WARSAW – The tears flowing freely outside the Warsaw girls basketball locker room told the tale Saturday night. A season to remember ended in heartbreaking fashion for the hosts in a gut-wrenching 47-44 semi state loss to Fort Wayne South Side. The No. 11 Archers turned the tables on No. 8 Warsaw by staging a …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — Northridge’s swim program is bringing home another state champion while Warsaw can be hopeful of the future after Saturday’s IHSAA Boys Swimming State Finals. Austin Flager, a senior from Northridge who already owns a state title in the backstroke as a junior, won the 50-yard freestyle championship Saturday afternoon with a time of …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — Warsaw’s Jayden Parrett and a handful of Northridge Raiders are swimming today as part of the IHSAA Boys Swimming State Finals. Parrett landed in 13th place in Friday night’s state preliminary rounds in the backstroke with his time of 52.97 in what was a record-setting event. Northridge’s Austin Flager put together a huge …read more.

AKRON – “I, well, I guess I am just speechless.” Tippecanoe Valley senior Nick Kindig was at a total loss for words following the final home game of his high school career Friday night. “These four years have just gone by so fast. I just hope it doesn’t end too soon,” Kindig would continue. Kindig …read more.

WARSAW – It was simply a case of deja vu Friday night for the Warsaw boys basketball team. The Tigers played well enough to win at times, but not well enough overall to get a much-needed victory. Warsaw, as has been the case all season, battled until the end before dropping a tough 44-43 overtime …read more.

NAPPANEE – The Whitko boys basketball team dropped a 59-32 final Friday night at NorthWood. The Panthers led 28-18 at halftime before outscoring the Wildcats 18-4 in the third quarter to take control of the regular-season finale for both teams. Jonathan Wilkinson led the Panthers with a game-high 20 points. NorthWood improves to 14-6 with …read more.

KNOX – The Triton boys basketball team put an exclamation point on the regular season Friday night. The red-hot shooting Trojans trounced host Knox 76-37 in the Northern State Conference and regular-season finale. Senior star and Indiana All-Star candidate Clay Yeo led the way for the Trojans who won their seventh straight game. Yeo poured …read more.

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

WARSAW – Jennifer Walker-Crawford committed herself to becoming a better basketball player this past offseason. Now, months later, the Warsaw senior standout is enjoying the fruits of her labor. As is her team. Walker-Crawford, a silky-smooth forward, has had a breakout final season for the No. 8 Tigers. Warsaw, thanks in large part to the …read more.

WARSAW – You better believe that the Warsaw girls basketball team is looking forward to playing one more home game this season. On the other hand, the Fort Wayne South Side girls hoops squad knows a thing or two about playing tough teams on the road. Whatever the case, both teams need just one more …read more.

The following bowling league scores were reported by The Bowling Alley, Warsaw, for Sportsman 12-13. The Bowling Alley is located at 1535 N. Detroit St., Warsaw.

WINONA LAKE – The Lakeland Christian Academy boys basketball team will make history come Wednesday night. The Cougars hope that history comes with a sectional victory attached to it. LCA makes its first-ever appearance as a member of the IHSAA in this year’s version of Hoosier Hysteria at the Class 1-A Hamilton Sectional. The Cougars …read more.

The winding, grueling road that is the boys swimming season will come to an end one way or another Saturday. This weekend, many roads will confluence at the IUPUI Natatorium in Indianapolis as the IHSAA Boys Swimming State Finals will take place. The roads for Warsaw, which have seven events active, and Wawasee, which sends …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Sectionals? You want to talk about sectionals? Yes, it’s that time of year again in Indiana. The brackets are set and sectionals are set to begin. From Fort Branch to Fort Wayne teams all over the state are looking at sectionals as a chance to show how much they have improved from …read more.

WINONA LAKE – An influx of talent to the roster of the Grace College softball team brings hopeful anticipation for the 2013 season. The Lady Lancers have added 10 new faces to this year’s campaign, many of whom will contribute immediately according to head coach Heather Johnson. “The goal for me this year is to …read more.

Tiger Sports Nation is selling T-shirts in honor of the Warsaw girls basketball team playing in the semi-state tournament this weekend. Only 400 T-shirts are available today until 3 p.m. in the Warsaw Community High School Athletic Office. Shirts are $10 each.

WINONA LAKE – The Grace College men’s basketball team did not defend its Crossroads League tournament championship the way it had imagined Wednesday night. The host Lancers exited in the first round to Marian by dropping a 62-54 final. The NAIA No. 17 Lancers had a number of long scoring droughts to allow the Knights …read more.

WARSAW — There are less than two weeks until Warsaw and Elkhart Central will take part in the Wawasee Sectional, but Wednesday night’s showdown was not a tour de force by any means. Holding back athletes and routines by both coaches posted less than impressive event scores, the totality having Central win the meet 95-93.2 …read more.

WARSAW – The WCHS Athletic Department will sell tickets for the boys basketball sectional on Friday. Tickets will be available from 7:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. in the athletic office Friday. Tickets will also be sold Friday night at the final boys basketball home game at the North Gate. Tickets are $10 each and are …read more.

HOWE- The Lakeland Christian Academy boys basketball team closed out its regular season Tuesday night by nipping host Howe 57-55. Chris Maron came up huge down the stretch with a pair of steals and layups in the final 1:23 to give the Cougars the win. LCA trailed 47-46 entering the final quarter before outscoring the …read more.

MISHAWAKA – Grace College women’s basketball coach Scott Blum exited the Wiekamp Center Tuesday night steamed enough to probably melt the snow that was falling outside on the frozen Bethel College campus. It wasn’t so much that his Lancers had lost a 77-59 decision to the No. 13 Pilots in first-round action of the Crossroads …read more.

SOUTH BEND — Tuesday night served as the end of the state journey for a pair of Warsaw divers. Dean Katris, the Warsaw Sectional champion, along with teammate Brandon Elliott both missed the cut to advance to state during the South Bend Riley Diving Regional. Katris, who scored 407.55 points at Warsaw during Saturday’s sectional, …read more.

SYRACUSE — This point of the calendar in high school sports often finds coaches completely stressed out. It’s easy to see why basketball coaches around the state are hitting the Maalox. Well, gymnastics coaches are feeling the pinch, too. As Wawasee head coach Nika Prather paced the annex gym Tuesday night following her team’s 100.675-96.1 …read more.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – After ending the season with three straight wins, the Grace College men’s basketball team was rewarded with the No. 17 ranking in the NAIA Top 25 Coaches’ Poll released Tuesday. The Lancers upset back-to-back ranked teams last week (Bethel, Taylor) in clinching second place in the Crossroads League. Grace (21-8) will …read more.

WINONA LAKE, Ind. – Grace College junior guard Juaneice Jackson capped off a breakout junior campaign when she was named First Team All-Crossroads League. Allison Kauffman, a sophomore forward for the Lancers, picked up her first league honor when she was named honorable mention for All-League. On Feb. 9 Jackson broke Grace’s women’s basketball record …read more.

WINONA LAKE – After leading Grace’s men’s basketball team to second place in the Crossroads League, senior point guard Bruce Grimm Jr. was named the league’s Defensive Player of the Year. Grimm, who also earned First Team All-League honors for the second straight year, averaged 2.0 steals per game to go along with 17.9 points …read more.

SYRACUSE — After leading the Wawasee High School football program from the Northern Lakes Conference cellar to three straight winning seasons, head coach Tom Wogomon has decided to head home. In a decision made public Tuesday morning, Wogomon has resigned as head coach of the Wawasee football program to take the open football position at …read more.

The following bowling league scores were reported by The Bowling Alley, Warsaw, for City North 12-13, TGIF 12-13 and Thursday Ladies Major team scores. The Bowling Alley is located at 1535 N. Detroit St., Warsaw.

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee High School athletic department will begin selling sectional tickets on Wednesday. Wawasee will host a Class 3-A sectional starting on Feb. 26. The host Warriors will play Tippecanoe Valley on Feb. 26 at 7:30 p.m. Session tickets will be sold at Wawasee from 7:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw Athletic Department will begin selling tickets Wednesday for the girls basketball semi state at WCHS. Tickets, priced at $8 each, will be sold Wednesday and Thursday from 7:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. in the athletic office. There are a limited number of tickets available as each of the four schools received …read more.

BOURBON – Triton has announced that a pair of elementary girls basketball games originally slated for tonight have been rescheduled. The games, versus Riverside, will now be played on March 4. The Triton 5th grade girls team will host Riverside, while the 6th grade team will play at Riverside on March 4.    

BOURBON — It’s a regular season Triton hasn’t experienced that often, but an expectation the Trojans cannot shake. In the five seasons since Triton won the state championship in 2008, the Triton Trojan basketball team had not lost five games during the regular season before the month of February. After sorting through a brutal December …read more.

WARSAW – Doug Ogle’s approach to the sectional for his Warsaw boys basketball team is a realistic and appropriate one. “We have everything to gain and nothing to lose in the sectional,” said Ogle. “No one looks at us and expects us to win the sectional this year.” The Tigers (10-9), whose last sectional title …read more.

SYRACUSE — “Any time you get to play at home, its a good thing.” Wawasee head coach Phil Mishler could not have said it any better when talking about this year’s sectional tournament being home sweet home for the Warriors. For only the third time in school history Wawasee will host the IHSAA Class 3A …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley boys basketball team, on paper, has earned the right to be called 
a sectional favorite. However, Valley coach Bill Patrick really doesn’t want to hear any of that talk as
 the postseason nears. “I don’t think we are the favorite,” said the old-school Patrick in his typical fashion. “I think …read more.

BOURBON – The Triton High School Athletic Department will pre-sale boys basketball sectional tickets starting on Wednesday. Triton will play in the Class 1-A Culver Sectional on Friday, March 1 at 6:30 p.m. ET. The Trojans, who received a bye in the seven-team field, will play the winner of the Culver-Argos first-round game in a …read more.

The Warsaw boys basketball team will not have to wait long to jump right into postseason play next week. The Tigers will face host Elkhart Central in the first game of the Central Sectional on Feb. 26 at 6 p.m. in North Side Gym. Pairings for the 103rd annual boys basketball state tournament were drawn …read more.

WARSAW – It’s official. The Warsaw girls basketball team will get to play one more game in the Tiger Den this season. The Tigers got the good news earlier this afternoon when the IHSAA announced the semi state assignments for the 16 teams statewide still playing in the state tournament and confirmed that Warsaw will …read more.

UPLAND, Ind. – The Grace’ College women’s basketball team fell 78-66 on Saturday to Taylor in the regular-season finale as the Lady Lancers doomed themselves with 24 turnovers. The Lady Lancers enter postseason competition on Tuesday when they travel to Bethel for the first round of the Crossroads League Tournament. The Pilots, who are 24-6 …read more.

A boys basketball team comprised of fifth graders from Warsaw captured a tournament title Saturday at NorthWood. Members of the championship squad included Jaylan Coon, Emanuel Alexis, Brian Elliott Jr., Conner Lennox and Keegan Tom. The title team also included Jack Ryan, Jackson Elliott, Blake Marsh and Noah Burgh. Coaches for the winning squad were …read more.

  VALPARAISO – It was only fitting that Jennifer Walker-Crawford cut down the biggest piece of the celebratory net Saturday night. The Warsaw senior had just finished cutting down Merrillville in the biggest performance in the biggest game of her high school basketball career. Everything about the silky smooth Walker-Crawford was big on this evening. …read more.

MARION, Ind. – Major revisions were made to the Grace College track and field record books at the NCCAA Indoor Nationals over the weekend. The Lancers set seven school records, the men’s 4×800 relay team qualified for NAIA Nationals, and Sabrina Whitaker was named an NCCAA All-American in the high jump. “It was nice to …read more.

WINONA LAKE – The Grace College men’s basketball team ended the 2012-13 regular season by winning its third straight contest Saturday to head into next week’s Crossroads League Tournament as the No. 2 seed. Bruce Grimm Jr. led all players with 22 points to lift the Lancers to a 69-63 victory over No. 25 Taylor …read more.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXhPpDZTEW8] WARSAW — Winning championships tends to cure all ills. The Warsaw boys swim team made no bones it meant business heading into Saturday’s IHSAA Boys Swimming Sectional, then went on to have an afternoon to remember. Winning eight event titles, including a thrilling 400 free relay to close the meet, the Tigers capped …read more.

VALPARAISO – Nikki Grose was one very motivated young lady Saturday afternoon. That made it one very long day for the Penn girls basketball team. The Warsaw standout turned in a career-best performance at the best possible time to lead her team past Penn 49-42 in a semifinal game of the Class 4-A Valparaiso Regional. …read more.

BOURBON — Packed gyms, screaming students, a Hall of Fame coach and humble players. Those are the things that make Indiana high school hoops so special and Bourbon had a little bit of them all on Friday night. Tippecanoe Valley traveled to the Trojan Trench to face Triton in a regular season matchup that had …read more.

FORT WAYNE – A tough second quarter and just too much James Blackmon Jr. were too much for Warsaw to overcome in boys basketball action Friday night. Blackmon Jr., an IU recruit and one of the nation’s top players, poured in 34 points to pace host Fort Wayne Luers past the Tigers 77-63. Senior Jared …read more.

SYRACUSE — A 20-3 run in the second quarter was just the medicine visiting Fort Wayne South Side needed Friday night in a 73-55 win over Wawasee in boys hoops at the Hardwood Teepee. The huge second quarter for the Archers turned a one-point deficit after one played into a 16-point advantage at the half, …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – Luis Munoz saw his high school wrestling career end Friday night at the State Finals. The Warsaw senior lost a tough first-round match by a 2-0 final in action at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. South Adams senior L.J. Moser got a first period takedown and then was able to hold off Munoz late in …read more.

The IHSAA will conduct its draw for the 103rd edition of the boys basketball state tournament Sunday evening. The pairings for postseason play will be conducted at 5 p.m. in Indianapolis. The IHSAA plans to post the sectional draw on its website at approximately 6:30 p.m. A 90-minute show revealing the pairings and discussing them …read more.

The following bowling league scores were reported by The Bowling Alley, Warsaw, for business sponsored and individual teams and players. The Bowling Alley is located at 1535 N. Detroit St., Warsaw.

WARSAW – There should be no shortage of incentive on either side Saturday afternoon when powers Warsaw and Penn clash in the girls basketball regional at Vaparaiso. The No. 8 Tigers, despite a glittering 22-1 record and the program’s first regional berth since 2004, still feel they have something to prove. Penn, despite all of …read more.

HAMLET – The Lakeland Christian Academy boys basketball team came up on the short end of a close contest at Oregon-Davis Thursday night. The host Bobcats topped the Cougars 66-57 in the nip-and-tuck affair. LCA led 14-12 after the first quarter before OD took a 28-26 halftime lead. The hosts led 44-40 at the end …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw girls basketball team is proof positive of the old adage that a team is truly only as good as its seniors. The diverse group of five players share a common thread that has the Tigers back on the map as a statewide power. “It’s an unselfish group,” said Warsaw coach Michelle …read more.

SYRACUSE — Hoping for a heart of chocolate for Valentine’s Day, Wawasee gymnasts had to settle for a brick of the bittersweet. Posting its highest home total of the season of 97.325, Wawasee put itself in position in areas but left scores lacking elsewhere as visiting Huntington North piled up 99.85 points to claim the …read more.

WINONA LAKE – A new era for Grace College baseball is set to commence this weekend when the Lancers open the 2013 season under first-year head coach Bill Barr. Barr has coached baseball for 22 years, most recently at Alderson-Broaddus College in Philippi, W.V. He is more than familiar with the Crossroads League, having graduated …read more.

The girls have settled their scores in the pools around the state with the conclusion of last weekend’s IHSAA Girls Swimming State Finals. Now, it’s the boys turn. At 20 sectionals around the state, Thursday ushered in the preliminary rounds of the boys swimming sectionals, with two sites hosting local teams. Both Warsaw and Wawasee …read more.

WARSAW –  Coach Justin Smith will not change his prematch message to standout wrestling pupil Luis Munoz Friday night. The Warsaw mentor also already knows what his final message will be to his stellar senior when his prep career ends. Munoz will represent the Tiger program in the State Finals starting Friday night at Bankers …read more.

The Bowling Alley in Warsaw reported the following league scores for both teams and individual bowlers for Saturday Morning Jr/Major 12-13, and Saturday Morning Preps: 12-13.

WINONA LAKE – Ashlee Ort relishes her role as a defensive stopper for the highly-succesful Bethel College women’s basketball team. The hard-nosed senior has even grown to like her nickname of “Nasty” given to her by coach Jody Martinez. Although the former Wawasee High School standout admits it took a little getting used to. “At …read more.

  WINONA LAKE – Ashlee Ort normally helps the Bethel College women’s’ basketball team win games with her defense. Ort, on Wednesday night, turned to her much-improved offensive arsenal to help the Pilots defeat a game Grace College squad. Ort, a former standout at Wawasee High School, scored a team-high 14 points as No. 13 …read more.

Will there be much drama this weekend in the area boys swimming sectionals? While the Northern Lakes Conference boys swimming finals provided some drama with Northridge and Warsaw pitting most of its stars head-to-head, the separation of those two programs may take out some of the drama heading into the state tournament. Can The Raiders …read more.

MISHAWAKA – Elliot Smith has the green light at all times to shoot 3-pointers for the Grace College men’s basketball team. That proved to be beneficial in a big, big way for the Lancers Tuesday night. The Grace sharpshooter took advantage of that earned right to put quite the hurting on host Bethel College. Smith, …read more.

WARSAW – Warsaw boys basketball coach Doug Ogle has said all season his team is a very resilient group. The Tigers proved that with a much-needed win Tuesday night. Warsaw, coming off back-to-back one-point conference losses, nipped South Bend Clay 55-54 in non-conference action in the Tiger Den Tuesday night. Senior Jared Bloom hit a …read more.

LAGRANGE — Lakeland used a trio of gymnasts to help pass a test Tuesday night, beating Warsaw 97.4-96.05 on its home equipment. Caitlin Yoder posted a pair of top scores for the Lakers, winning vault at 8.65 and floor at 8.75. Samantha Gieseking added a third top score for Lakeland, running up an 8.8 on …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley boys basketball team moved back into the Class 3-A rankings on Monday. The Vikings then went out Tuesday night and looked like a top 10 team. Led by its outstanding duo of Nick Kindig and Tanner Andrews, the No. 9 Vikings bested Bremen 81-62. Senior guard Kindig poured in 32 …read more.

WINONA LAKE – The senior members of the Lakeland Christian Academy boys basketball team made it a Senior Night to remember Tuesday. The Cougars, led by its seven seniors, crushed Community Baptist of South Bend 79-44 at home Tuesday night. The hosts led 24-10 after the opening period and 38-19 at halftime en route to …read more.

BOURBON – The Triton boys basketball team tuned up for a huge game on Friday by downing Rochester 60-45 Tuesday night. The Trojans, who improved to 13-5 with their fifth straight win, will host Class 3-A power  and ninth-ranked Tippecanoe Valley on Friday. Clay Yeo had another big game Tuesday night as the host Trojans …read more.

SYRACUSE — The box score may show a 47-29 boys basketball victory for Westview over Wawasee Tuesday night, but Westview breathed a huge sigh of relief to get out of Syracuse comfortably. The 18-point victory was only a seven-point advantage for the visiting Warriors early in the fourth quarter after Wawasee’s Aaron Voirol drilled a …read more.

Two of Kosciusko County’s premier journalism organizations have formed an alliance to serve their ever-growing reader base. Executives from StaceyPageOnline.com and TigerSportsNation.com met last week to discuss the potential synergies of working together in the journalism field. Parties from both sides were quick to determine the strengths of each organization and how those strengths are …read more.

WARSAW – Michael Yantz made his one season as a starter in goal for the Warsaw boys soccer team one to remember. Now, Yantz will take his talents on to the collegiate level. The WCHS senior standout in between the pipes, who helped lead the Tigers to a Class 2-A state runner-up finish this past …read more.

WARSAW – The WCHS Athletic Department will presale tickets for the girls basketball regional on Thursday and Friday. Tickets, good for both regional sessions, will be on sale from 7 a.m. until 3 p.m. each day at WCHS. Tickets are $10 each and will allow admittance to both semifinal games and the championship game. Single-session …read more.

PLYMOUTH – The Warsaw boys freshman basketball team capped its 2012-13 season in style by earning another championship Saturday. The frosh Tigers topped host Plymouth 34-29 in the semifinals and then crushed Concord 47-28 in the title tilt to win the Northern Lakes Conference Tournament. Riley Rhoades had nine points and seven points as the …read more.

DUNLAP – The Warsaw girls basketball program has a rich and storied tradition of excellence. This year’s Tiger team made sure Saturday night that the program returned to its past glory of winning championships. Warsaw played its role as sectional favorites to perfection by downing Northridge 46-35 to lay claim to the Class 4-A Concord …read more.

SOUTH BEND – The Warsaw boys bowling team came up short Saturday in its bid to earn a spot in the State Finals. The WCHS team, coached by Glen Ransbottom and Kirk Wyman, did not make the cut to advance from the South Bend Semistate contested at Chippewa Lanes. Warsaw was making its second appearance …read more.

HAMLET – “We lost to a better team tonight.” There was no sugar coating of tonight’s sectional title game from Triton girls basketball coach Adam Heckaman. “They were phenomenal all year, they’ve lost three games and obviously all to great opponents. They’re just tough to stop,” Heckaman continued. Tough to stop, indeed. No. 9 Triton …read more.

MERRILLVILLE – Warsaw’s Luis Munoz will get to conclude his high school wrestling career on the state’s grandest stage. Munoz earned a berth in the State Finals with an outstanding performance Saturday to claim a runner-up finish in the tough Merrillville Semistate. Munoz went 3-1 on the day to place second in the 120-pound division …read more.

WINONA LAKE – The Grace College men’s basketball team delivered a much-needed Crossroads League victory on Saturday, downing Saint Francis 75-57. Four Lancers scored in double figures to propel Grace into a tie for second place in the league standings. As a team, Grace turned the ball over a season-low four times, dishing out 18 …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee picked up its first home win since Dec. 8 when it defeated Central Noble, 50-43, Saturday afternoon at Wawasee in boys hoops. The Warriors (5-12) used a career-high 19 points from Gage Reinhard as well as 16 points from Alex Clark to rally past the Cougars. Reinhard made seven of nine free …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Juaneice Jackson continued her outstanding junior campaign with 24 points in a losing effort for the Grace College women’s basketball team against No. 3 Saint Francis on Saturday. Jackson set the program’s record for most points in a season, but her production was not enough as the Cougars (25-3; 14-2 Crossroads League) …read more.

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L58NCaK9IJM] INDIANAPOLIS —There wasn’t a whole lot of local representation at the IHSAA Girls Swimming State Finals, but what was offered made quite an impression. Wawasee sophomore Breanna Robinson, the top seed in the state in both the 100 and 200 freestyles heading into the weekend, left the IUPUI Natatorium Saturday having laid claim …read more.

CULVER – A slow start proved to be the downfall for the Lakeland Christian Academy boys basketball team Friday night. The Cougars fell behind 13-7 after the opening quarter en route to dropping a 48-39 final at Culvert Academy. The hosts built a 26-12 halftime lead and a 38-20 advantage after three periods of play …read more.

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpV8q3Xu5zU]   INDIANAPOLIS — The stage is now set at the IHSAA Girls Swimming State Championships. The preliminary rounds had seven of the 11 events represented by Wawasee or Warsaw individuals or teams, but just Breanna Robinson of Wawasee will take the blocks at the IUPUI Natatorium Saturday afternoon at the state finals. Robinson, …read more.

HAMLET – “To be, or not to be?” That was the  question that the Triton girls basketball team had to answer Friday night in postseason play. The young ladies from Bourbon made a statement in their sectional semifinal. Triton held off a scrappy Culver team 48-44 to advance to the Class 1-A sectional championship Saturday …read more.

DUNLAP – The Warsaw girls basketball team definitely took nothing for granted Friday night. The sectional favorite Tigers looked the part in crushing Concord 59-21 in a semifinal matchup of the Class 4-A Concord Sectional. No. 8 Warsaw came out focused and ready to go from the opening tip to earn a spot in Saturday …read more.

GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Grace College women’s soccer team experienced its finest season in program history on the pitch in 2012. They also proved to be outstanding in the classroom when they were named an Scholar Team by the NCCAA. Grace was one of 62 fall teams to be named an NCCAA Scholar Team. In …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw boys basketball program, after back-to-back tough losses, got some much-needed good news earlier today. Junior Jordan Stookey did not suffer a broken wrist Thursday night during a 57-56 loss at Class 3-A No. 9 Plymouth. Warsaw coach Doug Ogle confirmed early this afternoon that Stookey does not have a break in …read more.

WARSAW – Just two wins. That’s all that separates Warsaw wrestler Luis Munoz from a trip to the State Finals. Munoz will try to earn those two wins and cap his senior season in style Saturday as he competes in the Merrillville Semistate. Action at Merrillville, one of four semi states in the state, begins …read more.

DENVER – There was no way that the Tippecanoe Valley boys basketball team planned to share the conference championship this season. The red-hot Vikings put an exclamation point on a perfect run through the Three Rivers Conference in emphatic fashion Thursday night. Senior guard Nick Kindig tossed in a game-high 26 points as Valley routed …read more.

BOURBON – The Triton boys basketball team took another step towards a conference championship Thursday night. The host Trojans controlled the contest en route to besting Bremen 54-37 in Northern State Conference play. Senior star Clay Yeo produced a game-high 22 points as the Trojans improved to 12-5 overall and 5-1 in league play. Triton, …read more.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7iKUQW7jEU]   ELKHART — It was a banner night of sorts for both the Elkhart Central and Wawasee gymnastics teams. Under the cover of The Club roof amidst the bustle of the Elkhart Industrial Park, both teams were as productive as they have been all season in a 108-99.5 win for the Blue Blazers …read more.

PLYMOUTH – The Warsaw boys basketball team lost in heartbreaking fashion for the second time in the last seven days Thursday night. This time, though, the Tigers may have lost much more than just a game. Warsaw saw a 15-point lead vanish in the fourth quarter in being stunned 57-56 by host Plymouth in the …read more.

GOSHEN — When will it all come together for the young Wawasee Warriors? Some nights the boys basketball team shoot lights out, but cannot make a stop on the defensive side of the ball. The rest of the time they play solid defense, but cannot get a shot to fall. The latter was the issue …read more.

WARSAW – Coach Glen Ransbottom loves seeing his bowlers succeed. He’s hoping his talented group of kegglers are able to make a little bit of history come Saturday with a little more success on the lanes. The Warsaw bowling team, a club sport at WCHS, will compete in the semi state in South Bend in …read more.

A year ago, the Robinson name made a huge splash at the IHSAA Girls Swimming State Finals. Eyes this year will again focus on a Robinson, but with different expectations. In 2012, Brittany Robinson was the star of the show, winning the butterfly in record fashion, setting the new standard for all to chase at …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw Breakfast Optimist Club held its annual Tri-Star Basketball Competition at the Baker Youth Club on Feb. 2. Male winners in the skills competition held Saturday were Noah Tilden, Nick Marsh, Jackson Elliott, Blake Marsh and Ethan Olinger. Taking top honors among female participants in the contest were Olivia Elliott, Kensington Ryman, …read more.

A trio of local senior standouts headline the list of the Top 100 girls basketball players statewide as selected by Hoosier Basketball Magazine. Named to the Top 100 list of seniors statewide by the publication are the Warsaw duo of Jennifer Walker-Crawford and Lindsay Baker, along with KiLee Knafel of Wawasee. The smooth and versatile …read more.

WINONA LAKE – The Grace College women’s basketball team picked up its third win in a row in dramatic fashion, topping Marian 77-74 in overtime on Wednesday. Lindsey Schaefer scored a career-high 20 points, and Juaneice Jackson continued her offensive wizardry with 29 points to lead the Lady Lancers (18-9; 9-6 Crossroads League). Grace started …read more.

SOUTH BEND – Tippecanoe Valley diver Barbie Kimmel saw her season end Tuesday night in the regional at South Bend Riley. Kimmel, a senior, placed 20th with a score of 180.30.  She was the runner-up in the one-meter competition at the Warsaw Sectional Saturday. Junior Samantha Reese of South Bend St. Joseph won the diving …read more.

AKRON- The Tippecanoe Valley High School Student Council will hold a book drive for Riley Children’s Hospital on Feb. 12. The book drive will take place at Valley’s boys basketball home game versus Bremen. Only new books will be accepted and for every book donated, the person will be entered into a drawing for a …read more.