FORT WAYNE – Highlights for the final regular season homestand of the season for the Fort Wayne TinCaps at Parkview Field. The TinCaps will take part in the Midwest League playoffs next week.

FORT WAYNE – The Midwest League announced Thursday that TinCaps Head Groundskeeper Keith Winter along with Assistant Groundskeeper Ryan Lehrman has been selected as the recipient of the 2015 Midwest League Sports Turf Manager/Grounds Crew of the Year Award. It’s the sixth year in a row the TinCaps have been recognized for such excellence.

WINONA LAKE – The Lakeland Christian Academy soccer team lost to Argos Thursday night.

Weekly picks of local prep football games and college matchups from IFN sports writer Nick Goralczyk.

SYRACUSE – Wraps from middle school sports action.

NAPPANEE – NorthWood rolls to its fourth-straight conference title.

COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. – The TinCaps dropped their second straight game to West Michigan, 7-1, on Thursday night. Fort Wayne can still clinch the second-half Eastern Division crown with a win against the Whitecaps in the series finale on Friday.

WARSAW – A review of Warsaw sports for Thursday, Sept. 3.

MUNCIE – A recap from Ball State’s win on the gridiron over VMI.

PLYMOUTH – Warsaw was not feeling very festive as the Blueberry Festival opened Thursday, losing to Plymouth 4-1 in boys tennis just outside the festival grounds in Plymouth.

SYRACUSE – Recap from Wawasee athletic events for Thursday, Sept. 3

CULVER – Triton’s volleyball team, which hadn’t won a game on the road all season, finally got over the hump and then some in a 3-0 sweep at Culver Thursday night.

AKRON – A recap of Tippecanoe Valley sports for Thursday, Sept. 3.

SOUTH BEND – The South Bend Cubs crushed Dayton 12-5 Thursday night.

BLUEFIELD, VA – The Grace College men’s soccer team rolled to a 5-0 win over William Peace.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Recap of Whitko athletics from Thursday Sept. 3.

WARSAW – Registration is going on for the FOP Lodge #149 Glow-N-Dark 5K set for Oct. 10.

AKRON – A recap of Tippecanoe Valley Middle School sports.

WINONA LAKE – Ray Davis joins Grace College’s women’s basketball team with a wealth of basketball experience. Davis has coached over 15 years at the high school level in the area, including stints at Argos, Whitko and Warsaw.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley boys tennis team lost a close one to Knox Wednesday evening. Knox took the non-conference match by a 3-2 final over the Vikings. Keith Wright posted a 6-3, 6-4 win at No. 2 singles to lead Valley. The No. 2 doubles team of Eric Wright and Kane Steller prevailed in …read more.

HUNTINGTON – Huntington outdueled Grace’s women’s tennis team in the first match of the season on Wednesday.

WARSAW – A review of Warsaw sports for Wednesday, Sept. 2.

COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. – The first-place TinCaps fell to the second-place West Michigan Whitecaps, 1-0, on Wednesday night at Fifth Third Ballpark. Fort Wayne holds a three-game lead over West Michigan with five games remaining in the regular season.

SOUTH BEND – A 10-1 loss to Dayton Wednesday night, along with West Michigan’s win, eliminated the South Bend Cubs from playoff contention.

BOURBON – A review of Triton sports for Wednesday, Sept. 2.

The Warsaw and Wawasee football teams will find out right away come Friday night where the pair stack up in the Northern Lakes Conference. The Tigers and the Warriors face huge tests in league openers for both squads. Warsaw, coming off a 34-23 road loss to East Noble, will host Class 4-A No. 2 Plymouth. …read more.

SOUTH BEND – Cubs star prospects Gleybor Torres and Jeffrey Baez have been promoted from South Bend to High-A Myrtle Beach.

INDIANAPOLIS – A pair of teams from the Northern Lakes Conference, Plymouth and Northridge, check in among the Class 4-A football rankings this week. The Rockies are No. 2 in the weekly Associated Press poll, while the Raiders sit at No. 6. Penn is No. 3 in Class 6-A with Misahwaka at No. 5 in …read more.

ELKHART – Nathan Palmer, a former standout at Elkhart Central High School, was waived by the Denver Broncos on Tuesday. Wide receiver Palmer, who spent most of the 2014 season on the Broncos’ practice squad, was one of three players released in order to trim the roster to 75 plays heading into Week 4 preseason …read more.

Tippecanoe Valley’s girls basketball program will host an ice cream fundraiser at The Igloo in Silver Lake Wednesday, Sept. 9.

WARSAW – The Warsaw girls cross country team checks in at No. 4 in this week’s coaches’ poll. Coach Scott Erba’s team collected a pair of big Northern Lakes Conference wins at home Tuesday night over Northridge and NorthWood. Northridge is ranked No. 17 in the IATCCC poll. Penn is No. 18 in the girls’ …read more.

GOSHEN – Great players make the most of their opportunities. Liz Van Wormer did exactly that Tuesday night for her Warsaw girls soccer team. The senior star stepped up in big time fashion to propel the Tigers to a huge 1-0 win over No. 19 Goshen in a key Northern Lakes Conference match. Van Wormer, …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Video, pictures and quotes from Wawasee’s win over Whitko in tennis Tuesday night.

WARSAW – If only these two teams could play each other every night. Another rousing rendition of the Warsaw-Elkhart Memorial volleyball matchup went to Memorial after the visitors took down Warsaw 25-23, 18-25, 25-18, 25-22 Tuesday night at the Tiger Den.

WARSAW – A fine matchup on paper was all Warsaw Tuesday afternoon as the Tigers and Lady Tigers claimed wins against Northridge and NorthWood to sweep the cross country meets.

WARSAW – A review of Warsaw sports for Tuesday, Sept. 1.

LANSING, Mich. – In an intense environment at Cooley Law School Stadium on Tuesday night, the TinCaps downed the Lansing Lugnuts, 6-4, to win the three-game series and keep its first place lead over the West Michigan Whitecaps in the Eastern Division at four games.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley volleyball team rolled past Peru in dominating fashion Tuesday night. The Vikings took the match by a 25-10, 25-9, 25-16 count. Abby Betten led the way for Valley with 15 kills and four aces in the win. Lexi O’Connell had four digs and Madison Henninger 16 assists for the Vikings. …read more.

BOURBON – A review of Triton sports for Tuesday, Sept. 1.

WINONA LAKE – The Lakeland Christian Academy soccer team fell just short of its first win of the season Tuesday night. The host Cougars dropped a 2-1 final to Winamac in prep action. Winamac took a 1-0 lead in the opening half by scoring off a penalty kick about midway through the first period of …read more.

PLYMOUTH – The Blueberry Festival will directly affect the Warsaw-Plymouth JV football game Saturday morning.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – South Bend starter Tommy Thorpe posted six strong innings, and the Cubs offense stayed hot and powered a 9-2 win over Bowling Green to complete the series sweep Tuesday afternoon at Bowling Green Ballpark.

SOUTH WHITLEY – The Whitko girls golf team fell in conference action Monday evening.

SOUTH BEND – With an historic and record-setting first season nearing its completion, the South Bend Cubs announced their 2016 schedule Tuesday.

LANSING, Mich. – The TinCaps topped the Lansing Lugnuts, 11-9, in their longest nine-inning game of the season on Monday night at Cooley Law School Stadium. Fort Wayne overcame deficits of four and two runs, respectively, in the 3 hour, 44-minute affair.

WARSAW – Tiger Flag Football, designed to teach football in a safe and controlled environment, has over 110 players involved in all skill levels and abilities.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – South Bend surged to a five-run second inning and blew past Bowling Green, 10-4, in Monday night’s middle game at Bowling Green Ballpark.

CULVER – In a matchup of sectional rivals, Culver Academy held steady on its home course at Mystic Hills to best Warsaw, 183-201, Monday afternoon.

KENDALLVILLE – A recap from Wawasee’s 8th grade contest with East Noble.

LEESBURG – A recap of the annual Steve Dodds Memorial Tournament held at Tippecanoe Lake Country Club.

WEST LAFAYETTE – Daniel Messenger carved out his own niche while running among some great distance teammates in high school at WCHS. He now hopes to do the same as a walk-on for the Purdue men’s track team. Messenger knows the challenge in front of him with the calibre of runners on the Boilermaker squad. …read more.

SYRACUSE – A small recap from volleyball action for the Wawasee C-team.

WINONA LAKE – Grace College’s men’s golf team may not have a senior on the squad, but the Lancers have their fair share of talent and experience in 2015.

WINONA LAKE – Women’s golf season preview for the Grace College Lady Lancers, which will kick off its inaugural season this Friday.

SOUTH BEND – Homestand highlights and promotions for the final homestand of the season at Four Winds Field with the South Bend Cubs.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – After suffering a one-sided loss that wrapped up in the early hours Sunday morning, South Bend bounced back later that night with a 4-3 win over Bowling Green in the series opener at Bowling Green Ballpark.

LANSING, Mich. – Fort Wayne dropped the series opener against the Lansing Lugnuts, 8-3, on Sunday afternoon, but clinched a playoff spot thanks to a Lake County loss to Dayton.

Indiana High School Golf Coaches Girls Poll Evansville North; 2. Westfield; 3. Columbus North; 4. Cathedral; 5. Carmel; 6. Hamilton Southeastern; 7. Lake Central; 8. Zionsville; 9. Fishers; 10. Chesterton; 11. Crown Point; 12. Center Grove; 13. Evansville Memorial; 14. Western; 15. Floyd Central; 16. Browns burg; 17. Noblesville; 18. Leo; 19. Bloomington South; 20. …read more.

FORT WAYNE – In a rain-shortened game, the TinCaps lost to the Lake County Captains, 5-4, at Parkview Field on Saturday night. The game was called following a 42-minute delay after 6 1/2 (offically, 6) innings.

MISHAWAKA – Score the first bout of the annual Warsaw versus Elkhart Memorial heavyweight volleyball prizefight as a TKO for the Crimson Chargers. Perennial power Memorial simply overpowered the Tigers Saturday as the two clashed in the final pool play match of the outstanding Mishawaka Invitational. Coach Jacquie Rost’s team relied on its usual blue-collar …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Meredith Hollar’s first-half goal proved to be the difference as the No. 15 Grace College women’s soccer team took down No. 11 The Master’s on Saturday night. The Lady Lancers (3-0) defeated their second NAIA-ranked opponent in the first two weeks of the season thanks to their 1-0 win at Miller Athletic …read more.

By Mike Monaco SOUTH BEND — After a 90-minute pre-game rain delay and a 42-minute pause in the fifth inning, Great Lakes finalized a 15-0 win over South Bend in Saturday night’s rubber game at Four Winds Field. The Loons (26-34 second half, 64-64 overall) plated three runs in the first, two in the second, five …read more.

WARSAW – A review of Warsaw sports for Saturday, Aug. 29.

WARSAW – With the echoes of “kill, kill, kill” slicing through the Bone Yard, Killamazoo were out for blood Saturday night. No one was slain, but blood was boiling in a 192-94 Killamazoo win over the Bone City Rollers Saturday night in roller derby action at Eastlake.

WABASH – Whitko didn’t have a full team compete, but did have runners working at the Northfield Invitational Saturday morning.

NAPPANEE – Bailey Watkins and Baylee McIntire led their respective Triton teams at Saturday’s NorthWood Cross Country Invitational.

SYRACUSE – A review of Wawasee sports for Saturday, Aug. 29.

KENDALLVILLE – It wasn’t as if Warsaw played a “bad” football game Friday night. It was simply a case that the Tigers ran into a really, really “good” opponent. In a game that former Purdue football coach Joe Tiller would have loved, host East Noble outscored Warsaw 34-23. The field turf got some kind of …read more.

LIGONIER – Wawasee’s relentless pursuit of the football put the team in good position all night in a 37-12 win at West Noble Friday night. The Warriors created four turnovers and pounded the ball down the Chargers’ throats in an aggressive performance on both sides of the ball. Wawasee accumulated 288 total yards in the …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley football team came up just short for the second straight week Friday night. The host Vikings dropped a 21-14 final to Western in the home opener. Western led 14-7 at halftime and 21-7 after the third quarter before Valley scored a touchdown in the final stanza. Brandon Webster led the …read more.

COLUMBIA CITY – In the annual grudge match in Whitley County, Columbia City jumped out to an early lead and held off Whitko, 10-8, Friday night.

VALPARAISO – The Lakeland Christian Academy soccer team fell 10-0 at Victory Christian Academy Friday night. The hosts led 4-0 at halftime after a scoreless first 20 minutes of the match. Victory Christian added six more goals in the final half for the final tally. Victory Christian had a 20-4 edge in shots on goal …read more.

High School Football Scores East Noble 34, Warsaw 23 LaVille 56,   Triton 0 Wawasee 37, West Noble 12 Columbia City 1, Whitko 8 Western 21,  Tippecanoe Valley 14 Bremen 39, South Bend Riley 0 New Prairie 64, South Bend Clay 13 North Judson 47, Caston 6 Sputh Central 27, Culver 12 Goshen 31, Elkhart …read more.

BOURBON – The last time these two teams played, LaVille ended Triton’s season. Friday night, LaVille ended Triton’s modest win streak in a 56-0 whipping in high school football.

WESTVILLE – The cross country season started on a high note for Grace College as the men’s and women’s teams won the Northwest Classic on Friday evening.

WINONA LAKE – Grace College’s volleyball team continued its challenging nonleague schedule by playing a pair of teams receiving votes in the NAIA Top 25 on Friday. The Lady Lancers split the day at the Lindsey Wilson Tournament, beating Point Park and falling to St. Catharine.

SOUTH BEND – South Bend right-hander Jake Stinnett continued his strong stretch of starts with seven one-run innings, and Gioskar Amaya drove in four runs, as the Cubs downed Great Lakes, 10-3, in Friday’s middle game at Four Winds Field.

FORT WAYNE – The TinCaps were flummoxed by Lake County pitching and fell 1-0 at Parkview Field, snapping the team’s record 17-game home winning streak. Coupled with a West Michigan loss on Friday night, Fort Wayne still remains four games up on the Whitecaps for first place in the Eastern Division with 10 games left.

FORT WAYNE — Minor League Baseball today announced the first active player to receive the MiLB Stars of Tomorrow Scholarship to attend DeVry University. Fort Wayne TinCaps pitcher Taylor Cox was selected by the San Diego Padres in the 16th round of the 2014 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Tennessee at Martin. Prior …read more.

WINONA LAKE – The Grace College men’s tennis team comes into the 2015 season with a new look. Apart from the squad’s new Nike uniforms, the Lancers will feature several fresh faces in key positions. Head coach Larry Schuh, who has led Grace to two Crossroads League titles since 2012, maintains that this year’s team …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Grace College is pleased to welcome a pair of high-profile high school boys’ soccer teams for the Lancer High School Soccer Showcase on Sept. 4. Wheaton Academy of Illinois and Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy of Ohio will clash at Grace’s newly renovated Miller Athletic Complex at 7 p.m.  Wheaton Academy is the …read more.

It shapes up as an interesting week two for area Northern Lakes Conference football teams tonight. Teams will look to build some momentum before jumping into league play next Friday night. The Goshen Redskins look to make it two in a row with a home date versus Elkhart Central. Goshen snapped a 23-game losing streak …read more.

Weekly picks of local prep football games from IFN sports writer Nick Goralczyk.

AKRON – Lexi O’Connell had a strong all-around match as Tippecanoe Valley topped Wabash Thursday night in prep volleyball action. The Vikings prevailed 25-10, 25-20, 25-22 to improve to 4-1 on the season. O’Connell had two aces, three blocks and nine digs in the win for the Vikings. Madison Henninger had 10 assists and Olivia …read more.

WINONA LAKE – The Lakeland Christian Academy soccer team dropped a 10-0 final Thursday night to Bethan Christian. The visiting Bruins took a 4-0 lead at halftime en route to the win. Bethan Christian had 26 shots on goal in the contest, while the host Cougars did not have a shot on goal in the …read more.

GOSHEN  – The NorthWood girls golf team collected two more league wins Thursday night. Linzzie Richner earned medalist honors as the Panthers topped Goshen and Elkhart Memorial in Northern Lakes Conference play at the Maplecrest Country Club. Richner shot a 38 as the Panthers shot 174 to improve to 4-0 overall and 3-0 in NLC …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – A recap of Whitko athletics from Thursday, Aug. 27.

SYRACUSE – Sports wrap from Wawasee athletics for Thursday, Aug. 27.

WARSAW – A review of Warsaw sports for Tuesday, Aug. 27.

FORT WAYNE – Behind Thomas Dorminy’s seven scoreless innings, the TinCaps shut out the Lake County Captains, 2-0. Fort Wayne extended its home winning streak to 17 on Thursday night, and can now clinch a playoff berth with a victory on Friday.

SOUTH BEND – Great Lakes scored three runs in the third and slipped past South Bend, 4-3, in Thursday’s series opener at Four Winds Field before 4,047 fans.

NAPPANEE – It started with the rookies and ended with the veterans as Warsaw used speed and cleverness to defeat NorthWood, 4-0, in varsity soccer Thursday at Nappanee Elementary, home of the Panthers.

WINONA LAKE – Another unique way to stay active, have fun and support a great cause is coming to Winona Lake. The Forte Empower Race will take place Saturday, Oct. 3, beginning at 1 p.m. at Winona Lake Park.

BOURBON – A review of Triton sports for Thursday, Aug. 27.

AKRON – Taylor Gunter led the way for the Tippecanoe Valley Middle School cross country team in the North Miami Invitational Tuesday. Gunter placed seventh overall in the girls’ race in a time of 12:50. Ava Craig was 13th for Valley in a time of 13:16. Alyssa Bell placed 41st (15:23), with Emma Craig 42nd …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Hopes are high for Grace’s women’s tennis team in 2015.

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee Gymnastics Club will be holding fall tumbling and skills classes in four communities starting Sept. 14.

INDIANAPOLIS – The regular-season waterfowl dates, as proposed to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) by the Indiana DNR are highlighted through the north, central and south zones.

WARSAW – A recap from a cold night on the course between NLC foes Warsaw, Concord and Wawasee.

AKRON – Liz VanMeter led the way Wednesday night as the Tippecanoe Valley girls golf team went 1-1 versus Bremen and Triton. VanMeter shot a 52 at the Sprig O’Mint course near Bremen as the Vikings shot 231 as a team. Bremen, led by a 49 from medalist Sara Knepper, won the match with a …read more.