[weaver_youtube meXAPWhbFQ0 rel=0] GOSHEN – The path is clearly marked at the beginning of the track season. Conference, then sectional, then regional, then state. After Wawasee took its steps Thursday night at the Goshen Boys Track Sectional, the path is yet to be defined for several athletes. Wawasee head coach Scott Lancaster, using his famous line, …read more.

[weaver_youtube qhCOKGjIqAo rel=0] GOSHEN – To say Warsaw was the cream of the crop at the Goshen Boys Track Sectional would be putting it lightly. Warsaw won 11 of the 16 events Thursday and went one-two in three of those wins to clobber the sectional field with 170 total team points, earning its fourth straight …read more.

MIDDLEBURY – If you want to be the best, you have to beat the best. The Wawasee softball team came face-to-face with the Northern Lakes Conference’s best team for the second, and final, time on Thursday night. Class 4A No. 5 ranked Northridge had an outright NLC title on the line and had no intentions …read more.

CULVER – Katie Gunter had herself a big night for the Tippecanoe Valley softball team Thursday. Gunter pitched a one-hitter as the Vikings blanked host Culver 17-0 in five innings. Gunter also pitched in on offense with three hits as the Vikings piled up 19 hits in the win. Danielle Adams carried the biggest bat …read more.

WARSAW – Warsaw girls tennis coach Rick Orban wanted to see his players play their game Thursday night. He got his wish. The host Tigers rolled past Tippecanoe Valley 5-0 in a sectional semifinal. Warsaw, which boasts five seniors in its lineup, will go for the program’s 14th straight sectional championship Friday. The Tigers, who …read more.

ELKHART – Momentum is everything when heading into the postseason. While nothing is a guarantee for Saturday’s Northern Lakes Conference tournament, Wawasee is feeling confident after picking up some momentum by edging out two NLC foes on Thursday night. Wawasee used two sub-40 scores to help tally a 162 in its match at Bent Oak …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Tyler Houvener has decided to continue his running career at Grace College. The WCHS senior is a standout Tiger who runs both cross country and track. Houvener was a state qualifier in cross country and helped the Tigers to a 12th-place finish as a team in the state race this fall. “My …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw baseball team wrapped up its conference season with a 5-4 loss to Elkhart Memorial Thursday night. The Crimson Chargers, who beat the Tigers 4-2 earlier in the season, earned a share of the Northern Lakes Conference title with the league win. Coach Scott Rost’s team scored three runs in the fifth …read more.

BREMEN – The Triton girls tennis team earned a spot in the sectional finals after cruising to a semifinal win Thursday. The Trojans lost a total 11 games on the five courts in blanking John Glenn 5-0 in a sectional semifinal at Bremen. Triton will play host Bremen Friday at 4:30 p.m. for the sectional …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw girls track program will host a Pole Vault Camp this summer. The camp will conduct Session 1 on June 17, 19, 24 and 26 from 1-2:30 p.m. Session 2 will take place on July 8, 10, 15 and 17 from 9-10:30 a.m. The camp is open to only girls who will …read more.

The Warsaw boys track team will be a familiar spot again tonight. The Tigers are the team to beat as postseason action commences with sectional competition statewide. Warsaw is the heavy favorite to make it four straight sectional championships as the cream of the crop in the 11-team field at the Goshen Sectional. The Tigers, …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley Middle School track teams have honored several of their athletes with awards for the 2014 season. Earning Most Valuable Athlete honors for the season were Dakota Parker (8th grade boys), Cheyenne Oldfather (8th grade girls), Colt Demske (6th grade boys), Wes Melanson (7th grade boys), Taylor Gunter (6th grade girls) …read more.

WARSAW – Warsaw standout Gabe Furnivall has displayed cat-like speed, agility and aggressiveness on the football field and on the tracks around the state through his years as a Tiger, and the senior North All-Star has selected to stay a cat but shed the stripes and play football next fall for the Saint Joseph’s Pumas. …read more.

ROCHESTER – Avery Robbins came up clutch when it counted Wednesday night for the Whitko baseball team. Robbins delivered the game winning hit in the final inning as the Wildcats edged past host Rochester 3-2. Robbins smacked a two-run single in the top of the seventh frame to lift the Wildcats to the big Three …read more.

AKRON – Danielle Adams led the way Wednesday for the Tippecanoe Valley softball team in a big conference win. Adams had two hits and drove in three runs as the host Vikings topped Wabash 14-5 in a Three Rivers Conference contest. Valley, which improves to 9-12 with the win, collected 10 hits on the night. …read more.

ROCHESTER – Not a bad time to pull off an upset a week before the state tournament begins. Rochester, ranked No. 3 in the final regular season Class 3A softball poll, found itself in a shootout with a Whitko team that has been up and down this season. When the dust settled, Whitko drove home …read more.

New Prairie pounded the ball and put together a complete game in beating Triton, 9-1, in baseball action in Bourbon Wednesday afternoon. The Cougars ripped 15 hits and had three players collect three hits apiece. Cody Rose was 3-for-3 with two doubles while Bobby Bushman belted a homer and drove in three. Noah Shail added …read more.

Miller Foils Wawasee Again For the second time this season, Concord’s Rae Ann Miller had the magic potion. Miller threw a two-hitter at Wawasee Wednesday in a 5-1 victory for Concord in Dunlap. The dynamic pitcher, who shut Wawasee out on a three-hitter earlier this month, was again electric striking out seven and walking just …read more.

[weaver_youtube vReL32avXfw rel=0] WARSAW – Day one of the Warsaw Girls Tennis Sectional went per expectation. Both of Columbia City’s doubles teams were solid and the Eagles needed just one singles court to win. It received two in a 4-1 team win while Wawasee’s one singles player, Katy Ashpole, will move on in the individual …read more.

[weaver_youtube Hi8D7jk3xwU rel=0] ROCHESTER – It was a huge night for a pair of local track athletes at the Rochester Girls Track Sectional. Tippecanoe Valley’s Jazzmine Brown qualified for four events and Triton’s Jaela Meister qualified for three events at next week’s Warsaw Girls Track Regional with their showings at Rochester. Needing to place fourth …read more.

GOSHEN – The Warsaw golf team is still trying to get itself in sync before Saturday’s conference golf match. While the Tigers are struggling to find consistency, they are still maintaining their status as a top-tier team in the Northern Lakes Conference. Warsaw picked up its third and fourth NLC wins on Tuesday when it …read more.

WARSAW – The back of the team T-shirts for the Warsaw girls track program this season boasts the motto “Leave Nothing Behind.” The Tigers, once again on Tuesday night, as has become a tradition left “Everyone Behind” in winning another sectional championship. Senior star Ann Harvuot led the way as the hosts had the mosts …read more.

FULTON – Tippecanoe Valley swung the bats well in a 10-7 win at Caston Tuesday night in varsity baseball. Eric Hammer led the offensive onslaught for the Vikings with three singles and two RBIs. Tanner Andrews and Alec Craig collected two hits apiece. Andrews drove in a run while Craig scored three runs and stole …read more.

NEW HAVEN – Whitko will have four athletes alive for next week’s Fort Wayne Northrop Girls Track Regional after advancing from Tuesday night’s New Haven Girls Track Sectional. Whitko did not have an individual champion, but did have four girls place within the top four places, qualifying for the regional round of the state tournament. …read more.

Trojans Double Up Lancers Triton responded to a 1-0 deficit to LaVille Tuesday night with a six-run outburst, leading to a 6-3 win in Bourbon. Cole Creighbaum had the big blow for Triton, tripling in three runs in the second inning. Grant Stichter also had a triple among his two hits and drove in a …read more.

Golf Sputters At McCormick After a hot start to the dual season, Wawasee has fallen back of late in Northern Lakes Conference play. A 157 shot Tuesday at McCormick Creek left Wawasee 11 shots back of NorthWood (146) and four short of Plymouth (153) in the triangular. “We played well,” began Wawasee head coach Steve …read more.

WARSAW – NorthWood’s bats were more lively than Warsaw Tuesday in a softball shootout. The Lady Panthers mashed 20 hits in an 18-9 win over Warsaw. Five NorthWood hitters had three hits, led by the offensive prowess of Allie Mattingly, who belted two home runs. Mattingly blasted her first homer in the second inning then …read more.

The Warsaw baseball team will have a short route to try and earn a sectional championship. The Tigers drew a first-round bye for the start of postseason play. The IHSAA conducted the pairings for the 48th annual state tournament series this morning in Indianapolis. Warsaw will play Northern Lakes Conference foe Northridge in the semifinal …read more.

BOURBON – Triton has scratched a pair of games, per athletic director Mason McIntyre. The junior varsity baseball game today at Concord as well as the Wednesday junior varsity softball game at New Prairie have both been cancelled and will not be made up. Today Triton are playing a pair of make-up games in the …read more.

AKRON – An outstanding pitching performance carried Tippecanoe Valley past Rochester in prep baseball action Monday night. Eric Hammer and Tanner Andrews combined on a five-hitter as the host Vikings blanked the Zebras 2-0 in Three Rivers Conference play. Hammer went the first three innings, allowing just one hit with five strikeouts. Senior Andrews collected …read more.

ELKHART – The Warsaw girls track program had a strong showing Saturday in the Northern Lakes Conference JV Championships. Kenzie Merchant won a pair of events to lead the way for Warsaw in the conference meet contested at Elkhart Memorial. Merchant won both the 400 and the pole vault for the Tigers. There were no …read more.

[weaver_youtube itIkokP4WbQ rel=0] SYRACUSE – Rolling, rolling, rolling, those Warriors keep on rolling. The Wawasee softball team continued its fantastic 2014 campaign on Monday by picking up its fifth consecutive Northern Lakes Conference win. This time it was visiting Goshen that fell victim to the big bats of the Warriors as Wawasee mercy ruled its …read more.

SYRACUSE – Just two days from play opening at the Warsaw Girls Tennis Sectional, Wawasee and Whitko met to decide the final regular season meeting for the two clubs. After the tennis balls quit bouncing, the Lady Warriors had claimed a 4-1 win against the visiting Lady Wildcats. Wawasee, which will meet Columbia City Wednesday …read more.

WARSAW – Warsaw girls tennis coach Rick Orban feels his team is the one to beat in the sectional. Why shouldn’t he? It’s hard to argue when the Tigers have won 13 straight sectional championships. Warsaw will look to make it 14 straight starting Thursday. The host Tigers drew the bye Monday night and will …read more.

GOSHEN – Wawasee put together quite a night in Goshen Monday, posting both varsity and JV baseball wins against Goshen. At Phend Field, the varsity strung together a three-run second inning which made the difference in a 4-1 win. The JV jumped out to a 7-0 lead en route to a 10-3 final. Wawasee had …read more.

BOURBON – The Triton softball team made quick work of Culver Monday evening. The host Trojans rolled to a 12-2 win in five innings in Northern State Conference play. Mallorie Jennings and Brycelyn Garbison combined to toss a one-hitter for the Trojans. Jennings went the first four innings, allowing no hits with seven strikeouts. Krystal …read more.

WARSAW – The Concord baseball team made the most of its hits Monday. The Minutemen had just four hits in defeating host Warsaw 5-3 in Northern Lakes Conference action. Concord, which had lost  7-1 to Warsaw at home back on May 2, scored once in the first and fifth innings and three times in the …read more.

AKRON – The Rochester softball team proved worthy of its lofty ranking Monday night. The Zebras, ranked No. 6 in Class 3-A, rolled past Tippecanoe Valley 14-1 in Three Rivers Conference play. Rochester outhit the hosts 16-6 in the league rout. Tenaya Shull was 2-2 with a run scored to lead the Vikings. Robyn Dunnuck …read more.

DUNLAP – Concord softball coach Dawn Austin had one simple goal Monday night versus Warsaw. It had nothing to do with the fact that the pair of Northern Lakes Conference foes will meet again in one week in postseason play. “My goal tonight was still all about the NLC,” said Austin. “I wanted us to …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Grace College sophomore standout Lance Taylor will run for the Lancers at the 2014 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships this week. Taylor qualified in the 400-meter race and will run in the preliminaries on Friday in Gulf Shores, Ala. The sophomore set the school’s record in the 400 this spring …read more.

WARSAW – Tanner Neeley was the top man as Tippecanoe Valley was the top team Saturday to earn the Three Rivers Conference golf championship. Neeley earned individual medalist honors for the champion Vikings in the tournament played at the Rozella Ford Golf Club. Neeley, a senior, shot a round of 77 and then defeated Daniel …read more.

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee High School athletic department announced several official notes this afternoon pertaining to its softball and baseball programs. The softball program’s rescheduled varsity and junior varsity games with Northridge will take place Thursday, May 22, at Northridge. The baseball program will host Northridge Friday, May 23, for its varsity and junior varsity …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley Middle School girls golf team took fourth place in the Running Rivers Tournament Friday. The trio of Alli Miller, Delaney Sandbakken and Makayla Sandbakken each shot a 64 to lead the way for Valley. Manchester won the girls’ team title with a 239. Northfield was second with a 241, followed …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw softball team dropped two games in its own Tiger Tournament Saturday. Peru bested the hosts 12-5 in the opening game. Sydney Hernadez had four hits to lead the Tigers. Warsaw committed five errors in the loss. Taylor Stiver and Whitney Sleeth each had two hits for Warsaw. Fort Wayne Concordia then …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw boys tennis program will hold a call out meeting for the fall season Tuesday night. The meeting tomorrow night will begin at 6 p.m. in the WCHS Cafeteria. All returning players and their parents should attend the meeting along with anyone planning to be part of the team in the fall. …read more.

  WARSAW – The Warsaw girls track program has put together quite the impressive sectional streak of success. Don’t expect that to change come Tuesday night. The host Tigers will look to make it eight straight sectional championships as the heavy favorite. Warsaw, fresh off another Northern Lakes Conference title a week ago, is the …read more.

ELKHART – The duo of Josh Malagon and Dylan Childers turned in championship performances Saturday for the Warsaw junior varsity boys track team. The pair of Malagon and Childers each won individual titles in the Northern Lakes Conference JV Meet contested at Elkhart Memorial. No team scores were kept Saturday. Malagon won the 300 hurdles …read more.

CULVER – It was a tough weekend for the Tippecanoe Valley baseball team. The Vikings dropped a pair of one-run decisions in the Culver Academy Tournament Saturday. Mooresville edged the Vikings 3-2 in game one despite managing just two hits in the contest. Mooresville scored a pair of runs in the first inning and added …read more.

CULVER – The Warsaw boys golf team notched a third place finish Saturday in the Culver Academy Invitational. The Tigers posted a team score of 322 in the 14-team field played at the par 72 Mystic Hills layout. The invitational was scored on a best four scores per hole system and not on the best …read more.

ALBION – The Tippecanoe Valley softball team ran into a very tough foe on Saturday. Host Central Noble swept past the Vikings 10-0 and 10-2 in a non-conference double dip. The Cougars allowed just two hits in blanking Valley in the opener. Tenaya Shull and Darian Dotson each had a hit for the Vikings. Kassidy …read more.

PLYMOUTH – The girls meets at the North East Lakes Middle School Conference Track and Field Championships were dominated by two local schools on Saturday morning. The Rock Pile at Plymouth High School proved to be anything but rocky for the Wawasee and Edgewood girls track teams. Edgewood slipped by Wawasee by a score of …read more.

NEW CARLISLE – The doubles duo of Holly Stogsdill and Carrie Slabaugh earned a conference championship Saturday. The Triton No. 1 team rallied in their title match on the final day of the Northern State Conference Tournament held at New Prairie High School. Stogsdill and Slabaugh rallied to beat the Bremen team 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 …read more.

NAPPANEE – The Warsaw baseball team continued its recent struggles Saturday. Host NorthWood handed the Tigers a 5-1 loss in a Northern Lakes Conference makeup game. Warsaw, which has lost eight of its last nine games, drops to 9-12 overall and 6-6 in the NLC. The Tigers plated their lone run in the first inning …read more.

[weaver_youtube Tczvy1XeTJs rel=0] SYRACUSE – The streets of Syracuse were abuzz Saturday morning in efforts to help the children of Wawasee area schools. The Junior Achievement Stars & Stripes 5K road race was held, beginning at Lakeside Fitness and working its way around Syracuse, passing through Oakwood Park and down Pickwick Drive before returning to …read more.

WARSAW – The beat keeps rolling on for the Wawasee junior varsity softball team. The Lady Warriors moved to 19-0 on the season after defeating NorthWood, 10-0, and Goshen, 15-4, to claim the title at the Warsaw JV Softball Invite. Wawasee had the pitching from Hannah Haines in game one, who struck out 16 batters …read more.

ROANOKE, Va. – A memorable 2014 campaign for Grace’s softball team ended on Saturday as the Lady Lancers fell 7-2 to Union at the NCCAA World Series. The Lady Lancers (29-30) earned fourth place in the national tournament and concluded the season with the program’s most wins since 1994. After the game, Brooke Shell was …read more.

PLYMOUTH- Track and field superiority was up for grabs at Plymouth High School on Saturday as the Rock Pile played host to the 2014 North East Lakes Middle School Conference Championships. The boys meets were exciting and exhilarating for four local schools, Edgewood, Lakeview, Wawasee and Whitko. A scrappy Wawasee team played an underdog role …read more.

A pair of volleyball teams from the Outland Volleyball Club in Warsaw turned in outstanding performances in a recent tournament in Indianapolis. The two teams, made up of elementary students, each competed in the gold round of the event. Each advanced to the semifinal round. Members of the teams were Gwyn Bellamy, Izzie Dittman, Kylie …read more.

A big first inning helped the Triton softball team collect a big win Friday evening. The Trojans scored three times in the opening frame and then held on to edge host Jimtown 4-3 in Northern State Conference play. Standout ace Mallorie Jennings fired a four-hitter in the circle to lead the way to the win …read more.

MIDDLEBURY – The Northridge baseball team got a measure of revenge on Warsaw Friday. The Raiders, who had lost a 2-1 decision to the Tigers last month, posted a 10-0 home win. Andrew Kennedy fired a one-hitter for the Raiders in the Northern Lakes Conference win. Kennedy and Grant Miller each homered for the hosts, …read more.

WARSAW – The Northridge softball team handed host Warsaw a 13-0 loss Friday evening. Haley Nixon fired a two-hitter as the Class 4-A No. 5 Raiders rolled in the five-inning Northern Lakes Conference contest. The Raiders, who defeated the Tigers 24-2 earlier in the season, had 13 hits in the win. Nixon, who struck out …read more.

[weaver_youtube sxAtPgUmWyw rel=0] WARSAW – Given the spring sports season has been a nightmare in terms of weather and adjustments, it was more than fitting that the Northern Lakes Conference Girls Tennis Championships would last well into the one o’clock hour. That’s right, 1 a.m. Saturday morning. Dealing with the third day in a row …read more.

Softball Shuts Down Plymouth Another night in the Northern Lakes Conference, another win for the Wawasee softball program. Friday night’s victim was Plymouth in a 5-0 win at Wawasee. The Lady Warriors, which move to 16-7 on the season and 7-4 in the NLC, have won six of its last seven conference games and again …read more.

ROANOKE, Va. – Grace College’s softball team survived its first elimination game at the 2014 NCCAA World Series on Friday to advance to the final day of the tournament. The Lady Lancers (29-29) were bumped from the winner’s bracket by top-seeded Shorter to open the day, but Grace responded with a 3-1 victory over Campbellsville …read more.

WARSAW – The WCHS Athletic Department has announced some rescheduled dates for recently postponed athletic contests. The Warsaw baseball team is now slated to play at NorthWood tomorrow (May 17) at 11 a.m. That Northern Lakes Conference game was rained out both Wednesday and Thursday. Due to the league rescheduled date, the Carroll at Warsaw …read more.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee High School’s Austin Yoder signed his letter of intent to continue his running career at Grace College. Yoder is both a cross country and track athlete for the Warriors and will continue as such with Grace and head coach Jeff Raymond. “Austin comes from a good program, as both the cross country …read more.

SYRACUSE – Just two nights after claiming a big Northern Lakes Conference victory, the Wawasee golf team was back at it on Thursday night. The Warriors played host to Northridge and Goshen at South Shore Golf Club in the team’s only home conference match of the season. At the the end of the evening, results …read more.

AKRON – The Whitko boys track team got plenty of strong showings Thursday night in the Three Rivers Conference Meet. The Wildcats scored 93.5 points to sit in third place in the eight-team meet contested at Tippecanoe Valley High School. Rochester leads the team standings with 109 points with the pole vault competition to be …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw cross country program will host its third annual Blue Ribbon Distance Camp June 12. The camp will be conducted from 5-7 p.m. at the track at the Tigers Athletic Complex at WCHS. The camp is open to boys and girls who will be in grades 4-8 during the 2014-15 school year. …read more.

AKRON – The Whitko girls track team put on a championship showing Thursday night. The Wildcats piled up 127 points to claim the title of the Three Rivers Conference Meet contested at Tippecanoe Valley High School. The pole vault competition of the meet is slated to be completed Friday night at Northfield High School. Freshman …read more.

WARSAW – Mother Nature, for the second straight day, forced the Northern Lakes Conference Girls’ Tennis Championships indoors Thursday night. That didn’t matter one bit to Sarah Alexander. The Warsaw senior rolled into the finals at No. 3 singles with a dominating win at the Warsaw Tennis and Fitness Center. Alexander defeated Concord senior Holly …read more.

WINONA LAKE – The Warsaw boys golf team responded with a bounce back performance Thursday night. The Tigers got a strong effort from their No. 4 and 5 players in the lineup to collect a pair of conference wins. The duo of Ryan Cultice and Reid Cameron led the way as host Warsaw defeated Plymouth …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Jo Boren’s decision to focus on being a single-sport athlete has been a good one for all involved. Her commitment to her craft resulted in a stellar season on the track for the Grace College sophomore. Boren, who excelled in three sports at Lakeland Christian Academy just down the road from Grace, …read more.

ROANOKE, Va. – Grace’s softball team made a major statement in its first national tournament game since 1997. The Lady Lancers (28-28) erupted offensively in a 12-3 victory over Trinity Christian to open up the 2014 NCCAA World Series on Thursday, held at Botetourt Sports Complex. The Trolls (26-26) got on the scoreboard first in …read more.

Memorial Day will be a busy day for a pair of area prep softball teams who will start sectional play. Both Warsaw and Triton are scheduled to be in action on May 26 in sectionals as part of the 30th annual state softball tournament, which were drawn this morning at the IHSAA office in Indianapolis. …read more.

It’s raining. So, of course, prep sports are being moved around again. First up is Wawasee, which postponed its baseball and softball games with Northridge. The JV and varsity softball games at Northridge as well as the JV and varsity baseball games at Wawasee both have not been given a make-up date. The games were …read more.

[weaver_youtube jZjJaw7I4AE rel=0] WARSAW – In what has been forecasted as a very wet second half of the week, the girls of the Northern Lakes Conference tennis teams better pack a lunch. Possibly a sleeping bag. Rain forced the start of the NLC Girls Tennis Championships indoors from host Warsaw Community High School to the …read more.

ELKHART – The boys high school national rugby championships is set to be played in Elkhart again. The national tournament, which will include 24 teams, begins Thursday and runs through Saturday. The event will be held at the Moose Rugby Grounds on County Road 6, across from the Elkhart Municipal Airport. Penn, which is ranked …read more.

The rain has altered the prep sports schedule again tonight. Warsaw has announced that its home conference softball game versus NorthWood has been postponed. The Northern Lakes Conference contest is rescheduled for tomorrow (May 15) at WCHS at 5 p.m. The Warsaw at NorthWood baseball game tonight has also been postponed. That NLC game will …read more.

WARSAW – It was a very big night for both the Warsaw boys and girls track teams at the Northern Lakes Conference track championships. Warsaw won seven girls event championships Tuesday night en route to a 176-point finish in the team standings, the ninth consecutive team title for the Lady Tigers. The Warsaw boys won …read more.

WARSAW – There is never any love lost when Warsaw and Wawasee meet up for an athletic contest on any surface. That sentiment holds true even on the golf course. The two county rivals met up at Stonehenge Golf and Country Club on Tuesday night and it was the Wawasee golf team that got the …read more.

WARSAW – Clayton Cook did what was expected of him Tuesday night. That meant that the Wawasee standout turned in another outstanding series of performances. Cook was the man for the Warriors in leading his team to a second-place finish in the Northern Lakes Conference Meet. Cook, a junior who also excels on the football …read more.

WARSAW – Warsaw boys coach Matt Thacker expected his team to compete Tuesday night. That’s just what they do. The talented Tigers definitely didn’t disappoint their coach either. Warsaw rolled to another impressive championship performance in dominating the Northern Lakes Conference Meet. While the bad weather rolled through Warsaw earlier in the day, the host …read more.

WARSAW – There was nothing surprising about the Warsaw girls track team dominating another Northern Lakes Conference Meet Tuesday night. But there was plenty of special about it for the hosts. Nothing more special than a fourth straight individual championship for stellar senior Ann Harvuot. The Warsaw sprinter led the way as Warsaw wrapped up …read more.

AKRON – Alli Miller led the Tippecanoe Valley Middle School girls golf team to a win over Whitko Monday night. Miller shot a 55 as Valley topped Whitko 262-275. Makayla Sandbakken shot a 64 and Delaney Sandbakken a 66 for Valley in the win. Jordan Krotke had a 77. Whitko defeated Valley 180-223 in boys’ …read more.

Rain in the area has forced the hand of athletic directors to call off several sports in the area. Triton’s varsity baseball game at Tippecanoe Valley is cancelled and no make-up date will be scheduled. Triton’s JV baseball game at Caston suffered the same fate as did the Triton JV softball game at Manchester. The …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Perseverance. It’s a trait that has defined the Grace College softball program and its coach Heather Johnson. The Lancers are now reaping some of the rewards for that outstanding quality. Grace, owners of a 27-28 record, is headed to the NCCAA World Series for the first time since 1997. The event begins …read more.

PLYMOUTH – A big first inning carried the Warsaw softball team to a conference win at Plymouth Monday evening. The Tigers tallied five runs in the opening frame en route to a 6-4 win in Northern Lakes Conference play. Warsaw, which bounced back from an NLC loss at Goshen Friday, improves to 6-11 overall and …read more.

WABASH – Perennial power Northfield took care of Whitko in conference baseball action Monday night. The host Norsemen posted an 11-2 home win in the Three Rivers Conference game. Northfield improves to 10-8 overall and 3-1 in league play. Whitko drops to 14-7 and 2-2. Tanner Gaff allowed six runs in four innings to take …read more.

Revenge Exacted On Wood After losing to NorthWood for the first time in six years in April, Wawasee reversed the trend Monday night with a 5-2 softball victory in Syracuse. The Lady Warriors, which move to 15-7 overall and 6-4 in the Northern Lakes Conference, ran out to a 5-0 lead after three innings and …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – The Whitko track teams tuned up for the conference meet in fine fashion Monday night. The host Wildcats won a pair of Three Rivers Conference meets in both boys and girls action. The Whitko boys totaled 73 points to best both Tippecanoe Valley (55) and North Miami (25). Blake Sapp led the …read more.

NORTH MANCHESTER – The Tippecanoe Valley softball team dropped a conference game to host Manchester Monday night. The Squires edged the Vikings 3-2 in eight innings for the Three Rivers Conference win. Valley got a strong pitching performance from Kassidy Shepherd. She went all eight innings, allowing just two earned runs with two strikeouts and …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw girls tennis team closed out regular-season conference play on a high noted Monday night. The host Tigers edged past Goshen 3-2 in the final Northern Lakes Conference match of the season. The duo of Sarah Boyle and Rachel Alexander each posted singles wins for the Tigers. Boyle rolled to a 6-1, …read more.

The Triton girls tennis team rolled past South Bend Riley 4-1 Monday evening. Kaelyn Mason posted a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 1 singles for the Trojans. Kylie Mason won 6-2, 6-0 at No. 2 singles for Triton, which improved to 10-3 with the non-conference victory. The Trojans also got wins from both of its …read more.

WARSAW – Joe Dragani pitched Plymouth past Warsaw in Northern Lakes Conference baseball action Monday evening. Dragani fired a gem as the Pilgrims blanked the host Tigers 10-0 in five innings in the league contest. Warsaw managed just two hits off of Dragani. The Plymouth hurler fanned four and walked three in going all five …read more.

The 22nd Annual Beaman Home Golf Scramble will be held on Monday, June 2, at South Shore Golf Club in Syracuse. Team registrations are now being accepted. The entry fees are $400 per 4-person team. The tournament format is an 18-hole scramble and the entry fee includes green fees, cart rental, lunch, prizes and favors. …read more.

WARSAW – There’s no substitute for speed. The Warsaw boys track team has an extra helping of it this spring thanks in large part to a pair of talented newcomers. The duo of seniors Tanner Balazs and Mike Miller have given the Tigers a dose of dash and a shot of confidence. The pair of …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – The Whitko junior varsity softball team piled up the runs Saturday to win a pair. The host Wildcats topped Columbia City 13-3 in game one and then 15-5 in the nightcap of a twin bill. Winning pitcher Tori Silveus had three hits and four RBI in the game one win. She also …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley High School Athletic Department is soliciting advertisers for its athletic programs for the 2014-15 school year. Cost of an ad for either a business or a family is $100. For more information, contact the TVHS Athletic Department at (574) 353-7031  (extension 2510).  

The Tippecanoe Valley Middle School 6th-7th grade girls track team won a conference championship Saturday. Valley totaled 92 points to take top honors in the Running Rivers Conference Meet. Sarah Tucker led the way to the title for Valley. She won both the 100 and 200 meter dashes and also teamed with Gabby Olson, Haley …read more.