Volleyball Back On Track

After a tough loss Tuesday to Elkhart Memorial, Warsaw’s volleyball team got back on track in the Northern Lakes Conference with a 25-9, 25-15, 25-21 win against Goshen Thursday at the Tiger Den.

Cassie Hoag had a big night with 27 assists, 12 digs and five aces to lead the Lady Tigers. Peyton Adamiec tossed in 18 digs and four aces, Jordyn Lindeman recorded six kills and two blocks, and Haley Peterson and Lexie Day each killed home eight points.

The Warsaw JV also posted a sweep of the visitors, beating Goshen 25-17, 25-21. Six different players led Warsaw on the night, with Alicia Sikora hoisting 11 assists, Nikki Parrett killing five attempts, Raina Armey digging seven Goshen tries and Amy Herendeen serving three aces. Hanna Leach and Abby Serbousek each had two blocks for Warsaw.

Warsaw moves to 9-4 overall and 1-1 in the NLC, and will visit Northridge next Tuesday.

Golf Finishes NLC Above .500

In an up and down season for Warsaw girls golf, a positive note was achieved Thursday as Warsaw won its fourth NLC match of the season, 198-243, over Elkhart Memorial to sit at 4-3 in the conference standings.

Madi Graham again managed the Stonehenge course enough to shoot 45 and serve as match medalist. Delaney Wihebrink came in next at 50, followed by Morgen Fuentes at 51, Page Desenberg at 52 and Madison Martz at 54 to close out Warsaw’s scores.

Memorial struggled mightily on the rolling hills of Stonehenge, having Calandra Clevenger post a 56 as the top score for the Lady Chargers. Kelsey Weaver finished at 59, Skylar Axsom at 62, Cydney Lapzinski at 66 and Micah Baker at 69.

Warsaw’s JV, led by a 54 from Madelyn Ray and 57 from Izzy Ray, shot a 242. Memorial did not have a team JV score.

Warsaw will have a week off before visiting Manchester at Sycamore next Thursday in preparation for the NLC Championships Sept. 12 at Spring Meadow in Middlebury.

Late Jackson Goal Keeps Ladies Undefeated

A fortunate bounce in the waning moments was all it took for Warsaw to keep it’s slate clean. A free kick by Breck Jackson with six minutes remaining found its way to net, lifting Warsaw to a 3-2 girls soccer victory Thursday night against Homestead.

Jackson’s goal, the first of the season for the defensive dynamo, took a bounce and found its way into the waiting net with the score knotted at two.

Warsaw scored its other two goals also in the second half. The first, an Anna Grill strike in the 52nd minute, was assisted on a through ball from Elizabeth Van Wormer. Not to be outdone, Van Wormer found the back of the net in the 65th minute when a Dayle Harvey cross found Van Wormer on the back post, who made no bones in the conversion.

Homestead peppered the Warsaw net with 13 shots, but Chloe Snow was a wall for the most part, making 11 saves in by far her busiest contest to date.

Homestead’s JV team were on the right side of a 3-2 victory in the day’s opening contest.

Warsaw (6-0) will visit Argos Saturday afternoon.

Frosh Football Falls To East Noble

The Warsaw freshman football team dropped an 18-6 decision at East Noble Thursday night.

The contest was tied at 6-6 at halftime before the Knights pulled away in the final half.

Josh West had a rushing touchdown for the Tigers. Gustavo Cartajenes had an interception and Thad Hammer a strong game to lead the defense.

Warsaw (1-1) will host Plymouth on Sept. 10 at 5:30 p.m.

Boys Soccer Team Notches Win

The Warsaw boys soccer team topped Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian 3-1 in the Carroll (Allen) Tournament Thursday night.

Joaquin Juarez gave the Tigers a 1-0 lead with the first goal of the match.

Blackhawk Christian tied the contest at 1-1 before Warsaw scored the final two goals for the win. Ismael Esqueda and Brandon Reinholt each scored for the Tigers.

Warsaw (2-5) will play again in the tournament on Saturday at 11 a.m. at Carroll.