WARSAW – The cold weather continues to be the only winner so far in the prep spring sports season. The Warsaw girls track team has now had its first two outdoor meets of the season cancelled. The Tigers’ home meet set for Friday versus Kokomo and Bremen has been cancelled. The outdoor and home season …read more.

WINONA LAKE – The Grace College baseball team had one of its finest spring break trips in recent memory thanks to an explosive offense under first-year head coach Bill Barr. The Lancers’ start of 7-3 is the team’s best opening record since 2010. Grace split doubleheaders against both Trinity Christian and Trinity International in Winterhaven, …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School athletic department announced its winter sports awards March 18 during its banquet held at WHS. Six sports and cheerleading were spotlighted. BOYS BASKETBALL MVP – Alex Clark Warrior Way – Kody Carpenter Preparation – Jeffrey Moore Accountability – Gage Reinhard Team Effort – Stori Bright Heart – Alex Clark Frosh …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – A pair of area prep football standouts, Tristan McClone of Warsaw and Tanner Andrews of Tippecanoe Valley, have been honored in a big way by Indiana Football Digest. The dynamite duo are members of the publication’s 2013 Prime Time 25 and will appear on the cover of the 2013 edition of Indiana Football …read more.

WARSAW — The YMCA’s Sharks swim team just ended a fantastic winter season. As a team, the Sharks took first place in its conference and second place at the YMCA State Meet. At Age Group State, the team placed 40th out of 94 teams. Jayden Parrett and Spencer Davidson qualified to swim at the Senior …read more.

BOURBON — Their mettle has been tested by some of the best teams in the state. Their demeanor, as smooth as silk. With just one more test in front of them, it’s like walking into a green room on a Hollywood set. One might think the buzz of ‘State Week’ would crack the shells of …read more.

WARSAW — A winning start highlighted the season openers for both Warsaw rugby teams over the weekend. The Warsaw boys team began its season on a high note by beating Homestead 24-3 at Edgewood Middle School. Warsaw,  after being pinned in their own half for much of the first quarter of the game,  tried to …read more.

WARSAW – Mother Nature is already making an impact on the start of the high school spring sports season. WCHS has already had to cancel three events due to the cold weather. The Warsaw baseball team’s scrimmage scheduled for today (March 19) at DeKalb has been cancelled. The Tigers are slated to open the season …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – A dozen area senior standouts, including Warsaw’s Jared Bloom and Triton’s Clay Yeo, have been named to the Top 100 Senior boys basketball list released by Hoosier Basketball Magazine. The Top 100 list will be cut down to the final 60 following the State Finals this coming Saturday. Those players will then be …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Lakeland Christian Academy soccer standout Stephen Danielian will continue his career on the collegiate level at IPFW. Danielian, a four-year starter at forward for the Cougars, scored 33 goals with eight assists during his senior season, in which he was named team Most Valuable Player. Over his four years with LCA, Danielian …read more.

Wawasee offensive lineman Chad Eppley is among about a dozen individuals selected to participate in the 2013 Indiana Football Coaches Association All-Star game. The event will take place on Friday, July 19, at North Central High School in Indianapolis. Eppley, a three-year starter for Tom Wogomon’s Wawasee football team and University of Indianapolis recruit, is …read more.

BOURBON – The Triton High School Athletic Department has announced ticket sale plans for the Boys Basketball State Finals set for Saturday. The No. 10 Trojans (20-5) will play Borden (23-3), who was also ranked No. 10, in the Class 1-A state title game. The contest is slated for a 10:30 a.m. tip-off on Saturday …read more.

  By TIM CREASON MARION – With a lap to go in the boys 3,200-meter run, public address announcer Dennis McNulty almost shouted into his microphone as he watched from his vantage point near the finish line. “The Tigers are roaring!” boomed McNulty, a spike of excitement in his voice as he watched three orange …read more.

LAFAYETTE — It’s not like Triton hasn’t been here before. But, boy does it feel good to be a Trojan. Triton is partying like its 2011 after the Trojans knocked off Lafayette Central Catholic, 40-32, in the Class 1-A boys basketball semi-state held at Lafayette Jefferson High School Saturday afternoon. It wasn’t easy in the …read more.

MISHAWAKA – A trio of area senior standouts have been selected to play in the inaugural McDonald’s Michiana All-Star Girls Basketball Game. Chosen on Friday as members of the Gray team are Warsaw stars Lindsay Baker and Jennifer Walker-Crawford, along with Wawasee’s KiLee Knafel. The game, organized and sponsored by McDonald’s of Northern Indiana and …read more.

WINONA LAKE – To cap off her tremendous 2012-13 basketball campaign, Grace College standout guard Juaneice Jackson earned national accolades from both the NAIA and NCCAA. Jackson became the first Grace women’s basketball player to earn national honors from the NAIA with her Second Team All-American award from the NAIA to go along with an …read more.

WINONA LAKE – In the seventh-place game of the 2013 NCCAA National Championships, Roberts Wesleyan’s women’s basketball team held on late to defeat host Grace College59-55 on Friday. The Redhawks made less than 40 percent of their shot attempts, but they also held the Lady Lancers to 34 percent shooting in their victory. The first …read more.

WARSAW – Warsaw Community High School soccer standout Diego Lopez demonstrated how much of an impact he could have on a soccer match for the past four years. The star forward helped lead coach Scott Bauer’s Warsaw program to three consecutive Final Four appearances, including this past season’s Class 2-A State runner-up performance. Lopez has …read more.

A plethora of players from the area, led by the outstanding Warsaw duo of Lindsay Baker and Jennifer Walker-Crawford, top the list of cagers honored as Academic All-State choices by the IBCA. Baker and Walker-Crawford, who led the Tigers to a 24-2 record with conference, sectional and regional championships on the hardwood this past season, …read more.

MISHAWAKA – A pair of senior standouts, Jared Bloom of Warsaw and Clay Yeo of Triton, headline the rosters announced on Thursday for the second McDonald’s Michiana All-Star Basketball Game. Bloom and Yeo are expected to be teammates on the Red Team for the contest, scheduled to be played on Monday, March 25 at 7:15 …read more.

MILLERSBURG – The Millersburg Lions Club is accepting registrations for its 9th Annual Benefit Golf Scramble. The event will be held on Saturday, May 18 starting at 8 a.m. at the Timber Ridge Golf Club in Millersburg. This year, in addition to the normal scramble event and prizes for it, there will also be a …read more.

WINONA LAKE – An efficient performance from the third-seeded Cedarville University’s women’s basketball team resulted in a 71-57 victory over host Grace College on Thursday afternoon in the consolation bracket. The Yellow Jackets made 46 percent of their field goal attempts and placed four players in double-digit scoring to bounce back from an upset loss …read more.

The following bowling league scores were reported by The Bowling Alley, Warsaw, for City North 12-13.

WINONA LAKE – An evenly played first half dissipated into an easy victory for second-seeded California Baptist over No. 7 Grace in the first round of the 2013 NCCAA National Championships Wednesday night. California Baptist made better than 50 percent of their shots each half en route to their 83-65 win on the opening day …read more.

BOURBON – There’s not much missing from Clay Yeo’s incredible high school basketball résumé. The Triton senior superstar still does have a couple of items at the top of his hardwood wish list though that he wants to add to his amazing lengthy list of accomplishments in his prolific prep career. Well, namely one big …read more.

BOURBON — Try and find a nervous kid. Go ahead, try. While nerves are a natural part of sport and spectacle, this group of Triton boys basketball players have shown a poise well beyond their years. From senior superstar Clay Yeo to sophomore role player Skyler Reichert. Everyone has a role, everyone a job. And …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee senior lineman Chad Eppley has signed a letter of intent to continue his football career at the University of Indianapolis. Eppley was a three-year starter on the offensive line and started two years on the defensive line for head coach Tom Wogomon’s Wawasee football team. Eppley was an All-Northern Lakes Conference team …read more.

Tommy “Danger” Locklin run across the Mississippi landscape in his continued journey across America. Locklin is running for More Than Just Miles, a foundation helping to bring a cure to Cystic Fibrosis. (Photos provided) CLINTON, MISS. — If you remember in December, we brought you the story of Tommy Locklin’s insane but heartfelt quest to …read more.

SIOUX CITY, IA — Needing to find a way to slow down an offensive juggernaut, Indiana Wesleyan stuck to what it knows best. Putting on a defensive clinic against Davenport (Mich.) University in the NAIA Division II National Championship game, Indiana Wesleyan claimed its second NAIA title with a 61-43 victory Tuesday night. Holding Davenport …read more.

A handful of area boys basketball players have been honored by the Three Rivers Conference for their efforts during the 2012-13 campaign. Highlighting the list of All-TRC choices are the outstanding duo of Nick Kindig and Tanner Andrews from league champion Tippecanoe Valley. Kindig, a senior guard, led the Vikings in scoring at 18.7 points-per-game …read more.

WINONA LAKE – The Orthopaedic Capital Center on the Grace College campus will be a busy place Wednesday through Saturday. The OCC will serve as host for both the mens’ and women’s NCCAA Basketball National Championships. The men’s tourney, which features eight teams, begins play Wednesday at noon. Fresno Pacific, sporting a 20-7 record, is …read more.

WINONA LAKE – The Grace College women’s basketball team returns to the home hardwood Wednesday night. The Lancers will serve as host for the NCCAA National Championships, which begin Wednesday morning and run through Saturday night, in the Orthopaedic Capital Center. Grace, making its fifth straight appearance in the NCCAA Tournament, takes a 19-14 mark …read more.

Clay Yeo has earned the IBCA/Subway Player of the Week honors for his pair of performances Saturday in regional play. The Triton High School senior star was chosen as the District 1 recipient after leading the No. 10 Trojans to the championship of the Class 1-A Triton Regional. Yeo, a 6-6 wing player bound for …read more.

BRANSON, Mo. – The Grace College men’s basketball team’s sparkling run through the 2013 NAIA National Championship came to a halt on Monday night in the national semifinals to No. 1 William Penn, 79-58. The Lancers were tied with the top-seeded Statesmen at halftime, but Grace’s offense went cold for much of the second half …read more.

The following bowling league scores were reported by The Bowling Alley, Warsaw, for TGIF 12-13 and Thursday Ladies Major 12-13.

BOURBON – The Triton High School Athletic Department has announced ticket sale plans for the boys basketball semi state on Saturday. The No. 10 Trojans (19-5) will play No. 6 Lafayette Central Catholic (18-8) at 4 p.m. EST in the Class 1-A North Semistate game at Lafayette Jefferson High School on March 16. Semistate tickets …read more.

The Triton boys basketball team now knows the location for its semi state clash come Saturday. The IHSAA announced this morning the times and location for the eight semi state games on the docket Saturday in the state tournament. The No. 10 Trojans, who beat Fort Wayne Canterbury 44-41 and Pioneer 53-41 Saturday to win …read more.

BRANSON, Mo. – The Grace College men’s basketball team continued its memorable run through the NAIA Division II National Championships with a 72-59 win over Dakota State on Saturday night. The victory lands the Lancers (24-9) in the national semifinals on Monday 7 p.m. EST against tourney No. 1 seed William Penn (Iowa) (33-1). The …read more.

BOURBON — What a fitting send-off for a senior class not many thought would be in this position. After nearly avoiding disaster in the morning session against Fort Wayne Canterbury, No. 10 Triton got its Trojan horses back on track in the Class 1-A Triton Boys Basketball Regional, pulling away from Pioneer, 53-41. And, of …read more.

HARTFORD CITY – The curtain has finally closed on the 2012-13 season for Tippecanoe Valley. The Vikings bowed out of the Class 3-A Blackford Boys Basketball Regional by way of a 77-65 defeat at the hands of defending state runner-up Norwell. The Knights were able to pull away late in a game that was up …read more.

MICHIGAN CITY – Warsaw was poised and in prime position to pull off another postseason upset Saturday. Unfortunately for the Tigers, Joe Beard had other ideas. Beard, all 5-10 of him maybe standing on his tiptoes, hit the biggest shot of the season and the regional semifinal clash to lift his South Bend Adams squad …read more.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_g2eD4MeesY] BOURBON — From Clay Yeo, to Seth Glingle, to the scorekeeper to the massive Triton faithful. As the horn sounded signifying Triton’s 44-41 victory over Fort Wayne Canterbury in the 1-A boys basketball regional semifinal contest at Triton, everyone exhaled a collective sigh of relief. “The thing I liked is that the kids …read more.

VALPARAISO — It’s been a great run for Wawasee senior Kim Garber. Unfortunately, there was just too much talent in front of her Friday night at the Valparaiso Gymnastics Regional. Garber worked in the seventh block of performers on the floor Friday night, wedged between area studs Alex Nickel of Angola and Holly Lehman of …read more.

The Indiana Basketball Coaches Association recently named its Senior All-State girls basketball teams, and a handful of area players were included in the accolades. Warsaw had a pair of Honorable Mentions listed in seniors Lindsay Baker and Jennifer Walker-Crawford while Wawasee’s KiLee Knafel also made the Honorable Mention list. Among those from the Northern Lakes …read more.

BRANSON, Mo. – The Grace College men’s basketball team continued its inspired play in the NAIA National Championships with a 72-53 victory over California Maritime on Friday night. The Lancers advanced to the “Elite Eight” round for the third time in the past six years where they will meet the winner of Dakota State and …read more.

The following bowling league scores were reported by The Bowling Alley, Warsaw, for Sportsman 12-13.  

BRANSON, Mo. – The Grace College men’s basketball team may have entered the 2013 NAIA National Championships as the underdog, but any questions of their caliber were quickly erased with a 93-69 throttling of No. 13 Tennessee Wesleyan on Thursday. The Lancers shot 65 percent and ripped off 54 first-half points to knock off the …read more.

WARSAW – The 18 Onyx team from the Outland Volleyball Club, based out of Warsaw, turned in an outstanding performance in the Midwest Power League last weekend. The team lost just one game in competition in taking top honors in their division March 3 in Plainfield. Mike Alejado is the coach of the 18 Onyx …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw boys basketball team has already pulled off one stunner in winning a sectional championship. Can the Tigers add an even bigger shocker to their postseason resume come Saturday in the regional round of the Hoosier Hysteria? The only certainty is that coach Doug Ogle’s team will go into a matchup versus …read more.

BOURBON — If the Friday night game Triton’s boys basketball team played against Culver at the sectional is any indication, the Trojans could go a long, long way. Wanting badly to enact retribution after a loss to Culver during the Northern State Conference season on its home floor, Triton did just that with a 44-32 …read more.

A lengthy list of area girls basketball players, highlighted by a trio from Warsaw, have received postseason All-State honors from the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association. The Warsaw duo of Lindsay Baker and Jennifer Walker-Crawford earned honorable mention accolades on the Senior All-State team. The pair helped lead the Tigers to a 24-2 mark this past …read more.

AKRON – Chainey Zolman had just beaten the buzzer with a three-point shot that gave the Vikings their first lead of last Saturday’s sectional championship. The clutch shot brought Tippecanoe Valley fans to their feet and gave the team all the momentum heading into the locker room. Without missing a beat, the Vikings came out …read more.

WARSAW – The International Women’s Opportunity Foundation and FC Indiana have partnered to provide free high level soccer coaching and instruction to Warsaw area girls. The International Women’s Opportunity Foundation is a non-partisan, non-profit, all-volunteer foundation committed to improving humanitarian, social, cultural, educational and sporting opportunities for girls and women. FC Indiana, based out of South …read more.

The Warsaw girls basketball program continues to garner rewards for an outstanding 2012-13 season. Warsaw coach Michelle Harter and standout junior Nikki Grose are the latest members of the program to receive recognition. Harter has been selected as head coach of the Junior All-Star team. Grose is one of six players tabbed as members of …read more.

The following bowling league scores were reported by The Bowling Alley, Warsaw, for City North 12-13 and TGIF 12-13 team scores.  

INDIANAPOLIS – A pair of local senior standouts on the hardwood, Lindsay Baker of Warsaw and KiLee Knafel of Wawasee, have been selected to take part in the Top 60 Workout sponsored by Hoosier Basketball Magazine. Baker and Knafel were two of the 60 players statewide chosen by the publication to participate in the Workout …read more.

The Three Rivers Conference has released its list of academic honorees for the 2012-13 winter sports season. Representing Tippecanoe Valley on the TRC Academic All-Conference selections are senior Courtney Newsome and Barbie Kimmel, along with junior Ben Shriver, Kelsey Ball, Ericka Webb, Robyn Dunnuck,  Tyler McDonald and Brandon Maull. A trio of Whitko athletes, senior …read more.

AKRON – Tippecanoe Valley High School will salute its regional-bound boys basketball team with a pep session Thursday night. The pep session will be held at TVHS during halftime of the Harlem Wizards exhibition game. The Wizards will play the Valley Old-Timers at 7 p.m. Thursday. Tickets for the Wizards game are $6 each and …read more.

BRANSON, Mo. – The Grace College men’s basketball team is poised to get back onto the hardwood on Thursday for the NAIA National Championships. The Lancers (21-9) will face off with 13th-seeded Tennessee Wesleyan in their opening-round battle at 5 p.m. EST. Grace holds an all-time tournament record of 8-5 in the NAIA Division II …read more.

WARSAW – Ashley Erba has established herself as one of the state’s best long distance runners. Unfortunately, the Warsaw senior star is currently sidelined and her return for her final prep season is in question. Erba, the owner of a pair of state championships and a Providence College recruit, is out of action due to …read more.

SYRACUSE — Kim Garber will have to put on the performance of her life. But the Wawasee senior is more than ready. Garber is the lone area gymnast competing at the Valparaiso Gymnastics Regional this Friday night, working her beloved floor routine. One full of attitude, grace and a lot of emotion. Getting at least …read more.

BOURBON – The Triton High School Athletic Department has announced that its girls junior high basketball game scheduled for tonight (March 5) has been postponed. The game, versus Jimtown, will now be played on March 12. The contest is slated to be played starting at 5 p.m. in the Triton High School gym. The starting …read more.

SOUTH BEND – Skylar Diggins walked out of Purcell Pavilion late Monday night into the cold Indiana winter air as a winner. Just exactly the way she should have. The Notre Dame superstar and hometown hero had just finished warming the hearts of about 9,149 of her closest friends in a raucous, sold-out arena. Diggins …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley High School Athletic Department will begin selling tickets for the boys basketball regional on Wednesday. The all-tourney tickets, priced at $10 each, will be sold Wednesday from 7:30-11:30 a.m. to parents of players, cheerleaders and managers and also family members of coaches, school administrators and school board members. The tickets …read more.

BOURBON – The Triton boys basketball team now knows who it will face on Saturday in the regional. The Trojans will square off with familiar foe Fort Wayne Canterbury in the Class 1-A Triton Regional. Canterbury edged Lakewood Park 57-56 Monday night to win the Hamilton Sectional championship. The game had been rescheduled from Saturday …read more.

A volleyball team from the Outland Volleyball Club, based out of Warsaw, brought home a championship Sunday. The Onyx 16 squad, coached by Stacey Anderson, took top honors in the 16-17 division of the Midwest Power League Tournament in Indianapolis. The championship team is comprised of players from Warsaw, North Manchester, Lakeland Christian Academy and …read more.

NOBLESVILLE — Hannah Haines stepped to the line and hit the biggest shots of her life. At the 2013 Knights of Columbus state free throw contest held Saturday at Guerin Catholic High School in Noblesville, Haines made the shots necessary to be tabbed as state champion in the three-stage contest. Having advanced from the sectional …read more.

WARSAW – The WCHS Athletic Department will begin selling tickets to the boys basketball regional on Tuesday. All-tourney tickets, priced at $10 each, will be sold from 7:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. Tuesday to parents of players, managers and cheerleaders and season ticket holders. Tickets are limited to immediate family members living at home and …read more.

BOURBON – The Triton High School Athletic Department has announced a change in its junior high wrestling schedule. The Trojans junior high match at Urey scheduled for Tuesday, March 5 has been rescheduled for Wednesday, March 6.    

NEW BUFFALO, Mich. – The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians’ Four Winds Casinos and Lava Promotions are pleased to announce a USBA title bout at Four Winds New Buffalo’s Silver Creek Event Center at 8 p.m. Friday, April 12, with doors opening at 7 p.m. The title bout is between Light Heavyweight Champion Yusaf Mack …read more.

TERRE HAUTE- The two girls basketball teams that celebrated semi state championships in Warsaw came up short Saturday in their bids to capture state championships. The 38th edition of the IHSAA girls basketball state tournament came to a close Saturday with the crowning of four state champions in the Hulman Center on the Indiana State …read more.

BOURBON – The Triton High School Athletic Department has announced pre-sale ticket plans for the Class 1-A boys basketball regional the school will host on Saturday, March 9. Only all-tournament tickets, good for all three games on Saturday, will be pre-sold. Tickets are $10 each and fans are encouraged to purchase their tickets early. Pre-school …read more.

SYRACUSE – It’s about time. For the first time in six years, Tippecanoe Valley has been crowned sectional champion. The Vikings faced some adversity on Saturday night, but kept calm and pulled out a 60-51 victory over NorthWood in the IHSAA Class 3-A Sectional 21 Championship at Wawasee High School. The night started bleak for …read more.

ELKHART – Jared Bloom was willing to do whatever it took Saturday night to bring a sectional basketball championship back home to Warsaw. Fortunately for the Tigers, the senior star was not only winning, but also more than able. Bloom, as cool as the other side of the pillow, poured in a career-high 33 points …read more.

CEDARVILLE, Ohio – The Grace College women’s basketball team lost its final tune-up before the NCCAA National Championships to Cedarville University 80-46 on Saturday. Cedarville claimed the Midwest regional championship with the win and will join the Lady Lancers (19-14) at NCCAA Nationals from March 13-16. The Lady Lancers struggled mightily from the offensive end, …read more.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_cZwNZ3V1o] CULVER — Triton had been in the position it faced before. It showed. Needing a defensive stop in the final 20 seconds of the Culver Boys Basketball Sectional championship game against Michigan City Marquette, Triton showed the calm of a champion. Forcing a turnover in the final seconds, it was fitting Clay Yeo …read more.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-OcS6Xhghs] SYRACUSE — Many athletes would consider fifth place unacceptable. For one Wawasee senior, fifth place was just fine. Kim Garber was perfectly content with the fifth-place 8.8 score on floor she was deemed to have performed at Saturday’s Wawasee Gymnastics Sectional. While it’s not championship level scoring, it still allowed Garber to move …read more.

SYRACUSE – After starting its voyage off with a bang on Tuesday night, Tippecanoe Valley cruised into a semi-final match-up with Lakeland Friday night. Though the Vikings ship took on some water early, the team held off an upset-minded Lakers squad to win 63-53 at the Wawasee Boys Basketball Sectional. In a game that many …read more.

OSSIAN – Whitko saw its boys basketball season come to an end Friday night in sectional semifinal play. Heritage used a couple of big quarters to sideline the Wildcats 62-40 in the Class 3-A Norwell Sectional. Heritage (9-13) advances to play host Norwell (16-6) in the sectional championship game Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. Heritage …read more.

ELKHART – Warsaw’s Jordan Stookey added his name to the list of Hoosier Hysteria hoops heroes Friday night. Stookey, as the calendar flipped to March, capped the madness with a dramatic, game-winning 3-pointer as the Tigers stunned Concord 41-39 in a semifinal contest of the Elkhart Sectional. Stookey’s running trey just before the final horn …read more.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUiuz-wrrTE] CULVER — Culver threw everything it possibly could at Triton, but the Trojans managed to dodge the kitchen sink en route to a 44-32 win in the first semi-final of the Culver Boys Basketball Sectional. Choosing to navigate the final 6:40 of the third quarter without star Clay Yeo, who picked up his …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Bailey Weathers has submitted his resignation as the Director of Athletics at Grace College. Weathers announced his final day as Grace’s A.D. will be May 1. Weathers began his tenure in August 2011 and oversaw tremendous athletic and academic success for Grace’s varsity programs. “It’s been a wonderful experience for my family …read more.

WINONA LAKE – The Grace College women’s basketball team advanced to the NCCAA Midwest Regional championship with a convincing 74-59 victory over Oakland City on Thursday night. Allison Kauffman poured in a career-high 26 points, and Juaneice Jackson scored 21 to lead the Lady Lancers into Saturday’s regional title bout at Cedarville University at 2 …read more.

GENEVA, Ohio – Donovan Graham, Lance Taylor, Ben Drew and Jonathan Rex capped off the Grace College indoor track and field season with an impressive showing at NAIA Indoor National Championships. The men’s 4×800 relay team placed ninth in the preliminary round in a school-record time of 7:52.30. Their time beat the school’s previous record …read more.

What to do for an encore? That could be the question rolling around this week inside the head of Brittany Neeley as she prepares to play in the State Finals Saturday in Terre Haute. The three-sport star athlete from Eastern (Greentown) High School put on a performance to remember in the Class 2-A Semistate girls …read more.

The following bowling league scores were reported by The Bowling Alley, Warsaw, for Sportsman 12-13 and TGIF 12-13 team scores.

HAMILTON – The first venture into the IHSAA state tournament for the Lakeland Christian Academy boys basketball program ended in a loss Wednesday night. A tough second half proved costly as the Cougars dropped a 49-36 final to Bethany Christian in first-round action of the Class 1-A Hamilton Sectional. LCA led 12-8 after the opening …read more.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Grace College men’s basketball team earned its third straight trip to the NAIA Division II National Championships with a 21-9 record. The Lancers will take on Tennessee Wesleyan in the first round of NAIA Nationals on Thursday, March 7.  Grace earned its at-large bid late Wednesday night when the field …read more.

AKRON – Kirk Robinson, a highly-respected and longtime official, has been chosen by the IHSAA to work the girls basketball State Finals Saturday. Robinson, a resident of Akron and a graduate of Tippecanoe Valley High School, will be the lead official for the Class 2-A state championship game. The contest, pitting Evansville Mater Dei (27-2) …read more.

ELKHART – Warsaw boys basketball coach Doug Ogle is a smart man. He knows exactly what his team will be up against come Friday night versus tournament  favorite Concord in the semifinals of the Class 4-A Elkhart Sectional. Ogle also knows the mentality his team needs to have to pull off a major upset and …read more.

Tickets for the 2013 NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Quarterfinals, to be contested at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, go on sale Saturday, March 2 at 10 a.m. EST. Four of the nation’s top lacrosse teams will play Sunday, May 19 with game times set for Noon and 2:30 p.m. Tickets include both Quarterfinal Games …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Grace College has handed the reins of the school’s women’s tennis program to Larry Schuh, adding to his current responsibilities as the men’s tennis coach at Grace. Schuh has transformed Grace’s men’s tennis program into an annual contender in the Crossroads League during his tenure. Schuh, in his fifth season as the …read more.

If Hamlet were a gymnastics coach, he may begrudgingly proclaim, “To beam or not to beam, that is the question.” And then immediately begin fretting about the uneven bars. As the Wawasee Gymnastics Sectional looms on the horizon, the cornucopia of balance beam, uneven bars, floor exercises and vaults begin at 11 a.m. this Saturday …read more.

OSSIAN – Revenge was sweet for the Whitko boys basketball team Tuesday night. The Wildcats used a huge third quarter to rally past Bellmont 41-35 in first-round action of the Class 3-A Norwell Sectional. Whitko had lost a 32-19 decision at Bellmont back on Dec. 1. The Wildcats, now 6-15, advance to play Heritage (8-13) …read more.

SYRACUSE — Needing a spark, the Tippecanoe Valley Vikings didn’t need to look any further than Tanner Andrews. The physical presence for the Vikings hassled Wawasee inside the paint all night, recording a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds as Tippecanoe Valley knocked the host Warriors from the 3A sectional with a 65-42 victory …read more.

ELKHART – Jared Bloom was not about to let his high school basketball career end without a win in postseason play. The Warsaw senior star willed his team to that win Tuesday night in dramatic fashion with another clutch performance. Bloom, known for his game winning heroics all season long for there Tigers, calmly drained …read more.

LIGONIER — The Wawasee Warrior gymnastics team competed in its final meet of the regular season Monday night in Ligonier, defeating West Noble 93.55-79.75. The victory helped the Warriors end their season on a high note in picking up its fourth win, just not as high as they had wanted heading into Saturday’s sectional. “I …read more.

WARSAW – Warsaw star senior goalkeeper Michael Yantz announced recently that he will attend Fort Hays State and play soccer for the Tigers in Hays, Kansas. Playing behind and sharing duties with an All-State keeper for two years (reaching the Final Four both years), Yantz took advantage of the hole his teammate’s graduation provided after …read more.

WARSAW – Warsaw senior soccer standout Grant Allbritten has been a key fixture for the highly-successful Warsaw Tigers boys soccer squad for the past four years. Allbritten recently announced that he would attend Ohio Northern University to continue his soccer career on the collegiate level. Allbritten, following two consecutive years of helping the Tigers to …read more.

The Northern Lakes Conference has officially released its lists for the boys and girls basketball teams for the 2012-13 seasons. The girls basketball team is headlined by three members of the champion Warsaw team, which just finished its season Saturday evening in a IHSAA 4A Semi-state loss to Fort Wayne South. The Lady Tigers, which …read more.