WINONA LAKE – The Grace College Athletic Department is pleased to announce the hosting of the Warsaw Community High School vs. Triton girls’ basketball doubleheader at the Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center on Saturday. The girls’ junior varsity and varsity doubleheader will tip off on Saturday evening shortly after Grace’s varsity basketball teams wrap up a …read more.

[weaver_youtube cUboFiDmKm8 rel=0] WARSAW – The senior members of the Warsaw girls basketball team picked a pretty good time Monday night to pick up their game. The duo of Nikki Grose and Brooklyn Harrison especially. The Tiger tandem turned in outstanding performances to lead their team past Perry Meridian 48-41 in the championship contest of the …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Grace College junior Allison Kauffman was named the Crossroads League Player of the Week for her efforts at the Roosevelt Tournament. Kauffman averaged 13.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game against stiff competition for the Lady Lancers. She recorded 16 points and nine rebounds against No. 11 Roosevelt. For the …read more.

CHICAGO – Poor shooting foiled the Grace College women’s basketball team on Sunday in a 76-53 defeat at No. 11 Roosevelt. The Lady Lancers (6-9) struggled to 27.6-percent shooting in the game, suffering a second straight loss in the Roosevelt Tournament. Offense was particularly hard to come by in the opening half for Grace as …read more.

WARSAW – An attitude change, according to their coach, resulted in a change of fortunes Monday morning for the Warsaw girls basketball team. The host Tigers snapped out of a losing streak in a big way by leveling Lowell 57-44 in a first-round contest of the TCU Lady Tiger Tournament. Warsaw, which had lost four …read more.

During his tenure, 1980 to 2002, as head basketball coach of Warsaw High School, Al Rhodes helped the team bring home numerous championships. In 2008, after stints at Logansport and Northrop High Schools, Rhodes decided to try his luck at his alma mater. “I graduated from Penn High School [in Mishawaka] in 1970,” says Rhodes, …read more.

BUNKER HILL – The Whitko girls basketball team returned home Saturday night with a championship. The Wildcats continued their strong season in impressive fashion to win the Miami County Tournament title at Maconaquah High School. A fast start paved the way as Whitko romped to a 67-26 win over Peru in the championship contest of …read more.

CHICAGO – A sluggish start unraveled the Grace College women’s basketball team on Saturday afternoon in an 80-47 defeat to Siena Heights. The Lady Lancers (6-8) trailed by as many as 41 points in a forgettable first-half performance as Siena Heights led 55-20 at the halftime break. The Saints (8-5) made a remarkable 72 percent …read more.

BUNKER HILL – The Whitko girls basketball team will get to play for a championship today. The Wildcats continued their impressive season Friday with a win in the first round of the Miami County Tournament at Maconaquah High School. Whitko defeated North Miami 52-45 to earn a spot in the title game Saturday. The Wildcats, …read more.

[weaver_youtube ucmnyRKpgc8 rel=0] ARCADIA – It would be hard to find one exact word to describe the performance that the Warsaw boys basketball team put on in the Hamilton Heights Holiday Tournament on Friday. But one word that would certainly work is “confident.” The Tigers looked sloppy at times in their morning game against Bloomington …read more.

[weaver_youtube ga6KrNkLTAA rel=0] ARCADIA – Before Friday morning’s game Warsaw and Bloomington North had never gone toe-to-toe with one an other on the basketball court. By the time that the game had ended, the Cougars were left wishing it had just stayed that way. The Tigers used some precision shooting and won the battle on the …read more.

WARSAW – A little home cooking. The Warsaw girls basketball team hopes that’s the recipe for success following the holiday. The Tigers return to the friendly confines of the Tiger Den Monday (Dec. 30) to host the annual TCU Lady Tiger Classic. Warsaw looks to reverse its fortunes with a pair of home games. The …read more.

AP Boys Basketball Polls Class 4-A 1. Carmel; 2. Indianapolis Tech; 3. Hamilton Southeastern; 4. Indianapolis Pike; 5. Brownsburg; 6. Penn; 7. Columbus North; 8. Lake Central; 9. Marion; 10. Richmond. Others receiving votes: Fort Wayne North, Munster, Columbus East, Evansville Harrison, Mooresville, Jeffersonville, Chesterton, Indianapolis Perry Meridian, Lawrence Central, Indianapolis Cathedral, Indianapolis North Central, …read more.

ICGSA Girls Basketball Polls Class 4-A 1. Bedford North Lawrence; 2. Lawrence North; 3. Homestead; 4. Penn; 5. Columbus North; 6. Logansport; 7. Westfield; 8. LaPorte; 9. Indianapolis Roncalli; 10. Bloomington South. Others receiving votes: Center Grove, Mooresville, Lake Central, Pike, Merrillville. Class 3-A 1. Evansville Mater Dei; 2. Princeton; 3. Rushville; 4. Garrett; 5. Western …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw boys basketball team headed into the holidays on a roll. The Tigers look to continue that recent trend Friday. Warsaw will take part in a four-team tournament at Hamilton Heights High School. The Tigers, who are 4-2 on the season, face Bloomington North (3-3) in a first-round game. The opener at …read more.

WARSAW – The Grace College men’s golf program has received a very nice Christmas gift. Jon Schram, a former standout golfer at Warsaw Community High School, will play for the Lancers this coming spring season. Schram, a 2013 WCHS graduate, has decided to attend Grace starting in January after spending one semester at Ball State …read more.

GOSHEN – Rachel Sand led the way as the Lakeland Christian girls basketball team finished as runner-up in the Bethany Christian Holiday Tournament Saturday. Sand scored a game-high 13 points as the Cougars opened the tourney with a 47-37 win over South Bend Trinity. The Cougars led 17-13 after the opening quarter before outscoring Trinity …read more.

BOURBON – The Triton High School Athletic Department has announced that its boys basketball game at New Prairie will be played Dec. 28. The game, which is the Northern State Conference opener for both teams, was postponed Dec. 20 due to fog. The game will be played at New Prairie starting with the junior varsity …read more.

GOSHEN – Chris Silveus had a strong showing Saturday to lead the Lakeland Christian Academy boys basketball team. The Cougars went 0-2 in the Bethany Christian Holiday Tournament. Host Bethany Christian topped the Cougars 64-29 in a first-round contest. Silveus had 16 points and eight rebounds to lead LCA in the loss to the Bruins. …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley girls basketball team was in need of a big Three Rivers Conference win Saturday night. Senior Cara Hoffman made sure that the Vikings got just what they needed too. The stellar guard led the way as the hosts topped Whitko 70-51 in a key league clash. Hoffman, who led the …read more.

WINONA LAKE – The Grace College men’s basketball team played three games against NCAA Division II competition in Puerto Rico this week, winning two of three games. The Lancers beat the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) at Rio Piedras and Bayamon and lost to UPR-Mayaguez in overtime. Greg Miller was Grace’s top scorer in the week, …read more.

BOURBON – Kylie Mason had a huge night, scoring 23 points as the Triton Lady Trojans crushed South Central (Union Mills) 49-31 Saturday night at the Trojan Trench. Mason nailed three from deep and made all four of her free throws to build up her 23 points while also contributing three rebounds, an assist and …read more.

Gymnasts Open At LaPorte The official open to the Wawasee gymnastics season took place Saturday morning in another time zone. Wawasee senior Emily Allen scored an 8.75 on floor and 7.75 on bars to lead the team at the LaPorte Pairs. Matched up with some of the top teams in the Region, Wawasee did not …read more.

[weaver_youtube soyLaoP0VQU rel=0] SYRACUSE – With the top three scorers in Wawasee basketball history in the house Saturday night, one would think scoring would not have been at a premium. With Shanna Zolman just a couple rows up from the Wawasee bench, Taylor Goshert a few seats further and KiLee Knafel also in the house, …read more.

Boys Basketball Scores (Friday Night) Bremen vs. Knox, ppd. Culver 48, Jimtown 39 Eastside vs. Lakeland, ppd. to Dec. 23 Elkhart Memorial 53, Concord 46 Fairfield 52, Hamilton 32 Kouts 79, Westville 59 La Porte 54, John Glenn 50 Michigan City 68, Elkhart Central 54 Northridge 53, Goshen 33 NorthWood 56, Plymouth 55 Penn 84, …read more.

The Triton at New Prairie  boys basketball game Friday night was postponed due to fog. A make-up date for what was supposed to be the Northern State Conference opener for both teams has not been announced yet. Triton and New Prairie each went 6-1 to share the NSC title last season. The Trojans, who are …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – The Tippecanoe Valley boys basketball team returned to its winning ways Friday night. The Vikings, who had not seen game action in 10 days, opened Three Rivers Conference play with a 59-40 win at Whitko in the league opener for both teams. Valley had not played since dropping a 57-42 decision at …read more.

WARSAW – It was a game that the Tigers had to win and they did just that. The Warsaw boys basketball team welcomed in rival Wawasee to the Tiger Den on Friday night and did not show much hospitality to the Warriors after the first half. The Tigers had four players in double digits to …read more.

SYRACUSE – In a game that came down to the final possession, Warsaw managed to hold on for a 37-36 freshman boys basketball win at Wawasee Thursday night. The Warriors had Carter Jones and Tyler Smith both score nine points, but the team missed seven of its 14 free throw attempts in the game. Warsaw …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley Middle School boys basketball teams posted two wins over Triton Thursday night. Wes Melanson and Jake Gearhart each had big games to lead the Valley 7th grade team to a 49-29 win. Melanson had 19 points and 12 rebounds and Gearhart netted 17 points to go with a dozen rebounds. …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Aly Nicodemus made her one basket Thursday night count big time. Nicodemus rebound bucket at the final horn lifted her Whitko girls basketball team past West Noble 64-62 in non-conference action at Whitko. The Wildcats continue their hot start to the season by improving to 6-3. West Noble drops to 6-4. Whitko …read more.

PLYMOUTH – Warsaw girls basketball coach Michelle Harter walked out of the Plymouth High School gym late Thursday night feeling better about her team. She would feel even better though if her squad could just get a few more shots to go in the basket. The shorthanded Tigers put up a game fight in dropping …read more.

‘Tis the picks before Christmas and all through Kosciusko,Conference games with local teams are a must go. The stages are set for both Warsaw and Wawasee. While rivals square off in Akron and South Whitley. One Triton team goes East while the other stays home. Meanwhile, to the Maple City, Lakeland Christian will roam. On …read more.

WARSAW – It was not a typical night on the mat in the Tiger Den. But this season has been anything but typical for the Wawasee and Warsaw wrestling teams. Both teams are low on numbers and that problem was front and center when the two rivals collided on Thursday night as seven of the …read more.

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee boys and girls concluded its pre-Christmas Northern Lakes Conference schedule Thursday night with a pair of big wins against visiting Plymouth. The Lady Warriors moved to 7-0 overall and 5-0 in the NLC with a 143-36 victory while the boys earned its second win in three days with a 122-37 triumph, …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley Middle School 6th grade boys basketball teams went 1-1 versus Whitko Wednesday night. Tanner Trippiedi and Braxton Tolson each scored eight points as the Valley A team beat Whitko 38-8. Jace Potter had five rebounds and Zach Landis four in the win. Whitko topped Valley 18-17 in the B game …read more.

BOURBON – The Triton High School Athletic Department has announced a couple of basketball schedule changes. The Mishawaka Marian at Triton boys game has been rescheduled for Feb. 1. The contest will begin with the junior varsity game at 6 p.m. The Triton girls basketball team will play at Jimtown on Feb. 1. Due to …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw Community High School Wrestling team, the WCHS Athletic Department, and all of Tiger Athletics would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the support provided during the wrestling program’s Nickels for Nik campaign this past week. On November 23, while participating in a wrestling meet at the Warsaw Invitational, …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley High School Athletic Department has announced make-up dates for a pair of postponed boys basketball games. The Vikings will now host Peru on Jan. 21. Valley will also entertain John Glenn on Feb. 8. Both home contests will begin with the junior varsity games at 6:15 p.m. The Peru game …read more.

COLUMBIA CITY – The offensive struggles for the Warsaw girls basketball team continued Tuesday night. The Tigers were done in by a tough shooting performance in the final half in dropping a 38-24 final at Columbia City in non-conference play. Warsaw, which drops to 2-5 on the season, scored its lowest point total of the …read more.

BOURBON – The Triton boys basketball team’s high-octane offense was clicking on all cylinders again Tuesday night. The host Trojans rode another outstanding shooting performance to race past Bethany Christian 83-34. Coach Jason Groves’ squad, which finished as Class 1-A state runner-up a year ago, hit 34-65 shots from the field in the dominating victory. …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Originally scheduled for last Saturday night, the boys basketball game between Wawasee and Whitko was one of many postponed due to bad weather and icy roads. Both teams took the court on Tuesday night at Whitko High School in hopes of getting a big win before starting conference play. By the time …read more.

DUNLAP – In a match originally penciled in for two days before Thanksgiving, the host Concord Minutemen were thankful to get out of Tuesday’s redo with Wawasee, 33-24, in Northern Lakes Conference wrestling. The match was moved as Concord’s football team was still alive in the state playoffs in mid-November, prompting the change to allow …read more.

[weaver_youtube io_6NChv4zw rel=0] NAPPANEE – NorthWood didn’t provide Wawasee with much of a challenge in terms of competition Tuesday night in girls Northern Lakes Conference swimming. The challenge came from within, as Wawasee is looking to sharpen up for what could be a wild final week of the regular season. The Lady Warriors took care …read more.

[weaver_youtube f7-WOJNG82Y rel=0] NAPPANEE – It took a little while, but Wawasee found a way to achieve its first swim victory of the season Tuesday night. Needing some late depth points, Wawasee stacked up a 111-71 win at NorthWood in Northern Lakes Conference action. Wawasee only held an three-point lead heading into the second half …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley-Peru boys basketball game at Valley for Tuesday night has been cancelled as Peru is unable to travel. All activities at Valley have been cancelled as well. No make-up date has been announced for the game.

WINONA LAKE – For the first time since the 2010-11 season, the big sister/little sister rivalry will return to the campus of Grace College. The Triton at Warsaw girls JV/Varsity basketball games set for January 4th will be played at the Orthopedic Capital Center on the campus of Grace College. The junior varsity girls will …read more.

WARSAW – Another strong team performance carried the Warsaw boys swimming team to another win Saturday. The trio of Josh Miller, Jayden Parrett and Spencer Davidson led the host Tigers past Goshen 116-70 in Northern Lakes Conference competition. Miller, Parrett and Davidson each won an individual event and all three swam on two of the …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw girls swim team dropped a 122-63 final to Goshen in Northern Lakes Conference action Saturday. Freshman Brenna Morgan led the way for the host Tigers in the league meeting. Morgan won the 200 freestyle event in a top time of 1:57.80. Morgan was also second in the 500 freestyle race. Ashley …read more.

ELKHART – A little home cooking hit the spot for the Elkhart Memorial Chargers Monday night, beating Wawasee 38-27 in boys freshman buckets. Evan Krueger led the Warriors (4-2) with seven points while Tim Conley and Allen Miller hit for six points each. The Warriors downfall came at the free throw line, hitting just one …read more.

PORTSMOUTH, Ohio – Allison Kauffman spearheaded a dominant second half for the Grace College women’s basketball team as the Lady Lancers rallied for a 53-50 victory over Georgetown (Ky.) on Saturday. The Lady Lancers (6-7) trailed by as many as 15 points in the game, but they held Georgetown to just 20 points in the …read more.

Several sports cancellations for Saturday as of 3 p.m.: Triton has postponed the Marian boys basketball games, no make-up has been announced. All of the special halftime activities have been reassigned as well. The mini cheer performance will be Tuesday during halftime of the Bethany game. The grades 5-9 recognition will be Jan. 31 during …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – The Whitko girls basketball team expected to have a strong season this year. The Wildcats have done just that so far. Whitko continued its impressive run early on with a dominating home win over winless Manchester Friday night. Whitko used another strong team effort in smashing the Squires 61-29 in Three Rivers …read more.

BREMEN – The 1-2 punch of Kylie Mason and Taylor Hatfield combined to help Triton deck Bremen in girls’ basketball action Friday night. The pair of standout guards combined for 47 points as the Trojans rolled past the host Lions 79-43 in a Northern State Conference contest. Junior Mason tossed in a game-high 24 points …read more.

DENVER – The Tippecanoe Valley girls basketball team snapped its losing streak in a big way Friday night. The Vikings’ offense was clicking in posting a 71-55 win at North Miami in Three Rivers Conference action. Valley, which had lost four in a row to four very strong opponents, set a season-high point total in …read more.

GOSHEN – The Lady Warrior basketball team was back in action on Friday night. Wawasee opened up its 2013-14 Northern Lakes Conference schedule against Goshen. It was a game that showed a lot of improvements for Wawasee overall, but the experience that Goshen brought to the table was too much for the young Warrior squad …read more.

ETNA GREEN – “This is the biggest little race you’ll ever run.” Those were the words of the late Randy Miner, an avid runner and beloved member of the greater Warsaw area. Miner used to head the Etna Green Country Run, a staple of the Etna Green summer festivals of the 1980s and 90s. The …read more.

NORTH MANCHESTER – The first trip to Manchester in some 37 years for the Warsaw boys basketball program turned out to be a good one Thursday night. Thanks in large part to the performance of Jake Mangas. Mangas turned in an outstanding effort to pace the Tigers past the Squires 42-35 in non-conference action. The …read more.

CHICAGO, Ill. – A woeful shooting performance handed the Grace College men’s basketball team an 82-65 defeat to No. 8 Robert Morris on Thursday night. The Lancers (5-5) shot less than 39 percent from the floor and made 10-of-20 from the foul line (50 percent) to fade away in the second half. The teams traded …read more.

Well, Kosciusko County, we once again find ourselves facing the wrath of Friday the 13th. Back in September we waded through the superstition and possibility of untimely death during this cursed day and made it out alive. Today we will have our superstitions at the forefront of our thoughts as we go about our daily …read more.

GOSHEN – Wawasee faced a little adversity Thursday for the first time in a couple weeks, needing to hold on for a 29-26 win at Goshen in boys freshman hoops. Tim Conley led Wawasee with 10 points, four rebounds and hit all four of his free throw attempts. Carter Jones helped the Wawasee cause with …read more.

[weaver_youtube aYNMCVbayjA rel=0] SYRACUSE – In recent years, Goshen has dominated Wawasee in the Northern Lakes Conference dual season. Thursday night was no different on the scoreboard, a 61-10 final, but the Redskins didn’t win the same way it has become accustomed to in recent vintage. Just a year ago with a Wawasee team loaded …read more.

BOURBON – Two talented girls basketball teams both in need of a win got together at Triton Wednesday night. In the end, it was the host Trojans who walked out of the gym with that much-needed victory. Standout Kylie Mason led the way as Triton held off Tippecanoe Valley for a 55-48 win in non-conference …read more.

MIDDLEBURY – The dominant Northridge swim programs flexed their muscles in Northern Lakes Conference competition Tuesday night. The host Raiders went unbeaten on both the boys and girls side in topping Warsaw and Elkhart Memorial in league action. Northridge bested Warsaw 122-63 and Memorial 142-43 in boys action. The Tigers topped Memorial 130-56. The Northridge …read more.

ALBION – The Whitko boys basketball team collected its first win of the season Tuesday night. The Wildcats topped host Central Noble by a 45-42 count in non-conference action. Dylan Cumberland had a huge night for Whitko with 24 points in the victory. The Wildcats, now 1-3, led 8-4 after the opening period and 21-15 …read more.

DENVER – A fast start and a lights-out shooting performance carried the Triton boys basketball team to a big win Tuesday night. The Trojans were on fire from long range in routing host North Miami 85-47. Triton, ranked No. 7 in Class 1-A,  bolted to a 25-1 lead after the opening quarter and led 50-14 …read more.

[weaver_youtube EFrjcZlwgec rel=0] AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley basketball team ran into the wrong team, at the wrong time when it hosted Culver Military Academy. Over the past two seasons the Academy has gone a dismal 2-42 since its run to the State Finals in March of 2011. But the team is aimed at making …read more.

[weaver_youtube IEcwYPIvhuM rel=0] DUNLAP – According to Concord boys swimming head coach Tom Johnson, it has not been the most productive season thus far. But a 108-53 victory by Concord over Wawasee Tuesday night helped get the ship headed in the right direction. Concord won nine of the 11 events in which it competed, and …read more.

[weaver_youtube OLlGqhkslfs rel=0] DUNLAP – The first major hurdle of the Wawasee girls swim season was cleared Tuesday night. Despite a game effort from the host Concord girls swimmers, Wawasee managed enough depth points to pull away for a 95-77 victory in a key Northern Lakes Conference showdown. Wawasee, which had not been tested in …read more.

[weaver_youtube bjhRLx_MZd8 rel=0] WARSAW – The Wabash girls basketball team looked like one of the state’s best in Class 2-A with a performance to remember Tuesday night. Host Warsaw, on the other hand, had a night to forget. The Apaches, No. 8 in the Class 2-A poll, rolled to a dominating 54-27 win over the …read more.

SYRACUSE – After hanging with its last three opponents, Wawasee struggled to hit shots as Mishawaka pulled away for a 44-32 boys basketball victory Tuesday night at the Hardwood Teepee. Wawasee, which fell to 0-5 on the season with the loss, had lost by a combined six points in its last three games. Tuesday, however, …read more.

BOURBON – The Triton boys and girls basketball teams will play at New Prairie in opening round action of the 49th annual TCU Bi-County Basketball Tournament set for January. The Trojans will play in New Carlisle in first-round action Jan. 21. The girls game begins at 6:30 p.m. with the boys contest to follow. The …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley Middle School boys basketball teams picked up a pair of wins over Argos Monday. Jake Gearhart scored 14 points as the Valley 7th grade team posted a 28-19 victory. Wes Melansen had 10 points and Alex Morrison and Lucas Walters each had two. Cameron Parker had nine rebounds and Morrison …read more.

ELKHART – Wawasee again rolled to a big win in boys freshman hoops, taking down Jimtown 44-16 Monday night at Jimtown. Allen Miller led the way for the Warriors (3-1) with 16 points. Tim Conley finished with nine points, Adrian Crabb six points and Spencer Prescott six points while Carter Jones chipped in six assists …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley wrestling team topped Three Rivers Conference foe Manchester Monday night. The Vikings won 10 of the 14 matches to post a 58-21 win over the Squires. The trio of Devin Childers (132),  Aaron Heller (152) and Keaton Bell (195) all won by pins to lead Valley. Cody Runyon won by …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – The outstanding senior tandem of Tristan McClone and Gabe Furnivall from Warsaw highlight the list of area football players honored as All-State by the Indiana Football Coaches Association. McClone and Furnivall, both also outstanding track athletes, were All-State choices by the IFCA in Class 6-A. The pair led coach Phil Jensen’s Tigers to …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – Three area high schools were issued great news among its football programs as the Associated Press issued its All-State football picks for the 2013 season. Tippecanoe Valley, Warsaw and Wawasee all had players named to the AP lists, which issued First-Team and Honorable Mention selections for all six classes of football teams. In …read more.

DENVER – A big start and a huge second half carried the Whitko girls basketball team to a dominating win at North Miami Saturday night. The Wildcats opened Three Rivers Conference play by posting a 69-30 victory over the host Warriors. Whitko bolted to an 18-5 lead after the opening stanza in the league contest. …read more.

WABASH – A slow first half proved costly to the Tippecanoe Valley girls basketball team Saturday night. The Vikings trailed by 14 points at halftime en route to losing 56-44 at Wabash in the Three Rivers Conference opener. Wabash led 16-8 after the opening period and 28-14 at intermission en route to the win. The …read more.

KNOX – The Triton girls basketball team began play in the Northern State Conference with a 65-63 overtime loss at Knox Saturday night. The Trojans have won back-to-back NSC championships the last two years with a 13-1 mark in league play. Triton finished a perfect 7-0 in conference action last season. Triton used a huge …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw boys and girls swim teams each notched third-place finishes Saturday in their own invitational. Penn won both the boys and girls team titles in the invitational. The Kingsmen won the boys championship with 722 points. Elkhart Central was runner-up with 488, followed by Warsaw with 471. Muncie Central was fourth with …read more.

The Lakeland Christian Academy girls basketball team dropped a pair of games over the weekend. The Cougars lost 54-23 at Hamilton Saturday night. Hannah Remington netted eight points to lead LCA. Morgan Holsclaw scored five points and Maryl Gerst added four for the Cougars, who suffered their fifth straight loss to drop to 2-5. Lindsey …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Bellmont used a strong first half to post a 61-38 win Saturday night at Whitko in boys basketball action. Bellmont led 17-10 after the opening period and had a 29-18 halftime advantage en route to the victory. Dylan Cumberland scored 17 points to lead the host Wildcats. Nate Walpole had 16 points …read more.

West Noble Holds Off Wawasee West Noble’s boys basketball team led by a dozen at the half, but needed to hit six of seven free throws in the final quarter to fend off Wawasee, 52-49, Saturday night in Ligonier. Brandon Evans led the Chargers (3-0) with 15 points and teammate Waylon Richardson tossed in 14 …read more.

[weaver_youtube 9hMovs2KKVA rel=0] WARSAW – Just one night removed from falling by one point to Homestead, the Warsaw Tigers basketball team responded in grand fashion in front of its home crowd. The Tigers used efficient execution from a variety of players to knock off a confident and undefeated Huntington North squad on Saturday night 50-46 …read more.

GOSHEN – The Grace College men’s basketball team was on its way to the first Crossroads League victory of its season, but second-half struggles allowed Goshen to win 81-71 in overtime on Saturday. The Lancers surrendered a 17-point lead in the second half, aided by missed free throws, to fall to 5-4, 0-3 in the …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Grace’s game against Goshen’s women’s basketball team on Saturday may have been close for a half, but the Lady Lancers blew the game wide open after halftime. The Lady Lancers (5-6; 2-1 Crossroads League) outscored the Maple Leafs by 17 points in the second half en route to a 78-57 victory at …read more.

MICHIGAN CITY – Vicki Harris turned in a big performance to pace the Warsaw girls basketball team to a convincing win at Michigan City Saturday afternoon. Harris popped in a game-high 18 points as the Tigers rolled to a 59-38 victory over the host Wolves. Harris, a junior, hit 7-12 shots from the field, including …read more.

KNOX – The Tippecanoe Valley boys basketball team remained unbeaten Friday night. The Vikings posted a 32-21 win at Knox in non-conference action. Valley, now 3-0, led the winless Redskins 9-4 after the opening quarter and 18-8 at halftime. The two teams combined for just 16 field goals in the contest. The hosts made just …read more.

SYRACUSE – It’s not déjà vu, it’s just growing pains. For the second game in a row the Wawasee basketball team felt the pain of a close loss. This time the Warriors were downed by the Squires of Manchester 45-44 on Friday night. The game started much differently than it ended. Manchester came out in …read more.

BOURBON – Expectations for NorthWood’s boys basketball program – from head coach Aaron Wolfe’s to the Nappanee community to those who have to deal with the Panthers on the court – are sky high. After a 59-40 beatdown of Triton Friday night at the Trojan Trench, those notions ramped up one more notch. The Panthers, …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw boys basketball team faced a tall order Friday night. The host Tigers, done in largely by a cold-shooting performance from distance, came up just short in the end in falling 49-48 to Homestead. Homestead super sophomore Caleb Swanigan, a 6-8 tower of power, proved to be too much for Warsaw to …read more.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – A valiant run by the Grace College women’s soccer team through the 2013 NCCAA National Tournament ended on Friday with a 1-0 defeat to Dallas Baptist in the national semifinals. The Lady Lancers conclude their season with a record of 12-7-3, advancing to the national semifinals for the second consecutive season under …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley High School Athletic Office will begin selling tickets for the Winning Edge Boys Basketball Holiday Tournament on Dec. 9. The tourney will begin on Jan. 3 at Rochester High School. Tippecanoe Valley will face NorthWood in the opener at 6 p.m., with Rochester then playing Fairfield in the second game. …read more.

[weaver_youtube YqeDIoWEwzA rel=0] COSTA DO SAUIPE, Brazil – Friday morning marked one of the more anticipated stages of drama in formal sport. FIFA held its draw for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, to be played in Brazil. Given the international passion for the sport, as well as a very ardent and cultural following of soccer …read more.

NAPPANEE – Spencer Davidson had quite the night for the Warsaw boys swim team Thursday. Davidson set a NorthWood pool record in winning the 100 breaststroke event to lead the Tigers to a dominating 135-51 victory in Northern Lakes Conference action. Davidson won the 100 breaststroke in a pool record time of 58.93. He also …read more.

WINONA LAKE – The Lakeland Christian Academy Jr. High boys basketball teams lost a pair to Whitko Thursday night. Whitko won the A team contest by a 47-28 count over the Cougars. Whitko also won the B team game, topping LCA 32-14.  

PLYMOUTH – A big second-quarter performance paced Plymouth past Tippecanoe Valley in girls basketball action Thursday night. The host Pilgrims outscored the Vikings 17-4 in the pivotal period en route to a 49-33 win. Plymouth, which improves to 6-0, led just 6-4 after the first quarter before the big second quarter. Cara Hoffman led the …read more.

[weaver_youtube lcFTBU41Sj0   rel_o] MIDDLEBURY – It was a rough night on the mat for the Wawasee in Middlebury on Thursday. The Warriors went into the Northridge Fieldhouse short on athletes and came out short on points. The Raiders cruised past Wawasee 52-12 in both school’s first Northern Lakes Conference meet of the year. Wawasee …read more.

SYRACUSE – All 11 of Wawasee’s freshman boys basketball team members reached the scorer’s book with at least a point in a 49-24 thumping of Central Noble Thursday evening at Wawasee. Spencer Prescott led the charge for the Warriors (2-1) with 12 points, followed by Carter Jones’ seven points and Rylan Kuhn added five points. …read more.