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By Eric Christiansen

 

NORTH MANCHESTER -- Facing the top-ranked team in Class 2A, Manchester led just one time against Whitko, but didn't let it get out of hand for nearly three quarters. But an 11-1 run over the final 3:33 of the third quarter gave the Wildcats a 15-point lead and an eventual 52-27 win on Friday, Dec. 9.

 

Whitko led 15-5 late in the first quarter, but a free throw from Ellie Milam and baskets by Cierra Carter and Sydney Day cut it to 15-10.

 

Whitko went on a 6-0 run, but the Squires answered with a 5-0 run midway through the second quarter.

 

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By Eric Christiansen

 

NORTH MANCHESTER -- It wasn't the easiest of nights for the Squires on Thursday, Dec. 8, when they traveled to Warsaw and fell to the Tigers 63-36.

 

Warsaw opened up with a 14-4 first quarter lead and never looked back. It increased the lead to 29-10 at halftime, 43-21 after three quarters.

 

The Squires were held to 13-36 shooting, but hit four 3-pointers and went 6-8 from the free throw line.

 

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By The Paper staff

 

The Wabash boys and girls basketball teams each dropped games on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 9-10.

 

On Friday, the boys fell to host Maconaquah, 63-53.

 

Trenton Daughtry led Wabash with 12 points, while Luke Mattern and Austin Vinopal each had 10.

 

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By Eric Christiansen

 

Manchester's girls' basketball team appeared to be headed to their seventh win of the season Saturday night at Northfield, but the Norse outscored the Squires 18-3 in the fourth quarter to pull out a 46-40 Three Rivers Conference win.

 

The win put Northfield at 5-2, and 2-0 in the TRC, while Manchester dropped to 6-3, and 1-1 in conference play.

 

"At halftime, we told them to go out and be aggressive and just hit their shots. Sometimes they struggle with that," Northfield coach Melissa Allen said. "After this game, I think it's in their heads that they know they can do it."

 

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By The Paper staff

 

Wabash County’s girls basketball teams went 2-2 in action last week.

 

Northfield and Wabash posted wins, while Southwood and Manchester each lost

 

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By The Paper staff

 

Wabash and Manchester’s boys basketball teams each dropped a pair of games in the first week of the 2016-17 boys basketball season.

 

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By Eric Christiansen

 

Manchester High School runner Rae Bedke will literally be going cross country for college.

 

The Squire senior signed with Utah State to run cross country and track for the Aggies. 

 

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By The Paper staff

 

Southwood quarterback Carson Blair and coach Dave Snyder were named Wabash County Player of the Year and Coach of the Year by the Wabash County coaches.

 

Southwood’s Peyton Trexler was named the county’s Offensive Player of the Year, while Northfield’s Jensen Frieden was named the county’s Defensive Player of Year.

 

A junior, Blair also was named the quarterback on the All-County first team.

 

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