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The Manchester boys and girls cross country teams.

 

By Eric Christiansen

 

The Manchester cross country teams continue their strong seasons with the girls' team finishing second at the Culver Academies Sectional, advancing to regional as a team, while the boys' team turning in a sixth place finish, but have six runners advancing to regional as individuals.

 

"I'm very pleased with how our girls' team ran," Manchester coach Jody Sarber said. "For the boys, we would have much rather advanced as a team, but we took six of the top individual spots, which is excellent. We were happy to get so many boys through to regional."

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The Manchester High School girls' soccer team won the program's first sectional championship in a shoot-out over Eastbrook. Photo by Matt Howard

 

By Eric Christiansen

 

It went the distance, but in the end, the Manchester Squire girls' soccer team celebrated the program's first sectional title in an overtime shoot-out against Eastbrook.

 

After 80 minutes of regulation and two seven-minute overtime periods, the Squires and Panthers remained scoreless, forcing a sudden-death shoot-out on penalty kicks.

 

Manchester won the coin flip and chose to shoot first.

 

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The Wabash boys tennis team celebrates its tennis sectional title along with its coaches. Photo provided

 

By Eric Christiansen

 

PERU - A dominating performance in four of the five individual matches gave the Wabash Apaches boys' tennis team the sectional championship last week, topping the Manchester Squires 5-0.

 

Wabash gave up just four games in the singles matches and the number one doubles match to advance to the Culver Academies Regional on Tuesday and Wednesday.

 

"It feels great to be sectional champions," Wabash coach Junior Carrillo said. "Wabash has had some tradition, and I felt like we have a standard to hold our team to. Dan Ford is a good coach, and Rick Mitchell did a lot of good things for Wabash, and I wanted to make sure we didn't let that down."

 

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By The Paper staff

 

The Northfield Norsemen posted the lone Wabash County win on Friday night in high school football action.

 

Northfield defeated Maconaquah 53-7, while Peru edged Southwood, 29-28, North Miami defeated Wabash, 41-7, and Whitko downed Manchester, 31-20.

 

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Jake O’Neill (right), Wabash High School’s head wrestling coach and Indiana State Wrestling Association coach, was honored Sunday, Sept. 11, as ISWA Cadet Coach of the Year. After receiving the title, he posed for a photo with (from left) ISWA Kids Coach of the Year Matt Krulik and ISWA State Coach Danny Struck. Photo provided

 

By Emma Rausch

 

The Indiana State Wrestling Association (ISWA) named Jake O’Neill Junior Coach of the Year on Sunday, Sept. 11.

 

O’Neill, ISWA coach and Wabash High School’s head wrestling coach, received the award for his devotion to training ISWA wrestlers, according to J.D. Minch, the association’s vice chairman.

 

“You’ve got a great coach there at Wabash,” Minch told The Paper of Wabash County. “Jake had a very, very good year this year, stood out among the other coaches and that’s why he was selected.”

 

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Dayna Dale advanced to IHSAA girls golf regionals on Saturday. The Paper photo archive

 

By Eric Christiansen

 

KENDALLVILLE – Southwood’s Dayna Dale was the lone Wabash County golfer to advance Saturday from the IHSAA girls golf regional hosted by East Noble.

 

Manchester capped off a historic season with a 14th place finish, while Southwood followed up its third place sectional with a 17th place finish, shooting a 397.

 

After the Squires won its first sectional title since 1973 at the Huntington North Sectional five days earlier, Manchester shot a team score of 387 at Cobblestone Golf Course in Kendallville.

 

Homestead (308), Penn (315), and Bishop Dwenger (325) capped off the top three places. 

 

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By The Paper staff

 

Tippecanoe Valley defeated Manchester, 3-2, on Thursday, Sept. 22, in Three Rivers Conference play.

 

Spence Trick picked up a win at No.2 singles, while Heath Dierks and Parker Wagoner won at No.1 singles.

 

“We now have lost two conference matches by the slimmest of margins, and although they sting, I think we have learned a great deal from this situations,” coach Eric Screeton said.

 

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By The Paper staff

 

Southwood’s volleyball team split a pair of matches last week against Wabash County rivals.

 

It defeated MSD of Wabash County rival Northfield, 3-0, on Tuesday night, Sept. 20, but fell to Wabash, 3-1 on Thursday night, Sept. 22.

 

Wabash dropped the first set to Southwood, 25-21, but came back to win the next three, 18-25, 23-25 and 24-26.

 

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