Warsaw's Dominance At Homestead Invite Leads Roundup
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FORT WAYNE — The seventh-ranked Warsaw boys golf team won Saturday’s Homestead Invitational by 18 strokes in Fort Wayne. Playing on Orchard Ridge Country Club’s par-70 course, the Tigers finished their round with a 306, while No. 20 Northridge was second with a 324. Ball State University-bound Tyler Ostrom was the medalist on the day, shooting par, while his teammates Tim Ahlersmeyer and Jon Schram tied for second by shooting a 75 each. Also for the Tigers, Bennett Hollar and Evan Cultice each shot an 86. The Wawasee Warriors placed 16th in the 18-team tournament with a 349, led by Derek Zurcher’s 83, followed by Luke Jackson’s 85 and Mason Germonprez’s 87. Also for Wawasee, Dylan Cousins and Tristan Atwood each had a 94. Wawasee hosts Penn and LaVille today at Tippecanoe Lake Country Club, while Warsaw’s next match is Tuesday at Plymouth Country club against Plymouth and Elkhart Memorial.
HOMESTEAD INVITATIONAL
(Orchard Ridge CC, Par 70)
Team Scores — Warsaw 306, Northridge 324, Marion 327, DeKalb 329, Homestead 331, Angola 335, Plymouth 335, Culver 338, East Noble 340, Concord 343, Huntington North 344, FW Concordia 344, Goshen 344, Lakeland 345, Elkhart Central 345, Wawasee 349, FW Blackhawk 355, FW Northrop 360 Top 5 — 1. Tyler Ostrom (Warsaw) 70, 2. (tie) Tim Ahlersmeyer (Warsaw), Spencer Shoemaker (DeKalb), Jon Schram (Warsaw) 75, 5. (tie) Jordan Drook (Marion), Savrabtt Sharma (Homestead), Tom Morrison (Northridge) 77 Warsaw — Ostrom 70, Tim Ahlersmeyer 75, Jon Schram 75, Bennett Hollar 86, Evan Cultice 86 Wawasee — Derek Zurcher 83, Dylan Cousins 94, Tristan Atwood 94, Mason Germonprez 87, Luke Jackson 85
Saturday in Bremen
The 18th-ranked Triton boys golf team claimed Saturday’s LaVille Invitational, held at Sprig O’Mint Golf Course in Bremen. The Trojans finished their round with a 315, while LaVille shot a 321 and Tippecanoe Valley finished with a 330 to round out the top three. LCA also competed in the tournament, shooting a 366, good for seventh in the 10-team field.
LAVILLE INVITATIONAL
(Sprig O’Mint GC, Par 72)
Team Scores — Triton 315, LaVille 321, Tippecanoe Valley 330, John Glenn 343, Chesterton 355, Bremen 365, Lakeland Christian 366, Rochester 375, Prairie Heights 382, Oregon-Davis 477 Top 5 — 1. Quentyn Carpenter (Triton) 71, 2. Zach Gurtner (LV) 76, 3. (tie) Chandler Slone (Triton), Teddy Shepherd (TV), Javi Galan, Kevin Woodyard 77 Triton — Carpenter 71, Slone 77, Tanner Shepherd 83, Austin Kanarr 84, Lucas Shafer 96 Valley — Shepherd 77, Kevin Summe 83, Tanner Neeley 84, Bryce Zimpelman 86 LCA — Ross Wallen 87, Joel Haines 89, Zarek Finley 94, Jon Vida 96, Chris Maron 105
Hosting Valparaiso Saturday, the Warsaw baseball team got itself a couple of wins. Opening the doubleheader with a 3-1 victory, the Tigers came back and took the second game 6-1, improving their season record to 8-9. Brady Ousley had a double in the opening game and a home run in the second. The Tigers host Plymouth today in NLC action. WARSAW 3, VALPARAISO 1 (Game 1) V 000 100 0 — 1 4 1 W 003 000 x — 3 7 2 Garrett Gruenewald (W, 2-1), Kyle Gibbs, Austin Franzen and Jared Lemler; Chiabai (L) and Gallinatti 2B — Brady Ousley (W), Gallinati (V) 3B — Austin Moore (W) WARSAW 6, VALPARAISO 1 (Game 2) V 100 000 0 — 1 5 3 W 121 200 x — 6 7 3 Jason Ferguson (W, 1-0) and Lemler; Westin (L), Ingram and Gear 2B — Peyton Balazs (W), Kyle Morris (W) HR — Ousley (W) Records: Warsaw 8-9, Valparaiso 12-8
Saturday in Syracuse
The Wawasee baseball team lost a 10-inning game 5-3 Saturday at home against Fort Wayne Concordia. In defeat, the Wawasee offense was led by Gage Reinhard, who went 2 for 3 with two RBIs. The Wawasee Warriors are in Northern Lakes Conference play today, traveling to NorthWood. FW CONCORDIA 5, WAWASEE 3 C 001 001 100 2 — 5 10 0 W 010 200 000 0 — 3 7 0 Frane, Patterson (6), Germaux (9, W); Andrew Milligan, Jordan Currie (6, L), Drew Anderson (10) and Si Shear 2B — MaLaughlin (C) Wawasee Record: 5-13 JV — FW Concordia 8, Wawasee 7 C 121 400 0 — 8 7 2 W 000 700 0 — 7 8 6 Grime (W), Light (4) and Alliger; Colin Beer (L), EJ Solina (4) and Charlie Bird 2B — Solina (W) Wawasee JV Record: 4-10
Saturday in Warsaw
JV — Warsaw 5, Fairfield 2; Fairfield 6, Warsaw 3
Saturday in Wabash
Whitko senior Wes Gensch had a complete-game shutout Saturday, as the Wildcats post and 11-0 win at Southwood. In the Three Rivers Conference victory, Gensch struck out five, walked one and surrendered just three hits in seven innings of work. Also for Whitko, Zach Snep had two doubles, going 4 for 5 with four RBIs and a stolen base, while Ryan Weigold was 2 for 4 with three RBIs. The 13-5 Wildcats are at Rochester today. WHITKO 11, SOUTHWOOD 0 W 403 002 2 — 11 10 1 S 000 000 0 — 0 3 4 Wes Gensch (W, 7IP, 0R, 3H, 5K, 1BB); Blair (L, 2/3IP, 4R, 4ER, 2H, 6BB, 0K), Duele (1, 6-1/3IP, 7R, 5ER, 8H, 6BB, 5K) 2B — Zach Snep (W) 2, Colin Nicodemus (W) Whitko Record: 13-5 (1-1 TRC)
Saturday in North Manchester
The Manchester baseball team dropped a pair of games Saturday at home, losing 10-1 and 8-1 to DeKalb. In the first game, Brandon Scott had a hit and an RBI for the Squires, while Connor McLaughlin and Caleb Thomas each had two hits in the Game 2 loss. The Squires host Northfield today in Three Rivers Conference play. DEKALB 10, MANCHESTER 1 (Game 1) D 030 132 1 — 10 9 0 M 000 100 0 — 1 4 3 Dickey (W) and Kvumlauf; Evan Milam (L, 6IP, 7ER, 8H), Dellyn Benton (7, 1IP, 1R, H) and Miller 2B — Frane (D), Dickey (D) HR — McDonald (D) DEKALB 8, MANCHESTER 1 (Game 2) D 410 300 0 — 8 4 1 M 000 001 0 — 1 6 2 Vadney (W) and Kvumlauf; Dellyn Benton (L, 8R, 4ER), Noah Johnson (5) and Miller 2B — Stafford (D) HR — Stafford (D) Manchester Record: 6-9
SOFTBALL
Saturday in Rochester
The Warsaw softball team fell 10-3 at Class 2A No. 2 Rochester Saturday afternoon. In defeat, Kelsey Dotson had a home run for the Lady Tigers. Warsaw is at Plymouth today. ROCHESTER 10, WARSAW 3 W 200 010 0 — 3 6 3 R 020 440 x — 10 10 2 Leighnee Smith (W, 7IP, 6H, 3R, 3ER, 2BB, 4K) and Alexis Hampton; Taylor Stiver (L) and Kelsey Dotson 2B — Alanie Sroufe (R), Maggie Good (R), Hampton (R), Arin Johnson (R) HR — Abbie Malchow (R), Dotson (W) Records: Rochester 21-0, Warsaw 10-7
