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KT pttftta by Rrtk MaricavVICTORIOUS BRAVE: Maconaquah senior Doug Anewatt scored a 6-4,6-3 win over Peru freshman Quinn Saine to help the Braves claim a 3-2 win in Mid-Indiana Conference action.PRiEPROUNDUPMaconaquah swept the singles matches to edge Peru 3-2 Tuesday in Mid-Indiana Conference boys tennis action. The Bengal Tigers entered the match atop the MIC standings, but fell a game off the pace with the loss.No. 2 singles player Iordan Zandi started the Braves' singles sweep with a quick 6-0,6*1 decision. Doug Anewaft followed with a 64,6-3 at No. 1 and David Furnish provided the decisive third point with a 6-2,7-6 decision at No. 3.This was a thrilling conference match that we were fortunate to win, Maconaquah coach James Callane said. “As with most of our matches this year, we were led by our singles players. Jordan Zandi really played solid tennis, setting the tone for the rest of our team.“Doug Anewalt played a good player in Quinn Salne and won the big points when he needed, Callane continued, “The closest match was at No. 3 singles where David Furnish won a tough second set to give us the third team point”Peru swept the doubles matches, with A1 Hunter and Chris Muzzillo winning at No. 1 and Adam Bedwell and Daniel Hlght winning at No. 2. Both teams won In straight sets.• Maconaquah also picked up a MIC win on Monday, edging Cass 3-2, The Braves swept the singles matches, with Anewalt and Furnish winning in straight sets and Zandi pulling out a three-set decision.Northwestern 5, Taylor 0Northwestern blanked Taylor to stay near the top of the MIC standings, with a match against leader Eastern scheduled for later In theU.aol/ TKo TInnm — C H HI/1pleasant thing to see was our 2 doubles team. They faced some strong competition and played the best I’ve seen them play this year.Kokomo 8, Northwestern 0Kokomo standout Whitney Beck exploded for three goals and two' assists to lead the Kats to an easy 8-0 win. Teammate Betsy Bixlsr added two goals and an assist.We’ve been working quite a bit in practice on maintaining the ball and making smart decisions. I think it showed against Tipton (also an 8-0 win] and now against Northwestern,”Eastern 4, Lebanon 2Eastern standout Matt Coleman collected two goals and two assists to lead the Comets to the win. Teammates Brent King and Brady Howell each added a goal and goalkeeper Brad Roberts came up with six saves.This was a win that we really needed,” Eastern coach Mike Kantz said. “Brad Roberts kept us in the game in the first half, but we were down 2-1 at halftime until Matt Coleman led us in a comeback.”Marion def, Kokomo in shootoutThe North Central Conference teams battled to a 1-1 tie In reguia-mm of 17:43 m ItM, mspee* flvtfly, to finish 2-3 and Crystal Baker came in fourth with a tune of 18:24.team andOaytefgh both finished utm Ttm»raira] for the first time oft this course. They both m wer Mink sad.VMttll 33, MftffcNl 4ft,Kokomo 81, Wabash 90Western used a balanced effort to claim the quadrangular meet victory. Artfta Gruber ted the Panther attack, touring the course In 18:56 to finteh in third place. Teammates Becky Elltott, Brittany Stedhom, Erin Talbert and Megan Clearwater® finished 5-8-8-11.Our [top six runners] were 50 seconds apart In a pack,” Western coach Dana Neer said. “They had a great take-off, and they established their places early m.the race.”Stephanie Schmeteke led Kokomo with a fourth-place finish. She ' covered the course In 17 minutes.BOVS CCEastern 15, Etwood40The Comets swept the top-five finishes to post a perfect score.Matt Maher led the Comets' charge, touring the course in 17 minutes, 50 seconds to grab top honors.Matt was the fifth man at the mile mark, but he ran a super last half of the race to finish fihst, Ha came on strong the second mile and pushed It hard to the finish,” Eastern coach Brandon Mink said, noting that Maher finished under 18 minutes for the first time,Derek Woods crossed the finish line In 18:16 to place second. Johnathan Pansier, Steve Thomas and Trevor Young rounded out the top five.Western 38, Marion 48, Kokomo 51, Wabash 63
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Kokomo Tribune
Kokomo, Indiana, US
Wed, Sep 25, 2002
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