Boys Golf

Concord earned a pair of Northern Lakes Conference wins Thursday at Bent Oak, beating visitors Wawasee and Elkhart Memorial.

Concord’s 173 was paced by a 42 from Travis Hermon was the medalist with a 42 and teammates Reed Horton and Jake Eakins each had a 43. Micah Shamon had a 45.

Wawasee got a 43 from Dillon Drake to buoy its 184, but couldn’t keep pace with a 45 from Zach Leedy, 46 from Luke Weisser and 50 from Jared Krugman.

Elkhart Memorial had a 199, led by Brandon Bailey’s 47, two 49s from Mike Taylor and Chris Troyer and 54 from Preston Forys.

Wawasee and Concord tied the JV match with 195s, Memorial 40 shots back at 235. Tyler Bosstick led Wawsaee with a 44.

Wawasee (8-4, 2-1 NLC) will join a big field Saturday at the Culver Academy Invite.

Softball

A far cry from its game Wednesday, Wawasee’s softball team played a tight one in a 3-2 loss to Elkhart Central in Syracuse.

After playing in a game that had 32 runs and 36 hits at Northridge Wednesday, Wawasee and Elkhart Central combined for just eight hits and no runs after the fourth inning. The key run came from Central in that fourth, an RBI from Jen Gill. Sabryna Stanley added a two-run homer for the Blazers.

Wawasee’s two runs came on bunts, one by Danielle Jenkins that scored Aubrey Kuhn, another from Graceanne Kerlin that brought Jenkins home. Wawasee would load the bases with one out, but Central was able to get out of the jam. Wawasee would leave two runners in scoring position the rest of the way, but went quietly in the seventh.

Bethany Flannery and Lilly Fann both tossed complete games, Flannery striking out five in the loss, Fenn two in the win.

Wawasee (7-13) will take on Plymouth Friday.