BOURBON — The Wawasee volleyball team won Saturday’s Triton Tournament. En route to the title, Wawasee defeated Culver (25-11, 25-6), LaVille (25-16, 25-9), Bremen (28-26, 25-12) and John Glenn in the championship match (25-16, 25-13). Anne Beer led the Lady Warriors with 22 kills, while Hunter Gaerte had 20 and Kaitlin Goines posted 17. Also for Wawasee, Taylor Spangle had 13 aces, Alli Ousley finished with 48 assists and Aly Anderson had 47 digs. The hosting Lady Trojans went 1-2, defeating Argos, but lost to John Glenn and South Central. Triton was led by Breanna Lemler’s 12 kills, Marissa Ross’ 31 assists and Shana Anderson’s 13 digs. Wawasee is at Westview today and hosts Concord Thursday. Next up for Triton is at Elkhart Christian Tuesday. TRITON TOURNAMENT Wawasee Results — Wawasee def. Culver 25-11, 25-6; Wawasee def. LaVille 25-16, 25-9; Wawasee def. Bremen 28-26, 25-12; Wawasee def. John Glenn 25-16, 25-13 (C’ship) Wawasee Stats: Kills — Anne Beer 22, Hunter Gaerte 20, Kaitlin Goines 17; Blocks — Goines 3.5, Taylor Spangle 2.5; Aces — Spangle 13, Alli Ousley 8; Digs — Aly Anderson 47, Gaerte 43, Beer 33; Assists — Ousley 48, LeeAnn McGuire 9 Triton Stats: Kills — Breanna Lemler 12, Emilee Koontz 11, Krystal Sellers 11, Shana Anderson 10; Assists — Marissa Ross 31; Digs — Anderson 13, Holly Stogsdill 10; Aces — Stogsdill 3 Records: Wawasee 12-4, Triton 4-4
Saturday in Winona Lake
Hosting Cornerstone Christian Saturday, the Lakeland Christian Academy volleyball team won in three games, 25-17, 25-21, 25-11. LCA’s Frani Gerst had 12 kills, followed by Paige Price’s 11. The 5-3 Lady Cougars host Churubusco Thursday. LAKELAND CHRISTIAN DEF. CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN 25-17, 25-21, 25-11 LCA Stats: Kills — Frani Gerst 12, Paige Price 11, Hailey Nieveen 2; Assists — Price 16; Aces — Nieveen 3, Price 2 LCA Record: 5-3
At Saturday's Tippecanoe Valley Invitational, the Rochester boys cross country team came out on top, winning with 58 points. In the 11-team field, Triton was sixth with 161 points, while Manchester was eighth (208) and Tippy Valley was ninth (243). Northfield's Caleb Augustus finished first in 16:14, while Manchester's Matthew Fahs-Brown was third (16:32). Valley and Triton will be at Rochester Tuesday, while Whitko and Manchester will be Saturday’s West Noble Invitational. TIPPECANOE VALLEY INVITATIONAL Team Scores — Rochester 58, West Noble 63, Northfield 67, John Glenn 105, Columbia City 157, Triton 161, Bremen 166, Manchester 208, Tippy Valley 243, Caston 271, Lewis Cass 272 Triton — 13. Trenton Stackhouse 17:21, 24. Trenton Cooper 18:13, 39. Landon Kauffman 18:57, 44. Derek Johnston 19:11, 47. Bryce Wanemacher 19:25 Manchester — 3. Fahs-Brown 16:32, 40. Justin Heeter 19:02, 49. Andrew Longanecker 19:31, 55. Arren Reust 19:52, 72. Brock Pepper 22:08, 75. Jeremy Harmann 23:14, 76. Dallas Fields 23:34 Valley — 26. Brandon Maull 18:22, 46. Maverick Wagley 19:11, 52. Adam Solano 19:44, 63. Noah Clampitt 20:32, 68. Tyler Ross 21:17, 73. Mark Hicks 22:54, 77. Patrick Hughes 24:17 Whitko — 35. Jonathon Johnson 18:46, 41. Jon Crosson 19:06, 45. Lane Wolf 19:11, 71. Cole Eberly 21:42 JV — West Noble 20, Rochester 51, Northfield 69, Tippy Valley 116, Lewis Cass 144 Valley JV — 23. Cody Runyon 20:30, 24. Jesse Floor 20:44, 30. Devin Childers 21:16, 32. Luke Helton 21:42, 33. Andy Herrera 21:42, 34. Gary Long 21:43
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
Saturday in Akron
The Columbia City Lady Eagles won Saturday's Tippecanoe Valley Invitational in girls cross country action. Columbia City won the meet with 65 points, while Whitko was seventh (174), followed by Manchester (222), Triton (225) and Valley (226). The top local runner was Whitko's Brigit Nemitz, who finished eighth in 20:20. Valley and Triton will be at Rochester Tuesday, while Whitko and Manchester will be Saturday’s West Noble Invitational. TIPPECANOE VALLEY INVITATIONAL Team Scores — Columbia City 65, West Noble 77, Rochester 79, Northfield 91, Lewis Cass 145, Bremen 158, Whitko 174, Manchester 222, Triton 225, Tippy Valley 226 Top 5 — 1. Jenna Halderman (Northfield) 19:33, 2. Samantha Roush (CC) 19:40, 3. Anna Meyer (Roch) 19:54, 4. Amairany Cruz (WN) 20:07, 5. Sara Slabaugh (Bremen) Whitko — 8. Brigit Nemitz 20:20, 34. Holly Frantz 22:39, 49. Michelle Kelsey 23:28, 52. Melanie Kelsey 23:37, 59. Becca Thomson 24:22, 69. Courtney Edwards 25:54 Manchester — 28. Kelsi Custer 21:59, 32. Trista Coy 22:36, 67. Alexis Vernon 25:43, 70. Liz Airgood 25:56, 71. Natasha Niccum 26:02, 73. Lindsey Dierks 26:16, 75. Emma Altimus 26:39, 77. Molly Woods 26:54, 80. Autumn Johnson 27:06 Triton — 12. Allie Kann 21:07, 23. Lexi Miller 21:50, 79. Taylor Hatfield 27:05, 84. Brooklyn Beatty 27:59, 91. Keyleigh Craig 30:11 Valley — 48. Brooklyn Conley 23:38, 50. Karly Kitch 23:35, 55. Brittany Childers 23:56, 58. Emily Childers 24:22, 62. Breelyn Conley 25:14, 82. Kayla Long 27:13
BOYS SOCCER
Saturday in Elkhart
In Northern Lakes Conference action, the Wawasee and Elkhart Memorial boys soccer teams played to a 2-2 draw. Luke Smith scored both of the Warrior goals. The 1-6-2 (0-1-2 NLC) Warriors host Columbia City Thursday at 6:30 p.m. WAWASEE 2, ELKHART MEMORIAL 2 Wawasee Goals — Luke Smith 2 Wawasee Record: 1-6-2 (0-1-2 NLC)
GIRLS SOCCER
Saturday in Syracuse
Hosting the Culver Girls Academy Saturday, the Wawasee girls soccer team lost 4-0. The loss leaves Wawasee with a 3-5-1 mark going into Thursday’s home game against DeKalb. CULVER GIRLS ACADEMY 4, WAWASEE 0 C — Caroline Pepper 7th min. C — Morgan Osborn 16th min. C — Allison Baker 31st min. C — Pepper 71st min. Wawasee Record: 3-5-1
BOYS TENNIS
Saturday in Warsaw
Bringing in some stiff competition, the Warsaw boys tennis team finished fourth out of seven teams at Saturday's Warsaw Invitational. No. 4 Park Tudor won the tournament with 28 points, followed by No. 3 Fort Wayne Canterbury's 18, South Bend Adams' 14 and Warsaw's 12. Warsaw's top finishes were achieved at No. 2 doubles where Will Petro and Connor Singrey finished second, while Evan Miller was third at No. 2 singles. Warsaw hosts Wawasee for a Northern Lakes Conference match Tuesday. WARSAW INVITATIONAL Team Scores — Park Tudor 28, FW Canterbury 18, SB Adams 14, Warsaw 12, FW Luers 9, Merrillville 8, Huntington North 6 No. 1 Singles: 1st — Dan Rayle (PT) def. Philip Moss (Adams) 6-0, 6-0; 3rd — Nygel Jackson (Mer) def. Isaiah Klotz (Luers) 6-3, 7-5; 5th — Davis Huber (Cant) def. Kyle Wettschurack (War) 6-2, 6-0; 7th — Aaron Gilmore (HN) default No. 2 Singles: 1st — Scott Thygesen (PT) def. Chris Yahanda (Cant) 6-2, 7-6 (2); 3rd — Evan Miller (War) def. Micah Burgstahler (Mer) 6-0, 6-0; 5th — Joe Chandler (Adams) def. Eric Woehnker (Luers) 6-1, 6-2; 7th — Tommy Bolinger (HN) default No. 3 Singles: 1st — Tom Filus (Cant) def. Pete Dakich (PT) 6-3, 1-6, 1-0 (10-7); 3rd — David Shank (Luers) def. Philip Hostetler 6-1, 6-1; 5th — Alec Jansen (War) def. Sam Dinka (Mer) 6-0, 6-1; 7th — Matt Sieberns (HN) default No. 1 Doubles: 1st — Graham Reinbold/Levi Siegel (PT) def. Jacob Casper/Raymond Han (Adams) 6-1, 6-0; 3rd — Chad Shouweiler/Mitch Gilbert (Cant) def. Sam Scheer/Mark Hellinger (Luers) 6-1, 6-0; 5th — AJ Herendeen/Sam Rice (War) def. Alex Swierc/Ronnie Mayersky (Mer) 6-1, 6-0; 7th — Dylan Baumgartner/Andrew Smith (HN) default No. 2 Doubles: 1st — Jack McCarter/Alex Bertolini (PT) def. Will Petro/Connor Singrey (War) 6-1, 6-0; 3rd — Ankur Lal/Michael Wang (Cant) def. Lukas Hostetler/Greg Williams (Adams) 6-0, 6-0; 5th — Wyatt Nave/Cameron Buzzard (HN) def. Motril Shell/Jacob Swierc (Mer) 6-3, 6-2; 7th — Collin Hire/Graham Sereno (Luers) default
