: Aces – Jaden Biddle 9; Assists – Tenaya Shull 19, Kelsey Eckert 17; Blocks – Caylie Teel 2; Digs – Biddle 17, Teel 17; Kills – Kelsey Ball 13, Teel 11 Valley Record: 6-3 JV – Maconaquah def. Valley 25-12, 25-24 Valley JV Stats: Aces – Madi Miller 2, Lexi O’Connell 2, Whitney Haneline 2; Assists – Maddy Heninger 7; Digs – Haneline 7; Kills – Miller 3
Thursday in Wabash
In its Three Rivers Conference opening match, the Manchester volleyball team was defeated in four games at Wabash, 25-22, 25-23, 22-25, 25-17. The loss drops the Lady Squires to 1-9 overall and 0-1 in the TRC. Manchester travels to the Logansport Tournament Saturday. WABASH DEF. MANCHESTER 25-22, 25-23, 22-25, 25-17 (Complete Stats Unavailable) Manchester Record: 1-9 (0-1 TRC) JV – Manchester def. Wabash 25-21, 25-20
FOOTBALL
Thursday in Syracuse
9th – Wawasee 26, S.B. St. Joe 18 (2OT) Wawasee 9th Record: 2-0
Thursday
C-Team – Manchester 40, Tippy Valley 14 Manchester C-Team Stats: David McAtee – 4 passing TDs, rushing TD; Clay Sellers – rushing TD; Keelan Norwood 2 receiving TDs; Braxtin Wilson 2 receiving TDs; Trey Adair – 2 fumble recoveries Manchester C-Team Record: 1-0
