BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Carson Paulik LOGANSPORT — Carson Paulik had a double and a single, and Brant Beck drove in a run with a sacrifice fly in the second inning, but the Rochester baseball team lost to Logansport 8-1 at Jim Turner Field Thursday. Rochester lost their fourth straight game and fell to 10-13. Logansport bumped their record to 13-8. Rochester took the lead on Beck’s RBI, but Logansport laced three triples and a double in a span of nine batters in

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Softball Rochester 7, Peru 0 (forfeit, Thursday): Rochester defeated Peru by forfeit Thursday to improve to 7-0 in the Three Rivers Conference. Peru forfeited due to a lack of available players. Peru lost 13-9 to Maconaquah Wednesday. It is believed that a Peru player suffered a serious injury during the game that would not have allowed Peru to field a team at Rochester Thursday. The Rochester Community High School Athletics social media

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Softball Adalyn Gonzalez Gabby Medina Rochester 4, Northwestern 1 (Wednesday): Bria Rensberger pitched a five-hitter with no walks and nine strikeouts, and Adalyn Gonzalez highlighted a four-run fifth with a two-out, two-run single as the Lady Zs improved to 6-0 in the Three Rivers Conference with a home win at Fansler Field Wednesday. Rensberger outdueled Northwestern’s

Paulik fans 14; Coleman has 4 hits, including HR BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Carson Paulik Brady Coleman Kade Dill drove in the go-ahead run with an RBI single in the 10th inning, and Ayden Garcia added an RBI on a squeeze bunt as the Northwestern baseball team beat Rochester 4-2 in an extra-inning marathon at Bob Copeland Field Wednesday. Northwestern won their 10th straight game and improved

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Boys golf Ashton Musselman Southwood 179, Rochester 180, Manchester 196 (Wednesday): Ashton Musselman shot a 40 to share medalist honors, but host Rochester settled for second in a three-way match against Southwood and Manchester over the front nine at Round Barn Golf Club at Mill Creek Wednesday. Isaac Heishman had a 43, Jack Reffett had a 47, Brevin Nicholson had a 50, and Parker Brown had a 54 to round out the Rochester scorecard. Grif

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Girls tennis Olivia Bailey Northwestern 4, Rochester 1 (Wednesday): Olivia Bailey won at No. 1 singles on senior night, but the host Lady Zs fell to Northwestern at the RHS courts Wednesday. Ellie Straeter and Emma Murphy both lost in straight sets at Nos. 2 and 3 singles, respectively. J.J. Graber and Abriella St. Martin lost in straight sets at No. 1 doubles, and Shelby Pearson and Savannah Wolters lost in straight sets at No. 2 doubles

J. Field: 3 hits, 2 RBIs; Wilson: 2 doubles BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Bria Rensberger Jadyn Field WABASH — There was the loud thump of the ball coming off Izzy Ashba’s bat and a second thump of the ball hitting the scoreboard off right-center field that might have made the Rochester softball team’s Three Rivers Conference game against host Southwood seem daunting Tuesday. But for Rochester pit

Paulik, Coleman among 3 Zebras who hit homers BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Conner Dunfee Carson Paulik Brady Coleman The Rochester baseball team came into its home game with Peru at Bob Copeland Field Monday having hit two home runs on the season. Then they hit three in this game. Coach Cory Good summed up the power boom in two words: “the wind.” Unfortunately, Peru got to hit in the same conditions, and the

Wilburn hits first career HR for Rochester BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Preston Prater Braxton Alderfer Linden Wilburn AKRON — The baseball rivalry between Rochester and Tippecanoe Valley is a rivalry again. Preston Prater struck out 13 batters in a route-going seven-hitter, and Braxton Alderfer had the go-ahead three-run double in the third inning as Valley beat visiting Rochester 4-2 Saturday morning. Prater baff

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Softball The Rochester softball team’s home game against Peru scheduled for Monday was postponed and rescheduled for 5:30 p.m. Thursday. Illness within the Peru team was cited, according to Rochester athletic director Cal Stone. Peru lists 12 players on their softball roster, according to MaxPreps.com. Peru played with only eight players against Rochester last year and lost 11-6. Rochester travels to Southwood at 5 p.m. today, beginning a

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Girls tennis Emma Murphy Peru 4, Rochester 1 (Monday): Emma Murphy won in straight sets at No. 3 singles, but the Rochester girls tennis team lost a Three Rivers Conference home match to Peru Monday. Olivia Bailey lost in two sets at No. 1 singles, and Ellie Straeter lost in three sets at No. 2 singles. J.J. Graber and Abriella St. Martin lost in straight sets at No. 1 doubles, and Hailey Crissinger and Ella Ramsey lost in straight sets a

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Boys golf Ashton Musselman Rochester 172, Triton 185, Caston 217 (Monday): Ashton Musselman shot a 41 to earn medalist honors for the host Zebras in a three-way dual win over Triton and Caston at Round Barn Golf Club Golf Club at Mill Creek Monday. Isaac Heishman added a 42, Jack Reffett carded a 43, Brevin Nicholson had a 46, Parker Brown had a 51, Adam Reinhold had a 55, and Tanner Krom had a 58 for Rochester. Reed Sommers was Caston’s

Rochester girls finish 3rd, boys take 4th BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Kyra Doran Harrison Dunwoody Mason Hisey WABASH — Rochester’s Kyra Doran and Harrison Dunwoody won the girls and boys long jump titles, and teammate Mason Hisey won the boys discus at the Three Rivers Conference track meet at Wabash High School Friday. Rochester finished third in the girls meet with 89 points and fourth in the boys meet with 73 p

Paulik, Casper both steal home BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Liam Spence Conner Dunfee Liam Spence and Conner Dunfee combined on a one-hitter, and the Rochester baseball team stole 13 bases – including two of home – in prevailing 7-0 over visiting Pioneer at Bob Copeland Field Friday. Cylis Kistler had Pioneer’s lone hit, a bloop single in the third off Spence. Pioneer never got a runner past second b

Bailey, Murphy also win at singles BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Girls tennis J.J. Graber Abriella St. Martin Rochester 3, LaVille 2 (Friday): Olivia Bailey and Emma Murphy won at Nos. 1 and 2 singles, respectively, and J.J. Graber and Abriella St. Martin pulled out a three-set win at No. 1 doubles for the host Lady Zs in a triumph over LaVille at the RHS courts Friday. Bailey won 6-1, 6-0, and Mur

NM places 4th, Rochester 6th, Winamac 7th BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Boys golf Wes Parker Isaac Heishman Tippecanoe Valley senior Wes Parker shot a 4-over-par 76 to take medalist honors and help his team finish 3rd out of 10 teams at the Valley Invitational at Round Barn Golf Club at Mill Creek Friday. Parker bested a field of 51 golfers. His round includes birdies on the 14th and 18th holes

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Jadyn Field Adalyn Gonzalez BUNKER HILL — The Rochester softball team might be dealing with a team-wide illness, but they are not getting sick of winning. Jadyn Field singled and homered and drove in four runs, and Bria Rensberger pitched a three-hitter with 10 strikeouts as the Class 2A, No. 9 Lady Zs routed Maconaquah 13-1 in five innings Thursday. Adalyn Gonzalez

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Girls tennis Maconaquah 5, Rochester 0 (Wednesday): Playing without three regular varsity players, Rochester lost all five matches in straight sets to the host Lady Braves Wednesday. Emma Murphy, Abriella St. Martin and Shelby Pearson lost in singles. Hailey Crissinger and Ella Ramsey made their debut at No. 1 doubles and lost, and Liz Brower and Savannah Wolters lost in their first match as a varsity pairing at No. 2 doubles. Rochester w

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Brady Coleman BUNKER HILL — Freshman Randy Landrum drove in the go-ahead run with an RBI single in the bottom of the sixth, and Deven Mitchell outdueled Rochester’s Parker Casper and Brant Beck on the mound as the Maconaquah baseball team beat the visiting Zebras 4-2 Wednesday. Brady Coleman went 3 for 3 for Rochester, who dropped to 9-9 overall and 3-2 in the Three Rivers Conference. Maconaquah improved to 7-6, 3-2. The loss was Rocheste

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC College softball The University of St. Francis softball team will play Texas A&M-Texarkana in an Opening Round game at the NAIA National Tournament in Ashland, Ore. This marks the first time St. Francis has qualified for the national tournament in its 45-year history. The team is 36-11 overall and 29-7 in Crossroads League Play. The team earned an automatic bid to the National Tournament by winning the Crossroads League Tournament. Among

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC College baseball Huntington University freshman outfielder Tanner Reinartz broke the school single-season record for doubles against Indiana Wesleyan Saturday. Reinartz now has 22 doubles for the season. Coincidentally, his record-breaking double came off Tarick McGlothin, his former Rochester High School teammate. McGlothin allowed just one run over seven innings, and his Indiana Wesleyan team won 5-1. In addition to the doubles, Reinart

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Women’s college tennis Manchester University freshman Rylee Clevenger has earned honorable mention status to the All-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference women’s tennis team. Clevenger plays both basketball and tennis at Manchester. She also made the school’s Dean’s List for the fall semester. Clevenger is a 2025 Rochester grad.

Doran, Dunwoody sweep hurdles, Hisey, Bailey also win 2 events; Derf, Martin, Omondi, Marquez among Valley winners BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Seniors on the Rochester track team pose for a group photo following senior day ceremonies prior to Tuesday’s meet against Tippecanoe Valley and Triton at Barnhart Field. Rochester won the girls meet with 65.5 points, Triton had 57.5, and Tippecanoe Valley had 33. Rochester won the boys meet with 67.5 points, Triton had 51.5,

Dunfee has 3 hits, including go-ahead 2-run double in 10th BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Carson Paulik Trenton Meadows Conner Dunfee WABASH – Carson Paulik maxed out on pitches, and the Rochester baseball team needed every last one of them to beat No. 8 Wabash at Chris Rood Field Monday. Meanwhile, Conner Dunfee drove in the go-ahead runs with a two-run double as part of a three-run 10th, and Brant Beck added a sacrif

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Boys golf Isaac Heishman Northwestern 158, Rochester 180 (Tuesday): Hudson Whaley shot a 36 to claim medalist honors for the visiting Tigers in a win over Rochester on the front nine at Round Barn Golf Club at Mill Creek Tuesday. Isaac Heishman shot a 42 to lead Rochester. Jack Reffett had a 44, Ashton Musselman had a 46, Brevin Nicholson fired a 48, Parker Brown carded a 49, Adam Reinhold had a 55, and Waylon Thomas had a 65. Whaley’s ro

Boys finish 3rd behind Dunwoody, Bailey BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Track Allyson Calloway Kyra Doran Ella Hake Led by individual event winners Allyson Calloway, Kyra Doran and Ella Hake, the Rochester girls track team scored 114.5 points and finished third out of eight teams at the Tipton Invitational Friday. Calloway won the 3,200 meters in 12:16, edging Western’s Mary Claire DiPaola by three seconds. Cal

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Softball Bria Rensberger Aubrey Wilson Rochester 11, Wabash 0 (Monday): Bria Rensberger struck out a career-high 19 batters in pitching a two-hitter, and Aubrey Wilson had three hits and three RBIs as the visiting Rochester softball team blanked conference and sectional rival Wabash Monday. Aubrey Miller also had three hits and a walk for the Lady Zs, and Ali Field had two h

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Girls tennis Wabash 3, Rochester 2 (Monday): Olivia Bailey won in straight sets at No. 1 singles, and Emma Murphy won in straight sets at No. 2 singles, but the visiting Lady Zs lost to conference rival Wabash Monday. Shelby Pearson lost at No. 3 singles in straight sets, and the doubles teams of J.J. Graber and Abriella St. Martin at No. 1 and Hailey Crissinger and Ella Ramsey at No. 2 both lost in straight sets. Rochester fell to 5-7 ov

Valley draws NorthWood; Caston gets state champs; Pioneer to face No. 6 Tri-County; Argos to match up with Elkhart Christian; Culver to take on O-D BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Of the three ranked RTC area softball teams, two of them received byes during the release of the IHSAA softball draw Sunday. Meanwhile, Caston drew the defending state champions, Pioneer drew a ranked team, and undefeated Culver drew a conference rival. This is the 41st annual IHSAA softball t

Valley to meet Columbia City; Caston to face S. Newton; Pioneer to meet W. Central; Argos to face No. 2 Triton; Culver gets S. Central; Winamac to meet Jimtown after bye; NM draws defending sectional champs BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Playing in a sectional with three ranked teams, the Rochester baseball team drew one of them in their postseason opener but not before receiving a bye, according to the IHSAA draw released Sunday. Meanwhile, Class 1A, No. 6 Caston, the

Miller gets 3 hits, Medina adds 2-run single BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Bria Rensberger MONTICELLO — Rochester junior softball pitcher Bria Rensberger achieved a milestone she did not even know she was approaching against host Twin Lakes Friday. Meanwhile, her right arm does not even know when or even if it gets tired. Pitching for the fourth consecutive day, Rensberger tossed a five-hit shutout with one walk and 14 strikeouts and recorded her 500th career strikeou

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Baseball Parker Casper Conner Dunfee Rochester 14, Carroll (Flora) 2 (6 innings, Friday): Parker Casper had two hits and three RBIs, Conner Dunfee did not allow an earned run and struck out eight over five innings on the mound while also adding two RBIs at the plate as the Rochester baseball team beat host Carroll Friday. Brayson Flory added a single and a double and drov

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Girls tennis Triton 3, Rochester 0 (Thursday): The Rochester girls tennis team lost a rain-shortened road match to Triton Thursday. Rochester’s Ellie Straeter lost in three sets at No. 2 singles. No. 1 doubles team J.J. Graber and Abriella St. Martin and No. 2 doubles team Hailey Crissinger and Savannah Wolters lost by identical 6-2, 6-0 scores. The matches at No. 1 and No. 3 singles involving Rochester’s Olivia Bailey and Emma Murphy, re

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Boys golf Ashton Musselman Rochester 169, Northfield 192 (Thursday): Ashton Musselman earned medalist honors with a 5-over-par 41 over the front nine at Round Barn Golf Club at Mill Creek Thursday as Rochester took down Northfield. Isaac Heishman added a 42, Jack Reffett and Parker Brown each had a 43, and Brevin Nicholson had a 53 for Rochester. Ryder Schram led Northfield with a 42. Northfield finished second and Rochester third in the

Rensberger strikes out 7 in relief, saves win for Hunter BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Jadyn Field Ali Field Adalyn Gonzalez DENVER — Jadyn Field singled home two runs in the fifth inning to break a 3-3 tie, and Bria Rensberger pitched three hitless innings in relief to save the win for Brailyn Hunter as the Rochester softball team defeated host North Miami 10-3 Thursday. Jadyn Field finished with thr

Coleman, Dunfee have 2 hits, RBI each, Casper adds 2 RBIs BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Brady Coleman Harper Sturtsman hit two homers and drove in four runs, and Bryson Enyeart drove in the go-ahead run with a bases-loaded walk in the fifth inning to lead the Manchester baseball team to a 9-7 win over host Rochester at Bob Copeland Field Wednesday. Dallas Martin relieved Landen Bean with two on and nobody out in the second inning and pitched the final six innings for

Beck strikes out side in 7th to cap off combined 2-hitter BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Carson Paulik Brady Coleman Rochester senior pitcher Carson Paulik has more than just a four-seam fastball and a curve. He also has a two-seam fastball and a curve, and it was all too much for visiting Northfield as the Zebras rolled to a 6-1 win at Bob Copeland Field Tuesday. Zakk Parks and Brady Coleman spearhe

Game 2: Rochester leaves 9 on base in shutout loss to Oak Hill BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Conner Dunfee Braylon Smith CONVERSE — On a dry turf suitable for running, the Rochester baseball team stole 14 bases and overran Southwood 18-3 in the first game of a three-way doubleheader at Oak Hill High School Saturday. The offense ran into muddier waters in their second game, a 4-0 loss to sectional riva

Heinzmann’s 2-run single in 3rd puts Lady Zs ahead for good BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Softball Bria Rensberger Mylee Heinzmann Rochester 5, Manchester 4 (Wednesday): Bria Rensberger struck out 15 batters in pitching a seven-hitter, and Mylee Heinzmann had the go-ahead two-run single in the second inning as the Rochester softball team hung on to beat Three Rivers Conference and sectional rival Mancheste

Horvath takes girls discus, shot; Baker wins 200, long jump BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Track Tyson Wachtmann Ainsley Horvath Elise Enyart Owen Lett Ainsley Horvath won both the discus with a throw of 61-5 and the shot put with a throw of 26-10, and Sophia Baker won both the 200 meters and the long jump for the Rochester JV girls track team in a home meet against Maconaquah at Barnhart Field Wednesday. Meanwhile, in the boys meet

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Boys golf Ashton Musselman Isaac Heishman Rochester 177, North Miami 204, Whitko 225 (Wednesday): Ashton Musselman and Isaac Heishman each shot a 42 to share medalist honors as the host Zebras defeated North Miami and Whitko in a three-way dual over the back nine at Round Barn Golf Club at Mill Creek Wednesday. Jack Reffett added a 45, Brevin Nicholson had a 48, and Adam Reinhold

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Girls tennis Manchester 5, Rochester 0 (Wednesday): Manchester won all five matches in straight sets over the host Lady Zs at the RHS courts Wednesday. Rochester fell to 5-5 overall and 2-3 in the Three Rivers Conference. Olivia Bailey, Ellie Straeter and Emma Murphy lost at singles. J.J. Graber and Abriella St. Martin lost at No. 1 doubles, and Hailey Crissinger and Ella Ramsey lost at No. 2 doubles. Manchester also won the JV match 2-1.

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Bria Rensberger Brailyn Hunter Bria Rensberger pitched a three-hit shutout with eight strikeouts, and Brailyn Hunter went 3 for 3 at the plate to lead the Rochester softball team to a 5-0 win over visiting Northfield at Fansler Field Tuesday. Rensberger, Ali Field and Aubrey Wilson each added a single and an RBI at the plate, and Kyleigh Little also had an RBI out of the No.

Rensberger: 9 up, 9 down, 9 Ks BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Mylee Heinzmann Gabby Medina KOKOMO — After facing a pair of top 10 teams in Class 3A in their first two games of the Kokomo Tournament, the Rochester softball team recovered to beat the host Lady Wildkats Saturday. The Class 2A, No. 9 Lady Zs began their day with a 12-4 loss to Class 3A, No. 9 Illiana Christian in the loser’s bracket before bounci

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Girls tennis Northfield 5, Rochester 0 (Tuesday): Rochester lost all five matches in straight sets to visiting Northfield Tuesday to fall to 5-4 overall and 2-2 in the Three Rivers Conference. Olivia Bailey, Ellie Straeter and Emma Murphy lost in singles. J.J. Graber and Ella Ramsey lost at No. 1 doubles, and Hailey Crissinger and Savannah Wolters lost at No. 2 doubles. Northfield also won the JV match 4-0. RESULTS: NORTHFIELD 5, ROCHESTE

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Boys golf The Pioneer boys golf team shot a 329 and finished seventh out of 17 teams at the Logansport Invitational at Dykeman Park Golf Course Saturday. Meanwhile, Rochester shot a 356 and finished 10th, Winamac shot a 406 and placed 15th, and Caston shot a 410 and took 16th. Six of the participating schools will also play at the Logansport sectional at Dykeman Park June 5. Ivan Reyes led Pioneer with a 77, Dane Bowditch added an 80, Mic

Bailey rallies from set down, Straeter also wins for Lady Zs BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Girls tennis Hailey Crissinger Ella Ramsey Rochester 3, Southwood 2 (Thursday): Hailey Crissinger and Ella Ramsey pulled out a three-set win at No. 2 doubles to earn the clinching point as the Rochester girls tennis team won a Three Rivers Conference match from host Southwood Thursday. Crissinger and Ramsey earned

Doran wins long jump, MacLain captures pole vault as Lady Zs also take 3rd BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Track Harrison Dunwoody Kyra Doran Maddie MacLain Grayson Miller The Rochester girls track team scored 112.5 points and finished third out of eight teams at the Dick Deardurff Invitational at LaPorte Saturday. Crown Point won with 155.5 points. Rochester individual winners included Kyra Doran, who won the long jump with a leap o

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC KOKOMO — Roncalli senior Kayla Brewer threw a no-hitter in a 14-0 win over Rochester in the first round of the Kokomo softball tournament Friday. Brewer faced the minimum 21 batters and struck out 14. Rochester’s only baserunner was Bria Rensberger, who reached on an error in the bottom of the fifth when the second baseman dropped her pop-up. While the second baseman had to move to track it, it was still a catchable ball with reasonable e

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Kaden Runk Liam Spence WINAMAC — Freshman Bryant Galbreath drove in the go-ahead run with an RBI double in the bottom of the fifth, and he also pitched 1 ⅔ scoreless innings of relief on the mound for the win as the Winamac baseball team edged visiting Rochester 3-2 Tuesday. The game was shortened to five-and-a-half innings due to rain. Lightning was spotted at the