Penn's Kingsmen knocked off archrival South Bend St. Joseph, 3-2, to capture the Portage Boys Tennis Regional Championship. The Kingsmen beat Chesterton 4-1 in the first round.

Coach Eric Bowers' Kingsmen earned their 11th Regional Championship in program history.

Penn advances to the Culver Academy Semistate on Saturday, Oct. 7, to play host Culver Academy at noon.

PENN 3, South Bend St. Joseph 2

Singles

1. Thomas Pries (St. Joseph) beat A.J. Antonelli (Penn), 6-3, 6-2.

2. Will Thurin (Penn) beat Cole Matthews (St. Joseph), 6-2, 6-1.

3. Aidan Sucharetza (Penn) beat Brett Loitz (St. Joseph), 6-0, 6-0.

Doubles

1. Steve Mullaney-Andrew Sill (St. Joseph) beat Eric Spaargaren-Aiden O’Day (Penn), 2-6, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (0).

2. Maity Spitters-Nick Casetti (Penn) beat Kevin Zmyslo-Brendan Anderson (St. Joseph), 6-1, 6-1.

PENN 4, Chesterton 1

Singles

1. A.J. Antonelli (Penn) beat Mathew Jewison (Chesterton), 6-3 6-1.

2. Will Thurin (Penn) beat Nick Hanson (Chesterton), 6-2, 6-0.

3. Aidan Sucharetza (Penn) beat Corydon Gaff (Chesterton), 6-2, 6-1.

Doubles

1. Blake Ellenwood-Chad Whalen (Chesterton) beat Eric Spaargaren-Aiden O’Day (Penn), 6-2, 6-1.

2. Maity Spitters-Nick Casetti (Penn) beat Paul Petro-Luke Liapes (Chesterton), 6-2, 7-5.

Defending State Champion Penn Girls Soccer Team beat South Bend Adams, 6-0, in Sectional Semifinal action on Thursday, Oct. 5.

A Photo Gallery is posted below.

By GARRETT WENZEL

Coach Jeff Hart's defending state champion and No. 1-ranked Penn Kingsmen Girls Soccer Team opened the Penn Sectional with a 9-0 victory against South Bend Riley on Tuesday, Oct. 3.

Penn (17-0-1) advances to the semifinal game against South Bend Adams on Thursday, Oct. 5.

Penn stung Riley with six goals in a seven-minute span in the first half.

Lauren Cernak scored a goal in the fifth minute to put the Kingsmen on the board.

Kristina Lynch followed that with a goal in the seventh minute to put Penn up 2-0.           

Lynch scored her second goal in the ninth minute.

Lauren Hamilton followed that with a goal in the 11th minute to make a 4-0. 

Brooke VanDyck also scored in the 11th minute to make it 5-0 Kingsmen. 

Haylee Shahan scored in the 12th minute to make it 6-0 Kingsmen.

Molly McLaughlin added to the Kingsmen scoring total with a goal in the 19th minute.

Sydney Egendorfer scored in the 48th minute to make it 8-0 Penn.

Mallory Lehman closed out the scoring in the 54th minute to make it 9-0 Kingsmen.

By PATRICK WHITEHEAD

Coach Sarah Hendricks' Penn Volleyball Team locked up a share of the Northern Indiana Conference title with a 25-20, 25-18, 21-25, 25-11 victory at South Bend St. Joseph.

Penn and St. Joe entered the NIC showdown each with 10-0 records. 

If Penn beats Mishawaka on Thursday (Oct. 5), or St. Joseph loses its league finale, the Kingsmen will win the NIC Championship outright.

Italia Fields led the Kingsman with 17 kills followed, by Alyssa Torres with 13 kills. Ally Hickey racked up 10 kills. 

Naomi Willis had 39 assists.

Rachel Hickey led Penn with an amazing 43 digs, followed by Sophia Cruz, who had 17 digs. Kylee Hixenbaugh had 15 digs and Julia Beers had 13 digs.

Penn Volleyball is 27-4-0 overall.

Penn’s Kingsmen fought back from a 1-0 deficit to defeat South Bend Adams, 3-2, in the Class 3-A South Bend Sectional semifinal on Wednesday, Oct. 4.

Coach Josh Nakayama’s Kingsmen, ranked No. 6 in the state, take a 14-1-2 record into the Sectional Championship match against South Bend Riley. The title game is set for 2 p.m. on Saturday at South Bend’s Tallman/Beyrer Field in the School Field complex.

Penn unleashed a fast and furious attack after Adams took a 1-0 lead in the 32nd minute. Micah Craig got the Kingsmen on the board first with a free-kick goal in the 33rd minute.

Craig scored his second goal with a clinical finish from the corner off an assist from Sammy Atkins to put the Kingsmen up 2-1 over the Eagles in the 62nd minute.

Atkins blasted a laser off an assist from Micah Craig to put the Kingsmen up 3-1 over the Eagles in the 70th minute.

Penn’s Volleyball Team, coached by Sarah Hendricks, clinched a share of the Northern Indiana Conference Championship with a 3-1 victory against South Bend St. Joseph on Tuesday, Oct. 3.

A Photo Gallery is posted below.

Penn rallied from a 1-0 deficit to defeat South Bend Adams, 3-2, in the first round of the Class 3-A Sectional at South Bend’s Tallman/Beyrer Field on Wednesday, Oct. 4.

A Photo Gallery is posted below.

Penn opens the 2017 Football Class 6-A playoffs on the road at Valparaiso on Friday, Oct. 27. 

Penn is fourth in the state in most sectional Championships in Football (23) and the Kingsmen have won four consecutive Sectional Championships. Penn owns five State Championships in Football.

Penn and Valparaiso are each 6-1. 

Valpo defeated the Kingsmen 12-7 on Friday, Aug. 18, in the season opener. Penn has won six games since the season opener.

Chesterton (3-4) plays at Warsaw (4-3) in the other Sectional 2 Game. 

The Sectional 2 Championship Game is set for Friday, Nov. 3.

Admission is $6 a person.

Penn captured its 16th consecutive Sectional Championship in Boys Tennis, beating Marian, 5-0, in the Championship match on Thursday, Sept. 28. The Kingsmen beat Mishawaka, 5-0, on Wednesday, Sept. 27, to advance to the Championship match.

A.J. Antonelli highlighted the victory with a gutty 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-2 victory at No. 1 singles against Cameron Rafinski of Marian. The match lasted nearly four hours.

Penn 5, Marian 0

Singles

1. A.J. Antonelli (Penn) beat Cameron Rafinski (Marian), 7-6, (3), 4-6, 6-2.
2. Will Thurin (Penn) beat Josh Bussan (Marian), 6-1, 6-3.
3. Aidan Sucharetza (Penn) beat Caleb Suarez (Marian), 6-0, 6-0.

Doubles

1. Eric Spaargaren/Aiden O'Day (Penn) beat Dominik Rafinski/Michael Gray (Marian), 6-2, 6-0.
2. Maity Spitters/Nick Casetti (Penn) beat Jamison Whitaker/Dustin Greer (Marian), 6-2, 4-6, 6-1.

Penn 5, Mishawaka 0
 
Singles

1. A.J. Antonelli (Penn) beat Brock Bollinger (Mishawaka), 6-0, 6-0.
2. Will Thurin (Penn) beat James Buchmann (Mishawaka), 6-0, 6-0.
3. Aidan Sucharetza (Penn) beat Uriah Liskow (Mishawaka), 6-0, 6-0.

Doubles

1. Eric Spaargaren/Aiden O'Day (Penn) beat Nathaniel Fry/Kyle Sears (Mishawaka), 6-0, 6-1.
2. Maity Spitters/Nick Casetti (Penn) beat Jacob Beshara/Dylan Armstrong (Mishawaka), 6-1, 6-2.

Penn Sophomore Lyvia Li finished 29th in the Indiana High School Golf State Championships on Saturday, Sept. 30.

Li shot a 19-over 163 (80-83) on the Prairie View Golf Club Course in Carmel, Ind.