Published: August 28, 2008 05:25 pm         

PREP ROUNDUP: Logan netters topple Cougars

Kings dominant in win at Delphi

Wednesday night was sectional preview night for boys tennis in Loganland.

Logansport, which is again hosting the sectional this year, hosted possible sectional opponent Carroll while two other teams in the Logansport Sectional field, Delphi and Lewis Cass, faced off. The only squad from the sectional not in action was Twin Lakes.

For the Berries and the Kings it was a good night, as they each recorded victories. For the Cougars and Oracles, it’s back to the drawing board and practice courts. Luckily for them, the season wasn’t on the line as it will be in five weeks when tennis sectional play around the state opens up on Oct. 2.

On Wednesday two-time defending sectional champion Logansport defeated the Cougars 4-1 to improve to 3-1 on the season. At No. 1 singles Evan Clem defeated Isiah Stevens in straight sets, 6-0, 6-0. At No. 2 singles Jordan McGuire topped Aaron Spesard, also in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2. At No. 3 singles the Cougars (0-3) recorded their lone point on the night where Kyle Seward knocked off Kevin Leung 2-6, 6-4, 6-2.

At No. 2 doubles Logan’s Robbie Stewart and Andrew Rowe topped Kyle Geheb and Hunter Upton 6-2, 6-1. And at No. 2 doubles it was Jacob McCord and Rick Brink defeating Blake Barnard and Dallas Butcher 6-1, 6-0.

“Logansport is one of the better teams we’re going to play this year,” Carroll coach Jerry Reinke said. “I thought we played pretty good. We had a tough match [Tuesday] night against Benton Central, so I think that took a lot out of us. But all in all we played pretty good and I was especially happy with my No. 3 singles player Kyle Seward.”

Logan coach Matt Tuggle was happy with the way his squad took care of business.

“We’ve got a pretty good bit of experience back this year from our team last year, and a lot of that’s at the top of our lineup, and those guys played really well today and did what they needed to do,” he said.

Tuggle added the lone Berry loss on the night was a learning experience for No. 3 singles player Leung.

“He’s a good player,” Tuggle said. “I’ve got a lot of confidence in him. He’s just going to keep getting better every day. He’ll bounce back from this. This is the first match he’s ever played singles for varsity.”

If the two squads do meet in sectional play later this season, do the Cougars have a chance?

“I still think we’d have to play a darn good match to compete with them,” Reinke said, “but we’re not going to lose any players next year. We don’t have any seniors on the team, so I don’t want to say we’re writing off this year but we’re looking forward to next year a lot. We’re going to field a pretty decent team this year but we think we’ll be even better next year.”

Carroll next hosts Attica on Tuesday. The Berries return to action on Saturday when they host the Logansport Invite. Play begins at 9 a.m. with Logan facing Wabash and Cass facing Seeger. Marion goes up against North Judson and Maconaquah faces Rensselaer at 10:30 a.m. Play is scheduled throughout the day, with first- and third-place matches slated for 4 p.m.

Lewis Cass 5, Delphi 0

The Kings lost a total of just five games in the match. At No. 1 singles Doug Engle defeated Andrew Flora 6-0, 6-0, at No. 2 singles Cam Cummings topped Nick Zink 6-0, 6-0 and at No. 3 singles Sean Ritz defeated Jesus Olivas 6-0, 6-2.

At No. 1 doubles Josh Hansen and Dillon Mund defeated Ethan Ross and Quinton Pearson 6-0, 6-1 and at No. 2 doubles Nick Wilson and Zac Carbaugh topped James Wethington and Trey White 6-1, 6-1.

Cass (4-1) hosts Western today while Delphi (0-4) hosts Benton Central today.

Benton Central 5, Carroll 0

At No. 1 singles Kybren Foster defeated Isiah Stevens 6-0, 6-0, at No. 2 singles Mitchell Borgman defeated Aaron Spesard 5-7, 6-2, 7-5 and at No. 3 singles Rhett Parham defeated Kyle Seward 6-4, 6-1.

At No. 1 doubles Coleman Dalton and Zach Geswein defeated Kyle Geheb and Hunter Upton 6-4, 6-4 and at No. 2 doubles Robby Parham and Clark Ford defeated Blake Barnard and Dallas Butcher 6-4, 3-6, 7-5.

Rossville 3, Delphi 2

Delphi won at both No. 1 and No. 3 singles. At No. 1 singles Andrew Flora defeated Ethan Wise 6-2, 6-3. At No. 3 singles Quinton Pearson defeated David Deboy 4-6, 6-3, 7-5.

At No. 2 singles Jay Shiedeler defeated Ethan Ross 6-1, 6-4. At No. 1 doubles Michael Hill and Dustin Griffey defeated Nick Zink and Trey White 6-0, 6-2. And at No. 2 doubles Travis Beisel and Anthony Zachman defeated James Wethington and Jesus Olivas 6-0, 6-0.

Logansport 4, Carroll 0 (JV)

Dane Hamilton, Alex Miracle, Austin Johanning and Brett Davis won singles matches for the Berries.

Volleyball

Pioneer 3, North Judson 0

The Lady Panthers won at North Judson 25-13, 25-16, 25-19 Tuesday night.

Ashley Gerlach had seven kills and four blocks, and Amanda Johnson recorded five kills and three blocks.

Haleigh Williams collected 18 assists and four aces. Chelsea Corn had five kills and seven digs. Kelly Gates contributed four kills and nine digs.

The Panthers travel to Eastern tonight before competing in the Tri-County Invite on Saturday.

Winamac 3, Frontier 2

The Lady Warriors won their Midwest Conference opener on the road Tuesday night to improve to 5-2 and 1-0. Winamac outlasted Frontier 25-22, 25-22, 19-25, 25-27, 15-13.

Erika Redweik recorded 24 kills, 15 digs and six aces and Allie DeFries had 18 kills and 14 digs.

Sarah Redweik distributed 34 assists and added 14 digs. Sarah Doty had 21 digs and Kaitlin O’Donnell added 16.

“We looked great at times and other times real flat,” Winamac coach Cathy DeFries said. “We struggled early on, then improved late. Our passing game was better which made our offense a little more effective. Too many free balls kept them close to us throughout the match. We pulled out some really close games and we will take the win.”

Winamac jumped out to a 12-0 lead before losing the fourth game.

“That lead didn’t last long as we got into a slump with our serve receive and offensive attack,” DeFries said. “Frontier’s leading attacker proved very effective throughout, but we were able to capitalize when she was in the back row.”

This past weekend the Warriors won the Oregon-Davis Early Bird Tournament for the first time in school history. Erika Redweik, Allie DeFries, Doty and Sarah Redweik all made the all-tournament team.

Winamac swept Culver and Oregon-Davis in two games and defeated Westville and Hebron in three to win the title. Erika Redweik had 32 kills and 30 digs on the day. DeFries recorded 24 kills and 22 digs. Doty had 26 digs and Sarah Redweik had 54 assists and 20 digs.

Winamac competes in the Tri-County Invitational on Saturday.

Pioneer 2, North Judson 0 (JV)

The JV Panthers knocked off the Bluejays 25-13, 25-11 Tuesday.

Morgan Shanks had 11 assists and four aces and Tara McWherter had five assists and three aces.

Marissa Centers had four kills and a block and Nichole Miller added four aces.

Girls Cross Country

Rochester 15, Caston 33

Kara Smith paced the Comets with a sixth-place finish in 27:12 Tuesday. She was followed by McKenna Harmon (8th, 29:14), Maggie Daily (9th, 29:51) and Kaley Kellenburger (10th, 31:53).

Delphi 29, Clinton Prairie 44, Tipton 47

Delphi’s Grace Currie placed first among individuals Tuesday in 24:11. She was followed by Hannah Evans (3rd, 24:48), Ariel Isley (6th, 25:45) and Emily Layman (7th, 26:20).

Boys Cross Country

Rochester 15, Caston 49

Payton Daily led the Comets with a seventh-place finish in 20:32. He was followed by Jordan O’Neal (9th, 21:30), David McMinemin (10th, 22:32), Chris Brown (11th, 22:51) and Graham Redweik (12th, 24:32).

Clinton Prairie 27, Delphi 39, Tipton 55

Clinton Prairie’s Miles Biery won in 18:06. Kris Bender led the Oracles with a second-place finish in 18:49. He was followed by Zach Schnepp (5th, 19:57) and Jordan Wagner (7th, 20:23) to round out the top 10 finishers for Delphi.

Girls Golf

Bi-County Meet

Winamac won at Moss Greek Golf Course Monday with a 208, followed by North Judson (216) and West Central (260).

North Judson’s Allie Howard was medalist with a 46 and teammate Erin Elder was runner-up with a 48. Winamac’s Ali Parks and Sami Rife tied for third among individuals with 50s to lead the Warriors. They were followed by Emma Kiser (51), Abby Newman (57) and Alexis Calabrese (58).

Boys Soccer

Winamac 1, Maconaquah 1

The Warriors (0-2-1) tied the game when Joel Frain scored after a long sideline pass from John Sass midway through the second half. Maconaquah dented the scoreboard first with a goal in the first three minutes of the contest.

“We really had the better play tonight,” Winamac coach Mark Eber said, “but had the rotten luck of [not] finishing the ball. A lot of breakaway and short-range shots just missed or were blocked. We continue to get better each and every time out and just need to avoid making those one or two costly mistakes that are plaguing us right now. The three games at Plymouth will be a good barometer to see if we’re really progressing like we hope we are.”

Winamac goalie Jake McKinley had eight saves in the contest.

The Warriors compete in the Plymouth Tournament on Saturday.

Twin Lakes 5, Winamac 1

Twin Lakes scored five consecutive goals before a late goal by Joel Frain lit up the scoreboard for the Warriors Monday.

Football

Kokomo 24, Lewis Cass 12 (JV)

David Deidrick scored two touchdowns for the Kings Monday, one on a one-yard run and the other on a five-yard run.

Caston 26, Tri-County 6 (8th)

The Comets’ offense was led by Josh Andrade, who had touchdown runs of 64 yards and 48 yards. He finished the night with 215 yards rushing.

Quentin Douglass also added a pair of touchdowns and a two-point conversion while rushing for 109 yards.

The defense was led by Andrade who had 12 tackles. Chance Ault had a fumble recovery while Brock Hartman had a interception. Corey Moss and Caleb Baldwin each added five tackles.

Caston 14, Tri-County 8 (7th)

Quentin Douglass led the Caston offense with 100 yards rushing and a touchdown pass to Caleb Baldwin. Jacob Mettler added 55 yards rushing while adding a touchdown run.

The defense was led by Douglass with 14 tackles. Aaron Morrow had an interception. Caleb Baldwin added a fumble recovery. Zack Her and Conner Martin each had seven tackles.

Sports editor Beau Wicker compiled this roundup.