SOFTBALL TEAM WINS TOURNEY A pair of strong pitching performances by Cari O’Hara and the big bats of Kelsey Dotson and Kendra Marshall helped Warsaw win its own Tiger Tourney Saturday. The Tigers edged Peru 4-3 in game one as senior O’Hara collected  her 12th win. Marshall doubled and Kayla Snider  drove in a pair …read more.

OFFENSIVE OUTBURST ON DIAMOND Whitko had its offense in high gear in  outscoring host Columbia City 16-13 Friday in baseball action. The two teams combined for 25 hits in the contest. Zach Snep went 4-5 with two RBI for the winners. Austin Mort was 3-5 with two RBI, Brandon Carpenter 2-3 with three RBI, Ryan …read more.

JIMMIES OUTSCORE TROJANS The bats were in full swing Friday in Bourbon. Visiting Jimtown piled up 16 hits in outscoring Triton 16-9 in a Northern State Conference baseball contest. Pete Kauffman had four RBI and Seth Glingle two to pace Triton (7-13, 4-8). Winning pitcher Corleone Desimone had a homer and four RBI for the …read more.

By SCOTT DAVIDSON Sports Editor DUNLAP –  Few athletes at any level of competition ever achieve true perfection. Few athletes boast the heart, mental toughness, consistency, tenacity and strength of character of Sarah Hartle. The Warsaw senior put all of her attributes to good use Friday night to cap an amazing conference career on the …read more.

RAIDERS ROLL TIGERS The Class 4-A No. 5 Northridge softball team captured at least a share of the Northern Lakes Conference title Friday night with a 13-1 win at Warsaw. Haley Nixon improved to 19-0 in the circle for the undefeated Raiders with a two-hitter. Kendra Marshall had a double and an RBI to lead …read more.

ROUTSON STIFLES PLYMOUTH Gabi Routson led the charge in the circle, tossing a five-hitter at Plymouth while her teammates did the damage at the plate in a 7-0 Wawasee softball win Friday night in Syracuse. Routson did not walk a batter and struck out 13 Lady Pilgrims while adding an RBI single of her own. …read more.

Paced by a pair of championship relay teams, the Whitko girls track team captured the title of the Three Rivers Conference meet Thursday night. The 400 relay team of Cagney Craig, Micaela Sylvester, Sammy Kierner and Kelsie Boggs won in 52.41 for the champions. Whitko also won the 1,600 relay event as Delaney Ray, Miranda …read more.

Sarah Hartle’s run of tennis perfection in the Northern Lakes Conference continued Thursday during the second round of the league tournament. The Warsaw senior ace posted yet another straight set win at No. 1 singles for the Tigers in action at Concord High School. Hartle, who has never lost in NLC play during her  brilliant …read more.

  The Lakeland Christian Academy girls track team ended its season in style Thursday night. The Cougars set three school records in defeating Fort Wayne Canterbury, Elkhart Christian and Blackhawk Christian in a meet at Canterbury. Jo Boren broke the school standard in winning the 200 in 26.4, while Hailey Nieveen set a new mark …read more.

Warsaw's Bennett Hollar blasts out of the sand trap during play against Wawasee Thursday night. (Photos by Mike Deak) By MIKE DEAK Sports Editor [email protected] WARSAW — It’s not too often a state champion could be the drop score during a conference dual. While Warsaw’s boys golf head coach Ben Barkey laughed off the proposition …read more.

BASEBALL TEAM POSTS WIN Whitko outscored North Miami 12-9 Thursday for a Three Rivers Conference baseball win in South Whitley. A six-run fifth inning carried the hosts to the victory. Zach Snep had the key hit in the frame with a three-run triple. Alex Stoddard was 3-3 with two RBI for Whitko. Ethan Nicodemus went …read more.

  The postseason path in the state tournament series is known for area prep softball teams. The IHSAA conducted the draw this afternoon for the 28th annual tourney. Sectional play begins Monday, May 21 with finals slated for May 24 or 25. One-game regionals are Tuesday, May 29 at 7 p.m. with semi states on …read more.

Former Warsaw Community High School basketball star Nic Moore is headed for a new school. Moore, who led the Tigers to a Class 4-A state runner-up finish in 2010, was granted his release Wednesday from Illinois State. The release, which means Moore will have to sit out the 2012-13 season once he decides on a …read more.

FROSH BASEBALL POSTS WIN The Tigers freshman baseball  team defeated Concord 12-4 Thursday. Cody Bixler notched the pitching win for the Tigers, who improved to 5-2. Warsaw hosts Goshen Wednesday at 5:00.

Day one of the Northern Lakes Conference tennis tournament began at Concord High School, and directions were established as the first round was completed between the eight schools. Overall top seed in one singles, Sarah Hartle of Warsaw, nearly swept Kennedy Walter of NorthWood in a 6-0, 6-1 result. Warsaw’s Jacqueline Sasso, the top seed …read more.

MARSHALL PACES SOFTBALL WIN Kendra Marshall had a huge day at the dish as Warsaw beat NorthWood 12-2 in a Northern Lakes Conference game Wednesday at WCHS. The senior went 4-4, hitting for the cycle. Marshall hit her fifth homer of the season and had five RBI in the victory. Kelsey Dotson smacked her seventh …read more.

MONIOT OVERPOWER DIRTBAGS Northridge’s Austin Moniot tossed a gem at Wawasee Wednesday night in Syracuse, allowing just three hits in a 7-0 win. Moniot surrendered just three hits in the complete game for the Raiders (15-4 overall, 9-2 Northern Lakes Conference), which kept their stronghold on the conference standings heading into the final week of …read more.

TROJANS FALL TO LAVILLE The Triton baseball team came out on the short end of a 6-3 loss to LaVille in Northern State Conference baseball action Wednesday in Bourbon. Seth Glinge had two RBI and Pete Kauffman a double to lead the Trojans. Quentin Herbster and Anthony Singleton each had two hits for LaVille.   …read more.

BASEBALL TEAM STOPS MANCHESTER Wes Gensch and Ryan Weigold combined to pitch a four-hitter as host Whitko topped Manchester 6-3 in a Three Rivers Conference baseball game in South Whitley Wednesday. Weigold,  Zach Snep and Colin Nicodemus each had a hit for Whitko, which improved to 15-5 overall and 3-1 in league play. Whitko hosts …read more.

WARRIOR GOLF SPLITS NLC OPENER The Wawasee golf program entered the Northern Lakes Conference season with a split Tuesday night at Maple Crest. The Warriors shot a 166 to best Goshen’s 168, but both fell to Northridge’s 161. Luke Jackson medaled the round with a 37, with Wawasee teammates Dylan Cousins at 41, Tristan Atwood …read more.

By SCOTT DAVIDSON Sports Editor It’s been an injury-filled season for the Warsaw girls tennis team this spring. The walking-wounded Tigers, though, are ready to put a hurt on their league foes as the Northern Lakes Conference tournament unfolds. Coach Rick Orban’s team, led by senior star Sarah Hartle, looks to defend its title Wednesday …read more.

The Warsaw boys golf match slated for today versus Plymouth and Elkhart Memorial has been rescheduled. The NLC match will now be played May 14 at the Plymouth Country Club at 5 p.m. Also, Warsaw’s  NLC softball game Monday at Plymouth was postponed. The conference contest is set for today as a varsity only game …read more.

By SCOTT DAVIDSON Sports Editor WARSAW – Warsaw girls track coach Scott Erba spent plenty of time at the Northern Lakes Conference Meet Tuesday night passing out high-fives to his team. The talented Tigers, led by record-setting sensation Ashley Erba, gave him plenty to celebrate by night’s end. The No. 14 hosts won the postseason …read more.

By SCOTT DAVIDSON Sports Editor WARSAW – Matt Thacker says his Warsaw boys track team has something you just can’t coach in a strong desire to win. Win was just what the No. 6 Tigers did Tuesday night in running away from the field to lay claim to the Northern Lakes Conference championship. The host …read more.

GOLF TEAM LOSES TO VIKINGS The Whitko boys golf team dropped a Three Rivers Conference match to Tippecanoe Valley by a 167-184 final Tuesday. Colton LeTourneau led Whitko with a 42 in the match played at Sycamore Golf Club. Danny Zawlocki shot 43, Josh Busenbark 44 and Cole Bechtold and Matt Hathaway each had a …read more.

BASEBALL TEAM EDGES PLYMOUTH Kyle Gibbs turned in a strong pitching effort as Warsaw topped Plymouth 2-1 in Northern Lakes Conference baseball action Tuesday at Plymouth. The contest was rescheduled from a rainout on April 20. Jason Ferguson tripled and Brock Anson and Kyle Morris each had a double for Warsaw (10-9, 5-5). Warsaw won …read more.

A record-setting performance by Hailey Nieveen helped Lakeland Christian Academy defeat Elkhart Christian 64-39 in girls track action Monday in Elkhart. Nieveen set a school record in winning the 100 hurdles in 16.43. She also won the 300 hurdles and ran on the first place mile relay team. Jo Boren and Ashley Ormsby each won …read more.

ROUTSON DEALS, FRESHMEN KNOCK AROUND NORTHWOOD The combination of senior Gabi Routson in the pitching circle and a trio of freshmen propelled Wawasee to an 8-1 win over NorthWood Monday night in NLC softball. Routson was sharp, allowing just six hits to the Lady Panthers and striking out 12 while walking no batters. The lone …read more.

Host Bremen topped Triton 4-1 in Northern State Conference baseball action Monday. Nate Leeper fired a two-hitter for the Lions. Cole Creighbaum took the loss for Triton despite a strong starting effort. Pete Kauffman and Bryson Mosier each had a hit for Triton.  

  WHITKO BOYS TRACK UNBEATEN IN TRC The Whitko boys track team completed an undefeated regular-season run through the Three Rivers Conference with two wins Monday night. Whitko won six individual events and a  pair of relays to total 78 points in defeating Tippecanoe Valley (43) and North Miami (34) in TRC action. Individual winners …read more.

  By SCOTT DAVIDSON Sports Editor The Warsaw boys and girls track teams owned the Northern Lakes Conference during dominating, undefeated runs through the regular season. It’s a trend both state-ranked squads look to continue Tuesday night as the NLC Meets unfold at WCHS. The No. 7 boys team and the No. 14 girls team …read more.

On Saturday, May 26, Staci Woolley plans to swim the entire length of both Lake Wawasee and Syracuse Lake in one continuous swim. She is taking pledges from friends, family and anyone who wants to contribute as extra incentive for completing the task. All funds collected will be donated to the MatserWorks Festival Scholarship Fund. Staci’s sister, Mariah, …read more.

Wawasee High School will host several athletic camps for individuals interested in furthering their skills and love of the game. Wawasee will host a football camp from May 21-24 for students currently in grades 2-7. The camps will run from 4-6 p.m. on the Wawasee practice football field, and is $35 for the first camper …read more.

BASEBALL TEAM TOPS PLYMOUTH Forde Ness pitched Warsaw past Plymouth for a 3-1 Northern Lakes Conference prep baseball win Monday night at WCHS. Austin Moore homered and Brock Anson doubled for the Tigers, who improved to 9-9 overall and 4-5 in conference play. The Tiger JV team topped Plymouth 8-1. Tanner Balazs was the winning …read more.

DOTSON SLUGS HOMER Warsaw  softball star Kelsey Dotson moved up in the state record books Saturday. The senior catcher hit her 29th career homer at Rochester. The roundtripper moves the Indiana University recruit into a tie for third place on the all-time state list. Undefeated Rochester, ranked No. 2 in Class 2-A, won the contest 10-3. …read more.

Tyler Ostrom and the Warsaw boys golf team dominated the field Saturday to take championship honors at the Homestead Invitational in Fort Wayne. Ostrom, the defending state champion, toured the Orchard Ridge Country Club course by shooting a one-under round of 70 to earn individual medalist honors. The No. 7 Tigers also got strong performance …read more.

Warsaw Community High School May 7-12 Monday Baseball vs. Plymouth, 5 p.m.; Softball at Plymouth, 5 p.m.; Girls Tennis vs. Goshen, 5 p.m. Tuesday Boys Track in NLC Meet (at WCHS), 5 p.m.; Boys Golf vs. Plymouth and Elkhart Memorial at Plymouth, 5 p.m.; Girls Track in NLC Meet (at WCHS), 5 p.m. Wednesday Baseball …read more.

Whitko High School May 7-12 Monday Baseball at Rochester, 5 p.m.; Softball at Rochester, 5 p.m.; Girls Tennis vs. Central Noble, 4:30 p.m.; Boys and Girls Track at North Miami, 5 p.m. Tuesday Boys Golf vs. Tippecanoe Valley, 5 p.m. Wednesday Baseball vs. Manchester, 5 p.m.; Softball vs. Manchester, 5 p.m. Thursday Girls Tennis vs. …read more.

Triton High School May 7-12 Monday Baseball at Bremen, 5 p.m.; Girls Tennis at South Bend Riley, 4:30 p.m.; Softball vs. Brmen, 4:30 p.m. Wednesday Baseball vs. LaVille, 5 p.m.; Boys and Girls Track in NSC Meet at John Glenn, 5 p.m.; Softball at LaVille, 4:30 p.m. Thursday Girls Tennis in NSC Meet at Knox, …read more.

Lakeland Christian Academy May 7-12 Monday Boys and Girls Track vs. Elkhart Christian (at Goshen College), 5 p.m. Tuesday Boys Golf at CMA, 5 p.m.; Softball at Fort Wayne Canterbury,  5 p.m. Saturday Softball at Fort Wayne Wayne (DH), 10 a.m.  

Wawasee High School May 7-12 Monday Softball vs. NorthWood, 5 p.m.; Baseball at NorthWood, 5 p.m.; Boys Golf vs. Penn and LaVille at TLCC, 4:30 p.m.; Girls Tennis at Plymouth, 4:45 p.m. Tuesday Boys Golf vs. Goshen and Northridge at Goshen, 5 p.m.; Boys Track at NLC Meet (at Warsaw), 5 p.m.; Girls Track at …read more.

Tippecanoe Valley High School May 7-12 Monday Baseball vs. Wabash, 5 p.m.; Softball vs. Wabash, 5 p.m.; Boys and Girls Track vs. North Miami and Whitko at North Miami, 5 p.m.; Girls Tennis vs. Manchester, 5 p.m. Tuesday Boys Golf at Whitko, 4:30 p.m.; Girls Tennis vs. North Judson, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday Baseball vs. North …read more.

WARRIORS STRUGGLE AT ORCHARD RIDGE While Warsaw mastered the Orchard Ridge layout at the Homestead Golf Invitational, firing a 306 to claim the title, Wawasee fell way off the pace and placed 16th out of 18 teams with a 349 Saturday afternoon. Northridge were runners-up at 324 with Marion three shots back of the Raiders. …read more.

For the first time in the Cory Schutz era at Wawasee, the program put a clean sweep on Elkhart Memorial. The varsity scored three runs in the sixth inning and held on for a 7-5 win Friday night in Elkhart to sweep the Lady Chargers this season. Madi Anderson delivered her second home run of …read more.

Visiting Goshen collected a 10-4 Northern Lakes Conference baseball win at Warsaw Friday evening. Kyle Morris and Brock Anson each homered for the Tigers (6-9, 3-5). Austin Franzen had two hits for Warsaw. Goshen improves to 6-13 overall and 2-7 in league play. The Tiger varsity hosts Valparaiso Saturday (May 5) for a doubleheader starting …read more.

Wawasee overcame a four-run deficit, scoring three runs in the fifth inning and two runs in the sixth inning to upset Elkhart Memorial, 7-6, Friday night at Wawasee. Trailing 6-2 after a five-run Charger third, Wawasee powered back behind the pitching of Si Shear, who earned the win in relief, as well as clutch hitting …read more.

  A trio of senior standout athletes at Warsaw Community High School signed their Letters of Intent Friday to compete at the collegiate level. Spencer Rheinhardt will run track at the University of Notre Dame, while Jordan Wray will play football at Wabash College and Caitlin Johnson soccer at Huntington College. Rheinhardt, helped the WCHS …read more.

By SCOTT DAVIDSON Sports Editor GOSHEN – Warsaw’s battery of Cari O’Hara and Kelsey Dotson had plenty of charge to power the Tigers to a 10-0 romp over Goshen in Northern Lakes Conference softball play Friday night. The pair of seniors were stellar as Warsaw rolled to the victory at Shanklin Park to improve to …read more.

Whitko dropped a 3-2 final to Southwood in girls tennis action Thursday. Aressa Tackwell posted a 6-3, 6-3 win at No. 2 single and Laura Hippensteel notched a 6-1, 6-0 victory at No. 3 singles for Whitko. Whitko falls to 2-6 on the season.

The Northern Lakes Conference announced Wednesday its All-Academic teams for the eight member schools. CONCORD: Grant Bass – Track & Field Kathrin Bennett – Volleyball, Tennis Morgan Bilger – Basketball Kyle Brumbaugh – Soccer Audra Burtch – Swimming Nina Fader – Tennis Kylie Little – Volleyball Kelsey Malcolm – Volleyball Preston Miller – Baseball Alec …read more.

NORTHWOOD STEAMROLLS TENNIS Wawasee continued to struggle in the Northern Lakes Conference grinder, losing to NorthWood, 5-0, Thursday night at Wawasee. The Lady Warriors (2-9, 0-6 NLC) have won just one court in its six NLC losses this season, and NorthWood showed no mercy in sweeping all five courts in straight sets. The doubles teams …read more.

Jo Boren won three individual events and Hailey Nieveen two as the Lakeland Christian Academy girls track team competed in a triangular at Triton High School Thursday night. Boren won the 200 (27.6) and 400 (1:02) races on the track and also captured the long jump (14-11). Nieveen won the 100 and 300 hurdle races …read more.

Area high school basketball fans will get a chance to voice their opinions on the current multiple class state basketball tournament at Plymouth High School May 8. The site is one of 11 high schools across the state chosen as part of a Town Meeting Series by the IHSAA to discuss class basketball. IHSAA Commissioner …read more.

Boys Track 1. Carmel; 2. Lawrence Central; 3. Hamilton Southeaster; 4. Ben Davis; 5. Warren Central; 6. Avon; 7. Warsaw; 8. Pike; 9. North Central; 10. Penn; 11. Fort Wayne Carroll; 12. Fort Wayne Snider; 13. Bloomington South; 14. Franklin Central; 15. Lafayette Jeff; 16. Valparaiso; 17. Center Grove; 18. Fort Wayne North; 19. Fishers; …read more.

The Warsaw girls basketball program will host a 3 on 3 tournament as a fundraiser for teaming  with Habitat for Humanity to build a house. The tourney is slated for June 1 at the First Friday event in downtown Warsaw. Cost is $40 per team and deadline to register is May 23. Registration information and …read more.

Grace College will be holding Lancer Athletic Camps on the Grace College campus throughout the summer for seven different sports. Grace College began holding boys’ basketball camps in 1968 and has since grown to also offer girls’ basketball, boys’ and girls’ soccer, volleyball, softball and tennis. Each camp will be directed both by Grace College coaches …read more.

The Warsaw boys track team put an exclamation point on an undefeated conference regular-season run with two more dominating victories Wednesday night. The No. 9 Tigers won 11 events to crush Concord 96-36 and Plymouth 115-17 in a Northern Lakes Conference triangular contested at Plymouth. Ellis Coon won the 800 (2:04.96) and the 1,600 (4:31.75) …read more.

Warsaw's Kelsey Dotson slides in safe on a double while Wawasee's Sam Malik receives the throw. (Photos by Mike Deak) By MIKE DEAK Sports Editor [email protected] WARSAW — It was a good night to fight like a girl. Draped in pink, both Warsaw and Wawasee’s softball teams were not only trying to beat each other, …read more.

GIRLS TENNIS NETS WIN Two doubles victories  carried the Warriors to a 3-2 win at West Noble Wednesday. Karla Allen and Mia Hauser rolled to a 6-0, 6-2 win at No. 1 for the Warriors, while Samantha Prins and Laura Gomez rallied for a 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 win at No. 2. Katy Ashpole posted a …read more.

Warsaw suffered its first Northern Lakes Conference girls tennis loss Wednesday in a 3-2 setback at Concord. Sarah Hartle won at No. 1 singles to remain unbeaten in NLC play for the Tigers. Jacqueline Sasso captured a win at No. 3 singles for WCHS.    

By SCOTT DAVIDSON Sports Editor SYRACUSE – The focus for the Warsaw baseball team Wednesday according to coach Mike Hepler was on getting good, aggressive at-bats. Mission accomplished. The Tigers used a well-balanced offensive attack to snap a scoreless drought in posting a 5-1 win at Wawasee in Northern Lakes Conference action. Warsaw, which had …read more.

Warsaw earned a split with Elkhart Memorial in Northern Lakes Conference softball and baseball action Tuesday night. The two league games were both rescheduled after being postponed Monday due to weather. At WCHS, the Tigers edged the Crimson Chargers by a 4-3 final on the softball diamond. Warsaw took control with a three-run first inning. …read more.

  The No. 7 Warsaw boys golf team easily won its own Joe Harris Shoot Out Tuesday. Tyler Ostrom captured medalist honors with a 69 as the Tigers had four of the top five finishers in the event played at the Rozella Ford Golf Club in Warsaw. The Warsaw Black team fired a 290 to …read more.

Rivalries will be put aside Wednesday night in an effort to join forces against a greater enemy. Warsaw Community High School is hosting a special event, “Fight Like A Girl” – a cancer awareness benefit which sends half the proceeds to Amy’s Angels, representing Amy Hosier, a college softball player from the University of Georgia …read more.

Wawasee's Sarah Rozow grabs the baton from Blake O'Connell during the 4×100 relay at NorthWood Tuesday night. (Photos by Mike Deak) By MIKE DEAK Sports Editor [email protected] The night just got gloomier for the Wawasee girls track team as time progressed on the final Northern Lakes Conference match of the season Tuesday at NorthWood. What …read more.

Straight set wins at all three singles positions paced Warsaw past NorthWood 4-1 in Northern Lakes Conference girls tennis action Tuesday. Due to weather conditions, the contest  was moved indoors to the Warsaw Tennis and Fitness Club for a varsity only match. Sarah Hartle, Sarah Boyle and Jacqueline Sasso swept their singles matches for the Tigers. …read more.

WAWASEE SOFTBALL THUMPS CONCORD Wawasee softball jumped out to a quick 6-0 lead on Concord and didn’t let up in a 10-4 win Tuesday night at the Wawasee softball complex. The game, which was postponed to Tuesday because of Monday rain, had Wawasee score four runs in the first inning and two more in the …read more.

By SCOTT DAVIDSON Sports Editor ELKHART – The Warsaw girls track team has made a habit of dominating the Northern Lakes Conference regular season lately. That trend continued in a big way for the Tigers Tuesday night as they capped another undefeated NLC season in appropriately dominating fashion. Ashley Erba and Ann Harvuot each won …read more.

Jo Boren took top individual honors in leading the Lakeland Christian Academy girls track team to the championship  of the Tingley Invitational at Howe Saturday. Boren won four events, including setting meet records in the 200 (27.1) and 400 (1:05), to earn Top Female Performer accolades. Boren also won the long jump (14-10) and teamed with Emilee Catron, Jessica …read more.