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By Gary Andrews

 

NORTH MANCHESTER -- The Manchester football thought it was making a trip to Peru Friday, but a water main break at Peru caused the Tigers to travel to Manchester to take on the Squires. Manchester held a 7-0 lead after one, then endured a 42-point second quarter between the two teams and trailed 28-21 at the half before falling 34-21.

 

The Squires got on the board first when Bailey Ness scored from 1 yard out to give Manchester a 7-0 lead after one.

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By Gary Andrews

 

Just 19 seconds into the game Southwood’s Carson Blair raced 65 yards for a touchdown and the Knights never looked back, defeating North Miami 34-0 on Friday.

 

The Knights took the opening kick off and on the first snap Blair put the Knights up 6-0.

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The Norse defense gang tackles a Tippecanoe Valley runner. Photo by Sam Knight

 

By Gary Andrews

 

Ever heard the old saying ”what goes around comes around”. For years the Tippecanoe Valley football team issued some beat downs on their home field against Wabash County teams. 

 

Last Friday night the Northfield Norseman repaid the debt.

 

Northfield score first and often Friday as they built their lead to 52-0 in a 59-7 old fashion romp over the Vikings.

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Showing off their trophy is the Southwood golf team consisting of (from left) Coach Rod Cole, Dayna Dale, Danielle Sparling, Danielle Pegg, Katie Springer, Chloe Kendall. Photo by Gary Andrews 

 

By Gary Andrews

 

The Southwood Lady Knight golf team put three players in the top five to secure winning the TRC tournament at Norwood Golf Course Saturday.

 

Dayna Dale finished runner up behind Rochester’s Kinley Lingenfelter. Danielle Pegg finished fourth with Danielle Sparling fifth. The top ten finishers were named all conference. Also from the county making all conference were Kelsey Eichenauer of Manchester (sixth), Chelsea George of Northfield (ninth) and Lydia Little of Manchester (10th). 

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By Gary Andrews

 

The Northfield and Wabash volleyball teams went the distance Thursday with the Norse defending home turf 14-25, 25-21, 8-25, 25-21, 15-13.

 

Wabash would dominate game one after trailing early. Down 7-6 the Apaches would get a tip from Jaycee Parrett during a 5-0 run to grab a 12-6 lead, then got kills from Kristin Cromer and Sam Irgang to increase the lead to 16-8. The Norse would take advantage of a few Wabash mishaps to close the gap to 20-14 when the Apaches scored 5 straight to end the game. During the last run Brooke Irgang had a kill and Cromer an ace, 25-14.

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By The Paper staff

 

The Rochester volleyball team defeated Southwood, 3-2, on Thursday night in a Three Rivers Conference matchup.

 

Rochester won the first two sets before the Lady Knights battled back for 29-27 and 25-18 in the third and fourth sets, respectively, to set up the fifth and deciding set.

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Three Wabash defenders converge on a Maconaquah runner. Photo by Gary Andrews

 

By Gary Andrews

 

BUNKER HILL -- The Wabash football team had a big date at Maconaquah on Friday as the Apaches took a perfect 3-0 record into the game. The Braves also boasted a 3-0 record with both teams being in the south division of the TRC. 

 

It would be a match up of the Braves offensive line size against the Apache defensive speed, with speed overcoming size as Wabash moved to 4-0 for the first time since 1966 in a 24-7 and take sole possession of the south division.

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Braydon Schindler (center) poses with his Northfield High School coach Eric Terrell (left) and Honeywell Golf Course pro Mel Thomas (right) as he receives the Wabash County Amateur Golf Tournament champion plaque. Schindler, 17, took the title and beat out approximately 38 other participants of all ages with a 148 final score. Photo by Emma Rausch

 

By Emma Rausch

 

After two golf courses and 36 holes, Braydon Schindler, a Northfield High School senior, took home the Wabash County Amateur Golf Tournament champion title the weekend of July 25-26.

 

Approximately 39 golfers of all ages participated in the two-day tournament began which began on Saturday July 25 at the Honeywell Golf Course. It concluded the following day at Etna Acres Golf Course.

Schindler, 17, shot 71 on first day and 77 on the second, with an overall 148 total for the competition.

 

It just felt good to win champion, Schindler said.

 

“I’ve played in this twice now and the first time I didn’t play very good at all,” he continued. “And I’ve come so close in the club championship a few times so it just felt good to finally pull through and win.”

 

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