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Category: Sports Archive 2014

WINONA LAKE – The Grace College’s men’s and women’s soccer team are pleased to roll back the curtain this week on their new soccer stadium. The soccer stadium at Miller Athletic Complex has undergone a summer-long facelift, installing lights, bleachers, press box, scoreboard and new team dugouts. The official opening of the stadium is Friday, …read more.

WARSAW – High school football fans attending the Warsaw scrimmage Friday night will be able to help out a very worthy cause in the process. The scrimmage will be used as a fundraiser for the Feed My Starving Children event set for Oct. 9-11 at Madison School in Warsaw. That event will make meals to …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – Guests of the Indiana Historical Society (IHS) can get caught up in the fever of the Major League Baseball playoffs with Hoosiers Win the Pennant: Indiana Roots of American Baseball. The exhibition will be on display Sept. 9 through Nov. 15, 2014, in the Rose McKee Lanham Gallery at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick …read more.

AKRON – Caylie Teel is a coaches’ dream. Athletic. Fast. Selfless. Driven. The Tippecanoe Valley star is a nightmare for opponents though once she sets foot on the volleyball court. Teel heads into her senior season as one of the elite players in the area and a key component for the Vikings this fall. The …read more.

Area high school football fans will be able to get their first look at their favorite team come Friday night. The annual prep scrimmages will take place throughout the area. Teams began preseason practices on Aug. 4. Warsaw will host Tippecanoe Valley Friday night at 7 p.m. Wawasee will visit Mishawaka Marian, also for a …read more.

Bishop Paces Whitko Golfers

August 13, 2014

NORTH MANCHESTER – April Bishop led the way for the Whitko girls’ golf team Tuesday. Bishop captured medalist honors with a 9-hole total of 43 as the host Wildcats lost to Southern Wells. Southern Wells shot 222 to edge past Whitko, which shot 226, in action at Sycamore Golf Club. Elizabeth Gensch shot a 56 …read more.

SCC Hosting Co-Ed Softball

August 13, 2014

SYRACUSE – The Syracuse Community Center is hosting its Syracuse Adult Co-Ed Fall Softball League. Registration is underway, which ends Sept. 8 for the league that begins Sept. 16. Games will be held at Harold Schrock Athletic Complex on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning at 5:30 p.m. Cost per team is $250. Roster forms and league …read more.

SYRACUSE – Sign-ups to participate in the NFL’s Punt, Pass And Kick competition have begun. Boys and girls ages 6-15 can enter, which can be done at the Syracuse Community Center in person, online at www.nflppk.com, or the day of the event, which is Wednesday, Sept. 17, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at Harold Schrock Athletic …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Alexis Manwaring continued a strong start to her senior season Tuesday for the Warsaw girls’ golf team. Manwaring earned medalist honors with a 9-hole effort of 45 as the host Tigers picked up a win at the Stonehenge Golf Club. Coach Ray Davis’ squad shot a season low 192 to defeat West …read more.

A month after Fort Wayne’s Baer Field Speedway closed due to decreasing attendance and negativity from some drivers, the Gas City I-69 Speedway announced it is also closing down. Last week, the venue’s promoter resigned and now, the website for the quarter-mile dirt track says it will not host any more races this summer. The …read more.

SYRACUSE – It didn’t take more than a second for Wawasee senior Caitlin Clevenger to sum up her junior soccer experience. “Bad,” was all Clevenger really said. While silver lining moments were abundant for a young team seeking an identity, Wawasee’s 2013 girls soccer season was troubling. Clevenger accounted for the team’s lone goal it …read more.

WARSAW – Allison Miller is ready to leave freshman year as a thing of the past. The Warsaw Community High School sophomore had a rookie year to remember on the cross country circuit, but is ready to move past “being a freshman.” “It was a really fun season, but I was just as worried about …read more.

SYRACUSE – Much was not added to the trophy case in terms of actual hardware, but the girls cross country team at Wawasee had one of its finest seasons in 2013. Wawasee did win one title last season, the Marion Invite in which the Wawasee boys team was also crowned as champions, but more importantly, …read more.

PLYMOUTH – NASCAR driver Tony Stewart will not be making a couple of area appearances later this week as originally planned. Stewart, after being involved in a tragic accident at a dirt race track in New York on Saturday night, will not race at Plymouth Speedway this coming Saturday night. He has also cancelled his …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Warsaw’s Page Desenberg captured individual honors, but Columbia City earned team bragging rights Monday. Desenberg captured individual medalist with a nine-hole total of 47 to lead the host Tigers in prep girls’ golf action at the Stonehenge Golf Club. The visiting Eagles edged past Warsaw 202-206 in the non-conference tilt. Alexis Manwaring …read more.

Triton Postpones Golf Match

August 11, 2014

BOURBON – The Triton High School Athletic Department has announced that its girls golf match tonight has been postponed due to the weather. The Trojans were scheduled to face Whitko and North Miami at the Peru Municipal Golf Course this evening. There has been no make-up date announced for the match. Triton is scheduled to …read more.

SYRACUSE – Zach Cockrill is ready to let it rip on the area cross country circuit this fall. The Wawasee standout is highly motivated to make his senior season a memorable one for the Warriors. Cockrill is ready to lead the way for coach Doug Slabaugh’s squad after a junior season of just missing making …read more.

Girls’ Golf Prep Poll

August 10, 2014

Indiana High School Golf Coaches Association Poll 1. Carmel, 2. Hamilton Southeastern, 3. Martinsville, 4. Evansville North, 5. Lake Central, 6. Yorktown, 7. Westfield, 8. Columbus North, 9. Noblesville, 10. Evansville Memorial, 11. Vincennes Rivet, 12. Bloomington South, 13. Chesterton, 14. Cathedral, 15. Crown Point, 16. Floyd Central, 17. Fishers, 18. Lafayette Jeff, 19. Zionsville, …read more.

KENDALLVILLE – Alexis Manwaring led the way as the Warsaw girls golf team placed fifth Saturday in the East Noble Invitational. Manwaring toured the Noble Hawk course with a round of 80 as the Tigers shot 391 as a team in the 11-team event. Manwaring finished in sixth place among individual players in the invite. …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER – The Wawasee All-Star fast pitch travel softball teams will hold tryouts on Saturday, Aug. 16. The 10U tryouts will begin at noon with the 12U at 2 p.m. and the 14U at 4 p.m. All tryouts will be held at the North Webster ball fields. For more information, contact Thurl Stuck at …read more.

[weaver_youtube Pbi61G1M6B4 rel=0] SYRACUSE – You could hear Clint Phares whooping it up well after the Albion native won his second consecutive Wawasee Kiwanis Triathlon. Cara Burris, however, needed to wait and make sure before she officially celebrated. Phares, running his fifth Wawasee Tri, never led until the final leg of the race Saturday morning, …read more.

WARSAW – Warsaw girls soccer head coach Peter Lucht has found himself in an unenviable position in his second year. For the second time in as many years he has guided the Lady Tigers, he is needing to fill a major position on the pitch following the graduation of one of the program’s finest players. …read more.

WINONA LAKE – The Grace College men’s soccer team enters the 2014 season with its most experienced side in coach Matt Hotchkin’s tenure. The Lancers will be driven by eight seniors who are hungry to end their final seasons in memorable fashion. Excitement is mounting for the upcoming season, thanks in large part to stadium …read more.

WARSAW – She can take over a round of golf with her talent and driven attitude. She can take over a conversation with her expressions and infectious personality. She is Warsaw’s Alexis Manwaring, and she is one of a kind. “Alexis is just so relaxed out on the course,” said Warsaw head coach Ray Davis. …read more.

[weaver_youtube IRFuOmbRw-0 rel=0] NORTH MANCHESTER – A hard, dry and dusty front nine at Sycamore Golf Club was the setting for an early season triangular match as Whitko welcomed in Concord and Wawasee on Thursday evening. A talented Lady Warrior squad arrived at Sycamore with sights set on getting two victories and left leaving no …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER – An extra week was needed to settle matters, but a champion was crowned Thursday night in the finals of the North Webster Beach Volleyball tournament. After dealing with rain last Thursday which washed out the semi-finals, games reconvened at the North Webster Community Center on a calm and ideal night. When the …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Alexis Manwaring led the way to a win for the Warsaw girls golf team Thursday. Manwaring fired a nine-hole total of 40 to pace her team past Bremen in action at the Stonehenge Golf Club. The host Tigers shot 194, while the Lions finished at 207. Aarshia Jain came in with a …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – The final proposal to alter the state basketball tournaments was presented to the IHSAA Executive Committee today for its consideration. The proposal was a result of two years of comprehensive study by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) in cooperation with the Indiana Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (IIAAA) and the IHSAA. The Executive …read more.

LEO – The NorthWood girls golf team continued its busy opening week of the season Thursday by placing fourth in the Leo Invitational. Coach Adam Yoder’s No. 23 ranked Panthers shot 369 over the par 72 layout at the Cedar Creek Golf Course. The highlight of the day for the Panthers, who won the Plymouth …read more.

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee High School athletic department will hold a fall parent meeting Monday, Aug. 11, at 6:30 p.m. at Wawasee High School. Athletic director Steve Wiktorowski will host a short general information session for all players and parents in a fall sport. Freshmen involved in a fall sport are strongly encouraged to attend. …read more.

It was a historic day for the NorthWood girls golf program Wednesday. The No. 23 Panthers produced their first-ever team championship in the Plymouth Invitational. NorthWood, playing on the Plymouth Country Club course where their coach Adam Yoder learned to play the game from his grandmother Jane Mannan, edged past perennial power Penn. The Panthers …read more.

WINONA LAKE – The Grace College women’s soccer team is ready to take the next step in 2014. After reaching three straight NCCAA tournaments, the Michael Voss-coached Lady Lancers are eager to make their first NAIA tournament in program history. Voss, the team’s all-time winningest coach, returns most of his starting lineup from last fall, …read more.

WARSAW – Tryouts for the 2015 season for CCAC youth travel baseball teams are set for Saturday, Aug. 9. The tryouts for 9U-13U teams will take place from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the CCAC. For more information or to register for tryouts, go to www.indianalazers.com.  

LAFAYETTE – The NorthWood girls golf team continued a busy first week of the season Tuesday in the Lafayette Jefferson Invitational. The No. 23 ranked Panthers finished with a team total of 368 to place 10th in the 21-team field at the Battle Ground Golf Course. The duo of Linnzie Richner and Summer Stillson each …read more.

COLUMBIA CITY – Outlined against a blue-gray August sky, the Wawasee girls golf team picked up the win in its first match of the season on Tuesday afternoon. It was not the most desirable of conditions as the Lady Warriors struggled on the rain soaked fairways and greens of Eagle Glen Golf Course. Despite the …read more.

Triton Fall Sports Notes

August 5, 2014

BOURBON – Triton High School athletic director Mason McIntyre put together several notes and guidelines for prospective athletes heading into the 2014-15 athletic and academic school year. 1.  In order for a student athlete to participate in athletics, they must have a completed physical on file in the office. The physical must be dated after …read more.

A couple of high school wrestling rules changes for the upcoming season focuses on the definition of bad time and advancement of wrestlers in the consolation bracket. Changes to Rules 5-1-1 and 10-2-9 were recommended by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Wrestling Rules Committee. The committee’s recommendations were subsequently approved by …read more.

WARSAW – The 2014 fall sports season officially kicked off on Monday night. Ushering in the new prep sports season was a golf match between three area schools all with hopes of making this season a special one. The Warsaw girls golf team welcomed in Triton and No. 13 Rochester to Stonehenge Golf and Country …read more.

Panthers Open Golf Season

August 5, 2014

LAFAYETTE – The NorthWood girls golf team collected a fourth-place finish to open its season Monday in the Lafayette Harrison Invitational. The Panthers, fresh off the program’s first-ever State Finals appearance in 2013, shot a 357. Linnzie Richner led the way for the No. 23 Panthers at the par 72 Coyote Crossing Golf Club. Richner …read more.

SYRACUSE – It has been three years since the Wawasee girls golf team last tasted regional competition. Three long years. Since that last regional trip in 2011, the Lady Warriors have experienced nothing but heartbreak as a team in the postseason, finishing fourth in each of the past two sectionals. Wawasee enters 2014 with no …read more.

Tigers Take Tourney Title

August 4, 2014

The Warsaw Tigers 12U travel baseball team captured the championship of the Northern Indiana Open Sunday. The Tigers defeated the Michiana Hurricanes 5-4 at Concord High School to claim the title. Members of the championship team were Jacob Hutcherson, Tristin Grubbs, Conner Bale, Thaddeus Baker, Luis Alonzo, Joe WIlkinson, Gage Lyon, Chandler Farmer, Alonso Contreras, …read more.

Are you ready for some football? The end of summer, for some, has officially arrived come Monday with the first day of high school football practice in the Hoosier State. Area teams will hit the field for non-contact work Monday and Tuesday before the hitting can start Wednesday. Prep preseason scrimmages are set for Friday, …read more.

Girls Golf Coaches Preseason Poll 1. Evansville North, 2. Yorktown, 3. Martinsville, 4. Carmel, 5. Hamilton Southeastern, 6. Columbus North, 7. Noblesville, 8. Lake Central, 9. Valparaiso, 10. Bloomington South, 11. Floyd Central, 12. Chesterton, 13. Rochester, 14. Penn, 15. Vincennes Rivet, 16. Evansville Memorial, 17. Roncalli, 18. Madison, 19. Lafayette Jeff, 20. Cathedral, 21. …read more.

[weaver_youtube QH3gnfynTOY rel=0] WARSAW – If you are looking for a show that is all in the family, a trip to Hidden Lake might be what you need. The small lake just off of State Road 15 is home to the Lake City Skiers Water Ski Show Team. For 25 years the Skiers have been …read more.

Prep Practices On Tap

August 1, 2014

The high school fall sports season arrives as the calendar turns to August tomorrow. Area prep girls’ golf teams are slated to begin practice Friday. The ladies can begin regular-season play on Aug. 4. Fall sports practices begin on Aug. 4 for football, boys and girls cross country, boys and girls soccer, boys tennis and …read more.

SOUTH BEND – The Notre Dame football team checked in at No. 17 today in the Coaches Preseason Poll for the upcoming season. The Irish, who open preseason practice on Aug. 4 at Culver Academies, finished 9-4 last season. Notre Dame opens its 2014-15 season by hosting Rice on Aug. 30 at 3:30 p.m. Florida …read more.

NEW PARIS – The 13th annual running of the Summer Sizzler 100 is set for Aug. 7 at the New Paris Speedway. The law model invitational, which attracts top drivers from around the Midwest, will pay out $20,000 to the winner. There will also be a $1,000 to-win sportsman race and a $1,000 fastest lay …read more.

SOUTH BEND – Playoff tickets for the South Bend Silver Hawks will go on sale Aug. 4. The Hawks are scheduled to play the opening round of the Midwest League series Sept. 3-5. The best two-out-of-three series will pit the Hawks versus the second half winner of the Eastern Division. The playoff opener for the …read more.

WARSAW – The Kosciusko County Pee Wee Football League will hold registration and equipment handout on Aug. 2. The event will be held Saturday from 9 a.m. until noon in the Lakeview Middle School Commons. Cost to play in the league is $50 and all practices and games will be held at Lakeview Middle School. …read more.

WINONA LAKE, Ind. – The Grace College Athletic Department is set to unveil a brand-new Lancer mascot this fall, and we are calling on Lancer Nation to help us name him! Grace alumni, students, faculty and fans are needed to name the newest member of the Lancers. Grace’s athletic teams will always be the Lancers, …read more.

ST. CHARLES, Ill. – One of Indiana’s finest 14-U softball teams shut the power off for an Ohio team at last weekend’s Midwest Regional National Championship fastpitch softball tournament. The Prospects Premier 14-U softball team, based in Indianapolis, rolled through the tournament and twice defeated the Ohio Power, 2-1 each game, to claim the championship. …read more.

WESTFIELD – It was oh, so close for the Indiana Storm baseball team. The 8-U outfit, also known as the Northern Indiana Elite, finished runner-up in the Baseball Youth Nationals at Grand Park last weekend. The Waterloo-based travel team, primarily made up of diamond stars from eastern Indiana and western Ohio including Syracuse’s Josh Patterson, …read more.

SYRACUSE – With just under three weeks until the fall sports season will kick off en masse, construction is happening at a fever pitch at Wawasee High School. The thunderstorms and tornadoes that hit the area July 1 affected Wawasee’s athletic facilities in several facets, including tipping fencing on the soccer and tennis complexes among …read more.

WINONA LAKE – The Grace College Athletic Department has signed a deal with SIDEARM Sports and Volar Video to stream video of Lancer home athletic events starting in 2014. The revolutionary deal with Volar Video allows Grace to stream a high-quality video feed of Lancer varsity games embedded into Grace’s athletic site. The home for …read more.

The Kinsinger family has made many memories over the years while biking together. They are sure to add to those over the next three days while doing their part to help a cause they believe in. The Kinsingers, Jay and Andrea and their four children, left this morning on the Ride for Life. The 237-mile …read more.

ELKHART – Marcus Moore has landed his first basketball head coaching position. Moore, a former standout at Grace College, was approved Monday night as the new boys basketball coach at Jimtown High School. Moore was an assistant coach at Huntington North High School this past season. He is the second leading scorer in Grace College …read more.

The Warsaw Parks and Recreation Summer Junior Golf Tour concluded and a pair of winners rose to the top of the tour leaderboard. Dillon Drake was the Grand Champion for the 14-17 age group and Connor Lane was the Grand Champion for the 10-13 age group. Winners were determined after playing nine-hole rounds at four …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER – While the Dixie sternwheeler was on parade as the show piece of the Dixie Days celebration, Saturday’s Dixie Days 5K opened the excitement on the streets of North Webster. Taking honors as the overall winner was Cedar Rapids, Ia., resident Marty Klipp, who conquered the road course at 17:17, running a 5:35 …read more.

GOSHEN – Goshen High School’s softball program has struggled the past couple years. Monday night, the program received a boost with the hiring of Brent Kulp. Kulp helped turn Jimtown into a state power over a 15-year stretch. Under his direction, Jimtown earned five Northern State Conference championships, five sectional titles and two regional titles …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Standing along the ninth fairway, Grace College athletic director Chad Briscoe was his usual jovial self. Overseeing the 2014 Grace College Golf Outing, Briscoe and the department staff were nothing but smiles as Grace Nation were on parade on the Stonehenge links. The outing, serving as the athletic department’s biggest cash cow …read more.

Wienen Wins At Red Bud

July 28, 2014

BUCHANAN, Mich. – The penultimate round of the Mtn. Dew ATV Motocross National Championship, sanctioned by AMA (ATVMX), ultimately resulted in the crowning of an AMA Pro ATV Champion on Saturday as defending two-time titleholder Chad Wienen cemented his status as one of the all-time greats by securing his third straight championship with one round remaining. Wienen …read more.

WARSAW – Fall and back to school may be approaching, but Hire Park BMX isn’t done racing. The track, located on Arthur Street across from Beyer Park at Pike Lake in Warsaw, began hosting riders for the 2014 season in early May, but will continue to run events until the second week of October. The …read more.

[weaver_youtube iF-tAwOjEpg rel=0] WARSAW – Mantis Skate Park in Warsaw hosted it’s 2014 Competition and Big Trick Contest Saturday afternoon. Contestants of all ages went big, nailing high-flying kickflips, grinds and manuals, to impress the judges and take home one of the many prizes. For the competition, each contestant got one run to wow the judges. …read more.

[weaver_youtube KE2DTIBtdwM rel=0] SYRACUSE – Wawasee Golf Club PGA professional Matt Maloni is a pretty mellow fellow. He just sat back and laughed as his golf clientele hit tennis balls off the first tee, used a baseball bat to crack balls on the third tee, and didn’t bat an eye at the flock of flamingos …read more.

WABASH – The Warsaw Senior Little League team not only lost its steam, but lost its way at the Indiana State little league baseball tournament. After showing mettle in winning its first two games of the week-long tournament, Warsaw ran out of gas after a 6-5 loss to Portage in the state semi-finals Friday night. …read more.

WARSAW – The WCHS Athletic Office is selling All-Sports Tickets for the 2014-15 school year. Forms for the tickets are available in the Athletic Office or online at wchs.warsaw.k12.in.us/tigers. All-sports tickets for adults are good for admission to all sports except boys basketball. Student all-sports tickets include boys basketball. Senior citizen and football tickets are …read more.

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The University of Notre Dame announced today that the football team will open its 2014 training camp on Monday, Aug. 4 at Culver Military Academy. The Irish will go through their acclimatization portion of training camp. Notre Dame will ultimately conduct five practices on site before transitioning to its customary LaBar Football …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw girls soccer team will be selling Nelson’s chicken to help raise money for its program. The sale will be this Saturday, July 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the JB’s Furniture parking lot, located at 2101 E. Center St. between Sacred Heart school and Owen’s Supermarket. Chicken halves are …read more.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee High School has announced its formal start times for fall sports practices. Girls golf will begin Friday, Aug. 1. Monday, Aug. 4, will begin for volleyball (7 a.m.), football (8 a.m.), boys soccer (4 p.m.), girls soccer (5:30 p.m.), and boys tennis (6 p.m.). Thursday, Aug. 7, boys and girls cross country …read more.

WABASH – The good fortunes temporarily came to a halt for the Warsaw Senior Little League baseball team Thursday night. Playing the final game of the pool play series at the Indiana State little league tournament, Warsaw lost to Wabash, 6-5, in eight innings. The back-and-forth contest had four lead changes and two ties, including …read more.

The Warsaw Parks and Recreation Junior Golf Tour 2014 concluded Thursday, July 24th at Maxwelton Golf Club. Rozella Ford, Little Big Horn, and Raccoon Run were also a part of the four week tour. Participants, ages 11-16, were divided into two age groups and competed on 9 holes each week. Dillon Drake, age 13, was …read more.

This feature is the tenth and final installment of a series of reviews for golf courses in the Kosciusko County area WINONA LAKE – We didn’t forget about them, they just needed some time to get organized. A change in management and several key positions within the clubhouse has Stonehenge Golf and Country Club reassembling …read more.

WABASH – After rolling past Franklin in its first game at the Indiana State little league tournament, things got a lot more interesting for Warsaw Wednesday night. In the second of three pool play games, Warsaw’s Senior Little League team needed an extra-inning rally to defeat Bedford, 4-1, in eight innings in the baseball game …read more.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Twelve of the Grace College athletic programs received the academic distinction of being NAIA Scholar-Teams for the 2013-14 season. Grace landed two squads in the nation’s top 100 overall for GPA, including women’s soccer and women’s tennis. The women’s soccer team, coached by Michael Voss, led all NAIA women’s soccer programs …read more.

PLYMOUTH – NASCAR driver Tony Stewart is slowly making his comeback into dirt track racing, and he’ll be showing his fans that he still has what it takes to win when he comes to Plymouth Speedway for the Bob Newton Classic next month. Stewart will race his Winged Sprint car on the fastest dirt surface …read more.

Outlaws Tryouts On Tap

July 23, 2014

WARSAW – The Northern Indiana Outlaws travel baseball team will be having open tryouts for the 2015 season for the 14-U age division. Tryout dates are set for Thursday, Aug. 7, at 5:30 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 10, at 2 p.m. and Saturday, Aug. 16, at noon. All tryouts will be at Warsaw Little League fields …read more.

[vimeo http://vimeo.com/101059749] SEATTLE – Tommy Danger is at it again, and still with good intentions. Continuing to fight for a cure for cystic fibrosis, Tommy Locklin, aka Tommy Danger, is headed to his second mountain as part of the More Than Just Mountains campaign. The initiative, which takes Danger’s group of hikers up to seven …read more.

WABASH – Warsaw’s first step into the Indiana State little league tournament was a dominant one. The Warsaw Senior Little League team made no bones its in Wabash to win a title after clobbering the Franklin All-Stars, 14-0, in six innings in the first game of pool play Tuesday. Warsaw, which reached the state tournament …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley High School Athletic Department has announced first practice dates for fall sports for the 2014-15 school year. All athletes must have an IHSAA sports physical on file with the athletic department before taking part in practice. Any questions should be directed to the head coach of each individual sport at …read more.

[weaver_youtube KpvZIhJgJxg rel=0] SYRACUSE – Another turn of the calendar offers yet another chance for a generation to experience what their parents and grandparents have enjoyed for decades. The sailors at the Wawasee Yacht Club have long since upheld a tradition of family among its mission to grow the sport. One of the newer delegations …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw girls golf team will begin practice on Friday, Aug. 1. The first practice for the season will begin at 8 a.m. at the Stonehenge Golf Club in Winona Lake. All interested players need to have their physical and the required paperwork completed prior to the first practice. Anyone with questions about …read more.

A record number of golfers are expected Saturday for the Ninth Annual Ken Jennings Putt for PSP golf benefit at South Shore Golf Club in Syracuse. The outing is designed to raise money for research into the causes and a possible cure for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and since 2005 has raised nearly $50,000. PSP is …read more.

WARSAW – The foursome of Paul Finley, Rich Haddad, Zach Finley and Spencer Mortola walked away with top honors Saturday in the Warsaw Lady Tiger Girls Basketball and Volleyball Golf Scramble. The team topped the field of 27 teams in the fifth annual event held at the Rozella Ford Golf Club. The team of Joe …read more.

WARSAW – The Indiana Lazers 12U softball team is set to compete in the NSA World Series this coming week. The Lazers, who are coached by Deon Dittmar, include players from both the Warsaw and Wawasee school systems. The team will enter the World Series, which begins Tuesday in Northwest Indiana, ranked No. 4. The …read more.

WARSAW – Summer is a state of mind for several Warsaw area baseball players. The Warsaw Senior Little League baseball squad made it through a grueling District and Regional gauntlet and are now slated to participate in the Indiana State tournament beginning Tuesday in Wabash. The roster, made up of 11 Warsaw Community High School …read more.

WARSAW – It was a double points weekend at Hire Park, but there was something doubly important on the line Saturday outside the BMX track. Hire Park was one facility among dozens across the country to host a Race For Life day, sponsored by USA BMX, the governing body for Hire Park. Riders and spectators …read more.

WARSAW – Camille Kerlin is not an imposing figure, not in the least. The petite Warsaw Community High School senior, however, made a huge statement with her efforts for a massive campaign. Kerlin dreamed and stood up for kids like her all over the country in the first running of Racquets For Riley, a fundraising …read more.

WARSAW – Tryout dates have been set for baseball and softball travel teams who call the CCAC home. The Tigers Baseball Travel Teams will hold tryouts for 9U-13U age players on Aug. 9. The tryouts will take place from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the CCAC. For more information on the Tigers, email [email protected]. …read more.

South Shuts Down North

July 19, 2014

INDIANAPOLIS – The South continued its recent winning ways Friday night in the Grange Insurance All-Star high school football game. The South defense shut down the North in posting a 30-2 win in the annual contest held at North Central High School. Christian Perry, a graduate of Southport High School, rushed for 131 yards and …read more.

ROCHESTER – TimberWolf Trading Post is proud to host the International Bowhunter Education Program (IBEP), also commonly known as “Today’s Bowhunter” course. This complimentary one-day course will be held 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 2, 2014, at TimberWolf Trading Post’s facility at 1297 W. 18th Street in Rochester. Though Indiana does not …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw Little League Major All-Star team put together quite a postseason run. The team, managed by Ryan Weaver, finished as runner-up in the recently completed District 14 tournament. The squad went 5-0 before losing an 11-3 final to Osolo in the championship game. The Warsaw team included Joe Wilkinson, Kevin Cruz, Luis …read more.

WARSAW – All is quiet this week at Hire Park, but this weekend it will be rockin’ and rollin’ as the Race For Life will get going, bringing a ton of BMX action to Warsaw. It’s not a normal weekend of racing. While the bikes and ambitions on the track will be the same – …read more.

WARSAW – Gabe Furnivall had a senior year to remember. The two-sport WCHS star athlete will get one final chance to add to his memories come Friday night. Furnivall will look to try and help the North All-Star football team to a win over their South counterparts in the Grange Insurance North-South All-Star game at …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana High School Athletic Association, Inc. has announced it has extended its partnership with Team IP for the next six years with its exclusive onsite and online souvenir merchandise. “The IHSAA is excited to extend its partnership with Team IP which experienced increased revenue and commissions annually,” stated Commissioner Bobby Cox. The …read more.

WARSAW – The weather couldn’t be any better and the baseball has been just as good as the Baseball Players Association (BPA) World Series winds through day two of its stay at the CCAC. The BPA stop in Warsaw is catering to the 10-U and 13-U age groups for teams from a good portion of …read more.

MONTICELLO – Indianapolis’ Julia Potter left little doubt as to the outcome of the 91st Indiana Women’s Golf Association State Amateur Championship. After entering the final round at Tippecanoe Country Club with a three shot lead, Potter fired a course record 29 on the front to take a nine-shot lead heading to the final nine …read more.

PIERCETON – In an effort to cater to a different audience, Little Bighorn Golf Course is looking to branch out a little with its offering of products. Course owner Dale Custer wants to reach out to the non-golfers and those looking to get back into the game but may be a little rusty. The course …read more.

AKRON – Anyone that had the privilege of seeing Tanner Andrews play for the Tippecanoe Valley Vikings over the past four years knows that the young man is as talented of an athlete that will ever walk the halls of the Akron high school. In his time as a Viking, Andrews made an impact in …read more.

MONTICELLO – Julia Potter is one step closer to winning her third Indiana Women’s Golf Association title. Potter, a Penn graduate and former star at the University of Missouri, was one of only two players to better par today at Tippecanoe Country Club during the second round of the IWGA State Amateur Championship. With birdies …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana boys and girls showed well at the NHSBCA Rising Senior Academy basketball showcase in New Castle and Indianapolis earlier this week. Games were played July 13-15 in both cities, where the Indiana boys were 2-2 and the girls 3-1 in pool play. The Indiana boys had one area player on the …read more.

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