BLOOMINGTON – The stellar senior class of the Warsaw boys track program got one final chance Saturday to prove its mettle. They did not disappoint. The outstanding group, led by the likes of Gabe Furnivall, Tristan McClone, Ellis Coon, Ryan Goon and Chad Goon, showcased its skill set and mettle to earn medals at the …read more.

BLOOMINGTON – Clayton Cook took a long look at the scoreboard Saturday night after finishing the finals of the 110-meter hurdles at the State Finals. He said that he just did not want to get last in the event. The Wawasee star had no worries when it came to that. Cook crossed the finish line …read more.

[weaver_youtube DnQX5KM0-bM rel=0] FRANKFORT – Josie Wood was a one-woman wrecking crew Saturday. Fortunately for North Miami, Wood was unbelievable while unfortunately for Triton, Wood put an end to its softball season. Wood hit two homers and was a beast in the circle as North Miami eliminated Triton from the IHSAA Class 1-A softball tournament …read more.

WARSAW – Regardless of what has happened in the regular season the sectional provides a rebirth for every team. It is a time to forget about the rest of the season and hopefully bring the best performance of the year to the table. It does not matter what the sport is, sectional time is a …read more.

BLOOMINGTON – It was quite the graduation and going away gift all rolled into one for Ann Harvuot Friday night. It almost got her and a trio of talented teammates to the top of the podium too. The Warsaw 4 X 100 relay team, anchored by senior Harvuot, turned in an amazing race to earn …read more.

WARSAW – The 2014 Tiger Swim School will be held in three sessions starting June 9. The first session will be from June 9-19 with the second session June 23-July 3. The third session will be held from July 7-17. Cost of the school is $35 per child.  For more information, contact the Pool Office …read more.

Despite early afternoon showers, spirits were high on a beautiful day at South Shore Golf Club in Syracuse as team members from various local businesses took turns swinging clubs for a good cause at the 22nd Annual Beaman Home Golf Scramble on June 2. Overall, the event netted more than $12,000 to support The Beaman …read more.

ANDERSON – In anticipation of the Indianapolis Colts Training Camp, Anderson University is seeking 200 individuals to serve as volunteers. The goal of volunteers serving at camp is to create a safe and enjoyable experience for all visitors to campus. In order to be a volunteer for the AU Colts Training Camp, the following are …read more.

WARSAW – Gabe Furnivall admits that his last name provides plenty of fuel for him in athletics. It’s a moniker that has driven the senior standout to become a huge part of the success of an outstanding Warsaw boys track team. The name Furnivall, as in Gabe’s father Troy, is synonymous with excellence in the …read more.

BOURBON – A handful of players from the Triton softball team have earned All-Conference honors. Honored as first-team selections to the All-Northern State Conference team are the quartet of seniors Mallorie Jennings (pitcher) and Allyson Brown (catcher) and juniors Krystal Sellers (infielder) and Hannah Jennings (outfielder). Selected as an honorable mention choice to the All-NSC …read more.

The Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) will make history this coming weekend as its ‘Champions Together’ partnership with Special Olympics Indiana (SOIN) holding the inaugural Unified Track and Field state championship in conjunction with the IHSAA boys’ and girls’ track and field state championships at Indiana University. This championship meet follows sectional competition held at Terre …read more.

WARSAW – Perseverance pays off. Just ask Claire Hickerson. The Warsaw pole vaulter is reaping the reward for her can-do-it attitude. Hickerson will cap a terrific bounce back senior season in style come Friday. Hickerson will get to compete in the State Finals for the second time in her specialty in her prep career. She …read more.

Apparently I embarrassed myself last week with my picks. I picked against the Warsaw baseball team in its sectional semifinal game. The Tigers proved me wrong by beating Northridge before ultimately falling short of Concord in the sectional championship. Earlier in the week I incorrectly picked Fairfield to defend its home turf and knock the …read more.

SYRACUSE – It’s not like these two haven’t been here before. Standing idly along the fence line at Warrior Field Tuesday, Clayton Cook was surrounded by three coaches and two teammates. As the group laughed and carried on during the light training session, Wawasee boys track head coach Scott Lancaster regained form and ushered, “Hey, …read more.

WINONA LAKE – On June 20th, the Kosciusko County Basketball Hall of Fame will host its fifth induction banquet. The event will be held at the OCC on the campus of Grace College. The evening will start at 6 p.m. with dinner followed by the induction ceremony. This year’s speaker will be former Indiana high …read more.

BOURBON – Triton’s historic run in softball this season has plans formulating for another chance at glory. The Lady Trojans, which beat South Central (Union Mills) 4-0 Tuesday night, will play in the Clinton Prairie Class 1-A Semi-state Saturday against top-ranked North Miami. Triton, which is 23-6 this season, has set the single-season record for …read more.

WARSAW – Matt Thacker has talked all along about his senior class leaving a legacy for the Warsaw boys track program. The group of stellar seniors will get one last chance to shine Saturday on the state’s grandest stage. The Tigers will look to make a lot of noise, led by that senior class, at …read more.

FORT WAYNE – The Indiana Heat 15U travel baseball team out of Warsaw began its summer haul this past weekend at the Hoosier Classic played at Homestead High School and the University of St. Francis. The Heat played six games, winning all of them by a combined score of 69-25. In the six games the …read more.

SYRACUSE – A couple of Super Bowl MVPs, superstars and a whole bunch of excitement will accompany the third annual Sleepy Owl Golf Outing and Fundraiser. The event will kick off Friday night, June 13, at 6 p.m. with a pre-party dinner and live auction at the Syracuse Community Center. Entertainment for the event will …read more.

GOSHEN – It was another banner year for the Northridge Raider softball program, while Concord stepped forward as a team to beat heading into next season. The Raiders and Minutemen headline the Northern Lakes Conference All-Conference softball list for the 2014 season. Northridge, which finished 13-1, had eight total players make the list. Haley Nixon, …read more.

MISHAWAKA – A shaky start turned into a fabulous finish for Danielle Watson Tuesday night. The Penn freshman pitcher twirled a no-hitter as the host Kingsmen topped Concord 11-1 in a Class 4-A softball regional contest. Watson also capped the regional win for the No. 3 ranked Kingsmen with a walk off, two-run single to …read more.

UNION MILLS – Small ball helped the Triton softball team post the biggest win in program history Tuesday night. It didn’t hurt to have one big swing from star Mallorie Jennings either. The No. 10 Trojans got the pitch and the pop from Jennings to blank No. 5 and host South Central 4-0 in a …read more.

[weaver_youtube QU2HknqgZhg rel=0] SYRACUSE – It was an environment unlike any Wawasee softball has ever seen. And one that Leo is glad it is leaving in high spirits. A crowd of well over 600 wrapped around the Wawasee softball diamond Tuesday evening for the softball regional between Leo and Wawasee. The visiting Lions, taking advantage …read more.

WARSAW – After both teams faced a daunting regular season haul, neither the Warsaw nor Wawasee golf team is catching much of a break heading into the postseason. Both teams will compete this Friday in the Warsaw Sectional at the Rozella Ford Golf Club to open the 2014 IHSAA Boys Golf State Tournament. Only the …read more.

SYRACUSE – Navigating all of the adventures and stresses that is the high school experience often takes a moment of sound decision. Wawasee senior Katy Ashpole found herself at a crossroads, and one more tough decision had to be made before she graduates this weekend. Ashpole, tabbed as the 2014 Wawasee High School salutatorian for …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – It was a repeat performance for the NorthWood baseball team Monday night. The Panthers made it two straight sectional championships by downing Fairfield 7-2. Freshman Vincent Miranda fired a four-hitter as NorthWood topped the Falcons in the title tilt of the Class 3-A Whitko Sectional. NorthWood (21-5) advances to play Yorktown (16-12) …read more.

ELKHART – The Warsaw baseball team just could not catch a break Monday night. The Tigers, unfortunately, also could not cash in when opportunity knocked late. Concord held on to edge Warsaw 2-1 in a nail biter in the Class 4-A Elkhart Memorial Sectional final. The Minutemen, winners of their first sectional title since 2009, …read more.

WARSAW – The last two Saturdays have seen a couple of very special events play out at WCHS. The First Annual 5K/1Mile Run, Walk, or Roll event took place on May 24. The event was a fundraiser for the Indiana Special Olympics and the newly formed WCHS Unified Track Team as part of the Champions Together …read more.

BOURBON – Across the board, Triton pretty much knew its 2013 softball regional would be a rough one. Having to deal with state powerhouse Lakewood Park Christian at home and its juggernaut program, head coach Steve McBride and his Lady Trojans were almost ‘just happy to be here’ given the mood following the 9-0 loss. …read more.

SYRACUSE – Any coach will tell you getting a tournament game at home is a blessing. For a team with so much state tournament inexperience as Wawasee has, playing Tuesday’s regional game at home can only be considered a blessing. “Getting to play a game at home surely is a benefit for us,” said Wawasee …read more.

ELKHART – The Warsaw Area Rugby Club girls team capped another stellar season Saturday. The team earned a runner-up finish with a 34-24 loss to North Central High School out of Indianapolis in the Division I state championship match. North Central topped Warsaw 34-24 in the season finale played at the Moose Rugby Grounds. Sydney …read more.

LAFAYETTE – The Warsaw boys golf team wrapped up regular-season play Saturday in the Lafayette Jeff Invitational. The Tigers finished with a team total of 326 to place seventh in the 21-team field. Carmel won the team title with a 311. Hamilton Southeastern was runner-up with a 314. Will Petro paced the Tigers with a …read more.

ELKHART – The Warsaw Area Rugby Club put an exclamation point on its best season ever Saturday. The talented team wrapped up the campaign by winning a Division II state championship. The Warsaw team defeated Pike High School out of Indianapolis 31-10 in the state title match played at the Moose Rugby Grounds. The state …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – The NorthWood baseball team is good. For the second time in as many games the Panthers have rallied from behind to take the lead and the win from their opponent. On Thursday night NorthWood used a 10-run fourth inning to deflate Tippecanoe Valley. The Panthers followed up their first round antics by …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – The Wawasee baseball team finally ran out of magic on Saturday afternoon. A team that had made a habit of playing close games and sealing walk-off wins during the regular season met its match in a very strong Fairfield team in the semifinal round of the IHSAA Sectional 21 Baseball Tournament at …read more.

ELKHART – The Warsaw baseball team had a week to prepare for sectional play after receiving a bye. The Tigers turned a great week of practice into an outstanding effort on the field Saturday to say bye-bye to Northridge. A focused, energetic and opportunistic Warsaw squad sidelined the Raiders 7-3 in a semifinal clash at …read more.

ELKHART – The Concord softball program ended a long drought Friday night. The Minutemen used an impressive performance to win its first sectional championship in 27 years. Concord’s RaeAnn Miller pitched her team past No. 4 Northridge 4-2 in the title tilt of the Class 4-A Elkhart Central Sectional. The victory gives Concord its first …read more.

[weaver_youtube K1GztthmqsU rel=0] SOUTH WHITLEY – “Play like a sectional champion today.” A sign with that inscription was attached inside the fence of the Whitko dugout throughout the regular season. On Friday night the Wildcats took their first step in accomplishing that goal by claiming a thrilling, bottom of the ninth 4-3 victory over Lakeland …read more.

WARSAW – For the second straight Saturday, WCHS will host a very special event. The Unified Track and Field Sectional will take place Saturday starting at 1 p.m. Athletes competing in the event will advance to the State Meet on June 7. That meet will be held at Indiana University in Bloomington just prior to …read more.

SYRACUSE – There will be a few opportunities for the little ones to hit the gymnastics equipment this summer. The Wawasee Gymnastics Club is hosting its summer gymnastics sessions. The first summer session will take place June 9-13 at Wawasee High School, with age and skill ranges from preschool to advanced levels. The second summer …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley Middle School golf program has handed out awards for its season. Earning honors for the boys team were Cade Brouyette (Most Valuable), Chandler Newsome (Most Improved) and Diego Shepard (Mental Attitude). Saluted from the girls team were Alli Miller (Most Valuable), Makayla Sandbakken (Most Improved) and Bethany Johnson (Mental Attitude). …read more.

WARSAW –  The Warsaw Area Rugby Football Club was started in the Fall of 2002, and for the first time in team history, both the boys’ and girls’ teams are heading into the State Championship match. The girls’ team has been to the finals before, winning the State title in 2005, while the boys are …read more.

MARION – The Whitko boys track team concluded its season with several athletes competing Thursday night in the Marion Regional. The 4 X 100 relay team turned in the top finish of the night for the Wildcats by placing seventh. The quartet of Will Bumbaugh, Garrett Elder, Brady Herendeen and Gavin Powell clocked in at …read more.

CULVER – The Triton baseball team saw its season come to a close Thursday night. The Trojans dropped a 5-3 final to South Central in opening round action of the Class 1-A Culver Sectional. Triton finishes the campaign at 10-15. South Central will take a 12-14 mark into a sectional semifinal game on Saturday. Seth …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Sometimes you just have to make a statement. The NorthWood baseball team won 16 games and a share of the Northern Lakes Conference title in the regular season, both feats say a lot of what they team is capable of, but a new challenge awaits the Panthers. NorthWood started its road to …read more.

SOUTH BEND – Never underestimate the heart of a champion. The Warsaw boys track team proved that Thursday night. It was all about heart as the Tigers provided a heart-pounding finish to cap off another regional championship in heart-stopping fashion. With the championship hanging in the balance, Warsaw got a hearty effort from its 4 …read more.

ELKHART – Elkhart Memorial and Concord each used premier pitching performances Thursday night to claim baseball sectional wins. Memorial blanked Goshen 5-0 and Concord handled Elkhart Central 6-1 in opening round action of the Class 4-A Elkhart Memorial Sectional. Jake Tucker fired a three-hitter for the hosts in beating the Redskins. Tucker improved to 9-1 …read more.

SOUTH BEND – Clayton Cook was not going to be denied Thursday night. Neither was teammate JJ Gilmer. The outstanding Wawasee duo are both headed back to the State Finals. Cook and Gilmer each earned runner-up finishes in their specialties at the South Bend St. Joseph Track Regional. The pair of Warrior juniors will make …read more.

COLUMBIA CITY – There isn’t much a team can do when the hosts shoot a score like Columbia City shot Thursday afternoon. Defending the Eagle Glen home course to a tee, the Eagles posted a 148 and played like they owned the course. Wawasee could only bow out gracefully with its 168. “Columbia City played …read more.

[weaver_youtube 4IDzttW6P2s rel=0] BENTON – The ‘big plans’ Wawasee has for its softball postseason will now involve one more game on its home field. Wawasee played a complete game Thursday evening against Lakeland in a 8-0 win in the championship game of the Fairfield Softball Sectional. The victory gives Wawasee its fifth title in program …read more.

WARSAW – Eight members of the very successful Warsaw boys team team have been honored for their work in the classroom. Earning Academic All-State honors for coach Matt Thacker’s team were Nick Bergen, Ellis Coon, Christopher Hastings, Caleb Klusman, Daniel Messenger and Andrew Scheidt. Named as honorable mention choices were Ismael Calderon and Ben Plummer. …read more.

BOURBON – The Triton softball team now knows who it will face in a quest for a regional championship. The Trojans will travel to South Central next Tuesday night to face the host Satellites in a Class 1-A regional game. South Central, located in LaPorte County, will host the one-game regional starting at 5:30 p.m. …read more.

ELKHART – The lengthy list of firsts for the Elkhart Memorial girls tennis team got a little longer Wednesday night. The Crimson Chargers claimed the program’s first-ever regional championship by besting Angola 4-1 at Elkhart Central. Memorial, now a perfect 17-0 on the season, advances to the Fort Wayne Concordia Semistate on Saturday. The Chargers …read more.

ELKHART – The bottom of their lineup put Northridge over the top Wednesday night. The No. 5 Raiders got key production from its lower third of the batting order to top Elkhart Central 3-1 in a softball sectional semifinal game at Central. Bailey O’Dell, the No. 9 hitter for the Raiders, came up the biggest. …read more.

[weaver_youtube _YYShnZ5H04 rel=0] BENTON – Bob Shea may have become the architect to Wawasee softball’s tournament success. Shea, the author of the children’s book ‘Big Plans’, diagrams what it could be like to make it big through the eyes of a child. As Wawasee head coach Jared Knipper, a kindergarten teacher at Syracuse Elementary, read …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – They just had to make it interesting. The Wawasee baseball team looked to have things under control heading into the bottom of the seventh inning with a four-run lead over West Noble in the first round of the IHSAA Sectional 21 Tournament at Whitko High School on Wednesday night. But the Warrior …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw Parks and Recreation Department is taking registrations for its Junior Golf Tour. The Tour, which is open to those ages 10-17, will hold four events this summer. The stops will be June 19 at Rozella Ford, July 3 at Little Big Horn, July 10 at Raccoon Run and July 24 at …read more.

BOURBON – The Triton High School Athletic Department has announced a date change for its Spring Sports Awards Night. The awards program has been rescheduled from June 4 to June 11 due to several teams being still involved in postseason play. The carry-in dinner will begin at 6 p.m. June 11 in the high school …read more.

If the phrase that familiarity breeds success rings true,  the Warsaw and Wawasee baseball teams should be in good shape in sectional play. The Tigers and the Warriors will meet a pair of familiar faces as postseason play begins. Warsaw drew the bye and will meet conference foe Northridge for the third time this season. …read more.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee High School will hold its 2014 Warrior Open July 7 at Maxwelton Golf Club in Syracuse. There will be morning and afternoon sessions for the event, which raises money for the general athletic fund at Wawasee. The Open, which is in its 20th year, will have shotgun starts at 7:30 a.m. and …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Grace’s women’s soccer coach Michael Voss will do his part to help the Haitian Women’s National Team qualify for the 2015 FIFA World Cup over the next week. Voss, an assistant coach for Haiti, will be on the sidelines for Haiti’s three World Cup qualifying matches as part of the Caribbean Football …read more.

GOSHEN – Warsaw’s Jonny Hollar and a pair of Wawasee golfers made the list of the All-Northern Lakes Conference boys golfers following the conference tournament. Hollar finished third at the NLC with a 77 and has been a consistent number one for the Tigers, which finished second in the conference after its second-place tally at …read more.

We are currently in the thick of sectional week for both baseball and softball and it is madness, games started on Monday for local softball teams and the fields are thinning daily. I debated what to do for my picks this week and have decided to go ahead and pick the remaining games on schedule …read more.

WINAMAC – Tanner Andrews big night at the plate paced the Tippecanoe Valley baseball team past Winamac Tuesday night. Andrews just missed hitting for the cycle as the Vikings topped the Warriors 6-4 in their regular-season finale. Andrews had a home run, triple and single in the win.  The Purdue bound star also drove in …read more.

[weaver_youtube ujwjjdHQRrs rel=0] BENTON – It took a little longer than usual, but the Fairfield softball team eventually got the result it was looking for. Whitko played host the Falcons on Tuesday night and after a 65-minute lightning delay interrupted the game in the fifth inning, Fairfield claimed a 4-0 victory in an IHSAA Sectional …read more.

WARSAW – Repeat. Record. Redemption. The Warsaw girls track team added up those important “Three R’s” Tuesday night to equal another impressive regional championship. The host Tigers repeated as team champions for the third straight year. Warsaw totaled 67 points to outdistance runner-up Penn, which finished with 60.5 points. It was quality depth that made …read more.

BENTON – It’s one down and two to go for the Wawasee softball team. The Lady Warriors opened up postseason play against Tippecanoe Valley on Tuesday night and shut out the Vikings 6-0 in the quarterfinals of the IHSAA Softball Sectional 21 at Fairfield High School. Wawasee starting pitcher Amber Lemberg was the beacon of …read more.

[weaver_youtube xI1aWeg-4p4 rel=0] BOURBON – It’s a moment in Triton softball history that has never happened before. The Lady Trojans took care of business Tuesday night, blitzing Hamilton 10-0 in a five-inning sectional championship that gave Triton its first back-to-back sectional titles in school history. Triton started off slow but soon found a lot of …read more.

LEESBURG – The Warsaw boys golf team turned in a season-best performance Tuesday night. It still was not good enough to catch NorthWood or Fort Wayne Dwenger though. The host Tigers shot a season-best team total of 303 to place third in their own Bob Turner Classic at the Tippecanoe Lake Country CLub. NorthWood fired …read more.

CULVER – The Warsaw girls tennis team started strong Tuesday in regional semifinal play. But, Peru put together a furious finish to sideline the Tigers. Peru rallied to top the Tigers 4-1 in the semifinals of the Culver Academies Regional. Peru improves to 22-1 on the season, while Warsaw finishes at 7-9. Peru will face …read more.

SYRACUSE – Coaches hate playing them. Players hate waiting. Paired against each other in the first game of the Whitko Baseball Sectional scheduled for Wednesday, Wawasee and West Noble had some unfinished business to take care of in the regular season finale at Wawasee. Whether the game carried any weight, time will tell as Wawasee …read more.

FORT WAYNE – Whitko will have a little representation at the IHSAA Girls Track State Championships in June. Junior Elaine Warner joined an amazing nine jumpers from the Fort Wayne Northrop Regional to meet the state standard in the long jump, clearing exactly 17-6.5 to meet the mark good enough to reach the state finals. …read more.

GOSHEN – The Whitko baseball team closed out regular-season play Monday with a win at Bethany Christian. The Wildcats outscored the host Bruins by a 13-9 count in the finale. Whitko scored six runs in the top of the first inning to take command. Bethany rallied to take an 8-6 lead before the Wildcats scored …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley Middle School golfers placed seventh in their own invitational. Indian Springs won the nine-team event with a team total of 147. Warsaw was second with a 151, while Triton was fourth with a 165 and Valley seventh with a 198. Cade Brouyette led Valley with a 39 in the tournament. …read more.

SYRACUSE – While the Wawasee junior varsity softball team rounded out a perfect season with a Wawasee Invite title Saturday, up the hill, the JV baseball team claimed its own championship with a title at its Wawasee Invite. The Warrior baseball team shut out Tippecanoe Valley, 11-0, in the first game then hammered Wabash, 7-2, …read more.

WARSAW – Every great athletic team needs unsung heroes. The type of athletes who go about their business successfully without attention and adulation. The Warsaw boys track team is blessed to have a pair of those kind of standouts in brothers Ryan and Chad Goon. The senior twins have played a huge part in helping …read more.

BOURBON – The Triton softball team will get to play for another sectional championship. The host Trojans opened postseason play Monday by blanking Bethany Christian 4-0 in their own Class 1-A Sectional. Triton, which won the program’s second-ever sectional title in 2013, will meet Hamilton Tuesday night at 7 p.m. in the championship contest. Hamilton …read more.

ELKHART – The outcome may have been the same, but the effort was much better Monday for the Warsaw softball team. The Tigers saw their season come to an end with an 8-1 loss to Concord in the semifinal bye game of the Class 4-A Elkhart Central Sectional. Warsaw, which lost twice to the Minutemen …read more.

WARSAW – Ann Harvuot has a love and a passion for horseback riding. Maybe that’s part of the reason that the Warsaw senior runs like a thoroughbred on the track. Harvuout, a standout sprinter for the Tigers, will run on her home track one final time Tuesday night. Harvuout has plenty of motivation for the …read more.

FISHERS – The Warsaw Area Rugby Clubs will get to play for a pair of state championships come next weekend. Both the boys and girls teams posted wins Saturday in the state semifinals of the Division II Tournament. The boys squad blasted Angola by a 43-0 count and the girls beat Penn 23-17. The boys …read more.

CASTON – The Tippecanoe Valley softball team tuned up for sectional play with two wins Saturday. The Vikings defeated Argos and host Caston to win the Caston Tournament. Kassidy Shepherd pitched a three-hitter as the Vikings beat Argos 11-2 in their first game. She had four strikeouts in the win. Danielle Adams had a double …read more.

SYRACUSE – Zero is not always a good thing, but the Wawasee Warrior junior varsity softball team has had a love affair with the number all season. The Warriors ran the table from day one of the 2014 season and hosted its year-end tournament Saturday afternoon to complete the historic campaign. Wawasee picked up win …read more.

ELKHART – The Northridge golf team had a reputation to protect heading into the Northern Lakes Conference Golf Championships on Saturday afternoon. After finishing the regular season 7-0 in NLC play, the Raiders lived up to the hype by dominating the greens and fairways at Christiana Creek Country Club. Northridge shot a 305 as a …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw softball team closed out regular-season play with a pair of losses to a strong South Bend St. Joseph team Saturday. St. Joe topped the host Tigers 14-3 in five innings in the opener and then posted a 10-6 win in the nightcap. The Indians scored nine runs in the second inning …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – The Whitko baseball team took two from Prairie Heights Saturday. The Wildcats swept the twin bill by scores of 4-3 and 8-3. Whitko won the opener as Tanner Gaff delivered an RBI single in the final inning for the game winner. Gaff also notched the pitching win in the opener for the …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw baseball team wrapped up regular-season play Saturday by going 1-1 in the Tiger Classic. The Tigers rallied to edge past DeKalb 5-4 in an opening round game. Warsaw scored three runs in their final at bat in the seventh inning to earn the win in their first game of the tournament. …read more.

WARSAW – Rick Orban has a simple philosophy when it comes to playing in another tennis regional. The Warsaw girls tennis coach doesn’t put too much stock into who’s across the net. “Our job is to show up on Tuesday and beat whoever is at the regional,” said Orban Friday night before knowing that his …read more.

Jim Speicher has been around the game of softball for a long time. The Warsaw coach knows his team is going to need to catch a few breaks in order to pull off a sectional upset. The Tigers face familiar foe Concord on Monday in the semifinal bye game of the Class 4-A Elkhart Central …read more.

[weaver_youtube hDGSgt4QZdQ rel=0] SYRACUSE – Just call them the cardiac kids. For the third time this season the Wawasee baseball team managed to stun a conference opponent with a rally in the bottom of the seventh inning. Northridge fell victim to the resilient Warriors on Thursday night as Wawasee overcame a 6-0 deficit to top the …read more.

[weaver_youtube znqB71HD-EM rel=0] BREMEN – The moment was so big, the Bremen fire department was called in. The Bremen girls tennis team, which slayed the dragon Wednesday when it defeated 13-time defending sectional champion Plymouth, took care of business Friday in the Bremen Girls Tennis Sectional final, defeating Triton 4-1. In winning its first sectional …read more.

WARSAW – The hardware will stay right at home once again for the Warsaw girls tennis program. The Tigers struck a familiar pose, that of sectional champions, on their home courts Friday evening. Warsaw’s stellar senior class made sure a tradition of sectional success was going to carry on in a big way. The sensational …read more.

GULF SHORES, Ala. – Sophomore Lance Taylor ran the fastest 400-meter time in Grace’s history on Friday at the NAIA National Track and Field Championships. Taylor crossed the finish line in a record-breaking 48.18 seconds during the preliminary race, placing 11th nationally. He missed qualifying for the finals by just 0.13 seconds. “Lance handled the …read more.

BREMEN – For Wawasee head coach Jared Knipper and his softball team, Friday night’s 6-3 loss at Bremen certainly wasn’t how he wanted his club going into the Class 3-A sectional tournament. Sliding in on three-game skid. “We are playing the best competition we have seen all year,” Knipper said of consecutive nights at Northridge, …read more.

BOURBON – Triton’s softball program had another banner day Friday as two of its senior stars committed to play collegiate softball at Manchester University. Pitcher Mallorie Jennings and catcher Allyson Brown both had their day in the sun Friday afternoon in verbally committing to Manchester. The uniqueness of the opportunity of a pitcher-catcher combo signing …read more.

It’s hard out here to find a pick… Well, picking spring sports has turned out to be about as much fun as I expected. Postponements and cancellations due to weather have really made it hard to know what games will get play and what games will never see the light of day (literally and figuratively). …read more.

The 2014 prep golf season is winding down, leaving just a few matches for teams to straighten out any hooks or slices before the IHSAA State Tournament. Though some teams will still have a few regular season contests before sectionals, the postseason will begin for members of the Northern Lakes Conference this Saturday. The annual …read more.

ELKHART – A huge rally in their final at-bat earned the Warsaw softball team a victory Thursday night. The Tigers plated nine runs in the top of the seventh inning to rally past host Elkhart Memorial 11-5. Warsaw trailed 5-2 in the Northern Lakes Conference finale before coming up with the win. The trio of …read more.

PLYMOUTH – Nolan Sponseller turned in a series of strong performances Thursday night for the Tippecanoe Valley track team. Senior Sponseller led the way as the Vikings turned in a strong effort to place third in the Plymouth Sectional. Sponseller placed second in both the 200 and 400 to advance on to the South Bend …read more.

MIDDLEBURY – The Warsaw boys golf team put the wraps on the conference regular season Thursday evening. The Tigers shot a 164 to go 1-1 in a Northern Lakes Conference triangular played out at Meadow Valley. Will Erekson shot a 35 to earn medalist honors as host Northridge fired a 160. Warsaw came in at …read more.

FORT WAYNE – Walker Hobbs led the way for the Whitko boys track team Thursday night in sectional competition. Hobbs earned a runner-up sectional finish in the shot put as the Wildcats captured fifth place in the tough Fort Wayne Wayne Sectional. Hobbs uncorked a top throw of 49-2 in the shot put to earn …read more.