Associated Press High School Football Polls Class 5-A 1. Carmel; 2. Ben Davis; 3. Penn; 4. Warren Central; 5. Avon; 6. Center Grove; 7. FW Snider; 8. Castle; 9. Lawrence Central; 10. Brownsburg. Class 4-A 1. Cathedral; 2. Columbus East; 3. Leo; 4. FW Dwenger; 5. Pendleton Heights; 6. Concord; 7. Jasper; 8. Roncalli; 9. …read more.

Golfers Take On Local Powers Wawasee knocked off one undefeated golf team, while a once-beaten team trumped the Lady Warriors in a triangular at South Shore. Elkhart Central moved to 12-1 overall after firing a 181 to beat Wawasee’s 189 and host Fairfield’s 191. The Lady Warriors are now 10-6 on the season while Fairfield …read more.

SYRACUSE — It wasn’t an ideal night for a 5,000-meter run, but the schedule mandated Northridge and Goshen converge on Wawasee for the boys and girls cross country openers for all three schools. Hot, muggy and downright blech was the atmosphere at the Wawasee cross country course, and with stars unaligned from the three schools, …read more.

Volleyball Team Remains Unbeaten In NLC The Warsaw volleyball team continued is pursuit of a Northern Lakes Conference championship Tuesday night with another league win. The host Tigers remained undefeated in NLC action by downing Northridge 3-0. Jamie Lacheta led a balanced offense with 10 kills and Emily Poe added nine as Warsaw posted a …read more.

Caylie Teel and Sara Alexander led the way Tuesday night as the Tippecanoe Valley volleyball team blanked league foe North Miami 3-0. Teel had a team-high 11 kills and Alexander led the Vikings in aces with four and blocks with two in the 25-22, 25-22, 25-19 Three Rivers Conference win. Kelsey Ball had eight kills, …read more.

Men’s Soccer Team Rolls To Victory Grace’s men’s soccer team has its biggest offensive outburst in two years with a 7-0 conquest over Andrews University on Tuesday in Winona Lake. The Lancers (2-0) used two goals apiece from Kyle Hamlin and Austin Altimus and a pair of assists from Shane Barthuly to make short work …read more.

MIDDLEBURY – The Warsaw boys tennis team remained perfect in Northern Lakes Conference play Tuesday night with a 3-2 win at Northridge. The Tigers’ performance was far from perfect though in the eyes of their coach. Rick Orban found plenty to raise his ire despite seeing his team improve to 4-0 in league action by …read more.

Boys Soccer (Class 2-A) 1. Evansville Memorial; 2. Warsaw; 3. Carmel; 4. Zionsville; 5. Avon; 6. Columbus North; 7. North Central; 8. Noblesville; 9. Valparaiso; 10. Cathedral; 11. Brownsburg; 12. Homestead; 13. Center Grove; 14. Westfield; 15. Castle; 16. Elkhart Central; 17. Crown Point; 18. Concord; 19. South Bend St. Joseph’s; 20. Goshen. Boys Soccer …read more.

The Triton Athletic Department has announced a couple of schedule changes for its junior high volleyball program. Triton’s match at Urey, originally scheduled for Sept. 24, will now be played on Oct. 10. Also, the match at Knox is now set for Sept. 20 (it was originally scheduled for Oct. 1). The Junior High Volleyball …read more.

Two members of the Grace College volleyball team, sophomore setter Christina LeBlanc and senior libero Bethany Whitcraft, were honored as Players of the Week by the Crossroads League on Monday. LeBlanc earned the CL’s Setter of the Week award. She has gotten the Lady Lancers (5-3) off to a strong start in her first full …read more.

WEST LAFAYETTE — Purdue’s football team wasted very little time jumping all over Eastern Kentucky at Ross-Ade Stadium in the season opener, scoring on a four-yard pass from Robert Marve to Gary Bush at the 8:43 mark of the first quarter in an eventual 48-6 win for the Boilermakers. The matchup was the first-ever football …read more.

Boys XC Claims Marion Title A tour-de-force at the Marion Invite Saturday had the Wawasee boys team take six of the top 15 spots to run away with the team title. Adam Doll won the race with an overall time of 16:55, with teammate Reid Stichter runner-up at 17:07. Fellow Warriors Austin (9th, 17:38), Joey …read more.

GOSHEN — The Lady Warrior soccer team was in action Saturday night when they traveled north and squared off against Northern Lakes Conference rival Goshen. The night was a long one for coach John Blunk and company as the ladies dropped a 7-0 decision to an experienced Lady Redskin squad. Wawasee played the NLC’s second-place …read more.

Wildcat Soccer Double At Manchester Invite Both the boys and girls soccer programs from Whitko took part in the four-team Manchester Soccer Invitationals. The girls team collected the only win in the four games played, beating North Miami 5-3, in the consolation game of the tournament. Ellyana Blue had a hat trick while Sydney Sims …read more.

The Tippecanoe Valley volleyball team went 0-2 in the Warsaw Spiker Invitational on Saturday. The host Tigers topped the Vikings 25-14, 25-17, 25-16 and South Bend Clay outlasted Valley 25-14, 26-24, 25-27, 15-25, 15-13. Caylie Teel and Kelsey Ball led the Valley offensive attack on the day with 15 and 13 kills respectively. Sara Alexander …read more.

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The Grace College volleyball team wrapped up its second weekend of national competition by taking a pair of wins over Bethel (Tenn.) and Park (Mo.) in the Red Raider Classic. The Lady Lancers (5-3) defeated Bethel in five sets before taking down Park, who is receiving votes in the Top 25 poll. …read more.

PALOS HEIGHTS, Ill. – A goal from senior Jocelyn Evans was all Grace needed to separate itself from No. 16 Trinity Christian on Saturday. The Lady Lancers (4-0-1) pulled off the upset despite enduring a double overtime match less than 24 hours before their clash with Trinity Christian. Grace scored the only goal of the …read more.

Trio Paces Tigers To Runner-Up Finish Warsaw’s “Big Three” led the boys cross country team to a second-place finish Saturday in the Marion Invitational. The trio of senior Jacob Poyner, junior Ellis Coon and senior Robert Murphy continued their outstanding performances as the No. 6 Tigers were runner-up in the 18-team event. No. 4 Fort …read more.

The Warsaw boys soccer team posted a win over Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian in the Carroll Tournament Friday night in Fort Wayne. The Class 2-A No. 2 Tigers topped Class 1-A No. 14 Blackhawk by a 4-1 in the tourney. Diego Lopez and Zack Tucker each netted two goals for Warsaw in the victory. Warsaw, …read more.

SYRACUSE — The cheers and jeers sounding across Warrior Field Friday night made for a very confusing evening of football between the host Wawasee Warriors and visiting Northridge Raiders. After nearly three hours on the gridiron, a scoreboard sitting at 24-23 in favor of Wawasee after an overtime victory, there may have been more questions …read more.

AKRON – Tippecanoe Valley football coach Jeff Shriver knew it was just a matter of time before his talented offense put together a breakout game. That explosive eruption by the Vikings happened Friday night. The hosts lit up the scoreboard to the tune of a 51-14 mashing of winless Manchester in a Three Rivers Conference …read more.

BOURBON – A slow start was too much for Triton to overcome Friday night as the hosts dropped a 37-19 final to Culver in Northern State Conference football action. The Cavaliers raced to a 24-0 lead in the second quarter en route to collecting their first victory of the season versus the winless Trojans. Triton …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Whitko righted the ship Friday night in a big way with a 42-20 rout over Southwood in the Three Rivers Conference opener for both teams. The host Wildcats piled up 345 rushing yards to notch their first victory of the season.  Southwood, which lost 45-0 to Whitko in 2011, drops to 0-3. …read more.

PLYMOUTH – The Warsaw football team answered the bell Friday night. The Tigers, one week after being hammered by heavyweight Homestead, dusted themselves off and decked Plymouth in the Northern Lakes Conference opener for both squads. Warsaw, dominant on both sides of the football, ripped the Rockies 26-7 to bounce back in a big, big …read more.

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Grace’s volleyball team continued its challenging nonconference schedule on Friday against two ranked teams at the Quality Inn Classic. While the Lady Lancers fell to NAIA No. 3 Columbia (Mo.) in three sets, they bounced back hours later to upset No. 20 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) in five thrilling sets. The Lady Lancers …read more.

Area high school football scores Penn 55, Marian 28 Adams 22, Clay 12 SB St. Joseph 34, Mishawaka 20 Elk. Central 51, Washington 42 Riley 21, Hammond Gavit 18 Warsaw 26, Plymouth 7 New Prairie 41, Bremen 14 Lakeland 65, Central Noble 13 Concord 28, NorthWood 7 Culver 37, Triton 19 Heritage Chr. 36, Culver …read more.

WINONA LAKE — The Grace College cross country team brings in a talented roster for the 2012 season. Under the direction of third-year head coach Jeff Raymond, the Lancers hope to fully realize their potential for both the men’s and women’s squads. “Our biggest goal for the year is to continue showing improvement, not just …read more.

Warsaw football fans will get a chance to see the Tigers’ conference opener at Plymouth on WHME-TV. The Warsaw at Plymouth contest, slated for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff tonight (Aug. 31), is the WHME Game of the Week. The Northern Lakes Conference opener pitting the Tigers (1-1) versus the Rockies (1-1) will be shown on …read more.

NorthWood Runs The Table, Claims NLC Title Thursday signified the end of the regular season Northern Lakes Conference road for the Wawasee girls golf team, hosting NorthWood and Northridge at Maxwelton Golf Club. NorthWood spoiled the home date for Wawasee, shooting a 182 to Wawasee’s 185. Northridge picked up the double loss with a 206. …read more.

The Tippecanoe Valley volleyball team staged a great comeback rally Thursday night to edge Maconaquah 3-2. The Vikings rallied to post a 19-25, 14-25,  25-20, 27-25, 15-13 win. Kelsey Ball led the offense for coach Abby Turner’s team with 15 kills. Caylie Teel slammed down a dozen kills, while Sara Alexander had 10 and Courtney …read more.

The Triton volleyball team collected a Northern State Conference victory Thursday night over Culver. The host Trojans took the league match 25-14, 22-25, 25-19, 25-16 in Bourbon. Breanna Lemler and Shana Anderson powered the offensive attack for the Trojans. Lemler slammed 14 kills and Anderson had 13 for the winners. Krystal Sellers had four kills …read more.

Golf Team Wins NLC Finale Nikki LaLonde and Alexis Manwaring led the way Thursday as the Warsaw girls golf team wrapped up its regular-season play in the Northern Lakes Conference with a 63-shot victory. LaLonde shot a 42 to capture medalist honors and Manwaring had a 43 as the Tigers handily defeated Elkhart Memorial 177-240 …read more.

GOSHEN – Jamie Lacheta admits that it was by mistake that she started jump serving in the eighth grade. There’s no mistaking the fact now, some four years later, that it’s a huge weapon in the all-around arsenal on the volleyball court for the Warsaw star. The Tigers, led by the big jump serve of …read more.

SYRACUSE — For about two weeks, Wawasee had played very good volleyball. As the Northern Lakes Conference season opened Thursday night, not so good from the spikers from Syracuse. Plymouth used an 8-1 run to end the first game and never looked back in a 25-18, 25-19, 25-15 win over Wawasee in the NLC opener …read more.

The second phase of the 2012 high school football season begins in earnest for area teams Friday night. With a pair of non-conference contests in the books, the focus shifts to bigger things with the start of conference play. League championships may not be won the first week of conference action, but a loss Friday …read more.

Olympian Morgan Uceny will make an appearance Saturday in her hometown of Plymouth in conjunction with the Marshall County Blueberry Festival. Uceny, a 2003 Plymouth High School graduate, will speak briefly and sign autographs at 2 p.m. at the Plymouth Amphitheater. The Amphitheater is located across from the PHS soccer field, at the south entrance …read more.

Culver Academy’s top two – Samantha Seibel and McKenzie Toth – played just well enough to carry the Academy to a win over Wawasee , 192-200, at Mystic Hills. Toth fired a 41 to lead the field and Seibel added a 43, while Maureen Reed and Makenna Morsches both turned in 54s. Wawasee had a …read more.

The Grace College men’s tennis kicked off the 2012 season with a 6-3 victory over Marian University Wednesday in Indianapolis. The Lancers also won their first match in the newly renamed Crossroads League, formerly the Mid-Central College Conference. “This was a great way to start the season for us. Marian was significantly improved from last …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw boys soccer team should feel very fortunate that they did not get their first loss of the season Wednesday night. Concord, on the other hand, has to feel like they let a victory slip away. The pair of state-ranked squads, feelings aside, each walked off the pitch at WCHS with a …read more.

A clean sweep at singles sparked host Culver Academy to a 4-1 non-conference boys tennis win over Warsaw Wednesday. The Eagles got straight set wins at all three singles positions. Quinlan Smith led the way by defeated Kyle Wettschurack 6-2, 6-4 at No. 1 for the hosts. Sam Concannon beat Evan Miller 6-0, 6-0 at …read more.

Grace baseball coach Bill Barr is pleased to announce that the team will be holding a free Fall Showcase on Saturday, Sept. 15, at Miller Field. The showcase will include a pro-style workout and scrimmage featuring high school 2013 and 2014 graduates as well as junior college freshmen and sophomores. The team will also offer …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Ellis Coon admitted he didn’t go into the Tiger Cross Country Invitational Tuesday expecting to win. But when the opportunity presented itself for the Warsaw standout to claim his first-ever, first-place finish,  Coon was up for the challenge. A tremendous kick down the final stretch enabled Coon to surge past Brandon Arnold …read more.

Volleyball Breezes Past Manchester Since losing its first two matches of the season, Wawasee volleyball has now rattled off seven wins in its last eight matches. The latest victim for the Lady Warriors were Manchester, which it beat 25-11, 25-13, 25-14 in North Manchester. Wawasee (7-3) had several individuals contribute to the win, including a …read more.

WARSAW — In the course of three weeks, the girls golf teams from Warsaw, Plymouth and Wawasee high schools are going to see a lot of each other. And with each visit, an increasing amount of worth will piggyback the pleasantries. In the first occasion where all three teams competed together, Warsaw held its ground …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Warsaw’s Ashley Erba made sure there was no suspense at all about the individual portion of the Tiger Cross Country Invitational Tuesday. Her talented teammates made sure there was also no doubt about the team part of the competition. The No. 13 Tigers, led by yet another record setting performance by Erba, …read more.

Tiger Tennis Team Tops Goshen A singles sweep set the tone as host Warsaw defeated Goshen 4-1 Tuesday in a Northern Lakes Conference boys tennis match. Kyle Wettschurack, Evan Miller and Alec Jansen each won in straight sets for the Tigers. Wettschurack defeated Austin Stutzman 6-3, 6-0 at No. 1 singles, while Miller topped Adam …read more.

Host Knox handed Triton a 3-0 loss in a Northern State Conference volleyball match Tuesday night. The Redskins won the varsity contest 25-17, 25-19, 25-21 over the Trojans. Shana Anderson had six kills and Breanna Lemler three to lead the Triton offensive attack. Holly Stogsdill had four aces for the Trojans. Anderson had five digs …read more.

The Lakeland Christian Academy volleyball team lost a 3-0 final to visiting Culver Academy Tuesday night. The Eagles posted a 25-7, 25-6, 25-12 win over the host Cougars in Winona Lake. LCA returns to action Sept. 8 by hosting Cornerstone Christian School at 1:30 p.m.

A strong South Bend St. Joseph’s squad defeated Tippecanoe Valley 25-13, 25-12, 25-9 in prep volleyball action Tuesday night. Sara Alexander led the Vikings with six kills and five blocks. Caylie Teel had three kills, three blocks and seven digs. Lauren Early also had seven digs for Valley. Tenaya Shull and Kelsey Eckert each had …read more.

Former Triton School Corporation Superintendent Carl Hilling will flip the coin in the honorary coin toss prior to the Trojans’ home football opener against Culver Friday night. “We are excited to have Carl in attendance at the game Friday night,” said Triton Athletic Director Mason McIntyre.  “Carl’s efforts were huge in the construction of our …read more.

Meadows Paces Golfers To Win Elizabeth Meadows led the way Monday as the Warsaw girls golf team defeated Culver Academy in a non-conference match. Meadows shot a 9-hole total of 46 to lead the Tigers to a 191-211 victory at the Stonehenge Golf Club in Winona Lake. Nikki LaLonde and Morgan Sands each shot a …read more.

Girls Cross Country 1. Carmel; 2. West Lafayette; 3. FW Carroll; 4. Terre Haute North; 5. Columbus North; 6. Hamilton Southeastern; 7. Avon; 8. Northridge; 9. Center Grove; 10. Franklin Central; 11. Eastern; 12. Valparaiso; 13. Warsaw; 14. Westfield; 15. Noblesville; 16. Bloomington South; 17. Fishers; 18. Huntington North; 19. North Central; 20. Homestead; 21. …read more.

Remington Cole had a huge night, scoring a goal and assisting on three others as the Central Noble Cougars blew past Whitko, 5-0, in boys soccer in South Whitley. Cole scored the first goal of the match, assisted by Alex Cole, then assisted on both of Keifer Beck’s tallies and one of two goals scored …read more.

Warsaw long distance running phenom Ashley Erba just continues to set records. The senior standout broke her own record Saturday in another dominating performance to capture first-place honors at the Baron Classic at DeKalb High School. Erba, the defending state cross country champion, covered the course in a record time of 18:12 to win the …read more.

The Warsaw JV boys soccer game scheduled for tonight (Aug. 27) at Fort Wayne Carroll has been cancelled. The Tigers, who beat Penn 4-2 Saturday, are scheduled to host NLC foe Concord Wednesday at 5 p.m. at WCHS.      

Volleyball Team Second At Manchester Kelsey Ball had a big day on Saturday to lead the Tippecanoe Valley volleyball team to a second-place finish in the Manchester Tournament. Ball, a junior, had 18 kills, six blocks, 13 digs and six aces as the Vikings went 2-1 in the tourney. Coach Abby Turner’s much-improved Valley squad …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS –  The Tippecanoe Valley football team got exactly what it wanted and needed on Saturday. A win. A long road trip for the Vikings resulted in a 21-7 victory over Class 2-A No. 6 Bremen in the Horseshoe Hall of Fame Classic played at Lucas Oil Stadium. The Vikings used a strong team effort …read more.

WINONA LAKE — Grace’s women’s soccer team got its first taste of hosting an international match when the Lady Lancers took on the Haitian Women’s National Team on Saturday. In front of a standing-room only crowd at Miller Field, Haiti pulled out a 3-0 victory in a historic friendly competition. “Today’s exhibition was a fantastic opportunity for our …read more.

WARSAW — It was over almost before it started. The Cornfed Derby Dames (we can’t make this stuff up!) brought the heat, the elbows, the speed as well as the kitchen sink and threw it all at the Lake City Roller Dolls Saturday afternoon at Eastlake Skate Center. A 137-65 final score was as lopsided …read more.

SYRACUSE — “We got welcomed to the NLC today.” That was Lady Warrior head coach John Blunk’s comment after his team was shut out by the visiting Concord Minutemen Saturday afternoon, 6-0, at Warrior Field. Concord scored early and often Saturday. Minutemen junior Taylor Lantz started out her team’s barrage of goals in the game’s …read more.

SYRACUSE — There was a shootout at Warrior Field Saturday afternoon when the Wawasee boys soccer team welcomed in the Wildcats of South Bend Riley. Both teams held nothing back but it was the visiting Wildcats that walked away victorious, outscoring the Warriors, 4-3, for the win. The home team got the scoring started in …read more.

Spikers Nearly Conquer Westview Tourney The Lady Warrior volleyball team nearly swept through the Westview Tournament, only to come up nine points short of a championship to Angola. The Lady Hornets claimed the title, beating Wawasee 25-20, 24-26, 15-6 in the championship match. Wawasee won its pool by taking down Eastside 25-16, 25-22; John Glenn …read more.

WARSAW – Diego Lopez is a difference maker when he’s on the field for the Warsaw soccer team. Lopez wasted no time Saturday either making a difference as he returned to the talented Tiger lineup just in time for a showdown with rival Penn. Lopez made his senior season debut in fine fashion with a …read more.

Lady Wildcats Bomb Mississinewa The girls soccer program picked up its first win of the 2012 season by bombing Mississinewa, 4-0, in South Whitley. The Lady Wildcats (1-2-1) uncorked 29 shots on the visitors and had four different goal scorers. Reghan Craig, Cagney Craig, Heather Bryan and Ellyana Blue all found the back of the …read more.

Warsaw Community High School honored long distance standout Ashley Erba Friday night during halftime of the Tigers’ home football game with Homestead. Erba was saluted for winning the state championship in the 3,200-meter run at the IHSAA State Finals in Bloomington in June. Erba, a senior, also won the New Balance Outdoor National Championship in …read more.

WABASH – Slowing down powerful Northfield proved to be too tough a task for Triton Friday night. The host Norsemen piled up 473 yards of total offense in defeating the visiting Trojans 32-20 in prep  football action. Senior quarterback Austin Curless rushed for a team-high 93 yards on 17 carries for Northfield, now 1-1. He …read more.

SYRACUSE — There is an old legend that burying a statue of Saint Joseph in the yard of a home for sale, Saint Joseph will help bring someone to purchase the home. While Wawasee wished to bury South Bend St. Joseph at its home, the Warriorswere certainly glad to see St. Joe leave town after …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Columbia City bounced back from a season-opening loss at home to Warsaw to even its record with a 43-13 win at Whitko Friday night. Adam Neely rushed for 218 yards on 30 carries and scored three touchdowns to lead the Eagles to the victory. Columbia City led 14-0 after the opening period …read more.

Homestead 63, Warsaw 7 South Bend St. Joseph’s 35, Wawasee 7 Northfield 32, Triton 20 Columbia City 43, Whitko 13 Concord 47, Elkhart Memorial 0 Plymouth 28, Rochester 20 Elkhart Central 27, Goshen 10 East Noble 48, Northridge 7 Culver Academy 27, NorthWood 20 Fairfield 23, Prairie Heights 14 Jimtown 36, Glenn 0 Lakeland 46, …read more.

A strong start in each set and a strong serving performance carried the Lakeland Christian Academy volleyball team to a 3-0 win at Argos Friday night. The Cougars served up 14 aces in posting a 25-18, 25-23, 25-19 win. Sophomore setter Paige Price led LCA with seven aces, three kills and nine assists. Senior Frani …read more.

WARSAW – Warsaw football coach Phil Jensen was very concerned about Homestead using its incredible team speed to turn the game into a track meet Friday night. His worst fears, unfortunately, came to fruition at Fisher Field. The Spartans spoiled Senior Night by exploding for a 63-7 non-conference victory over the Tigers. Grayson Bastin tallied …read more.

AKRON – Jeff Shriver has some very fond memories of Tippecanoe Valley High School football teams playing in the old RCA Dome in Indianapolis during his early days as an assistant football coach for the Vikings. One of his most special ones is captured in a photo of him with his young son Ben standing …read more.

Volleyball Team Tops Glenn Shana Anderson led the way as the Triton volleyball team topped Glenn 3-0 in a Northern State Conference match Thursday night. Anderson had seven kills, seven digs, three aces and three blocks for the Trojans in the 25-13, 25-18, 25-20 league win. Breanna Lemler slammed six kills and had six digs …read more.

ELKHART – When she thought her teammates needed to hear a message loud and clear at the most critical of junctures Thursday night, Sam Jensen had no trouble being that voice. It was a good thing too that her Warsaw volleyball teammates listened to the self-proclaimed “Loud Mouth”. The Tigers, challenged by Jensen in the …read more.

Tennis Team Wins NLC Opener Evan Miller rallied for a three-set win at No. 2 singles Thursday night to lift Warsaw to a 3-2 win at Elkhart Memorial in its Northern Lakes Conference opener. Miller prevailed 6-7 (3-7), 6-2, 6-0 as the Tigers edged the previously unbeaten Crimson Chargers, who fall to 6-1 overall and …read more.

Volleyball Team Tops Manchester The Whitko volleyball team posted a 3-0 win over Manchester Thursday night. Whitney Hobbs had six kills and Maddie Gawthrop five as the Wildcats prevailed 25-12, 25-14, 25-19. Meghan Peters produced 14 assists to go with three aces for the winners. Elaine Warner had two aces and seven digs. Jenny Brown led …read more.

Volleyball Team Falls to Wabash Wabash posted a 25-12, 18-25, 25-16, 25-20 win over Tippecanoe Valley Thursday night in prep volleyball action. Kelsey Ball had nine kills to lead the Vikings. Sara Alexander and Kelsey Eckert each had seven and Caylie Teel and Courtney Newsome each added six for Valley. Alexander led the Vikings in …read more.

WINONA LAKE — Grace started their 2012 boys soccer campaign off on the right foot with a 2-0 victory over Marygrove College on Thursday. The Lancers (1-0) used an own goal and a goal from freshman Steven Fiema to win the first-ever matchup between Grace and Marygrove. “We are further along for a first game …read more.

Wawasee Braves Bruins The Lady Warrior volleyball program took two steps in the right direction Thursday night, picking up sweeps in the varsity and JV games at Bethany Christian. Alli Ousley had 11 digs, 10 assists and seven kills to lead Wawasee (3-2) to a 25-15, 25-21, 25-19 win over the Lady Bruins in Waterford …read more.

SYRACUSE — A subtle fist pump from Kyler Love was a giant reminder to keep fighting. Having trailed 5-1 in the second set, Love rallied to win the next five games then outlasted West Noble’s Tyler Rothhaar 7-5 in the tiebreaker to break the team’s 2-2 tie, giving the Warriors a 3-2 win over the …read more.

The final appetizer. That’s the precursor for week two of the high school football season Friday night as area teams have one final non-conference contest to prepare them for the main course of league play starting Aug. 31. Warsaw, fresh off a season-opening win at Columbia City, faces the biggest test of the week as …read more.

The Grace College women’s soccer team wrapped up a quick, two-game road trip with a 2-0 win over Marygrove College Wednesday in Detroit. The Lancers dominated the contest with a 31-4 advantage in shots, including 15 shots on goal. Freshman Darcy Johnston tallied a goal in an opening half that saw unbeaten Grace hit the …read more.

MISHAWAKA – Warsaw boys tennis coach Rick Orban knows playing powerful Penn will benefit his team in the long run. The short term result Wednesday night though was a 3-2 loss for the Tigers at the hands of the No. 10 Kingsmen. The non-conference tussle at Penn, which was originally rained out on Aug. 13, …read more.

WINONA LAKE — Grace’s volleyball team gained national exposure last season when they finished as semifinalists in the NCCAA National Championships. This year they are prepared to test themselves against some of the toughest competition in the nation. The Lady Lancers, under fifth-year head coach Andria Harshman, have established high goals for themselves in both …read more.

The City-County Athletic Complex, CCAC, will be holding a golf outing at Raccoon Run Golf Course on Sept. 21. The cost is $60 per person for the 10 a.m. shotgun start, which includes 18 holes of golf with cart, lunch at the turn, door prizes, individual awards for longest drive, closest to the pin and …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw boys soccer team, even at less than full strength, is still a formidable force to be reckoned with. The Tigers, ranked No. 3 in the Class 2-A poll,  shook off a slow first-half performance to post a 3-0 victory over Fort Wayne Northrop Tuesday night at WCHS. Warsaw, despite playing without …read more.

Girls Soccer Team Wins NLC Opener A trio of players each netted goals as the Warsaw girls soccer team opened Northern Lakes Conference play Tuesday night with a 3-2 win at Plymouth. Standout Meredith Hollar put the Tigers up 1-0 with a goal in the 13th minute assisted by Brooklyn Jackson. The contest was tied …read more.

Volleyball Evens Record Wawasee moved to 2-2 on the season with a three-game win over visiting Central Noble. In the 25-23, 25-16, 25-20 win, the Lady Warriors were led by 13 assists, nine kills and three aces from Alli Ousley and 10 digs and three aces from Aly Anderson. Leeann McGuire chipped in 10 digs …read more.

It was not easy. It was not pretty. But it was a win. The Wawasee girls golf team played a less than memorable match Tuesday night when they faced Northern Lakes Conference rival Goshen at Maple Crest Country Club. The Lady Warriors, however, were able to edge out the host Lady Redskins by a final …read more.

The Lake City Roller Dolls will be back in action in Warsaw Saturday evening. The team will host a match versus the Cornfed Derby Dames starting at 5 p.m. at  Hansen’s Eastlake Skate Center. Tickets will be $12 at the door and are available for $10 each in advance from team members. A portion of …read more.

Soccer Team Blanked By NorthWood The LCA boys soccer team lost a 5-0 final to NorthWood Tuesday evening in Winona Lake. Taylor Wegmiller and Clayton Seitz each scored a pair of goals to lead the Panthers. Tad Chamberlin also scored for NorthWood. The Panthers outshot LCA 34-5 and had a 10-5 advantage in corner kicks. …read more.

MISHAWAKA  – Jamie Lacheta has not decided yet which college will be the recipient of her immense talents on the volleyball court. The WCHS senior may want to send out a few extra tapes to schools of her performance Monday night. Lacheta, a powerful outside hitter with a big arm swing, was the difference maker …read more.

Caylie Teel led the way as the Tippecanoe Valley volleyball team notched a 3-1 win over Marion Monday night. Teel delivered a team-high eight kills to go with seven digs as the Vikings posted a 25-17, 20-25, 25-6, 26-24 victory. Kelsey Ball, Jade Hoffman and Sara Alexander each had six kills to lead the balanced …read more.

Sands Leads Golfers To NLC Wins Morgan Sands took medalist honors to pace the Warsaw girls golf team to two wins Monday as the Tigers opened Northern Lakes Conference play. Sands fired a 47 to lead a consistent effort by the No. 18 Tigers. Warsaw shot 191 as a team to defeat both Northridge (215) …read more.

Volleyball Picks Up First Win The Wawasee Lady Warrior volleyball program earned a much-needed win in what will be a very busy week of action. The Lady Warriors moved to 1-2 on the season after a 25-15, 25-14, 25-17 win at Lakeland. Alli Ousley had a big night for Wawasee, leading the team in kills …read more.

Triton High School has rescheduled Recognition Nights for its elementary and junior high volleyball teams. The teams were supposed to be honored on Thursday during a high school home match versus NSC foe Glenn. The 6th grade Recognition Night will now be on Sept. 13 during a home match versus Bethany Christian. The Junior High …read more.

The Ball State University men’s golf program has landed another outstanding area golfer. Triton High School senior Quentyn Carpenter has made a verbal commitment to join the Cardinals in 2013. Carpenter joins former WCHS standout and state champion Tyler Ostrom, who is a freshman at BSU this fall. Carpenter holds every school record in the …read more.

The Triton-LaVille junior varsity football game scheduled for tonight (Aug. 20) has been postponed. The contest, which was to be played at Triton, was postponed due to low numbers in the LaVille program. The game may be rescheduled later in the season.      

Three area golf teams found the Mill Creek Golf Course to be a struggle Saturday at the Rochester Invite. The host Rochester team scored a 345 to win the invite, with NorthWood way back in second place at 373. Wawasee were 12th at 444, Whitko next at 468 and Tippecanoe Valley 16th in the 18-team …read more.

Whitko’s girls soccer team tasted defeat for the first time in 2012, losing to West Noble, 3-1, Saturday morning in South Whitley. Ana Herrera scored a pair of goals and Beni Murillo added another tally for the Lady Chargers, which move to 1-1 on the season. Alle Zamarripa and Karla Carillo were credited with assists …read more.