Marshall County Sports in Brief 9-5-24

Golf

Triton girls split at Warsaw

WARSAW — Triton’s girls’ golf squad split with Warsaw’s B and C teams. Final team scores: Warsaw B — 190, Triton — 210, Warsaw C — 211

“The girls played stellar last night,” said Triton coach Olivia Weymouth. “I believe we had three career bests and one who tied their career best. We had our best 9-hole team score of the season. This coach is super proud. These girls’ hard work is really starting to pay off.”

Triton was led by Chloe McKinney and Sydney Heckaman with 50’s. Brooke Kitch shot 51, Alex Balsley had 63 and Madison Wright had 59.

Trojans win one, drop two in four-team match

WABASH — Triton’s golfers took a win over Caston but fell to North Miami and Northfield in golf action at Honeywell in Wabash.

Triton was led by Chloe McKinney with a 55 followed by Sydney Heckaman at 58, Brooke Kitch with a 60, Madison Wright with a 66, and Alex Balsley with a 68.

Triton is now 6-9 on the year.

HS cross country

PHS runs at NLC

ELKHART – At the first NLC Super Dual round robin meet, Plymouth’s boys went 1-6 to finish seventh while the girls were 4-3 to finish fourth.

For the boys, Plymouth defeated Mishawaka. For the girls, Plymouth defeated Wawasee, NorthWood, Mishawaka and Concord.

Vivy Miller finished fourth overall out of 132 runners in the girls race to nab all-conference honors. She along with Lena Jones, Jenna Blake, Taylor Schadek, Lydia Wray, Dylan Jones, Adan Macias, Nolan Carroll, and Chase Holderread ran lifetime personal records. Freddy Kallenberg was Plymouth’s top boy finisher, placing 29th out of 153.

Bremen tops field

BREMEN – Bremen hosted the Nierste Invitational Tuesday. Eight full and five partial teams for a total of 82 runners made up the boys field, while three full and nine partial teams for a total of 38 runners competed in the girls race.

Bremen finished as the top team in the boys race, led by Benjamin Brady’s first-place finish in a new personal record of 17:39. Teammates Joseph Davis (17:47 PR) and Matthew Urbina (17:59) finished second and third, respectively. Ian Russell (19:38) was 11th overall and Jacob Stump (19:54) finished 17th.

On the girls side, Bremen’s Kate Kincaid was the overall winner with a season-best time of 20:58. Lauren Hartsell was fifth with a new PR of 22:45. Angelica Checcin was 10th overall with a season-best time of 23:11.

HS volleyball

Eveland gets 100

DENVER – Derek Eveland notched his 100th career victory at Triton HS as the Blue Slam (8-1, 3-0 HNAC) defeated North Miami in five sets.

• TRITON DEF. NORTH MIAMI 21-25, 17-25, 25-19, 27-25, 15-11

At Denver

Triton stat leaders:

Kills – Mya Davis 30, Avery Viers 24

Assists – Clara Doll 30, Allie Westafer 27

Aces – Davis 6, Westafer 2

Digs – Sierra Hawley 14, Doll 13, Viers 11, Davis 11

Blocks – Savannah Hawley 2, Kenadee Howard 2, Davis 2

JV results:

TRITON DEF. NORTH MIAMI 25-19, 25-17

Triton JV stat leaders:

Kills – Brylee Sheets 8, Hosannah Chupp 5

Assists – Sophie Howell 9

Aces – Howell 3, Lydia Hammond 3, Jillian Bules 2, Sheets 2

Digs – Bules 11, Hammond 6, Sheets 4

Blocks – Chupp 1, Austyn Wright 1

Triton JV record is 3-5

Lady Cavs suffer loss to Triton

CULVER — Culver’s volleyball team took a 3-1 loss at the hands of Triton by final scores of 23-25, 14-25, 26-24, 17-25.

Culver was led by Brynn Berndt with 12 kills and nine digs. Meredith Gordon added six kills. Ashley Pugh had 20 assists and 11 digs.

Culver is now 7-3 on the year and Triton moves to 9-1.

HS boys tennis

PHS edges THS

BOURBON – Two three-set victories by Plymouth (No. 3 singles, No. 2 doubles) were the difference as the Pilgrims edged Triton, 3-2, Wednesday.

• PLYMOUTH 3, TRITON 2 (Wed)

At Bourbon

Singles:1. Caden Large (T) beat Maclean Miller 6-1, 6-1; 2. Blayze Hensley (T) beat Alex Kizer 6-4, 6-1; 3. Zak Kresser (P) beat Jaydon Heckaman 2-6, 6-2, 6-1

Doubles:1. Trey Delp-Trenton Van Duyne (P) beat Isaiah Vaca-Coton Large 6-1, 6-1; 2. Nick Manzuk-Owen Walleske (P) beat Max Ritchison-Levi Mcfarland 6-3, 4-6, 6-2

NW ekes past THS

NAPPANEE – NorthWood edged Triton Tuesday, 3-2. 

• NORTHWOOD 3, TRITON 2 (Tues)

At Nappanee

Singles: 1. Caden Large (T) def. Brennan Chillberg 6-3, 6-3; 2. Easton Feenstra (N) def. Blayze Hensley 6-3, 6-3; 3. Ezra Cook (N) def. Jaydon Heckaman def. 6-2, 6-3.

Doubles 1. Ty Stankovich/Ryker Cisney (N) def. Isaiah Vaca/Colton Large 7-5, 6-3; 2. Max Ritchison/Levi McFarland (T) def. Riley Barhydt/Logan Marker5-7, 6-4, 6-4.

JV

Singles

Ethan Tompos (N) def. Max Johnson 8-4

Eli Heckathorn (N) def. Hunter Arvesen 8-4

Cody Bryan (N) def. Braydon Nifong 8-0

Landon Bryan (N) def. Clayton Andrews 6-4

Bryce Weaver (N) def. Jaydon Whitaker 6-0

Jackson Faulkner (T) def. Mavox Tompos 6-2

Nerick Sanchez (N) def. Oliver Ickes 6-3

Brinqley Parvu-Timmer (N) def. Criss Stoddard 6-4

Brinqley Parvu-Timmer (N) def. Judah Stephenson 6-0

Doubles

Jack Johnson/Nolan Tompos (N) def. Hunter Arveson/Max Johnson 6-2

Aiden Boggs/Aiden McEndarfer (N) def. Brayden Nifong/Clayton Andrews 6-2

Tyler Moyer/Drew Patterson (N) def. Jaydon Whitaker/Jackson Faulkner 6-0

Jackson Kemp/Colton Ewers (N) def. Oliver Ickes/Criss Stoddard 6-0

Clayton Andrews/Jackson Faulkner (T) def. Sawyer Love/Sebastian Chapman 6-4

HS girls soccer

Lions drop close one

ELKHART – Bremen lost a close match at Elkhart Christian Tuesday, losing 2-0. 

• ELKHART CHRISTIAN 2, BREMEN 0

At Elkhart

ECA – Kara Manriquez (Ivy Clapsaddle) 5th min

ECA – Clapsaddle 63rd min

Boys Soccer

Bremen edges Argos

BREMEN — Bremen’s boys soccer team got past Argos by a 3-2 score.

The Dragons held a 2-0 lead but Bremen was able to grab three goals in a five minute span in the second half to take the win.

Bremen got a pair of goals Emilio Garcia. Boyd Paul and Kenyan Beldon scored for Argos.

Bremen is now 4-1-1 on the season and Argos is at 2-2.

•BREMEN 3, ARGOS 2

at Bremen

Scoring:

First half

Argos — Boyd Paul 5th

Second half

Argos — Kenyan Beldon 41st  

Bremen — Nathan Schnaible (PK) 45th  

Bremen — Emilio Garcia 47th

Bremen — Garcia 49th        

Shots on goal:  Argos-3, Bremen-8

Saves: Argos-5 (Angelo McMillen), Bremen-1 (Andy Miranda)

Records: Argos 2-2 (0-1 IN NSC), Bremen 4-1-1 (1-0 IN NSC)

JV Soccer

PHS takes win on the road

ELKHART — Plymouth’s JV soccer team took a 3-1 road win over Elkhart Christian on Tuesday.

Plymouth is now 4-1-1 and will be in action at Goshen on Thursday.

Freshman football

Plymouth beaten by Columbia City

PLYMOUTH — Plymouth’s freshman football team took a loss to Columbia City 49-14.

Plymouth is now 0-3 on the year and will be in action against Northridge on Thursday. 

College Soccer 

Chargers finish sweep of Bethel

DONALDSON — The Marian Ancilla men’s soccer team continued their strong start to the season, sweeping the two-game series with Bethel University’s Junior Varsity team, defeating the Pilots 3-1 on Wednesday evening pushing their record to 3-1 for the first time since the 2021-2022 team began their season 5-0, on the way to an 11-4 finish that year.

Freshman midfielder Bawi Za Sang got the Chargers on the board in the 3rd minute, scoring his first career goal on an assist from sophomore Santiago Morales. The ball remained in the middle third of the field for much of the first half, however in the 22nd minute, Bethel managed to sneak up the right sideline, center it, and even the score 1-1.

MUAC wasn’t done in the first period, though, as they managed a quick strike in the 34th minute, with Morales again assisting, but this time it was freshman Victor Rodriguez on the receiving end, scoring the first goal of his career.

The second half seemed to be filled with a lot more action in the first 30 minutes, but only the Chargers were able to post a score when freshman Hein Lin found the back of the net in the 59th minute for his first career goal, putting the Chargers ahead by a 3-1 tally. Once again, sophomore Santiago Morales came up with the assist, making that three for him in the game and now seven points for him in four matches this season.

The last 20 minutes were a bit contentious, as the game took on a much more physical tone. Unfortunately for the Chargers, they drew an immediate red card in the 70th minute on an aggressive play on the ball, while Bethel then managed three yellow cards of their own over that final stretch of the game. 

Redshirt freshman goalkeeper Trent Platz was once again solid in tracking down shots on goal.

Head Coach Kirk Weiss was once again pleased with his team’s performance.

“It was good to have a game where we controlled time of possession before we head into conference play this weekend,” he said. “The guys have really improved so far this season and are playing really good team ball at the right time. We had three different goal scorers, but all three were assisted by Santiago Morales.” 

Weiss was also impressed with another sophomore, plus his team’s resilience.

“Marek Robinson also really stood out tonight with his strong play in the midfield for us,” he said. “After an unfortunate red card, the guys really came together and didn’t back off, even a man down. We got better today, and now we turn our focus onto conference play this Saturday.”

The Chargers are back in action this Saturday when they host St. Clair County Community College in an MCCAA (Michigan Community College Athletic Association) contest. This will be MUAC’s third of seven consecutive home contests, and kickoff is set for 3 p.m.