Boys Soccer

It took 39 minutes and 30 seconds for the Rochester Zebras to find the back of the net against a determined Tippecanoe Valley squad in an eventual 2-0 Three Rivers Conference defeat of the Vikings Thursday.

The Zebras went into halftime up 1-0 at Blacketor Field in Rochester. Recording eight saves in the first half alone, Valley senior keeper Fabian Mar sat on the bench most of the second half with an elbow injury and was relieved by junior back-up keeper Harrison Vining. The Zebras managed to capitalize on the change and scored a quick goal at the 49-minute mark against Vining, but that is all they could muster against the gritty Vining and later a returning Mar, who reentered in the second half.

Senior midfielders Xabier Armentia and Alyssa Brito were relentless in both their offensive and defensive roles, and the combination of senior defenders Alan Jimenez and Drew Hartman was the highlight of the match for Valley (1-8, 0-4 TRC).

Volleyball
Tippecane Valley volleyball swept Manchester, 25-14, 25-20, 25-23, Thursday night.

Sophie Bussard led the Lady Vikings with 16 kills and 11 digs. Hannah Durkes finished with four aces, and Emily Peterson recorded a whopping 35 assists for Valley, which moved to 14-5 and 4-1 in the Three Rivers Conference.

Sydney Day tallied seven kills, and Anna Osborne finished with six kills for Manchester.

Osborne and Kara Kline also tallied a solo block apiece. Emma West finished with 16 assists, and Kendra Auler and Zoey Ream each served up an ace.

Valley’s JV lost in three close games, 25-23, 23-25, 15-13.

Pacing the Viking JV’s service attack was Allison Betten with four aces, and she also finished with 12 digs. Hannah Engstrand tallied 10 assists for Valley, which moved to 15-3.

Sarah Pegg finished with four kills, while Andrea Kahn tallied 11 digs and Greta Auler 10 for Manchester’s JV. Mackenzie Day set 13 assists.