High School Roundup

Times-Union Staff Report

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley Baseball Tournament went to the host Vikings Saturday. The Vikings beat Lakeland 5-0 in the first game, then blanked South Bend Riley 6-0 in the championship game.

Bret Hunter picked up the win for Valley in the first game to move his record to 3-0 on the season.

Kyle Brown added offense as he went 2 for 3 with two RBI. Josh Baize scattered five hits and went seven innings in the Vikings’ championship win over Riley. Tyler Fisher hit a three-run home run for the Vikings in the win.

The Vikings have three straight shutout wins. Valley, 6-5 on the season, travels to North Judson today for a 4:45 game.

TIPPECANOE VALLEY 5, LAKELAND 0 (Game 1)

L 000 000 0 – 0 7 1

TV 400 010 X – 5 8 0

WP – Bret Hunter (3-0, 7 IP, 7 H, 0 R, 3 K, 0 BB, 2 HP); LP – Holt Doyle (6 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 5 K, 3 BB)

Valley leaders – Trenton Newsome 2-3, 1 RBI; Kyle Brown 2-3, 2 RBI; Brady Kinsel 1-3, 2 RBI; Bret Hunter 1H; Bryce Fisher 1 H, Tyler Fisher 1 H.

TIPPECANOE VALLEY 6, SB RILEY 0 (championship)

R 000 000 0 – 0 5 6

TV 041 001 X – 6 7 2

WP – Josh Baize (1-2, 7 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 6 K, 1 BB); LP – Kirk Ullery (1 IP, 4 R, 1 K, 4 H, 1 BB)

Valley leaders – Bryce Fisher 2-3, 1 RBI; Tyler Fisher 1-2, HR, 3 RBI; Jason Sausaman 1 H; Bret Hunter 2B; Kyle Brown 2B; Brandon Newcomer 1 H

Saturday in Warsaw

Warsaw was swept in a doubleheader by Fort Wayne Bishop Luers by the scores of 13-5 and 10-8. Ryan Cox and Kyle Conrad each smacked doubles for Warsaw in game one. The Tigers were led by doubles from Kyler Mylin, Ryan Cox, Jordan Williams and Steve Lemasters in game two. Matt Ransbottom and Mark Sudhoff picked up the losses for Warsaw. The Tigers, 4-7 on the season, are in action today when thy host Elkhart Memorial at 5 p.m.

FW BISHOP LUERS 13, WARSAW 5 (Game 1)

L 021 044 2 – 13 13 2

W 010 040 0 – 5 9 3

WP – Andy Knock; LP – Matt Ransbottom

Warsaw leaders – Ryan Cox 2B; Kyle Conrad 2B

FW BISHOP LUERS 10, WARSAW 8 (Game 2)

L 430 200 1 – 10 14 1

W 000 404 0 – 8 11 6

WP – Austin Drabowski; LP – Mark Sudhoff

Warsaw leaders – Kyler Mylin 2B, Ryan Cox 2B; Jordan Williams 2B; Nick Lemasters 2B

Saturday in Warsaw

JV – FW Bishop Luers 5, Warsaw 2 (Game 1)

L 400 001 0 – 5

W 001 100 0 – 2

LP – Eric Scott

JV – Warsaw 8, FW Bishop Luers 6 (Game 2)

L 010 003 2 – 6

W 211 002 2 – 8

WP – Jeremiah Paseka

Warsaw leaders – Braden Kline game-winning 2-run home run

Warsaw record: 6-3

Saturday in Syracuse

9th – Warsaw 11, Wawasee 1 (Game 1)

War 230 006 X – 11 10 1

Waw 001 000 X – 1 1 5

WP – Conrad; LP – Chas Amadeo (5 IP, 4 K)

Warsaw leaders – Lucas Ellisworth 3-5, 2 R, 2 RBI; Kyle O’Brien 2-4, 1 R, 3 RBI

Wawasee leaders – Brad Sorensen 1-3, RBI

9th – Wawasee 7, Warsaw (Game 2)

War 101 100 1 – 4 7 1

Waw 001 600 X – 7 9 3

WP – Sorensen (7 IP, 3 ER, 10 K); LP – Himes (3.1 IP)

Wawasee leaders – Sorensen 2-3, 2 R, 1 RBI; Dingledein 2-4, 1 R, 3 RBI; Benzinger 1-2, 1 RBI

Warsaw record: 3-4, 2-1 NLC

Wawasee record: 3-2, 3-2 NLC

SOFTBALL

Saturday in Dunlap

The Warsaw Tigers committed nine errors in a 9-5 loss to host Concord. Kelcy Martin pitched five innings before Tera Clark came in for two innings of relief. Martin left the game after a line-drive shot hit her knee. Clark and Allison Shepherd each had hits for Warsaw while Star Gonzalez and Brittany Clark each had two doubles for the Tigers. Warsaw, 8-4 overall and 2-3 in the NLC, are in action today at Elkhart Memorial at 5 p.m.

WARSAW 9, CONCORD 5

Warsaw leaders – Star Gonzales 2 2B; Brittany Clark 2 2B; Tera Clark 1H; Allison Shepherd 1H

Saturday in Topeka

Wawasee was no hit and avoided a perfect game by Westview’s Christi Christner when Tarina Sorensen drew a walk in the seventh inning. The Warriors fell to Westview 5-0. Beth Voirol was handed the loss after pitching six innings, giving up six hits, giving up four earned runs and striking out one. The Warriors, 5-11 overall, are in action today at 4:30 p.m. when they host Concord.

WESTVIEW 5, WAWASEE 0

Waw 000 000 0 – 0 0 3

Wes 000 410 X – 5 6 0

WP – Christi Christner (7 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K); LP – Beth Voirol (6 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 1 K)

GIRLS TRACK

Saturday in Kendallville

Wawasee tied for third place with Fort Wayne Bishop Luers out of a 13-team field in the John Reed relays at East Noble High School. Rachel Stichter won the 1600 run with a time of 5:12.12. Wawasee’s 400 relay team of Havilah Rensberger, Claire List, Gloria Boesenberg and Jessie Spearman won with a time of :52.28. Ashlee Pollen, Spearman, Rensberger and Stichter won the girls distance relay with a time of 9:23.88. The Warriors are in action Tuesday at Goshen in a three-way meet with Elkhart Memorial. Field events start at 5 p.m.

Team Scores – Carroll 94, Columbia City 90, FW Bishop Luers 60, Wawasee 60, Angola 33, East Noble 24, Bellmont 22, Goshen 18, West Noble 9, Central Noble 8, DeKalb 6, Westview 6, Lakeland 4

100 – 1. Leah Eber (CC) :12.75, 2. Abby Kimball (C) :12.89, 3. Jessie Spearman (Waw) :12.99

1600 – 1. Rachel Stichter (Waw) 5:12.12, 2. Theresa Schamberger (EN) 5:15.79, 3. Chelsea Blanchard (C) 5:21.03

100 hurdles – 1. Tia Ritchie (C) :15.47, 2. Krista Leffer (BL) :16.60, 3. Carolyn Harless (BL) :16.81

400 relay – 1. Havilah Rensberger, Claire List, Gloria Rensberger, Jessie Spearman (Waw) :52.28, 2. Carroll :52.29, 3. Columbia City :53.71

800 relay – 1. Ritchie, Rachel Marsh, Samantha Simonson, Kimball (C) 1:49.47, 2. Columbia City 1:51.85, 3. Bishop Luers 1:51.94

1600 relay – 1. Melvin, Brumbaugh, Katie Rethlake, Ashley Rhoades (CC) 4:11.97, 2. Bishop Luers 4:17.27, 3. Central Noble 4:20.40

3200 relay – 1. Amy Kempf, Erin Bowles, Audrey Hess, Mychaela Bailey (C) 10:15.62, 2. Bellmont 10:26.33, 3. Goshen 10:40.14

800 sprint medley – 1. Melvin, Melvin, Eber, Rhoades (CC) 1:53.43, 2. Bishop Luers 1:57.36, 3. Carroll 1:59.96

Distance medley – 1. Pollen, Rensberger, Spearman, Stichter (Waw) 9:23.88

High jump – 1. Rhoades (CC) 5-5 2. Tara Clouse (Waw) 5-4, 3. Tiffany Fisher (WN) 5-1

Pole vault – 1. Kimball (C) 10-6, 2. Jessica Beck (BL) 8-6, 3. Kelsey Campbell (G) 8-0

Long jump – 1. Eber (CC) 17-11, 2. Harless (BL) 16-3, 3. Jill Edmonds (EN) 15-10

Shot put – 1. Marcia Nagle (A) 36-5.5, 2. Emily Schilling (CC) 35-03, 3. Brittany Cook (B) 34-9.75

Discus – 1. Nagle (A) 127-5, 2. Schilling (CC) 107-0, 3. Amanda Moore (C) 106-08

BOYS TRACK

Friday in New Haven

The Tippecanoe Valley Vikings competed in the New Haven Relays Friday. On the boys’ side, Shane Drudge finished second in the high jump with an attempt of 6-3. Eric Cody finished second in the discus with a throw of 145 and third in the shot put with a throw of 48-5. For the girls, Janelle Doody finished fifth in the high jump with an attempt of 4-10. Kristal Gearhart finished fifth in the 100 hurdles with a time of :18.1 and fifth in the 300 hurdles with a time of 51.0. The Vikings are in action Friday at the Oak Hill Relays. Action is set to begin at 5 p.m.

(New Haven Relays)

Valley boys finishers – 2. Shane Drudge (High jump) 6-3; 2. Eric Cody (Discus) 145-0; 2. Cody (Shot put) 48-5

Valley girls finishers – 5. Janelle Doody (High jump) 4-10; 5. Kristal Gearhart (100 hurdles) :18.1; 5. Gearhart (300 hurdles) :51.0.

BOYS GOLF

Saturday in Valparaiso

Warsaw rode the first and second-place performances of Chris Hanson and Jake Brodhead to a second-place finish in the Aberdeen Classic at Aberdeen Golf Course. Host Valpo won with a score of 303, while the Tigers shot a 306. Hanson won medalist honors with a 70, while Brodhead finished second with a 73. Jon Clevenger shot an 80 for Warsaw, while Tad Nieter and Grant Slater rounded out the scoring for the Tigers with an 83 and 88, respectively. Warsaw is in action Wednesday when it hosts South Bend Adams and LaVille at 4:30 p.m. at Stonehenge Golf Club.

Team scores – Valpo 303, Warsaw 306, Penn 320, Michigan City 327, Kokomo 349, West Lafayette 350, Munster 352, Lake Central 357, Elkhart Memorial 368

Warsaw scores – Chris Hanson 70, Jake Brodhead 73, Jon Clevenger 80, Tad Nieter 83, Grant Slater 88

JV – Skyler Scott 69, Geoff Haase 80, Cory Hensley 91, Ryan Marose 90, Trent Barlow 78

JV B – Kris Ker 83, Ben Harris 97, Daniel Limina DQ, Mark Krizmanich 94, Mark Glova 97

Saturday in Syracuse

Wawasee finished second as it hosted the Wawasee Invitational at South Shore Golf Course with a score of 302. Homestead won with a 299. Manchester finished with a score of 338 and Whitko rounded out the 15-team field with a score of 403. The Warriors’ Andy Custer finished fourth individually with a score of 73. Wawasee’s Andy Wolf and Darrin Cripe also finished in the top 10 with scores of 75 apiece. Doug Hayden led the way for the Squires with a score of 77. Manchester and Whitko are in action Tuesday at Northfield at 4:30 p.m. Wawasee is in action Wednesday when it hosts Tippecanoe Valley.

Team scores – Homestead 299, Wawasee 302, Lakeland 303, Mishawaka 303, Plymouth 311, Chesterton 313, Northridge 316, Goshen 317, Columbia City 318, NorthWood 322, Northrop 325, Manchester 338, Fairfield 344, Elkhart Central 353, Whitko 403

Wawasee scores – Andy Custer 73, Andy Wolf 75, Darrin Cripe 75

Manchester scores – Alec Williams 81, Doug Hayden 77, Andy Burton 100, Brecken Kennedy 88, Aaron French 92

Saturday in Plymouth

Triton finished second in the Marshall County Golf Tournament with a score of 329. John Glenn won with a score of 313. Jared Nifong led the Trojans and won medalist honors with his blazing round of 72. T.J. Carpenter shot a 77 for Triton while Reggie Davis shot an 87. Blake Schori and Kyle Kreft rounded out the scoring for the Trojans with a 93 and 94 respectively. Triton is in action Thursday at Argos in a four-way match with Bremen and Oregon-Davis at 4:30 p.m.

Team scores – Glenn 313, Triton 329, Culver Academy 33, Bremen 336, LaVille 347, Culver 361, Argos 374

Triton scores – Jared Nifong 72, T.J. Carpenter 77, Reggie Davis 87, Blake Schori 93, Kyle Kreft 94

Saturday in Rochester

Tippecanoe Valley finished ninth out of 12 teams in the Rochester Invitational at Round Barn Golf Club. Michael Domenico and Brandon Stavedahl led the Vikings with a score of 87. Adam Martin finished with an 89, Bryce Kelley had a 97 and Nic Jackson rounded out the scoring for Valley with a score of 100. Columbus North won with a score of 312 while Valley ended with a team score of 360. The Vikings are in action Wednesday when they travel to South Shore Golf Course at 4:30 p.m.

Team scores – Columbus North 312, Marion 318, Maconaquah 319, Culver Academy 323, Peru 335, Logansport 343, Rochester 345, Huntington North 357, Tippecanoe Valley 360, Northwestern 363, Cass 364, Clay 378

Valley scores – Michael Domenico 87, Brandon Stavedahl 87, Adam Martin 89, Bryce Kelley 97, Nic Jackson 100

GIRLS TENNIS

Saturday in Akron

The Three Rivers Conference Individual Girls Tennis Tournament took place at Tippecanoe Valley High School and it was Whitko and Manchester who dominated. Wildcat senior Amanda Busz won the No. 1 singles crown over Northfield’s Lynn Felts 6-4, 6-3. Busz’s teammate Kylee Brown won the No. 2 singles with a 7-6 (5), 6-3 win over Manchester’s Abbey Keffaber. The Squires’ Whitney Woods made it to the finals of the No. 3 singles match before losing to Nikala Raehr of Southwood, 6-1, 6-2. Manchester dominated the doubles action with first-place finishes in both the No.1 and No. 2 matches. Kessie Karg and Aletta Vermuelen won the No. 1 singles while Laura Hand and Anne Ferringer won the No. 2 singles with a 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-1 win over Whitko’s Danielle Murphy and Jill Wendel. The Squires and Wildcats square off Tuesday in team action when the Wildcats travel to North Manchester at 4:30 p.m.

TRC Individual Girls Tennis Tournament Results

(Championship matches)

Singles

No. 1 – Amanda Busz (Whitko) def. Lynn Felts (Northfield) 6-4, 6-3

No. 2 – Kylee Brown (Whitko) def. Abbey Keffaber (Manchester) 7-6 (5), 6-3

No. 3 – Nikia Raehr (Southwood) def. Whitney Woods (Manchester) 6-1, 6-2

Doubles

No. 1 – Kessie Karg/Aletta Vermuelen (Manchester) def. Kari Biehl/Rachel Biehl (Northfield) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3

No. 2 – Laura Hand/Anne Ferringer (Manchester) def. Danielle Murphy/Jill Wendel (Whitko) 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-1

Saturday in Mishawaka

Jim Clark JV Tennis Invitational

Team scores – Penn 50, Marian 47, Warsaw 38, Elkhart Central 28, Goshen 24, Northridge 23, Mishawaka 10

(Championship matches)

Singles

No. 1 – Danielle DeGeeter (War) def. Naoko Sugama (P) 8-3

No. 2 – Libby Nolan (Mar) def. Peggy Change (P) 8-3

No. 3 – Liz Marzotto (Mar) def. Lisa Garatoni (P)

Doubles

No. 1 – Jill Conner/Theresa Marzotto (Mar) def. Yeona Chun/Mackenzie Austgen (P) 8-2

No. 2 – Erin Coppes/Lauren Piper (War) def. Katy Kuehl/Sophie Lauer (P) 8-2