Penn’s Boys and Girls Swim Teams dominated Northern Indiana Conference action against South Bend Adams on Tuesday, Jan. 9.

The Penn Boys Swim Team beat Adams 151-33. The Kingsmen Boys improved to 8-0 in the NIC with the victory.

The Penn Girls Swim Team beat Adams 141-39. The Kingsmen Girls improved to 9-0 in the NIC.

Evan Dies led the Kingsmen with three blue ribbons.

Matt Rach,  Aaron Dies,  Kyle Brothers,  Ethan Backhus,  Michael Adami and Lucas Evans placed first in two events each.

Joel Cummins, Matthew Pruitt, Troy Weber, Blake Trowbridge and Joseph Ferraro earned one blue ribbon each.

Sharon Ni was a winner in three events to lead the Penn Girls.

Makenna Bottorff,  Sophia Darr and Caroline Marks placed first in two events each.

Winning one event each were Maddie Ziegert, Lizzy Mejia, Charlotte White, Isabella Costa, Gabby Costa, Bailey Betzer, Megan Rach, Mackenzie Richards, Sydney Acito, Abby Meckstroth, Alyssa Richards, Logan Koszyk.

Penn's Noah Applegate scored 22 points but the Valparaiso Vikings prevailed for a 76-61 victory in Boys Basketball action on Saturday, Jan. 6.

The Kingsmen trailed 40-27 at halftime, but fought back to close to 52-47 at the end of the third quarter.

Beau Ludwick's buzzer-beater 3 allowed the Kingsmen to cut the deficit to five points entering the fourth

quarter.

Penn (6-2) hosts Glenn on Thursday, Jan. 11.

Drew Lutz scored 18 points and passed for nine assists.

Beau Ludwick contributed 5 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists to the Kingsmen effort.
 

Kegan Hoskins scored 8 points.

Defending State Champion Penn won the Indiana High School Girls Wrestling North Regional Championship on Friday, Jan. 5.

The Kingsmen boasted five individual Regional Champions – Madison Burke, Mikayla Ringer, Jaden Johnson, Aiesha Helepa and Andelisia Henry.

Penn finished the meet with 154 points. The Top 5 included: 1. Penn 154; 2. Hamilton Heights 61; 3. Lafayette Jefferson 48; 4. New Prairie 41; 5. Indianapolis Pike 40.

Penn advances to the IHSGW State Championship on Friday, Jan. 12, at Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis.

Penn results: 

1. Jaden Johnson (88)

3. Eryn Benak (106)

8. Madalyn Whitehead (113)

3. Anjali Pant (126)

4. Olivia Nixon (132)

6. Kamryn Pollock (138)

5. Emily Spitaels (138)

3. Grace Selis (138)

5. Ashley Benak (145)

4. Autumn Hale (145)

3. Emma Ringer (145)

1. Madison Burke (152)

2. Amanda Feder (160)

1. Aiesha Helepa (170)

6. Sadie Kunze (182)

4. Katie Selis (195)

1. Andelisia Henry (220)

1. Mikayla Ringer (285)

Penn used a balanced attack to defeat New Prairie, 65-21, in Girls Basketball action on Saturday, Jan. 6.

The Kingsmen improve to 9-0 in the Northern Indiana Conference and own a 16-1 record overall.

Sara Doi led Penn with 13 points.

Antreese Shelton and Jordyn Smith scored 8 points each.

Trinity Clinton scored 7 points.

Penn blasted to a 21-4 run in the first quarter and stormed to a 71-59 victory against host South Bend Adams in Boys Basketball action on Friday, Jan. 5.

Penn is 6-1 overall and 3-1 in the Northern Indiana Conference.

Beau Ludwick worked for a double-double, scoring 10 points and battling for 10 rebounds.

Noah Applegate ignited the Kingsmen attack with 20 points and 6 rebounds. Applegate, a 6-foot-6 All-State candidate, stung the Eagles with a spectacular alley-oop slam dunk off a lob from Drew Lutz to highlight Penn's first-quarter effort.

Drew Lutz scored 17 points and kicked out 8 assists.

Noah Krathwohl scored 12 points.

Six Penn wrestlers posted pins as the Kingsmen defeated Elkhart Central, 53-20, on Thursday, Jan. 4, to stay undefeated in Northern Indiana Conference dual meets.

Tanner DeMien struck for a pin in 1:35 in the 126-weight class.

Logan Hill only needed 1:26 to pin his opponent at 132.

Preston Risner dominated for a pin in 4:00 at 138.

Austin Heater pulled off a pin in 5:54 at 152.

Max Chaffee scored a lightning-quick pin in :38 at 182.

Adam Berta earned a pin at 220.

Ryan Varner won by forfeit at 170.

Evan Light (113) won a 9-3 decision.

Vince Sparrow (120) won by technical fall.

Jeffrey Harper (145) won an 8-5 decision.

Penn Senior Sara Doi torched the nets for 26 points as the Kingsmen Girls Basketball Team rolled to a 71-19 victory at South Bend Adams on Thursday, Jan. 4.

Reganne Pate scored 11 points for the Kingsmen.

Penn now owns an 8-0 record in the NIC. The Kingsmen are 15-1 overall.

The Penn Girls Swim Team leads the Northern Indiana Conference standings with an 8-0 record in dual meets through Dec. 22. South Bend St. Joseph is second in the league with a 7-1 record.

Penn has two meets left, vs. Adams on Tuesday, Jan. 9, and vs. Marian on Thursday, Jan. 11.

Penn will clinch the regular-season title with a victory against Adams, since the tie-breaker is head-to-head competition, and the Kingsmen beat St. Joseph 116-70 on Dec. 18.

The overall NIC Championship is based on a combination of the regular-season standings and placing in the NIC meet, which is Saturday, Jan. 13.

Click here for the NIC Girls Swimming results and standings through Dec. 22.

Penn Boys Swimming is unbeaten through seven dual meets in Northern Indiana Conference action through Dec. 22.

Penn is 7-0, followed by New Prairie (5-1) and South Bend Riley (3-1). The Kingsmen have three meets left — against Adams (Tuesday, Jan. 9, at Penn), Marian (Thursday, Jan. 11, at Penn), and Mishawaka (Tuesday, Jan. 16, at Mishawaka).

The NIC meet is Saturday, Jan. 27, at Penn.

Penn defeated New Prairie, 140-45, on Dec. 14, and defeated Riley, 98-88, on Dec. 20.

The Kingsmen can clinch the NIC regular-season title by winning two of their remaining three meets. The overall NIC title is determined by regular-season finish and place in the NIC meet.

Click here for the NIC Boys Swimming results and standings through Dec. 22.

Penn placed sixth in the prestigious Al Smith Invitational held at Mishawaka High School on Friday, Dec. 29, and Saturday, Dec. 30.

Indianapolis Cathedral won the 30-team event with 233 points. Penn scored 139.5 points for sixth place. Mishawaka placed seventh with 132 points.

Tanner DeMien (126) and Max Chaffee (182) led the Kingsmen effort with third-place finishes.

Kingsmen placers:

• 113: Evan Light, eighth.
• 126: Tanner DeMien, third.
• 132: Logan Hill, sixth.
• 138: Preston Risner, fifth.
• 182: Max Chaffee, third.
• 195: Rockne Hurley, sixth.
• 220: Adam Berta, fifth.