MUNCIE – Elkhart Central’s Abi Downs finished 13th overall in all-around to top area gymnasts performing at the IHSAA Gymnastics State Finals Saturday at Ball State University.

MICHIGAN CITY – The Warsaw boys basketball team defeated Crown Point Saturday night to win a regional title.

Four teams from the Crossroads League are still alive in the NAIA Division II basketball tournaments.

BOURBON – Gary 21st Century won its first boys basketball regional title Saturday night with an 82-66 win over South Newton.

Boys basketball regional scores from across the state Saturday are featured.

Scores from boys basketball regional semifinal games across the state on Saturday.

MICHIGAN CITY – Paul Marandet scored 37 points to lead No. 5 Warsaw past Riley 79-74 in double overtime in the regional semifinals Saturday.

BOURBON – Gary 21st Century settled in to defeat Triton, 74-62, in the first game of the Class 1-A Triton Boys Basketball Regional.

The Crossroads League went 4-2 Friday in NAIA Division II National Championship tournament action.

WARSAW – Registration runs until April 24 for T-ball for ages three to first grade at the Kosciusko Community YMCA.

BOURBON – The brothers Yeo are stepping onto big stages this weekend.

WARSAW – Senior guard Evan Schmidt has been rewarded for his determination for the regional-bound Warsaw Tigers.

Both Indiana Wesleyan men’s and women’s basketball teams along with Bethel’s men’s team all won in Thursday’s NAIA National Championship tournament games.

AKRON – Tippecanoe Valley High School has handed out awards for its winter sports programs.

Notre Dame recruit Jackie Young was honored with the Naismith National Player of the Year Award Thursday.

WASHINGTON – Notre Dame rallied from a 16-point second-half deficit to beat Duke in overtime Thursday in the ACC Tournament.

ORLANDO, FLA. – SMU star and former WCHS standout Nic Moore was named the AAC Player of the Year Thursday.

NORTH MANCHESTER – Indiana basketball legend Clyde Lovellette passed away Wednesday night.

FORT WAYNE – A host of area players are slated to take part in a pair of girls basketball all-star games this weekend.

WARSAW – Fans are invited to attend a sendoff Saturday morning for the Warsaw boys basketball team.

WARSAW – The stellar Warsaw defense will be put to the test versus the offensive firepower of South Bend Riley in the regional on Saturday.

BOURBON – Triton will have a tall task in front of it Saturday with Gary 21st Century in Saturday’s Triton Boys Basketball Regional.

NAPPANEE – No. 1 NorthWood will make its third straight trip to the Class 3-A regional on Saturday.

Goshen College and St. Francis University were among the winners in day one of the NAIA Division II National Championship basketball tournaments.

WINONA LAKE – Lakeland Christian Academy issued its 2015-16 basketball awards.

WINONA LAKE – Grace’s men’s basketball team will play at Ohio Christian on Saturday in the NCCAA Midwest Region championship game.

BRANSON, Mo. – Legendary Grace College men’s basketball coach Jim Kessler was inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame Tuesday evening.

MUNCIE – Elkhart Central will compete at the IHSAA Gymnastics State Finals as a team for the first time this weekend.

Bethel men’s basketball and Goshen women’s basketball are both part of the NAIA Division II National Championships which start today in Missouri and Iowa.

MISHAWAKA – Bethel women’s basketball coach Andrew Wodrich resigned Tuesday per the school.

WARSAW – Warsaw football and track standout Brock Riley has signed his intent to play football at the University of Saint Francis.

MATTHEWS, N.C. – In a dominant show of force, the Warsaw rugby team shut out three opponents to win the Carolina Ruggerfest tournament.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Nic Moore earned All-Conference honors for SMU for the third straight year.

INDIANAPOLIS – Hoosier Basketball Magazine recently issued its Top 60 Workout list for select girls basketball stars around the state.

WARSAW – The Warsaw boys basketball team will hold an Open Practice for its fans on Wednesday.

WARSAW – Registration is now open for the 2016 season of the NFL Flag Football League run by the WCHS football program.

Four boys basketball players from Tippecanoe Valley and Whitko have been honored by the Three Rivers Conference.

WINONA LAKE – Grace outfielder Sam Heim was named the Crossroads League Player of the Week on Monday.

MARION – Wawasee opened its boys and girls track seasons with entries at the Culver Academy and Hoosier State Relays indoor invites.

SCHAUMBURG, ILL. – The Midwest Xtreme Senior 2 Prep cheer team were crowned national champions last Saturday at the GLCC Grand Nationals Showdown.

MISHAWAKA – The rosters for the fifth annual McDonald’s Michiana High School All-Star basketball games, which include Warsaw’s Kyle Mangas and Paul Marandet and Tippecanoe Valley’s Anne Secrest.

BOURBON – Six Triton boys basketball players were honored Monday by the Hoosier North Athletic Conference.

WASHINGTON D.C. – Notre Dame enter the ACC men’s basketball tournament as the No. 4 seed.

NAPPANEE – The NorthWood girls’ golf team has been invited to play in the Hall of Fame Classic in August.

INDIANAPOLIS – The Big Ten Conference has issued its bracket and ticket information for the upcoming men’s basketball tournament.

ELKHART – The fan support was huge for the Warsaw boys basketball team at the Elkhart Sectional Saturday night.

WARSAW – Tickets for the boys basketball regional at Michigan City will go on sale Tuesday at WCHS.

WARSAW – The Lady Tigers track team was impressive at both the Hoosier State Qualifiers and the Region Rumble over the weekend.

Warsaw headlines the list of area boys basketball teams headed to regional play on Saturday.

BOURBON – Triton has issued details for its upcoming Triton Boys Basketball Regional, including ticket info.

MARION – The Warsaw boys track team opened its season at an indoor state qualifier on Saturday.

ELKHART – Kyle Mangas was the hero as No. 5 Warsaw topped Elkhart Central in a thrilling sectional final Saturday night.

Boys basketball scores from area sectionals are featured.

NAPPANEE – No. 1 NorthWood topped Tippecanoe Valley 60-50 Saturday night in the sectional final at NorthWood.

BOURBON – Triton won its 12th boys basketball sectional championship with a 55-36 win over Oregon-Davis Saturday night.

HUNTINGTON – Elkhart Central qualified for state while Wawasee dropped out of the state gymnastics tournament after final scores were posted at Saturday’s Huntington North Gymnastics Regional.

FORT WAYNE — The season came to an end for the Lakeland Christian Academy boys basketball team Friday night.

ELKHART – Two outstanding coaches in Doug Ogle and Al Rhodes went head-to-head in sectional play Friday night.

Boys basketball sectional scores from around the area are featured from Friday night.

VERO BEACH, FLA. – The Grace College baseball team got strong pitching in a pair of wins Friday.

BOURBON — The Trojans punched a ticket to the sectional championship Friday night.

NAPPANEE – The Tippecanoe Valley boys basketball team used a huge fourth-quarter rally to top Fairfield in sectional play Friday night.

TOPEKA — Westview escaped Whitko in class 2-A sectional basketball action Friday night.

JOHNSON CITY, TENN. – A trio of track athletes from Grace College competed Friday in the NAIA Indoor Nationals.

ELKHART- The Warsaw boys basketball team shut down Penn 52-31 for a sectional semifinal win Friday night.

WARSAW – Our Ink Free News photo page has received a sizable upload which includes the second half of the winter sports season.

CLERMONT, FLA. – The Grace College softball team picked up two wins Thursday on its Spring Break trip.

BOURBON – Triton inducted the fourth class into the Triton Athletic Hall of Fame.

INDIANAPOLIS – Tippecanoe Valley junior Anne Secrest leads a star-studded pack of girls basketball players adorning the latest IBCA state awards series.

WARSAW – Brighten your day with a smile from Warsaw Community High School senior Morgan Swafford.

AKRON – Tippecanoe Valley students Dylan Wood and Brianna Haney have qualified for the Indiana State Archery competition.

FORT WAYNE – New Orleans Saints tight end Benjamin Watson will be the featured speaker at an FCA event this May.

Scores and pairings for area boys basketball sectionals.

ELKHART – Goshen and Elkhart Central posted boys basketball sectional wins Wednesday night.

RICHMOND – The Bone City Rollers won its first bout of the season Saturday night in a 134-114 win at Dire Skates of Richmond.

EMMA – Whitko battled through for an 80-69 win against Bremen Wednesday in the opening round of the Class 2-A Westview Boys Basketball Sectional.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley Middle School wrestling team defeated Rochester Tuesday.

CHICAGO – A pair of IUSB men’s basketball players, including Riley Stichter, have been honored by their conference.

SOUTH BEND – Brianna Turner and coach Muffet McGraw from the Notre Dame women’s basketball program are honored by the ACC.

INDIANAPOLIS – Tippecanoe Valley junior hoopster Anne Secrest was named to the Indianapolis Star Junior All-Stars team.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee will compete in the gymnastics regional round as a team this Saturday.

BOURBON – Culver and South Central (Union Mills) each picked up opening round wins Tuesday night at the Class 1-A Triton Boys Basketball Sectional.

IOWA CITY, IA — The Indiana men’s basketball team clinched an outright Big Ten Conference title Tuesday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

NAPPANEE — Valley advanced to the sectional semi-finals with a win over Wawasee Tuesday night.

ELKHART – Penn rallied to top Northridge 55-48 in the opening game of the Elkhart Sectional Tuesday night.

Boys basketball scores from area sectional openers Tuesday night.

EMMA – The Whitko-Bremen boys basketball sectional game at Westview has been postponed to Wednesday.

Weekly prep basketball picks from IFN sports writer Nick Goralczyk.

NORTH MANCHESTER – The Manchester Recreation Association is still accepting registration for its baseball and softball summer programs.

WARSAW – The Warsaw Young Tigers football and cheer programs are seeking participants for the upcoming 2016 season.

WINONA LAKE — Information on the 2016 Lancers 3-on-3 basketball tournament.

WINONA LAKE – Grace junior Blake Converset was named the Crossroads League Pitcher of the Week on Monday.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley Middle School girls basketball and wrestling teams were in action Saturday.

SOUTH BEND – The South Bend Cubs will once again offer an exclusive ticket package for its home opener on Thursday, April 7.

The Warsaw boys basketball team is No. 5 in the final coaches’ poll of the season.

CHICAGO – Riley Stichter hit the game winning shot to give his IUSB men’s basketball team the win Saturday.

GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Notre Dame women’s basketball team is the top seed for the ACC Tournament.

ELKHART – Dan Ross has resigned after four seasons as the Concord girls basketball coach.

SYRACUSE — Sectional preview for the Wawasee boys basketball team.

BOURBON — Sectional preview for the Triton boys basketball team.