AKRON – Tippecanoe Valley will play host to the Three Rivers Conference boys and girls track meets. The league meets are slated for Thursday, May 15. Field events begin at 5:15 p.m. with running trials at 5:45 and finals at 7. The TRC Meet will feature the hosts, along with Whitko, Manchester, North Miami, Northfield, …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley Middle School golf teams were in action Friday. Alli Miller led the way as the Valley girls team topped Rochester 291-300. Miller shot a 64 for the winners. Makayla Sandbakken shot a 70 for Valley in the win. Delaney Sandbakken had a 77 and Jordan Krotke 80. Cade Brouyette shot …read more.

Jonny Hollar led the way for the Warsaw boys golf team Saturday. Hollar fired a round of 77 as the No. 16 Tigers placed ninth in the Westfield Invitational. Warsaw shot 328 as a team in the 11-team event held at the Prairie View Golf Club. No. 7 Carmel won the team title with a …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – The Whitko baseball team was productive at the plate consistently Friday night. The host Wildcats scored in each of the first five innings in defeating Bellmont 8-6. Whitko got going right away with three runs in the home half of the first inning. Ethan Nicodemus paced the 11-hit attack for the winners …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw junior varsity baseball team picked up a pair of wins Saturday. The Tigers topped Fairfield 8-7 and 9-5 in a double dip. Luke Baker had a two hits, including a double, to pace Warsaw in the first game. Braxton Tennant collected the pitching win for the hosts. Blake Foreman and Bryce …read more.

DUNLAP – The Whitko boys track team collected a fourth-place finish Friday night in the Kelly Relays. The Wildcats totaled 77 points in the Class B portion of the annual event hosted by Concord High School. Whitko had one first place finish in the meet. The discus relay team of Gavin Howard, Conner Sherwin and …read more.

WARSAW – The duo of Mattie Doran and Shelby Roberts each captured individual titles Saturday to lead the Warsaw junior varsity girls tennis team to a championship. The host Tigers edged past Plymouth 22-21 to win the JV Invitational. Doran won the title at No. 1 singles play for the Tigers. Roberts picked up the …read more.

Golfers Fall Back At Homestead Wawasee didn’t post the score it had hoped, or even averaged in previous invitationals in landing in eighth place with a 340 at the Homestead Invitational played at Orchard Ridge Golf Club. In the previous four 18-hole events Wawasee took part in this season, the Warriors averaged a 327. That …read more.

GOSHEN – Both Wawasee and Whitko were impressive at Saturday’s Goshen Relays. The girls track extravaganza in general was a memorable one which saw 23 of 28 event records fall and quite a team race for the Class A and B titles. In the A Class grid, Goshen held off Plymouth to claim the title …read more.

The role as favorites in the Northern Lakes Conference Meet has fit the Warsaw girls track program like a glove for a long time. Don’t expect that to change come Tuesday night. The Tigers will look to make it nine straight conference championships as the heavy favorite once again. Warsaw, which went 7-0 in the …read more.

A pair of area high school volleyball programs will be directed by former Concord High School players come next season. Callie Patrick will take over the highly-successful program at Fairfield High School. Patrick, formerly Callie Hartman, was named the new coach of the Falcons on Friday. Patrick, a 2009 Concord graduate, was a team MVP …read more.

GOSHEN – A late rally earned the Goshen softball team a win over Warsaw Friday night. The host Redskins erased a three-run deficit to top the Tigers 8-5 in a Northern Lakes Conference game at Shanklin Park. Warsaw, which scored five runs in its final at bat to beat Goshen 6-5 in their first meeting …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw baseball team put an end to its losing streak Friday evening. Caleb Heckaman made sure of that with his performance at the plate. Heckaman had a big game as the host Tigers rolled past Goshen 9-0 in Northern Lakes Conference action. Heckaman collected four hits in the league win, including a …read more.

SYRACUSE – The Lakeland Youth Center in Syracuse is accepting registrations for its summer golf program. Registration is open to children entering third through eighth grade for the fall of 2014. The program is designed to teach children the basics and etiquette of golf, which includes practice, skills workshops and a tournament day. The program …read more.

Diamond Boys Double Up After a tough run through the first half of the Northern Lakes Conference season, the Wawasee varsity baseball team have won two in a row after it beat Elkhart Memorial, 7-6, in eight innings Friday afternoon in Syracuse. After allowing Memorial to take a 5-4 lead with a run in the …read more.

A total of 20 student-athletes from Warsaw Community High School and Wawasee High School have been honored by the Northern Lakes Conference for the 2013-14 school year. The athletes have earned NLC Academic All-Conference accolades. Honored from WCHS are Evan Miller, Dean Katris, Chris Hastings, Ismael Calderon, John David French, Madeline Hooks, Ashley Vitoux, Aletheia …read more.

AKRON – Cade Brouyette and Alli Miller posted the top scores Thursday for the Tippecanoe Valley Middle School golf teams. Brouyette shot a 40 as the Valley boys team shot 214 in losses to Plymouth (186) and LaVille (198). Miller carded a total of 37 for seven holes as the Valley girls shot a 172 …read more.

The Three Rivers Conference has announce its Academic All-Conference selections for the spring sports season. Both the Tippecanoe Valley and Whitko spring athletic programs are well represented on the list of outstanding student athletes. Chosen as Academic All-Conference from Valley are Isaac Shewman and Charlie Parker from baseball, Josh Tucker, Ben Shriver, Tanner Neeley and …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – The Whitko softball team rolled past Fort Wayne Wayne 22-2 Thursday night. Shelby Martin had three hits, including an inside-the-park home run, to lead the Wildcats. She drove in seven runs in the five-inning win. Kennedy Krull reached base four times for the hosts. Maddie Gawthrop and Whitney Marsh each also had …read more.

CULVER – The Triton softball team rolled to a 13-2 win at Culver Academies Thursday night. Brycelyn Garbison led the way in the five inning win for the Trojans. She had two hits and two RBI and also collected the pitching win with a five-hitter with seven strikeouts and no walks. Halie Zimmerman capped a …read more.

ELKHART – Darrell Hazell recently sat down and watched over 900 snaps of his Purdue football team from this spring. He liked what he saw. Hazell hopes the improvement this spring translates into brighter days for the Boilermakers come the fall. Purdue finished just 1-11 in Hazell’s first season in West Lafayette, including an 0-8 …read more.

WARSAW – A very strong Culver Academies team rolled past Warsaw in girls tennis action Thursday evening. The Eagles posted straight set wins at all five positions to blank the host Tigers 5-0 in non-conference play. Culver Academies, which will host the regional that the Warsaw Sectional winner feeds into again later this month, won …read more.

HUNTINGTON – The bats got going for the Warsaw baseball team Thursday. Unfortunately for the Tigers, they still wound up on the wrong side of the scoreboard. Host Huntington North outscored Warsaw 15-9 in a non-conference contest. Warsaw, which had managed a total of just five hits and five runs in their last two games, …read more.

BOURBON – The Triton girls tennis team closed out regular season conference play on a high note Thursday. The host Trojans got dominating wins from its top two singles players to edge Jimtown 3-2 in a Northern State Conference match. Kaelyn Mason continued her strong season with a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 1 singles …read more.

NorthWood Burns Bright The NorthWood girls tennis team was as hot as the newfound heat of Thursday’s 90-degree temperatures. The Lady Panthers swept all five of the varsity courts and all but one of the junior varsity courts in an eclipse of Wawasee in Syracuse. The doubles teams from NorthWood lost just one game combined …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley Middle School golf teams lost to Manchester Wednesday. Manchester shot 195 and Valley finished with a 260 in the boys match. Chandler Newsome led Valley with a 49. Cade Brouyette shot 57, Austin Crill 66 and Billy Jaques-Robbins 88. The girls match, which was six holes, went to Manchester. The …read more.

FORT WAYNE – In life it is important to know how to take advantage of a good opportunity. On Wednesday night the Whitko baseball team had a great opportunity to capitalize on, and did not disappoint. The Wildcats took the field for their Three Rivers Conference game against Manchester like they would on any other …read more.

This week I am skipping the usual routine of picking local games and will instead be giving you a spot-on mock draft for this weekend’s 79th annual National Football League Player Selection Meeting. (That’s the technical name for the NFL Draft. See, you learned something today.) Let me just say a few things before I …read more.

MIDDLEBURY –  It was the same old, same old for the Warsaw boys track team Wednesday night. The Tigers put the finishing touches on an undefeated regular season with another dominating conference win. The duo of Dylan Campbell and Storm Stapleton each won a pair of individual events as Warsaw whipped Northridge 100-32 in Northern …read more.

AKRON – An early deficit proved to be too much for the Tippecanoe Valley baseball team to overcome Wednesday. The Vikings rallied but fell short in dropping a 9-5 decision to North Miami. The guests, ranked No. 1 in Class 1-A, took a 6-0 lead after the first two innings and went on to win …read more.

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee baseball team had to be very hungry for a victory in the Northern Lakes Conference. The Warriors finally tasted success that was so very sweet on Wednesday night. Wawasee reversed its fortunes of late by rallying past archrival Warsaw for a thrilling 4-3 win in NLC action. A sacrifice fly off …read more.

DUNLAP – The tough times in conference play continued for the Warsaw girls tennis team Wednesday. Host Concord edged the Tigers by a 3-2 final in Northern Lakes Conference play. Senior Sarah Boyle led the way for the Tigers with a 6-4, 6-0 win at No. 2 singles. The other point for Warsaw came at …read more.

ROCHESTER – Tippecanoe Valley had the home course working to its advantage. Wawasee, however, had its depth working as a fifth-man score was needed to resolve a 169-all tie Wednesday at Round Barn Golf Club at Mill Creek. Having to go to the fifth score as the six-golfer compliments produced matching 169 four-man scores, Valley …read more.

The Whitko boys golf team came out on the short end of a triangular Wednesday. The Wildcats dropped matches to Churubusco and Columbia City in action at the Eel River Golf Course. Churubusco shot a 148 to win the event, while the Eagles shot 152 and the Wildcats came in at 179. Columbia City standout …read more.

AKRON – One bad inning proved costly to the Tippecanoe Valley softball team Wednesday. A strong North Miami team took advantage in posting an 11-3 win over the host Vikings in Three Rivers Conference play. North Miami, now 16-1, plated eight runs in the fifth inning to break the game open. Valley, which falls to …read more.

NAPPANEE – Not a bad way to close out the regular season. The Wawasee boys track team notched two more wins Wednesday night, beating host NorthWood, 86.33-45.66, and besting Elkhart Memorial, 78-54, to finish the Northern Lakes Conference round robin 6-1. Wawasee got there with three individual wins from Clayton Cook and two field victories …read more.

The Triton girls tennis team lost a 3-2 final to New Prairie Wednesday. The Trojans won at the top singles position and the top doubles spot in the Northern State Conference match. Kaelyn Mason led the way for Triton with a 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 1 singles. The Trojans also won the No. 1 …read more.

[weaver_youtube DI540vYgOz8 rel=0] SYRACUSE – Wawasee’s softball team sure isn’t playing like a bunch of underclassmen. Riding the arm of freshman Meghan Fretz and using the key contributions of several others, Wawasee held on for a 4-2 win against visiting Warsaw Wednesday afternoon. Fretz, who has now pitched in six games in just over two …read more.

KNOX – Mallorie Jennings handled the pitch and Halie Zimmerman took care of the pop for the Triton softball team Wednesday night. Jennings was magnificent in the circle and Zimmerman was tough at the dish as the Trojans blanked host Knox 10-0. Jennings fired a one-hitter in the Northern State Conference win. She walked none …read more.

GOSHEN – It was a night of personal best performances all the way around for the Lakeland Christian Academy track team Tuesday. LCA athletes turned in season best efforts versus Elkhart Christian in competition held at Goshen College. The 800 meter run saw the top two efforts for the Cougars. Melissa Goss placed second in …read more.

PLYMOUTH – The Warsaw baseball C team topped Plymouth by a 14-1 final Tuesday. Blake Foreman was the winning pitcher for the Tigers. Warsaw improves to 3-1 on the season.

[weaver_youtube o4mPMrG95YA rel=0] WARSAW – It is a tradition that rivals many others in the Kosciusko area, the Joe Harris Invitational. Three local schools competed in the annual tournament on Tuesday night. When the final scores were turned in, it was the Warsaw Tigers that took top honors with a score of 311. Plymouth took …read more.

GOSHEN – Gavin Bussard made sure that the Tippecanoe Valley baseball team got off to a good start Tuesday. Bussard socked a leadoff home run to propel the Vikings past Bethany Christian 10-0 in six innings. Jay Myers notched the pitching win with a three-hitter on the hill with five strikeouts for Valley. Eric Hammer …read more.

ELKHART – Purdue fans will get a chance to rub elbows with several Boilermaker coaches Thursday night. The Purdue Club of Elkhart County is hosting a Coaches Caravan, a meet-and-greet dinner at the Lerner Theater in downtown Elkhart. Expected to attend are Purdue football coach Darrell Hazell, along with men’s basketball coach Matt Painter, women’s …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw girls track team celebrated Senior Night in style Tuesday. The host Tigers made it a night to remember by completing another undefeated conference season. Warsaw dominated the final Northern Lakes Conference meet of the regular season in impressive fashion to top Goshen 97-35. With weather conditions finally cooperating, the hosts had …read more.

OAKLAND CITY, Ind. – The Grace College softball team capped off its best season in nearly two decades by securing a trip to the 2014 NCCAA World Series. Grace defeated Cedarville 9-5 to win the NCCAA Midwest Region championship on Tuesday. The Lady Lancers (27-28) will play in the NCCAA World Series for the first …read more.

WARSAW – The NorthWood girls tennis team doubled its fun to defeat host Warsaw Tuesday. The Panthers used straight set wins at both doubles spots to edge the Tigers 3-2 in Northern Lakes Conference play. Warsaw, which had won its last three matches, won at No. 2 and No. 3 singles. Senior Sarah Boyle topped …read more.

NORTH MANCHESTER – The Whitko boys golf team lost to a pair of conference foes Tuesday. The host Wildcats shot 199 to finish behind both Manchester (194) and Northfield (184) in Three Rivers Conference play at the Sycamore Golf Club. Danny Zawlocki turned in a strong 9-hole effort to pace the Wildcats. He shot a …read more.

The duo of Mallorie Jennings and Brycelyn Garbison combined to pitch Triton to a softball win Tuesday night. The pair combined on a two-hitter as the host Trojans topped John Glenn 6-1 in a Northern State Conference game. Jennings went the first four innings to notch the win. She allowed two hits with one walk …read more.

SYRACUSE – Memorial closed out its Northern Lakes Conference girls track round robin in style. Winning 10 of the 16 events, Memorial shut the door on Wawasee, 87-45, and Concord, 70-61.5, while Concord outpointed Wawasee, 81-51. Memorial moved to 5-2 in the NLC with Sierra Moore leading the way with wins in the 800 (2:23.68) …read more.

[weaver_youtube rGZYoyGGTYE rel=0] SYRACUSE – To say Wawasee’s girls tennis team has been snakebitten this season would almost seem to add venom to the wound. It’s been a painful season to say the least. Wawasee hosted Elkhart Memorial Tuesday afternoon and hung around for a while, but the patch and tape group from Syracuse couldn’t …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw football program will hold a call-out meeting on May 8. The meeting is for anyone currently in grades 9-11 who plans to play football in the fall for the Tigers. The meeting will begin at 8 a.m. in the PAC at WCHS.

The Wawasee middle school boys golf team lost a match Monday night against Crestview, 178-204. The Warriors were led by the combo of Dillon Drake and Jacob Krugman, both turning in scores of 48. Jared Krugman added a 52 and Hunter Hlutke rounded out the scoring tallies with a 57.

INDIANAPOLIS – Thirty-six Indiana high school seniors have been presented 2014 scholarship awards from the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association, announced Tuesday. The IBCA — a statewide coaches group with more than 2,600 members — presents grants of $750 to each recipient in the names of Marion Crawley, Junior Mannies and Pat Aikman. Through the years, …read more.

[weaver_youtube 1KYFFKRY5ao rel=0] SOUTH WHITLEY – Camouflage is primarily used in battle to hide from an enemy. On Monday night the Whitko baseball team donned its digital camouflage jerseys for its Three Rivers Conference battle against its biggest rival, Tippecanoe Valley. The uniforms seemed almost too fitting for the Wildcats, a team trying to hide …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – The IHSAA Board of Directors, in its annual review of the IHSAA By‐Laws, approved moves involving the girls basketball season and also passed measures put forth by the Indiana Football Coaches Association with regard to summer participation and practice schedules on Monday. The group approved by an 18‐1 vote moving up the start …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – The Prairie View Golf Club, an 18‐hole championship facility in Carmel, has been awarded a five‐year contract to host the IHSAA Girls Golf and Boys Golf State Finals it was announced Monday by the IHSAA. The partnership begins with the IHSAA Girls Golf State Finals on Oct. 3‐4, 2014 and continues through the Boys …read more.

ELKHART – There was nothing wrong with the competitive nature of the Warsaw baseball team Monday night. The Tigers, though, certainly could not catch a break in dropping a tough 4-2 final at Elkhart Memorial. The hosts got an outstanding pitching performance from Scottie Clark and rallied from a two-run deficit to top the Tigers …read more.

WARSAW – A fast start carried the Warsaw softball team to a conference win Monday evening. The hosts Tigers scored five times in the first frame en route to topping Elkhart Memorial 8-6 in a Northern Lakes Conference contest at WCHS. Senior Kaleigh Speicher went the distance in the circle for the winners. The right-hander …read more.

GOSHEN – A pair of strong singles performances carried the Triton girls tennis team to victory Monday. The Trojans collected a 3-2 win over host Bethany Christian. Kaelyn Mason led the way with a 6-0, 6-1 win at No. 1 singles for the Trojans. Kylie Mason posted a 6-1, 6-2 win at No. 3 singles …read more.

OAKLAND CITY, Ind. – Three games. Three wins. That’s what it took for Grace’s softball team to advance to the championship game of the NCCAA Midwest Regional Tournament on Monday. Grace defeated Oakland City, Spring Arbor and Indiana Wesleyan by a combined total of four runs to complete a remarkable charge to Tuesday’s title game. …read more.

FORT WAYNE – The Warsaw girls tennis team continued its winning ways Monday evening. The Tigers used a pair of three-set wins to edge host Homestead by a 3-2 final. Warsaw has now won three matches in a row to improve its season mark to 4-5. Senior Jacqueline Sasso led the way for the Tigers. …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – The Whitko softball team turned the tables on Tippecanoe Valley Monday night. The Wildcats blanked the Vikings 8-0 in a Three Rivers Conference contest. Whitko had lost an 11-10 decision to Valley on Saturday in the Valley Tournament. Hanna Yohe turned in an outstanding pitching performance to lead her team to the …read more.

BOURBON – There was no shortage of great pitching Monday night between Triton and New Prairie. Triton ace Mallorie Jennings and New Prairie standout Brandee Pietrzaek went toe-to-toe in the circle in a key Northern State Conference softball tussle. The visiting Cougars plated a pair of runs in the final inning to edge the Trojans …read more.

HUNTINGTON, Ind. – The Grace College baseball team was knocked out of the 2014 Crossroads League Tournament on Monday, falling to St. Francis 4-3. The Lancers (13-30) lost to Mt. Vernon Nazarene on Saturday in the opening game of the double-elimination tournament. Despite recording two doubles, a home run and eight hits offensively, Grace struggled …read more.

Wawasee, Concord Survive Nailbiters It went to the wire in both varsity and JV softball games between Wawasee and Concord Monday night in Syracuse. Rae Ann Miller was money for Concord, striking out 11 Wawasee batters in a 2-0 Concord varsity win in Northern Lakes Conference play. Wawasee’s JV won its third consecutive game in …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley Middle School golf teams each lost to Northfield. The Valley boys team lost 226-256 to Northfield. Chandler Newsome led Valley with a 52. Cade Brouyette shot a 56, while Billy Jaques-Robbins shot 73 and Austin Crill 76. Northfield defeated the Valley girls team 272-290. Jordan Krotke led Valley with a …read more.

WARSAW – Kyle Hatch has continued to excel on the wrestling mat during the offseason. The WCHS freshman has picked up right where he left off in his first prep campaign. Hatch recently finished first at 113 pounds in the ISWA Freestyle State competition. He was also first at the HYWAY State and took fifth …read more.

The Whitko softball team dropped a pair of games Saturday in the Tippecanoe Valley Tournament. The Wildcats lost to Fort Wayne Concordia 20-4 in their first game. Maddie Gawthrop led the Wildcats with a hit, a run scored and two stolen bases. Whitko then lost 11-10 to the host Vikings. Aly Nicodemus led the Wildcats …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley football program will hold a callout meeting on Wednesday, May 7. The meeting is for players entering grades 9-12 next school year and their parents. The meeting, which will include important information about summer plans, will begin at 7 p.m. in the lecture room at the high school. Anyone with …read more.

BOURBON – The Triton girls tennis team will play a make-up match versus New Prairie on Wednesday, May 7. The Northern State Conference match, which was rained out last week, will be played at New Prairie. It will start at 5 p.m. EST.      

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee High School athletic department is hosting its annual physical night Monday, May 12, in the annex gym at Wawasee High School. Physicals are $25 per person and will be given for anyone who wishes to participate in athletics in the 2014-15 school year. Physicals will be given at 6 p.m. for …read more.

KENDALLVILLE – The John Reed Relays hosted by East Noble High School Saturday morning provided both the Wawasee boys and girls track programs an opportunity to see what its depth could do against quality opponents. Wawasee’s girls finished sixth overall in the 11-team field with 51 points. East Noble held its ground and won the …read more.

The Warsaw junior varsity boys golf team took part in the Lafayette Jeff Invitational Saturday. Tim Rata shot a round of 91 to lead the way for the JV Tigers. Robbie Sullivan shot a 95, while Andrew Gauger fired a 101 and Sawyer Stevens a 107 for Warsaw. The Warsaw varsity team competed in the …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley baseball team posted two wins to claim the championship of its own tournament Saturday. The Vikings topped rival Rochester 5-3 in the title game. Valley plated four runs in the first frame en route to the championship. Isaac Shewman had a pair of doubles to pace the offense in the …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – The Whitko baseball team got a pair of strong pitching performances Saturday to take two games from Southern Wells. The host Wildcats won the opener by a 5-4 count and then took game two by a 12-2 final. Zach Snep went the distance on the hill in the opener. He allowed just …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Senior Jonathan Rex became Grace College’s second NCCAA Wheeler Award winner, announced at the NCCAA Outdoor National Championships. The Wheeler Award recognizes the outstanding NCCAA Division I men’s track and field student-athlete who excels in competition, skill, academics and Christian service during his career. Rex follows Tim Sprankle (2002) as Grace’s winners …read more.

KOKOMO – A bid for yet another championship came up just short Saturday for the Warsaw girls track team. The Tigers were edged out by Noblesville by a scant 3.5 points in the 90th running of the Kokomo Relays. Noblesville, ranked No. 7,  totaled 143 points to top the Tigers, who had 139.5 in the …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley softball team ended play in its own tournament Saturday in dramatic fashion. Darian Dotson connected for a walk-off, game winning homer as the Vikings edged past Whitko 11-10. Dotson’s two-run blast was the third time this season that the Vikings have won in their final at bat. Kassidy Shepherd went …read more.

ELKHART – The Warsaw softball team collected a much-needed win Saturday. The Tigers used a late surge to edge past host Elkhart Central 5-3 in a non-conference game. Warsaw scored three runs in their final two at bats to secure the win to snap a five-game losing streak. The Tigers scored two runs in the …read more.

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio – The Grace College baseball team dropped an 11-6 game to Mt. Vernon Nazarene in the first round of the Crossroads League Tournament on Saturday. The Lancers (13-29) will play St. Francis on Monday 10 a.m. in the double-elimination tournament with the game to be played at Huntington. With a win over …read more.

WARSAW – Visiting Valparaiso finished strong to sweep a prep baseball twin bill Saturday from Warsaw. The Vikings won the opener by a 6-2 final by scoring five runs in the final two innings. Caleb Heckaman and Sterling Hay each had two hits to lead the offense for Warsaw. James Brandes took the pitching loss …read more.

ROME, Ga. – Donovan Graham’s All-American performance highlighted the Grace College track and field team’s final two days at NCCAA Outdoor Nationals. Graham finished second in the 800-meter run in 1:56.83 to earn NCCAA All-American status (top-three finish). His first lap was slow and tactical, but he made his burst late to place second nationally. …read more.

BOURBON – The Triton softball team capped off a strong showing this week with a pair of wins Saturday. The host Trojans topped NorthWood 8-4. Mallorie Jennings, who went over 600 strikeouts for her outstanding prep pitching career earlier in the week, fired a four-hitter for the Trojans. She struck out seven and walked two …read more.

SYRACUSE – Many area schools came together Saturday morning for the annual Wawasee Invitational at the South Shore Golf Club, displaying some of the regions best golfing talents. Though the event included 15 schools hailing from different conferences, the Northern Lakes Conference was strongly represented throughout the day as six of the NLC’s members took …read more.

SYRACUSE – Offensively, Wawasee’s softball team is playing as well as anyone in the area. After scoring double digits in its past four games, the Lady Warriors continued to pound the ball, beating East Noble, 9-2, and Westview, 10-0, in a doubleheader Saturday at Wawasee. Game one against East Noble had Wawasee start slow, but …read more.

WARSAW – The Wawasee Middle School girls track team had one goal coming into Friday’s 10th Annual Lakeview Relays, win. The Warriors won the event last season and intended to defend that title. It certainly did not come easy, but Wawasee accomplished its goal and won its second consecutive Lakeview Relays title by defeating the …read more.

WARSAW – The 10th Annual Lakeview Relays took place on Friday night at Lakeview Middle School and despite the cold weather, young athletes from four local middle schools created more than enough heat on the track. Though the meet included four teams, it was clear that the trophy would go to one of the two …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw boys track team is not short on confidence. The Tigers are also not short on quality depth either. Warsaw put both of those traits on display again Friday night to stand tall again to cap off a tremendous week of championship performances. The host Tigers, despite not being at full strength, …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw softball team could not overcome the cold or Concord either one Friday night. The host Tigers dropped an 11-5 final to the Minutemen in Northern Lakes Conference action. Warsaw took a 1-0 lead with a tally in the third inning. Concord took control by scoring five runs in the fourth, including …read more.

DUNLAP – The Warsaw baseball team started strong in posting a win at Concord Friday. The Tigers scored three times in their first at bat en route to downing the Minutemen 7-1. Kevin Hawley pitched a strong complete game as the Tigers won the Northern Lakes Conference contest. Hawley went the distance, allowing just five …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw girls tennis team made it two wins in two days Friday. The host Tigers used a singles sweep to best Fort Wayne Concordia 4-1 in a non-conference affair. The senior trio of Jacqueline Sasso, Sarah Boyle and Rachel Alexander all posted dominating wins to lead Warsaw. Sasso won 6-2, 6-1 at …read more.

The Triton softball team was sure in the swing of things in a big way Friday. The Trojans clubbed Culver 30-1 in a Northern State Conference contest. Triton plated 18 runs in the first innings of the rout. Janae Kreft had three hits, including two doubles, and drove in five runs to pace the winners. …read more.

Lady Warriors Grind Goshen Wawasee hammered out 14 hits and needed just five innings to beat Goshen, 11-1, in Northern Lakes Conference softball action at Shanklin Park. The Lady Warriors (9-5 overall, 3-3 NLC) led just 2-1 heading into the fourth, but hung a six on the scoreboard in the fourth and three more in …read more.

WINONA LAKE – The Grace College baseball team under head coach Bill Barr hauled in several All-Crossroads League awards. The Lancers placed three players on the All-CL Team in Jacob Bloom, Joey Hickerson and Sammy Wilkerson. Bloom was also named the league’s Gold Glove winner for right field. Jacob Bloom completed his final regular season …read more.

WINONA LAKE – A trio of Grace College softball players picked up All-Crossroads League awards for their performance in the regular season. Junior outfielder Brooke Shell and freshman Clarissa Knight were named First Team All-CL, and freshman Hannah Adams was an honorable mention for All-CL in her first season. Additionally, Shell won a place on …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – The Wawasee baseball team could not buy a run in their game against Plymouth on Wednesday, leading to a tough conference loss. The Warriors put that game behind them and did a 180-degree turnaround for their contest at Whitko. Wawasee scored in each of the game’s final five innings to claim a …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – The Summit City Sluggers will conduct a free baseball clinic at Whitko High School. The clinic, which is open to anyone, is set for May 10 from 9-11 a.m. Coaches Mark Delagarza and Todd Armstrong of the Sluggers are scheduled to share their expertise on pitching and hitting during the free clinic. …read more.

BOURBON – The Triton softball program will host a Student Appreciation Night on May 12. The Trojans will host Bremen that night in a key Northern State Conference contest. All Triton students will be admitted to the game free of charge.    

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee High School football program will host a Youth Football Camp from May 19-22. The camp will run from 4-6 p.m. each day on the Wawasee football practice field. It is open to those who are currently in grades 2-7. Cost of the camp is $35 per camper or $30 each to …read more.