WINONA LAKE – Grace’s women’s soccer team outshot Marian 30-5 in a dominant performance on Saturday. Three freshmen scored to pace Grace’s efforts in Crossroads League competition. Darcy Johnston, Carianne Sobey and Faith Voehringer notched goals for the Lady Lancers (12-3-2; 5-2-1 CL), and Sobey notched her 12th assist of the season as well. “The …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Austin Altimus provided the game winner with 70 seconds remaining in regulation to lift Grace’s men’s soccer team to their third straight victory in the Crossroads League. By virtue of Grace’s 3-2 win over Mount Vernon Nazarene, the Lancers (10-4-2; 5-2-2 CL) clinched third place in the league standings, which kick off …read more.

By TIM CREASON NEW CARLISLE – If cross country only required three runners for a team score, Warsaw’s boys would have dominated Saturday’s semistate race at New Prairie High School. But the rules say you need five, and that proved to be the Tigers’ undoing in the battle for an IHSAA title. Senior Jake Poyner …read more.

  By TIM CREASON NEW CARLISLE – For 90 minutes, at least, Warsaw’s Ashley Erba was clearly the fastest high school girl cross country runner in Indiana history. But before the Tiger bus even made it out of the parking lot at Saturday’s New Prairie semistate, Erba learned she must try to run even faster …read more.

MIDDLEBURY – A stellar season for the Warsaw volleyball team came to a sudden and shocking end Saturday. The Tigers’ bid for a sectional championship was denied as tournament rich Elkhart Memorial posted a 3-1 win in semifinal action of the Class 4-A Northridge Sectional. The Crimson Chargers used a determined defensive effort to turn …read more.

WARSAW –  Warsaw boys soccer coach Scott Bauer admitted he was concerned that scoring chances for his team would dry up in the second half of a semi state semifinal versus DeKalb Saturday afternoon. They did just that. But the No. 2 Tigers took advantage of just enough opportunities to earn a tough 2-1 win …read more.

FORT WAYNE – Reid Stichter and Breanna Robinson of Wawasee completed their cross country seasons Saturday in the New Haven Semistate. Stichter, a senior, placed 19th overall in the boys race in the meet held at IPFW. Stichter clocked in a time of 16:29. Junior Zachery Panning of Fort Wayne Concordia won the boys race …read more.

NEW CARLISLE – The Warsaw boys and girls cross country teams are headed back to the State Finals. Both teams earned berths with top five finishes Saturday in the New Prairie Semistate. The No. 6 Warsaw boys team, coached by Jim Mills, earned a second place semi state finish. No. 2 Valparaiso won the team …read more.

  WATERLOO – “This is a good feeling. To be able to wake up in the morning and still be in the playoffs, it’s just a great feeling,” the sentiment from Wawasee head coach Tom Wogomon said it all Friday night. Wogomon’s Warriors downed the host DeKalb Barons 27-14 in a Class 4-A Sectional 11 …read more.

John Doyle’s name may not be up in lights, but it’s darn close. The marquee outside The Bowling Alley on SR 15 in Warsaw says it all for the record-setting Doyle. “Congrats John Doyle. 879 Series.” Doyle deserves the plaudits after he lit up the lanes inside The Bowling Alley like no one else in …read more.

  LIGONIER – Everyone got into the act for the Tippecanoe Valley football team Friday night. The high-octane Vikings exploded offensively in whipping West Noble 44-0 in a first-round playoff contest. Valley rolled up 479 yards on total offense in creaming the host Chargers in a Class 3-A Sectional 18 opener. Valley, now 8-2, will …read more.

WARSAW – No one can ever say that Tristan McClone did not pour his blood, sweat and tears into his high school football career. McClone made history Friday night by running his way right into the football record books at Warsaw Community High School. The standout junior tailback broke the school’s single-season rushing record, which …read more.

High School Football Sectional Scores Class 5-A Sectional 1 Crown Point 23, Valparaiso 15 Lake Central 16, Portage 0 Merrillville 28, Munster 21 Chesterton 37, Michigan City 7 Sectional 2 Elkhart Central 17, Elkhart Memorial 13 Adams 39, Goshen 7 Carroll (Fort Wayne) 49, LaPorte 7 Penn 42, Warsaw 21 Class 4-A Sectional 10 Hobart …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – The Whitko football team got sweet revenge on Garrett in thrilling fashion Friday night. The Wildcats, who were knocked out of the state tournament by the Railroaders a year ago, rallied for a 21-16 win in a first-round playoff game. A one-yard touchdown run by Tanner Hughes with just 45 seconds left …read more.

  MONROE – The Flying Jets of Adams Central used a huge start to soar right past Triton in a sectional football playoff opener Friday night. The hosts tallied 31 points in the opening quarter en route to a 38-14 win over the Trojans in a Class 1-A Sectional 35 contest. Adams Central, which won …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Dana Johnston’s 12 kills paced Grace’s efforts as the Lady Lancers swept Spring Arbor on Grace’s “Senior Night” on Friday. The Lady Lancers (17-10; 10-5 Crossroads League) pounded out 42 kills in three sets while holding the Cougars (1-25; 0-15 CL) to a .101 hitting percentage in a dominant display. In Grace’s …read more.

The Grace College Student Veteran’s Organization in partnership with Metzger Outdoors, ML Motorsports, Wish For Our Heroes and KCV Cycling will host Nocturnal III: The Mission. This year’s races, which will be held during the afternoon and evening of Oct. 27 in Winona Lake, will  include a road vs. trail bike race, which will be …read more.

Any club wishing to hold a fishing tournament on Lake Wawasee or Sylvan Lake are encouraged to have a representative attend a DNR meeting on Nov. 3 at the District One Law Enforcement Office located on the southeast side of Lake Wawasee. The meeting starts at 10:00 a.m. and all those attending must make a …read more.

MIDDLEBURY – The Warsaw volleyball team was in good hands Thursday night. Those of Katie Voelz. The Tigers’ middle hitter with the massive mitts, helped her team win hands down in their sectional opener. The smart and steady sophomore helped her Tigers handle conference foe Concord 3-0 in the opening match of the Class 4-A …read more.

The Whitko volleyball team saw its season end Thursday night in first-round play of the Class 3-A Norwell Sectional. Heritage defeated the Wildcats 25-15, 13-25, 27-25, 25-13 in the opening match of the tournament. Sophomore Maddie Gawthrop led the way for Whitko with 11 kills. Junior Whitney Hobbs had nine kills and classmate Taylor Zwick …read more.

Warsaw girls cross country coach Scott Erba has a long list of goals for his talented team to shoot for Saturday. The No. 1 goal though for the No. 14 Tigers at the New Prairie Semistate is to earn the program’s third ever trip to the State Finals. Warsaw, led by phenom Ashley Erba, needs …read more.

It’s all about advancing. That’s the rallying cry for the No. 6 Warsaw boys cross country team come Saturday in the New Prairie Semistate. The Tigers need just a top six finish in the 20-team field to earn a berth back in the State Finals on Oct. 27 in Terre Haute. Warsaw placed 15th at …read more.

The Warsaw boys soccer team hopes it’s a case of Home Sweet Home on Saturday. The No. 2 Tigers bid for a berth in the state championship match comes in very familiar territory as they play host to the Class 2-A Warsaw Semistate. Warsaw, 18-1-2 on the field this fall, needs just two more wins …read more.

A brand new season. That’s what arrives Friday night as postseason play commences for high school football teams across the state. A new opportunity comes as everyone starts 0-0. For a few, 10 teams to be exact, it will be the start of a six-game run that culminates with the State Finals in Indianapolis Nov. …read more.

WINONA LAKE – The Grace College women’s soccer team and Mount Vernon Nazarene played a memorable match for those in attendance at Miller Field on Wednesday night. The Lady Lancers scored two goals in the final 10 minutes of regulation to tie the score as the teams ended in a 2-2 draw in a match …read more.

Signature wins have been the calling card thus far in what has been a stellar season for the Warsaw volleyball team. Coach Mike Howard knows though that the year will be defined in the end by what the postseason brings for his Tigers. Warsaw begins that postseason play Thursday night in a new role, that …read more.

Former WCHS standout golfer Tyler Ostrom finished in 11th place Tuesday for the Ball State University men’s golf team in the Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational. Ostrom, a freshman for the Cardinals, shot a seven over par total of 217 for the three-round event played at the Delaware Country Club in Muncie. The tournament is named in …read more.

The Lake City Roller Dolls will host a home bout in Warsaw on Saturday, Nov. 10. The match is slated for a 5 p.m. start at the Eastlake Skate Center.  Doors will open at 4 p.m. Tickets are $10 prior to Nov. 10 and $12 at the door. Tickets are $3 for children. Fans can …read more.

FORT WAYNE – A successful season came to end Tuesday night for the Lakeland Christian Academy volleyball team. The Cougars, taking part in their first-ever IHSAA sectional match, lost 3-0 to host Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian. The hosts and defending sectional champions topped LCA 25-23, 25-3, 25-21 in first-round play of the Class 1-A sectional. …read more.

The Northern Indiana Volleyball Association (NIVA) will hold informational meetings for its upcoming club seasons on Sunday, Nov. 4. The meetings are for both the Travel and High School divisions for the 2012-13 club volleyball seasons. The Travel meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 4 with the High School meeting at 7:30 p.m. that evening. …read more.

FORT WAYNE – The Grace College men’s soccer team scored three goals in the first half of action as the Lancers topped St. Francis 3-0 on Tuesday in Crossroads League play. With the win, the Lancers (9-4-2; 4-2-2 CL) secured a top-four finish in the league. As a result, Grace will host a first-round game …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Four players reached double-digit kills for Grace as the Lady Lancers’ volleyball team snapped a three-match losing streak in their 3-1 win over Mount Vernon on Tuesday. Freshman setter Sarah Tullis stepped up to distribute 29 assists as the Lady Lancers leapfrogged the Cougars in the Crossroads League standings for third place. …read more.

CULVER – Shana Anderson powered the Triton volleyball team to a sectional victory Tuesday night at Culver. Anderson slammed down 16 kills as the Trojans topped South Central 3-0 in the opener of the Class 1-A Culver Sectional. Breanna Lemler added eight kills and Krystal Sellers four as Triton won 25-23, 25-19, 25-22 versus the …read more.

Corinne Coon, a WCHS graduate, recently earned conference honors as the Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week. Coon, a junior at Greenville (Illinois) College, was named the league’s Player of the Week for her play Oct. 1-7 in the SLIAC (St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference). Coon, a 5-10 opposite hitter, had seven kills in a …read more.

Ball State University freshman golfer Tyler Ostrom led his team after first-round play Monday in the Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational in Muncie. Ostrom, a 2012 WCHS graduate, fired a one-under round of 69 in the tourney being held at the Delaware Country Club. Nick Huggins of Northern Illinois shot 67 on the par 70, 6,438-yard layout …read more.

A quartet of area players have earned All-Northern Lakes Conference honors in girls soccer this fall. The Warsaw trio of seniors Meredith Hollar and Erica Gauger and junior Abby Schue were selected for the All-NLC accolades. Tabbed for conference honors from Wawasee was senior Lexy Blunk. Warsaw coach Dan Miller was honored by his peers …read more.

The Lakeland Christian Academy volleyball team ended its regular season on a high note Saturday by posting two wins. The host Cougars rallied to defeat Oak Hill 3-2 in the first match played in Winona Lake. LCA posted the 9-25, 25-22, 23-25, 25-20, 15-10 victory in their first match of the day. The Cougars got …read more.

MISHAWAKA – The Warsaw boys soccer team has been the poster child for perseverance this season. The Tigers were rewarded richly with another regional championship Saturday night too. Seniors Diego Lopez and Nate Kolbe each tallied a pair of goals as the Class 2-A No. 2 Tigers sidelined No. 12 Elkhart Central 4-1 in the …read more.

FORT WAYNE – Senior Jocelyn Evans scored two goals, including a late game winner, as Grace’s women’s soccer team defeated Saint Francis 2-1 on Saturday afternoon. With the win, Grace pulled itself into a three-way tie for second place in the Crossroads League standings with three matches remaining. Grace scored its first goal off a …read more.

  GOSHEN – It’s a well-known saying that all good things must come to an end. That was the case of the stellar season for the Warsaw girls soccer team Saturday night. Perennial power and Class 2-A No. 4 South Bend St. Joseph put and end to the Tigers’ postseason run with a 3-1 victory …read more.

GOSHEN – The Grace College women’s volleyball team squandered career-high performances from Dana Johnston and Christina LeBlanc in a 3-2 loss to Goshen College on Saturday. Johnston pounded out 20 kills for the Lady Lancers (15-10; 8-5 Crossroads League), and LeBlanc handed out 55 assists as both players reached their career marks in a losing …read more.

WINONA LAKE – The Grace College men’s soccer team was desperately in need of a win and freshman Steven Fiema helped deliver as his hat trick highlighted a 4-1 victory over Spring Arbor on Saturday. The Lancers (8-4-2; 3-2-2 Crossroads League) scored three unanswered goals in the second half to run away from the Cougars …read more.

CULVER – Jim Mills took the reins off his three thoroughbreds Saturday. The result was as easy as 1-2-3 for the highly-regarded Warsaw boys cross country team. The No. 6 Tigers trio of Jake Poyner, Ellis Coon and Robert Murphy crossed the finish line in first, second and third to pace their team to a …read more.

CULVER – As good as she was on Saturday, and she was the best the state has ever seen, Ashley Erba still feels there’s plenty more left in her tank. A scary thought indeed for any runner the next two weeks who toes the starting line versus the Warsaw senior superstar. The elite Erba ran …read more.

ELKHART – Spirits and expectations were high for both the Wawasee boys and girls cross country teams Saturday morning as the pair competed in the Elkhart Central Regional at Ox Bow Park. Both squads came up just short with sixth-place finishes, one spot from earning a semi state berth. The Warriors, on the bright side …read more.

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee Warrior football team is peaking at the right time of year. For the third consecutive week the Warriors brought home a victory in dramatic fashion by downing Northern Lakes Conference rival Goshen 28-14 Friday night at Warrior Field. Defense, for the third straight week,  was again the Warriors’ saving grace. After …read more.

  WARSAW – Warsaw football coach Phil Jensen knew the best way to try and negate the speed of Concord Friday night was to keep the Minutemen playmakers on the sidelines by playing keep away. The formula, which has worked all season long for the Tigers, didn’t come to fruition this time around. The Minutemen …read more.

Prep football scores Concord 34, Warsaw 9 Wawasee 28, Goshen 14 Jimtown 49, Triton 14 Tippecanoe Valley 55, Whitko 14 Penn 30, Adams 13 Mishawaka 44, Washington 30 Elkhart Central 31, Clay 21 SB St. Joseph 38, Riley 9 Marian 49, Normal West (Ill.) 21 Bremen 34, John Glenn 24 Culver 21, LaVille 7 New …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley football team exacted a sweet measure of revenge on league foe Whitko Friday night. In the process, the Vikings earned a share of the Three Rivers Conference championship. The Vikings got a huge performance from quarterback Ben Shriver and standout playmaker Justin Gunter to whip the Wildcats 55-14 in the …read more.

ELKHART –  Host and top-ranked Jimtown wrapped up a perfect regular season in style Friday night with a 49-14 win over Triton. The Class 3-A No. 1 Jimmies finish teir regular season at 9-0 overall and 7-0 in league play. The Jimmies, who won 53-0 at Triton in 2011, scored 22 points in the first quarter …read more.

It promises to be a busy Saturday for the Warsaw Community High School athletic program. With a lot at stake for a quartet of Tiger teams. The Class 2-A No. 2 Warsaw boys soccer team plays in a regional final at Mishawaka at 7 p.m. Saturday evening. The Tigers, who are 17-1-2 on the field, …read more.

Plymouth defeated Triton 25-12, 25-18, 25-12 in a non-conference prep volleyball match Thursday night. Emilee Koontz and Breanna Lemler each had five kills to lead Triton. Krystal Sellers and Shana Anderson each had five digs and Marissa Ross 16 assist for the Trojans. Plymouth won the junior varsity contest 25-6, 25-13. Kayla Hall had two …read more.

The Warsaw Community High School Athletic Department will pre-sale tickets to its first-round sectional football game. Tickets will be sold from Tuesday (Oct. 16) to Thursday (Oct. 18) from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. in the Main Office at WCHS. Tickets are $6 each. Warsaw will host Penn in a Class 5-A sectional first-round playoff …read more.

Whitney Hobbs closed out the regular season in style with a career match Thursday night to lead her Whitko volleyball team to a victory. Hobbs produced a career-best 19 kills as the Wildcats closed out the regular season by defeating Caston 25-18, 25-21, 25-13. Elaine Warner had 25 digs and three aces for the Wildcats. …read more.

The Tippecanoe Valley volleyball team lost a 3-1 final Thursday night to Bremen. The Lions posted a 25-9, 23-25, 25-22, 25-21 win in the non-conference match. Caylie Teel and Kelsey Ball each had eight kills and Courtney Newsome five to lead the Valley offense.  Sara Alexander added four kills for the Vikings. Alexander led her …read more.

SYRACUSE — In its final regular season game, and the final home appearance for five seniors, Wawasee had hoped for a much better showing than it displayed. A 25-19, 25-18, 25-8 loss to Northridge set a tone for a couple paths of focus heading into tournament play next weekend. “We just didn’t play well at …read more.

MISHAWAKA – The Warsaw boys soccer team continued its postseason push Thursday night with a heads-up performance. No one more so than Nathan Kolbe, whose heads-up play provided the winner for the Class 2-A No. 2 Tigers. Kolbe’s header goal in the first half was all Warsaw needed on this night to post a 1-0 …read more.

Tickets to Midwest Regional of the 2013 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m. local time. Fans wishing to buy tickets to the First Four, second- and third-round games or regional competition should go to www.NCAA.com/mbbtickets <http://www.NCAA.com/mbbtickets> . The 2013 championship begins with the First Four, …read more.

Coaches Phil Jensen of Warsaw and Tim Dawson of Concord sound like each of them would like to suit up for Friday night’s NLC showdown. That won’t happen. What will happen is when the clash ends late Friday night in Warsaw one of them will at least have earned a share of the league championship. …read more.

GOSHEN – Warsaw senior Gabby Monroy called her game winning goal in a regional win over Penn Wednesday night a “pretty good moment.” There were plenty of good moments to go around for the Tigers at night’s end thanks in large part to the performance of its stellar senior class. With a big assist, or this …read more.

  The Warsaw boys soccer team would love to play at least one more home game this season. If that happens, it means the Tigers are back playing in the semi state come Oct. 20 at WCHS. Coach Scott Bauer’s highly-touted group, ranked No. 2 in Class 2-A, must first try and win a tough …read more.

The Wawasee High School athletic department is looking to do its part in October to help raise awareness for cancer related research. As part of the national Breast Cancer Awareness campaign throughout October, WHS will sell pink cups leading up to the home football game against Goshen this Friday, Oct. 12. The cups, which are …read more.

SYRACUSE — The Wawasee volleyball team hosted the Lady Trojans of Triton High School Tuesday night in Syracuse for senior night. It would prove to be a senior showcase both on and off the court for the Lady Warriors as they would sweep Triton three sets to none 25-13, 25-20 and 25-20. The first game …read more.

CULVER – Nothing runs like a Deere. Whoever came up with that catchy commercial phrase obviously never saw Ashley Erba fly across a cross country course at a blistering pace that would make any real deer envious. The Warsaw phenom was working her postseason magic again Tuesday night to the tune of a sectional record-setting …read more.

CULVER – Warsaw boys cross country coach Jim Mills is blessed to have a deep and talented roster to rely on. Just how good are the No. 6 Tigers? Warsaw dominated the 10-team field to run away with the Culver Academies Sectional championship Tuesday evening. The Tigers top five runners finished in the top eight …read more.

The Tippecanoe Valley volleyball team came out on the short end of a 3-0 loss to Southwood Tuesday night. Southwood took the Three Rivers Conference match 25-22, 25-8, 25-13. Kelsey Ball led the Vikings with five kills. Courtney Newsome had four and Caylie Teel and Sara Alexander each added three.  Ball also led Valley with …read more.

The Lakeland Christian Academy volleyball team lost a 3-1 final to Lakewood Park Christian on Senior Night Tuesday in Winona Lake. The guests rallied to post a 24-26, 25-11, 25-18, 25-8 win. LCA hosts Oak Hill and Trader’s Point on Saturday.

ELKHART — One of the perks of the boys and girls cross country state tournaments is a runner doesn’t have to run an ‘A’ race to keep a season alive. Wawasee didn’t light the Ox Bow course on fire, but both of its teams did enough to advance to the regional with top-five finishes. The …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Freshman Mallory Rondeau was honored as the national player of the week from the NAIA and NCCAA after an outstanding performance for the Grace College women’s soccer team. Rondeau, who also earned the Crossroads League Offensive Player of the Week award, had a week to remember with four goals in a pair …read more.

Warsaw girls soccer coach Dan Miller feels good about where his team is at heading into regional play Wednesday night. He should. The Tigers posted a hard-fought 2-1 win over conference foe NorthWood Saturday night at home to claim the program’s third straight sectional championship. Now, it’s on to a matchup with a strong Penn …read more.

  The race for postseason glory starts Tuesday for both highly-touted Warsaw cross country programs. The tournament path this year starts in a different place too for both talented teams. Warsaw will compete in the Culver Academies Sectional Tuesday after years of running in the Elkhart Sectional at Ox Bow Park. The No. 6 boys …read more.

WARSAW – Jamie Lacheta has come a long, long way on the volleyball court. The journey for the Warsaw senior standout has taken her from a reserve role in middle school some five years ago all the way to a Division I collegiate program. Lacheta, the outstanding outsider hitter for the Tigers, has made a …read more.

WARSAW – The Class of 2013 has already made its mark in a historic way for the Warsaw volleyball program. The stellar senior group provided one more memorable moment Monday night to add to their legacy. The Tigers, showing the heart of a champion, topped Class 4-A perennial power Penn 3-1 in the regular-season finale. …read more.

WEST LAFAYETTE — Even with one of his Adidas cleats flying across the Ross-Ade turf, Denard Robinson still outran the Boilermakers. ‘Shoelace’ as he is known, Robinson ran wild against Purdue, and did more damage with his arm as the Michigan Wolverines beat Purdue 44-13 in the Big 10 opener for both schools. Robinson accounted …read more.

WINONA LAKE – The Grace College volleyball team will host its annual “Dig for the Cure” event on Wednesday during their match with NAIA No. 9 Indiana Wesleyan at 7 p.m. The Lady Lancers are holding this event to support those who are currently battling cancer as well as to honor cancer survivors. Those attending …read more.

WINONA LAKE – To cap off a strong 2012 campaign, three members of Grace’s men’s tennis team were named to the All-League Team of the Crossroads League. Seniors Michael Blevins and Nikola Todorovic and sophomore Daniel Sanchez headlined an outstanding season that saw the Lancers win a share of the CL regular season title. Sanchez …read more.

The Warsaw volleyball team will definitely have the long and tough road to travel if they want to win a sectional championship. The Tigers, in the midst of an outstanding season at 25-5, will need to beat three quality opponents to claim the hardware in the Class 4-A Northridge Sectional. The IHSAA drew its postseason …read more.

The Lakeland Christian Academy volleyball team used a big-time rally to earn a victory over Caston. The Cougars lost the first two sets, 25-22 and 26-24, before coming back to win the final three by scores of 27-25, 25-18, 15-9 in a home match. Sophomore Paige Price led the way for LCA as the setter …read more.

The Warsaw football team got some good news Sunday night. The Tigers will get to open sectional play at home on Oct. 19. Now, for the not so good news. Penn, ranked No. 8 in Class 5-A, is the first-round sectional foe for Warsaw. The Kingsmen, who were state runner-up in 2011,  are 7-1 this …read more.

Jamie Lacheta led the way as the Warsaw volleyball team turned in a strong showing Saturday in the Clinton Prairie Invitational. Lacheta led the Tigers in both kills and aces on the day as they went 3-1 in the tournament. Coach Mike Howard’s talented team defeated Hamilton Heights 25-17, 25-12, Clinton Prairie 26-24, 25-15 and …read more.

The ESPN College GameDay crew is headed to South Bend Saturday to showcase a clash of Top 20 teams. Notre Dame, which moved to No. 7 in today’s latest AP poll, hosts No. 17 Stanford at 3:30 p.m. Saturday. The Irish improved to 5-0 Saturday night with a 41-3 dismantling of Miami at Solder Field …read more.

PLYMOUTH – Diego Lopez couldn’t recall the last time he scored a goal on a header. The Warsaw star is likely to remember the one his noggin put in the back of the net Saturday night though for a long, long time. A gorgeous goal, off a diving header no less, by Lopez was the …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Freshman Mallory Rondeau sliced a shot past Indiana Wesleyan’s goalkeeper with five seconds remaining in the game as Grace’s women’s soccer team topped the 25th-ranked Wildcats 3-2 in thrilling fashion on Saturday. Rondeau, a Wawasee High School graduate, tallied a pair of goals for the Lancers, including the game winner just before …read more.

WINONA LAKE – The Grace College men’s tennis team came up just short in its tournament run, falling 5-4 to Spring Arbor in the Crossroads League Tournament championship on Saturday. The match, which was played indoors at the Warsaw Racquet Club due to weather, was a repeat of the 2011 tournament title bout. Grace fell …read more.

WARSAW — In a game that came close to going into overtime, the Warsaw Lady Tigers continued to roll as they beat the NorthWood Panthers, 2-1, to claim the Warsaw Girls Soccer Sectional championship. The Lady Panthers traveled to Warsaw only to be be beaten for the Sectional title. This is Warsaw’s third sectional win …read more.

BOURBON – Too many turnovers proved costly to the Triton football team Friday night. The host Trojans had six turnovers in losing a 28-7 final to Knox in a Northern State Conference contest. Jordan Beem made the most of his five carries for the Redskins, scoring on touchdown runs of three, 10 and 17 yards …read more.

  ELKHART – It is a well-known saying in sports that defense wins championships. While there was no championship to be had Friday night,  the Wawasee Warrior defense gave a top notch performance for the second week in a row by stifling an athletic Elkhart Memorial offense en route to a 14-9 Northern Lakes Conference …read more.

ROCHESTER – Whitko came up just short in knocking off another league leader in the Three Rivers Conference for the second straight week. A 24-yard field goal by Jon O’Dell with just 25 seconds to play lifted host Rochester to a 20-17 win over the Wildcats in TRC action Friday night. O’Dell, who had missed …read more.

DENVER – The Tippecanoe Valley football team will have to wait another week to try and lay claim to a conference championship. The Vikings, who could have claimed at least a share of the Three Rivers Conference crown Friday night, fell 12-7 at North Miami in a key league clash. Valley not only saw its …read more.

  Area prep football scores Warsaw 17, NorthWood 10 (OT) Wawasee 14, Elkhart Memorial 9 Knox 28, Triton 7 North Miami 12, Tippecanoe Valley 7 Rochester 20, Whitko 17 Mishawaka 31, Marian 28 Adams 21, Elkhart Central 17 Penn 43, Riley 0 Clay 13, St. Joseph 10 (OT) Culver Academy 19, Sheridan 18 Churubusco 29, …read more.

NAPPANEE – Warsaw football coach Phil Jensen motivated his team at halftime Friday night at NorthWood by visiting a past victory on that field. The Tigers, thanks to that inspirational history lesson and a second-half rally, will now get to play for a conference championship in the future. That future arrives next Friday night. Warsaw …read more.

The Warsaw at NorthWood football game tonight will be shown on a tape-delayed basis by WHME-TV. The key Northern Lakes Conference contest will be televised by Channel 46 tonight at 11 p.m. and again tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. Warsaw and NorthWood are tied atop the NLC standings with Concord and Plymouth as all four …read more.

HARTFORD CITY — The run has come to an end for the Whitko girls soccer team. The defending Blackford Girls Soccer Sectional champions were knocked out of the 2012 tournament by Oak Hill, 2-1, in the semi-finals Thursday night. Cagney Craig scored Whitko’s lone goal in the first half, assisted by Syndey Sims. Jordan Hall …read more.

WARSAW – The Lacheta ladies, mother Cheryl and daughter Jamie, looked pretty in pink together Thursday night. It was a beautiful sight of the two together on the volleyball court in the Tiger Den at WCHS. A special moment that the two were not so sure two years ago that they would get to share. …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw Tigers are finally queens of the volleyball court in the Northern Lakes Conference. The talented and oh-so-close in the past Tigers are bridesmaids no more after completing a perfect and impressive run in league play Thursday night. Warsaw made history on a very special evening by defeated Concord 3-0 to claim …read more.

WARSAW — It was a big night for Warsaw soccer dynamo Meredith Hollar. It was an even bigger night for the Lady Tiger team. Hollar finally got the monkey off her back, moving past Ashley Kitchens as the all-time leading goal scorer at Warsaw while her team achieved another of its season goals in a …read more.

  CULVER – Warsaw boys tennis coach Rick Orban had no complaints about how his team performed in the regional final Thursday evening. It was just that a red-hot Culver Academy team was simply too much for the Tigers to tame. The No. 14 Eagles flew past Warsaw 4-1 to claim their third straight regional …read more.

CULVER – The Lakeland Christian Academy boys soccer team saw its first postseason as a member of the IHSAA end Wednesday night. The Cougars lost a 9-3 final to No. 16 Argos in semifinal play of the Class 1-A Culver Sectional. Stephen Danielian scored a pair of goals to lead the Cougars. Noah Cole provided …read more.

The Triton volleyball team lost a close 3-1 final to Jimtown in a conference match Thursday night in Bourbon. The Jimmies rallied to post a 21-25, 25-22, 30-28, 25-20 win in the Northern State Conference contest. Shana Anderson led the Trojans with 11 kills and nine digs. Jaela Meister had eight kills, Breanna Lemler seven, …read more.

Wawasee’s struggles in the Northern Lakes Conference continued Thursday night, losing at NorthWood 25-17, 25-11, 27-25. The Lady Warriors fall to 1-5 in NLC play and 17-14 overall while having won just twice in the past 10 court appearances. With the win, NorthWood moves to 22-5 overall and 6-1 in the NLC. Hunter Gaerte and …read more.