This is a daily list of top high school sports performers for baseball, boys golf, boys volleyball and boys track and field in the South Bend area for May 12-17, 2025, compiled from information provided to The South Bend Tribune by coaches, athletic directors, and team statisticians, as well as scores and info from social media.
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BOYS VOLLEYBALL ― IHSAA SECTIONAL RESULTS
This section will be used to update scores from the inaugural IHSAA boys volleyball sectionals being hosted at Elkhart and Michigan City this week. Any available stats from each match will also be added.
At Elkhart (West campus/old Memorial HS)
Match 1: Northridge 3, South Bend Adams 0 (25-11, 25-5, 25-14). Sophomore Jayse Runyan had 10 kills, seven aces and three digs, while junior Rhyan Otto had all 19 assists for Northridge. Adams ends with an 0-8 record.
Match 2: South Bend Saint Joseph 3, Mishawaka Marian 0 (25-13, 25-8, 25-20). No stats available as of the end of Tuesday 5/13. Marian ends with an 0-8 record.
Match 3: South Bend Riley 3, Elkhart 2 (25-15, 25-23, 23-25, 28-30, 15-5). The Wildcats survived a furious Lions rally to advance to the semifinals. Austin Pflugner had 21 kills, Bradford Washington 15 and Aaron Burton 12 to combine for all the offense for the Wildcats. Pflugner also had 11 blocks and 21 digs, while his brother Tyler Pflugner had 37 assists. For the Lions, Noah Dibley had an impressive 37 digs, while Trevor Hilliard added 27. Elkhart finishes with a 9-14 record.
Match 4: Penn 3, Warsaw 1 (25-23, 25-23, 23-25, 26-24). The Kingsmen and Tigers played as competitive four sets as you possibly can, with Penn edging Warsaw to advance to the semifinals. Bryan Forbes had 19 kills and 11 digs, William Selis 28 digs and Jacoby Forbes 29 assists to pace Penn. Warsaw’s final record is 10-8.
Match 5: Saint Joseph 3, Northridge 0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-13). Northridge finishes with a 9-11 record.
Match 6: Penn 3, SB Riley 2 (18-25, 19-25, 25-14, 25-16, 15-13). Riley finishes with a 15-16 record.
Championship: Penn 3, Saint Joseph 1 (25-23, 25-20, 9-25, 25-10). Kingsmen advance to the regional semifinal Saturday, May 24, at Valparaiso High School.
At Michigan City
Match 1: Michigan City 3, La Porte 0 (25-14, 25-9, 25-13). Ethan Hlas had 10 kills and eight aces, while Mark Mills had 28 assists to lead the Wolves. La Porte ends with a 1-22 record.
Match 2: Washington Township 3, Morgan Township 2 (25-17, 24-26, 21-25, 25-20, 15-13).
Match 3: Westville 3, Tri-Township 0 (25-21, 25-13, 25-20).
Match 4: Chesterton 3, South Central-Union Mills 2 (25-21, 20-25, 23-25, 25-22, 15-9)
Match 5: Kouts 3, Michigan City 1 (22-25, 25-16, 25-18, 25-20). Michigan City ends with a 14-14 record.
Match 6: Washington Township 3, Westville 0
Match 7: Chesterton 3, Kouts 0
Championship: Washington Township 3, Chesterton 0. The Senators will carry a 19-3 record into next week’s regional semifinal match against Penn (13-10).
BOYS TRACK AND FIELD
Michigan MHSAA regionals
There were several southwest Michigan athletes that advanced to their respective state meets out of regional action. Here’s who is moving on from each Division.
Division 2
Niles: Ben Bruckner, sophomore, 100-meter dash (11.25); Ayden McCarey, senior, 400-meter dash (regional championship time of 48.92); 4×100-meter relay team of senior Sam Rucker, Ben Bruckner, sophomore Andre Wells and senior Peyton Gordon (43.14); 4×400-meter relay team of Andre Wells, freshman Lucas Debortoli, Ben Bruckner and Ayden McCarey (regional championship time of 3:27.23); and Andre Wells in the long jump (20-8 feet).
Edwardsburg: 4×800-meter relay team of junior George Scupham, senior Maguire Johnson, senior Jon Leith and junior Jaden Gregory (8:13.09); junior Zachary Overmyer in the high jump (regional championship leap of 6-02 feet).
The Division 2 state finals are Saturday, May 31, at Marshall High School.
Division 3
Buchanan: Liam McBeth, junior, 800-meter run (2:03.91); 4×200-meter relay team of sophomore Carson Deming, sophomore Tate Figy, junior Tyler Frame and junior Jake Sherwood (1:33.75); 4×400-meter relay team of Sherwood, McBeth, Deming and Frame (3:35.46); 4×800-meter relay team of McBeth, Sherwood, sophomore John Keser and junior Jacob Kuntz (regional championship time of 8:30.40); Frame, high jump (6 feet).
Brandywine: Kaden Santana, sophomore, long jump (regional championship distance of 20-11.75 feet).
The Division 3 state finals are Saturday, May 31 at Kent City High School.
Thursday, May 15
NIC Championship meet event winners, final team standings
100-meter dash: Alonzo Newbern, Elkhart, 10.94 (teammate Zach Anderson second at 10.95); 200-meter dash: Alonzo Newbern, Elkhart, 22.19 (beat Penn’s Kohen Turner by less than 0.001 second); 400-meter dash: Braden White, Penn, 50.37; 800-meter run: Aidan Probst, Penn, 1:57.73; 1,600-meter run: Max Malloy, Elkhart, 4:22.82; 3,200-meter run: Brody Lederer, Penn, 10:03.12; 110-meter hurdles: Will Elick, SB Saint Joseph, 15.59; 300-meter hurdles: Will Elick, SB Saint Joseph, 40.03; 4×100-meter relay: Elkhart (individuals not listed on final results sent), 42.35; 4×400-meter relay: SB Adams (individuals not listed on final results sent), 4×800-meter relay: Elkhart (individuals not listed on final results sent), 8:06.70; high jump: Chris Wright, Penn, 6-05 feet; pole vault: Mavric Poe, Penn, 13-00; long jump: Jaedon Parker, Penn, 21-08; shot put: Kaleb Johnson, Mishawaka Marian, 53-11; discus: Isaac Fronk, New Prairie, 167-11.
Team standings: Penn 193.5 points, Elkhart 153, Saint Joseph 97, New Prairie 49, Adams 37, SB Riley 30.5, Marian 29, SB Washington 26
Wednesday, May 14
INSC Championship meet event winners, final team standings
100-meter dash: Javen Jackson, Jimtown, 11.19 seconds; 200-meter dash: Parker VanDusen, Tippecanoe Valley, 22.83; 400-meter dash: Dylan Goff, Bremen, 50.95; 800-meter run: Luke Kincaid, Bremen, 1:59.45; 1,600-meter run: Luke Kincaid, Bremen, 4:45.44; 3,200-meter run: Luke Kincaid, Bremen, 10:28.93; 110-meter hurdles: Jake Conroy, Knox, 16.86; 300-meter hurdles: Lance Edison, LaVille, 42.00 (beat Bremen’s Blake Grove by less than 0.001 seconds); 4×100-meter relay: Tippecanoe Valley (Parker VanDusen, Owen Omandi, Grady Moriarty, Hudson Shepherd), 44.26; 4×400-meter relay: Bremen (Carter Filson, Bryan Contreras, Broc Smessaert, Dylan Goff), 3:30.59; 4×800-meter relay: Bremen (Matthew Urbina, Bryan Contreras, Benjamin Brady, Luke Kincaid), 8:52.14; high jump: Javen Jackson, Jimtown, 6-01 feet; pole vault: Ryan Maenhout, LaVille, 11 feet; long jump: Dylan Miller, LaVille, 19-11.5 feet; shot put: Brayden House, Jimtown, 48-04.5 feet; discus: Noah Bolen, Knox, 138-01 feet.
Team standings: Bremen 146 points, LaVille 119, Jimtown 70, John Glenn 63, Tippecanoe Valley 49, Knox 45.
La Porte sets some records at DAC Championship
Tayson Williams established a new championship meet record in the 200-meter dash, winning in 21.59 seconds. The school’s 4×400-meter relay team of Williams, Gavin Wilson, Liam Lilly and Landyn Hunt set new meet and school records with a time of 3:20.49. Other event winners for the Slicers were Hunt in the 400-meter dash (48.94 seconds), Malachi Washington in shot put (51-07 feet) and the 4×800-meter relay team of Lilly, Hunt, Hunter Quadlin and Jack Miskowicz (8:12.66). La Porte finished second in the team standings behind Chesterton.
Tuesday, May 13
NLC Championship meet event winners, final team standings
100-meter dash: Wyatt Mast, NorthWood, 10.97 seconds; 200-meter dash: Gavin Rulli, NorthWood, 22.28 seconds; 400-meter dash: Jaden Fisher, Northridge, 49.18 seconds; 800-meter run: Jackson Yoder, Concord, 1:54.98 breaking school record from 1981; 1,600-meter run: Jackson Gackenheimer, Warsaw, 4:13.44; 3,200-merer run: Jackson Gackenheimer, Warsaw, 9:21.97; 110-meter hurdles: Josh Sandy, Mishawaka, 15.16 seconds; 300-meter hurdles: Cole Figg, Plymouth, 40.15 seconds; 4×100-meter relay: Warsaw (Zahmari Terry, Jordan Randall, Tucker Reed, Evan Davis), 43.17 seconds; 4×400-meter relay: Northridge (Preston Ritchie, Xavier Miller, Baylor Miller, Jaden Fisher), 3:23.15; 4×800-meter relay: Concord (Reid Sollars, Jacob Hernandez, Jaxson Meyer, Jackson Yoder), 7:50.43 new meet record; high jump: Jordan Randall, Warsaw, 6-04 feet; long jump: Gavin Rulli, NorthWood, 21-07 feet; discus throw: Donovan Arnold, Concord, 165-06 feet; shot put: James Leiter, Warsaw, 57-11 feet; pole vault: Tucker Reed, Warsaw, 14 feet.
Team standings: Warsaw 160 points, Concord 119, Northridge 100.5, NorthWood 100.5, Mishawaka 73.5, Plymouth 63, Goshen 61.5, Wawasee 52.
BASEBALL
Saturday, May 17
Owen Futa hit a walk-off home run to lift Saint Joseph to an 11-10 win over Bishop Dwenger in the first game of a doubleheader. He was 5-for-5 at the plate in the game, hitting for the cycle. The Huskies prevailed in game two as well, 13-6, to improve to 21-3 on the season.
Eli Miller and Avery Christner had three RBIs each as Fairfield won a wild 15-10 affair over Tippecanoe Valley.
In Michigan, Kyler Marshall pitched a complete game in the opener, then had four RBIs in the second contest as Brandywine swept a doubleheader from New Buffalo, 9-4 and 17-7.
Friday, May 16
NLC scores: Warsaw 8, Northridge 4; Plymouth 10, Wawasee 6; Goshen 15, Concord 3 (5 innings); Mishawaka 8, NorthWood 5. Warsaw clinches at least a share of the NLC title, holding a two-game lead over Northridge with two games remaining in league play. Some highlights from Friday:
Mason Armstrong had a home run and four RBIs, plus pitched 6 1/3rd innings of one-hit baseball with nine strikeouts in a 9-0 win for Jimtown over LaVille.
Zak Henrich hit a three-RBI triple with two outs and on a 1-2 count in the top of the seventh inning, propelling New Prairie to a dramatic 7-6 win over Niles. Jaxen Racht hit a home run in the loss for the Vikings.
Thursday, May 15
Elkhart beat Mishawaka Marian, 7-0, in a game that was postponed from Tuesday. Max Shreiner had three hits (including a home run) and three RBIs for the Lions. The game between the two teams that was suspended Wednesday will be resumed this Monday, May 19.
Wednesday, May 14
NIC scores: Penn 2, New Prairie 0; Saint Joseph 29, Washington 0 (5 innings); Adams and Riley were delayed in the top of the 3rd with the Eagles ahead, 4-0; Marian and Elkhart were delayed in the bottom of the 2nd with Elkhart ahead, 2-0. With these results, the conference title will be decided next week when Penn (12-0 NIC) and Saint Joe (11-1) face off. The teams will play at Penn Tuesday, May 20, then at Saint Joseph’s North Field Complex Wednesday, May 21. If Penn sweeps or the teams split, the Kingsmen are outright champs. If the Huskies sweep, they are the outright champs. Highlights from Wednesday’s action:
NLC scores: Concord 6, Mishawaka 3; Warsaw 4, NorthWood 3; Plymouth 8, Goshen 1; Northridge 5, Wawasee 4 (8 innings). Warsaw now has a one-game lead on Northridge and two-game cushion over Mishawaka for the NLC title with three conference games remaining for most (a handful have four due to weather postponements from earlier in the season). Key performers from Wednesday:
North of the state line, Carter Houseworth had five RBIs for Edwardsburg in a 12-1 win over Sturgis. They won the second game of the doubleheader, 12-5, with Jaxon Reinhart driving in five runs in that game.
Brandywine only needed three innings to beat Eau Clare, 23-0, in part to Mason Simmons’ five RBIs.
Tuesday, May 13
NIC scores: Penn 9, New Prairie 3; Saint Joseph 14, Washington 0 (5 innings); Adams 15, Riley 2 (5 innings). Mishawaka Marian and Elkhart was postponed to Thurs. 5/15 due to weather. Highlights included:
Monday, May 12
NLC scores: Goshen 3, Mishawaka 0; Northridge 7, Concord 0; NorthWood 10, Wawasee 0 (5 innings); Warsaw 8, Plymouth 2. Mishawaka’s loss leaves Warsaw as the sole leader in the NLC as of May 12 with an 8-2 conference mark. Mishawaka and Northridge both each have three NLC losses. Highlights from Monday included:
Ben McAlister pitched a complete game and had an RBI in a 6-2 win for Jimtown over South Bend Adams.
John Glenn pulled off a 5-4 upset win over Elkhart. James Messer had two doubles and an RBI for the Falcons in the win.
BOYS GOLF
Saturday, May 16
Fairfield senior Brayden Miller cemented himself as a state title contender once again, shooting a 3-under to win the Angola Invitational, which features several top programs from across the state. Miller is the defending IHSAA state champion.
Saint Joseph won the Culver Invitational, played at Warren Golf Course in South Bend. Beau Basney led the way with a 74.
Friday, May 15
Final team standings from the Uebele Invitational at Beechwood GC: 1st Warsaw 307 2nd LaLumiere 314 3rd South Bend St. Joe 316 4th Lake Central 327 5th Penn 328 6th Crown Point 331 7th Valparaiso 334 8th Mishawaka Marian 339 9th Andrean 341 10th LaPorte 344 11th Northridge 345 12th Portage 349 13th Illiana Christian 350 14th Chesterton 357 15th Lowell 360 16th Michigan City 367 17th Marquette Catholic 368 18th Mishawaka 376 19th South Bend Adams 388 20th Triton 389 21st New Prairie 401 22nd Highland 403 23rd John Glenn 426 24th Tri-Township 439.
Monday, May 12
Saint Joseph moved into the driver’s seat of the NIC race with a dramatic, one-shot win over Penn, 160-161. Thomas Raster led the Huskies to victory with a 36.
This article originally appeared on South Bend Tribune: Top boys sports performers, IHSAA volleyball sectional results for May 12-17, 2025
Reporting by Austin Hough and Scott Davidson, South Bend Tribune / South Bend Tribune
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