The Manchester and Southwood girls basketball teams picked up wins in Three Rivers Conference play last week.
Manchester 33, Peru 32

In a tight game throughout, the Manchester girls basketball team needed every possible second to defeat Peru 33-32 Wednesday night, Jan. 12.

With 0.9 seconds remaining and the score tied 32-32, Manchester had the ball under the Peru basket. Makenzy Meyer threw a 3/4-court pass to Ainsley West who turned and was fouled as she got off a shot in time.

Wrestlers from Wabash County placed during the girls state finals on Friday in Kokomo.

Manchester’s Madison Parson and Jocelynn Molina represented the Squires girls wrestling team. 

Parson (195 pounds) placed fourth and scored 11 team points.

Depth was the key for the Manchester girls swim team in their 89-57 win over Columbia City Monday night, Jan. 10.

The Squires won just five events but their depth and the ability win placed second and third in so many events allowed them to run away with the win.

Winning events for Manchester were Josie Briner in the 200 IM and the 200 butterfly, Gracie Dale in the 100 free, Evyn Fox in the 500 free, Noelle Walt in the 100 back, and the 200 free relay team of Dale, Nele Bichler, Sophie Anglin, and Kaesyn Lester.

Northfield’s Ella Gahl and Manchester’s Maddie Parson and Jocelynn Molina earned spots at the Indiana High School Girls Wrestling State Finals after qualifying at the Maconaquah Regional.

The Manchester girls swim team defeated Wabash 94-38 while the Wabash boys edged the Squires 57-50.

Officials at Wabash High School have announced the Wabash High School Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2022.
Named to this year’s class were: Lewell Carpenter (1914) (1918-24); Bob Burcroff (1966) (1979-2007); Jon Denney (1975); Phil Treckman (1978); Katherine Wilhelm (2009); and the 1966-67 Varsity Football.

Southwood’s boys basketball team outlasted Wabash to win the Wabash County Basketball Tournament Thursday, Dec. 30.

In the girls tourney, the Southwood girls basketball team won the first Wabash County Tournament championship in the program’s history by defeating Wabash 64-54.

By Eric Christiansen

The Manchester girls basketball team seemed to be heading in the right direction in the consolation game of the county tournament, but it was Northfield who had the final word as the Lady Norse defeated the Lady Squires 47-31 on Thursday.

In the boys tourney, it didn’t take long to figure out how the consolation game of the county tourney was going go, as Manchester’s boys cruised to a 64-34 win over Northfield.