Rochester 36, Lakeland 14 Jimtown 15, Tippecanoe Valley 14 Caston 23, Madison-Grant 22 Sheridan 40, North Miami 21 Pioneer 70, Taylor 0 West Central 39, Culver 7 Winamac 49, South Central 16 Three Rivers Conference Rochester 36, Lakeland 14 (2A, 34) Central Noble 40, Manchester 21 (2A, 34) Lewis Cass 64, Peru 42 (2A, 35) West Lafayette 49, Northwestern 14 (3A, 28) Maconaquah 52, Eastbrook 20 (3A, 28) Southwood 34, Fort Wayne Blackhawk 28 (2 OTs) (1A, 44) Northfield 49, Whitko

Valley seeks 2nd win over Jimtown; Caston, M-G marked by similarities; NM’s ground game improving going into trip to Sheridan; Pioneer to host struggling Taylor; Culver to try to contain W. Central; Winamac seeks another win over struggling S. Central BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Derek Wortley Owen Lett Lakeland (2-7) at Rochester (4-5), 7 p.m. (winner plays Manchester-Central Noble winner in

Rochester’s Conliff sets PR in 20:55, will join Hayes at regional BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Rochester cross-country runners, from left, Adison Hayes, Katelyn Conliff, Leandro Javier and Warner DuBois advanced to the regional after finishing in the top 15 among individuals on non-advancing teams at the Manchester sectional Saturday. Conliff ran a 20:56 and Hayes a 21:35 in the girls race. Javier ran an 18:10 and DuBois an 18:26 in the boys race. Both the Rochester

Caston beats Winamac behind Woolever; Rine’s big game helps top-ranked Pioneer clinch Hoosier North; NM runs for over 400 yards in rout of Triton; Culver drubs winless S. Central BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Football Tippecanoe Valley 25, Bremen 7 (Friday): Hunter Paxton ran for 141 yards and two touchdowns, and the Valley defense held Bremen to 158 yards rushing in wrapping up an undefeated Indiana Northern State Conference season Friday. Hunter Randall added 55 yar

Class 2A, Sectional 38 at Rochester QUARTERFINALS (THURSDAY) Maconaquah def. Lewis Cass, 25-17, 25-12, 25-18 Rochester def. Peru, 25-16, 25-22, 25-16 SEMIFINALS (SATURDAY) Eastern (Greentown) def. Maconaquah, 25-21, 22-25, 25-22, 25-17 Oak Hill def. Rochester, 25-20, 25-13, 25-16 FINAL: Oak Hill def. Eastern (Greentown), 25-16, 25-19, 25-23 Class 3A, Sectional 20 at West Noble QUARTERFINALS (THURSDAY) NorthWood def. Wawasee, 25-20, 25-21, 25-15 Columbia City def. Tippecanoe V

Maconaquah 49, Rochester 6 Tippecanoe Valley 25, Bremen 7 Caston 16, Winamac 8 Pioneer 35, North Judson 9 Culver 53, South Central (Union Mills) 16 North Miami 41, Triton 12 Three Rivers Conference Maconaquah 49, Rochester 6 Peru 33, Manchester 23 Northwestern 41, Northfield 0 Lewis Cass 63, Southwood 14 Hoosier North Caston 16, Winamac 8 Pioneer 35, North Judson 9 Culver 53, South Central 16 North Miami 41, Triton 12 Indiana Northern State Conference Tippecanoe Valley 25, Br

Bremen’s Moser, Miller formidable RB duo for Valley defense; Winamac to visit Caston for 3rd place in Hoosier North; Pioneer, N. Judson meeting for Hoosier North title; Culver to visit winless S. Central; NM seeks to bounce back vs. Triton BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Pictures from Rochester's week 8 victory over Northwestern Top left: QB Mitchell Clark (#6) celebrates a TD. Top Right Alex Chapman (#12) follows his blocks for a big gain. Bottom Left: RB Grant Hollow

Class 2A, Sectional 38 at Rochester QUARTERFINALS (THURSDAY) Maconaquah def. Lewis Cass, 25-17, 25-12, 25-18 Rochester def. Peru, 25-16, 25-22, 25-16 SEMIFINALS (SATURDAY) Eastern (Greentown) vs. Maconaquah, 11 a.m. Oak Hill vs. Rochester, 1 p.m. FINAL, 6 p.m. Saturday Class 3A, Sectional 20 at West Noble QUARTERFINALS (THURSDAY) NorthWood def. Wawasee, 25-20, 25-21, 25-15 Columbia City def. Tippecanoe Valley, 20-25, 21-25, 25-17, 25-21, 15-13 SEMIFINALS (SATURDAY) Fairfield

Costello: 20 kills, 16 digs, 18 serves received BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Tippecanoe Valley's Alayna Parker #2 left and Kinley Crabb #3 right go up for a block vs Rochester freshman Makayla Walley. Photo Courtesy of Jabez Yarber AKRON — Tippecanoe Valley volleyball coach Jon Hutton has called his team’s season a “roller coaster.” The roller coaster got on the right track just at the right time against visiting Rochester in the final home match of the season as Va

Class 2A, Sectional 38 at Rochester QUARTERFINALS (THURSDAY) Maconaquah vs. Lewis Cass, 6 p.m. Peru vs. Rochester, 8 p.m. SEMIFINALS (SATURDAY) Eastern (Greentown) vs. Maconaquah-Lewis Cass winner, 11 a.m. Oak Hill vs. Peru-Rochester winner, 1 p.m. FINAL, 6 p.m. Saturday Class 3A, Sectional 20 at West Noble QUARTERFINALS (THURSDAY) NorthWood vs. Wawasee, 6 p.m. Tippecanoe Valley vs. Columbia City, 7:30 p.m. SEMIFINALS (SATURDAY) Fairfield vs. NorthWood-Wawasee winner, noon W