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Maconaquah Mac Wrestling Team Wins “Wild Bill Invite”

By Bob Freije

Team Score: Maconaquah 264.0

Ft. Wayne Carroll 250.5

Ft. Wayne Snider 225.5

Ft. Wayne Concordia Lutheran 124.5

Triton 115.5 Churubusco 114.5 Wabash 75.5

Westview 63.0

Individual Champions: Brayden Raber, Evan Oglesby, Wyatt Price, Logan Farnell, Individual Runner-up: Connor Eldridge, Nate Hanes, Ty Galvan, Ethan Farnell, Austin Ringeisen, Aaron Ringeisen, and Camron Montgomery

Varsity Wrestler, Wyatt Price earns 100th win, Wild Bill Champ, and team Champion

By Bob Freije

Wyatt Price earned his 100th win at the Wild Bill Invitation in Fort Wayne. His overall varsity wrestling record of wins is 102 at this time. Also, he was individual champion at 145 and helped lead the team to beat Fort Wayne Carroll.

Wyatt Price is ranked fourth in the semi-state and top 20 in the whole state this year. Congratulations on your season and state run this season! Brave Pride!

Lady Braves defeat Peru

By Rex Betzner

Lady Braves

improved to 2-0 on the season and 1-0 in the TRC by defeating their county rivals the Peru Tigers 46-32.

The Braves had several offensive contributors led by Aubrey Stoll with 16, Kasey Murry with 9, Delaney Betzner added 8, Ireland Kile chipped in 7, Aubrey Kaiser 4 and Ani Osornio rounded out the scoring with 2. Addie Yocum played some quality minutes as we battled foul trouble most of the game.

Travel Club Volleyball

By Jessica Metcalf

Any girl in grades 4 through 8 can join this volleyball league. All practices will be held in the upper gym at Maconaquah High School once, maybe twice, a week beginning Jan. 31 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Fees are due by Feb. 8, 2023.

Girls Varsity Basketball beats Taylor

By Ray Davis

The Lady Braves went on the road gether four good quarters. We got a lot of pressure on them. We had 14 steals which led to some easy baskets. We only had 7 turnovers for the game. I really liked how we played offense and defense throughout the game. AJ Kelly has really picked up his scoring. He was 7-7 and had 15 points.

Pep Band playing, cheering, and just bringing a ton of extra energy to our gym. That was a great experience. I am glad they were on our side!”

Miller 3pts Reeser 3pts 1ast Birner 1ast

Girls Swimming beats Logansport

131-50 and got the win against Taylor, 4910. The Lady Braves were led in scoring by Miranda Stoll with 16 pints, Bailey Carson had 11 points, Shaelyn Powell had 8 points and Courtney Stoll had 7 points.

The Lady Braves played Southwood Jan. 17, and wore their pink uniforms in honor of Cancer Awareness and Coaches Against Cancer. The ladies requested everyone wear pink in honor of someone they know who battled or is currently fighting cancer.

Boys Varsity Basketball beats Eastern 92-55

By John Burrus

The Braves played a home game, Saturday, Jan. 14, against Eastern. The Braves played well and got a big win against the 8-3 Comets. It was a good win to end the weekend.

Coach Burrus said, “the Eastern game showed what this Brave team is capable of. Every player on the roster got in the game. I really liked our defense. We put to-

Josiah Ball had 27 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 steals. Bauer Maple had 31 points, 6 assists, and 5 steals. Bauer continues to lead the State of Indiana in scoring at over 28 points per game. This is according to Max Preps. Also, our team is averaging 75 points per game. We are leading the State in points per game. I thought that is a big accomplishment for the players, and coaches. We also really enjoyed the Purdue

We have a big game at Western, Friday. Western has won seven in a row. They are one of those teams that like to play slow. This will be a clash of two styles. I hope we can get a good crowd down there to support these guys. Western just beat Taylor who was 12-0. It will be a big challenge to beat Western.”

Maple 31pts 3reb 6ast 5st Ball 27pts 11reb 4ast 5st Kelly 15pts 1reb 3ast 1st Zeiser 4pts 4reb 2ast 3st Ellis 3pts 6reb 1ast 2bl

Kile 2pts 3reb Armstrong 2pts 2ast Collins 2pts

By Janet McManus

The girls swam against Logansport and came away with another win.

Loshnowsky, Jones, Collins and Rodkey placed 1st in the 200-medley relay with Abby Jordan, Winegardner, Schoettmer, and Brennan placing 3rd. Chloe Jordan, Thea Tyra, and Marissa Burnett (PR) placed 1,2,3 in the 200 free.

Sam Jones placed 1st, Kendal Collins placed 2nd, and Shay Schoettmer placed 4th in the 200 IM. Laci Winegardner placed 1st in the 50 free with Maddie Brennan coming in 3rd.

In diving, Kathryn Rodkey placed 1st. Sam Jones (PR) came in 1st in the 100-fly with Abby Jordan (PR) and Marissa Burnett placing 3rd and 4th. In the 100 free, Abby Heath (PR), Lucy Loshnowsky, and Riley Waun placed 1,2,4. Chloe Jordan, Thea Tyra, and Maddie Brennan all earned PR’s in the 500 free and placed 1,2,4. In the sprint relay, A. Jordan, Winegardner, Tyra, and C. Jordan placed 1st followed by Collins, Schoettmer, Rodkey, and Heath placing 2nd. Loshnowsky placed 1st in the 100-backstroke with A. Jordan and Kyndal Collins placing 3rd and 4th. In the 100 breaststroke Abby Heath and Laci Winegardner placed 1st and 2nd with Shay Schoettmer placing