Category: Sports Archive 2016
BUFFALO, N.Y. – James Gilbert ran wild on Buffalo, helping Ball State to a 31-21 win Saturday afternoon.
SOUTH BEND – The Notre Dame football team dropped a 17-10 final to Stanford Saturday night.
Penn and Westview were area regional champions in girls soccer on Saturday.
West Noble and Concord were among the regional champions in boys soccer on Saturday.
NORTH MANCHESTER – The Three Rivers Conference issued its boys and girls soccer All-Conference award winners.
LIGONIER – Results from the West Noble Cross Country Regional, which included Whitko’s Hanna Yohe.
NAPPANEE – A recap of NorthWood athletic events from Saturday, Oct. 15.
GOSHEN – The Wawasee boys cross country team punched its ticket to the semistate by placing fifth at the Elkhart Regional on Saturday.
GOSHEN – The Wawasee girls cross country team earned a semistate berth with a fifth-place finish in the Elkhart Regional on Saturday.
WABASH – Host Southwood defeated Tippecanoe Valley 49-29 in a TRC playoff game Friday night.
CULVER – Warsaw had no trouble winning its fourth straight regional title at the Culver Academy Cross Regional Saturday morning.
WARSAW – Warsaw quarterback Michael Jensen hopes to play in the sectional in two weeks after injuring his elbow Friday night.
CULVER – Warsaw won its fifth straight cross country regional title Saturday morning at Culver Academy.
SYRACUSE – Goshen outlasted Wawasee, 41-34, Friday night in a wild Northern Lakes Conference football game.
FRANCESVILLE – Triton pulled away to beat West Central, 41-14, Friday night in HNAC football.
PERU — The Peru football team escaped Whitko 35-32 Friday night in the TRC playoff.
WARSAW – The Warsaw football team lost its regular-season and conference finale 45-38 to Concord Friday night.
Scores from week nine of the high school football season Friday night.
AKRON – Tippecanoe Valley’s volleyball teams swept Bremen Thursday night in the home finale.
Weekly prep, college and pro picks from IFN sports writer Nick Goralczyk.
NAPPANEE – The Warsaw freshman football team topped host NorthWood 23-22 Thursday night.
ELKHART — The Lakeland Christian Academy volleyball team took a loss Thursday night at Elkhart Christian Academy. The Eagles soared to a 3-0 win over the visiting Cougars.
A roundup of Thursday’s boys regional soccer scores from around the area.
PLYMOUTH – Plymouth recorded a three-game win over Triton Thursday night in the regular season volleyball finale for both clubs.
WINONA LAKE – A preview of the Grace College women’s basketball team for the upcoming 2016-17 season.
GOSHEN – Kristina Lynch and the Penn Kingsmen clobbered Warsaw, 7-1, in the semi-finals of the Goshen Girls Soccer Regional Wednesday night.
A look at area high school football games for the final week of the regular season Friday night.
WARSAW – WCHS senior Abby Glass announced she will continue her softball career with Bethel College.
PLYMOUTH – The Concord volleyball team topped Plymouth 3-1 to win the Northern Lakes Conference championship Tuesday night.
BOURBON – Sign-ups are about to commence for the Triton Wrestling Club.
SYRACUSE — Mike Barger was named as Wawasee’s new softball coach at Tuesday night’s school board meeting.
FORT WAYNE — 11-month old Teddy Nix has been diagnosed with cancer in both eyes. Player development organization, Summity City Sluggers, is stepping up to the plate to help fight the medical costs for his family.
WARSAW – The No. 5 ranked Penn volleyball team rolled past Warsaw 3-0 Tuesday night.
Several area players, including a pair from Lakeland Christian Academy, have been honored by the Northern Indiana Soccer Conference.
GOSHEN – The NorthWood volleyball team topped Bethany Christian 3-1 Tuesday night.
WINONA LAKE – The Lakeland Christian Academy volleyball team lost a 3-1 final at home Tuesday night.
SYRACUSE – Triton rode the momentum of a key middle game to beat Wawasee, 3-0, Tuesday night in volleyball.
WABASH – Tippecanoe Valley won its final TRC volleyball match, 3-0, at Southwood Tuesday night.
BLOOMINGTON — Indiana is breaking out new uniforms for this weekend’s homecoming game against Nebraska.
WINONA LAKE – Grace College student athletes helped spruce up the new track facility Monday afternoon.
GOSHEN – The Northern Lakes Conference issued its All-NLC award winners for the 2016 cross country season.
Pairings were set today for the high school volleyball state tournament series which begins on Oct. 18.
ARGOS – No. 3 Argos defeated Lakeland Christian Academy 8-1 in the Argos Sectional final Saturday night.
PLYMOUTH – The Warsaw freshman volleyball team went unbeaten to win the NLC Invitational on Saturday.
FORT WAYNE – Meredith Hollar led the Grace College women’s soccer team to a 2-0 league win over St. Francis on Saturday.
PLYMOUTH — Wawasee’s upset bid in the sectional championship game fell short as the Warriors lost 3-2 to host Plymouth Saturday night.
WINONA LAKE – An unrelenting offense attack by Grace’s men’s soccer team resulted in a 2-0 win over St. Francis on Saturday.
A look at scores from area sectional soccer championships in boys and girls soccer.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – A field goal in overtime lifted Purdue to a 24-21 win at Illinois Saturday afternoon.
SOUTH WHITLEY – A rundown of Whitko sports for Saturday, Oct. 8.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Indiana’s upset bid fell short Saturday afternoon at The ‘Shoe.
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. — Fourth quarter turnovers cost the Cardinals in Saturday’s game at Central Michigan.
The Fairfield boys tennis team saw its season end in the semistate Saturday.
RALEIGH, S.C. – North Carolina State defeated Notre Dame 10-3 in brutal conditions Saturday.
GOSHEN – The Wawasee girls cross country team captured third place in the Elkhart Sectional on Saturday.
GOSHEN – The Wawasee boys cross country team raced to a third-place finish Saturday in the Elkhart Sectional.
WARSAW – Warsaw used a Breck Jackson goal to boost itself to a 3-0 win over NorthWood to claim the Warsaw Girls Soccer Sectional championship Saturday afternoon.
CULVER — The Warsaw boys cross country team won its sixth consecutive sectional title while Triton advanced three individuals Saturday afternoon at Culver Academies.
CULVER — The Warsaw girls cross country team won its sixth consecutive sectional title while Triton advanced five individuals Saturday afternoon at Culver Academies.
AKRON – Tippecanoe Valley defeated Wabash 21-13 Friday night to claim its third straight prep football win.
BOURBON – Knox escaped Bourbon with a 34-33, triple-overtime win against Triton Friday night.
NAPPANEE — The NorthWood Panthers clinched their first outright NLC title in 20 years behind a dominating effort against Warsaw Friday night at Andrews Field.
ELKHART – The Wawasee football team rolled to a 38-14 NLC win at Elkhart Memorial Friday night.
SOUTH WHITLEY — With a trip to the Three Rivers Conference championship game on the line, Northfield earned a road victory to clinch the TRC North Division title.
SOUTH BEND – The Grace College cross country team had a strong effort in the Bethel Invitational on Friday.
Area scores from week eight of the high school football season Friday night.
Weekly prep, college and pro picks from IFN sports writer Nick Goralczyk.
WINONA LAKE – Cam Screeton will continue to serve as interim coach for the Grace College baseball program for the 2017 season.
WINONA LAKE – Caston topped Lakeland Christian Academy by a 3-0 final on the volleyball court Thursday night.
SYRACUSE – The Warsaw freshman football team topped Wawasee 34-26 Thursday night.
WARSAW — Concord came into the Tiger Den Thursday night and left with a 3-2 victory that could have major conference implications.
WARSAW – NorthWood and Warsaw each claimed 4-0 wins Thursday evening at the Warsaw Girls Soccer Sectional semi-finals.
BOURBON – Triton downed sectional rival South Central (Union Mills) 3-0 in volleyball action Thursday night.
INDIANAPOLIS – The IHSAA has issued its new ruling on baseball pitch counts and work limits.
A look at cross country sectionals on tap for this weekend.
WARSAW – Scott Erba’s return to triathlon competition this summer earned the former WCHS coach All-American honors.
PLYMOUTH — Chris Pena lifted Wawasee to a 2-1 win in Wednesday’s sectional semifinal against NorthWood with a goal in the game’s final minute.
A recap of boys sectional soccer action for Lakeland Christian, Whitko and other area games.
Culver Academies and Fairfield claimed boys tennis regional championships on Wednesday night.
SOUTH WHITLEY – Whitko outlasted Tippecanoe Valley, 3-1, in TRC volleyball Wednesday evening.
WARSAW – Scott Erba has stepped down after an outstanding tenure as the WCHS girls track coach.
A look at week eight of the prep football season.
WARSAW – The K-County Junior Roller Derby team hosted Hammond for a scrimmage this past weekend.
SYRACUSE — The Wawasee boys basketball Jr. Warrior Program is hosting a skills evaluation event on Monday, October 17.
WARSAW – Warsaw held off Culver Academy, 3-2, in the opening match of the Warsaw Girls Soccer Sectional Tuesday night.
SYRACUSE — West Noble took ownership of the Hardwood Tee Pee Tuesday night with a 3-0 win over Wawasee.
CULVER – The Warsaw boys tennis team lost 5-0 to host Culver Academies in a regional semifinal match Tuesday night.
UPLAND – The Grace College women’s tennis team beat Taylor in the conference tournament on Tuesday.
WINONA LAKE – The Lakeland Christian Academy volleyball team lost 3-0 Tuesday night.
BOURBON – Triton wrapped up the HNAC volleyball slate with a 3-1 win against Caston Tuesday night.
WINONA LAKE – Grace College soccer standouts and WCHS grads Meredith Hollar and Abby Schue are honored for their recent play.
HARTFORD CITY – Two late Eastbrook goals knocked Whitko’s girls soccer team from the Blackford Sectional, a 3-1 Eastbrook win Monday night.
AKRON – After a pair of rainouts earlier this season, Akron Speedway will once again attempt to host its Brady Houck Memorial race event.
NAPPANEE – NorthWood senior golfer Summer Stillson has earned a slew of postseason accolades.
SOUTH BEND – The South Bend Cubs will host an open house at Four Winds Field this Friday evening, free to the public.
PERU – The Three Rivers Conference issued Tuesday morning its final list for the tennis All-Conference teams.
MISHAWAKA – The NorthWood volleyball team lost at Class 3-A No. 4 Mishawaka Marian on Monday night.
PLYMOUTH — Culver Military Academy ended Warsaw’s season with a 2-1 win Monday night in boys soccer sectional action.
ARGOS – Bremen defeated Tippecanoe Valley, 3-1, in the opening round of the Argos Boys Soccer Sectional.
AKRON – Rochester kept its hopes alive in the TRC volleyball race with a 3-0 win at Tippecanoe Valley Monday night.












































