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By Eric Christiansen

 

NORTH MANCHESTER -- For the first time since 2011, the Manchester Squire girls' basketball team started their season with a 2-0 record after using a big fourth quarter to pull away from Bluffton with a 46-30 win.

 

After leading just 18-17 at halftime, the Squires outscored Bluffton 9-4 in the third quarter, then used a 19-point fourth quarter to secure the win.

 

"In the third quarter, we'd make a scoring run, then they would. Eventually, we got a couple of stops in a row and scored in transition," Manchester coach Jake Everett said. "That was kind of the difference, our ability to get the transition game down."

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By The Paper staff

 

It was one of those games where neither team left anything on the field. In the end, it was the kicking ability of senior Noah Shear that iced the game for Norse, 24-21, over LaVille, giving Northfield its first ever sectional title.

 

Northfield travels to Adams Central on Friday for regional football action. Kickoff is 7 p.m.

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By The Paper staff

 

The girls’ basketball teams at Manchester and Wabash kicked off the 2015-16 season with wins on Saturday.

 

Manchester downed Adams Central 69-38, while Wabash defeated Blackford, 55-40.

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Southwood players Bailey Hobbs (15), Bailey Lundmark (12) and Delayne Gentry accept the ball presented to the sectional’s second place team. Photo by Joseph Slacian

 

By The Paper staff

 

The Rochester Zebras defeated the Southwood Lady Knights, 3-0, on Monday, Oct. 26, during the finals of the IHSAA volleyball sectional at Southwood.

 

The game was postponed from Saturday evening following an accident which ultimately took the life of Southwood player Emilie Harnish.

 

Rochester jumped out to early leads in all three games. But the Southwood girls, through hard work and determination, battled back but in the end came up short.

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By The Paper staff

 

A North Manchester youth earned year-end honors from the Indiana Junior Golf Program.

 

Owen Kruschwitz was named the Boys Prep Tour Player of the Year (Ages 8-12).

 

Kruschwitz had six Prep Tour victories in six tournaments this season.  He was also the winner at the Age Group Championship and the Boys 10-11 Points Champion.

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The Manchester cross country teams received an escorted welcome back home after the girls' team and Thomas Rohr advanced to the New Prairie Semi-State.  Photo provided

 

By Eric Christiansen

 

The Manchester High School girls' cross country team continues their strong season with a second place finish at the Culver Academies Regional to advance as a team to the New Prairie Semi-State this Saturday.

 

Rae Bedke once again led the Squires by finishing fourth overall with a time of 19:36.4.

 

Manchester had three runners in the top 20 with Clara Burdette finishing in 16th place with a time of 20:35.2, while Tahnee Fuentes cross the line in 18th place with a time of 20:44.3.

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Max Karg finished his tennis career at Manchester High School with a regional appearance and an 18-2 record. Photo provided

 

By Eric Christiansen

 

Max Karg finished a stellar senior season Saturday afternoon after a 6-3, 6-3 loss to Austin Mohamedali of East Noble at the LaPorte Regional.

 

Mohamedali jumped out to early leads in both sets, but Karg fought back each set, only to come up short.

 

In the first set, Mohamedali raced out to a 4-0 lead, but Karg won three of the next four games to cut it to 5-3, but the hard-serving Mohamedali served out the set 6-4.

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Northfield’s Xian Rodriguez celebrates after recovering a North Miami fumble Friday night. Photo by Joseph Slacian

 

By Joseph Slacian

 

Jensen Frieden had two first quarter touchdowns and Jarred Short added another as the Northfield Norsemen easily defeated winless North Miami, 27-7, on Friday, Oct. 16, in the Three Rivers Conference playoff game.

 

Short opened the scoring for Northfield on its first possession, running 39 yards for the touchdown with 10:43 left in the quarter. 

 

Just more than three minutes later, Frieden scored from 32 yards out. At the 2:32 mark, Frieden found the end zone again, this time from two yards out.

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