Volleyball

The Warsaw volleyball team, for the second time in four days, had Elkhart Memorial’s number.

The host Tigers topped the Crimson Chargers 3-0 in the Northern Lakes Conference opener.

Warsaw, which beat Memorial 2-1 in a pool play match in the Mishawaka Invitational on Saturday en route to a runner-up finish, prevailed 25-17, 25-16, 25-21.

Lexie Day continued her stellar senior season for the Tigers with nine kills and eight digs in the win.

Kacy Bragg also continued her excellent all-around performances with six kills to go with 25 assists for the winner.

Hanna Leach contributed five kills for the winners. Libero Erin Peugh had 18 digs and Emali Grose nine, while Betty Barnett had three solo blocks.

Warsaw improves to 8-3 overall and is 1-0 in league play. Memorial, which has lost eight matches in a row, falls to 1-8 overall and 0-1 in the NLC.

The Warsaw junior varsity improved to 4-0 with a 11-25, 25-16, 15-14 win. Gwyn Bellamy had eight kills and Courtney Chookie seven for the JV Tigers. McKenna Hawblitzel had eight digs.

The Warsaw freshman team won 25-23, 24-25, 15-8 to move to 4-4. Kendra Love had five aces and eight assists, while Tessa Wood had eight kills and Sydney Morel eight digs for the frosh Tigers.

Warsaw hosts Goshen in another NLC match Thursday night in the Tiger Den. Memorial plays at Goshen Sept. 5 and at Concord Sept. 7 in a pair of league matches.

Girls Soccer

The Warsaw girls soccer team picked up a big conference win on the road.

The Tigers got huge efforts from Brenna Buhrt and Anna Grill on the offensive side and from Chloe Snow in goal to blank host Goshen 2-0 for a key Northern Lakes Conference victory.

Buhrt, after a scoreless first half, tallied the game winner for the Tigers nine minutes into the final half. Delaney Taylor delivered an outstanding assist on the score.

Grill added an insurance goal 20 minutes later for the 2-0 final as Warsaw improved to 4-2-1 overall and moved to 3-0 in NLC play.

“Goshen played an excellent first half as both team had an even run of play,” noted Warsaw coach Jon Hoover. “Chloe Snow came up with a huge save in the first half to keep us in the game. After some halftime adjustments, we began to find success in the attacking third of the field.

“Brenna Buhrt and Anna Grill were outstanding tonight. I’m really proud of how our backline stayed composed under pressure. Brenna Shipley and Dayle Harvey caused problems offensively and defensively for Goshen, while Alex Koontz and Olivia Herman continued to turn away Goshen’s attackers. This backline has earned their way  to three straight shutouts through their workrate and determination. They have become a difficult group to get by.”

Goshen won the junior varsity match 5-1. Carlie Hastings scored for Warsaw, which is now 0-3-1 overall and 0-2-1 in the NLC.

Warsaw hosts Homestead in a non-conference match Thursday night.

Cross Country

The Warsaw girls cross country team opened conference competition by going 1-1.

Northridge topped the Tigers 26-30, while Warsaw beat host Elkhart Memorial 19-43 in the Northern Lakes Conference triangular. The Raiders beat Memorial 20-43.

Mia Beckham of Warsaw won the race in a time of 18:40.

Morgan Dyer of Memorial was second in 18:46, while the Raiders took the third through five spots.

Emma Bohnenkamper of the Tiger was sixth overall in 20:37. Angie Sanchez-Vijil of Warsaw was seventh in 20:39 with Remi Beckham eighth in 20:42. Amslie Howett was 12th for Warsaw in 20:49.

The Warsaw boys team beat Northridge 19-36 and Memorial 16-39.

Zeb Hernandez of the Tigers won the boys race in a time of 16:07.

Lucas Howett of Warsaw was third overall in 16:17. Xavi Ramirez was fourth in 16:39 with Taylor Mills fifth in 16:43 and Justin Fleming seventh in 17:08 for the Tigers.

Warsaw will compete in the Marion Invitational on Saturday. Memorial faces Concord and Plymouth in NLC action at Ox Bow Park on Sept. 5.

Lakeview Volleyball

The Lakeview Middle School 8th grade volleyball team beat Indian Springs 25-12, 25-15.